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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATE JOUENAL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1903.
DEATUOE GAl'T. liltOWN.
Swniitou, Sept. 10. Cnptniu Ste
phen F. Brown died r-uddculy nt lils
liomo ou Mnqnnm Bay Tuesdny night
nud tlio fuucrnl will bo hold tomor
row. Cnptain Brown did gnllnut sor
vico iii tlio wnr for tlio Union, cn
lieted os privnto in Co. K, 18th Vor
mout, nud was promoted (o bo flrst
licutcnnut . His tenn hnv'ing expired
io was nppointed reemlting olllcor
for nortlicm Vciniont, enlisted 1G0
men nnd wns electcd cnptain of Com
pnny A, 17th Vermont infnntry. His
oxploit in goiug into tlio bnttlo of
Qettyeburg nrincd with n hntchct
with which lio dfcnrmed n Confedernto
offlccr is a mnttcr of hiftory wliich iB
comniemornted 011 n ntntuo on tlio
niontimcnr to tlio 18th regiment on
tlio fleld of Gcttyfbnrg.
Cnptnin Brown prncticed lnw in
Ohicngo for ninuy yoars bnt lnter ro
tircd nnd Iiiib lived on his fnnn nt
Mnquntu. Ho lenvcs n wifo but no
childron,
JHIIjIj FOll DAMAGES.
Attorney B. E. Bniley appenred for
N. J. Glnss boforo tho city coniioil 011
Wcduesdny ovening witli a bill of
$1,000 for dnmnges received I'roni fall
ing through n bide wnlk on Enst Lib
orty streot, Fomo tinio ago. The bill
Etntcd tluit if tho city would Bottlo
at onco witliont litigntion, Mr. Glnss
would nccept 250. Mr. Bniley Btnted
thnt Mr. Glnes reooived n deep cut 011
the chin ns n result of tho. fnll which
would disfiguro his fnco with n scar.
Mr. Ghifs was wnlking on tho side
wnlk of East Liberty Btreot on n night
when it wns (oniewhnt dnrk nnd
clnims thnt ho foll into n holo in tho
plnuk Bidewnlk uuder which tho
Wnter hnd gnllied nwny tho founda
tion, nnd iib n remlt struck his chin
01. a plnuk receiving a wouud, tliat
necessitatcd thetnkiugof flvo stitches.
Tho conucil tooknoaction on Wednes
dny night.
The Gcnuine vs. -Counterfeits.
Tho genuine is alwnys bottcr thnn n
countorleit, bnt tho truth of this
Btatomeut is novor moro forcibly renl
ized or moro tlioroughly appreointed
thnn when you compare tho geuuiuo
DoWitt'B Witch Huzol Salvo with tho
inauy counterfeits nud worthlcBS sub
Btitntes that aro on the niarket. W. S.
Lodbettor, of Shrevoport, La., says:
"Aftor usiug numorous othor rem
odies witliont beuefit, ouo box of Do
Witt's Witch Hazel Salvo oured me. 1
For blind, bloeding, itchiiig nnd pro
trnding piles 110 roniedy is equal to
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvo. Sold by
Bivors Bros.
WELCOMED TO XJSW1IOMK.
Bethnny church was tho sceno of n
very pleaeant evont on Weduesday
eveniug whon membors of tho church
nud cougrcgation tcudered a recoption
in honor of Rov. Lucius Fouu Reed
and Iiis bride, in which tho lattor was
wolconied to her uow homo. Tho
receiving pnrty, coiiBiEting of Rov
nud Mrs, Reed and Dr. aud Mrs. H.
S. Boardman, stood in tho chnpol nud
the guests wero preBented by J. Ed
wnrd Bniley, Frnnk M. Brynn nnd
Willinin S. Smith. MrB. J. Edwnrd
Bniloy nnd Mrs. II. J. M. Joucb
aoted as usliors to the dining room,
whero rofreBhmonts wero served by
Misses Floreuco Whittior, Helen
Brock, Ftorenco Gisboruo, Olivo Au-
USE
you desire, either in hot
or cold water, the result
is always the same
cleaner and whiter
clothes with less labor
and less expense. It
lightens the labors of
washday when using
Sinlight
It Is Soap Porfoction Only Fivo Conts.
ASK YOUR DEftLER FOR LAUNDRY SHAPE
Nenralgia
boadachOi nnd nlt otbor nches nnd pntns
In ., f l.n.lt ..II lt.l
iuu marvoious eiucacy ui
Johnson'
It cures all nllmcntn nrlslna from lnflAtnmn
Uon.' Can lio useri Internallv nfl wgII'an or-
lernally. A bottlo orjohnaon'ii Anodyneldnl
ment Is a tfoctor's cate ln Itself. Bohl hv nll
drugglsts. l'rlco 2Sc; threo Miucb 111 much, 80c.
I. S. JOHNSON & CO.
232 Oummor Gt,, Boston, r.lass.
dorEon, Eossio Kcrnp nnd Mnrion
Plorco,
Tho decorntious in the chnpol nud
diniugrooui woro pnrticulnrly protty.
Tho fotmnr was in grocu nud yollow,
golden glow nnd nsparngus feru beiug
eniployed. Tho dininp, room decorn
tious wero of pink swect pea blossonis
nnd nppnrngus forn, vory offeotivoly
nrrnugcd. Tho nnditorium wns nko
open nud horo tho Wilder OrcheBtrn
with Mrs. L. O. Towksbnry nt tho or
gau rendored n Bplcudid progrnm
dnring tho ovening. Tho coiuniitteo
hnving tho rcception nrrnugenieutB in
chnrgo consisted of Miss Gnrrio L.
