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VERMONT WATCBMA1N & STATE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, MAT 23, 1900.
MONTPELIER AND YIGINITY.
looaz uAi'i'xnnsaa.
Iluth l'rlmllo has beon ongaged as organ
ist (lutinR tho Biuumor nt llio Methodlst
churoh ln Waterbury.
Gon. Wt n, Glltnoro shlppod Friday from
tho state arsoual throo casoa of rllloa to
Llont. Elmor E, Beau ol Kaudolph.
A new teloptiono oable in placo ot tho old
ono 1b boirnr run today from tho coruor of
State and Elin Btreets to tho local ozchanga,
Mlss Floreuco, daughtor of F. V, Ilemplo
ot IiORan, Ohlo, fortnerly ot Montpollor, and
Mlss Marlon Densinoro of Maltn, O. i aro
gaoats ot Mr. and Mra. K. 0. Uowora.
Tho D. N. Uunt place, ln Horlln, on btll
road betwcun Montpelier and Berlin Pond,
has been aold, througk tbe Ileal Estato
ARency of M, W. WUeolock, to Wataon 0.
Ferrlss of Jay, N, Y.
At a bnalneaa meotlng of Company II
Iiold Tbnraday ovonlng Oorporal J. 13.
Doborty waa prouioted to tliltd aorgeant
and Frivatu Ilarry Moulton to lourlii ser
geant, to flll vaoanolua.
M.;S.;8tone, State Hnperlntondent of od
ucatlon, wentWednesday to Brandon wlioro
ho la to attond a publlc raoetlng tbls oven
lng. Tburaday and Friday bo la to attond
tho teacbers' lnstituto nt Woodstock,
J. 0. Davis, manapor of tbe ntock ex
cbance in Walton block, ls to movo bls
famlly from St. Albana to thts clty wbero
thoy are to occupy tho O. N. Crosa houso
on Kaat State stroet, formorly oocnplod by
K. It. Batoa.
Mary Howo Lavln, Wllllam Lavln and
Lucien Howo ot Brattleboro, and Misa
Bologna of New York, woro at tbo Pavll
lon WsdneBday n'.gbt. They went to St.
Albans Tbursday mornlng wnere tbey filvo
a concort Tbursday ovening.
0. A. Smltb, tho marble man, white dig
rIdr ln tbo rear ot bla shop today, got tbe
lmpresaion tbat bo bad dlscovered a Klon
dike. In hIiovoIIur up tbe eartb be brougbt
to light a$5 blll wblcb apparontly bad lald
burlod thoro for somo tlmo.
E, I. Drury, general agent for the Con
necticut Goneral Llfe Insarance Company,
bas been to White lllvqr Junctlon to pay
tbe wldow of the late Depujy Sheriff G, W.
Hoffman, wbo was recently shot by Frank
Sbaw, tbo 81,000 lnsuranco wbich Mr. Hoff
man carrled ln tbat company.
Brooks Post, G. A. It., Brooks Itellef
Gorpa and Gon. Stophen Tbomaa Cainp,
SonB of Voterans, wlll attend dlvino ser
vlce ln a body at Betbany church Sunday
mornlng, May 27, wbeu a serinon appro
pnate to tbo day wlll be preacbed by Rev.
Ir. Norman Seaver, tbe paator.
Tbo fnnoral ot O. L. Ilarvey was beld
Wednesday at two o'clock from his late
home at Kinney's Mllls. Itov. J. Edward
Wright was tbo offlclating clergyman. Tbe
bearers were L. S. Wboeler, George Wbeol
or, O. W. Ilarvey and Calvls Ilarvey. The
bnrlal was in tho Gutlor burying ground.
Ono of the leadors of a four-borso team
owned by E. L. Putney was taken with
bllnd stagRerB Wednesday ovening wbon
ln front of Mlller's block on Maln strect.
After plnnging wlldly abont tbe anlmal
fell and for a tline reslsted all ollorts made
to relieve it. Flnally it was gotton on to
ita feet and taken to tbe Btable.
Tho tunonal of Asbley Hubbard was beld
on Tbnrsday from bls late home on CllfT
Btreot, Eov. J. Edward Wrigbt offlciating.
W. S. Hudson had charge and tbe bearers
were Joel Foster, Jobn Mooney, Elkins
Perklns, 0. W. Sellnas, A. H. Gutlor and S.
W. Bonjamln. Tho floral offorlnga were
profuso and beautitnl. Bnrlal ln Green
Mount cemetery.
Driscoll & Koakes bave, ln fltting up their
nndertaklng rooma at 14 State Btreot, put in
a novel Bystom for storlng and dlsplaylng
tbelr caskets. Ten cablnet like compart
ments bavo been arranged along ono slde
of the wall. On the inslde of each door la
to be fastenod a csket. Tho door la bo bal
anced that it can bo tlpped down ondways
into the room when lt h deslred to show a
caskot. Wbon the compartments are closed
tbat slde of the storo appears like panelled
work.
Senator S. L. Grlfflth of Danby, Gon. W.
Y. W. Ripleyof Rutland and W. J. Blgelow
of Burlington passed tbrough Montpelier
Wednesday evenlng on tbelr way home
from Groton, whore they tosted the flshlng
in Darling pond, owned and controlled by
Senator Grlfflth. In an honr Tuesday af
ternoon and tbree boura Wednesday fore
noon' tbe party caugbt sixty-elght pounds of
trout. Gen. Rlpley alone took seventeen
pounds with a fly. Mr. Grlfflth wlll not
sell fisblng rlghts on tbat pond tbls season.
The Seminary baao ball team lost a game
to Middlebury college Tburaday afternoon
at Middlebury in a closely played game on
botb Bldes. I'arker's arm gavo out in the
thlrd lnnlnc allowlng Middlebury to get
qulte a load. In tbo lltth luning Drako was
taken out of the boz and Stearns put ln, but
be was called back in the eighth. Middle
bury was Bbut out in the Iast two inninga
and the Seminary brought in slz runs ln
the Beventh, whlcb lndlcates the Seminary
boys would bave redeemed themselves had
not the game been cancelled in tbe elgbt ln
nlng. owlngto lack of tlme. The score:
Middlebury 20, Seminary 10.
