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VERMONT WATOHMAiN & STATE J013RNAL, TIIURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1904.
ARTHUR ROPES, (Ijnsral Edltor
Thursday, Deccmber29, I9O4
THE 0HADW10K AFFA1R.
Tlio mystery whioh nt ifrst snr
rouuded tho nctlons of Mra. Oneaio
Ohadwlck hnvo boen olonrnd up Bnfllc
iontly wlthin tho pnat fow days ao
ttint n souicwhat clcar idcn onu bo
gaiued of lior mothods, Her pnat his
fory Iibb to sotne exttnt beon uucov
ornd nnd, ns n roault, hIio etnuda now
bofote tlie world ns nbnnt tho oppOBito
of what her receut vlctlms aupposed
her to be. Tho wholo story is shatnc
ful nnd tlicre is nothing to givo tho
pablio rensou to wnste auy plty npou
niost of tho tnen whoui slio haa de
fraudod. As little by littlo additional iufor
ruatiou has boou gaiued, by jnst so
much lins hcr rccoid bccomg dnrkor,
It Is iiow snppoeed that Mrs, Ohnd
wiok is a womnu who, uudor mnny
aliases, ha3 figured in the courts for
tweuty-flve years iu oonnection with
vnriouB orooked fhianolal donla, aud
hns Eorved two ycaia in tho Ohio pen
itentiury for forgory, undcr tho unuio
of Muie. Do Voro, This Mino Do
Vero wna a Onundian girl who duped
tho peoplo of hor nntivc villngo with
aniall forgoriea, CBcnped puniahmout
on tlio plea of insauity, nud thon went
to Tokdo, Ohio, whnro furthar for
geries landed hor in tho ponitentiary.
After ncr relcaso aho assniued a new
nanie aud lator ruurried Dr. Ohndwiok,
of Oleveland.
Tlio begiuuiug of tho reuent trnns
nctious whioh hnvemndehor uotorious
is to bo fouud in a viait whinh aho
niado iu compnuy with her hnsband to
tho Wndo Park Bauk in Olevelnnd.
At that time shegave ovor to Ira Rey
uolds, tocretary of the bauk, 11 pack
nge which slio olairned oontaiued
5,000,l'0f) in aecuritios aud for which
slio seoured 11 rcceipt from Mr. Roy
nolds wilhont his luakiug an examin
ation to nsrottniu the geiininenees.
Sho revoaled there tl.o "secret" that
aho wns the nntural dnughtor of An
drow OarueRio aud her persouality atul
nppareut iudlguation at having hor
word doubtcd kopt Mr. Reynolda from
undoing the "seourities. " After sho
waa gouo Ryyuolds feared to tnnipor
with tlie pnckngo for fcar hia houest
pnrposes might be questioned aud n
notice from i. Olovelnnd luwyor of a
lion 011 the eamo still furthor re-
straiupd hini.
Tho receipt from Heynolda, tho
"secret" of hor rolatiouahip to An
drew Oarnegiot a few "Carnegie"
notrs, a atroug per.ouality, aud nu
nnliruitd amouut of uervo toniptispd
tho capitnl with whioh this woinan
workod from that tinio. Small coun
try bauks wero the priuoipal objects
of hor atteutiou, though iudividunls
wore amotm lier viotiuis. A uumbRr
of bauks did uot bito at the tomptlng
bntt which aho thrtw to thom of
eight ier cent iuterest p.ud a lnrgo
bnuua, bnt t-omo did, With souie tl o
dishonest greed of olliciala wou hor
point for her when aho oifered thcni
lartjp siims iudividnally if they wonlri
m :ko tho loana ahe wnntod from thoir
buubsi Tho "ffourlties" havo provod
to be wortlil'hB, tho notoi aro also
N0ilh!cn5 aud MrH Ohadwlck is iu
jatl, nudemiicd iu tho popnlar wind
ns a ndveutuiea aud asindler,
Th wholu tory ia remarkable. It
ia onp to ahn!!i- t '0 cnufldouoe of man
iu mau and man in womau. XinnkinR
Ihw . liavu b en violatcd by bauk
off'u'Ulti iu tlio niost natoaudiug man
nor BusineKi mpn, supposedly of
aouud and voll tialanced luinda and
also of suppised intoqrity, liave beou
duped or bribed intn tnkiug stopa thnt
now resnlt in thoir fluauaial raiu, tho
ruin of thpir bnuke, auiferiug aud loaa
to atookhoidira and depositorB, nnd
thoir dowufall iu tho eycs of the
world as honcst men. Aaoribe their
acta to grerd or to tho hypuotio iiillti
enco of thia womau, it uiatters uot,
tho faot still remniim that norvo, bold
and woudotful a was ever manifested,
haa rfsnltcd in awiudles amnuutiug to
probably a milli )u of dollars, And
it liaa uot beou the "Rtinbena" of th
oomio pnpeis that havo beeu foolod
bat mou fiupposoJ to be difltlngulshod
nmo'JK the.r fellowa fcr busluoeg iu
tegrlty aud ahility.
The untional bauk'ug lawa uiust
couie in for the fiuieh iu this matter
or elae the nouQdencn of peoplo iu
bauks will be leeseued. Snoh wilful
and outrageous violntioiiBof all proper
bnsinosa rules nnd espeoinlly bnuking
rulos muat be puuiihed Mra. Ohad
wiok will nudoubtodly got her puu.
ishtnout, but aho ahould not be tho
ouly one to go behiud tho bars.