Oross, Mrs. J. Edwnrd Bniloy, Mrs.
Georgo Atkins, Mrs. 0. E. Chnndlor,
Mrs. Jnines M. Boutwell, Mrs. I. M.
Frost nud Mrs. James W. Brock.
M. S. J'OOTJiALJj OAMliS.
Mnnngor Jnnies G. Hownrd of tho
Seiuiuary footbnll ttnin, in coniioctioi)
witli V. E. Poolo nnd J. E. Lchiud,
has iBKned n cnrd giviug the Bchednle
of gnmcs for this Beasoii, which is as
follows: Sopt. 14, Almuui nt Mont
pelier j Sopt. 10, Bripham Acadeuiy nt
Montpelier ;Sept. 28, U. V. M. nt Bur
lington; Oct. 8, St. Albans High nt
Montpelier; Oct. 12, Brigham Acnd
einy at Bakersfield; Oct. 18, St. Al
bans High nt St. Albans; Oct. 10,
Goddaid at Montpelier; Oct. 20, Ed
lmiiKls High nt Burlington ; Nov. 82,
Goddard nt BnrrojNov. 10,EdninudB
High nt Moutpelior; Nov. 17, K. U.
A. at Montpelier; Nov. 20. K. U. A.
at Meriden, N. H. ; St. Johnsbury at
M. S. nnsettlod ; M. S. nt St. Jolins
burr uiiEettled.
ImpoBBlble to foreseo an nccident.
Not impofbible to be propnred for it.
Dr. Tliomas' Eclectrio Oil. Mouarch
ovcr pain.
A T E I'AJSS' CA L.L.
Washington, Sopt. 12. Prepnrations
by tlio nnvy departmeut are now nink
ing for n trip of torpedo boat destroy
ors froiu Now York to Mnniln about
October 15. The pqnndron will con
fiist of- tho Dccntur, Baiubridge, Bar
ry, Ohauncoy, and Dnlo. Thoy will
bo uccompanied by tho cruiBor, Bnlti
uiore, nnd n collier. Much interest
nttaches to tho rnu becnnso of its
diplomatio significanco. Renr Ad
miral Evuns aplifid for this additiou
10 his conimand osteusibly becnuse ho
flcof'lod sonio Bwift, light drnught
bontB for work in shnllow wutorB.
Howevtr, for tho past yenr Evnus has
beeu continnnllv reportiug to tlio de
partmeut a dangerous coudition of uu
rost iu tho Orient which is pres-ngiug
tronblo of mngnitudo. His comnru
nications hnvo beou contldential but
their general chnraotor is kuown, nud
it is nlso clenr thnt thoy hnvo teeu
trniiBiiiitted to the stnte dopnrtment.
It is for this roason tliat tho move
mout iB boing closely wntched by rop
reBontntives of foreign powers horo
nnd tliis interest will undoubtedly
follow tho fieet to tho PhilippiueB.
Bewure of Ointtnents for Cntarrh
Thnt Contain Mercury.
ns mercury will surely destroy the
boubo of Bmoll nud completely dernugo
tho wholo nystom when onteriug it
through tho mucous surfnces. Such
nrticles should novor bo ufced oxcopt
ou preBcriptious from roputable phys
icians, as tno dauingo they will do is
toufold to tho good you cnu possibly
dorivo from thom. Hall's Ontnrrh
Ouro, mnnnfnctnred by F. J. Ohouoy
& Co., Toledo, O., coiitaius no 111 or
oury, nud is tnkeu intorunlly, acting
direotly ujjou tho blood and mucous
surfnces of tho Bystem. In buyiug
Hall's Oatnrrh Ouro bo suro you get
tho goninue. It is tnkon intorunlly
and mado in Tolodo, Ohio, by F. J.
Ohouoy & Oo. ToBtimouinls free.
Sold by DrnggistB, Prico 75o por
bottlo.
Hall' Family Pills aro tho bost.
AS
rjmsioy kevout.
Wnshlngtou, Sopt. 12. Iiv his nu
nunl roport, Ponbion Connnisslonor
Wnro ninkcfl tho following rocom
inoudations: Lnws forfoitlug tho ponslon or riglit
to ponsiou of nny mnu couviotod iu
court of nu iufnmous criuio; prohib
itlng tho giviug of ponsion to thoao
womou who marry soldiors aftor tho
soldiors bccomo old pousionors, nnd n
difforont mothod of examining appli
cnnts for pouBlon, Btamping tho prcs
011 1 syBtcm na uncortniu, oxponslvo.,
unsntisfnotory, nud gunorntivo of nn
uuornious nmonnt of political frictiou.
Mr. Wnro suggestfl bonrds cousti-
tutod of oxports undor oivll Borvico
rnlcs wliich should go from plnco to
plnco on flxed dnys giviug oxamina-
tious nnd recoivlng testimouy rcgnrd
ing tlio coudition of npplicnuts nnd
uinkiug roports thorcon. Ho nho
rccomtuouds n Inw providiug for bu
porannuated olorks, vigoronsly urging
601110 law of retiromeut nud provision.
Tho commissiouorsnys thnt tho bu
rcnu 1ms gniucd upou tho curreut work
100,000 caeos durlngtho lnst twoyenrs.