It ls not trne, as is stated in tbe Montpel
ier correapondence of the Frce Presi thls
mornlng, tbat "Joseph A. DeBoer, aotuary
of tbe Natlonal Llfo Insurance Company,
bas announcod blmself as a candldato for
the offlce of Senator" from Washington
county. Mr. DeBoer baa announced hlm-
sell as a candldato for no offlce whatover,
and ls an asplraut for no pnblto loffice. His
name bas. bowever. been montloned with
mucb tavor in connection with botb tbe
offlce ot Senator and Kepresontatlvo of tbo
uuy. uor euuer oi tnose ouices ne ls very
handaomely equlpped, but lf bla servlces
are wanted it ls qulte llkely ho will bave to
be drafted.
A teleeram waa recolvod Tnoadav nvnn.
ing anuounclng tbat that Walter n. Balley
of Peacham is under arrest at Havana.
When Bailoy lled to New York two woeks
ago he made no secret of bls plana to go to
Cuba and it la now known that be Balled
last Tbursday. Slnco bls denartnrn from
Vermont more forged endorsements on bla
notea bavo tnrned up and tho total amount
isBald to bo nver 80,000. nis brotber-ln-law.
Col. Goorcro B. M. Ilnrvnv. nt llin
North Amcrtcan Jleview and llarper publlca
tions baa his name forged on notea amount
ing to S1.000 and Balley also forged the
name of Oharles J. Bell of Walden, bosldea
about half a dozen otber well-to-lo Peach
am people. Tlieso notos are all beldin
Peacham and it now turns out that Bailoy
had mako a practico ln tbo past dozen
years ot ralslnj monav ln tlitn iwnv nnil
when found out had made BOmeBortofa
Bomement.
X VEKMONT UOY
Tho news of tbo terrlblo battlo at Oatublg
on Tuesday, wbeu a detachmeut of theFor-tr-tblrd
lnfantry beld their ground for two
daya wltb foarful loss, ls of local lnterest.
Du8tin L. George ot Calais waa in; com
mand of thla dotachment of thlrty-one inou
nlnetoen ot whom were kllled, Mr. George
also lost blB llfo in thla battle. IIo was tbe
llrst man to enllst in Company II of thla
clty for aervico ln the SpanUh-Amerlcau
war, and was with tho Flrat Vormont Hog
iment at Chlckamaugua. Last Octobor bo
enllstod in tho Korty-thlrd regimont and
went to the Phlllppines.
Tho gallant band ot wblcb Mr. Georgo
was ln command waa statloned at Oatublg.
They were attackod, Aprtl 15, by Blx bun
dred Flllptnoa, armed with rlfloa and oue
cannon. Tbe inon entrenched themselves
and held the ouemy at bay for forty-elght
boura, kllllng ovor two liundrod ot the ou
emy. It waa the beavlest losa ot llfe tbe
Amorlcan arruy baa sastalnod ln auy one
ougagement ln the Phlllppines.
Mra. A. A. Northrup ot Barre la a alste
otMr. George. Ho also had two brother
ln Barro and one ln Dartmouth college.
ABSOLOTE
SEGURITY.
Gcnuine
Carter's
Little Liver Pills.
Must Boar Slgnaturo of
Sce Pac-Slmllc Wrapper Iklcnv.
Vcrr nmnll nnd as eesy
to tnko ns BOgms.
CARTER'S
FOR HEADACHE.
FOR DI7ZINESS.
FOR BILIOUSNESS.
FOR TORPID LIVER.
FOR CONSTIPATIOH.
FOR SALLOW SKIN.
FOR THECOMPLEXIOH
jPlTTLE
IVER
PILLS.
i
n . OCNVXN1I HUlTHAVt SIONATUMC.
25 Ccnts
CURE SICK HEADACHE.
A NEW COIirOttATION.
The CltlzetiB' Drne and Sunnly Company
is to incorporate with a pald up capital ot
85,000 and to increaso tho samo from tlme
to tlmo. Tbe company wlll do a wbolsale
and retall buslness in druga, modlclnos and
spoclaltiea, and will occupy one of tbe large
Btoros ln tbe now Langdon block aa soon aa
completed. At proaent tbelr gooda are
storod. Montpellerl la ono of the best
wnoioaaie points in tuo tjtate. xuoro are
ovor 50,000 pcoplo wlthln a radluB of thlrty
milea of tho Capital.
Thla company bad a small storo at 30
Maln stroet ln 1808 and to aecure more
room movcd to 103 Maln Btreot ln 1809,
Btlll needlng more room, it bas doclded on
tho Langdon block for 1900. The buainesB
contlnues to grow. Undor adverse clrcum
stances last year the casb sales wore nearly
810,000, of whlch a fair Bhare camo from the
country trade and connoctlona made
tbrough agenta. A good buslness ls as
surod from the start. No llquor wlll be
sold and no Unlted Statea llcenao wlll be
taken out.
The company ls incorporated to make tho
buBinoss and investment permanent. The
stock la $25 a sbare and wlll pay good ln
terest on tho money. There is little or
none ot the stock for salo oxcept for niaklng
its bnslness connectlons in adjolnlng towns.
Stcokboldera are allowed a trade dlscnunt.
E. E. Blakely, who is a member of State
Fharmaceutlcal Asaoclation, wlll continno
to act as manapor of tbe corapany ln lta new
quartera. The buslness will be managed
by a board of directors, wbo wlll bo known
later.
No need to fear sudden attacks of cholera
lnfantum, dysentery, dlarrhm, or Bummer
complalnta, lf you have Dr. Fowlor's Ex
tract of Wild Strawberry ln tuo medlcino
chest.
PTOHIBITIOiMSTS.
Exactly elght persons gathered ln Grand
Army ball at eleven o'clock Friday mornlng,
tho tlme set for boldlng the Stato masa con
ventlon of the Prohlbltlon party. An or
ganizatlon waa not olloctod untll atter
dlnner.
