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rfmmtt TKKMH, I'AID IN ADVANOK, Ono Year 81.80 Klsht Months ,., 1,00 BliMontln , 7(j If not l'nld ln Atlvnnco, WS.00 n Yonr PEOPLE WAMT A 1,1 V15 AVr,HKI,YlNKW8- WATCHMANISnpnn p VOL. 944921. MONTPELIER VT. WEDNESDAY AUGDST S, 1900. L. P. & H. EW1BROIDERY LINENS, Stamped Centcr Picces Doylies Picture Frame Covers and Pillow Covers- Hemstitched Table and Tray Covers "Heminway" and "B. '& A." Embroidery Silks and Flosses. Denims Silkolenes Cretonnes Bagdads and other Drapery Material in great varicty. Also Cords and Fringes. ODORLESS DOWN PILLOWS. L. P. & WE NEVER IF IF WE NEVER SOW. Our present properties and fncili ties are earningan amound sufficient to pay eight per ccnt. on all stock issued and outsUncling. Information, incliidiiig- prico and terms of payment, furmshed and eubscriptioii9 reoeivod by HON.CEO. W. WINC.Troas. Montpelier, Vt., Kx-Major, Comitollor and Attornoj. THEAfiERISANCONFECTIONERYCa (INCOIU'OUATED.) GENEItAL OITICKS: DEVONSHIRE BLDG, BOSTON, MASS. UNION BLOCK, MONTPELIER, VT. Manufacturing Depurtment, OG-OS Green St., Jamaica Plnin, Moss. rm DEAD TO THE WORLD r.i Here is a cood Tlainfield farm, sttuated on wliat iscalled tbe Brook road leading from Plainfield village to Washington. Plaee is only 3 miles from oreamery and Plainfield post offiee. Contains JGO acres land, about 40 of wbich are tillage, nnd 75 woodland, balanoe pas turage. Good sugar orcbard of over 800 maples. Buildings are in good ropair. There are two houses on tbe place. One ia a story and balf brick and contains 11 rooms, tbe otbor contains 0 rooms. Both are in good repair. Barns ate also in rood repair and consist of one 30x40 witb basement, and one 30x40 with no basement. Place sbould keep 20 cows and team. Tbere is probably 3,000 run of hard wood on place. Price is only 83,000. If you do not care to put much money into a place Uiia will interest you, Farmowned by U. R. Leonard, Washington. Vt. Place is known as tlie Denniston Flint farm or I ltaley place. Contains about 178 acres. dividod into 00 acrea tillage, 48 acres wood tand, and 70 acres paaturago. The cow barn is 30x40 feet and thore is also a horse barn wbicb haa a basement unrtor lt. Running water at the cow barn. Place is situated 3 miles from oreamery. i 1-2 miles from graded or 1-2 mile from distriot school, and 1-2 mile from the post ollice. 1 uere is more thanenough hard wood on tbe place to pay for it twice. IIouso contains O rooms m fairly good condition. Tbere is a two story houso on place whiob is not rauoh good only for tlie material in it. Assessed for J700. Price 8G00. Terms 8250 casb. Store and Shop. A general store, located in Soutli Cabot. Connectod witb tbe storo is a good tenement contalning G rooms. Also barn connected. Buildings in good repair. Also blaoksmitb Bhop, uearly new. Good place for a man with a small capitnl to make money as the nearest store a 4 milos away. Publio telepbone is in the store. Price for store, tenement and btacksmith Bhop, witli 1-4 acreof land, only $000. Will sell separately if one does not wish both. Other information cbeerfully given. Livery Stable, Blacksmith Shop and Tenement. Livery will accoramodate 13 borsas and Is ln good repair. Good blacksmith ghop connected with the livery is also in good repair. Both 0,8 ?Y "5 1 Bn( reaV for buainess. If you have n little money and are willing to put in some food hard work you can make money by buying tbis. Tbe location is one of tbe mo3t desira le. Other information cbeerfully given. tn J5ild r?2talJi8'1,etl arooory Business. Located in Barre City. Oarries n stock of about J,U0U. 1ms ia also a good opportunity to make money. We will be pleased to answer any corrospondeiice regarding tbe above properties if it is not convement for you to call at our offiee. If ;rou have property