Mr. Wnro CBtlmatcs thnt tho unpcu
Bioncd survivors of tho civil wnr. ex
oIubivo of desortcrs, is in round unm
bors 200,000, nnd says thnt this un
kuown arniy is mootiug with disenBO
nnd misfortuuo to such nn oxtent thnt
it is npplying for peusions nt.tho rn'to
of over 1-1,000 por nnnum. In ton
yenrs, Mr. Waro prcdicts, tho un
known nrmy will hnvo ccaBed to bo a
factor.
Tho cost of tho ponsiou 6y6tom por
cnpita of populaUon for 1008 is givcn
as1.7G. Tlio system, according to
Oommissiouor Waro. was tho greatesc
as a bnrden to tho peoplo of tho
Uuited States in 1893, sinco wliich
tinio it has shruuk from $2.24 to $1.82
por $1,000 of taxablo wealth, and iu
tou years, ho says, tho bnrden will
cease to bo noticcd. Tho report.plnces
tho totnt uunibor of ( ponsioners now
011 tho rolls nt 900,645, of which 729,.
850 aroBoldiresnud 2G7.189 aro widovrs
and depeudeutB. Mr. Waro nnnounces
that it is 110c probnblo thnt thopousiou
roll will ngaiu cross the milliou liuo,
tho high-wnter mark hnving been
reached a year ngo. Fivo of tho pen
siouors nro on tho roll on account of
tho Wnr of tho Rovolution, 1,110 ou
nccouut of tho wnr of 1812, 4,784 011
ncconut of tho IndinnwnTS, and 18,847
ou account of the Mexicnn wnr. Tho
grcat bulk of the roll is nB follows:
Oivil wnr, invnlids, 703,450; widows,
248,390; SpauiBh war, invalids, 9,200;
widowe, 8,002; regulnr cstnbliBhmont,
invnlids, 0,170; widows, 2,938. Tho
roll shows n not loss of 2,901 poufliou
ors during tho yenr. Out of a totnl of
304,809 npplicntions 011 hnnd during
tho yenr 180,109 wero adniittcd nnd
113,794 rejected.
A historicnl nnnlysis of ponsiou
figures shows that tho nctunl totnl of
disbnrsements iu peusions 011 nccouut
of tho Rovolutiounry War, war of
1812, Indinn wnrs, Mexican wnr, civil
wnr, nnd tho wnr with Spain wns
$3,038,023,590. It is estimnted that
$10,000,000 wns paid in peusions for
diEabilitics nnd denths duo to militnry
nnd uavnl eorvico in tho wnrs of 1812
nud with Moxico, nud during tho
tinio of penco prior to tho wnr of tho
rebellion, mnking tho pnymants of
peusions to soldiers nud Bnilors of tho
wur of tho robellioii nnd of the regulnr
militnry nnd uavnl cstnblishuieut
siuce tho oloso of snid wnr of the ro
bellioii, nud their , widows, childron,
nnd dependent rolntives, nmonnt to
$2,802,240,400. Tho averago annual
valuo of eaoh pousion is uow $183.
Tho anuual valuo of tho Spnuish wnr
pousiou roll hns reached $1,705,310.
Distress After Eating Cured.
Judgo W. T. Hollnud of GreouBburg,
La., who is woll nud fnvornbly kiiowu
snys; "Two years ago I snil'orod
grently from indigoBtion. Aftor oat
iug, gront distress would iuvarinbly
result, lasting for nu liour or so nud
my nights woro rostloss. I conclnded
to try Kodol Dyspopsin Ouro nud it
oured mo entirely. Now my sleep iB
rofreshing nud digestiou poifoot. "
Sold by Rivora Bros.
GllEEN MOUNTAIK COUltT.
Tho inBtitutiou of a sistor court to
tho Moutpelior Oourt No. 4253, Indo
poudout Ordor of Forostors, took plnco
iu tlio Kuiglits of Oolumbua hall Fri
dny ovoniug. Georgo W. Alleu, doputy
supromo ohiof rnugor of tho ordor, wnB
in tlio oity to instituto tho court nud
wns nssistod by Ohiot Rnngor J. H.
Onmpbellniid Mrs. T. F. Muhern, who
hns beou in tho oity orgaiiiziug for
Bovorai dnys. Tlio court, which will
bo cnllcd tho "Green Mouutain, " hns
thirty-flvo chnrtor mombors nnd tho
flrst mootiug wns hold ou Tuoa
dny night; nfter thnt ou tho socond
nud fourth Tuosdays in tho nionth.
Aftor tho inBtitutiou of tho oourt
tho followiug oilicors woro olootod:
Etllo A. Pirio, oourt deputy; J. R.
Gnmes, phyaloinn ; Mny H. P. Kibby,
O. R. ; Mary Welohor. P. O. R. j
GladyB II. Bntterily, V. O. R. ; Emmn
Kobo Grogory, R. S. ; Adn R. Bissou,
F. S. ; Mnry T. Wheelock, tronsuror;
Nollio Hill, orutor; Gortrudo L. Sillo
wny, a. J. O. ; Eillo A. Pirio, orgnuiBt;
Mary A. Frnsor, S. W. ; Aunn N. Em
orBon, J. W. ; iKvolyn Hughos, S. B. ;
Molvlun Pnulin, J. B. ; Eliznboth
Guyotto, Joaio Lawson nud Hattio S.