The famonB out-off whioh oroaaes n
nenk of tho Great Salt Lako is roport
3d to havo takeu nuother slump,
Thia may menn that nll tho engineer
iiig labor that liaa beeu put into tho
oonstruotlon of this ahort piech of
rallroad will go ptnoticnlly for
unught. This out on" wnB put noroBa
the lako to save tho neceaalty of bmld
ing tho road a mnoli longor diatauoo
nrouud nnd as plnnued it wna to be
not ouly shoiter but rIbo ohoaper,
Unexpeoted difflcultioa arose, how
evor. The pile conatruotlou origi
unlly planued proved a failuro, for
tho plloB, nftor thoy pieroed the cruat
nt thu bottora of tho lako, aauk into
quicksand or mnd aud booamo usoless.
Finnlly tho road wns put norosa by
ninking illllugs on n Ecalo auoh ns
would linvo danntod onginoorB not of
lnrgo cnlibro. Tho trnok ia couatnut
ly watohod uow, not a train pnaaing
ovor it wlthont obaorvntiona boiug
tnkou to soo If tho trnok hna beon
nffoctod. This aiukiug just reportod
it ia fonred indicntoa tho crust nt tho
bottom of tho Inko is giving wny
uudor the wolght of tho fllliug nnd
tho trnlna. If tho ainking continuoa
thore ia no knowing whnt fnrlhor ox
pondlturea may be ncoesaaty to ngain
pnt tho rond iu a Etablo condition if,
indoed, it bo posaiblo. Tho word
"lmposaiblo" ia hardly knowu to the
eugineorB of niodorn timcs in couiiec
tion with affairs terreatrlal, but tlioy
havo a problem thero which haa ro
quired aud will yet roquiro all their
akill.
Qovornor Bell haa iaaued hia flrs1;
pardon, but it ia uot n (ull-flodged
one, He hna conditionnlly relpnaed n
Ludlow man who wna aouteuoed to
prlaou for n miuhuuui term expiriug
laat mouth and u luaximum tertn ex
piriug noxt April. So thia cnuuot
roally bo ohnrged up to the oxecntivo
ni a pardon. It is uot gouerally ox-
pcoted that Govoruor Boll will bo as
wcak in this diioction aa his imiuo
diato predecessor. Tho pardon btisN
uesa hag beou bo luuch ovordono by
Vermont osecutivoa that thero iaqnito
n feoliug of rovolt nuioug the peoplo
ngainst thia procoduro of olomouoy,
Rutland Newa..
Two mou rcceivod (Jhristmaa proa
onts of oonditiounl pardoua at tho
hnuda nf tlio Uovcrnor, Forhapa thoy
doEerved thcm. The Jonrnal ia uot
ncquaintcd with tho faota clcsely
ouough to kuow, but it certainly bo
liovos in lottirjg the aentoncos of tliB
conrta Ptnnd aud bo execnted nulcsa
tliore bo really good cause abowu why
a diifercut courae should bo tnkon.
It belioves that no pardon, condition
nl or othorwise, ahould be gr.mtod
upou an ex parto hcnring Tho atatuto
providea for fnll hearing, with pro
vioua noti?o of nnoh hcnriug to tho
proner oilloiala io rojiresout tho Statc.
Pardona ahould bo hnudled with caro,
I Mnuy Vermont towua aro iu itn
i miueut dangor ot distresa from laek
of wnter, but conditioua gonorally
' throughout the State nro much loas
BP.rions tlmu iu othor secticus of the
couutry. Rutlnml Nowa.
' Vermont will be fortuunto iudoed if
I this winter goos by nnd tlioro ia uo
ranlly aerioua wator famiuo, So much
oxcossively cold weather onrly in the
season has roaulted in tho gtonnd
baiug fruzeu to eunh n depth that tlio
auows nnd raiua whioh cotue now will
not ailect the sprlugs ns tlioy ueed to
be hclped It secms that it Vtould bo
tho part of wisdom for Montpelier to
begin oven now to bo caroful iu tho
U60 of wator. A ahortage of water
I boforo apring ia by 110 moaus ont of
j tlio range of possibility nnd porhaps
' not of probabiiity.
IIOW THB SOUTH VOTBD.
Tho Now York World makea tho
following iutereatiug ayuopaia of the
aouthern voto in tho late national
oleotiou:
The completo offloial cnnvaaa ahowa
that 13,008,40!) vot"S woro oast on
Nov. 8. Rooaevelt received 7,S27,G32
nnd Parker fi.oao.Ool. Roosovolt'a pop
nlar plnrality waa 2,517,578, and tho
total voto wna 4150,0 78 lesa thnu in
1900.
Iu the thirteou Sonthoru Statop, in
oluding Marylaud, in whioh Parker
elcctors were ohoson, tho total voto
waa 2 02:S,22(i. In the thitty-two
Statea, oscludiug Marylaud, iu whioh
Roosovolt olectors woro ohoacu, the
total voto was 11,475,270. With 34
per cout of the Preaideutial olootors,
these Pnrk3r Statos caat only 15 por
cent. of the total vote. Tho total
Democratio voto in thothirtoen Bouth
oru Statoa wna 1,238,878 nnd tho Re
rublicau voto waa 711,435 Parker'a
total plnrality in all theso Statea wna
hardly 25,000 in excoes of RooEevolt'a
plnrality iu Pouuaylvauia nlono.