which you would like to sell we will bo glad to bear from you FROMOU 8 PoaitlTely ke no cost to you unless a sale is made. LET US IIEAH D, A, PfRRY REAL ESTATE AGENGY, Room 9, Cordon's Block. Barre, Vt. TELEPHONE CONNECTION. BARGAINS IN. COMMERC1AL STATIONERY. (X Gleason, H. C. CLEAS REAP . . Br SAnd Blind to His Own Interest A man rauat bo to Uirow our Real Estate opportunities over liis shoulder. Tbe cheapest way to Hve on the top Bhelf is to own a horae and to save the difference between rent and the Bmall amount required for taxes and in surance. Throngh ns a good proporty may olsobe secured which will pay a handsome nnnual dividend and increase in value. fa READ THIS UST GAREFULLY. vermont Watchman Co. PCnLIBUKD XVIUT WIDKI6DAT BT The Vermont Watchman Gompany, At MontDoller, Vt. Jluslness .tloro Mciitiou Btuaykd from tbo luolosuro of tho Biib- sorllior, ono uull rod four-yenr-old uow mllcli lieltor, inlnns tho sholl o( ono horn. Last aeon ln tbo road noar No. 7 school uouso m uaiais. II, W. Town. With thk Nikth ik Ohika. "Tbo only New Knglnnd nowspAper that lms n Hpectal corrt'Hiionilent witb tbo Amotioan troops In Oblna" that is tbo lntereatlng auuounce lnont whlch tbo Boston Journal ls mnklng. Ila ropresontatlvo, who lias been with tho Nlnth rpglmont slnoo tho doparturo from tbo PblllpnltiPB, tbroiiRh tho landinK on ChlnoHo boII, and through tho battlo at TIon-Tsln, ln wlilcli tho regtuiont lost bo beavlly, is Mr. A. G. Eamos. Ho Is a Now Ehgland man with years of oxpotlouco ln practlcal nawapapor work ln tbo cltles of Ohloago, New York and Boston. Ile went with tne Korty-slxth rogiment to the I'hll lppincs as tbo correspondent o( tbe Uostou Journal, and his lotlorn ln tho Journal do scriptlvo of the campalgnlng In tho islands provo hlm an aouto iobservor aa well as a mast entertainlng wrlter. Tho Boston Journal'i designatlon as"Tho Paper with tbo Pbotographs" has becoine famllla all over Now Bngland. NEW TfORK EXPEUT. Dr. George Henry Fox, professor of dls oases of tho flkln, College o( Physlclans and Surgeona, Now York, and consultlng der matologlst to tbe Now York olty board of hoaltb, was ln Hardwick Frldav whero ho oxamlned all tbo supposod cases of Bmall pox. iio men mot me auuo uoaru oi uealtn about 20 doctors of different towns and vll- lages and town autborltles, besldea uiany cltlzons. At tho closo of tbe consultatlon Dr. Fox m'ado tbo followlng wrltten statement: By requeBt I have thls day exatnlDod twolvo or moro persons, residonts ln tbe Tlllage of Hardwlok, Vt wbo now have or rocently bavo bad small-Dox. Moat ot tbo casea were of snch a typlcal character aa to place the dtagnoals beyond all sbadow of a donbt. Tbo optdomlo appoara to be an ox ceptlonally mlld one, elnco all of the caaes Been wore of tbe dlecreto varloty, notwltli- Bianumg me laot mat a nnmner oi natlenta bad novor been vacclnated. I would advlse tho malntenance of a strict quarantlne of thoso now affected, the vacclnatlon of all those wbo have no well-marked vacclno scar, and tho revacclnatlonof all adnlta wbo bavo not been vaccinatod slnco cblldbood." Tho ofilclal stotoment by on expert of suoh high atanding haa convlnced tbo peo plo that tbo disoaso ia genuine amall pox a'nd aettles tbo bltter dlspute that haa been golng on betwoen tbe local physlclans. It Is a complete vlndlcation of Dr. Darllng and had he been allowed to puraue bla own conrse when bo quarantined A. B. Thoinas, tbo man wbo carrled tho dtaease to Hard wick, a serloua calamity would have boon avoided. A farm honse has been secnrod for a pest bouse ond every caae will bo Isolated and all posslble precautlon takon to eradl cate tbe dlsease. Thero ia conslderable feellng In Hardwlok agalnat Dr. Uamilton, secrotary of the Stato board of bealtb, bo cause bo dlagnoaod tbo caso oa cblcken pox when Mr. Tbomaa was sick and agaln tbla