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8 VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. 11)01 BOTH TIIEORY AND The Superiority of tlie Unitecl States Separator ln Thcory Its Onc-Plccc Frame, Enclosed Gcars IUmnlng in 011, Few Parts, Tlirec-Separators-in-One Uowl, nnd Supcrlor Conslrttctlon in gcneral inakc it the CLEANEST SKIMMING, MOST SUBSTANTIAL, SAFEST, EAS1EST OPERATED, and MOST DURABLE Separator madc. In Practtcc It ls dnlly provlng the corrcctncss of ottr thcory, ns tcstlficd to ly pleascd ttscrs all over the country. If lnterested wrltc for illustratcd catalogucs contnining hundreds o( lcttcrs to this cffcct. VERMONT FAUH MACHINE CO., - il6 A RARE OPPORTUNITY For a RfSan to Commence Business. I will sell at fublic Auction on o'clock in the forenoon. the entiro ln the store at No. 15 State street, Montpelier, Vermont, vvhich urncj fnrmprlv nrrnm'prl hv Mnrk H. Rice. j , The stock in trade consists oi and everything kept ln a store of T will aiVR anv nrosnective DUrChaSer an ODDOrtunitV tO lOOk over the stock in trade and fixtures at any time before the sale 11 he will call at my office. WILLIAM N. THERIAULT, Trustee. WE ARE SHOWING . . this week a nico lino of Runabouts, Bug- gies, Surreys, Driving Wagons, Spring Wagons, and Farm Wagon3. Also a uico line of Harness, Blankets, Robes, Whips, Eto- We guaranteo perfcct satisfaction in both goods and price. Mnny haye already view ed our splondid new stock wlth pleasure. Coino, evon if you are not thinking of buying. Everybody Welcome O. R. COLLIftiS 84 State St. WlUamstown. Herbert P. Martin haB been appointevd ad ministrator of the CBtate ot the lato Gharlea U . Perry. Our creamory Is gettingsome 2,800 poundB of mllk and 259 pounds of croam, dally, and yet the manager of the concern eaya there is room for lota inore. Dr. Dadiey H. Sinlth of Plainfield was bero again laat Sanday to see liis brother, Marcns A. Smltb, in company wlth Dr. E. B. Watson. Mr. Stnlth is thought to be ln a fair way to recoyer. Paul Tayerne li abont to movo his fam ily to Canada. He will havo an auction salo of his household goods on Wedno3day ot four p. m. Mrs. Ollver Stone who has been a great lnvalid ln late months goes to Bethel this week to atuy lora timo wlth her inother. xneouore Aiexanuer's auctlon sale on Saturday, averaeed as followa: S8 each for threecalyea; 14 for foar yearlings; S26.c0 for twenty-one cows that wore mostly two to five years old. A thoroagh-bred Chester wiiite swine Droagnc Kiu. Aitogetner tne recelptB ot tho sale were $100 inore than Mr. Alezander expected. Mrs. George 0. E".rle was haatily snm moned to Barre on Saturday by the sudaen lllness from hoart troable of her hnsband. Thongh rellef was foand for Mr. Earle be had not boen able to retnrn Monday morn- ing. Mrs. Georgo M. Soavor, who haB been here throagh the winter with her slater, Mrs. Or ville 1), Uosworth, ls not yet able to be moved to her home ln VVaahlngton. Her hnBband, long in the omploy of the Vermont Watchman Company, baa been able to re anme hla work in late weeka, Darwin F. Qoodrlch and Frank B. Boyce are improviug ln health. Qeorge W. Lynde foll, a fow days ago, througb a scnttle-hole in his barn and re ceived a painfal injary to ono or inoro ribs from strlklng agalnat the slde of tho open ing. He haa been havlng a bad hand that has Juat reqnlred oponlng, The troable ia to hayo followed his paring down of a cal louaod place on tho hand. Mrs. Lynde has been 111, too, this week, requiring medical care. A minor aflllction is the sorlouB lll ness of onu of Mr. Lynde'a beat horses. Itev. Oharles H. Farnaworth, son-ln-law ot tho late Keuben Hatch, goos from Law rence, Mass., to the Flrst Methodist charch in Manchester, N. H. Our Ladles' Heading clnb was pleasantly entortalned in Barre laat Wednesday after noon by the Clovor club. Tho day was fa vorable for tho eyent. Onr yenerable and much rospected towns man, Follansby Qoodrlch, dled last Thura day evenlng at the ago of nearly elghty seven yeara, the resnlt mainly of old age. He had, howeyer, retained his facaltlea to a remarkablo degree and but for rheama tlsm, had had pretty good hoaith. He was a natlve ot Brookfield, i-ut had llved ln town ,aa a farmer for many yeara. His wife, who, wlth three of his llvo children, Burvlvon him, waa Bethla, a daaghtor of tho late .Martin Harrington. He was burled i from hla late homo on Saturday aftornoon, Kov. F. E..Carrior, pastor of the Motbodlst cliurcii, of which Mr. Qoodrlch had long been a membor, ofllclatlng. Hou eat, npright, wlnBome, leadlng ever a qnlet llfo, the world has been mado happler and better for hla having llved ln lt. Mra. Flora Kllby Howo, a long tlmo teacher here, now of Barre, was in town Jast woek. Her widowed mother accoin panled her. Mrs, John Adama has beon 111 ot lato with eryalpelas and undor medical care. Elwln T, Whitney waa able to rldo to tho villago last woek, after a threo inonths 111 noss, from an operatlon ln conneotton wlth appendicltls. Ue hopea now for pormanent rellef, He seea now how much better ho mlght havo been lf he had been operated on two or inore years ago. Tho iyconm Burean that has snpplled onr entertalnment