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THE lUJULINGTOtf FREE PRESS: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 11)07. CITY NEWS, A son, Horace I'Intt Moullnn, was linrn Sunday morning to Mr. mill Mrs. Sherman H. Moultem of 83 Adams street. Judgment has horn entered In city court In tlio suit ot C. .. Soule vs. J. U. I uro of Manchester for the plaintiff If cover j;i'..ls and costs of $10.39, .Iildtui' lil was entered Tucsd.tv by Justa J T Stearns In "10 case of H. J. Tliom i s. Ilnrley 1. Palmer for the plaintiff tn le'tner t't and costs of 5.11). A clock If needed for the nursery nt the Homo for Dpstltule Children. Any one dispose! to donate olio Is ioo,uostcd M i..tf Mrs L. it, Lord, who will call for I llcnr B Shaw of this city lias liocn appointed by 1'nlted Stntes Judge .Tauios I,. Mai tin, United States com i llsslunor for the district of Vermont, to micceed the Inte George K. John son. Samuel G laborer, filed Htown of Hr.ittle.horn, .a a petition In bankruptcy extirday In the office of the Merit of " e district oonrt. He has liabilities of JVW0.1 and nsots of V&.SX, of vvhlch S3 Is clalmeil exempt. T o ilo turns 111 tin- customs d lu te 't -if Vermont for the month of No vember nmonnted to t.7-,4t7.S2. The col 1 "Hons for the same period last year amounted to $rtl.3iKin. The value of the r ier linndlse exported last month w,s S71 4.5X1. Tlio 1. ' 1 (T S V Ji froi r . f'i i t r -i X il Humane snrlety neknowi Hi honrty thnnks a Klft of friend at Hssox Junction, v too hands of Miss Uva The Klft represents, she s u ci inline interest, and a little, f i ,1 i T' i U (1. Reynold company have r'l i isoluv in their large window a table of lr iriii. try work made by a Mr. j nii-v rpnn of Starksbnro, and oontnln !rf 5, '7 pieces, composed of lilrdscyo ' 'i ihorany, native walnut and C rcasslm walnut. The table required r.. dtvs In the ma',,,ig. . s wis received in this city Moll is t the death in Montreal of M .1 Mi Mnran. Mrs. Moran foim i i 1 1 1 in this city on I'ark snoot n 1 S ie ll ii r o re about three months ntro. mi vned b, n husband. The fuu- wn s iH'Iil and interment made in M rt .il ii' M. 17 Colli nil vs. Stisa'1 ,as Tucsd i.v loiitimied " n't for three weeks. Taw . . was innde on the lesti- J 'i- C. A. Pease, who said i nervous condition is i. the strain of appearance in V ' Id be too groat. Ft Tuft, acting Judge of probate, I a (1. cite In the estate of Wll ! r e. K-sex by which the Mott ( an bridge goes to Charles Fill tidsnn of the deceased. Mr. in i' judge of probate In dls ' t ii matter as Judge Hlng s d.squalllli d, having been om s nttnrney by the late Mr. Ful- ler r r v i p- . Ire a p.i.il meetlnt; of tlio society of t i i in. in ('hutch Monday after i ii ( W Kichnnltou was ekctr.d clerk r 1 (' I, fnule treasurer, to succeed the t 5 "Tho K, Jolitisnii, vim held both o7 'f.' for many years. ,1. 11. Oaten was It cd a member of the board of trus- ts of certain funds, to succeed the late i ivviud W' lis. K'atf s Attorney A. I,. Pheiiium and fi riff James 31. Allen vere in Milton Mind"' fn nttendanco upon a hearing 1 fore .I'i'-Uce II. 11. Fuller of that town )n tae c.t"S of State vs. Flmer 13. liiim in 1 Fcrest t'.ipwcll, charged with the 1.1 nil fl. iotlns of a deer In that town. T'io evldi ni e belni; lnsutllcient, both c yes were nul jirofscd. M Fl ivv Fello Murray died on fat ti .1 ' at her home at 43 Muiblu avenuo ni Hi .iRf of d't years. Shu is survived b a husband and six chlldien, Ucorpiu r id JoMplj and Mis. F. II. Steady and Misses Anna, Vina and Dora, all of this ill S' c als-o leaves live Mslers and a bi-cihr who resld- In Douglas, N. Y. T i 'iddv was taken Monday mornlns to . si i ii' N v., whete the funeial was h( Id md interment mule. The mi 'nbers of Vu XiUie union, St. Jr n ' , i Haptlst, held their uniiual nf(''"f; un Wcdnc'duy Dec. -1 In tlielr rromi in the I. anon block on North strec' Ti orvler was found to bp pros pers is Officers were elected as folleiws: "risid tt. Mis. Ixmora JlcauroKard; .1 r pre Id' tit, Mrs. Kiiirna Mhaud; if tttaiv, M.s Kva Or.ivellei trcas .irer, Mrs H.ittle Iioucber; preceptress, M' nhxabeth IViberKe. T) e su't of Daniel O'llrion vs. Kmory I orv, both of Sontn HurlinKton, was hfii'-d b Jury, Justice O. W. Dubervllle ni" Id i'K. Thursday iifti rnoon. This mi? si ncilon over matters and things I'm- a ' ii plaintiff sought to lecovur I"i ie d- readmit daimed offsets (1 .Us In JJ. The Jury nw.uded the pint Iff $' M. All appeal to inunty court lakfn by the defend. int. T. K Hr.fUins ntipenred for Mr O'liilrn a ii M fl I,eary for Mr. Vh lury. n" i . i rs of IloOitesbriaiid Council ?o KMKhts of Columbus held their Bin ai mi ei nj? last evening. The conn c' hiis fo 'ii.l tn be In a Miutid financial ei rill'. i Olllcers v.ere el. cted us fnl 1 n i K . 