VOL LXXXIT. NEW SERIES VOL. LIV.
BUIILINGTON. VT., THURSDAY, JANUARY M, H)08.
NUMBER 'M
HAPPENINGS IN
VERMONT.
jocal Items of X",nrcst From All
Parts of the een Moun
g tain i5" to.
THE NEWS t COUNTIES
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the W Inonnkl Vnllry, Vlllncm l'p North
From I lie Island In Hie l.ukc In the
I'nssunipslc, Alone (lllfr C'rrclt .
anil by the Shorn of Whltr
JHItrr Covered by Spe
cial Correspondent
&DDS0N COUNTY.
MIDDLEBURY.
' ' . our: .lam-s Farrell, engineer,
1 s d h s testimony Friday morning.
Mr 1. n.n. ciU engineer for the
i' ' 1 ' wed blue punts nf 1 1 1 e miiitiy
'.it-. ro-li.B anil t.-'titled regarding
I K fi'i- John A. Cadwcl', i 1ii -t i j
' . I fi - in Pro -tin trViilo (,, taking
M 'I ' ' v .iff'tlr ' will" n. w.ik ii
li! ret n the I'm. "or In.-p'tal Til's
af l.t v it w.is ii.i.i l. . H. I'iv.vi ts,
Hi n r,ipoi,,n ' ddi-on county
'i Mim.liii ..' . r , Judge Miles
arc. I I .'-in- ! i i i I. v vw. Hutl.iml
i lro.nl ii .1 ri. wo' in the Jury
i ' o r. . l-n u 1.. tu'r. rni.ul nf coun
' II' in ii 'm . t i .n ii it Iilpton
t tow i I 1 i r !.tn pauper case,
Ink' ' i " i mi . ili'n.lnr So
' f ' " 'ii- i i M i r vmcn wero
1 i t ' k- I . :ii', riiin. -
'"s : .'.v ! . li't',,,!. .n.i'Mfil s.il
ii' imp.'.s -,- ii.iilnn. was taken
i. Justice 1' i M mI.i)' afternoon.
- f'i .i '1 gnlii ni l fined ,". and posts
mi" intlng tn ii. lli was unable to
lu ii id wsa committed to county Jail
i. 'ii tl.it. . Grand Jutnr I'. I. IluttAn
row .', d A daughter was horn to Mr.
i il Miii Robot t Morse Kathctine Roe
i in 'i. s boon visiting her grand-
r Mis M.iry lioyl.iu, has returned
n Fnv. i (.'ill Joseph tsntflt left Mon-
ii i 1 i for Washington, D. C, where
n ' pnd the balance of tho winter.
I i ni u' i 'uli met with Mrs. T. H.
i Mimliv night. Tho cattle shlp
ii n' Mnndat. consisted of 3 carload fur
Nut York and llrighton markets.
M "S I'.i dine WiDox nnd Miss Elizabeth
I rn worth '.eft Monday for California,
w rr l wilt spend tne next few
inur I -T1 i funeral -. the young
ni ighii r of Theodore Rnrnolt was held
Is Lime Monday afternoon. The Rev.
f .rgr li H'nlr ofllelated anil the burial
a is ' t',. fa.se street cemetery. The
lint' er dird only a nhnit time
K Moi' i.n. uiitket day, egps blouglit
'. i - f i butter 2il cents.
' i J u ' in the damage suit of Ha-Oi-M
Muinliv vs. Rutlimd railroad enmo
y own at ft:nfi Tuesday morning and
i.aiu n iMimi after belnsc out 21 hours
and reportr d failure to aree upon a
verdl t 1'red S. Whlttrmore of XeV
Ilctven, ibaiKed with adultery, wlth
Jtrw his ril'ii of not Kullty and sub
etituted that of Kiillly. Wlilttitnoro
hid been in the eoinily jail since (V
' hi i, - ..'iso had many eoinpllcn
t -1 ,tuni"re married one Mattie
It j r ..f New York State, not Unowlng
t at si, i i ,, i.OI niarried before and
I at ti, ',1-m husband was alive. In
N iv it tlrso facts Jinlt;e Miles sen
'' eil liiititnni e to serve not more
ban li months nor le?s than lil months
It; .State piisoti at Windsor. .ludRe
Ml.es told State's Attorney Russell that
is wisl e 1 all erlinlnnl iiroseeutions to
' reaiK for trial v, lun court opened
Wcilt.i- ,d.'i', morning. In tlie after
"on tie trial of Fiank Wlssell
3f (!rfip. llle, ehaiRei with an
issau i and an attempt to commit rape
Jr n the pi rsnn nf a Chatterton Krl,
who Is ni.iy el-ht years old, was he
BUn. S'ite. ttninev Russell prnsecut
1'K .r H Donnway and Ira II, Ii
31"'ir iippenr for the respondent. The
fitinjal meeting of the I,arabce society
vns held nt the home of Mrs. I). v
Tl kwltl Mondav aflernoon. The fol
lowing iIlb ers were elected. Roard nf
inanaKers Ur. T. ,. IMrasworth. Miss
Mahei Morrill, Mrs. ('. I. nicklnsnn,
Mrs Joseph 1'eck. Mis. A. W. Tllekens;
ectetarv, Mrs, K. jj. Thnt-.i.s; treas
urer, Mrs. K 1- Cushman. Rufus Waln
wrlKht attended a meeting of county
"Urks a Monlpeller Tuesday. (luy H.