conrses in late wlnters 1b agaln on hand for anotber soason'a snpply. PRACTICE PROVE BELLOWS FALLS, VT. tlie 13th day ol May, at 10 stock of f?oods and fixtures . . . lewelry, btationery, Books this kind. We aro told by one of our committoo that tlie uiatter ls practically Hettlud that tho of for of this Ijuroau wtll be accepted, and it ls hepad that a bettor courso than over before baa been promlaed us, Catalogues ot the eutertalnments will aoou be furnishod. Sanford K. Dntton'a aon has a reslstered Berkahlre Hwino from the farm of Hood of Sarsapartlla.fame, Lowell, Maas. There haa been a fresh opldeailo of colds uore ln tue laat week or two. Mr. and Mrs. Lealte D. Qale. for months past at tho Pavillon ln Montpellor, came up here laat Saturday. We hear that Mr. Qale may later como back to look after his larmmg lnt.eroats here. Tho roof ot the Congregational parsonage barn 1b about to pass out of a aklmmer style, lf the pile ot sbingles near by is a truo lnuicauon. Mrs. Dennis Carlln waa called to New port laat woek by tho illnosa of her mothor, Gnrdon Martin loat one of his eranlte team iioraea laat weeK. Henry F. Eraklno haa a horse that haa failod upteniporarllyiu roadmachlno work. The aecrotary of our school board ronorta Bovontoen teachers employed here, eight of whom are nnn-rosluents. wages ln eraueu tcuools are S7.50 ana 88 per week, whilo 84 to eu are paiu in tne otner bcuoois. Tho iron gray whiakered and active strancer, seenin our midst of late is a ron- resentatlves of the Univeraaliit Lcader ot Boston, for whlch paper be has been sac cossfully canvaaslng. John A. Perry has ast added a bay win- uow to ueorgo w. JNicnois rosiuence. Qoorge A. Alnaworth wants to Boll the Qcneral E. Bass farm of over 100 acres, in our village. Not only can It be mado a productivo farm,bnt a man of wealth could inake lt a very beautllul country resldonce. Any one deslring to opon it up for residenco lota can maKe it a loveiy auuitlon to our vlllaee. Perhans no other nronertv of iti slze, for sale here juat now, offora ao many natural inducementa to buy. Mr, Alnaworth invitos correspondence with would be pur- chaaera who mean oasiness. Mra. Julia Work Blanchard has been stavinc in Barre for aoveral week. Her danghter Nellle will graduate from Qoddard Semlnary tnis lail. Fred, aon of Melvln E. Bnrnham, will graduate from Gouuard Semlnary this fall. Kev. Waltor R. Davenport and wlfe were in town laat week. Mr. Davenport Is on the aklrmiah lino juat now ln antlclnatlon of tho new work he ls to engage in as com- Ing prlncipai oi tne Montpelier Semlnary Ho ls a tall man, and it is sald that one of the boyB at the Beminary was recently over heard to say, as he saw him, wo Bhall have to walk straight when he geta here, for he can look into a thlrd-atory window. Dut we can aaauro young auil old, Metbodlsts generally, that this gentleman's work will not bo mainly sky-scraplng. He has a livoly waa of cetting down to businesB. and as that ia to be indae part, tho ralsing of funda to carry on the work of the Semlnary, we suspect that fat pocket books ln his balll- . wlck will not be likely to gatber mnch rust on tbelr blnges. Qeorge W. Savery haa recBntly had word from the superintendent of tho aaylnm at Waterbury conceming an aged townaman, Mr. Ohnrcb, who has been there for a few years. The man is in a very feeble condl tlon, and auffering moro or less from paln- iai ueinBionB. Tho mother of Maynard Kiaer Ia viBltlng uim at preaent. One of our townsfolk haB a brother who had the following experlence in tho minls. try in a Vermont town. He had married a conple and the groom asked him what his fee would bo. Tho clergyman roplied that the law allowed him halt a dollar. Taklng half a dollar from his pocket book, the new- iv marnea man nanuea it to nim saying: "Iho law allowa vou half a dollar. and bern ls another halt dollar, and that will m ke you a dollar." Buch flguring coald hardly fall to amnse the minister, but wo suspect that too many a minister would, if presed, have to say that that waa the klnd of arlth- metio tuat had oeen uaed moro tuan onco ln deal wlth Bomo members ot thelr parlshes. John W. Bacon will sell bia farm, the old Aaa B. Simonds' farm, ln the northwet section'of the town, at auctlon on Thursday anernoon oi iuib weeu. uuoerL u. amuu naa juat oongut an Ecllpse corn planter and will plant his own anu uis noiguuorB corn, u wanted. The Freo Baptlsts here are to bave tho BorvlceaZanotber iyear, tho mlnlator they havo had for Beveral years, who llvea ln Washington and snpplles the chnrch tbere, Horbort P. Martin and Albert H. Norris are dolng the atono work of tho fonndation lor j. u. urocKways now store. Lawyor John W. Gordon of Barre has inat notlllod onr selecmen that onr town inust defond tho ault lately brought against Conatable Azro A. Iteed, who, ln obodlence to tho lnstructsons of our board ot clvll an. thorlty, proceeded to collect tazes assoaaed by our town last year agalnat ono Tlmothy Blanchard, formerly of Brookfield. Mr. Ulancuard, lt setms, was uihhssoiI ln llrook tleld last year and pald iuxhh thure and ro. fused to pay here. lf e alao falled to annear beforo onr board of civil uutborlty, at tho proper tlmo for an abatemont ot theso taxes BBaoaBod lioro. The reault was tliat Con stablo Ileed took Mr, Blanchard to our connty jall ln Chelsoa, Followlng thls, Mr. Iteed waa taken for falao lmprisonment of Mr. iiianctiaru acu nence tue looming ault Frank Plumley of Northfield is Mr. filan chard'a lawyer. Tho caao may not likely como up tui ine ueoomner term, Ladlos wlshlng atyllsh sults can flnd tlioiu at vory reasonablo prlces at llomer FlttB, uarre. Mnrslilloia. VV. II. II. Moors waa ln St. Johnsburv last wook to pay tho nowgrandchlld a islt. J. Norton l'lko has boon annolntod con- stablo. 