weok, when be flrat vislted tbe place, sald lt was not amall pox. Brattleboro, Vt., Ang. 4. Dr. Honry D. Holton, preBldent of tbe 8tate board of bealtb, has juat retnrned from Hardwick and nearby towns, whero bo has been In veatlgatlng tbo ontbreak of amall pox. He fonnd ten well marked caaes, 7 In Hard wick, 1 ln Morristown, 1 In Bt. Johnsbury and 1 ln Westfield. Dr. Holton is of tho oplnlon tbere will be moro caaes, but from tbe meaaurea of restriction adopted, does not oxpect any alarining apread of the dlseaso. Bociianan, Micu., May 22. Geneaaee Paro Food Co., Le Koy, N. Y. Gentlemon: My mamma baa been a greot coffoe drlnker ond has found It very lnjurU ous. Havlntr used aeveral packagea ot your GRAIK-O, tbe drlnk that takea the place of coffee, she finda lt much better for heraelf and for na children to drlnk. Sbe haa given np coffee drlnklng entlrely. We nse a package evory woek. I am ten years old. Yonra rospoctfully, Faknik Williaus. YETEBANS GATIIERING Several old aoldiera from varlons parta of the connty are already ln town to attend tbe tblrd annual reunlon of tbe Washington connty Veterans Aesociatlon whlch opens Wednesday morntng at Dewey park. At ten o'clock Wednesday mornlng a re ceptlon will be held at wblcb members of the aeveral Reliet Corps ln tho connty will asBlst. At two o'clock Wednesday atternoon the Dewey Park Vandevllle company will glve a free entertalnment, to be followed by ad dresaea ot welcome by Mayor Brown of Montpelier and Mayor Horaey ot Barro, to wblcb aeveral old aoldiera will respond. A rouslng camp flre will be held Wednes day evenlng, commenclng at Eeven o'clock. Among tho apoakers annonnced are Hon. Kittredgo Hasklns, Ropresontatlvo W. W. Groat, Oommander U. A. Woodbury, Ool. Albert Olarko of Boston, Col. F. L. Greono and Col. W. W. Lapoint. Theao addresaea will be lntorspersed with patrlotlo rectta tlona and alnglng ot old army songa Sbould tbe weatber be nnfavorable the camp firo will be llghted in Barre opera honse. Tho electlon ot ofilcerg will occnr Thnrs day mornlng, followed by an exporlonco meetlng and otber exercises. FLAO RAISINU, At an adjournod meeting of tho Yonng Men'a Republlcan clnb beld Frlday even lng, It was practlcally declded to have a flag ralslng aomo evenlng of tbe week be glnnlng Augnst 12. Tbe exact dute wtll do pend upon wbat evenlng Hon. Jobn Barrott can be aecured tor spoaker. Tho socretary ot the club waa Inatructed to extend an ln vltatlon to all cluba in Washington county to attend the county rally to bo beld at Montpelier at a dato to be later annonnced. George B. I'ock was aubstltuted for George B. Walton as a inember ot tbo apectal clty commlttee from Ward 6, Story of a Slavo. To bo bouud hand and foot for years by tho cluilns of dlBoaso ls the worst forra of slavery, Goorge D. Willlams ot Manches ter, Mlob., says; "My wifo baa been ao bolplesa for llvo yoars that sho could not tnru oyer ln bod alouo. Attor uslug two bottlea of Klectrla Blttera aho Ia wouder fnlly Improvod and uble to do ber own work." Tlils Bupromo romedy for fomalo diBeasea qalckly cnres iiervousniias, aleep lessnees, molancboly, beadache, backaobe, fatntlnK and dlzzy Hpolls. It Is a godaenu to weak, alckly, run-down peoplo. Onro Saarunteed, Only 60c. old by 0. Blakely, rngglst. MONTPELIER AND YIGINITY, looat, iiA-Vi'jufiiran. Alderman F. L. Lilrd has roturnod from nis llslilng trlp to Groton pond. Mrs. F. A. Adama went on Saturday to ber home In Granville for a vlalt ot two or tureo wooks. Mrs. Jobn B. Dlllon and MIss Lllllan Howleson wont Monday to Portland, Me. Tbey will bo away until Septomber 1, II. W. Komnton wont Mondav mnrnlnir to Wintetaport, Mo., bla natlvo town to partl- cipaio in mo leaiiviuoa oi uid iiotuo woeic. Jobn II. Sentor waa at Newport on Frl day whoro bo dellvored an addresa beforo the Orleans County Democratlo