In only eight Stntes Delnwnro,
Georgin, Mnasnohueotta, MiEsiEaippi,
New York, Rhode Ialnnd, South Oar
ollnn nnd West Virginia did tho
Democrats poll moro votoa tlian iu
1000. Thoy loat in all tho othera,
while tho Rupubllcnus gaiued in
thirty-two Statoa and lost in thirteon,
Kleven of tho Statoa in whioh thero
wna n Ropublicnu dccrenso nro in the
South, yet Arknnsna nnd Floridn
ahowed Ropublicnu gnina, whilo Ala
bauia, Arkanaas, Florida, Kentuoky,
Louisoun, Marylaud, North Oarolinn,
Tpnno'jFoe, ToxaH nnd Virgiuia nll
ahowed Demosrntlo lossea.
Rooievelt'a popnlar plnrality i
inorp tlmn doublo Pnrker's ontiio voto
in tlio South, and Pnrkor's ontito voto
iu the South ia lesx thau twico hia
voto in Now York nlouo, It ia cou
aidornbly Icbb thau hia voto in New
York, Pounaylvnnla nnd Ohio, whioh
gavo n combinod Ropublicnu plurallty
of nbont 350,000 ngainst hiin. Evi
dently tho "apathy" wna uot couflned
to Northoru Deiuoorati,
All elforls to establlsh tho Salvatiou
Army in Itussin havo ao far beeu ot
no uvail, riaid Geu. Hootli at Guild
ford, ns tlio Ruaaian goverumont has
insued striot injunotiouK agaiust tho
geueral or his foilowera orcaalug the
frontier.
DllO UOllT BKOKEN.
Nnahun, N. II., Deo. 28. Tho
drought in southorii Now Ilauipahiro
wns brokou thia mornlng by raiu, tho
ilrst ainco Soptombor. Tho rainfnll,
though not hoavj", will rolievo tho
situatiou.
MA r I'AUVON 1'JtJSOJiJiJt.
Middletown, N. Y., Doo. 28, Jool
0. Ruudle, who is aorving n llfo son
touco iu Sing Sing for the murder of
Arthur Morgan, it Ib boliovod will be
pardouod by Gov. Odell. Rundle nnd
Morgnn lived togother nt Greenvillo,
nenr horo, aud ouo dny iu 15)00,
wheu both had bopu drinkiug, Rnudlo
looked himaolf in hia room. Morgnn,
iu anger, tried to got at hini through
11 wiudow, nnd Rundlo ahot hirt iu
tho ahoulder, Morgnu bled to denth,
Tho jurymen who conviotcd Rundlo
havo. nll signod the petitiou for his
pnrdou. Ouo rucmbor anid ho had uot
alopt woll ainco tho couviction.
UEISET1NG BY IVJlllSLESS.
New York, Deo. 28, Marcoui
wiroloE8 oporntors 011 vnrions ahips iu
port wiahed ouo nuother "Merry
OhriBtmna" through tho other 011 Sun
dny. Thoy epeut n plenaant dny in
Einall tnlk, clmff nud atory telliug
witliont dnmnging tho ntmoaphorf,
aud without lonvlng their suug of.or
atiug uyries on tlio boat decku nud
donk-honsca of the stenmer,
XUtr YOJtK JCJi JiOUXI).
New York, Dec. 28 Raiu aud
sleet following n heavy anow storm
hnvo playeti hnvoowith trauaportation
fnoilities and tho tolegraph sorvico.
Followiug on top of tho anow coverod
pavoments, ihe rnin 1ms formod n hard
crust of ico nnd Now York toilny is
ltko n grcnt aknting poud. Tho raila
of the surface cars nro iu auoh a con
dition thnt Bchpdule time ia inipoE
siblo nnd snbnrbnn tralHo is almoat
parulyzed. Rnilroada nlmost invari
nbly nro reported Inte. Telegrnphic
nud telephouio commnuicatiou in nll
directiona nro very alow. Thcugh uo
serious acoidonts aro xoiKirted, tho
slippery raila aud atreota of tho oity
nre'reaponsible for many minor ncoi
denta und cullisions,
SAA'O JiJSATH VHAXT.
Boaton, Dcc. 27. Tho steamer,
Africau Priuco. from Japaucao porta
to this city.aud Now York, nrrived on
Sandny witli hor propollor slmft twist
ed, steorage gonr damnged, bonta loat
aud portions of hor deck torn up by
tho fury of n storm cucountorod in
niid-A tlantic. After tlio Btoering gear
waa dninagod tho veEael wns tossod for
two dys in tno troagli of tho sca,
unablo to proceod nntil ropairs hnd
beon nnde. Soveral moinbois of the
crow received minor iujuriea by ooing
throwu ubout tho decka.. Mauy of
tho craw of sixty woro Mohammodaua
who antioiiiating denth throw thoir
prayer-mata on tho wntor-swept dooks
nnd drcuched to tlio akin by tlio ioy
wnves saug.tho Moalom denth ohnut.
JJJ12J) Ol? JOY AT I'JUSSEXTS
Ohicago, Deo. 28. Louis Simons,
n sixteen-venr-old boy, whoso joy
over recoiving his long oxpected
OhristtmiH presents waa so great that
he waa seized with an nttnck of honrt
failure, is dend nt tho hoapital, of
pnrnlyaia of tho heart.