Mnyo, trustoeB. Aftor tho mootiug
tho two conrts ropnirod to tho bnuquot
liull aud woro sorvcd ico uronm, calto
nud fiuit, whilo Ed Oanning fur
niehod musioon tho pinuo, Ouo of tlio
oukOB was dooorntod with "I. O. F. "
nud"Ij. B. 0.", Buggostivoof tho ooca
sion, After refroslimouts danoing wiib
iudnlgod in for houio tinio nud whou
tlio tiino cnmo to go homo fow soomod
nnxiona to do so.
8EEI1ED TO BE
ACASE THAT WAS DANGEROUSLY NEAR
EPILEPSY,
Nervous Trouble Followcd
Shock and Coiitinucd InSpitc
of Aledlcnl Trcatment for
Two Years.
"A torriblo shook, nbont fonr yonrs
ngo," snys Mrs. Ohnrlos E. Hnrt of
No. 230 North Ponrl Btreot, Joplin,
Mo., "rosultod in n nervous tronblo
from which I Bufi'orod for nonrly two
yenrs. It wns imposslblo for mo t)
lio still nnd, whon tho norvous nttncks
cnmo on, my stomncli nud licnrt woro
nil'octod. Tho spolls would como ou
witliont nny nppnront cnuBe. I would
fcol ns thongh I woro siukiug nud uiy
hond would fool Btrnugo, ns though I
woro on tho point of losiug coubcous
ness. At thcso times I oxporioncod n
lluttoring Bonsntion iu my Btomach
nnd nftorwnrd nn ompty eoling.
"Yos, I nm oured now," coutiuued
Mrs. Hnrt, "nud my rocovory cnmo
nbout iu tliis way. A frieud of mluo
ndvised mo to try Dr. Willinms' Pink
Pills for Pnlo Peoplo nud I nBkod my
doctor nbout them. Ho told mo thnt
I hnd bottor try them, thoy mignt
holp mo. I tqok thom aud improvo-
niont wns grndual but suro. lu my
cato it wns nocosBnry to coutiuuo
usiug tho pills for ntout six woeks
nud I iirmly boliovo thnt Dr. Wil
linms' Piuk Pills aro tho best niedi-
cino in tho world for pcople ulllictod
ns I wiib. I hnvo recommendcd them
to sovornl porBons and shall coutiuuo
to do so."
Tlio roniedy that oured Mrs. Hart '
actB directly ou tho blood and norvos
aud iu that in different from nny
othor modicino. Theeo pills hnvo
cnrnd locomotor ntnxiu, pnrtinl '
paralyBie, St VitiiB' dauco, Eoiatica, I
neuralgin, rheniuutisin, nervous liond- I
acho, nftor-offects of tho grip, palpi- !
tntion of tho hcnrt, pnlo aud snllow 1
comploxious aaud all forms of wonk
iieBS eithor ii mnlo or fomalo. Dr.
Williams' Piuk Pills for Pnlo Peoplo
nro Bold nt all druggifltB, or will bo ;
seut direct from Dr. Williama' Medi
cciue Oo., Schonoctndy, N. Y., post- '
pnid 011 roceipt of price, fifty conts !
per box ; six boxes for two dollars
aud a hnlf. Seud for free booklet of
medicnl ndvice.
GAI'ITOIj WAS THE EltOKT.
Wnshington, Sept. 11. Judgo Ad
vocnto Gonoral Dnvis hns decided-thnt
Wnshington wns "tho front" during
tho civil wnr, uud that tho vnrious
District of Colnmbia voluuteors who
defeuded tho cnpitnl boforo tho regu
lnrs nnd tho Stnto troops could get
horo wero nt tho frout. Tho question
cnmo up iu tho cnso of nn old uie
chanio who hnd applied at tho uavy
ynrd for omploymont nnd gnvo in his
civil Eervico answors tho facts of his
sorvico iu n local militia compnny
which guarded Prosideut Lincoln on
the wny from tho Baltimoro and Ohio
statiou to tho Whito Houeo, nnd 011
this inaugurution day wns posted ou
tho roof of tho Cnpitol ns n sharp
shootor to fire on nny ouo who nt
tempted to interfero with tho cero
mony. Tho compnny nlEO' ncted ns ndvnuco
gunrd for Ellsworth's Zounvca when
thoy nmiohed to Alexntidria, Tho old
mochnnio hns been waitiug Eovornl
yenrs for his job nnd fouud thnt his
uame hnd beon slipped down tlio list
ou tho gronnd that other men who np
plied hnd sorved "nt tho fruut, " nnd
ho hnd uot. Ho dcuinndod n decisiou
nt tho wnr dopnrtmdeiit 011 hin cnse,
nnd ho got it nnd will now get hia
job.
What Is Life?
In tho last auiilysis uobody knows,
but we do know that it iB under striot
law. Abuso that law ovon sliglitly,
paiu rosultB. Irregular liviug monna
derangoment of tho ortzaus, rosulting
in Oonstipntiou, Heaaacho or Livor
tronblo. Dr. Kiug's New Lifo PillB
quickly rondjasta this. It'a goutlo,
yot tliorough. Only 25o at O. Blako
ly's Drug Storo.
WILL STAY Itf AMEHTGA.
Now York, Sept. 10. Onptain Bob
Wringo, who sailed tho Shnmrock III
in hor rnces ngniust tho Rolinuco foi
tho Amorica'scup, has nunonuced thnt
ho hnd deoided to mako this country
hia homo iu (ho future nud to bocomo
a oitizou ns soou na tho law allows.
