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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2G, 1903
A Good
Place
To Buy
Goods
By Mrail.
VOLUME
VALUES.
After nll has bccn said and done the
store that glvcs the honest values ycar in
and year out is tlie store that gains and re
tains the confidence of the buylng public.
That's why this store has appcaled to
an inlelllgent public so long.
Arc you onc of thcm?
The Largest
Shipment ot Gar"
mentsJust Ar-
In the short coat
balf and tlirce
quarter lengths.
The fincst show
ing made by tlils
shop this ycar at
S1G.G0, $20.00,
In choosingfurs
or anything else,
choose when the
55, ?9, 310, $1C,
g22.G0, 825, S27.G0.
Special
Priced
Furs.
stock is at its best, you get what you want
and if bought here, you pay a moderate
price.
Special Scarfs, at ?3.9S andj C.00-
OMER
164-6'North Alnin t..
precious gtones
will nlways hold their value till tho cnd of tirno.
Tho valuo of n, Jowel is much cnhanced by tho dcli
cato settings that we make a fcatuvc. A visit herc
will show that fme JEVfELRY is possible at a
lnodcmtc cost.
FRED KINQ,
BARRE,
MARSHFIELD, i
Leslie M. TucKor, who haH beou eiu
ployed by Ola Dwiuell ot Cabot for
tho past tliree years, has fluislied work
for liim and encaged witli J. W. Mears
for the winter.'
At tho eveninc servico at tho Meth
odist chnrch last Sunday evening a
quartette oouiposed of Mrs. J. B. Pike
Suprano, Mrs. G. F. Bliss alto, Mark
A. Davis tenor and A. T. Davis bass,
fnrnisliod a special prograin of musio.
A temporance service held at the
Oongregational churoh last week Sun
day evening was led by Mayo Wyman.
Mrs. Lovi Pitkin died Monday moru
iug at the home of her son, Edwiu,
death resulting from a paralytio sliook
wliich she Bnffored a few days before.
Deceased was about sixty yoars of age,
fnneral servicos wore held froin the
houso on Wednesday and the lnterment
was in the Dwinell cernetery.
The following itom appeared in tho
Montpelier locals of a recent issue oO
the "Journul." "Sabin E. Pike of
Marshfield reaped tho result of tweuty
years of patience and saving today, re
coiving $1,000 through the local offlco
the Oonneotiout General Life Insnr
anoe Oompany in payment of a twenty
year endowment polioy. "
Telephone inBtraments have beon
placod very recently in tho residencea
of Hiram Wilson, James Bouldry,
Fred Liamberton at "Peterville," also
at the post-oflice in South Cabot.
Carl Stroetor and Oharles Cole went
to Groton poud on Monday to install
an eleot.rio light plaut iu the steam
mill of Miller & Ayers.
News was rocoived by relatives iu
this town and Cabot last Monday of
the serious illuoss wilh erysipelas of
Georgo Sulham at Rutland.
George D. Orrnsbee went to Groton
pond Wednesday inorning to assist in
putting in tho oleotrio light plaut at
the Miller & Ayers saw inill.
Mrs. John Peok of Montpelier ar
rived in town on Monday to visit for
few days with her sister, Mrs. Ralph
Ide.
Thore is to bo a Thanksglving ball
at Marshall's hall Thursday evening.
Musio is to bo furuiahod by the quar
tetto olub and a turkey suppor is to be
served at iutermisBion by our popular
oaterer. Mrs. Carr.
JUiss iiiieuuui- 'Z, Gole of Barre is ox
pectod to arrivo in town to spond
Thankgsiving with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. O. O. Oolo.
Albert E. Lamberton Bhipped a pair
of horses to a party iu Swampscott,
Mass., last TuoBday. Thoy were flnely
matohed, very stylish and valued at
nearly $000.
Jobbo Wilson has moved from the
East Maln street residence reoently
purohased by O. H. Smith to the F.
W. Cole tenement on lower Maln
etreet.
Pied Slayton and wife of Barre were
the guosts of J. W. Mears on Sunday.
The Jaqnith publio library is being
very well patronlzed; nearly 100 books
were takon out last week.
Oharles Bullook and Albert E. Lam
berton were iu North Calais, Wednea
day night, to assist the Van Orman
orchostra at the Thanksglving ball.