Bev. Jobn L. Fort ot Winooski was eloct
ed temnorary cbalrman and Ilev. G. L.
Story ot Milton, temporary secretary. 1'ray
er was offored by Bev. 0. M. Stobblns of
Sheldon. Commlttees on enrollment and
pormanont orzanlzatlon were annolnted.
M. L. Barton ot Vergennes was elected per
manent cnairman anu uov. u. u, btory per
manent secretary.
The resolutlons as adopted arralgn Pros
ldont McKinley for sanctionlne the oxton
sion of the llquor trafflo in our now pos-
seasiona anu relteratea iormer ueciaratlonB
in tavor of unlvereal prohlbltlon throughout
tho State. No dlrect roference waa made to
State llquor ageucies.
In his openlnc addrnRa Cbalrman Barton
scored Presldent McKinley for the stand
ho bas taken in regard to the antl-canteen
law, and commended the Methodtst Gon
eral Conference at Chlcago for Its actlon on
the tomperance qnestlon.
Tho followlng State tlckot was placed in
nomlnatlon: For governor, II. O. Barnes ot
Swanton; Houtonant-governor, G. B. Wil
son of Bradford jeecretary of Stato, F. II.
Shopard of Fair Ilavon; auditor, F. A. Col
lins of St. Albana; treasurer, Itov. L. 0.
Klmball of Dummerston.
Presldentlal electors, llrst dlstrlct, W. A.
Curamlnga ot East Berkshire: A. B. Blxby
of Poultney; aecond dlstrlct, 0. W. Wyman
of Brattleboro; J. A. U. Corwln of Chelsea
Delegatea to the Natloual conventlon at
ChlcaBO June 27, E. II. Field, Charlotte; O.
W. Wyman, Brattleboro; H. S. Eldred,
Sheldon; B. A. Boatty. Franklin; II. F.
Cnmmlnga, East Berkahlro: Itev. G. L.
Story, Milton; H. M. Beeley, Middlebury;
ivuv. u. iu. oieuuins, oueinurne; uov. u. u,
Lemmon, Shaftsbury.
Scald head la an eczema ot tho scalp
very severe Bomeiimes, duc it can ue cureu.
Doan'a Olntment, qulck and permanest in
itfl reaults. At auy; drug store, 50 centa.
IIOMEOPATIIS MEET.
Tho flftletb annual. or lllbllno vnnr. mnnt
inc of tbo Vermont Ilomeonatbla Modical
Soclety opened at tho Pavilion Wednesday
and will continue tbrough Tburaday. Somo
twentj-flvo mombera woro ln nttendance at
the llrat sesslon wbich opened at ono o'clock
thls afternoon and a niost iutorestlog and
instructlvo program bas been propared.
At the ineeting thla attoruoon, followlng
tbo reports of commltteoB aud cousora, tho
presldent, Edward Klrkland of BoIIowh
ITalla delivered an ablo and carotully pro
pared addreas, Followlng tbo addresa of
tbe presldent, tbe followlng subjects wore
lanen up: "rrevontion ol cousumptlon,"
uy u. su. liinuey; uiscussion uy u. o. iioaril
man aud J. II. Darby. "Taklng tbo Oase,'
by S. II. Sparbawk: diacusslon by C. a
Gale and O. A. Gee. "Ohelldonlum Maius
as an Organ Itemedy," by F. J. Galo; Uis
cussion by G. C. Half and James Uuylett.
"Eloctrlcal Therapeutlcs," by II, S. Board
mati; dlscusslon by 8am Sparbawk and F.
E. Steele.
The followlng offlcera woro oleoted Wed
nesday alternoon by tho soclety:
Presldent, G. I, Forbos. Hurllnoton: vlnn-
prealdent, E. E. Wblttaker, Newport; Beore
tary, W. II. Weeks, East Hardwick ; treasu
rer, j, is-. Huaiiucir, weiiB ltiver; censorB,
E. B. Wblttaker, F. E. Stoole, Edward
Klrkland; leglslatlvo commltteo, II. B
Boardmau, F. E. Stoolo, W. B. Mayo, E. B.
w muuKur uu j v . ii. weuitn: nuuitors, ir,
J. Galo, E. A. Stanloy, G, 0. llall.
Tbo annual sesslon of tho Vermont.
Homeonathlo Modical Soclotv Wodnesriav
and Tbursday, adtourned early Thursday
attoruoon. Tho aeml.annual mooting
oi ine society ia 10 ue uom at iiurnngton ln
October next. One new member, Dr. H. F.
Tillotson of Groton, was adinltted at thla
time,
The sesslon on Tbursday oponed with an
nteresung expenence meeting oi tuo bu
reatt of matorla medlca of wbich Dr, F, J,
Galo was cbalrman. At a buslnona meot
ltig of tbo soolety also held on Tbnrsday
ronolulloiiB woro pasaeu lnstructmg tuo
board ot consors of thls loclety to urgo
upon tbe boards of consors of the Vermont
Btato Medlcal and Vermont State Ecloctlo
soclotlos to nso tholr best offorta toward es-
tabllsblng unlform oxamlnatlons ot appll
canta for cortlflcatos to practlce ln thls stato
except ln matorla medlca and tboropontlcs.
Also to use ItB efforts toward tho OBtabl.Bh-
mout of Bystom ot unlcorm liconsos ln tho
Now England statos bo tbat a pbysiclan
wno passea tuo requireu oxammatlon anu
ls crantod a cortlflcatos ln ono Btato wlll bo
allowed to practlce undor tbo samocertl
cato ln any othor Btato ln New England,
It 1b sald thls last lnnovatlon ls on tbo evo
ot onlmlnatlon.
Wednesday ovenlne, Dr. E. F. Iloblnson.
of Provldence, U. I., gavo an oxhlbltlon ln
tbo tnaklng X-Ray oxamlnatlona ln tho
ovonlng. Owlng totho non-arrlvat of Dr.
RoblnBon's own apparatns tbo loctnro waa
glvon in tbe ofllco of Dr. H, S, Boardmau ot
tbls clty, uslng bls instrnmont. Tbe oxhl
bltlon waa very lntorestlng and lnatrnctive.