As n reBult of tliis Sir Thomna Lipton
mny fool obliged to modify his recnnt
atntomont that ho will ohnllongo
ngain provided ho cnn flnd n doslgu
or. Besidns n dosignor ho will now
hnvo to flnd a suitnblo skippor, if ho
atill holds to tho opiniou thnt Onp
tain Wringo ia tho best hnudlor of tho
big slnglo stiokora on tho othor sido.
Somo nion would dio youug if thoy
woro compelled to work for n liviug.
It Curci Colds, CoiiKba.'Soro Tliroat, Croap, Tnfla
encfl, Wliooplng Cuukii, Ilroncliltln nnd Asthinft.
A certatn curo for Oonsaraptlon ln flrst bUrcs,
and a suro rcllcf In ailvanccd atat;ea. Ue at onco.
You will bco tho exccllcnt tflect after taklnK tho
flrst dueo. Sold by dealera evorywbero. I.aruo
botUea iS centi antl 6U ceulu.
SOVTJI RYEGATE EAllt.
Ryogato nnd Wolls Rlvor Vnlloy
Dnlrynion's Assoointiou hold tho four
toonth nnuunl fnir on tho grounda nt
South Ryegnto, Wodnosdny nnd ThurB
dny, Sept, 1) nud 10. Tho wonthor for
both days was fluo although Thnrsday
morning thoro wm ovory nppcarnnoo
of rnin. Fortunntoly for tho plensnro
of tlioso nttoudiug uo rnin foll. On
tho flrst day thoro wns n vory good
orowd nud tho forouoou wns takou up
by tho peoplo of tho nssoointion in
gotting oxhibitB rcndy nnd mnking
nrrnngemonts for tho succeoding dnys.
Somo racos ocourred in the nftornoon
and tho flrst day pnssod oil vory nicoly.
Thursdny,tho sccoud dny.woll illlod
with nttrnctiouB. At nn enrly hour a
good orowd hnd gntliored nnd tho
honrs pnssed quiokly. A spooil trnin
wns run from Montpollor 011 Thursdny
morniug nud whou it nrrivcd nt tho
fnir grounds it wns woll flllod with
peoplo, bosidcB tho lnrgo number thnt
cnrno by tcnm. About 2,600 peoplo
woro on tho grouud. fully ns lnrgo a
uunibor n hns ovor nttouded thoso fnirs.
All soomod to bo oujoying tho dny im
moiiBoly nud tho best of ordor pro
vniled tiiroughout both dnys. One
good fenturo of this fnir wns that ns
1 boou ns 0110 raco was over, hor6es woro
! 5n rfl(linnss fnr (l.nnnxknnn. Ar, r.l.nrn
' o'clook occurred tho tug-of-wnr bo
I twoen tho stouo cuttors nnd tho fnrm
I ers. This wns to bo decidod for tho
best two out of threo. It wns fouud
that tho stonecnttors wero tho strong
or, as thoy won in tho flrst twopulls.
This wns vory iuteresUug nud drow
tho nttoutiou of n lnrgo pnrt of tho
orowd.
Onttlo Thore wns a fluo showiug
of cnttlo, Jerscys nnd Holstoins thor
oughbred bnlls, milch cows, steors
nnd oxou, nll tho shcds boing woll
flllod, showing whnt tho peoplo of
Ryegnto and viciuity can rniso.
Horses Thoro wero showu from
fifty to Bovonty-flvo liorBes nud colts,
tho Inrgest number thnt wns ovor
shown 011 tho grounds at ouo timo,
including Bomo vory fluo suckers, year
linga and two nnd tliroo-year olda.
Tho draft ho.scs did some fiuo pull
ing. Horses aud colts woro siiowu on
tlio trnck, ThurEdny.
Poultry Somo uico poultry, con
sisting of turkoys nud geese, hens,
Plymouth Rocks and others, woro
shown. At a town fair now much of
tho iutorost ccuters iutho agricultural
and tlornl dopnrtmonts. Thoso woro
rnther tho bost attractions of tho fair,
tho hall beiug bo woll flllod it soomod
ns thongh 110 plnco could bo fouud to
put nnothor articlo. Sovornl oream
Boparntors woro on exhibitiou; J. F.
Dutton of Moutpelior was thoro with
a pinno aud orgnu on exhibitiou, he
wns nccompnuicd by n pinuist, who
faruishcd nonsidernblo musiu for tho
onjoymeut of the crowd. Willinru
Torry of South Ryegnte, hnd n fino
displny of stoves cousisting of cooking
raugeB and hpntors, nnd ho also
showed tho Now Homo Bowiug mn
chino. Tho 'fruit depnrtnient was
vory much bettor thnn ouo could ox
pect in such a year, thor) boiug n fluo
showing of npples of all tho lcndiug
kinds; tho fruit wnB smooth nud good
sized. Thore wero fino vegntnbles of
nll kinds, nico potatoes, turnips, beots,
Equashes, pnmpkins, cabbngos, colory
aud n tomnto iilant wna cnrried in
just ns it grow. Taking tho vego
tnbles all together it was au excollent
displny. Tho flornl dopnrtmont wns
vory prottily nud tnstfully nrrnuged
in overy wny, thoro boing fauoy work
of nlruost ovory dcscriptiou, cousisting
of crazy work quilts uud Bofn pillows,
tidies, doilies, beroau scnrfs and mnts,
eto. ; also nt tho entrnuco tojhis de
partmeut thoro wns n fluo lot of llowors
prottily arnnugcd. Quito n uunibor of
hnud pniutiugs nnd drawiugs wero
displayed nud iu fnct this dopartinont
soomod to bo tho coutro of nttrnctiou,
It wns iu chnrgo of Mrs. E. Lyford,
Mrs. H. L. Baldwiu aud Mrs. J. A.