conventlon. Mra. floorpn Dovotta and nhlldrnn. whn havo boen gueats of Mrs. K. I, Drnry, ber siavor, reiurnou Aionuay to tuoir ttotno ln nenson. Tbo Woman'a Ohrlstlati Tamnorano.n TTn lon wlli moot with Mrs, Artlmr Slnclalr Wednoaday atternoon at half past two o'clock. A dozen or moro mombers of Brooks Re liet Corps and as raany from Barre wont on Tnesday to Randolph to attend a dls trlct meotlng. B. A. Cummtns and family, wbo bave been goeats of A. O. Cummlns, bis fatber, for a tew weekB, leave Wednesday for tbelr homo In Piorre, S. D. Mra. Goorgo W. Parmenter wont Tnosdav mornlng to Sprlngfield, Jlass., to remain for several weekB with Mrs. Fannlo Shel don, ber daugbter. Cant. II. O. Lull's condition Is ronorted as mucli weakor today. He ia now unablo to take any nourlslimont and tho ond lt ex pectod hourly by bla frlonda. Mra. E. A. Nutt rotnrned Saturdav ovon. lng from St. Johnsbury, whoro buo was re portlng a hearlug ln c'nmcory beforo W. W. MUea of Barton, speclal master. A Repnbllcan cltv caucus to nomlnato a candidate for city Representative will be bold at Armory hatl on Monday ovenlng, Angust 20, at halt past aeven o'clock. Fred Camnbell. nlebt clerk at tbo Mont- peller'House, la at bla bomo in Morrisville (or a vacatlon of two wooks. His nlaco at tbo botal is taken by Artbur Conlin. Zeb Carbo was arreated Fridav atternoon on tho charge of neglocting to support bla family. The matter la being adjuated by an agreement betwoen Carbo and Overseor Wbeeler. Mr. and Mtr. J. W. Brock. Mr. and Mrs. L. Bart Croas, MIss Carrle, thelr daugbter, and Mlsa Carrle Holmea ot Macon, Qa., left Tuesdav for a tew davB vlalt to Mount Mansfield. Atl2Hubbard street. Aucrust 4.EllBWorth Frank Ohaae and Mrs. Anna B. Jacobs Murray, both of Calais, were inorrled by Rev. Wllllain J, Oloues, pastor of the Bap tist church ot thls city. L. E. Wrlcht. actinrr rozlmental Btoward for the nattonul crunrd. wnnt. to Knrt Etlian AllenTueaday to superintendend unloadlng theaappliea and equlpmenta for the coming annual muster ot tbe reglmont. The reunlon and nlcnio of Washlnetou county jarorc, Tuesday, with Mr. and Mrs. uaicneiuer at oauiu pouu, vvooaDnry, was less ot a succesa tban it would bave been bad the weatber been favorable. Mlsa Carrle Balch celebrated ber elcht- eentb birtbday by entertalnlng about twenty-fivo ot ber young frlenda at ber home at tbo Marvln farm Monday evenlng Tbe occaslon was a most enjoyable one. MIsb Fannlo Glark. atenosranher at the offlce of tho O. H. Moro Granlto Company, has lett for a two weeks' ou'ing ln the Catsklll mountains, N. Y. She was ao companlod by Ilaroid, aon ot Mr, and Mrs. J. ii. Moro. It la a remarkablo inatauco that no re- porta of flre lossea, caused.by tho electrl cal atorm ot Mo day evenlng, havo been reported today at any of the flro inaurauce agencles of the clty ua anch a rosult waa ex pected. J. N. Balllntrton of Indlananolis. advor. tlslng manager for Gentry Brotbors' dog and pony ahow, Is ln town, advertlalng tbe ahow's appearance here on Thursday, An gust 16. An oiTort will be made to aeoure tbe city lot for thls purpose. Mrs. S. 8. Ballard lnft Tnnndav fnr Riir. llngton where ahe Jolna D. O. Grlawold, her fatber, and George and Mlsa Hattie Gris wold, her brother and slater, for a two weeks yacbtlng trlp on thelr stoam yacht, "Mory Ann," vlsltlng Quebeo by tho way of Lake Cbamnlain and the St. Lawrence rlver. In a rjrlvate lnttnr rnnnlvnil hv M. S; Stono from tbe bnsiness manager of tbe Youtfi's Companton, tbe statement waB made that Vermont Btanda flrat ot all tbe States in tho nnlon in snbscribera to tbe Uompanton. in tbe ratlo of aubscrlbers to populatlon. Oregon and New Hampablre atand aecond. Tbe report that a case of small-nox bad been dlscovered on olay hlll la wltbout foundatlon, aa la a almllar report that a case oxlated ln tho sixth