1'. K. M Auliffe; P. O. K F ,1 IHvyer; chancellor, tho Itev, P. J JlBtett llrst sceretrfiy, V. I.. Johnson Mir U, II. Cnrley; treasurer, T. F len, warden, M. I Sanboin; advo ii1', M. R. Iarj ; trustee for three nnrs, J K, Mile". Ac f in 'ment has Dfiti iwoivpiI in 'I -i"- if the death In Cleveland, Ohio, N ir. ier 30 of Mrs Kllabeth Martin l f ' Mis West was M years eild and i n f Junpi-'vlllp. She was inarrltid 0 'In . I, West and for several years a- a I' nt of this city. In 1SC3 with "it 1 i. ii 1 she removed to Cleveland 1 ' t er Mr W, st died 1(1 yenrs ORO, Mr WoM i. Miirrlved by two daiiKhter.s, M llarri. t West, who resided with h r m it ie, a ml Mis. James C. Andrews, hi in dves in Ohleau'O. T-( f iih i il nf Horace Habcock of .e,rui t I'lUnpialn sttcet, who died on A iiusda. , was held Friday monilntt at Mrn o'clock fioin St. Mary's Cathedral He was f:t years of .'ikp and died of ,"niral debility, llo was a native of Illnesbiirch and removed to thin city fioin WllllKtnu ahiiut 111 yeats (ISO. lie 1 T veil by two d.iiiKhters, Mrs. J M oosyiovo and Mi h. j. a. Smith of t ils lt und n iHon, William llubcock if Wllllstou. II in wife died ten years. ii go 'I'lin itovvniti itmiei Miuiriy ni;aln iip- piiils for second hand elulhltiK. (far rnents too worn to ne tiseit as mi'y uro inn be mnde over by many of the -worn en noeePPK help. This applies also to underwear Trousers nro a much need ed article as they, thouprh worn, e.tn he nuid" over for tho small boys, Hcddln-i; of any description and old cotton would Catarrh Invites Consumption It weakens tlio dolirato lunR tissues, deranges tho digestive organs, iinti brenks doti the K0"fral health. It often causes headache and dizzi ness, impairs tin" titsto, rlincll and liuarinB, and affects the voice. IteitiR a conftitutinn.il disease it re quires a constitutional remedy. Hood's SarsaparilSa Radically and permanently cures. In usiinl llnulrl form or In chocolated tablets known rs Snrsntabu. lWduscsji. also he pi' -t acceptable. There are many rannliis where the wiiRe painpr H lndutrli)iis and fobpf that the iimoniu earned bmi.v pays for rent, fuel and scant food Mrs. Par ill (McHlroy) rtoyle, apod yeats. died Monday at the homo ut Kd Mtiil Pwyer nil Cherry stieel. Mrs. llojle had been in feeble health for about a year. A paralytic shock sustained a week uro hastened the end. She was born In parish of Newry, County Ar m.iKh, Ireland, May 27, IMS. As a youiiK woman she came to this country nnd had been ,i resident of HurlltiKton for nearly CO ypiirs. Mts. ltnylo Is survived by four sls-tets, two brothers and elRhl grand I'hildlcti. Tlio Ladles' Auxiliary of the A. O. II. held their lobular mooting last even Iiir nt which the following officers were elected for the ensultie; year: President, Miss Catherine McDonnell; Vice-president, Miss Cella Ityder; ro lordlnir se.-relnry, Mrs. Kutlierlne 0. Pell; tliiHtielal spcretary, Miss Char lotte Wlmlen. treasurer, Mt. M. O. ftoblnson. mistress of arms, Miss Mnr pai.t Smolllns; hentlnel. .Mini Frances Pauley; plnnlsl Miss Kathpflne Ten nlen; obnir liul. of standing commit tee, Jllss Ma run ret O'Connor. The Dccembi r mectl"K of the Wlnoo .ski Assoilntlon of ConKicKitttonal Minis ters was held In the V. M. C. A. par lors Monday mornlnK and afternoon. This was a postponed meeting eif De cember Ind, when one of the speakoiH was unable to be present. The paper pres-ented yesterday was by the Ucv. Hervev (iullek of Charlotte, on It. J. Cnmpbell's new throloity. This paper was taken up for discussion until noon, when the members adjourned to the Van Xess House for lunch. In the nftPr tioun the reports from delegates to the atlonal poiiticll were heard, and the dis cussion of Mr. Oullck's paper resumed. Cases old and new woip taken up In ity court Monday. Fred Norths plead ed Ktillty to belmr Intoxicated and was fined 5) nnd costs of ;.'.. Mitch Hamlin pleaded guilty to driving a back in the evening -without lighted lamps and was fined $2 nnd costs of J7.30, which he paid. Tho caso asaJnst Alfred Trombley for breach of the peace was nol prosscd. lohn Itrcsnahan, arraigned before Jus tice J. T. Stearns, pleaded guilty to be ing Intoxicated and w.is fined y, and osts of S'i.lj, which he paid. Tho members of Chnmplain Aerie, N'o. TO, Fraternal Order of Hai;les. held their annual meeting Tliutsday and circled officers to servo for the ensutns year. The nerle Is In a prosperous con dition financially and otherwise, and has membership of 'SX). Officers wero elect ed as follows: Past worthy president, Vv". Ii. IJoynton; worthy president, J. Ii. Heauregard; worthy Wce-prcsldcnt, C. P. Dion; worthy chaplain, Charles Kddy; secretary, Oscar Hclninger; treasurer. John Poland; aerlo physician, Dr. J. W. l'ourlnc ; inside guard, Asa Thayer; outside guard, Krnest C'roto; wotthv trustees, Thom.us AVelch, William Murphy, V. I,. Clark. The members of I.Tnlon St. Jean Do Haptlsto held their annual meeting Fii dny night in their rooms in the l'inou block on North stirct and elected of ficers to servo for the ensuing year. The union now has If) membets, rui joining within the past two wopk- The officers looted arp as follows; President. Hein- ird Oulllette; vice-pre !ili nt, Alphonso (Srnvelle; seoretary, Nnpnleon St. I'eter; assistant secretary Arthur noberge; collector, 1,. Iifoiul. assistant collector, Ars. ne llouchet ; llrst oiderlj, O. l.a- bargo; fcecotid urdurlv, .loteph Munis can: master of ceremonies, A. Hoguln; auditors, 'ollom: Oravello, Joseph l.aw- lence; doyen, O. Oagne; ex-pivsldent, J. . fjlngrs. The inenibers of M, Joseph Court. N i. MC, Catholic Order of roresters, hold their annual meeting last evening and elected the following officers: Spltltual directoi, the Itev, J. A. LncouUue; chief ranger. Jules Simays; vice-chief r.uujir, William Cayea; past chief ranger, Joseph Ange.; It. S .,11. (Jellnau; F. 8., Joseph Poissant, treasurer, W. II. Olrard; first and n ond trustee, W. H. Makscy; third trusteo, Joseph Itoblll.ird, The following officers werej appointed by the chief ranger: Fir.'t conductor, Joseph Pichette, second con ductor, A. i'erras; Insidp sentinel, Henry Marier; outside sentinel Anlolne La