Ivlbhee has Rone to New York to Join
'The Volunteer Organist" company
.I'ajlbff in that city .Stanley per Is
Tllte sick - Marry Cobb ha.? Kone lo
rroctor wnere ne has n position with
'he
i ermoni .Marnio comnan v. frK
Busan IHldley Is 111 nt the home of ier
SauKhter, Mrs. I. jr. I.aKleur Father
Daley council, Knights of Columbus,
will hold Its annual banquet thlt,
nvonliif,'. A quiet wedding took plnco
In the St Mary's Church at 7:D0 Tuph
rtay morning when Nelson Vnssau nnd
Mrs. Remcle wero united In marriage
by Father J. 1. Shannon, Mr. nnd Mrs.
Vassau look tho mornlnpr train north
'cr n wedding trip and on their return
hey will make their homo In this sec
I n.- Miss Hello Forest hnt cone
to Iluffalo, N y whero shn hat
a position. At tho postofllco nro un
claimed letterH for Mr.i. Ada Downer,
Mrs, Ueorgft W. Dullry, Mrs. Kthnl
Huntlnnton, MrH. A. C. Ilr.ilti.in1, Mrs.
Mnry II. Iturton, Mrs. Hoaa Carrlsan,
Mrs. Catollno w. Manley, MrH. I.yJa
Romprcy, Miss Cora Atkins, Mary I.
flrown, Miss Rstelln Marcello. Mlsa
N'oru Nlohojj, Miss Etta Jllssett, Miss
CVcllo Clny, Miss Carrlfl DanlelB, Miss
Jleittrlco Hmlth, Mlsa Sndln Watson,
John A, Vertiir, I,. J.'oreflt Martin,
VIUIam A. initnam, Mnstor Chester
Brtitnlny, Grant U. Crane, Harry Dale,
AV. U. JlankJ, Josejili Lorain, Katon
Nlelmls, John I). Rlre, Ixtwis M. St.
Mary, a Civil War veteran, i seriously
III, with pneumonia anil there Is hut
little, hopo for his recovery. Mrs.
riraco Thompson has lun quite 111 but
Is now convalescing. Ml Jdclla Mor
rill, -who has been hsJtrt trimmer for
Mrs. J. W. Lawrence, lias returned to
Utlll.ind for a rest. Miss Alice M Rynli
of HttrllnKton will take her place for
the present Frntik Crowley of Rut
in nd has taken n position In tho black
smith shop of A. W. Carey.
In Addison county court yesterday
the case of Frnnlt VI.se1l of Oran
vllle, chnrRed with criminal assault
upon Lottie Chatterton. was resumed.
The defendant was on the stand durlntr
the forenoon. The arguments were
made by state's Attorney Russell for
the State, ami Ira H. I.aFlettr ami
James It. Ponnway for the prisoner.
Jndffo Miles charged the Jury that one
nf three verdicts could be found.
Cullty nf plain assault, Rttllty of as
sault with Intent to ravish or not
KUllty. The lury took the case at 4 p.
m. Horace Taylor of Whltlnir was
brouRht Into court upon tin Informa
tion rhnrsliiK cruelty to animals and
ball fixed at JlOn which was furnish
ed The trial of William Ryder of
Leicester, charn-ed with adultery, was
then taken tip. W. A. Atwell of Bran
don appeared for Ryder. Considerable
time was taken In Kcttlttfr a Jury, the
panel belnp exhausted nnd talesmen
called. There are now confined In the
Addison county Jail 54 prisoners, the.
latRcst number ever known.
The remains of William A. Wilcox
wero hrouprht hero from Washington,
15. C, Tuesdnv nlsht nnd taken to the
undertaking rooms of 0. A. 1'lper. At
11 o'clock Wednesday thev were taken
to the U'est cemetery for burial in the
family lot The Rev. W. T Vorsytho
officiated at the t;rave. The remains
were aicompanied hero In- pis sister.