ward. East Fairfield has two well-developed casea. Mlssea Lll llan and Rutb Soule, who bad been work ing ln a mllllnery store In Hardwick, are down with tbe dlaease. Tbelr home ls atrlctly quarantined. Officer Brown was snmmoned to Seml nary bllUBanday forenoon to take cbarge ot Obarlea Mee. He was arrtisted for lntoxl cation and lodged ln Jall, He was convlct ed ot a tblrd offence ln clty oourt and flned, with costa, S35.33. He appealed his oase and fnrnlahed bail ln the anm of 876, W. N. Tberiault bocomlng auroty for tbe same. Mra. J. M. Seaver preslded at a dlstrlct Reliet Corps moetinp, to be beld next Tnea day at Randolph. Coips from Tnnbrldg, Brookfield, Williamstown, Woodstock, Royalton, Post Mllls, Craftsbury and Mont pelier wore ln attendance. Tbe rltnal work was exempllfied by members of Brooks Poat, Montpelier. U. B, Grant corpa of iRandolph entertaln tbo vls itors. It is now expected the Arlon qnartette, compoeod ot Messrs. McKenzle, wbo 1b on a fortnigbt's vacatlon from hla vocal atudles ln Boston, Cbapman, Hopklna and Lowe will furnlsb tbe muslo at Betbany chnrob next Sunday evenlng. Also on August 10 the pnlplt will be snpplled by Rev. Mr. Thorpe of Oswego, N. Y., wbo la sucb t fa vorlte witb Betbany congregatlona. Iu conjunctlon with tbe tblrd annual rennion of tbe Waahlngton County Veter erana asaoclatlon tbe ladtes ot Brooks Re liet Corps will bold a basket plcnlo at Dew ey Park next Wednesday, Aug, 8 Tho re liet corps ot Barre and Calais will attend. The veterans are plannlng for a rouslng good ttme tbat day, and tho presence of tho ladlea in large numbers will be very wel come. On July 3, Danlel Currler was oonvicted ot lntoxlcatlon in clty court and waa flned, witb coats, 813.68. Belng unablo to pay bla fine a certaln party became aurety for tbe amount, aavtng Currler from a aojourn In JhII, witb tbo underatandlng tbat Currler sbould repay tbo monoy. Currler falling ao to do, Deputy Sherlff Traoy today aerved a mlttlmus upon hlm when be settlod tbe ac connt and was releaaed. Montpelier was viatted by an eleotrioal atorm ot conilderablo severlty Mondayclght about elght o'olock. As usual tbe llghtlng ayatoms of Montpelier and Barre feltlta cf- fects. Tbo llcllts nf tbn Vllnn nvntnm (IIpV ored occaslonally, but dld not go out. Tbo Ploneor plant, wblcb Is now furnishlng iiunw iui mo uieuino roau, waa noc inr, anu inu uam wro run wiiuoui miorruption. Tho Bolton nlallt cavn un tbn nrntrnn nnil tho peoplo wbo bave boon gottlng tbolr llght iiuiu inui, nuiuun iihu 10 gei out inoir can- uio-, .arraugotnunts aro uamg mado to fur nlah both llghtsand nower frmn thn nlil nin. tlon In tho evont of ftiture trouble at Bol ton, xoiogrnpii atni teiopuono syatoma also sufforod from tbo effucts o( th thelr servloo was crlppled moro or less, but tuuay mo iines aro in worKing auape onco more. Rov. Dr. Nortuan Soaver wllt be away uuiiuk iuo iiiuimi oi Auguai. auunay ser vlcea will be beld as UBual. The prudentUl commlttee baa OHL'acoil tbn fnllnwlmr mln. Istera to Biipply tho pnlplt: August C, Uev P. P. Womer, pastor of tho Flrit Congre- gationai ciiurcn, lyobanou, N. H,; August 13, Rev. W. P. Jackaon of Barre; Angust 1U, Rev. 0. N. Throp, pastor of ibo Flrst Congroaatlonat churcb, Oawego, N. Y.: August 20, Rev. N. M. Pratt, pastor of jjuiuauy cuiircn, new xorK uity. 11. b Boardman, F. M. Bryau, II. 0. Shurtleff commlttee. In fortner yoara the band, before g Ing to mustor, haa glvon u concert at tho opora uuubu iu uruur io raiflo money witu wulcn to detray tbe extra expenso tncurred at auch a tlme. A new doparturo ia to be made by tbo band thls yoar. A apoclal and cholce program ls belng prepared and will bo ren dered Frlday ovenlng at tho Pavlllon Btand, when a collectlon will bo takon from the crowd, J. A. Roanlou, plccolo sololsr, and Mllo Burke, cornet tololst, of