bonte; medical exannin r. Dr. (J. o. Couta. The court was found to be stronz financially and ni'iny new nienibers have been added' within the pan few wpeks. John I'timeaii.v was In Mtv pourt Sat- urdny evening, the victim of hard luck. A short time ago, one Sunday afternoon, Mr. Pmiieatix- was drying nut near the mouth -f th- river, when a duck flew over htm The durk persisted In hover ing over that part of the tnude.ip along which Mr. Pri'iiiMin was nunlng and finally his hunter's Instinct got the lutte-r fif him. He happened to hate a unn along with him and he dlschaiged It .it the duel;. He dldn". bring down the bird but ho did bring down unon himself the wrath of a vigilant gaum warden who happening nearby observed the whole transaction. Straightway complaint was made out ngalnst Piemenux for Sunday hunting. Arraigned Saturday evening be. fore Judge Mower in city court, the un lucky hunter pleaded guilty and paid a film of $10 and costs. The evening session began in the armory hall at 7:30 o'clock, and the entire evening was given over to Orange work. Tim conferring of the sixth dtgree was takPti up first, and this was followed with the exemplification nf the unwritten work, und imparting of tho annual work. Speakers who took part were Allen M. Fletcher of Cuvcndlsli, Walter 1C, 1'arns worth of Hutland, ex-dov. C. .1. Hell, and Special Master Sargent of llrattlit boio, National Master N. J. llaehelder was ulvo present the early pari of the evening and made a short nddie.si, after which he left to uttend the Miissa,. chusetts session of the Orunge, now be lug held at Hpringneld. The wurk ut tho meeting last ovenlng showed murked tin ptoviiment, must of it being done with out the use of booki, us In the punt, Muilo was tendered h.v the ladles' iiuurtette, The seasluu.s will com,, to a close after the morning mooting to-day, unless It Is found that them Is still some busl nes for an afternoon esHlun. Tho morn ing Sfisston will begin at night o'clock and will Includo the report of committee on mileage, finance and resolutions, and the transaction of any other necessary or unfinished business. PROBATE COURT. Siiiiiiniiiir.v oT lliislnes, Triiiisiieteil illlr liin Tito vrreks Onillog Dee. II. Kslulo of Abide M. Packard, Shot- bttrne; settlement and decree. Kslnte of Marian K. Hack, llnrllng- ton; licensee to sell real estate granted. Fstntc of Augiistn M. llaniatd, Hur- llngton; license tn spII teal estate. Ill re Hrldget MoDoiiough. South Hur- lington; rommltted to Vermont State Hospital for Insane nt Wiitcrbury. Hslnte of Sidney F. inker, Hurling ton; license granted to executrix to con vey real estnte (under contract). IXate of Will. ltd Fuller, Ussex; decree of the Mutt fnl 111 belonging to decedent to Charles Fuller, a grandson. Appeal from decree taken. F.stale of Maty T. Hill, Iturllngtim; settlement of the account of the expcutor ami ih croc of distribution. Untitle of Ouy M. Dartt, Chnrlotte; W. W. llhtbee nppolnteil administrator; Cnlvlii c. Martin and Carlos S, Martin i omniisslonet . Kstnto of K. I,. Itlng, Huntington; Dr. F. 11. Fnlby appointed administrator. Fstale of Caroline (Hoar) Oreeno, liur- llngton; will pioved; letters teslnmen- taty Issued to Woodward Huilmin nf Oonrord, Mass; ICtlliit It. Tnfl and Orr m.in P. Itny pommlsslnners. Kxtnle of Mary Jubell, Colchester; NVlly M, Clilpman appointed administra trix. F.stnte of Ituth P .Ittissetl, nurllngton; will proved; ljotilse Jtussell appointed ndtnlnlstrntrlx with the will ant pxpi! up on the teslgnatlon of C. M. Itusell, up. pointed In s.tld will; (.'. A. Harbor and F. H. Pet kins commissioners. HstJite of Clarissa M. Hrown, Milton; Clara J. drown appointed administratrix; C. S. Ashley ond F. T. Holbrook com tnlsslonets. Kstnto of Joseph Maker. South Hurling- ton: application for license to sell real estate; hearing Deceinbf r '.'7. 1'stnto of Joseph Honn, Milton; appli cation for license to sell real estate; hearing December '.'II. Kstate of Maria It. Hungetford, dnr llngton: will filed for probate; hearing December LI7. Kstate nf Mary Kennnly, nurllngton; applliatlon for settlement and decree; hearing December 'Jt. Kstate of Ar.ih.mnn Wells, Tlurllngton ; commissioners' mid appralfers' Inventory tiled. Kslato. of Oporge W. Wilcox, Kssex; cfimmlrslouers' report Mini. Kstate of .Minnie Stone, Colchester; commissioners' repot t filed, Kstate of Kmerette H. Calvert. Col cliestet ; commissioners' report filed. Kstate of Charles F. Moiles. Concord, N II.: cumt!il.sIone rs- icport lllrd. HOME FOR AGED WOMEN. Iteporls 'resented .'llnl lllllorrs I '.!(( od nt unlllli Merlin,; Vrstrrdny. The trustees of th" Home for Ag'd Wnmi i held their annual moptlng nt the home esterdnv nfternonn nnd ele-tol nfllcers fur the ensuing year as follows: Pres,dnt-Jool H. dates. Vice-president Mr. F. W. I.lnsloy. Secretary Miss Jennie Stacy. Ti oasuri'i Harvey T. flutter. Auditor Walter C. Isbam. Kxecuthe enmnilttop Charles P. Smitn, Alfieil C. Whiting. Walter C. Isham. VKtors fur two years Mrs. Charles WelW, Mr. Frances (I. FiiUt, Mrs. F. , Lynn, Mrs-, c. H. Wetherby, Miss Amy Illngham, Mis. Mason O. Boebo. The report of tlio vlelt irs showed most satisfactory wotk during the jenr. Up sides visiting the homo twice each week, they have held six regular and two spe cial meetings, with nn nvpnee attend ance o' seven members of the board, and have raised S'W.f.S In money. A beautiful parlor lamp. ued for the llrst time at tho trustees' mooting to enlighten tho dark