0. J. Ilnzton waa ln Hardwick on Mon day to attond tho Instltntlon of an Odd Fol lowa lougo attnat piaco. 110 onu js. j, Morrill furnlshod afour-horse toaui to carry inomhorB of Cabot lodgo wlu woro to work tho Bccond degroo. H. J. O'Nolll ls 111. Tho auctlon salo ot offecta holonstne to H. J, O'Nolll at Cabot, whlch was advor- tisou to taito piaco lasc aaiuruay, naa oeon poatponod untll Tuosday, May 14, at ton o'clock A, M. Mr. and Mrs. Wllhor Wboolor bnvo had a Bottlemont o( tholr offecta and takon Bopar ato waya. Mrs. Whoolor rotalns tho farm. Horbort Emory rocontly nurchased a palr ot hoavy dratt horsos ot M r. Farnum ol East Montpollor, Thna far thla soaaon. so far ns ronortod, local ilahormon havo rotnrnod wlth flaher- mon'a luck, Mlsa Mand Fostor has gono to Wolla IUvor to work in the homo of Ool. K. Bald- win. Mlas Eloanor Colo waa at homofrom God. dard Sominary ovor Sanday. Llzzlo Proston wont to MontDeller Satur- day aftornoon whero sho la to work in tho nomo ot W. A. Btowon. Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Pltk'.n snont Sanday at ftlrs. ritkln's formar homo ln Peacham, 0. B. AdamB. J. W. Dayia, Woalle Lam- borton and Ernest Folsoai aro now at Es sex Junction palnting roofs. pl?c7oandcHabK L - L - Shepard. Mra. Tt. .T. T.IM.ln nf Plnlnflalil arnrlrlntr atthooommorciaiiiouso. a. e. Lamberton ltitif thX'aJ BetnlB nlaco on Mal . stroet, sltuated last ln resorvod by 0. J. Wood whoa ho Bold tho uouao to tue present o wnor, Mrs. mevenson. It is a valnablo pieco of property aa it mlght bo lald out into a number of p'oasant uulldlng lota. Tho Woman's Ohristian Temnerance Uuion will moet wlth Mra. Mira Wood at tho homo of It. S. Hudson Saturdiy after- noon at2:30 o clock. Mrs. E. A. Roaebrook and son left Mcn day mornlng for Prlnce Edward Island, whoro they will apend a month or moro vialtlng frlonds and relatlvea. Mr. and Mrs B. M. Shepard and son wero at the home ot Mr. unopard's latuor, U. ss. Shopard, for two days laat woek whllo Bert trlod to luro a lew BPeckled boautlos irom Nigger Hoad pond, in whlch sport ho dld uct meet wlth his uaual succeaa. A. T. Davls haa opened tho aoda seaaon. and, to tne llat ol appetlzlng boveragos pro vlonsly lound at hla louutaln. haB tula sua son addod Bardwell's root beor. His store will Irom now on, aa ln futnro soaaona, bo tue beadquarters ln town for Irult and con lectlonery whlcn ne masea a apectalty. S. A. Carleton wsi rolleved of 810 by two pickpocketi at the atation laat Frlday. Tho money waa in five and ten dollar bllla and was ln an lnslde pocKot. lt was not mtaaed by him nntll atter he returned to tue vll latro and looked for lt to nav a foed blll It tben occnrred to him that two young men had crowded very close to him as ho waa paylnc; some money out at tuo sta lon, but whlch he thouaht nothinz about at tbo tlme, as they were desirous ot purchasing tlckets to tiiko tne next train then uuo. But few were in attendance at the moet lng called to form a local Old Home Week Asaoclation lest Saturday, but an ,or canlzation was perfected with the follow lng oiucera: ta. a. rnomai, nresidont; ai U. Ide. vlco'preatdent: vv. XI. a. Mears, aecretary a- d treasurer; A. T. Davls, O. H. omitn anu ni. w. unmau, executive corn mittse. Tho 12th day of Angust noxt waa selected as Old Homo Day for this aasocia tiou. Mra. H. K. Davla of Montpelier was re cently the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L.D.Nuto Mr. and Mrs, John Bollos.wlth thelr thlr- tcen months old baby. who llvo ou Manlo Hill, recently vislted at Wood's MIUs. They came to tho Btation baturuay mornlng to take the trat i home, and npon uucovering the cliliu lound lt dead. Qaite a stlr was occsioned for a fow hours Saturdav evenine ovor the loaa of liaymond, tue youngeat son of JS. VV. Gil man, and Brooks, souof It. J, O Neill, who were last seen throwlng atones into tne rlver above tho vjllage on the Cabot road, It was not unlil quito lato In the ovening that tue young ladB were locatod at Cabor, to wnicn piace tnoy uau waiued and where Mrs. O NelU had boeu spendlng the after noon. A team out in Boarch of them met bor on tbo llat returnlng home wlth them Mrs. Mahala Boyles haB Qnlahed work at Willlatn Parks and is now at work for M E. Beckloy, C. H. Hobinson is also board lng at Mr. Beckley's. cnimcn uoTicE". Tho Congregational prayer mootlnc will be hold on Thursday evenlng at the cburch. The adjourned baslness meeting will loliow. Itov. J. O. Sherbnrno. presidlne eldor ot the St. Johnsbury dlstrict, was In town Monday mornlng and met the stewards