John Fronoh, formerly in the em-
filoy of F. V. Hassam in gotting out
ast blooks, is soon to go into the busU
ness for himBolf Zixud will work np
somo trees whioh ne has purohased of
J. -W. Mears.
Herbert Emery, who has beon quito
siok for the past week, is eomowhat
better. . ,
The Best
Qarment
De part
ment InThis
Section
Let us cxpress one to you.
What over you want
in Dress Goods, i
can bc found hcre if
its of tlic up-to-datct
order. You can ex-
Intoresting
to Dress Goods
Buyers.
pcct to always get tho very latest tliing
herc-
i Samples sent by request.
Tho best 31.00 Broad Cloth Sold herc.
" S1.2C " " " "
" " COc Chcviot, " "
i ii 7jjC ii ii ii
" " $1.00 " " "
" Grealest variety of novelties for COc
Fancy Work for w"" f"1"
' ped Linen and the
aS' like you'll find our
stock very helpful in thesc little matters,
Stamped Cotton T'rays, 10c to 15c.
" Linen " ioc,38c to GOc.
" " Doillcs, Gc, to 38c
etc.
FITTS,
barre, Vermont
Jeweler and
Optician
VT
Josso Wilson is soou to corumenco
work agaiu for F. V. Hassara aud will
tako the place mado vacant by John
Freuch.
Rov. W. E. Nowton will proaoh a
sormon on temperauce uoxt Sunday
morning from Lnke tho tweutieth
ohapter and twenty-flfth verso.
The ohoir of tho Mothodist church
will reuder special musio at the ovou
ing sorvice next Sunday.
John Liuton, aged seventy years,
an old resideut of the town, died at
the iiome of liis sister, Mrs. Samuel
Bemis, on Sunday afternoon after a
long illness with consnmption. Tho
funeral was held on Tuosday aud the
iutermont was at the town cernetery.
Mrs. Oynthia Woodward, who has
beou aiok for the past two weeks, is
verv low.
Freeman Sanborn will move the lat
tor part of the week to Lisbon, N. H.,
wheie he has employnient in the fao
tory of Parker & Young Oo.
O. H. Smith and Rev. W. E. New
ton wero in Walden on Monday.
Frank Talbot of Wells River was at
S. W. Oole's on Tuesday.
Miss Florence Robinson, trimmer at
tho Adams millinery parlors, visited
at her home iu Boltonville on Sunday.
E. W. MoWaiu went to his home in
Roohester on Mouday after visiting
for a few days with his daughter, Mrs.
A. T. Davis.
George A. Gilman, olerk at the
Adams store, visitod at his home iu
East Calais on Sunday.
Mrs. Aldeu S. Winoh roturned last
week from a vjsit of soveral days with
friends iu Barre aud. Montpelier.
Alauson Shepard of Moutpelier was
a visitor iu town Saturday of last
week.
Dr. II. S. Oarvor was iu Barre last
woek Thursday visiting his on, J. W.
Oarver.
The promeuado at Marshall's hall
last Saturday evening nndor the an
spices of the Rathbone Sistors was at
tenaed by6vertwenty-flve couplosaud
a very pleasant ovening was speut.
Excelleut musio for the occasiou was
furnished by thn Marahfleld oornet
band.
A new line of the telephone of Mol
yu' Falls Power Oompany is beiug
strung whioh will eventually cermi
nate with a oonnection with the Oiti-
zens' line of St. Johusbury, aud will
be oarried au far as West Danville this
winter.
O. I. Preston and son, Ellis, aro in
Montpelier taking down tho Oapitol
Oreamery buildiug whioh will be
shipped to Sheldon Junotion and ro
built.
O. J. Wood aud G. L. Dwiuell have
boou door hnutiug iu New Hampshire
ioreBts tho pitst weou.
A. W. Sloonm, who has in oharge
the moving of the Oaptiol Oreamory
buildiug at Montpelier to Sheldon
Junotion, for the flrtu of Franols
Batohelder & Oo., of Boston, visitod
his famlly in town tho flrst of the
woek.
It is nnderstood that tho New Ena
laud Telephone Oompany have a new
bootli a( tho rallroad statlou to bo sot
np in their publio Btatlon at thisplaoe.
Ulborian raiiway trains unde new
sohedulo oover tho distanoe fom Mos
cow to Port Arthur, 5,888 milea, in
thlrteon days, tho faro, inoluding
sloepor, being $184. The globe trot
ter oan have av seoial train ot threo
oars for $10.8 a mile. .