ness of yesterday afternoon, borp added testimony to the substantial Interest man ifested by the visitors this ear. This afternoon nt six o'clock a high tea, given to the ladles of the home, nnd the usual reception on the afternoon of New Year's day complete the work of a well rounded year for the visiting board. The treasurer's report showed the finan cial affairs of the home to be nn a sound basis nltd the $n,(V) legnpy under the will of the late Kdward Wells, lately tecelvol, will be added to tho permanent fund. The reports showed the home to be full to its capacity with tho usual long wait lug list nnd a present contingent of seven healthy, happy women. A vote of thanks was pnsed by the trustees and endorsed i the Innintea to theiso who have made 'd comfortable abiding place, toward !ie end of the Journey of life, possible. MASONS OF 5TH DISTRICT. Held Annual Coniiuiiulcatliiii In Tlili CUy Vrsterdnj, A f Icrnoon nnd 1Z enltiM. The annual communication of the llfth Masonic! district. A. F. .t A. M.. wa.s held at the Masonic Temple yesterday alter noon and evening. Among the grand of ficers present wet" Most Worshipful Ornrid Master Charles A. Caldorwood, District Deputy Orand Master Charles S. Ashley, who pieslded, Orand Secretary II. II. doss and Oram) leeturer It W, I. Vernon Diittou. I'he bulge was opened in form on the Master Mason s degtee at 11:30 o clock by Washington Lodge, No 3, A O. Mansur, W. M. At three o'clock the entered Ap prentice degtee was lonferied bv l'.thnn Allen Lodge. No. il. I K. Huntley, W M , with lectures b W "lister Lodge, No. CI. The work was ir viewed by Orand Lecturer It. W. J. Vemon Putton. At six o'clock last evening a baneiuet was solved in the lunge dining nan nnn nt 7:20 o clock labor was resumed on the thhd degree. This was followed by a re- o-ptlon of the gtand officers. At eight o'clock the Master Mason's degree was conferred by Washington Lodge, No. 3, ,. O Mntibiir. W. M., the weirk being levlened hy the grand lecturer. After ine completion of the evening Inborn short addresses were made by grand ami past grnnd officers and other prominent Masons. The lodges in the llflli Masonic dis trict ale Washington, No. 2, nurllngton North Star. No. 12, Iticlnnond; Friendship, No H. Charlotte: MoDonough. No. 2H, rnderhlll: Patriot, No. 31, Hlnesburgh Seneca. No. 40, Milton; Webster, No. 01 Wluooskl; F.thnn Allen, No. Kssex Junction; Jlurlington, No, 1M, Hulling ton. Kveiv woman deslies a good compl Ion, but ofl-tlmoH eltlier ruins the nm she has or falls to gain one by the paint und powder method she employs. A good eoiiinlexliin is fioin within and can't h. painted or pinvdeivd on. Two things ui necessilty 111 Older to tie Ilie puMosHur of it good complexion. A bmlths in lion Of the liver nnd good Ikh bluucl t dalu'.i Liver Tablets taken oi easlonnlb and followed lor it week or ton davs by Hyd.ilo's Tonic and plenty of fresh air and out nt doors exorcise will bent nil th pnlnt and powder In the world Try It Just onco and see. J. xy. O'HuUl van, nurllngton, and Shanley & Kstey Winooskl. BRINGING IN THE INDICTED ONES. K lit In m1 Itnllrnnil P.iiKlnrprs Who It tin Trnln Inlo Verneutif, Wreck, Arrest ed for .Miiiiilniighd'r. Mldddlebury. Dec Addison ounty court nuo this anrn()0ii Ktlc nnd William Huestls of Hrldport. about pj a-ul 17 years of ng, , w. r,i brought In charged with hrench of u,0 peuco com mitted nt Ivike Ohamplnln last August. d.tll of f 2( was furnished. Charles I. Hutton of Mlddlebury appearing as their counsel. Ooorge Murtay of Itiuhind, engineer of the gravel train whleb n,n Into tho mixed train at Vergennes a yinr ago, wan one of those ng.ilnjt whom the grand jury reported Indictment yester day. He was arrested nt dutland to-day and brought here on the charge of man- laughter. lp to ine iimo or nilng this despatch, Murray had not secured hall of J2,0M. Charles nnd Stephen Hnllett of I.lti- coin worn brought here by Deputy Sher iff Oenrge H. Karr of llrlstol on an In- lictmetil found h.v the grand (nrv for .s.iult on Moses Diimrn. Tbey remain In Jail. flame Wardens W. F. Taft of Wnll- ham, M. J. Iiiggln.4 of Mlddlebnrv nnd Sheriff Fred Itow'ley of New Ilaen went to Salisbury to-day and at rested Ioslle IVck on tho charge of shooting deer out of n'lton. The alleged offense Is said to haie been comtnltteil D.ieem. bcr a and the boms and b'de of a deer are shown as evidence. In court to-dny the proponents of the will III the oohp in re w ill nf Caro line W. lingers. John Q. Adams ct nl. contestants and appellants, rested their main ease just before the noon recess, hnvltip; tins taken up mx full days In the presentation of testimony to show why the wl" In iiupstlon should he allowed. A ' unsldernble riortlon of this time wii" taken up with Held ross-exnmlnai Inns hy JuiIkp Hllss. rATiirnt n utmrrrs i.oi:. xn.vnrt .nm. The .'.".th nn ersai v of the .irdinntlon nl of the dev. P. .1. Hur st Mary's Cathedral, was Monday, Tuesday and to the prleslli I ott, n i tor of clehrated on Wednesday. M "day morning solemn - i!d nt St. Murv's Con- v a reception bv the Tuesday morning high it St. Mary's Cathedral, high mass wn" vent, followed pupils there mass was said followed by n i e option by the Cathedral i hull. In the school pupils i i St. Mary venlng theto wis u public looeptlnn at the Sttong ttieitre. with remarks hy Mayor Hlg"low. President ISiiokhnm. W. Van Putin Thntnas .Magnor nnd ' himself. Wednesday nins.t was said at tho ' 1 o'clock there was a Father darn morning high 'athedrol and I lanrpiet In Si l irv's ball for the clergy, nenily every pi -Ii In tho diocese b"lng represented. NOT A CANDIDATE. President 11ns i,t Clillngeil Decision Announced III 1110 1. President Ilooso. Washinglon. 