Miss Kmm.i Wlb-ov. a reiilctit of thM
tillage, who was called to Washington
only a few weeks ago. The hearers
were K. .1. Ruttolph, ir. W. II. Kings
ley, Frank Fnrnsworth, Jr., Phelps
Swett, C. A. Piper and Allnn Calhoun.
Louis .St. Mary, a long time citizen
of this village and a member of Wil
liam P. Russell Post, C. A. R., who had
been III only a few days, died Wednes
day morning at the. age of TO. Ke Is
survived hy a wife. .Mr. St. Mary was
a member of Company n, 14th Vermont
in the Civil War nnd wan discharged
from same with honor. He was a
member of St. Mary's Church.
Ofllccrs of Addison Court. No. 1,111,
Catholic Order Foresters, were In
stalled Tuesdat night by P. H. C. 11.,
John Ryan of Vergennes as follows:
C. It., Cyril nrnneUc; V. C. R (5. N.
Shambo: P. C. R., N. J. lloudreau: R. C,
11. J. Shambo: r. C, James Con. Ion,
treasurer. George T. Kidder: trustees,
Hurry C. Covert. Frank Shaekett and
William Mayo: S. C, Theodore nuokott;
J. C., Fred Sweenor; I. S.. Louis Cur
rier; O. S., Ceorge Rulloek. After tlie
Installation a smoker was held, re
freshments wete served and a ver
pleasant time enjoyed.
Otter Cteelc Iulge, No. IS", Knights
of Pythias installed the following of
llccrs Tuesday evening: C c, John D.
Woods: V. C. Roy S. Robbins: P., Phil
lip H. Crane; M. "... John K. Styles;
li. .., J. O. Seeley, Jr.: M A., Norman
S. Foote; J. G Ita Taylor: O. O , 13. W.
W'lnans. D. O. P., Dr. S. S. F.ddv, oftl
clatfd. after which an oyster supper
was served.
The Congregational Church parlors
were filled Tuesday night, when the
annual supper and church meeting was
held. The supper wnj served at six
o'clock by the ladles of the Lnharee
society after which came the toll call
and reports of the various societies
connected with the church. The elec
tion of two deacons, treasurer, assist
ant treniurer and clerk resulted: Dea
cons, M. A. Munroe nnd J. R Crane;
treasurer, T. I". Jloyee. assistant treas
urer, Mrs. . Carrie Ilryant, clerk. U. J.
Mathews, re-elected. Vocal solos by
Mrs. C. Jim and Ilen Stewart and a
piano duet by Mls. Carrie Ruttolph
and Pamelln Smith added much to tho
enjoyment of the evening.
John Jones, who has been ill is ahlo
to be about again. The Ladles' Aid so
ciety met with Mrs. C. N. Dickinson nt
her home on High street Onod Ice,
measuring about 12 Inches, is being
cut In the river n''ar the mile bridge.
Louis Hruya ha returned to Fsscx
Ji.nctinn after a short visit with
friends and relatives.
BRISTOL.
Mis. Callsta Hodges observed her SOth
birthday .Saturday. She dots her own
work and is :i active as most women of
W years. Mrs. c,. c. Cady and daughter
of Contrnl llridge, N. V., are visiting
Mrs. Cady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
K. Mender. The infant child of Mr. and
Mrs. K. C. Norton died Saturday. Lockle,
the little d'tughter of Mr. and Mis. John
Hurt, entertained a party of her little
friends Friday afternoon, the occasion
being her seventh birthday. Mr. and
Mrs. Amos Maxhatn, formerly of this
town, will make their home In Granville
and care for Mrs. Maxham's parents, Mr,
and Mrs, Nathan Puge. J. V, pae f,f
Hurlington was In town Saturday. V.. C.
Dlko has returned from Wolcoit. Mrs.
Ldith Mix Is visiting telallves in Hunting
ton, David Worth, nn aged resident nf
Starksboro, died Friday morning He
was well -uown Vere. Mrs. Lizzie Max
well, who is at the Mary Fletcher hos
pltal, continues to Improve.
Mr. and Mrs, William I.ahor will soon
move hero from Windsor atid ocvupy tho
Landon tenement, north of t village.
Mr. and Mn, Charles Lafayette have
moved Into K. R. Nichols's tenement on
Mountain at enue.Theie have been IJ5
births. J7,"i deaths, nnd .i marriages In
Hrlstol in the last egi.t years. Miss
llertha Stewart is one of the delegates to
the State assembly from the local lodge
of Rebekiha Instead of Miss Kate Stewart.-S
L Purlnton of Itelbms Falls
passed Sunda with his family hero.