Brockton, Masa., and members of tbo Flfth roglment band of MassacluisoUe, have boon ongaged to aaslat tbo band on thls occaaton aud du ring muater. Tho Sunday Qlobe newapaper traln, run nlng betweon White Rlvor Juuctlon and St. Albans, was In a wreck Sunday morn lng two milos thls sldo of Roxbury. The newspaper traln waa followlng a frelght. A allgbt accldeut to the frelght delayed lt for llvo mluutos aud before a ilagraan could boaent back. tbe nowanaDor traln crasbnd Into the frelght. Tho down grailo at the polnt of colllslon Is very ateep. The engin eer aud ilreman of tbe newsnaner traln saved thelr llvea by jumplng. Tbo ilreman waa umnjurou. xuo englneer spralnod one ankle and bis faco was badlv out. Thn caboose and blnd car of the frelght traln wore Bmaahed lnta kindllng wood and the englne of tho newapapor traln was badly damaged. Tbe Olobct roached Montpelier a little moro tban two boura late. Joiiah Was Ono of tho Klnd of men who could not be kept down. In surance holps men up and helps keep tbem up. InBuranco is a llfe preservur. Natlonal Lllo Insurance Comnanv of Ver mont, S. S. Ballard, General Agent, new Laugdon block, Montpelier, Vt. CAMl'AIGN SL'EAKEKS Tbo State Renubllcan commltteo an- nouncea tbe followlng apeakers for Ver mont durlng tbo rnonth of August; Jobn Barrett, W. W. Stickney of Ludlow, H. Henry Powera of Morrisville, W. W. Groui of St. Johnsbury, D. J. Foster and Robert Roberts of Burlington, Kittredgo Hasklns. J. L. Martln. Jamea Fiak Hooker and E. W. Giusou of Brattleboro, Frank Plumley of Northfield, 0. A. Prouty of Newport, Jndge L. M. Reed, Obarlea H. Robb and 0. H. WilliBma ot Bellows Falls, S. E, Plngree ot Hartford, Harvey Burbank of Danville, Sllaa W. Fllnn, H. 0. Royco and F. L. Greene of St. Albans, J. D. Deul aon of Randolph, ex-Gov. W. P. Dllllngham of Waterbury aud otbers. TAKE NOTICE. Certaln Stato nanera bavo nnnonnp.nd tbat nominatlon nanors for town renresent- atlves may bo filed wlthln twelve days of me oepieniDer eiecuon. xma la erroneoua and those wbo delay fillng tbelr papers unttl tbat tlme will be barred. Section 88 of the publlo acts as amended by tho leg- taiature oi lB'ja reaeis as louows: "Ueriltlcatea ot nominatlon to bo filed with the aecretarv of State or a conntv clerk, shall be filed not more tban fifty nor less man miriy tiays Deiore tne uay ot tne electlon. Certlficates of nominatlon to be filed with town or villago clerka shall be filed not more than 30 nor leaa than 15 days before tbe day of eleotlon." COMING FAIHS. Tbe datea of comlncr falrs in Vermont no far aa known are as follows: Addison connty, Middlebury, August 28 to 30; Bat tenkill Valley, Mancheater Oenter, Septom ber 6 to 7; Bradford, Bradford, Augnst 28 to 30; Caledonia Orange, East Hardwick, Beptember 29: Caledonia North. Lyndon ville, Septomber 19 to 20; Caledonia, St. Johnsbury, Beptember 11 to 13; Dog Rlver vauey, uortimeiu, oepiemuer its to w: Franklin, Sheldon Junctlon, Septomber 12 to 14; Lamoille Valley, Morrisville, Bep tember 6 to 7; Orleans, Barton, Septomber 11 to 13: Butland. Rutland. Sentttniuer 11 to 13; Ryegate and Wells Rlver, South Rye gate, August 29 to 30; Sprlngfield, Sprlng field, September 6 to G; State, White Rlver Jnnction, September 11 tol4; World's,Tun- unugeuctouer-jio4; vauey rair, urattle boro, September 2G to 27; Waita Rlver Val ley, East Corinth. Bemember 8 to 7: Wash ington, Waahlngton, Septembor 28 to 27; vYeBtern Agricuiturai, jair iiaven, Bep tember 18 to 21; Windsor, Woodstock, Sep tember 28 to 27: Winooski Vallav. Water bury, September 11 to 13. Cabot. Hiram Putnam ia not as well aa usual. Frod Flsber of Barre waa ln town over Sunday. Work has commenced on the vlllazo acbool butldlng. Charles Goss ot Noyeavllle oreamery has been engaged by tbe Cabot oreamery for the coming year as tlrat man. Davld Nelaon ls lald nn beoanae