Whon ho nwLke Ohristmas morniug
nnd snw his gifts on tho floor boside
his bed, hia dolight kuow no boands
Soon nfterwnrd he wna stricken with
the ntack which culminated In hia
denth. Tlie lad's paronts aro proa
trnted. FJtHACJJ MISSIOK JTAJLS.
Oonsul Geuornl Dirootod to Romaiu
Neutrnl. Danger Immineut.
Washington, Deo. 28. The Fronoh
missiou to Morocco haa failcd. The
Stato dopnrtnient wns bo ndviaed thia
morniug by HotTmnn Pliillipa, consul
geuornl nt Tnugiors. He was imiuo
diatoly directed to rcmnin noutinl nud
iu the case ot porBounl dnuger, aa
Eooma immineut, to inform tho Anier
ican residenta of bucIi fact without
dolny.
XIS ir JiOA T JfOJt 11 USSIA.
Newport Nowa, Deo. 28. Tho
fourth lako Bub-marino bdat waa load
ed on n car hero laet night. Unliko
tho other two boata recently aent to
RuKaia tho vessel ia not in two parte,
but solid nud rondy to put ovor
bonrd. It is boliovod tho new veasel
will tooti follow otliors to RuE.sin.
JilO OITY STATION
1'IjAAXJSI).
Ohicago, Deo. 28. A loonl nowapn
por Bnya that tho PennBylvauia Rail
road Oompany ia prepnred to spond
$30,000,000 in tho oouatrnotion of a
new railwny statiou in Ohicngo.
Tweuty millloua of this buui will bo
apeut in acquiriug lnud adjofuing tho
preseut Unlon Depot nua 10,000,000
will be speut iu bulldingp.
PARKER7
, HAIR BALSAM
l'rumolti Imurlant gruvtli.
Nvor rlli to llcBtora aroy
Hilr to lu TouiUful Oolor.
Curoi Klp dlKwei it hlr WlUig.
Uo-miHl,uui UmmtliU
TISUHIUIjE OICIMES.
Now Orlonns, Doo. 27. This year's
rocord of Ohriatiuaa orimoa in Now
Orleans nndLoulsinua is uuprocodont
od. Sovon murdors woro oomnuttod
aud aooroa of nl'oothig nffrays hnvo
ooourred ovor tho Stato. Tlirco mur
dors woro couimittod in tlio oity in
24 hours.
KULGAKIXX 'XJiOUJlLISS.
Bolgrnde, Deo. 27. Tho rovolution
nry Bclgnrinus todny nttnckcd n vil
lngo nonrLovgolior nud iu tho ilghtiug
thirty-ouo porsons woro killod. Thoro
nro ontiunnl disordors nrouud tho
town of Volots nenr Lcriua.nnd so far
ilvo Grcoks nud thtco Bulgnrinus hnvo
boou killod. Quautities of nrms nnd
nmmunitiou hnvo beon diacovorod at
Kutosh nud Pleoun.
CUJilSTMAS l'AUJiONS.
Burliugtou, Deo. 24, Thomaa
Lnmbort in Stato's priaon for two and
n hnlf years nnd Georgo Kaloy iu tho
Honse of Oorrection for 0110 nud ouo
hnlf yoars woro today pnrdoued by
Govoruor Bell.
SIIOT A' SIHjI? DEFEJSVE.
St. Joliuabury, Deo. 27. Goorgo
Dauiola ia iu county jnil, liaving beeu
arrestod t Weat Duuvlllo for Bhoot
ing Oliarloa Shaw. Tho lntter came
to Mrs. Harvey Badgcr'B houeo iu u
iiighly iutoxictttod condition nnd Dnn
iola, who works for Mra. Badger, or
dired hiin onfc. Shaw wont cnt aud
oaino back with au irou bnr nnd Dau
iols shot iu Bolf-defonso, ouiptyiug
bi th bnrrels iu Shaw's logs. Dnniels
will bo givon n honring iu couuty
co.irt, which ia now iu aessiou. Slmw
ia at Brightloo k hoapital aud will
p xbably recover.
VOVGE lili O UGllT liA CK,
New York, Deo. 24. Ohnrles F.
Dodge, who was bonpht from Texaa to
nuswer to n chnrgo of perjnry in con
nectiou with the Dodgo-MorBe divorco
tnugle, nrrived horo last night ou thb
pteauior Lampasaa. He was takon nt
ouco to polico hoadqurnters.
Dodgs is ohargod with haviug com
niitted perjnry in swearing that ho
had never beeu served with Bumnious
in the suit by whioh his wife, now
Mrs. Ohnrles W. Morse, obtninod n
divorco.
Mr. nud Mrs. MorEO nre now in
Buropo. Dodgo waa broDght hero ns
n result of the deoision hauded down
by tho United Statea Supreuie Court,
which rofused to austnin his nppoal
from tho deoision of tho Toxna conrta
ordering hini to this eity.
It wns said thnt during tho voyago
Dodge hna coutrncted n Bovero cold,
reBulting in brouchitia.
Detectlves, who nrrived on this
stenmor with Dodgo, snid thnt he is
in griuit foar ovor tho result of his
returu to faco a trial for porjury and
on tho wny from Galveston he tried
to jamp ororbonrd, butwnaprevoutod.