WILLIAMSTOWN.
Davld Galo, only son of tho lato
Ellsha B. Galo, aud Miss Ediu, roung
ost. daughtor of Goorgo W. Brush, aro
to bo marriod on Wodnosday uvcning
of this wcuk, at tho lioino of thobrido.
Thoy will go tho sauio evoulng to
Dodliam, Mass., whero Mr. Galo's
moihor rosides, to spond Thanksglving
Day with hor, and tho" next morulng
start for Oolorado Spriugs, Ool.,
whore Mr. Galo has a businoss. Thoy
will tako with thom tho good wislios
of friouds loft bohiiid.
Jolui Adams, a grandscn of tho lato
Enooh Howe, has livod for yoars in
nortliern Oallfornla. His unolo, J,
Houry Adams, also our fornior towuss
man, livos two hundrod or moro mllo
from lilin, iu that Stato of "magulll
oout distancos. " Tho oighteou yoars
old daughtor of John Adnms has beon
vistiug hor groat unolo of lato. About
four milos from his lioiuu is a pio
turoaquo spot, kuown as Boar Orook
Fals. Tho rooky walls riso j)rocipi
tously ahovo the falls, aud it was tho
ambition of Miss Adams aud a gontlo
mau friond, two of n party of bix vis
iting tho falls, to writo thoir namos
highor on tho rooks thau any formor
visltors had douo Thoy had clUubod
a distanco of oighty to ouo hiindrcd
'foot, the goutloman going almad, and
holdiug Miss Adams by'tno hand, wlion
ho lost his footing, aud botli wout
dowu tho procipico. Tho nn wout
dowu to tho bottoui of tho cliff nud
sniforod no othor injury than tem
porary uuconsoiousuoss. Miss Adams,
aftor falliug sixty feot, waB stopped
by bushos that grow among tho rocks,
and ouo log was brokou twioo aboro
tho kuoo, and onoo bolow it. Sho
svas rosonod from horporil by "ropos"
improvisod out of articles'of clothiug
worn by tho party. A surgeou was
callod, twouty miles away, who hopes
Miss Adams will rocovor, Had her
attondant iu ascondiug the rocke,
(said to bo somo flvo dogroos ouly,
Irom a porpondlonlar, whoro thoy
fell) had tho presenco of niiiid to let
go hor hand, Miss Adams would uot
havo fallou, as sho had a good foot
hold. Sho is tho oldnst liviug great
graudclanghtor of tho lato Enooh
Howo.
Tho morcury wout to two degroos
bolow zoro on Saturdny moruiug last,
at the nomo of Deacon Kduin 0.
Smith.
A farmor told tis last Satnrday 'as
he was ti'ning a load of hay to Barro,
that ho should got $10 por tou for it,
and ho thought that was $3 Iobh thau
some roceivod.
Chauncoy Lougoo roached duly
Bilrnott Jnnotiou, Wifeoonsin. some
fiity milos wcstorly from Milwankoo.
Iu the short time ho has beon thoro
tho weathor had beon quito Vormout
like. Thero had beou two suow
storms, aud moroury last wook Wod
uesday was tou abovo zero. But whou
it comos to farm orops, wo wish Vor
mout waB more liko that portiou of
Wincousiu. His sister's farm this
yoar producod oight hundrod bushols
of barley, twolvo huudrod buBhols of
oats, two thousaud bushels ot coru iu
tho oar, besidos moro to be fod with
tho stalks.
Dr. Houry Downs. Ostoonathist. now
of Oil Oity, Poun., will visit his old
home liero uext mouth, it is undor
stood, when his incomplete auatomy
will be suppliod with a miss-iug
rib."
Veteran John Bacon has had his
pensiou increasod to $12 a mouth.
Henry Stewart, sou-iu-law of Mrs.
Deuisou Martiu, has latoly buried his
mother, a resident of Borliu, who had
attained a greal age, having beon up
wards of niuety years.
Thore will be a sale of somo houEO-
hold goods, otc, at the Geueral E.
Bass place next Friday, November )
27, to bogin probably soon after noon.
Wo are askoci u there will be ouered
for sale, at that time, old-timo furni-
turo, dishes. etc, that aro so much
sought after by somo, and we answer
that thore will be but little, if any
of that.
Asa G. Wilbor is about to start for
Jeuuiugs, Lnuisiana, and Goorgo
Seaver aud wife will accompany liim.