Thls mornlng Dr. Boardman gavo a most
lntorestlng talk on his nersonal oxnerlenco
wltb oloctrtclty as applied ln his troatment
ot pattents.
Thla sesslon ot the soclotv ls sald to have
boen one ot tho most helpful lt bas ever
hold.
Hundreds of lives aavod 'everv vear bv
baving Dr. Thomas' Eclectrlo OU ln tho
houso just whon lt ls needed. Ouros croup,
beals cuts, wonnds of every sort.
FIKST ANNUAL REUNION
Comnanv E. Flrat Vormont Reztment.
U. S. V., hold its llrat rounlon and banquet
Wednesday ovonlng, at tbo Gulf House.
Williamstown. Tho commlttee of arrange-
monts was mado up bb lollowa: utialrman,
Prlvato P. J. Rogers, Sergt. W. S. Hoblns,
Sorgt. F. E. Gladding, Prlvate W. W. Rus
sell, Sergt. H. P. Meaker.
AUout slxtv memuers woro nreaeut.
Tbe occaston wbb much onjoyed and pro
nounced a great buccosb, a fact wbich la due
to tuo untlrlng ollorts ot the commlttee of
arrangenionts.
The comnanv loit Barro at sevou o'clock
ln threo largo party wagons oach drawn by
rour norses irom tno staDies oi joun AUama
and E. L. Putney of Montpelier and Nelson
Downlng of Barre. Of the modo of con
veyance sufflce lt to aay thls part of tho
proeram waa unuer tno manacernent of the
veteran Uveryman, Nelson Downlng, who
ls amply qualified for thla llne of work botb
uy naturai annity anu yoara ol exnerlence.
xno company organizeu lor tno enaumz
year aa aoon as thoy arrlved at the Gulf
House asfollows: Presldent, Thomas Cars
well; secretary and treasnror, Dr. J. W.
Jackson: executivo commlttee. Wllllam
Roblns, Frank Gladding and Wllllam Mur-
ray. rsext iouoweu aerand concort bv mera-
Dors oi tno comnanv. titinnor waa Rervnd at
ten o'clock. Landlord Gale had prepared an
appeuzing spreau to wmcli lull JUBtlce was
uon. xue menu was neaueu bv tbe lol
lowing toast, whlch was approclated by
overy memuer oi tuo company:
llackirard, turn backwarcl, O Tlme In toui lllglit;
Foed ne on giub agaln, Juat (or a nlglit ;
I Rin o weary ot eolivlo.ahcr iteak,
l'otrilled hardtack a sledge could not break;
Tomntoei and beani In a watery bath,
8ow-bellr as Btrong as OoUath ot Oath.
Wearr ot starTliiK on whnt I can't oat,
CIiokIdk np rubber and calllnR lt tneat.
Ilackward, turn backwanl, lor wearr 1 am,
(llve me n wliack at my erandroamina's Jam.
I.ot me drlnk milk tbut bas nerer been sklmined,
Lot me eatbntter wliose halr has been trlmmed,
Iit uie liavo onco moro an old-tashloned ple,
Tben l'll bo roatly to go south and dle.
Capt. F. B. Mudgett acted as toastmaster
at tho post prandlal exercises, and a botter
selectlon conld not have been made. He
kept tbings moving and lntroduced each
speakor with an appropriate hlt. Tho
Speakers tncluded Capt B. H. Wells, A. E
Bruce, F. F. Cave. F. E. Laneley. Oant. T,
G. Carswell, Capt. J. W. Jackson and H.
O. Wblttaker.
Time and Experience
are severc tests; but both tests, and
all other tests, have been met by
Hale's
Honey of
Horehound
and Tar.
It has cured thousands of colds; it
will cure thousands of others and
yours. 25$, 50$, $1.00 per bottle;
the largcst size chcwpest. At all drug'
gists. Be sure and get Hale's.
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in One Mlnute.
FEDEiCAL GRAND JDKT
Tbo Unlted Statos grand jury at Windsor
lounu Beven true oius on weunesuay anu
two not found. Of tho lndlctments brongbt
late casbler of tho Mercbants' Natlonal
Bank of Rntland for embezzlement, and
tliroo acalnst Marvln A. McOlure o 'Rnt
land for aldlng and abettlng Mussey in Buch
omuezziement; one againat ioun u. jfar
rar, late teller ot the Waterbury Natlonal
Bank for embezzlement; and one agalnst
uaviu unerman 01 untianu lor vloiatlon ot
the UnlteU Btates nostal laws.
A spoclal sesslon of tho dlstrlct court haa
been ordored to convone at Rutland on
Tuesday, May 23 ai2 f. M., at whlch tlmo it
ls now expocteu tuo auove nameu resnon.
dents wlll bo arralgned and enter their
nleas to meet the indictmenta.
Tho caso ot tho Sloux Natlonal Bank of
Sloux Clty, Ia., agalnst Rosetta R. Ellls
executrlx ot the estato ot J. W. Ellls ot
Montpelier, an actlon ot asseBsmeut on
8tock,holderB ot the defunct bank, waa ar
gued by T. J. Boyuton for the plalntlff, and
H. A. Huso aud J. II. Sentor for tbe defen-
dant. The defendant'a attorneys llled
inotlon to suppress certaln doposltlons takon
in tne piaiutnrs neiiau. Atter argnmenta
uy tuo counaol tne court ovorruleu tho ino
tlon and the caso proceeded to trlal by tbo
court. No oral testlmony was lntroduced
uy elluer party anu tuo Ueclslon is resorveu
Thla la ono ot muny similar casea growing
out 01 1110 coiiapso 01 tuo oioux uauic.
Enorgy all gone? Hoadaobo? Stomach
out ot order? Slmply a caae of tornld llver.
Burdock Blood Bitters wlll mako a new man
or womac ot you.
ODD FELLOWS' E.NCAMPJIENT.