After thnt he waa guardtd night aud
dny.
OllAKGJS COUNTY COUJiT.
The Decombor torm of Orange coun
ty court waa flnnlly ndjoumcd on
Thuraday foronoou, Doo. 22, nftor n
sesBiou of geventeen dnys. The crim
inal trials whioh woro expected on
Monday, the 10th, did not coiuo on ns
thojcaaoof Stato vs. Edwiu nud Mabol
Lounuuia for brench of tho poneo was
coutinued nnd Fred Brnao, chnrged
with stenling a toam at Bradford 011
September 17 laat, ploaded guihy nud
waa Eentenccd to coutluemeut iu Stato
prieou uot more tlinn two and ono-hult
aud not losa thnu two years. Iu the
Lounuuia cuso tho respondents wero
rondy for trinl but the proBcntion
nsked n continunnco ou ncconut of tho
nbsonco of a ueoeesary witneES. Re
apoudents wore put under S100 bnil
enoh nud let go on their own recog
ni. moes.
Divorce henriuga thon oumo on nnd
occupicd thu rest ot tho stsdon. Tho
following billB weregrnnted for intol
ornblo sevority : Borthn M. Popo vs.
Bdmuud L. Popo; Florouce B. Tredo
va, Ilnrry Trodo. custody of minor
children beiig given to potitiouor;
Ontherine M. Judd vs. Bliahn O.
Judd; Ida B. JnokEon vs. Goorgo B.
Jnokson. In tho caae of Suaau J,
Bean va, J0I111 Bean the court nfter
full henring deollued to grnnt divorco
for intolernble Eovorlty but coutiuned
tho cnuso till next torm with order
for $05 as oxpeuaes of litigatiou to bo
pnid to libollnut bysocond dny ot noxt
torm unlosa aho hnvo givou not ico to
Hbelloo ton days previously thnt cnuso
is discoutinued, In tho following
casoa decreos woro grauted ior wilful
desertlon: Hoibert A. Avory va, Ro
mino B. Averyj Daiay Dell Blako va.
Goorgo W111, Blako; Danu II, Luce
7B. Dora J. Luco. In Mnry II, Jerd
vs. Frnuk N. Jerd the court, whilo
denyiug tho potition for dlvoroo for
wilful desortiou, coutinued tho oseo
with spoolnl order for tho husbnnd to
pny bIx moutha $00 por mouth for
the Bupport of hlo wifo and children,
Iu this and the Benn case nlso tho
oourt oxpresaod tho hopo thnt tho par
tlea might bo'reoonoiled to onoh othor,
Iu Roubou O Kflndnll Vs. Laura A.
Kendall the oourc couoludod thnt the
huebnnd had coudoued eo many nota of
hia wife's ndultory that ho wna not
ontitled to divorco becuao Bho hnd run
nwny with nuothor liinn in Augnet last,
nud dismissod his potition. Marthn
E. Bnrncr va. Mlddio Uuruor nud
Audrow Z. Ordwny vs. Blln J. Ord
wny woro nontiuued till next torra,
tho courtuot boiug quito sntisfled from
tho ovidouco thnt potltiouora woro on
titled to divorces. Sevon othor cnsea
woro nlao contiunod on tho old divorco
cnlondnr.
KISHNliY JSIS WOOMIt.
The briof cold stntoment thnt Anuio
Laurio Nowcomb nnd Georgo M. Keu
noy wero married ou Ohrifltmaa day
does not ndequntely toll tho atory of
tho bonutifnl weddlng ooremony thnt
ooourred nt tho hoino of tho brido'B
pnrouts, Dr. and Mrs, Ohnrles New
conib ou Suuday ovoning. Ouly n,
fow of tho most intimato friondB,
boaldps tho inuuedinte fnmily wero
proaent, yet tho entiro nffnir could
acaroely hnvo beon prettier or moro
satlafnctory. Rev. J. Edward Wright
perfonned tho ceremony iu tho parlor
of tho houae. Tho bridal party ou
tercd tho purlor to tho atratns of
Mondolasohu's wedding maroh playod
by Kdua Mne Gnbreo. Tho young
Miaaea Mildrcd nnd Helcu Merrill
prcccdod the party aa bridesmnida.
They wero followed by MIes Grnce Pjj
OliiTord of North tlnverhill, N. H.,
tho nmid cf honor, nud Leou E. Soiith
of thia oity tho bcst mnn. Aa the
pnrty ndvnuced into tho parlor it was
met by Rev Mr Wright, beueath an
nroh aud weddiug bell, nnd who, after
prayer aud nu iirprefsive nddresa,
hoard the mutual vows of the brido
iUKl groom nud prouounced thom lms
band nud wife. Following the coro
mony n dninty wedding supper was
aerved to the gnesta.
Tho rooiua woro finoly decornted
witli smilnx, forus, pnlma, holly, cnr
nntioua and ribbona. Thn color suhemo
in tno parlor liccorations waa green
nud white. Tho othor rooms woro
olnborntely decornted. The brido wnB
drcsaed iu a beantiful gowu of white
oropo do pnria, cut directolre style
with white Eilk chiiTon npplique nud
dcep collnr of silk chiffou, nnd sho
cnrried a lnrge bridnl bouquet of pink
roscs. The maid of honor woro n
dreas of organdio of n whito ground
with pink roao bnda. Tho trimuiing
waa of fnggotod silk with banda of
Biitin woru ovor piuk'silk. Tho
littlo brideBmnids wore drcssod in pnlo
blne nud palo groflu, whilo tho cos
tume of tho pinuist waa of blue Eilk
Pors:aii liuvn with open laco yoke.