They may later go to Oalifornia.
Thero will be a union sorvice at the
UniversaliBt ohuroh ou this week
Wodnoeday eveniug.
Return S. Davis, uow of North Dau-
vilo, was in town on businoss a day or
two the flrst of tho woek. Thofamily
iB much pleased with thoir home thero.
Ed J. Poor's oreamery paid cweuty-
threo aud threo-fonrths cents per
pound for buttor in Ootober.
Mr. and Mrs. Onhir S. Martin are
with thoir daughter, Mrs. Henry J.
Lasell, jnBt uow.
Ouo of our prominent meu, aotivoiu
buBinesB, prediots that our plaoe is ou
the evo of a busiuosa boom. May that
day speedily dawu upon ub.
Oharles G. Mooro, foreman in tho
Greason, Beokott Co's. shops, has
latBly been away on a vaoation iu
JNow i ork,
Mrs. Gilbert O. smith is about to
move to Montpelier. Sho and hor son,
Arthur, will keop house there.
Kirk Ellsworth at tho head of tho
high school department iu Oambridgo,
this stato, has been this woek, tho
guost of his oousin, Statiou Agent L.
O. Morgan.
CHELSEA.
J. A. R. Oorwin and son took in
8,877 pounda of ponltry lost Thursday,
mostiy turiioys. tor wiuoti they paid
$1,747.10. E. A. Oorwin weut to
Boston on Saturday tn look after the
ponltry. Mrs. Oorwiu and Harold ao-
oompauied liim, and all will romain
for a week or moro.
The wedding of Ool. Oharles K.
Darling and Miss Ellzaboth. Rioh
Holmos took placo on Thursday even
ing of laat week in the Uuitarian
ohuroh, Milton, Mass., and ovor 500
guests are said to havo been prosent.
Among theso wero Mr. and Mrs. J.
K. Darling.
Miss Lilian Sprague, mlssionary in
India, who was at one time a pupll in
Oholsoa Aoademy, Bpoke at the West
Ilill moeting-honse last Snnday after
noon. Thoro willbe n union Thanksglving
Borvioe at the Mothodist ohuroh on
Thursday evening, at whioh Rov. Mr.
Wyokoff 1b to proaoh.
The band is to give a oonoert at tho
town Imll on Thursday evening after
whioh thero will bo a promeuado.
Oharles H.' Putney of Northfield has
been visiting hiB aunt, Mrs. Louisa
Olough.
Judge Start will preitdo at the
Decembor term of oounty oourt,
wiiton opena next xaesaay.
Mrs. Willard Soars, wl;0 with Miss
Ellou L. Hatoh was oxpoutod to oo
oupy tho Viucont houso tlils wiutor,
is sbriously ill at hor liomo in Jamaioa
Plnln, MfisH , aud tho two ladies will
hardly bo ablo to niovu horo this Ben
son, Rcinoinbor that noxt wook Wodnos-
day is tho day for tho salo whioh tho
ladibs of tho
Uougrogationl churoh
tho town hall, both
aro to hold in
afternoon nud
nvoulng. All coutri
bo haudod m befnro
butioiiH shonld
that day. I'jVoryono is cordlally iu
vitod to conio nnd peo tho display and
purahaso Oliristmaa gifts.
A ohauco .to got a good suit at
markod dowu pricos at Fitts'.
ORANGE.
Tho storoopticon show advortisod
for Thursday night was not givou
owing to tho lack of an audionco.
Miss Nolio M Tillotsou is at homo
from hor s'ohool iu Groton.
Miss Nollio Woodruff olosod scliool
at tho Ooutor ou Thursday.
Rov. A. J. Eastmau will proaoh a
spooial Thanksglving sormon at tho
church Thursday no'xt, at 7 o'olock p,
in. All aro cordially invitod to at
toud. Mrs. Jamos B. Oavo is very ill with
pnoumouia at the homo of hor son,
Waltor, at Outlor's Coruor.
Mrs. Roubou Lord is ill.
Mrs. E. G. Cook is slowly improv-
Almlua Ourtiss, wifo of Goorgo J.
Cook, diod at her homo, Novembor
22, aftor a long illiicss, at the age
of sixty-two yeara. Sho is snrvivod
by hor husbaud, ono son, E. G. Cook,
nnd two grauddanghtors, Nollio aud
Holou Cook, nlso threo brothors,
Nathaniol B. Ourtiss of West Tops
hnm, William of Washington, Warrou
of Waits Rivor, and ouo sistor, Mrs.