At tho grand oncampment ot the OJd Fol
lows beld on Tuesday at Burlington tbo re
port of O. W. Farr of St, Jobnabury, grand
ecriup, suoweu ino receipis irom tue snnor
diuato lodces for tho nuat yearto bavo been
8782.15 aud tho total momborsblp to be
1,107.
Tho followlng ofUcora wero elected for the
year onsuing: Urund l'atrlarcu, li. U. Far
rar, Ilutland; grand hlgh prlest, L, E, Mol
len of Middlebury; grand senior warden, II
R. Klmball ot St. Albans: crand scrlbe. G,
W. Farr of St. Jobnsbury; graud Jnnlor
warden, 0, W. Spauldlng of Woodstock,
grand treasurer, I.. J, Brown of Bradford;
grand eentlnel, E. A. Cook of Newport;
grand outslde aentlnel, D. M. Damon ot
Bellows Falla; grand roprosontatlvea, E, F.
Bmlth ot Barre and Cbarlea H, Lockwood of
HprlngnelU.
Deforo f Afte I
Uslng Uslnn
ntitlnrn Roan 1 CuttcuraBoSD x
Face Humors
Pimples, blackhcads, simplc rashcs,
red, rough hands, falling hair, and
baby blemishcs prcvented by Cirrt
cura Soap, a sure preventive of in
flammation andclogging of the Pores.
BoIdthrotnhontth.wnrM. J'orrs" I)aon ai. Cniiij.
Coar.,l'rop..,Uxton. llowtol'rvcullwUumor.,frM.
(HtANI) LUDHE OFFIOEKS
At the annual bobbIoii of the grand lodco
of Odd Fellowa held Wednesday at Burl
ington, the followlng offlcers woro electnd
for tho enBulng year: Grand Master, E. H.
JackBon ot Windsor; deputy grand maeter,
F. A. Sherburne of Montpelier: grand war
den, 8. B. Walto of Hyde Park; grand soo-
retary, u. m. rariter oi lirauioru; grand
treasuror, E. H. Adams, of Swanton; grand
represeutatlve, E. M. Bartlott of Island
Pond, Thla was Mr. Parker'a fonrteonth
conaecutlve electlon as grand socretary ot
that body.
BARRE Ol'KKA HOUSE
W. W. Lapolnt. the preBent managor of
Barro opera house, and W. F. Morae were
tho Biiccoaslul blddera for tbe lease of the
honso for flvo years from AugHBt 1 next.
Thoy pay the clty ot Barre 81,000 a year
for tho bulldlng, heated and llghted. Tho
contract aUo calla for putting a hood on
the atago uy tno lesaees, at tneir own ox
Dense.
Mr. Iiapolnt's management of thls opera
house for the past year has been blghly sat-
isfactory to tho theater golng people of
Barro and Montpelier, and other adjacent
towns and vlllages. Ho has presentod a
llst of attractlona, taken as a whole, Buch
as are Been ln tew clties the slzo of Barre,
and no nas managed tue buBlnoaa wltn a
goou pront to hlmaelf.
With the ablo asBistance of Mr. Morse.
still botter tbings in the theatrlcal llne may
roasonably be oxpectod in the Granlte City
ln tho years to come.
SUPREME COURT.
Two other Rutland county caaes wero
beard late Tuesday afternoon.
Margaret Sullivan agalnBt tho presldent
and managors of the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company, negligence. Thls caso
was trled at the September term of Rntland
Coudty Conrt in 1809 and a verdict for
plalntiff to recovor 8843.75 was awarded.
Exceptions by defendant and cause paaaed
to tho Supremo Court. W. H. Preston and
F. S. Platt for plalntlff, Butler aud Maloney
for defendant.
Dora A. ICnapp agalnst Carollne J. Wing.
Tbls caBe was also trled at the last Septem
ber term ot Rutland County Court and the
plalntlff waa awarded 83,041 damages.
Butler & Maloney arguod the case for the
plalntlff and Joel 0. Bakor for the defend
ant. Jullus C. Grlfllth, admlnlstrator of Royal
T. Sawyer, agalnst the New England Telo
phone and Telegraph Company, negligence,
trom Rutland county. Plalntlff claiins tbat
the negligence ot the defendant company
caused the death of Dr. Sawyer, during a
thnnder atorm in August, 1893. A verdict
for plalntlff to recovor 82,706 was rendered
in tbe lower court. G. E. Lawrence for
plalntlff; Lowell, Smith & Lowell, J. A.
Morrllland W. B. 0. Stlckney for defend
ant. Two Chittenden connty casoa wore
argued TburBday forenoon.
G. M. Dolany agalnst F. Howes & Co.
J. E. CuBhman for plalntlff, Max L. Powell
for defendant.
Jobn J. Allen agalnBt Clarence D. Gates
blll and injunction. Seneca Haselton for
plalntlff, H. S. Peck for defendant.
Bertha Werthelm, adininlBtratrix, agalnst
tbe Fidellty and Casualty Company, also
from Chittenden county, was argued thla
afternoon. M. A. Bingham for plalntlff,
Seneca Haselton for defendant.
IN SOUTH AFRIUA.
London, May 16. Lord Roberts ro
ports as follows from KroonBtadt May
15: "Two ofllcors and aix men of tho
Priuco Alfred Guards, whilo foragiug
yeBtorday wore Qrod on by Boors hiding
in a fartn houso with a tlag of truco fly
ing. Two men wero killed and ono of
flcer woundod. Tho othor otllcor and
two men woro captured. Tho ownor
of tho farm Btates tbat tho Boors
throatonod to slioot him whon ho pro
tcsted against the abuso of tho white
flag."
Col. Baden-Powell, Britiah com
mandor at Mafoking, saya tho food
thoro will last until Juno 10. The
British roliof coluran is duo thero now.
Ton days ago Gonoral Sayman was
baving dilllculty kooping tho burghors
togothor owing to tbo approach of tho
British and whon tho last associatod
prcBB dcspatch loft Mafoking on May
7 tho Boors had killed on tho provious
day ono of tbo horso guards and had
captured Boverol of Col. Badon-Pow-oll's
fow remainlng horscs,
Gon. Rundlo and Gon. Brabant arc
taking poBBoesion of tho wido rogions
around Ladybrand almost without op
poBitiou. Thoy flnd tho country plon
tifully aupplied with cattlo, horso food
HUMPHREYS'
WITCH HAZEL
OIL
CPlles or Homorrholda
Fissures & Fistulas.