Tho groom and best mau woro iu
ovoniug dress.
A reception was held nfter tho cer
emony nt which cougrntnlntious woro
showorod upou Mr. nnd Mrs. Keuney.
Tho couple left ou tho midnight train
for n week's woddiug trlp, nftor which
thoy will resido at tlio brido's home,
02 Elm ftreet.
Tho brido wns bom in Vaahiugou,
but nt nu early age sho uioved, with
her paronts, to North Haverhill, N.
II., whore sho lived for most of her
life. Dnring aovernl yoars eho mndo
her home with her graudmother, tho
Inte Mra. Amaudu T. Newcomb, iu
Moutpolior. It wns iu tho Union
sohool thnt Mra. Keuney obtniued hor
educatiou. Sho wna n great favorito
of her great grnndfather, Geuornl
Stophen Thomaa, nnd wna nlwnys n
wolcouie visitor at his lioiue. The
brido hna, during hor lifo, mnde
many frieuda both in North Havorhill
nud iu Moutpelier whero sho has lived
sinco hor paronts moved to this oity.
Tho groom was bom iu Fairfax but
has apont n great part ot his llfo iu
Montpelier and its vioinity. Ho has
for sevoial yeara beon th'e p roprictor
of n barbor shoj) iu this city. Mr.
Keuuey ia widely nnd most fnvorably
kuown horo, The bo.st wishea nnd
honrtiest cougrntnlntiouB of n host cf
frieuda go with Mr. nud Mra. Klnuoy
nt tho outFot of their mnrried life.
Tho het of piesents of olegnut cnt
glncs, ricli silvor aud ehina aud C110
lineu that the youug couple receivod
is too long to pnbliflh. Amoug tho
gifta from tho paronts of the brido aud
groom wero an oak sidoboard from the
brido's pnreutB aud n bonutiful ohiua
Bet by the grooniB1 fathor and motlier,
Silver wnre nnd glnas, heirloonia from
tho late Mra. A 111 and n T. Newcomb,
nnd mnhogauy fumitnro from tho
storo ot tho Into Gouornl Thouina, to
delight tho conuoissenr, were aninug
the rioh nrray ot gifts that wero on
view nt tho woddiug.
If the Bmoothneaa nnd perfeotion of
n woddiug corcuiouy nnd n multltudo
of good wishos nufiur for tho mnrried
life of youug peoplo, Mr. nud Mra.
Keuuey nro deatinod to enjoy yenrs of
rouiplcte happiuosB.
1'JiISOXJSHS l'All DOXIil).
Govoruor Bell yestordny pnrdoued
Evorett A. Morse of Oahiis who wbb
serving u Bonteuco of not lesithau two
uor moro thnu throo years iu the
State's prisou at Windsor for tho
forgory of n uote. Mr Morao hnd hiB
trinl iu Wnshiugtou Oounty Oourt
somo timo ngo nud wns takon to tlio
Stato hoapital for tho innuno at Wator
bory for n Umo for obsorvntion. His
miuluinin soutouco would havo oxpired
in Jnnnary, 1906, W. O. Youug who
waa nrreatod iu Lobauon, N. 11., buv
eral yoara ngo aud Boutonoed to iiot
lesa than throo uor moro thau Hve
years in the stmo itistitntlin for lar
oeny, hns nlao boou parduned Ho
hnd aervod nbout throo yeara of hia
Boutenoo
CJJItlSTarAS AT MID
DLESEX, Evorybody is congrntulntlng tho ln
dies of tlio two roligious sooietlea nt
tho villogo on tho grent suooess of
thoir Uuiou Ohriatmna woek exoroises
nt tho ohuroh last Fridny evonlng,
Nothing of tho kind iu town for years
haa beeu ao tiappily plnnued nud skill
lnlly oxecuted. Evou old Snntn
Olnus wns bo woll plenEod with tlio
work of hia ngonts thnt ho conde
Bconded to bo preseut pcrsonntly nnd
superiutond tho dlstribntlrn ot tho
gitta. A few weokga ngo tho hnppy
thought ocourrcd to aomo one ot aolio-
iting Bubsoriptions to form n fnnd to
cnrry on nu outertninment and pur
ohneo presents for tlio lesa wonlthy
children, This movement met with
auoh gonerous reapouao thnt tho com
mittoe wns nblo to remombor overy
body within n radius of throe or
four milcs round nbout.