G. L. Jaokson of this place. Sho has
beon a llfuloug rosidout and respootod
citizou of this town as woll as a kind
noighbor and always roady holpor to
tliose iu nood. Tho fuuoral was held
Tuesday from tho ohuroh, Rov. A. J.
Uustmau ofllciatiug.
MORETOWN.
Frank Koyos has fluisliod work for
H. O. Ward.
Harry Bulkloy commo'ncod olorking
for H. O. Wanr Mouday moruiug.
Thero will bo a bapkot ball at Shor
mau's hall ou Thursday evouiug.
Ohaso's Orchostra will furuieh musio;
bill, 1.
Lizzio Fiold of Waitsfield viBited at
II. O. Ward's ou Snuday.
Milo Pioce spout Suuday in Waits
field. Mrs. Olara Hcatou has retnrued
from Moutpolier aud is at work at M.
II. Grifflth's.
Wells Palnior visitod friends in
Stowo soveral days last wook.
Tho Good Tomplars treatod thom
solves to an ovstor supper at tho home
of Miss Jonnio Piorco, Wednesday
ovening.
Maudo aud Alico Olark of Wator
bury visited thoir parents ou Sunday.
Will Sawyer aud wifo aro rojoicing
over tho arrival of a daughtor.
Tho cottago prayer meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. W. N. Ward,
Friday afternoon.
Einma Royce went to Moutpolier
Saturday moruiug to visit her par
outs, retnrning ou Mouday.
Eruest Kingsbury has fluislied work
for h. O. Ward aud will commence
work at the talo miuo ou Wednesday.
Ernest Buckus has movod into the
touemout rooentlly vacated by Waltor
Oorliss.
GROTON.
An anuiversary celebration"Cccurred
at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heath's last
Friday.
Audrew Millis went to Berlin ou
Friday to pnt in a wator wheol.
Mrs. Minard is quito siok with a
cold.
Miss Olivo Allon of Morrisville is
visiting at F. P. Smith's aud S. P.
Wolcl.B'.
Miss Blanohe Page, who has been
toaohiug scliool iu Stowe, is at home
for Her vacation.
The village sohools olosod ou Fri
day with a coucort in the eveniug at
the Methodist ohuroh.
James Smith moved his famlly to
East Ooriuth ou Monday. He will
work for J. K. Darling this wiuter.
Mrs. Hauuah Oarpentor, the oldest
person in town, died at the home of
her son, Lafayette Oarpentor, last
Monday. The funeral was hold from
tho Mothodist oliuich Wodnosday,
Rov. A. J. Hough offioiating.
Horatio Heath, wife and son of Bos
ton, and Mrs. O. F. Robinsou and son
of Montpelier, and Miss Eva Jones of
Boston arnved in town ou Saturday
to bo present at the oelebratiou of Mr.
and Mrs. Heath's fiftieth wedding an
uiversiry on Mouday.
Mr. Oorliss of Corinth hold a meet
ing in the Mothodist ohuroh on Mou
day evening to take steps toward or-
ganizing a singiug Bohool.
Mrs. A. J. Oarpenter is quite siok.
MIbb Lydia Brown has returned
homo from Plainfield whero she has
been at work.
Mrs. Thomas Sherlff of Barro visit
ed iu town last woek.
EAST ROXBURY
MIbb Dora Martiu and Miss Maud
Mudgett spent last last week in South
Kvecate. the ttuests ot Mrs. A, X.
Beaton.
Mrs. Olara Wardnor and son Ernest
of Brookfield Bpent Snnday at George
wardner's.
Oarl Thavor has fluisliod work for
OlogBton Brothors and is agaiu at
home.
Mr. aud Mrs. xmthor Blauchard ox-
peot to go to South Royalton this
week to spend Thauksglviug witn
their bou, Oharles Blauchard.
Mr.and Mrs. Oharles Benedlot of
Williamstown visited at Olatdnoe
Mudgott's ono day last woek.
George Wardnor has been ontortain
ing a serles of Job's comforters, and
dooou't soom to oaro for any moro at
prosent.
Mrs. 0. J. Baker and Olaronoe
Mudgott were in Montpelier, last
TuoBday.
Sohool boglns November 80, Miss
Bessle Panton, teaohor,
Oreamery patrona rooolved 23 1-10
conts for Ootober butter.