of tbe MethodiBt charch at the parsonago ln tho flrst quarterly coaforonce of tho year For the preaent the 8unday evenine: ser- vlcea at the Methodist chnrch will be bold at 7:30 o'clock. Tho mld-week prayer meeting will be held at tho church Wed- nesuay evenlng at 7o'oiock, Wultaflold The Odd F llows wlth thelr famlliea to the nnmber of aoventy-flvo or moro met at thelr hall Saturday evenlng and enjoyed a soclal vlslt. A llne mnslcal programmo waa renuereu anu augar on snow was serV' eu. Engene Joslln and wlfe of Montneller wero at u. n. newcomn s over uunuay Alson Ainsworth cnt his ricbt hand bad- ly Haturilay alternoon whllo sawlnc aliln gles at Morlarty Brothers' mill. He out the nrst two nncers ou at the mlddle lolnt and the end of tbe third finger. The end of the thnmb was badly cnt. Waltor Morlar ty took him to Waterbury, where Dr. Hen ry janes uresBeu tho wounus. Orvllle Richardson of Montpelier Bemin ary was at hiB fathors's, 0. M. Illchardson's, over aanuay. Walter B. Richardson of Barre waa ln town on Bunuay, A son was barn on Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. John Mobus. Fred Battla has flnlshod work for Morl arty Brothers and has moved his goods to his place on tho German Flata. Mr. Battla haa bired ont to Fred Parker for the aeason and Mrs. Battla ls at work at tho hote), Zlbn MoAlltster and wlfo wero at Mont pelier last week to attend the golden wed dlng of Col. A. C. Brown and wife. The following ofUcera woro lnstalled bv Lodgo Deputy 0, Q. Eaton for tbe ensulng nuarter in tno uoou xempiars: u. x,, if. u isaton; v. T., lllanclio MCAlllaturj rocord lng secretary, Koy Boyce; nuanclal aecre tary, Floy McOarty : treaaurer, O M. Eaton i marBbal, John McOarty; deputy marshal, Cora Kelty; chaplaln, Ida LaDno; guard, Nellle Coty; sentluel, Oharles Gromie; P. u. r., uuarne oavago, Eaton & Joslyn have Ltster's Saccess Potato and Corn Speclal Phoaphate whlch they aro Belllug at low prlcea. Josonli i'aimor had an oneratlon ner- formod Saturday by Drs. D. D. Grout of of Waterbury and Howa of Wultallold for hornla. Ho ls ln a very crltical condltlon MIbb May Gloaaon waa called to Mont peller on Monday whero ahe 1b to act aa bookkeeper and cashier in tho storo of L, P. Gloason & Oo, dnring tho lllnoaa of tho regular casblor. Tho auotlon salo Saturday ovening at the storo oi isaton oavngo was woii attended. Vorshlro, Mlss Edlth L. Parker waa in llandolnh last Frlday, taklng tho teachers' oxamlna tlon, and bogan her school on Monday, Eldor Mead lofl last Thursday. Ue was to proach at Bpringfleld on Sunday. Tho sooial at Itev, A. C. Dodee's waa woll attendod, and a flno tlmo ls reportod. Mrs. Clocaton and bor daucbtor. Mrs. Thayer, havo como fromUarro to tholr sum tnor homo horo. A son was recently born to Mr. and Mrs. Oharles Gamsby. F. D. Parker haa rotnrnod from Fltch burg, Maaa. Mrs. Ely ls toacblng ln Wost Falrloo and Mlsa Darllng at Copperllold, Arthur Colton ot Thetford has boon look- lng after his buslnosa lutoreata horo. May floworsaro abundant and havo beon bo durltig tho last part of Aprll. Georco Chnrch has a honaokeonor. a Mrs. Cunnlngham from Corinth, Thoro was somo very warm weather in April and tbo last day brought a ilno rain. urass and (oiiago soom mucu auvanced xor tbo tlme of tho yoar. Mr. Abar has a slater from ont of town vlsltlog him. Perlev Wlllls hasa new nalr of matched boraoa, which ho bought ln Corinth. Ed. Church has moved to Mrs. Allls house at Post Mllla. Ruv. A. C. Dodee waa ln Barre tho laat of laat wook. Mrs. Warren Lathron. a formor reaident of Vorshlro, has rotur ed from her month's Btop wlth hor altter ln New Uampahlre, Elder Drown preached at the Advent church laat Sunday. Tho creamory pald twenty-two and one- half cents for March butter. B. F. Fuller and S. B. Darling have boen appointed commlaaioners on tbo oatato of tuo lato A. J. uiougu. Mrs. Thavor of Corinth ls to movo Into tho tenoment vacated by Eldor Mead. Frank Mnnn of Lancaster, Maaa., wna in town laat Sunday. There havo been several frostB of lato. Cabot. Mrs. Fannle Farr. widow of tho lato Itos- well Farr, dlod of apoploxy at hor home ln this village Aprll 30, aged elghty-throo years. In tuo deatb of Mra. Farr another oi tne oldeat ladles ln our commumty has passed away. Suo originatod from Purltan Btook. Sho was a woman who alwaya at- toadod strictly to her own allalra and ono that no porson over sald ought agalnat. Ploaaaut and easy ln her waya sho mado frlends with :all she met. Sbo unitod with tho Congregational church ln 18G9 and waa a conatant attendant upon cuurcn servtcea untll the weight of years and decliulng health nrevonied. Faoeral aorvlces wero conducted by her pastor, Itav. D.L.HUliard, on the atternoon of May 1, and tba burtal waa ln the cemetory at liaat Woodbury, The library haa been moved to Mra. J. L. Klmball's and will ba opej on Wednosdays and Qaturdays. Rev. D. L. H l '.ard and famlly are vlsit- lng Mrs. Htlhard'd pirents at S'joldon Sprlngs. Cnion sorvicoa will bo held at tho Moth- odlst church next Sunday and evoning. Mr. II. A. Durfoo ot Burlington, secretary of the anti-saloon league, will address each meeting. All should hear him. L. J. Gtouzh