MoLuro,
E. L. Densmoro of Bnrro wns on
tho grouud with hia lnrgo hmch teut,
propnred to fccd tho peoplo nt nll
times of tho dny. This was a placo
thnt in duo timo was visitod and with
nppnront satisfactiou, for good fbod
wns furuiahed nt low prico.
Thoro woro mon on tho grouud tnk.
ing tintypoa tobe flniahod "whilo you
wait. " This nfforded amusemont for
somo. Thoro wna nlso n glass blow
or's tout aud othor plnces of nmuse
mout. Tho musio wna
Marshfield Oornet
oilloieut lenderahip
furuishod by tho
Band, undor tho
of Ira L. EdBon,
cousisting of tweuty pioces. Tho bnnd
hns boeu out of prnctico for tho
pnst two yenrs uutil flvo weoks ngo.
Thoy furniBhed vory sntisfnotory musio
whioh wnB nppreointod by tho poople
of South Ryegnto. It is hopod that
this bnnd mny plny nt tho South Ryo
gato fair iu 1004.
VVoduosday racoa. 4-yoar old ojnsa:
Doo's Girl, D, K, Enstinnu Wooda
villo, wSn flrst uionoy; Holou O, A. R.
Oolo of Mnrshflold, won sccoud Bnr
uet Boy, O. B. Whituoy, wou third.
2:24 olnsa Nottlo, M. H, Gibsin, won
flrst; Lnuky John, Frnnk Brown,
won socond ; Bnrbod Wiro, Frnnk
Tnlbot, wou third.
Thursdny rnces. No. 2 rnco:
Bronco, rond mnre, Olinrlio Tnylor,
wonflrat; 4 yenr old mnro, Frnnk Mo
Luro, wou Bocoud; 8-yonr-old colt,
Ernest Lntnborton, wou third. 2:30
olass: Doo's Girl, D. K. Eastmau,
won flrst; Holou O, A. R. Oolo, wou
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won third. Froo-for-nll : Lnnky
John won iu threo strnight hent8;
Bnrbed Wiro socond, nnd Nottlo third.
Tho ont rnco wnB quito intoresting
from stnrt to ilnish. Nelson White
hill won tho rnco; Fred Bordwny won
sccoud. Tho flrst recoived bovou and
ono-half bushols of oats, and eecond,
flvo bnshol. M. H. Gibsou is presl
deut of tho assoointiou aud R. Far
quhnrson, seoretary.
Weekly Market Report
Boston Produco Markot.
FLOUU.
f?(irntimi pvtmi
1 40 "2 611
IU) " i 00
Cliolce extras nnil st'conds
-M ImieBotu cle.ir uixl strnliiht 3 80
MlchlKan, New York cleitr and stratKhU 3 K
OI1I0 and St. Loulscleur D 7S
Olilo aml St. Louls stralxlit 4 10
4 CO
4 00
IU
4 36
W 40
UIiId aiul Bt.Lnuh patcnt 4 IU
Wlacousln and Mluii.patunt'.'.'.V.'..'.'
4 80 " S 00
t'OIt.N- .M1IAL.
Oranulatcd,
Cotnmon, barre ,
llaK meal
MlUi I'KEU.
MlddlliiKS, sacked, pr ton
llran.sacktMl, wlnter
llran, sacked, sprlng
Cotlonsrcd ujcal
Ited Dok
l.lusitd Oil Jleal,
3 40 to 8 71
1 ti 1 W
1 l'J ' 1 21
20 0 to 25 (0
19 75 ' 20 00
18 75 " 19 00
26 60 " 20 76
20 00 "
25 60
COKN.
SR'Uiiier yollow,busli
Uteaiuer,bush
No. 3
Uood, 110 Krade
1'OTATOKS.
Iloulton Htbrons
lloulton Ureeu ilnuutulni
Jureey round lilto
JiTsoy Itoso aud llcbrous
liose and llcbrons cr Ijbl
OATS.
No, 1, cllppcd white bu
No.'i, cl 1 piiL-.l white,
No. f wlike
Ittltcttd white
IIAY ANDSTltAW.
Iluy, N. Y, aud Can., cholce to fauey..
llay, N. Y. and Cauuda, I'alr.to Kood..
1 1 ay, eastcrn, cbolcc
llay, eastcrn, ordlnary to lalr
llay, t'aatem, cominon
Btraw, out,
KUCiS
Eaatern, cbolce frc6b
Kastern.ralr toxood.doz
Vt. aud N. II., cbolco frebb, doz
tSii to
63
01
. 60to63
. 50-60
. 55 "00
. 65" IU
1.7 00
to
44i - 45
43 " 44
42 " 44
17 60 to 18 00
14 60 " 10 CO
13 00 " 14 (10
13 00 " 14 OC
14 00 " 1G 00
9 00 " 10 00
22
18
22
20
23
ltUlTEIl.