Mrs. M. S. Whoatlev and son of
East Brookfield visitod at Georgo
Ji osb last week.
Mather r lemple
18 and 20 Statc Street,
Thanksgiving Sale
OF
Fine Table Linens
3 pieccs hcavy -lileached Danask Value 59c- This Sale 45c yd.
pieccs Fine Pure Linen Damahk Handsome patterns. Values 75c now 59c VJ.
Kxcellent Values in cxtra fine hcavy linen Damask, all new styles and patterns, at 87c, $ I .OO
S 1 .25, $ 1 .50, $2 00 yd
Napkins to match the Damasks, from 98c to $5.00 ner Vd-
We have" opcned to-day s doz. cxtra fine VELVETEEN WAISTS. These are the mos1
handsome Waists, we have shown this season. Trimmed with fancy pearl buttons cqual in quality and
style to any '$5.0Q Waist, on the market. All Colors. All Sizes. Our price,
ATHER 8c TESVIPLE5 18 and 20 State St
Vernon Barues of
waB a guost at F.
Eust Brookfield
E. Allou's last
weok.
Harley Ward went to tho soldiors'
homo iu Bennington last weok to
spoud tho winter.
WATERBURY OENTER.
B. L. Moody arrived at homo horo
Novembor 18, from Martiudalo, Mou
taua, whero ho has beou omployed by
Harley E. Marshall, who is a uativo
of this placo, but who has lived iu
Montana for sovoral yoars. Mr.
Marshall is a son of tho lato F 0.
Miuslmll. His niothoi' lives at tho
old home in mill villago, whero Mr.
MarBhall diod sevoral yoars ago.
Moses Decollo, who has beon ruu
uiug tho blaoksmith shop hore for
sevoral years, has sold his shop here
to Mr. Barbor, aud Decollo has ronted
the farm of Rama Tatro ou Porry
Hill aud movod to tho eame.
Rov. LoniB Moo.ly, wife aud nhild,
aro visitiug their paronts nud -his
brotlior Burt aud wife of Montana.
F. ci. Batcheldor, who is at work
at Fort Ethan Allon, canie home ou
Suuday morning nnd will romain at
home for a weok.
Miss Olla Dillingham Is at home
from Barre for a day or two.
SOUTH DUXBUYR.
Mias Mabel Seaver of Williamstown,
formerly of Moretown, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Bolding a few days
last week.
Elliot ttisbee is spending a few days
with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Turner.
Azro GrifHth has takoti poBaessioa
aud moved to the plaoe formerly be
louging to George Cota.
Mrs. A. Butler and daughter went
to Randolph on Monday and will stop
with friouds untll Wednesday then
go to Templeton, Mass., to visit Mrs.
Butler's brother, Dr. Johnson.
The Friday evening prayer meoting
will be at Samuel Somerville's.
Mrs. Frank Hart will spond Thanks
giving with her sister iu Orange,
Mass. ; she will also visit othor
friends. Miss Auua will keep house
for her father during Mrs. Hart's ab
seuce. Samuel Somerville was in Moutpe
lier and Barre, Friday. '
WASHINGTON.
George Wason died on Friday after
a lingering iiinoss.
G. A. Bohonon's family will spoud
Tbanksgiviug with Mrs. Bohonon'B
pareuts in South Royaltou.
Sohool iu tho villago closed ou
Tnursday last week with au oxhibl
tion in the eveniug.
Look at the onps and sauoers to be
given away with eaoh dollar'a worth
of goods purohased at F. O. Huntlng
ton's on Saturday, November 28.
Frod Duff is soon to move to town.
George Seaver of Moutpelier was
in tuwn on Saturday.
D. S. Brown has gone to Pike Hill
mines to work at oarpenter work.
Mrs. Elizabeth Huntington contin
ues about tho same.
Pearl Dow is improving.'
Our furs havo mot with excollent
sale our values offored making this
possible at Fitts'.
WAITS RIVER.
Georgo Feloh has moved to East
Barro whore he has .work iu Fred
Sargeut's grist mill.
Mrs. Harry Payne iiad an auotlon
Saturday. Gilman Bagley, auotion
eer. It is expeoted that Mrs. Payne
will oooupy the parsouage this winter.
Mrs. B. G. Milos olosod another suo-
cesslul term of sohool here on Friday.
Dora Sherwood has finished her sohool
at-onr Oornera and iiaB retnrued to W.