Burns & Scalds.
II Wounds & Bruises.
Cuts & Sores.
Bolls & Tumors,
Eczema & Eruptlons.
Salt Rhoum & Tottors.
EChaijped Hands.
Fovor Blistcrs.
Soro Llps & Nostrlla
O Corn & Bunions.
Stings & Bltes of Insoota
Threc Siics, 25c, 50c. and $1.00.
BoU by dnitrglsts, or sont post-pold o rooeliit ot prloo
IimrunETS'aEB.co., 111 uinuuui8i.,K.wTwt.
and flour. Gon Rundlo ls roducing his
traneport and leodlug bla mon and nnl
mals largcly off thu conntry.
xno lioora ln tbat quartor Burrcnuor
dally and it is tho oxpcctation of tho
corrcopondonts on tho spot that tbo
castorn scction of thu Froo Stato will
soon bo us tratiquil aa tho wostorn.
Goneral Ruudlo's front is tbirty rnllos
long but bls forccs aro dlsposod so tbat,
if any point sliould bu attuckcd, tho
troopa thcro could bo quickly roinforccd,
A dispatch from Uloomfonioln eays:
"Thoro will bo uo eorinus flghtlng
thls Bido of Proloria, as Borceniging,
on tho Vo'd, is indofonalble. Uenvy
guns aro being mountcd at Protoria
but Gons. Botha und Liinmor aro
agrocd that ullimato succcss is impos
siblo. Presidcnt Kruger Ib obstinato
and a mnjority of the TranBvaals hold
flrmly with him."
It is cstimatcd that tho Transvaalors
can Btill mustor 30,000 men on tho
tlgntlng llno.
London, May 17. Gen. Bullor is
continuing to udvanco northward in
Natal and has roached Danhausor,
about twclvo milcB north of Glcncoe.
Tho followlng is Bullcr's report via
Lord RobertB at Dauhauson: "Tho
sovonlh and second divieion has rcach
cd Danhaueor. I hnpo my advanco
patrols are at New Custlo. Tho flfth
divisiou ia ccholoncd from Elandelangto
to Glencoo, rcpairing tho railroad. Tho
fourth division is at Sundaya rivor
drift. Reports ngroo that aovon thous
and of tho cnomy passed north hurried
ly on May 14."
Now Castlo, which Bullor hopea tho
patrols havo rooched by advonco, ia
twenty milos north of Danhausor.
London, May 17. Lord Roborta ro
port, from Kroonatadt undor dato of
May 16, tbat Goneral Rundlo on Tucs
day occupiod McQuatlings Nek and
Modder Pooort north of Ladybrand,
unopposoi'. Goneral liunter bas on
torcd tbo Trnusvaal and advancod to
within ten milea of Chriatiana, on tbo
north bank of tho Vaal. Lord Mcthuon
advanced twolve milea along Hoopatad
road without acoing the enemy. Tho
doapatch concludos: "Reports "conflrm
tho diaorganization of tho Froe Statera."
Desnatcbes from correspondents with
Ilunter deacribe him ontering Chria-
tiana noiating tbo Hrmsh tlag for tbo
flrat time in Tranavaal territory.
A aecond dpspatch from Lord Rob
orts, dated Kroonatadt toriav (Thura
day) is as followa: Gen. Ilunter oc
cupid Cbristiana unonposed. Tbe en
emy retired to Klerksdorp under tho
impression that tho placo is threatoned.
Many Fickaburg and Bothelhem Boors
aro anplvin!; to the Basutoland com
missionors for conditions of surronder,'-
Strong
Bones
ln speaking about Scott's
Emulsion for childrcn, you
should not forget that it con
tains little and soda, just
what thc child must have to
form strong bones and good
teeth. It's this forming time
you want to look after.
Growing bodics must have an
casily digcstcd fat Just think how
much of it there is in milk, as crcam.
Scott's Emulsion
is evcn more easily digcsted than
crcam. It's surprisintf, how chil
drcn thrivc when givcn it
Don't kccp the childrcn living on
the cdge of sickncss all the time.
Make thcm strong and ruggcd,
plump and hcarty. Scott's Emul
sion of Cod-livcr Oil and thc Hypo
phosphitcs of Limc and Soda will do
this for thcm.
At all druffists ; 50c. and i.oo
SCOrr & BOWNK, aiemista. New York.
London, May 18 Gon. Bullor is
puBhingatraight ahead without oppoai
tion. He haa only lost flvo wounded
during the movement. Apparontly ho
is niming at Lainga Nok, which ia tho
direct road to tho Tranavaal, altbough
ho may divorgo to Both's Paes. Gen.
Hunter'a movomonts in tho weBtorn
Tranavaal are rather puzzling. Ho haa
roturnod to Fourteen Streama with ono
brigado leaving another Gon. Barton's
at Cbristiana.
Lord Mothuon is Baid to bo advanc
ing along the south bank of tho Vaal.
Col. Kekowich ia with him. Tho loop
railway lino ocross tho Vaal is faBt
ncaring complotion. Tho probability
is that Gon, Huntor took back a brig
ado to Founteon Stroams owing to tho
Bcarclty of tratiBport.
Englaud still walta with intenso in
toroal for nowa of the roliof of Mafo
king. A crowd romarkablo for tho
number of mon in ovening drcss and
includlng many ludios liugerod around
tho war ofllco oven aftormidnight.hop
ing for somo anuouucemunt. Only re
luctantly did tho pooplo diaporao whon
tho lobbies of tho war ofllco wore flnal
ly cleared with the word that nothing
hnd boon received. Ono tbing seeins
clear. Tho town still holds out. Woro
it otherwiso tho Boor wiros laid to tho
camps of tbo boloagucra would havo
flaahed tho nowa.