ot hav- lng a needle break off ln bis knee, nocoaalta- tlng an operatlon lor 11 a removal. Mr. Blanchard. oateonath dootor. will agaln be iu town Saturdav. Auzasi 11. Con sultatlon and examlnation free, Tbe commUslonera on the estato ot Mer- rltt Picklea will alt for the lasi tlme Frldav, August 10, from one to four r. M , at O. F. MorriU's. The Republlcana of the town are called to meetlu ttie towu ball next Saturdav even- lug to form a leegue and to pusb tbe cam palgn, Work. Allfgood Republlcana turn out. Rev. J. H. Chaao of Plainfield occunled tbe Cougrogatlonal pnlplt last Sunday in exohange with Rev. D. L. llllllard. Mr. Chaao preBented bla tbemu both day and evoutng in a very pleaslng manner. Tbe new sldewalk ls a declded improvo- meut, but wbat has beoome of our eiectrlo llght plaut? Gentlemen of tbe villago cor poratlon, wby cauuot we be aomotblug aud not let uature uo all tne lllumlnatlug ot our pretty Btreets ln the evenlng. W. T, Morso and E. 0. Gotild are tbe dol- egates to tbe Good Templar conventlon at Lyndonville. To show tbe auccess and nro- gressiveness ot tbe lodge anotber payment oi 9iw on its proporty was maue rocentiy in addltlon to one a sbort tlme ago. Only a amall debt now remalns. TOWN GORRESPONDENGE. ITE318 OF HtTEllESTVEllSONAT, Uarro, Mrs. J. M. Bond vlsltod last wook ln iNortnuom, A son waa born last Frlday to Mr. and iurs. jiiicuaoi neeie. MIss Ella Norton Is at Long Polnt, Vt.,on U VUUUUUU Ul U 1UUU11J, Buol Latnb la roportod very low with con sumptlon in Oallfornla. A aon waa born laat Thursday to Mr. and uirs. r ranic Aiovvnorter. D. M. Tobln of Swanton, vislted Mrs. C N. Scott, hla alstor, last week. A. D. Morso was at bomo frnm nlil Or. chard a part of last week. Mr. and Mra. Harrv Bnverlv nf TMillmlnl. puia, aro gueats oi A. j, xoung. Mrs. W. A. Drow went vnstnrdnv tn Ttv annls, Masa., to vlalt relativea. Mrs' J. R. Georcre went last Thnrailnv tn r1. 1 I l m p . , . " . urcuaru, mo., io romain Bovoral weeks Tho lnfant chtld of Mr. nnd Mrn. .Tntin uiancni uiou laat weeii ot cholora lnfantum Mra. n. E. Roblnaon of Nnwtnn TTIr.li. lauus, jubss., is vieiung w.M. opoar, bla nephew. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Glllev roturnod last weok from Bucksport, Mo., whero they havo been for four woeks. The annual nlcnio for thn nmnlnvnftn nf Young Brotbors will bo beld at Caledonia park next Saturday atternoon. Mr. and Mra. Jonathan Anderson lnft lnat. weok for thelr former homn ln Rrntlnrnl. where they will rosldo ln futuro. Mrs. Goorco Whltcomb nnd rinnohtnr Nina of Claromont, N. II., were gueats last wook oi Mr. anu Mrs. Ularlc lloldon. Miasoa Druaolla liallnv. Almn Wlmntnn and Holen Burbank attonded tho anmmor school held laat week at St. Jobnabury. Mrs. H. K. Buab. MIss .Lllllan Bnsh and Mra. Lonls Gatea went last Thursday to Utlca, N. Y,, to remain aeveral waeks. Tho lnfant child ofMr. and Mrs. T,. n. JoneB diod laat Frlday mornlng of cholora lnfantum. Tho burial waa on Sunday in Hope cemotery. WIU McAulev was beforo Justlnn A. (i. Fay Saturday atternoon cbarged with ln toxlcatlon. He pleaded guilty and pald a une auu cosia oi Georeo H. Rvder of Boston rravo a free or- can recltal last Wedneaday evenlng ln the Unlversallst churcb whlch waa enjoyed by a large audlence. Tbe Swedlsb Inhabltants of Barro and Montpelier beld a plcnlc at Dowey park last Saturday aftornoon. Rov. John Roes of Gardner, Mbbh., dellvored an addresa. Fred Beckman. the nonnlar barher ln tbe shop ot Wllllain Mears. and Mlsa Con- atanco Erlckaon were marrled laat week by Rev. S. N. Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Beck man are bousekeeptng on Mount street. The Clvio Foderatlon of Women. havlnp furnlahod and opened an emergency room in the new clty bulldlng has now tnrned its attention to tho work of beautlfylng Cur rler park. The land on Suminer street flrst recelved attention and a sllcking np. Magcle. wlte of Thomaa Mercer. dled lnnt Wedneaday night atter a brlef lliness, aged twenty-two years. Deceased was a daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Anderson, and had a wldo circlo of frlenda. Funeral aorvicea were bold from her late bomo Frldoy atternoon, Rev Dr. S. N. Jackson ofllclatlng, oaalsted by Rev. E. W. Cum inga. Tbe burial was in Hope cemetery. last week to consider tbe Batchelder street case. A potltlon waa recelved asklng that thls Btreet be opened for travel. J. W. Gordon appeared for tho petliioners. He Bald the street had been laid out, accepted by tho clty, and placed on record, and that the clty could do nothlng else but open lt to travel. Mayor Hersey statod tbat all the peoplo to be accommodated by thls atreet iivu iu iuo iuwu ui uarre. no uennuo ac tlon ln the matter waa taken, John F. Kimball. who was arrnntml lnat. week In Boston and brought to Randolph on a charge ot blgamy was formorly a real dent of thls clty. About five yoars ago he aklpped from Barre in company with the daughter of a reapected cltlzen. The Irate father followed the couple and brought his daugbter back to Barro. Tho Boston Olobe publlabed the story of tbo elopement and Kimball aued tbat paper tor libel, claimlng 2,800. The snlt was dropped when an at tornoy for tne Olobe assured Kimball they had anothor shot ln the locker as they were ln possosslon of facts wbich conneted Kim ball witb the alleced robberv of dlamnmln valued at 8400 from a notorlous woman ln lioston. BrookUeia. Marcus Feck bas aold the Howe farm on Bear hill to Wllllam Perbam. Mra. Balne of Northfield waa a crneat of Mrs. Helen Abbott the last ot the week. Dr. Frank Fartrldge ot Worcester. Maas.. came laat week to spend a tlme with bis lamlly at Mrs. U. U. Upham's. Mrs. Fred Ralnh and son Nnal of f!nn. cord, N. H., are maklng tbelr annual vlalt atber father's, Orlando Ralph'a. Fred Hayes bas traded his farm for Frank Ketcbum's bouse in tho vlllage and has taken possosslon. Mr. and Mra. J. H. Klbbee retnrned tn thelr home ln Chelsea, Maas., laat Monday. Mlsa Lulu Sargent accompanled tbem and will be abaent several weeks. Fortv-alx from thls nlace enloved a rldn and good dlnner at the Qulf Sprlug honse In Williamstown last Frlday. Tbe Golden Rnle Christian Endeavor aoclety will beld lta twenty-flrst annual conventlon on Thursday with tho Second Congregatlonal cbnrch. An tntereatlng pro gram bas been prepared, lncludlng an ad dresa by Rer. George E. Ladd ot Water bury, livery one is inviteu to uo present. Mrs. Morton Grlawold and son returned to her home ln Uxbrldge, Masd., the flrst ot me weeK. Mra, Curtla H. Klbbee. who has been alck aeveral weeks, doea not aeem to be Im- provlng. Rev. Dr. Palmer and wlte retnrned to tbolr bomo in Norwlchtown, Conn., laat Wedneaday. Rev. R. A. Aberoromble was oallod to West Brookfield Sunday afteruoon to ofll- clatont the funeral ot Mra. Smead. Artbur Fllnt and wlfe of Darbv. Conn.. vislted relativea In town lost week. FortU Allla and wlfe are boardlnc at E. H. Allls for a few weeks. Jamea W. Parmenter vislted bla slBtor. Mrs, Savllla Green, ln Lrdlow last week. Mr. and Mra. Stowell started laBt Fridav on thelr homeward Jonrney to Oallfornla. George Parmenter of West Concord. N. II., his brother, J, W, Parmenter. Edward Wbeatlov of Mertden. Conn.. Jolned bis family at Wllllam Clark's tho flrst ot tbe week for a sbort stay. Mra. Lealle Grane and two children of Rutland bave been vlsltlng at George Orane's and Earl Gaylord's the past week. Mrs. Boaumello Willlams ot Boston ls apendlng aeveral days with ber slater, Mrs. Seryl Sumner. JWCOUl'OKATEI) IN 1850. National Life Insurance Gompany HOME OFFIOE MONTPELIER, VT. INSURANCE IN FORCE: POLICIES, 40,451 . 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