O. Rlohardson'B.
E. S. Looke, whilo retnrning from
Bradford one day last woek, had a
horse drop dead in the road.
It is rumored that Olayton Emery
intends to have an anotion soou,
Homer Farnham, whou retnrning
from Bradford on Thursday, fell from
his wagon whioh waa heavlly loaded
aud his loft arm waa ruu ovor and
badly oruBhed. It is fearod that am
putation will bo necoBsary.
G. B. Milea 1b able to be at work
again,
H, 0, Rlohardson rooently bought
tho stono ahed baok of J. A, Dodge's
atore and hua had it torn down.
Blossom Ohaao Booma to be gaining.
Mather & Temftlc
18 and 20 State Street.
WAISTS.
CALAIS.
Mrs. Lauia Stevuns has retnrued
from Barre, whero she has beon visit
ing her sous, Georgo aud Oharles.
Miss Gleo liauoroft is visiting iu
East Montpelier.
Mahlon Slayton is moving into the
house ho purohaaod of Waltor Ward.
.Tohu Fair has movod his fumily in
to Amos Emorsou's houso for tho wiu
tor. Miss Mamie Coopor aud her brother,
Olintnu, aro visiting in Morrisville.
Josophino, daughtor of H. A. Kout,
is ill.
WEST BRADFORD.
Boru in Ooncord, N H., November
18, a daughter to Mr. aud Mrs. A.
E. Tabor. Mrs. Tabor was formerly
Oarrio O. Worthon. Cougratulatious.
Mrs. Georgo Wilsou is spending a
fow days witli hor sister, Mrs.
Oharlie Thurston, who is quito sick
with tho meusles.
Sohool begiuB noxt Monday, Nov.
80, with tho sime teacher, Miss Vola
Albee.
EAST BROOKFIELD.
Mr. and Mrs. Oharlio A. Bigelow
are rojoicing over the birth of a son
boru to thom on Tuosday, Nov. 17.
Hearty cougratulations.
J. E. Ward of Barre was in town
the flrst of the woek calliug ou
friends.
Frank Ourtis and wifo were recent
guests at W. E. Ourtis.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
P. G. Reed was seriously ill last
woek and nnder the care of Dr. E. E.
Ellis.
Oharlio H. Bixby of Bridgewater,
Mass., camo last week for a brief visit
to his father, U. L. Bixby. He re
tnrued to MasaachuaettB ou Mouday.
H. E.Thayer of Sharon was in town
several days last woek on business.
PLAINFIELD.
The books of tho Plainfield branch
of the Kellogg-Hubbard library aro
uow at Mrs. Rideout's store. The
use of tho bookB is free, Mrs. Ridednt
giving tho time in caring for them
aud the trustees of the library the
use of the books. Dr. D. B. Smith ie
respousible for them and pays the
freight to and from Montpelier.
A few loft of thoso $2.75 and $2.98
blaok pottlcoats closing at $1.60 at
Fitts'.
WORCESTER-
A Ohristmas sale will be held at thj)
towu hall, Deoember 8 aud 0.
E. O. Moore is moving into the
Hobart honee.
Miss Lottio Buck is visitiug iu
Morotowu.
Thomas Drinkwater has moved to
Northfield.
Olaronco Ohandler was quite seri-
ouBly injured last week, while work-
iug in tho woods, by a troe taiung on
him.
Thomas Darby aud wife of Hardwiok
have, beou viEiting Mr. aud Mrs.
James Darby.
Fred Alexauder has olosed his labor
at Putnam'B upper mill, where ho
has been foreman for the past elevou
years, and gone to Northfield. His
family will romain liero.
BROOKFIELD.
Mrs. R. H. Aborurombie Bpent laat
woek with her sister in Lawrenco,
Mass.
Last Wodnosday Miss Alioo Kings
bury was givou a birthday party by
sovoral of her young friends, it boing
hor twolfth birthday.
Marous Peok is on a business trip
to Now York State.
Mrs. Jasou Nyo and daughter, Oar
rio, wero iu Randolph last Saturday.
Nownian Abororombie hurt his knoe
?uite badly recontly by falling on the
rozon ground, whioh neooBsitates his
being oonflned tothe housn afow days.
Roy Blauchard of Burlington, with
a frieud from South Barre, spent last
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mra. Frod Holt.
To tho Oraugors : Dou't forget the
Orange soolabie Friday ovening at
Grauge hall.