1 31 volt Will not b" i candidate for a third ' nn this point wj to- term. All fbnii nlg'it dispelled b; 'he authoritatlvp state ment from the White House that Mr. Itoosevelt still a. i ,ere to the declara tion of icnunclnt ! maile on tho night of the election t nee jours ago. In the statement l.."utii to-nlcht President Hoosevelt says he has not changed and shall not change th dec sion com- tnunlcntoel to thu American people In 1 1" -l . It appears thin the President hud ben awaiting the ca'l f"r the r public in rational convention t afford t lie proper opportunity for tn-ikli his position clear and unmistakable, t'". leaving the. tlenl char for Fait hanks, T.ift, Cnnnon, Knox, iraker, and others declared or ro- ceptlvo candidate f' the republican nomination. The President's sta'enient follows' ill view of the issuance of the o.tll of the republic. in committee for tho conven tion the President makes the following statement: 'On the night after He election ' made the following announcement: I am deeply sensible, of the ':onor done me by the Amort, in people In thus exptesslng their comlti-noo In what I have done nnd have tried to do. I appre ci to to the full the solemn responsibil ity this confidence Imposes- upon me, and I shall do all that In my power ltm not to forfeit It. On the fourth of next March shall have served thrpe and a half years and this three and a half years constitute my first term The wise cus tom which limits the President to two terms rogatds tho sub-tanco nnd not tho form, nnd under no circumstances will I b- a candidate for or k another nomi nation.' '1 have not chat cd and shall not change the decision th n announced " i.iiioi. con ni vouch. State of Vermont Chittenden I'ounty, pr. Chittenden Count" Court, March Term, A. D. lHOb. Charlotte dated vs Jonathan dales. WIIKIlKAS. Charlotte Hates, of Milton In thi' con it. v of Chlltendi ll and Stute of Verlnn'it. has tills day tiled, 111 the offieo or the County i.ierK for the County of Chittenden. ar libel for divorce against Jonathan tiiites, hotting' forth, in substance, taut she was lawiuiiy n. I'lieit to ine s.uu Jonathan dates at Colchester In tiie County of Ohlttomli n un,j Stnto of Vermont, on inn inn nay ot tsepiotu ber, A. P. l-7fl, that she on her part has faltiifull.v kep' the marriage covenants, but that tnp said Jonathan dates has not kept the same; for that, on many and divers occasions since sold marriage, the Raid Jonathan dates treated the petitioner with In tolerable Heverlty. and that being of sufficient pecunlarv and physical ability to provide suitable mainten ance! for her, has, without cause, grossly, wantonly, and cruelly refused nnd neglected ?o to do, and that the said Jonathan dates on the 1st. day of September. A- D 1SS3, wllfullv, and without Just cause, deserted toe petitioner, and evi i since hn and still does refuse n ',. nm ,.0liiiblt with the petltlonoi An, praying- for tho onuses aforesaid that tne Court grant her a bill of divorce fiom the said Jonathan Ciiites ami that she may bo allowed to r. sine,,, ber maldi n name. WI1KUKAS. II l made to npp. ar that tile said Jonathan dates now resides without this Stat,., whore the process ot this Court oaiiuot be ser ved upon him: II Is oidetod that the said Jonathan datf'H In. miUlled there in, and Hiiiuinoiieil in appear and make iiiinwi r to the -.line, before the Honorable County cn,t m.t to bo hidden at lliiiilnglon. within und for the County of Chltti nden. on tlm First Wednesday after tile First Tuesday of March. A. ! 1 ''"' at 'J o'clock In tun afternoon, by the i ul. Mention of the substance of Nald Illn I, together with this older, thru, w'eeks suocej slvelv. III the lllllilliKtoi, pn-ss, il weekly lieWSpllpi l published tit lluiiliiKton III tlio i iiiniu of Chitten den, tiie lust of wbi i, piibllcatloiis shall b" nt least Hlv ,.l!s p,,.vious to the K Ii I ll I' It si Wediicsduy after the Frist Tuesday of MiwcU, A. D. HniS. which i'lin!! lie dot mod Htifl'b'lent notice to the said Jonathan dittos. dlven under my muni H( iiurllngtnn In the County of Chittenden. this '..'lird day of .Novemhet . p i on? '"'PSFLU Clerk F. M. Illakc, Attnrtiev for ptltlnner 24, w,3t THE WEEK'S NEWS Thurstlay, Doc. D. The Jury In tiie case of KUwr K. Ityaii, t'liareil with liciiie; an ai'cessor.v ht'fofj' the fact to Hil- death of .Miss ICatheritic Ityan at Dover. N. II., brought In a wnllet of not utility. Ityau ih tllscliarKcd front rustody. Mayor Hurchell of (JlAee liny, N. K., was an-ostcd on tlio chaw of enilirz zllnp .