Tho exerolBca nt tho Union chnruh
wero oxcollent in ovory rospeot. Two
lnrge Ohristmas troea renohiug nonrly
to tho ceiliug woro nrrangcd at oither
ond of tho stago nnd londed from top
to bottom with preaouta, moro pio9
cnts woropiled beueath the trees;there
wore inotuded,beEi lea thoso purchased
with the Ohristmaa treofuud, presents
from pnrenta to their children nud
fiom othera to their rolativea nnd
friends. Strings of hnndkorchiefa
rcnched from the troea to tho wnlls of
the ohurch and from tho ond of ovory
bough hnng candy aud orangeH. Ev-
ory child, far nnd nenr, in nddition to
moro fiubatnutinl presents had a bag of
candy, an orango nnd n haudkerohiet
Mnny youug and old in advorKo cir'
cumstancoa w e rememtored with
gifts suitpd to thoir netds
U is impossible to do .inatico to the
litornry progrnm furniahed. It waa
catefnlly cirauged nud went off with
out n hitch. Tlio ohoir Eaug ome
beautifnl seleotioua, tbo Rv. J. Ed
wurd Wright oft'ered prayer, the olnl
clreu aaug cnrola, mnrching nnd count
er mnrching, beariug baunors with
Ohristmaa grcotiucs nnd cach child
cnrrying nloit n bough of apruco or
hemlock Thon followed declamn
tions, aongB, dinlogues, spenkiug nud
mnrching exeroioa by tquads nnd col
lections of the littlo ouea, aud lnrger
onoa by clasaes aud schoola uudor the
direction of thoir tenchers. tt is
rank injustiro to make nny distinction
in nwnrding prnise, but tho siiiging of
tho young prima donna of ton years or
so, Bluuch GriiBth, wna flue, also n
pnntomino by Misa Bentrice Horrick,
"Tho Lnst Roso of Summer,' tho
words being snng by Misa Knapp be
hind tho acenes. with auto-hnrp nc
companimont. A dialogno iu which
Sauta Olnus npnenrs in a Eomewhnt
nnruly tohool wna much npplanded,
Misa Elln ConiEtock nppmricg as
toachor nud LouiB Kollogg ns Snntn
ClnuF. with a clnss of urcbins that
took thoir parts with interest,
Somo littlo tots of fivo Eummora nud
losa did therasolves proud in speaking,
In faot thero was not a dull spot in
tho nrocrnm. Fiually Sauta Olnus
hiuiself npponred makiug lot3 of fun
as ho distributed tho presonts with
tho help of n corps of young lndies.
Somo local hits iu the way of uuiquo
presenta witli i)ointed itiEoriptiona in
pootry and proso hit whoro they wore
intended to and inade much eport.
Fiually, nfter n bcnodiction by the
Rev. Mr. Wright all went nway Indeu
with presonts und n Insting remom
bernuce of n most happy Ohristmaa
tinio.
Mucli praito ia due MJsa Hnrriet B.
Knapp aa geuornl maungor of the
whole aitair.as well as tho ladiea Imv
ing ohargo of tho nuxilliary sooietiea
of botli tho MethodiEt aud Unitnrinn
ohurohes, nlso tho toaohers 111 tho
pnblic schools. Mr, E. E. Dcusmoro
who had ohargo of this cborus choir
did some good work and Mnil Oarrier
Oomatock iu the role of Santa Olaus
waa sirnply perfect. All these na well
aa otliors, which apaco nlouo forbida
ns to mention, havo worked early nnd
Into for tho suceess of tho nffnir nud
individunlly and oolleotively nre fully
entitled to tho euei'ona nmonut of
orpdit thoy are rccoiviug.
J. A. O.
l'LAXXJXG TIIE WOltK.
Oommissiou to . Iuveatignto
Etitutions Meets.
Stato In-
Tho commiesion appointod by Gov
oruor Boll to investignto Stato iustitn
tiona oiTooted an orgnnizntiou nnd
plnnnod the begluuing of tho work nt
its meetiug with tho Governor ou
TuBBday nftornoon nnd nvnning. M,
G, SVillinms of Bellows Fnlls was
eleoted ohniimnu of the comniisaiou
nnd O. II A. Stntlord of Morristowu
seoretnry.
Tho State Hospital for the Infane
at Waterbury will bo iuvehtigated
flrat. Tho henriuga will bogiu ou
Taeedny, Jununry 10, at tho Stato
Houbq nnd will bo held from time to
time thorentter nt snoh timo nud
plnces na tho commisslon may deeni
best.
O. O. Fitts, nttornoy geuotnl,
Who gnvo out tho rcsulta of the meot
ing to the proBB, enya that ho would
liko to hear from nll oitizeus who
hnvo nny light to throw on mnttois
donueotod with tho State instltutiona.
Mr, Fitta etatos that ho will couaider
oarefully nll ovidouco or iuformatlou
prcBentod to him and will brlug it
boforo tho commisslon. Ho dcaires
nll poaaiblo informatlon in ordor to bc
fair to tho inatitutiona and to do
juatico to the Stnte.
Tlie nct calliug for tho inveatign-
tion gives tho oommiBsionor power to
exnmiuo all dopnrtmouta of nll Stnto
iuBtitntions but Mr. Fltts atnted that
how mnny lnstitntions will bo invoa-
tlgntod or the oxnot scopo of tho work
hns not yet boon dotermincd by the
commlsHlon. Tho Stato's nttornev is
bnav prepnrlng tho evidouco for the
oponlug lioariog.
l'ELKEY-GA UV11EA U.
Tho marringo of Miaa Roaenlba M,
Gnnvrenn of this oity nnd Philip 1
Pelkoy occurred iu St. Augustino's
ohuroh on Mcndny morning nt 10,80.
Rov. W. J. O'Sullivnn. nasisted bv
Rov. Louis Oomi, ofllointed. The
brido nud groom wore ntteuded by
MIes Edith B. Gauvrean, sister of the
bride, aa mnid of honor, nnd O. N.