Henry Myera of Winooski has takon
Mr. Stnlth'a farm at Brookfield Oonter
nnd moved hia family there.
MIbs Gertrude Bonham and Mra.
Helen Abbott have been adffering the
past week with neurmlgla of the face.
Mather & leinfile
18 and 20 State Stteet.
CORINTH
Henry Huntington is haviug his
houso paiutod, L. M. Edsou during
the work.
Mrs. Susau Dickinsou has goue to
Massacliusetts, being callod ou 'ao
couut of scarlet fevor iu the family of
her sister, Mrs. Dolla Ooylo.
Mrs. Frank Hutton is visitiug her
pareuts iu Bridgewater.
Scliool at tbo academy closes ou
Weduosday.
E. L. Smith has gono to Now York
aud Mrs. Smith and childreu aro to
stav for a time at Hotol Lowo, Brad
ford. H B. Duuhnm has gone to Orange,
cuttiug lnmbor.
Dr Godfrey of Chelsea was callod
Thursday to see Julia Hoyt who has
been sufieriug from scrofula troublo.
CORINTH CORNER.
School closed on Friday. The uames
of tho pupils haviug no marks duriug
tho fall term aro Nellie Beede, Heleu
Worthley, .Ernest Merrill, George Ma
goou, Alviu Magoon. Abseut ouo day,
Heleu Magoon, Florence Spear, Fif
teeu of tho soventoeu pupils were not
tardy. The prize offerod at the com
mencemont of the toim to tho one
making tho most -improvement in
writiug was awarded to Helen E.
Magoon, Rev W. F. Harding, superin
teudeut, deciding the competitiou.
Helen E. Sonthworth, teacher.
Tuo personal property of the late
Orange Rowell was sold at auction on
Tuesday Nov. 17 ; the houso aud lot
was aavertised on tho bills but was
not Bold.
Lyman Porter has finished work on
W. F. Davis baru and is putting in a
Btablo for Forrest Fuller.
Lewis Harvey of Boston is visiting
his aunt, Mrs P. E. Goodwin.
A sociablo aud box supper was held
at Frank Jewell's on Wednesday even
ing. MIDDLESEX.
Tho Rev. Robert Oollyer Douthit of
Shelbyville, 111., is to preach in the
Brick church noxt Sunday at 2 :15 p.
m.
SOUTH WOODBURY.
Mrs. Grace Buruham was in North
Moutpelier a few days last week car
ing for her aunt, Mrs. Frank Blodah,
who was siok with pneumouia.
L. J. Beujamin was iu Hardwiok
last Mouday ou business.
Harvey Goodell and Oharlie Pierce
of Hardwick werd iu town ou Suuday.
A compauy of flve will give enter
taiumeuts in the I. O. G. T. hall,
oommeuciug SVednesday ovening, Nov.
25, aud oontiuuing one Jweek. Dano
ing overy othor night.
EAST CALAIS. '
Fred A. Buruham has let his farm
to his sou, Lewis, and has'gone to
Hardwiok to work.
Freeman Gray succeeds F. A. Buru
ham as troasuror of Moscow Lodgo of
I. O. G. T.
Dr. Gray's medioiue oompany has
boen giviug outertaiumonts iu Lamb's
hall the wook past.
Maudo Wheeler of Woodbury suo
ceods Mr. Ooolidge. in tho upper grade
of tho village snhool. Oarrie White
retains her plaoe iu the primary room.
Turkeys are scarco this year. Only
about two toua of ponltry wore taken
iu by Pierce & Prevoat for the
Thauksgiviug market. Tho asual
amouut shipped from here has beon
about saven tons in orevious yoars.
WOODBURY.
The sohool at the oeuter olosed laRt
Friday with an ontertaiument in the
evening, the pupils all did well and
much oredit is due to the teaohera,
Mark Wait aud Miss Flora Dreuan.
H. E. Webber was home from Bethel
last weok, retnrning this wook, Mon
day. Jereuiiali Wheeler is oritioally ill;
his recovery is doubtful. A few of his
friends made him a douation of $20 in
monoy aud one bed quilt aud other
things for family ubo, valued at about
$80.
The Pope has promised to aoud an
exhibit to the St. Louis Exhibition.
King Peter of Sorvia's portrait,
paintod by Princoia Lyoff Paralaghy,
is to be exhibited in London, Rome,
Bruaaols, and Paris.