has purohaaod the Britt houao and will movo into lt next week. W. B. Liuon is to movo into tho uppar part of hla father'a house. All tlioio lnterested in tbe ','Old Homo Week" featlvitios are requested to meet at tho town cierk'a oflloe on Frlday evenine to docldo as to the advlsablllty of observicg tne aamo. Mrs. Oioar Morrill is with her slster, Mrs Laura Adams, vory 111, and wlth rather poor proapects ot recoverlng. All thoae who took part ln the oneretta last Marcu and any others lnterested are re quested by the oflioers of the Aasoclation to meet at tue town uau next tsaturuay evon inz at 7:30 for tho parposo of dlscusslng the advlsablllty of repoating the Bame In the near future. Numurous requests havo boen so made by the puunc. N. B. Rozers shipped a carload of llvo stock from Marshfield statlon laat Monday mornlng. H. G. Wllliams la at East Calais this week. Sodom. A danghter waa born on Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. iferris. A. A. Lowia is ln Bridgeport. Conn., where he Was called by tho report ot hla son's lllneaa, .whlch report proved to be falso. Georgo Newton wlth his lamily has re turned to his farm, whoro he will occupy a tenement ln his house. Tho farm ls still rented to Alonzo Holt. Mrs. Georgo Farnham, her aon Herbert Farnham, and his two children of West Topsham, bave been visiting Mra. Theodore woou, Mrs. i arnnam's uauguter. Granite lodge of Good Templars lnstalled cfllcers for the present quarter, Saturday evenlnz as followa: 0. T.. Walter Jacoba: V. T., Mra. W. I. Rtckard; Becrotary, Olara lillas; treasurer, uenjamtn liaton; chaplaln, Mra, DeGroene; marshal, Oharles Weeka; guard, Mra. iirvlne iioluiea; aentmel, mt vlne Holmes; asalstant secretary, Clarenco Fltch: doputy marshal, Vlola Rath bnrn; lodge deputy, W. I. Rlckard; flnan- cial secretary, Carrio Dalley. Tho ofllcera of Myrtle Juvonile Tomple are: u. x , JSmma iiathburn: v. x,, An nle Holt: secretary. Martha Balley: rlnan cial secretary, Harry Dalley; treasurer, Ag nea Tavlor; chaplaln, Gordon Quy; mar shal, Elmer Mathers; guard, Gertrude Matbers; sentlnel, Allen Balley; asslstant secretary, Nelllo Blake: deputy marshal. Hattlo Quy; P. 0. T., Jennie ,Taylor; 8. J. T., Mrs. E. O. Balley. Lllllan Kelley is at work for Mrs. Jamoa xoung. Wright Conner ls ill at LucIub Sanders' Walts Illver. A few of our children observed May day. Mlss Eva Lalrd of Bradford ls visiting her latuor, Jjetnuel Lalrd, James Richardson was ln Barre tho flrst of tbo week. Elwln Chase and slster Bertha wero in Bradford on Tuesday, visiting relatlvea. We bad no minister here last Sunday. Dexter Prescott led a soclal moetlng at the regular service hour. We have a Sunday Bctiool every Sunday at 11:30 and all aro o.Tillally luvited to attend. Mlss Blo-isoai Ohaso who haa been Blck for somo tlme, is now much lmproved, and oxpeots to be out ueiore mauy days. Roxbury. Rodnov Wilev has moved into Goorgo Fiake's houso. Mr. Whtoler has moved into tho houso with Georgo Gosa. Mr. Dana haa tunvod frnm Northfield intn his houao hero. Mra. GeorL'0 Snauldinir haa rotnrnod from Roxbury nnd, with hor family, is liviug in Olmt Brackott s liouao. Mra. LouUo IIull has goneto Florida, ' Soldon Ricliardann Ima returned to his homo in 1'osadeua, Cul, It is ngain expoctod that Rev Mr. Squiros will proach nt tho Congregational church noxt JSunday. Various obstacles liavo pvo- ventod liis coming on previous occasions, but it is lioped nothing may provont this timo, ns (ho church lias had no pastor for the laat two .jiumuytt. Frank Konnody of Hancock waa in town on Monday. Mrs. Leo Wiloy ia slowly improving health. Kust Montpollor. If you wlah to soe an lmmenso lino of white Bblrt walsts, real nobby ones, go to iiotnor ifltts'i Barre. Cholson. A. n. Powers and W. P. TnwnHnml. wlth tholr wlves. attondod tho concert of Sousa's band ln Montpollor last Thursday. Mrs. Sophronla Ordwav. who haa boen away durlng tho wtntor, returnod home last WOOK. Bonson Sanborn ls ntck wlth nneumonln. Tho roporta concorning his condltlon aro quito lavorablo. Nolllo M. Corwln loavos this wook for Boston. Sho oxpeots to sall on tho 22d for a European trip with hor brothor, Harry J. Corwln. EtholL. Georgo ls worklng at J. A. II. Corwln's in hor absenco. Mrs. G. 8. Adams was thrown from a bng gy at II. A. Lyon's on Frlday ovonlng and badly Bpralnod hor anklo. Mrs. Lyon, who is Mrs. Adams' danghter, ls apparently fall lng wlth consnmptlon. With tho oloso of school varlous boys on ter upon work for tho soaaon, tforman C. Davls goos to O. 0. Hcod's ln Williams town, Claronco M, Hook to E. N. Bacon's, Donald M. Comstook to Mrs. Bylvla Doar born's, and Archto E. Goorgo to E. J. Flan ders'. Edgar Grosvenor ls vialtlng his son ln Bridport. Ltllft M, Robbins 1b at homo on a vaca tlon from hor work ln Lobanon, N. H. Ada Groeu has gono to St. JohnBburyto work in a hotol. A daughtor was born to Mr. and Mra. Fred A. Qrant, Aprll 27, Woslev M. Davls has Qnlshod work for A; N. King & Son of Tunbridge, and ls at home. Qeorso M. Davla wont on Monday to East uarro whoro uo has worlc lor tho snmmor carrylng toola for quarrymon. Harold D. Oomatock was horo from Dart- month colloco for