Boyer of Bnrro na best mnn. The
bride waB givon nwny by her fnlher,
Frnnk Gnuvronu of Montpelier, while
the groom wna nttondcd by Albort J.
Gnuvreau, brother of the bride. Tho
wedding party marohed up tho nislo
to tho strniiiB of MendelEsohn's wed
ding mnrch ns ployed by Mifs Flor
onco Onahou. The brido wna dreseed
in whit panu do aoie, trimmed with
Irlsh point laco, with n vcil of whito
Btlk chiffnn nud the carried n bridnl
bouquet of white ropes. Tho maid of
honor woro n gowu of oreani pongpo
silk with hat to match nnd cnrried n
bouquet of pink rosts. The gentlemen
wero iu Prince Albort aiits Tlio
ueheri woro Manuel Meunrd nud Ar
thur J. Gnuvronu, both of Moutpplior,
tho latter n brothtr of tho bride
Following the coremony n rceoption
nnd weddiug bronkfast were held at
tho bride's homo ou Hubbard street
Besidea the immediate family of tho
brido tho following guesls nttendpd
tl.o recoption: Mr, nnd Mre. J. B.
QuceupII, grntidpnicnts of the bride,
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. E. Qnognell nnd S
A. Quesnell, nll of Moutrenl'; MiEa
Mnrgnrot Snudoraou, Mrs. Frnuk
Kelley, Mrs. Olivo Bei.oit, nll of
Moutpelier; Mr nnd Mrs. P. H,
Polkey, parentB of the groom, George
Pelkoy, n biotber, Mr. nnd Mre.
Georgo Moore, Missoa L. nnd IL
Chagnou, Mistea ,T. nnd P. Boiviu,
Dra O. L. Motin nnd A. O. Metville.
nll of St. AluanB; Mr. aud Mra.
Oampball of Ooucord. N. II.
The brido ia the oldest daughtT of
Mr. and Mrs. Frnuk Gauvrenu nnd
ia a talonted nnd populnr youug laay .
The gtoom ia prominent in St. Al
baua, as managor of his father's
luruber yard. Mnny gifta of rich out
glass nud silver wnro nud elegnut
furulturo were given to the couple,
Amid n Bhowcr of rice nnd papcr the
youug couple left on the 3 80 train
Mondny afternoon for a brief weddiug
trip after which they will live in St
Albana. OouratulntiouB from n hcst
of friends wore showered upou Mr
nnd Mrs. Pelkoy.
GOLDEX II EDDJXG.
Ou December 20, 1854, Heury W.
nnd Oynthin Spnuldiug Drew were
mnrried by Rev. O. F. Burdiok iL
Burliugtou. Last Moudny marked
tho flfcieth anuiversary of the wed
diug aud iu celobration of the eveut n
fniuily pirty sat down to dinuer nnd
spout tho nftonioru in a liappy re
uuion. The pnrty wns composed of
Mrs. Onroline Spanldina Hopkius,
n fiister of Mrs, Drew, tho three
duughters of Mr. nud Mrs. Drew,
Mrs. O. W. Lenrned, New York oity,
Mra. A. G. Eatcn nnd M'as Gertrude
Drev of Moutpelier; O. F. Lenruod
nnd A. G. Eatcn, Mr. nud Mra. Her
mnu D. Hopki.is nnd dhughter,
Emily.
Henry W, Drow, a briof account of
whoae golden wedding nnuiversnry
waa printcd iu Tueadny's Jcurnnl, hna
beeu in the sorvice of what is now tl;o
Americnn ExpreEs Oompany for forty
yenrs. Iie was for sevornl yenrs cou
ncctod with tho Bnrlington ofllco ot
the compnuy. Mr Drow wns placcd
in ohargo of the Montpelier expross of
lloo twenty-oight years ngo nnd haa
held the poaition everaince. Dnriug hia
reaidence in the oity he hna wou for
himself n prominent place iu its bus
iuoss lifo nnd nttained a roputation
for Bqunro nud fair denliug thnt is en
viublo. Mr. Drew's list of friends is
limited only by his ncquaintance.
Mrs. Drow is n lovnble womau who
ia nctivo iu home nud social duties
nud ahe is Iiighly eateemed niuong
hor mauy friends ns ia hor husbnnd by
his.
Mnuy iiandaome nud snbstantinl
prefonts wero lefc with Mr. nnd Mrs,
Drow ou Moudny nfteruoon na tokena
of es:ppm, That thoy may live to
celebrute nud enjoy their diamoud
wedding auniveisary was the wiah
geuerwllv exprPKSpd.
500 Farms Sold
byuain two yeara is tho lioneat
evidciii'o wo otk'r you thnt our
iuptbods uro ri"lit. Wc rcuulrc
no paymcnt In ndvance. Wousoourown
iiioncy tondvcrtbo yourproperty. Wonced
niorotinns tocomplctu tho ii?sortmout for
oiirnowcnkdoKiio, ncopy of which willco to
uioro tlinn 20,000 (arm boyers evory wlicre.
Wo biA Ktorea, nillls. sbona nnd hoteU too.
Wrlte toduy for our FltKli farm debcriptlon
blauka. Aililrct-s,
C. A. STROUT FARM AOENOY,
IHO Xnnanii Hlrnot, Treinnnt Tmnplc,
,iv YurkCU). llo.ton.
C A CORLISS, Agent,
Montpelier, Vt.