$8000 from tlio Dominion Coal coiniiany. Miss Cora K, I'ay. ngtd f!."i, who was found dead Iti the hallway of Iter liotnt at Worcester, Mass,, was murdered. Hlie had been nsssmlted and strangled. Henry O. Iln vcmeyrr, president of the American .StiRai' Ileflnltii; cfiiniiany, died at his country homo til Commack, L. I., of hcai t failure, following an at tack of acute Itidlcrestlon. That the roiiiitry already Is lieginnltif to recover from the severe shuck re ceived In the recent panic Is the opin ion of 10. II. Ilarrltnan, as expressed In an Interview. Kxpert law makers In the depart ment of Justice are hard at work upon the draft of a hill that will Incorporate the views of the president outlined In his messaife reuardlnfr the regulation of corporations. Klnt,' Oscar of Sweden, who Is nearly fcO yearn of ae. Is In sticli Ill-health that he has been compelled to hand over the reins of government to Crown Prince (JiKtave, who was formallj ap pointed regent. Friday, Dec. 0. John A. Steele, a madman Just re leased from an Insane asylum, rushed Into the executive chamber of the Mas sachusetts state house and In a furious attempt to wreak vengeance for fancied wrongs on anybody he happened to meet, shot Dennis D. Driseoll and Kd ward Cohen, two of the most promi nent labor lenders In the state. Neither has much of a chance for recovery. President Hoosevelt has Instructed General I-'imMon to dispatch a sutll clent force of regulars to doldfleld, Nov., to control the situation there. Mrs. Clara liloodfiod, the actress, rommltted suicide by shoot'tit,' In her room at the Hotel Stafford, Haiti more. The only motive ascribed foj the suicide Is fear of an attack of ner vous prostration. Plans for a projected theatre, to be built of steel and granite and to cost about JIIOO.UOO, have been llled with the Boston btiildiiiR commissioner. Ktifene V. Daly has been named temporary receiver of the Kxcelslor Fire InMirniee company of Xow York. Followino; the lead of New York, Buf falo and Horhi'Mer, Syracuse police of ficials have notified manapers of ioeiM theatres that hereafter no Sunday per formances will be allowed. The National Hank of Commerce, the second financial Institution In import ance In Kansas- City, has suspended, after a steady run of six week". A receiver has tieen appointed for the Chelsea (Mich.) Savlnps bank, which was closed as a rpstilt of the tlnanclal troubles of Stall- Treasurer Glazier, who -tens Its president. By a vote of !." to 10, the "Jim Crow" measure, providing for separate coaches and waiting rooms for races, was passed by the Oklahoma house. Saturday, Dec, 7. That not les than -too miners were killed by an explosion of black-damp In mines Noi. (i and S of the Consolidated Coal company of Baltimore at Monon gah, XV. Va., is now conceded by those who take the mot hopeful and con servative view of the disaster. James B. Hammond, head of the Hammond Typewriter company, left the private sanitarium where he has been for some time, a sheriff's jury having declared him sane. The crew of the German steamer Milos arrived at Brest and told a thrill- Ine tale of their escape from the btirn ltiK vessel at Fea. Edward Cohen, president of the Massachusetts branch of the American Federation of Labor, died at Boston as the result of the bullets from the re volver of John A. Steele. The Fort Pitt National bank, one of the oldest Ilnanclal Institutions of Pitts burg, failed to open for business by or der of the comptroller of the currency. Secretary of War Taft and the mem .Iters of his party embarked at Ham burg on the steamer President Grant for New York. The secretary of the treasury has ac cepted bids for the Panama canal bonds to the amount of $J."i,0 10,000. The aver age price of all the bids accepted is 10.'!. The British turbine torpedo boat de stroyer Tartar has beaten all records for her class by steaming knots an hour against the tide. Sunday, Dec. 8. The House of Providence, a Hainan Catholic orphan asylum for boys, near Syracuse, N. Y., was burned to the ground, Involving a properly loss of $12,1,000. The liVJ Inmates escaped without Injury. In New'F.ngland about T.'.ooo bands are affected at the present time by the general policy of curtailment. The general sentiment seems to be that In dustrial activity will be more apparent after the close of the year. New Yrk treated Its millions of resi dents and tens of thousands of week end visitors to the nuvelry of a thor oughly "blue" Sunday, the llrst in the history of the metropolis. One of Van Dyke's great master pieces, "The Krectlon of the Cros," has been stolen from the Church of Notre Dame at Courjral, Belgium. The ofllelal call for the Itepubllcan rational convention to be held In Chi cago on June 1(5 next has been Issued. Count IJtl ward Sizzo of Noris, a mem ber of a wealthy and prominent Attstro Hungarian family and connected with the diplomatic service, died from mor ihtuu ooluonltic at Loudon. Israel, .nngwlll, president of Hie Jew ish Territorial organization, says that 800,000 .lews wld be leaving America during the coining winter owing to bad times. In an ellort to drle from Pittsburg the concerns thai advance money on articles of the household, charging usurious rales, detectives raided the of fices of 10 of these money lenders. Nlcollue Gebbla and her brother, Leonardo, were sentenced to death at Halinvllle, La., as accessories to the mtirder of Walter Lamaua, S years old, The Gebb.as took part In a plot where by the boy whs kidnapped. While playing with a loaded revolver, Edwin Walker, 10 years old, shot and killed Svae K. Anderson, 8 years old, at New Britain. Conn. Death resulted almost Instantly. Monday, Dnc. 0. Oscar II, King of Sweden, died In the palace at Stockholm. The succes sion to the tin one of Sweden now pauses to Oscar Gustavo Adolphe, Dllkr of Vernilatnl, the oldest son of the. late king. At a meeting of the council of state the new king took the oath of al legiance under the.tltle of Gtistave V. In an attempt, as lie claims, to fright en her. Clarence V. Johnson. '12 ymrs of age, a Sioux Indian, shot and killed his wife, L'velyn, aged -M. who Is Span ish, at Providence. One thousand persons engaged in an unsuccessful search for the