tho school sraduatlni: ox- nrciaes, anuuaipu jj. Ullman irom JNorwlcli unlvorslty. Tho usual largo audionco aasomblod ln tho town hall on Frlday ovening for tho gradnating oxerclsos ot Cholsoa Academy and tho grammar school. xho academy eradnatos aro Georgo M. Davls and Sadlo J. McConneli, and thoso from tho grammar school aro Iioaslo H. Bnrgoss, Margaret uoinstocic, Liizzie ij. uicKinson, uaiun jll. Emery, Edward B. Hatch, Zoe E. Hill, Lora Hood, Illram B. JonoB, Ralph O. Lyon, Luclnda A. ItogerB, Earlo G. Thorno anu joBepu a. xraoy. A meeting to organlze an Old Homo Wook Aasoclation was hold in tho town hall on Saturday aftornoon. A H. Powers waa choaon chairman and W. i Townaend secretary, It was voted to obsorvo some part ol tho wook ol Aueust 11-17 as Old Homo Woek, and a commltteo conslstlng ol is. in. iiacon, u. utcuinaon, Alvau Carnontor. J. M. Comstock and O. S. Em ory was appointod to nominate a llat ol oin cors and report at an adjonrnod meoting to bo hold noxt saturday at threo o'clock. Alvab J. Little has beon awarded the contract for carryingtho mall from Chelsea to East Thetford lor lour yeara, becinnlng Jnly 1. Tho pnblio ls to be congratulated ou the efflclont aervico whlch Mr, Little will no doubt glve thom. Among the buildinea destroyod by tbe great flro at Jacksonville, Fla., laat week, was tne ot. james iiotoi, wnere w u via and wlfo havo been employed dnring the past and aoveral precodlng wlntera. Lealio E. Smith and wlfe have removed from Tunbridgo to the farm of P. L. Sar gent, Mrs. Smith's father. Mr. Smith was formerly ln school here, and la a yonng man of tho rlght stamp, whom we aro glad to welcome to town. Lester G. Darllng, llving on tbe Hazen Campbell farm in Washington, died nnlto Buddonly ot Brlgbt'a dlaeaae Sanday morn lng. Hla wlfo la a uanglitor ol Curtls O. Slack of thts village, and they have a yoang chlld. The funeral services aro appointed for Tuesday. Homor Fitts ls Bhowing a largo lino of the very popular silk Etona, alao of silk sklrta. Groton. ia runnlng Honry Hatch tho englne at Grlfflth's mill. Mlss Eva Jones Is teachlng at Lanesboro thla spring. Wllliam Goodwln ia clork in tbe atoro of Jamoa B. Halo at Nowbury. Mra. H. L. Qilman ls visiting at Bothle- hem, N. H. F. M. Pago is ropalrlng his houso with new sbingles and palnt. A. W. Coffrin is ropalrlng and remodel- ing a tenement in the Coffrin block. James Bnrton 1b ballding a new barn. Fred Hayos ls dolng tbo work. Austln Welch is putting an addltion eighty feet long on hla barn. 0. F. Jonea ls dolng the work. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Welch vlaited at Hardwick last Thuraday and Friday. J. D. Heath la repalring his buildlnga. Mlss Emtlv Corey was at homo last week from Barre where ahe ls a compositor in a printlng ofllco. Curtls Carnenter and Mrs. Clara Robin- son were msrried at the home of I N. Hall last Wednesday afternoon, Rov. W. R. Mather ofllclatlng. Mr. and Mrs. Carpen ter havo commenced honsekeeplng on tho farm ot Wllbur Renfrow ot North Ryegate, whlch Mr. uarpouter has rented. John Httch was ln Boston last week on buBlness.l Georue Millla haa bo far rccovored from his Injurles oauaod by gettlng -burned two months ago as to be able to attend to ms watch and clock repairlng, West Topsham. Mlss Nellle Tlllotson was not able to re- turn to her achool at Groton. John P. Flanders is to take hor place for tho prea ent. G. F. Smith sold 'he personal property of S. M. Wllley at auctlon May 4. Mr. Wllley lntenda to move to Moredlth, N. H., aa soon as he can settle np his bnsineBS. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Smith went to War ren, N. H., last Wednosday to be present at the marrlage of thelr son, Lelioy A. Smith. The brlde and groom returned with them for a ahort vlalt. The caao of Peter Trombly agalnat Jamea Bowen waa trled laat Saturday. Tho ault was bronght to recover for five montba' labor. The plalntiff had received about 823. The iurv thonaht the defendant should pay somethlng moro, and roturued a verdlot of ono cent. E. R. Davls was coun aol for Trombley and R. M. Harvey for Bowen. Qeoreo 11. Hieht has rented tho houso of Morrill F. Wllds and will reslde in tbe vil lage. The village school opened on Monday wlth E, S. Locko as toaober. He taught the winter term and waa woll llked by parentB and puplla, Halo 0. White was in Groton laat Satur day. Mra. Elondua Hood Is at Qeorce A. Tlllot- bou'b taklng care of tho slck. John Oannlnehain came homofrom Barre last Siturday for a short vlslt. Elljih Emery, Esq., was here last Satur day as a witnoss ln tho Bowen ault. Mr. and Mrs. Herbort Sanborn of Groton vlaited his father, O. S. Sanborn. tho llrat of tbo woek, Mrs. Dr. Wamor of Washington ls at W. B, Bugley'a ou Monday wlth her stock of spring mlllinory. Mrs. R, P, Chnrch la quito slck, and un dor the dootor'a care. Mra. W. W. ICeyos la improving but ahe la Btlll oonflued to the bed. Mra. Hattlo Wood has moved to Barre. She ia to keep boardera and her sUter, Mll dred Sauboru, ls to work for her. Coughs and colds, down to tho vory bor dorlaud ut conBumption, yleld to the sooth lng, heallog iulluouces of Dr. Wood's Nor way Plno Syrup. Di P&vicl liennedys Do you suffer from any form of kldney trouble ? Do you have paln in the back ? (that is the first symptom). Do you urinate often, especially at night ? Does your urine stain lincn ? Do you have DyspeDsia, lndlifeition, Rheumatlsm? Are you troubled with skln disease, rheum 7 Do you suffer from any form of liver trouble 7 If a woman, do you have the usual distressing sickness peculiar to your sex7 Every disease or symptom mentioned above comes from a dlsordered condition of the kldneys. Dr. David Kennedy' Favorite Remedy WillCureYot It has ctired thousands of sufferers ; it will cure you. That's why most pliysicians prescribe it. That's why it is used so RF.nerally in hospital practice. 