Skeletou mcssages from Lorcnzo
Marques, baBed upon information tbat
leakcd out at tho Protoria war ofllco
bIiow that tho Boor stormora fcll into a
trap, Col, Badon Powoll permittcd
thom to solzo ono fort and then ho sur
rouuded aud ovorboro thom bcforo tho
largo forccB noar at hand perceived tho
atrategom. It was thua that Sarol
Eloff, ProBidontKruger's grandson, and
part of hia commaudo wero taken and
tlfty Boors killed.
At Johunnesburg the womon aro
forming a polico corps, so aa to roloaao
ovory man for flghtlng purpoeea at the
front. Dr. Arcbor, who waa at Duudoo
during tho Boor occupatlon, asBorta
that thoro aro eovorul hundred EngliBh-
men sorvlng in tho Boor forcos who
would dosori if assurod of pardon from
tho British.
Advicca from Loronzo Marquoa eay
that Ilazol's Amcrican scouts havo suf
forod moro hcavily than any othor
corpa during tho wur. In tho past aix
wooka out of a forco 100 strong thoy
havo loat. 37 killed, wounded or cnptur
od. Whilo atorming tho Britiah positlon
at Tobaborg Grand they slmply wiptd
out tho dotachment nolding tho post
and captured Captain Choyno and aix
mon.
IN CONGRESS.
Wasuinoton, May 15. In tho Son
ato Mr. Robs of Vermont called up bls
blll "rogulnting appointmont to and re
movals from civil oflicea In outlying
dopondoncioa of tbo Unitcd States,"
and addroaBing tho Scnate in an oxtcnd
od argumont, maintained that tho ap-
nointmonts anouiu no non-nartisan anu
no ofllco holdor Bhould bo romoved
without baving an opportunity to mcot
cuargos propony mauo anu uuiy osian
lished.
Mr. Ilalo of Maino Baid ho did not
eharo in tho oxpectationB of Mr. Roaa
aa to tbo carrying out ot tuo porfoct
programmo marked out by him for our
inaular posaeeBiona, Baid ho, "from
tho daya of tho Romans to tho preaont
tlmo ls a niatory 01 robbory, apecula
tion, oxtrnvaganco, wrong doing in
high quartcrs and corruption broad and
largo. I do not tbink that tho examples
of today aro going to show that tho
Amorican peoplo aro to bo oxempt from
tho monBtroua ovils which alwaya havo
attondod a colonial policy."
Mr. Rosb havins: called for a voto on
his bill, Mr. Scott of West Virginia
moved to poatpono tuo bill inuctlnito
lv. Tbo motion was lost, 10 to 35.
Final actlon on thc bill was not taken.
Tbo Houso has aont to tho Senate the
laat of tho genoral appropriation billa
tho military academy bill and will bo
roady to adjourn aa aoon as tbo Senate
diaposos of thoac it has not passed and
the two Houses adjuat tho difforences
in conforence. Tomorrow the Houeo
will tako up tho bill to catabllsh a civil
governmont for Alnska.
Tho trust qucstion led to an animat
od discuaaion in tbo Houso committco
on judiciary today, a constitutlonal
amendmont bcing flnally adopted by a
party voto, giving CongreBa power to
doflno, rogulate, control, probiblt or
dieaolvo truata, monopolies or combina
tions whothor in tho form of a corpora-
tion or otherwiso. This amendment
and a bill rostricting trusts wero framed
somo time aco by a apecial sub-com-
mitteo on truBta. Aftor many delaya
tho work of tho sub-committeo was
brought before tho full committoo to
day with a view to get the trust ques
tion boforo tbo Houeo. Aftor aeveral
attempta to nmend the resolution which
were dofeated on party llnos, the com
mitteo adoptod it, also by a party vote
the Dumocrats votiug in the necative.
WAsniNOTON. Mav 1G. Tho recent
ly discoverod postal frauds in Cuba
wero tliscusaed today in tno Senate for
aeveral bours. Mr. Bacon of Georgia
spoko at length on hia resolution direct
ing tho committoo on relations with
Cuba to mako an investigation of tho
conduct of the flnancial affairs of the
island. IIo maintained that it waa tho
duty of CongrcsB to make tbe inveati
cation called for by tbo resolution be
cauao it waa duc to tbo peoplo of thla
country to know just how affairs in the
island wero being conductod, and aince
tho disclosurea of tho paat few days had
been mado with reapect to tbo alleged
misappropriation of funds in the postal
aection, tho obligation upon Congress
to make an investigation wbb doubly
heavy. ne urgod that the honor of
tbe country deponded upon ita being
ablo to clear away tho fraud and cor
ruption which it was chargcd had been
discovored.
Senator Halo of Maino said, among
otner tnings, in reternng to tno uniim
ted power given Maior Rathbouo in
Cuba: "Tho Senator and all of us
ought to bave known that the giving of
this unbridled power to ono man would
bo abused by tbe men under him and
in tho ond he would Buffer." Tho res
olution was flnally made subject to tho
call of any Senator, Mr. Platt of Con
necticut exprossiug a desiro to addreea
himaelf to aome of tho statements
wbich Mr. Bicon had mado.
Tho Houbo accompliahed little ex-
copt to pasa tho Senato bill to increaso
tbo Red Cross appropriation. No
progress was made with tho Alaskan
code bill owing to tbo inability of tbo
two aiues to agroo as to the timo to bo
allowed for genoral debato. Tho con
ferenco roport on tho District of Col
umbia appropriation bill was rojected
after oxtended debato.
Washington, May 17. During
practically the ontiro sesaion of the
Seuate today tho poatofllco appropria
tion blll waa under conaideration. Tbo
meaBuro was read and all of tho com
mitteo amondmenta woro agreed to
oxcopt that rolating to tho oxtenalou of
the pnoumatic tubo aervico. This
created somo debato and was boingdia
THE
CHANCES
ii SEi
DR. DftVID KEMiEDY'S
FAVORITE REMEDY
WILL
YOU
COOD!
All Drnsrg-tBta sell lt
At tl 00 a JJpt'l.
FOR MIDDLE-AGED WOMEH.