Vt. and N. II., assorted fllzes
Nortberu N, 1 ., assorted slzes
NortheruX. Y., lare tubs
Wcleri),asst.,6prucetubs
Western, large asli tubs
Creaniery, nortberu Ursts
Oreuuiery. eustern. best inarks...
(.'reauien, eastcru, fair to Kood...
Creaiuery, westeru Orsts,
Creamery, seconda
Dalry, Vt., extra
Dalry, N. V extra
Dalry, N. Y. and Vt. Ursta-
2I to
ilji "
21 "
J0j "
194 '
" 20
18
19
H
17
10
IS
iSx
17
rnovisiONS.
l'ork-
llackn.bbl 16 25 to 17 25
Bhortcutclear 16 25 ' 17 25
Clear .' 18 00 "
l.ean eii'ts 20 00 " W 60
Laid
City rendered, pure, lb 0,',' to
Western couipuuud
l'ure kettle, rendered 10K "
Suiokcil Hauis
ltoston, siuall, lb...,
llotton,iuedluru
ltoston, large
12X
FltESII MEAT3.
Ueef, cbolce, lb 8 to 8
Heer, llnbt cholce, lb 8 -8
lleef.heavyKood.lb 7 ' bl
Ueer, good, lb 7 " 7jJ
lleef, blndquarters, cholco 11 " llf
lleef, Llndiiuartcra, cominon to sood 9 " 10
ltett; forenuarter8,.cbolce C "
lleef, torenuarters, coromon to good 4 " b)Z
Mutton, extra 6 " 7
Muttou, conimon to good fi " 6
I.ambs, ch. east. II) 10 "10
Lambs, comuion to good, lb 7 " 8
Vetis, cholco eanteru, lb 10 " 11
Veala, lalr to good 7 " 9
VealB, coiuinon 5 " 6
Hogs, country dressed. Ib
Boston Lumbor Markot.
L.ONQ LUMUEIt.
Heralock bdardt, rougb 11 60 to 1600
Ilenilockboards, planed..., 14 00 "15 60
Uemlockboard. No.2 11 00 " 12 60
Spruce boards, 1st, clear floor 1 00 " 19 60
Spruce boarda, 2ds, clear floor 16 00 " 17 00
Spruce boards. coarse, 15 00 "
Spruce, nor. do, cara 16 60 " 17 On
Spruce, uiatcbed 18 00 ' 20 6
Dox boarda, 1 ln. Ilangor 12 00 "HW
llox boards, ord 8 60 " 10 60
llox boards, 7-8 do 9 10 " 9 50
llox boards, 3-4 do 8 60 - 8 It
llox boanls, 11-16.. do 8 00 " 8 64
Uox boards, 6-8 do 7 00 " 8.00
SIIOKT 1.U5IUEII.
Shlngles, Eastern sawed, cedar ex 8 86 to I 40
Bblngles, do clear 3 86 " J 90
Bhlnglet, do 2.1s J 3 st
BhliiKles, doex. No, 1 165 " 170
Bhlnirles, do No. 1 1 60 " 17s
Clapboards, do 4 ft. ex 40 00 " 42 00
Clapboaxds, do clear 81 00 " 40 OC
Clapboards, 3ds, clear 86(10 "88 00
Clapboards, extra No. 1 29.00 " 30 01,
ClaPboartls, No. 1 "
Latu, spruce, IS'- ln, 1 95 u I 06
Latb, spruce, y, ln., i 10 i 1'
Boston Wool Markot.
MICII1GAN.
X and abore 26 to
No. 1 30 "
No. 2 28 "
Klne unwashed 20
Uumercnautable 21 "
No. 1, comblug, ,S'nd X blood 21 "
No.2comblng,M blood 21 "
Uelalne 82 "
27
30
29
23
21
83
KKNTUCKY AND INDIXNA.
Comblng,; blood 2IX to M
Comblng, V blood 22 ' 38
Comblng, brald 19 " 20
rULLED AND SCOUItED.
Aflno 49 to 60
Atuper t 43 " 4i
II suer 89 u 41
O super 81 " 3)
Comblng, One 48 " 60
Comblng, common ... 40 " it
Vormont Markots.
1'UODUOE.
MONTrKLIIU.
llutter, fresli lu 8 lb. boxes, lb 16 t
Hulter, rresh new, ln tubs, lb, ...... , 16 '
llutter, prlnt
Cbeese, dalry, lb,, .. , 12 '
Egg, doi.,tresli '
l'otatoes, busb.,, 40 "
Apples,ouib, 60 "
lleef. 6 -
llofs.llve, Ib m '
IIogs,dressed,lb 8 '
L.auibs.dressed.per Ib 10 '
Veals. Ile, Ib t
Cblckens, lb , It
Kowls, Ih 13
. 18
18
81
100
'
8
18
14
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Ilntter, dalry 16
llutter, prlnt
Kggs, doz ,
l'otatoes, lusl 48
llogs, dressed,lb 6
lleef 3
Veals, llve. lb 4
Sprlng lanibs.dressed, lb -
Fowls, lb , 12
Sprlngchlckcns.il, 15
19
22
23
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14
18
HARKETS.
Current Comment.
Hny. Tho mnrket is vet wenk for
lowor grndos of hny, nlthough supplios
ou hnnd nro beiug roducod somowlint.
Ohoico liay is very scnrco nnd nominnl
iu prico. About 18.00 to 18.50 will
cover snles of tho bost hny oll'ering,
but most business iB bolow this rango.