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Favorite Remedy is sold by alldruggists or direct, $i a bottle ; 6 bottles for $5, LE6AL NOTICES, In tho Dlstrict Court or tho Uulted Stntos For tho Ulstrlct ot Vermont. In tlio Mntterof ) In I'etor Ut Abbott, lSankrupt.) Jiunkruptcr. To the crodltors of sald llankrupt. The petltlon ot Qeorge A. Ilrlgham, trniteo. Imv lnebeen tluly Qled lioroln, requestlnR poriulsslon to Boll at pitvate sale, the property herelnaf ter de scrlbed, beloiiKliiR to the ettate of sald baukrnpt: N'otlce ls horeby glven that sald nppllcatlnn will bo consldered by the undorslgned at bls orllce, lloom No, e, U. S.roH OlUce llalldlag, ln Montpelier, Vt., on the 19th day ot May A. b., 1901, at ten o'clock ln the (orenoon, at whlch tlme and place you are requlred to show cause,lf any you nave, why tbe prayer ot sald petltlon should not be grant ed. You are fuither notlOed that If no suftlclent canse be iliowu why tho sald appllcatlon should not be granted, all of the personal estato of satd bankrupt wtll bo sold by the sald trustee at prlvate sale. EDWARD II, DKAVITT, Heferee in Bankruptcy. Dated May 7, 1901. Notlco of rinal Jteotlnic or Credltora. In the Dlstrict Court of the TJnlted States, for the Dlstrict of Vermont, in bankruptcy: In the matter ot JOHN J. S1MMONS, bank rupt! To tho credltors of JOHN J. SIMMONS, ot Montpelier, lu tho Uounty of Washington, and Dls trict aforesald, a bankrupt: Nottce ls hereby glven tbat John F. Adams, trustee Of tho sald bankrupt, has Qled In Court bls Qnat account, and a meeting of tbo credltors of the sald JOHN J. 8IMMONS,' will be held at the olllco of the nnderslgned, room No. 6, U. B. Post Offlco bulldlng, lu Montpelier, on tho 15th day ot May, A. D. 1001, at ten o'clock In tbe forenoon, at which tlme the tlnal account of tho sald trustee will be exarolned and passed upon. EDWAHD II. DEAVITT, Itetereo ln llankrnptcy. Montpelier, Vt., May 7, 1901. Notlco ot i'lrst Mectliiir of Crodltors. In the Dlstrict Court ot tbe TJnlted States, for tbe Dlstrict of Vermont, ln llankruptcy: lu the matter ot WILLIAM UATOUELDER, bankrupt: To tbo credltors of WILLIAM 11ATOIIKLDEU, of Uarro, ln the county ot Washington, and dlstrict aforesald. a bankrupt: Notlco ls horeby glven that on the 30th day of Aprll, A. D. 1101, the sald WILLIAM 1IATUHKLDEK was duly ndjudloatod bankrupt: and tbat the flrst meeting ot his credltors will bo lieldat the orllce of tbe underslgned.Koom No. 6, U.S.l'oat Offlce llulldlng, In Montpelier, on tho 18th day of May, A. D. 1901, at ten o'clock ln tho forenoon, at whlch tlme the sald credltors may attend, prove thelr clalms, ap polnt a trustee, exauune tho bankrupt, and transact such otber business as may properly como before sald meeting. EDWARD H. DEAVITT, Referee In hankzuptcy. Montpelier, Vt., May, 6, 1901. GUAKDIAN NOTICE TO S1ILL ItlSAI, KSTATE. State or Vermokt, RK Distuiot or WABIIIHOTOH, 88. In 1'robato Court, held at Montpollor, in and toi sald Dlstrict, ontheCth day of May, A.D. 1(01- Uellef W. Mowor, guardlan of ALUION J. MOWEK. ot Calais, ln sald Dlstrict, adjudged by sald Court to be mentally Incapable of taklng care ot his property, makes appllcatlon to sald Court for llcense to sell part ot tuo real estato ot her sald ward, sltuated ln Calais, ln sald Dlstrict, to wlt; The back pasture, so called, also tbe Allen farm, so called, belng part of the home farm, represent lng that th sale thereof for tbo porpose of putting tho proceeds of such sale at Interest or Inveatuig the Bamu ln stocks or other real estato, would bo con duclvo t tho Interest of ber sald ward. Whereupou, It ls ordered by sald Conrt, that sald appllcatlon be referred toasesslou there of, to be hold at tbe 1'robato Ofllco, ln sald Mont pelier, ou tbo 1st day ot June, A. D. 1901, for hearliigand declilon tbereon: and, lt ls further or dered, tbat all persous lnterested bo notlfled hereof, by publlcatlou ot notlco ot sald appllcatlon and order tbereon. threo weeks successlvely lu the Vermont Watchman A State Journal, a newspaper publlshed at Moutnollor, ln this State. and whlch clrcnlates ln tho uelghborhood ot those lnterested bof oro sald tlmo of hearlng, that they may appear at ald tlme and place, and, lt they see canse,obJect theroto, Ily the Conrt Attest. 