Two Jttcrsfrom Womcn IlelpcdTh'roneh
tlie "ClianRn of Llfe" by Lydla EIHnlt.
bun'i VcKctnblo CompounJ.
" DEAn Miis. Pinktiam : Whon I flrst
wroto to you I waa in a very bad con
dltlon. I was passlng tbrough tho
clmngo of llfo, and tho doctors saldl
had bladdcr and llver troublo. I had
BUffercd for nlnc ycaro. Dootors f ailcd
to do me any good. Slnco I havo takon
Lytlla E. Pinkham's Vogotablc Com-
pound, my licalth haa Improved very
muoh. 1 wlll p-ladly recommend your
mcdlclnc to others and am sure that it
wlll provo as great a blessing to them
as it has to mo." Mno. Geo. II. Jtras,
901 DoKalb Avo., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Rellef Came Promptly
" DsAn Mns. PrsnnAM : I had Decn
undor troatment with tho dootors for
fcrar years, and socmcd to get no botter,
I t&ought 1 would try your mcdlclnc.
My troublo waa chantro of llfe, and I
must say that I ncvor had anything
hoip mo bo much as Lydla fl. Pink
ham's vcgetnblo Compound. Bcllcf
came almost lmmcdlatly. I havo
bettor hcalth now than I over had. I
foel lllco a now woman, perfcctly
strong. I givo Lydla E. Plnkhatn'a
Compound all tho crodit, and would
not do without her medicino for any
thlng. I havo rcoommcndcd lt to
eovoral of my friands. There ls no
nood of womon sufforlng so much for
Mra. Plnlcham'e romedies aro a sure
cnro." Mahala BcrrLnn, Bridgo
watcr, 111.
Another Woman Hclped
" Dkaii Miis. Piniuiam : I took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetablc Oompaund
during ohangc of llfo and derived great
bcncflt from its use." Maby E. Jajies,
130 Coydon St., Bradford, Pa,
aussed whon tho moasuro was laid
asido for tho day. Mr. Wolcott, chair
man of tho committee on postofHcea
and poat roads vigoroualy attacked tho
commltteo propoBltion tb appropriato
8750,000 for the pnoumatic tubo servico
ueclarlng tbo cxtenalon of tho servico
waB unn?cessary and tho appropriation
a waate of publlc monoy. Mr. Maaon
of Illinois quito aa vigoroualy aupported
tho appropriation.
Mr. Butler of North Carolina offored
an amendment to tho bill reducing tho
amount appropriatod by tho bill for
railway transportation of mail from
33,870,000 to 830,483,000 and directing
the postmaater genoral to reduco tho
compenaation to be paid railroads from
and after July 1, 1000, for the transpor
tation of maila by at least ten per cent
per annum from tho preaent rate. The
amendmont of Mr. Butler waa rejected
11 to 41. A voto on tbe bill waa not
roached.
Tho Houao paaaed a apecial river and
harbor bill carrying 8400,000 for bit
veys and emergency work and devoted
tho remainder of tho day to the Alas
kan codo bill.
Preaident McKinloy today aigned the
froe homes bill. Thero were preaent
delegato Flynn of Oklahoma and Rep
resontativo Gamblo of South Dakota,
both of whom mado brief apeeches in
aupport of the meaaure. A number of
others intereated in the fate of the bill
were also preaent bo that the function
aasumed unusual proportiona for an oc
casion of the sort. The President Baid
hia beBt reply to tbo repreaentationa
mado could bo put in writing at tbe
foot of tho bill and ho tbon afflxed hia
signature.
"The better takt of valor is dia
cretion," and tho better part of tho
treatment of diaease ia prevention.
Diseaae originates in impurities in the
blood. Hood'B Saraaparilla puriflea tbe
blood. Peoplo wbo take it at this sea
son say they are kept healtby tbe year
round. It is because this medicino ex
pela Impuritiea and makes the blood rich
and hcalth -giving.
All livor ills aro cured by Hood's
Pilla. 25 centa.
METHODISTS.
CniCAao, May 10. The election of
bishops at the genoral conference of
tho Mothodist church haa bo far result
ed in no choice. Ono ballot was takon
Tuesday but none of the forty odd can
didates received the neceasary two
thirda voto required under the rules.
The number of votos east was 880 and
it waa predictcd tbat a dozen ballots
inight havo to be taken to securo tbe
two bishops deairod. Tho board of
tellers closely guarded tho result. Evon
tho church leadors and candidates wero
denied tho information thoy sought
from tho toilera.
During Tuesday afternoon'a Bession
Dr. John Handloy of Now Jeraoy in
troduced a roaolution which rcsultod
in an uproar, providing "that tho Brit
ish colors bo given a placo alongaido
tho Stara aud Stripes in tho platform of
tho conforence." A atorm of "noos"
wont up from tho delegates when tho
resolution was road, bnt Dr. Handley
flnally secured ailonco and mado a pas
sionato appeal for tho resolution. Ho
said, "Tho Britiah flag all over tho
world ia giving to misaionaricB the pro
tection which oncourages ua in the
great work of preachiDg tho gospel.
lt etands for tho open Bib'e ln evory
commuuity. Amorican aud Briton
havo lockcd urms to cloao tho ccntury
with ono united effort to deatroy tho
croscent und lift tbe crosa in tbo East."
Dr. Handiey's remarks lor tho mo
mcnt appnreutly turned tho tldo in fa
vor of tho roaolution, but nftor Bevoral
delegates, including W. J. Welch of
Wyomiug, had apoken agalnst it, tho
motion to lay on the tablo made by Dr.
S. P. Cadman of Now York couforenco
provaiied.
Ciiicaqo, May 10. At tho Motho
dist Episcopal conforenco tho flrat bal
lot for two now blahopa was announcod
thls moming. Throe higheat woro Dr.
J. F. Berrv, oditor of tho Epworth Her
ald, 213; Dr. W. G. Bowen of the Gatn
mon Thoological Seminary, 211; Dr. J.
W. Hamilton of Boston, 183. Nocob
sury to u cboico, 405.
Kodol Dyspcpsia Cure
"Dlncsts what you eat.