bodies of the two children of Mis. Mary H. C. Ball, a demented woman, who disap peared with tho children from her home at Brockton. Mass. The woman had returned home without them. The woolen mill of John XV. Wheeler ft Sons at North Salem, N. H., was de stroyed by lite, at a losi of .rlOO.Oflu. Threats which he Is alleged to huve made to 1:111 Mayor Coilghlln led to the arrest at Fall ltlver, Mass., of Joseph Harrington, agrd L'8, a former inmate of the Taunton insane asylum. He was sent back to the asylum. Mrs. Louisa M. Taft. mother of Will iam II. Taft, secretary of war, died at Mlllbury, Mass. She was born In Bos ton In LS27. Governor Hughes has no intention of going to Chicago ne June, nor has he any intention of opening headquarters there or anywhere ele, according to R. II. Fuller, secretary nf Hughei. Mrs. Marj Joubert, VS. Charles Jon bert. 0. and Hmllle Joubert. .". were burned to death in an early morning fire at Boston. Tuesday, Disc. 10. After stupefying her two grand children Raymond Sliomo. (. an 1 Caroline .'-'homo. -1 with jas. trs Emma Huntley of Somerville, . drowned them in tile bathtub at h -home, The police ssy the woman s ! , sane. The body of a dead baby was dis. i et eil in a u!r case, among nuclei ir.' articles, awaiting Identification, at station of the Boston JCIevated r:!im. The Amalgamated Window Gir Workers of America have ohtaim il n 1. percrnt merea-u' In their iva;c ai from the window glass manufa.-tin -r- Joseph Atmstiong, niiiiiiccr of -I, Christian Science publications, and : of the trust prominent leaders 'n t':i. faith ii th's country, died at hl hop. at Boston after an Illness of vox era month" of pleurisy. .rgllin S.hn. IT year-old. wa--1 In the mi; .nul killed h.v Polic.-m.i: John T. Scott at Bn-ton. The army N already looking beyot flic simple balloon, the dirigible I nt ' loon and like- contrivances for navlg: Hon In the a!r, o the more cientl!'.' aeroplane. Attorney General Webb has lieg'i; proceedings for the appointment of -receiver for the suspended Callforn'o Safe Deposit and Trust company of Si : Francisco. The recount of the vote nn the 1'orn iinestion cast at Taunton. Mass.. show ed a majorl'v of one vote in favor c license. The Missouri Pacific railway hi" abandoned lis only passt nger trains or 'if Topekfl KaMway nllloinN aive 'T 2-cent I a re '-iw a- the reiisoit fr.r nl Ing olT the P; f. Wednesday, Dnc. II. The swinc'ng "f Worcester, tip- se. ond largest c,ty u Massachusetts, int. the no-license column for the first t!m in 10 years: a s.mlbir change of air tilde by the tutors ,n the city of Lynn after 11 year- of lnii r silling; so: stantial gains in the len.peranee sent ment In many oilnr places, hut a tun In the other din ciuit mi the part i' Cliolca. were the most surprising 1'oa Hires In the municipal elections held US Cities or tile State exclusive oi Hu: ton. By the lose-i and hardest foilL-h election contest which Huston ha known for many cars. the city weir Republican by the narrow margin c 1I1","i votes, milliard b'ing elected ma; or, defeating Fitzgerald. Dcm.. win was a canipdate for n -eb c.lon. Andrew Carnegie has added thi.'-un fif .SU.01 10.000 to the .10.0t'l.0UO endow ment fund of the Carnegie Institute. A heavy trolley car and a pas-enge' train were In collision at a grade cross ing at Mlddlelowu. Conn, a a rcsul. of which several person- on the train were more or less M-noiisiy injured. The senate committee on finance w i soon bring In a re uuiition provMIng fir an Inquiry In'o the recent bond Issues of the government. Dr. John F Hil! .ti o' Ph. .lips. Mi . charged with performing an operatic n re-ultlng In the death of Mis- Florence Wilbur, was u s, hatred fur lack of e i donee lo hold him fur the grand jury. Kvamluatlon- made up to thi- time are not sntllolont to determine Hie Im mediate cau-ie of tiie Monongah mine disaster. High water caused the ooiiapso 0f a bridge In course of erection over the Susquehanna river at Mlllllnville. Pa., nnd resulted In the death of -oven men. N'over can tell when you'll mash a piHTor or surfer a out, bruise, burn or si aid. Hn prepared. Dr. Thomas's Hieetrie Ull instantly relievos the pain --'inlokly cures the wound. MARRIED. Il.i Y WDOD-W ILDFH A t tho M. V. parsonage, linttftburah. X. Y , nt 1 p in mi December ii. 11W7, Byron II. I lay- wood ot Suranac, N. ., nnd Miss Nellie A Wilder of Jotlcho, Vt. DIED. TKK1ULI. In H" Londus r Tor- II. HOYI.l: I i tMs Ddwnr.l Dw"i ' Hojle Mass , Hoc 10, in at the home of .ipo' lexv. Mts Sarah Arsene BoucSier, 169 North Street. HurllnBton, Night call. 1'olcphono 432-11 VERMOTiT NOTKS The plowing of fields th's wfk l i Ai dleon county Is considered most unusual for December. Old farmer in. not ru member similar weather at Una time Hutland milk dealers have grenti In proved the cleanliness of their .utput t u past jenr. Atuilysla of .samples from U dalrloB shows only six were dlriv last year only ono was clean. IiurltiK the loading of cnttlu and n-i at Mliidlnhiiry, four boars a'tuckil hitKe bull, llo defended himself as bi t he could but was budly goreil before 'i , came to his .rescue with club" ,.nl forks. The llfth unmial srs-' i of Cn uTi -pie. Ancient Arabl OnJ. r, Noi.bs Myatlo Shrine will bo hold i : Ilit.it I Friday afternoon w Hi i r" pt.oii 1 twill In tho evening, The enso ot Mrs. Mary Wakes' , ) . Knit VH. Dr, Henry 1). Bolton c Mr. boro. In which the plaintiff n k ' .i coyer fur alleged losses of f)n in Ii. Dr. liolton while truMf f lir wi.i n slip -was n minor, l as h en t, the Vermont Supreme I'n.it f! Harbor, counsel for Mm I' ' writ of error, an extreme i : i , in tills State. Probate nn ! f.i ' . do !, led in favor of Dr. lb-It' n Tin se ond largest iplro if !? i' v 1 i ed I taken from Millstone, hill to tli.it quarried by K. L. Hn d week. It moaJiureii in the r at lie' bise, is SO feet lone .i' tons- H Is destined for w 1 4 t s NF.W YORK COTTON Nfw Ynt' Dec. 11 Ci opined MtendV; Doc. $11.? I' ii. Jlovn, March $10. K-. VO.si; June Sln.rm; July il $lei;ii. Cotton futun s i cti'tif bids: Dec. ill. Is. Fob. S10.SS: .March $10.!C; .v.iv Jiti.!7; Juno IROT: Ji SI".T" M t tt..a ; .1 i .r- M P.s. 1 .T i Ap R. and f, m ll! I. ' '11 dale's Tonic never fin' nril n l'i 'ic! ' " tunic. ,i ,-tli Ii .1 . i.l v . (.rent I'.iikIIsIi llenieilv ELAIR'S PIL'LS. . in ' I'n n, j I 1 i 'i l i CI .1,'L'i - 'I CI il I if t 1 1 l.arii' f ' . .' . S-n i i i' x liiinlen, !i:t Henrj s llruoklyn, li'ii; or ;t i. ii i'i"i', c ii is- Wo, the subscribers, having t.ern r . pointed b the Honorable the Pr ! t. Court for th,. District of Ch.ttei commissioners to tecelve, evamliio n t adjust the claims and demards -f 1 perseitis ai.iiiist too e-'at,. of r; -M. D.irtt. late of Cher nli t said district ileceas'Ml, and alsi 1 claims and demands exhibited In cffet thereto; and six months from the day of the date hereof being ailowed by said court for that purpose, wo di therefore hereby give notice tl nt w will attend to the duties of o r np- nintinetit at tlio town c . rK s ff In Charlotte. In said district ond Tuesd.is of .lium.n aim next, at In o clock P-( in , m . said dnvs. Imti d this pith day if Ii. . ,, 1007. CARLOS S M KTIN CALV1.V I' M .. I IN 24,w3t Co IH.H-- r.-T.vn: ir limn, im: iiioiti .hi:::.i:, nt iti.i.Mni v. We. the subscritiers. hac nit- n"i appelate! by the Jloiior.ible p it Court for the District of 'VI'. 'i , tumlsslor.i rs to receive e n r , 1 ndjiisi til- i l.ilni" mid d, m i:,.ls . 1 pi rsoi.s .-m.tinsi the c 1 , t . f i i -line i llo. in Greene. lite -f I! llngton, i i s,n,i .lHtn. i ,' , and also all c'alins and i nil i xiilbitoil In offset 1 1.( 1 1 I . t 1 six months from the (l , f the date hereof belmr allow. .1 bv s 1 1 Court for that purpose, v .p. ti ere- foro hereby irlve notice t ...it we wl'l attend to the duties of ic nrr Int. ment nt tho office of I :i i . u n T f !n Hurllnirton, in said dl-tn " t i tirst Mondays of J.inun' v i I J i next, at 10 o'clock a. in. o, i o , cf said days. Dated this ath day r ' pe r. 1?07. F.Ltlir H TATT OHM AN P II VV -I.W.Jl 1 '11111111. SSi I -TAi'U (IF .-VIXIIV KllWIim, III 11 I.I.ViiTO.V. BTATE OF VEHMONT. District ot Chittenden. The Probate Court for thi Distr ct of Chittenden. lo all persons Interested In the es- tnte ot M.irv Ki nnedv. l.itt nf I llngton, In s.ild district, dot nsc. C. UK FT I NO Whereas, said court ha: assumed tha 2Mb day of Deceiub, r next f o tie o Dement of tile account of im ,i Inii Istrator of the . .nt.it.- nl Mi v Kennedy, late of Huiilnnton 1 for a. decree of the lesid'ie i.f ,i , estate to the lawful clalcui'ils of t , same, and ordered that lullb noti thereof be given to nil persons lntei- ested in said estate by puhlish'ng th s order three weeks sure, ssivi !v nr. lous to the day iisIkihi, in the P r. llngton Weekly Free pi.su. tuws pniier published In snld district Therpforc. you are hereby notified to .lIM'i-.ii- .it the Probate r..Luf i,,.ns , Kurllngton. Vt.. on the day nssfenp 1. then and there to contest tho allowance Df mild account if you see .-aus r il to establish your right as heir- le..-at -i and lawful claimants to sal I residue (!lven under tnv nand. t (a nth Dt of December, 10ii;. MAHCKLLFS A. niVUDXM 24. Wot .! do j(isi:ph ii Ki:ir- i:tti:. STATH OF YKI1MOXT, District il Chittenden. Tho Honorable the Probate Court, for the District of Chittenden. To tho heirs and all persons inter ested In tho etatc of Jos. i h IJ.m r, late of Hoiitli Buiiinxton. .1. . i ,ts i, CHLKTINC. Whereas, application hath been mad to this court In wrltltifr. by tl.e ndn In Istratlix of tne cstat. ..f .1. - j. h i, late of South ButiiiiKton, d. . . ,i pntyltlK for license and auilmr t i i sill the whole of the i oil est it. f aaid deceased, representing to s,i I court, that It would b" benetb inl to the heirs and all persons Inter, stod III the estate of said dci on-, d. to sell the whole of the real estate of said lo ceased. and convert the mine Into inonov. And bringing Into Court the consent and approbation in writing, of nil the heirs to said estate residing in this State, nnd setting forth too situation of tho real estate. Whereupon, tlio said Court appointed and assigned the 27th day of December, 111U7. at tho Probate Court rooms In said district, tn hear nnd decide upon said application nnd petition, nnd or dered public notice theieof to bo given to all persons Interested therein, by publishing said order, together with the time and place ot hearing, thre weeks successively in the Burlington Weekly Free Press, a i.jwspaper which clt culates in the neighborhood of thoso persons Interested In said estate, an which publications .shall bo previous to the day assigned for healing Therefore, you nro hereby notified to appeur before snld Court, at the time nnd place assigned, then nnd thorn in said Court to make your objection to the granting of such license, if you nee cause. (liven under my hnnd. at tne Probate Court rooms, this jii, ,i,,v ,,f npcem ber inn: MAHCKLLUS A. BINGHAM, 24 w3t .udgo