20-23 1IIRAM CARLETON, Judge. KSTATEOF O UtOI.INK U. It I'UUIT. Statb of Vkumont, dibthiot ot wab11imoton, "8. In l'robate Court, held at Montpelier, ln aud foi sald Dlstrict, on the 6tu day ot May, A.D. 1901 : A oopy ot an lustrument purportlug to bo the last will aud testameut ot UAUOL1NE . H. KUUIT, latu ot Ilaraboo, ln the County nt Sauk und 'State ot Wlsconslu, deceased, aud tho probate thereof by tho County Court wlthln aud for sald County of Sauk, ln probate, dnly nutbeutlcated, be lng presented to sald l'robate Court to bo flled, re corded aud allowed as tbe last will and testament ot sald deceased lu tho State ot Vermont, lt ls or dered by sald Court, that all persous coucerned thereln be uotltled to uppoar at a sesslou of sald Court, tobo hold at the l'robate otHce In sald Mont pelier on the 1st day ol June, A. D. 1901, and show cause, lf any they nvai have, agalnst tho allow. auce otsuch coiiy ai such latt will and teitament ln tbe Stato of Vermont, lor whlch purposo It Is furthur nroerfld th&t notlco o! this order be nub- llshed three weeks successlvely In the Vermont Watchman J Stats Journal, a newspaper prlnted at Montpelier, In this State, previous to sald tlme appointed lor bearlng, Hy the Court Attest, JO-31 UIRAM OARLETON, Jad ge. scrofula, eczema, salt KSTATK OF aiARTHA A. UANKS. Statb op Vkbmont, DIBTBIOT OP WABniHQTOir, B8. In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, ln and for sald Dlstrict, on the 6th day of May, A. D. 1901. John I.. Spaldlng, admlnlstrator of the estato ot MARTHA A. IIANKS, late of Warren, la sald Dlstrict, deceaBed, presents his admlnls tratlon account forezaminatlonandallowance, and makes appllcatlon for a decree ot distrlbution and partltlon of tbe estate of sald deceased. Wbere npon, lt ls ordered by sald Conrt, that sald account and sald appllcatlon bo referred to asesslon tbereot , tobe held at tho Probate Orllce. ln eaid Montpelier, on the 1st day of June A. D. 1901, for bearlng and declilon tbereon; And, lt ls further ordered, that notlce hereof be glven to all persons lnterested, by fiubllcatlon of the same three weeks successlvely ln ho Vermont Watchman A State Journal. a newspapei publlshed at Montpelier, ln this State, prevloas ta sald tlme appointed for bearlng, that they may ap pear at sald tlme and place, and Bhow cause, lf any they may have, why sald account should not be allowed, and such decree made. Uy the Court. Attest, 20-21 H1RAM CARLETON, Judge, ESTATK OF BIAItCIA J. EATON. STATB Or VKBMONT, DIBTBIOT Or WASHINGTON, 8g, In Probato Court, held at Montpelier, ln nnd for sald Dlstrict, on tho 7th day of May, A. D. 1901. An Instrument, purportlug to be tbe last will and testament ot MARCIA J. EATON, late ot Montpelier In sald dlstrict, deceased, belng presented to the Court for Probate, lt ls order ed by sald Court, that all persons concerned thereln be notlfled to appear at a sesslon of sald Court, to be held at tbe Probate OHlce, ln sald Montpe lier, on the 1st day ot June, A. D. 1901. and show canse, lt any thev may bave, agalnst the probate ot sald Instrument; for whlch purpose lt ls further ordered that notlce ot this order be publlshed three weeks successlvely ln tho Ver mont Watchman St. State Journal, n newspaper prlnted at Montpelier, ln this State, previous to sald tlme appointed for bearlng. Ily the Court Attest. 20-23 IIIRAM UALETON, Judge. 0OMH18SI0NEK8' NOTIOB. ESTATE OF MAKY WHEEI.EK. The nnderslgned, having been appointed by the Ilonorable Probate Court, for the Dlstrict of Wash lngton, Commlssloners, to recelve, examlne andad- ust all clalms and demauds of all persons agalnst he estate of MARY WIIEELEH, late of Calais, In sald Dlstrict, deceased, and all clalms exhlblted ln orlset thereto, bereby glve notlco that we will meet for tbe purposes aforesald, at the resldence ot the late Mary Wheeler In the Town of Calais, in sald Dlstrict, on the 29th day of May and 19tb day of October next, from 9 o'clock, A. M. untll 1 o'clock p. M. each of sald days, and that slx months from the 19th day ot Aprll, A. D. 1901. ls the tlme Umlted by sald Conrt for sald cred ltors to present thelr clalms to us tor examlnatlon and allowance. Dated at Calais, this 4th day ot May, A. D. 1901, 20-23 MAHLONS. HATflA WAY, ) Commls CLIFTON A.MOOItE, f sloners. 0OMM188IONEK8' NOTICB. ESTATE OF MAKUAKET I.ESLIE, The nnderslgned, having been appointed by the Ilonorable Probate Court tor the Dlstrict of Wash ington commlsBiouers to recelve, examlne and adlus t all clalms and demands of all persons agalnst the estate of MAltGAltKT LESLIE, late of Montpelier, ln sald Dlstrict. deceased, and all clalms exhlb lted ls offset thereto. horeby glve notlce that we wlU meet for the purposes aforesald at tho County Clerk's olllco ln the Clty of Montpollor, ln sald Dlstrict, on the 2tli day ot May and 19th day ot October next, f roui ten o'clock a. m. nntll four o'clock r u., eacn it sald days, and that slx months from tbe 22dday ol Aprll, A.I). 1901, ls the tlme 11m lted by sald Court for sald credltors to present thelr clalms to us for examlnatlon andallowance. Dated at Montpelier this 23d day of Aprll, A. a. uau. 2C-22 MELVILLE E.SMILIE,) Commls- H. II. WfcDUE. ) SIOUDIS. BOSINESS NOTICES. AGENTS WANTED To represeut tho Connecticut Gen ornl Lifo Insuranco Co. Apply to E. I. 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