Lowor grndes rango down ns to qnnl
ity. Ryo ptraw iB qniet bnt the mnr
ket holds about Bteady. About $17.00
to 618.00 will covormost sales niaking,
choico cars being quito flrm. Ont
strnw is aull. JOH
Oorn. Tlio supply of corn on spot
nud to nrrivo is siunll; nud tho touo
of vnlnos is firhi. In a qniet way
steamer yollow on truok is qnoted at
G3j to 01c, with lowor grados down
as to qnality nnd color. To sbip from
tho west about 03 to G'ty.o, is quotod
for all rail nud 01 to 02o, for Inke
aud rail.
Onts. Tlio mnrket ia bnro ofchoice
oats, and but fow cau bo bought to nr
rivo from tho wost. For No. 2 clippod
white on trnck tho rnugo of sales is
about 44. to 46o, with No. 3 clippod
whito about lc, less. Lowor grades
rango down iu 'prico as to quality.
For 3G to 88 lbs onts to ship from tlio
west nbont 44 to 45o is quoted.
Boof Mutton Voal.Beef has been
in steady, fair doinand, aud siuce
Mouday bost cnttlo hnve been ruling n
shnde firmor, some oxtra steors bring
ing 83c. Mutton hns beon iu botter
demnnd, oxtra sheop selliug woll for
tlio past day or two nt G to 7c. Yenr
lings rcmaiu qniet ancf uuclianged.
Lnuibs hnvo beon selliug woll, nnd
sinco Tnesdny choico lieavy stock hns
beeu ruling rirm at lOc. 'i'heio aro
still a good mnuy light Inmbs thnt
havo to sell at 7 to 80. Ohoico 75 to
90 lb, vcnls hnvo beou iu steady de
mnnd nt 10c, aud nt the oloso nro rnug
ing up to lio. Common to good lots
quiot nud nnchnuged.
Drosscd ;Poultry. Rocoipts hnvo
beou modornto for tho pnst weok nnd
thoro has been n stoady fnir doinnud,
witli pricos avoraging a shndo bettor
thnn lnst week. Most of the westorn
shipmeuts havo beon late. Somo lots
duo Mouday liad not nrrived tliis
morniug. Tlio mnrket cleaned np woll
Saturday, nnd tho salos of choice west
ern, fowls siuco thou hnvo bcenat 13 to
18c. Westorn broilers hnve beeu in
stendy demnnd nt I36a for selooted
with mixed sizos nt 12 to 13c. Old
cocks steady nt Oj.j to 10c. Eastern
chiokens nud fowls havo beou coming
iu smnll lots aud havo hnd a steady
snle, now nud tliou a fauoy lot oxcoed
ing quotntious. Dncks iu lnodernte
supply nnd stendy.
Live Ppnltry. Thoro hns been a
fnir aupply but demnnd hns boou a
little moro nctive, nnd strictly ohoico
chiokens nud fowls ruling n shnde
highor. Spring duoks iu modernte
supply nud Btondy.
Butter. Rocoipts hnve boou n little
Inrgor thnn lnst week nud cousider
nblo nbovo tho nvornge for this Benson
of the yenr, but thoro is still n short
supply of Vt., N. H., nud N. Y. ns
sorted slzes. Suoli goods hnvo beon
iu demnud nt 21a nnd oloso flrm 2l0.
Extra western nssorted spraco tubs
hnvo nlso beou iu demnud nt full pricos
buc thoro hns been somo surplus of
lnrgo nsh tubs uud bost mnrks nro still
hurd to placo ovor 20)jO. Thero hna
boou no matorial chnugo iu tho undor
grndos. Firsts romniu qniet nt quotn
tious. Extra uorthoru dairy keops
closely sold up. Strictly extra boxoa
aud prints in stendy demnnd nnd flrm
at tho ndvnuced quotntious.
Oiioeso. Thero hns been little ira
provoment in demnnd this week bnt
supplios continno modornto nud undor
strong ndvices from tho country tlio
markot hns shown iuorensod strongth.
Lato salos of fluo N. Y. twius havo
beon at 11 to IIJ4C aud thoro aro
somo mnrks hold still highor. Best
Vt., twiua nro quoted nt 10 to lio.
Tho undor grndos nro ruliug n little
highor but hnvo only n limitod salo.
Fino Ohio flata would probnbly brjng
lOo if horo.
Egga. Reoeipts hnvo boou a little
largor thnn lnst wook, but thoro hns
beon a Btondy pood demnud nnd a flrm
innrkot for nll kinda. Extrn Mioh.
aud noithorn Ohio stook has kopt woll
Bold up at 23o. Othor fresh gnthorod
wostora nro ruliug from n hnlf cont to
n oout highor thnn n wook ago, and
aro in good domnnd nt tho ndvnuco.
April rofrigorntora hnvo boeu solling
woll at 20o, but nt tho oloso nro gon
orally hold highor.
Ilidoa nud Polta. Thoro ia n dull
touo to tho hido markot with only a
mongro demnud. Oiloringa of light
hidoa nro smnll, and this koeps prioos
about stoiyly. Ohio buff hidoa aro
nqmiunl nt nbout 8&0, witli nlmost
uono olforiug nt Ohicngo. Sooonds
nud B 'a nro qnoted lo bolow tho prico
of buifa. Now Englnud hidtfi are
nominnl nt Oo flnt for oows, nnd
to 7o flnt for honvy atoera. Onlfskins
nro quiot with polta Btondy.

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