George Sumner Is moving to tho Cair
Jarm in Midulebury.-Mrs Gertrude
Allen, wlio has lieen III. Is Improving. The
Harii'M and Phll.tthi u i lasses will hold i
social Willi MIsh Not ma Atkins Friday
(veiling. C. . Norton letmned froin
Mount Clcmons-, Mich., Sunday night,
where he went with hi- s,in, Reuben,
last week. Mis. A. M. Not ton 1) serious
ly ill. Char'es .1. Russeh of Hurlington
has been engaged tn dellve tbu Memo
ilal day iwldiess befoni W. C. Dutiton
post this yeff A voting child of Mr. and
Mrs Jloska died Sunday. Untold Ilos
wurth went o liurlitiBton Filday to take
an exainliiutlon an lallwuy mull clerk.
Arthur Titulo of Chicago Is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mis, Juseph Tiudo, A,
C, Dike Ib (unfilled to his homo by III
neia. At the tegular meeting of Dun
toil I'ost, O. A. It., Monday livening tho
tlma of holding tho meetings was chang
ed to afternoon ut two o'clock. Miss An
na Wright, while truing to her work nt
the casket factory Tuesday morning,
slipped and fell nn tho Ice breaking both
bones In her left wrist. Willis Fergu
son fell about the same time and epraln
ed hie right foot, W. II, Rosworth is t
home from Boston, Mrs, A, M. Norton
Is et Ideally 111 with trichina poison
lug. The mission study elass of tho Hnptlst
Church will meet with Mrs. Fannlo
Hntnner Monday evening.- William Can
ton of Hollows Falls Is In town for A
few days - T. S. Drake was In Vergennes
Wednesday. Mr. Drake has been con
nected with the Verpennes bank over "0
years as a director. Vice-president and
president.-Mr. nnd Mrs W. (' Hlngham
were In Hurllnglon Tuesday. A delega
tion from here attended the Masonic re
union at Mlddtebuty Wednesday. Mrs.
N. C. Gage of Monkton Is visiting In
town.
VERGENNiTS.
N. W. Merrill has moved from Wcy
brlde to IV nt on, Mrs. Mary Coyer is
s-erluuslv ill from the effects of blood
poisoning atid no hope of her recovery
Is entertained. Joseph Lelli ouf of Proctor
passed Sunday with his pirentf, Mr. and
.Mrs. C. L. LeHoetlf. Ptesiilent C. II.
Spooner of Norwich I'nlterslty, North
Held, was the guest of F. !. Fish Satur
day. The Vergennes Manufacturing Co.'s
saw mill In 11 dtys and one half sawed
101,00) fiet of lumber. Ice harvesting has
been begun on Otter creek. The Ico is
about 1ft inches' thick Mr. Frank Casey
and son, Colson, of Hurlington, nro visit
ing her husband's sister, Mrs. Timothy
Dillon. The condition of Mildred, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mr". C. L, Wyman, who
was repotted to ho 111 with diphtheria, is
Improving and It i thought that all dan
ger of contagion Is passed.
Frank Casey of Hurlington pas
sed Sunday with his sister, Mrs.
Timothy Dillon. Miss Hva Meigs tins
returned to her rchool In Wlnooskl.
Kilwnrd .Intimity Is lil. Mrs. Drslre
Itiiiaiul and daiigb er, Mnicellne, went
Monday to Rutland for a two weeks'
tlslt. The runner's son. Joseph Re
mind, underwent nn operation for ap
pendicitis nt a hospital In Ruttnnd
Mondny. The Rev. J. C. Fisher went
Monday to Rutland to usslt tlie Rev.
M. It. Smith Is conducting retlvnl ser
vices nt the Methodist Church. George
Mat tin of Middlehury has entered the
employ of Wesley Hatch. Miss Lucy
Rivers left Monday morning fou
Schenectady. N. Y.. called there by the
drntli of her niece, Miss Ilmma Sprlgg.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist Church will meet with Mrs. .1 C.
Fisher at the parsonage Friday after
noon - dime social will be held Frl
dav i lining at the homo of Mr. and
Mr n ).. Rail. The following Is the
li-t of ntn la lined letters remaining In
the postotllce up to Monday: Maurice
Dnlmr. the R . .1 C. Watt. Phoebe
Hla. li, ) K. .V"cker. Mrs. Fannie Ald
rlcb, Samuel Gaines, James Leahy.
F. A l.ee, who has been caring for
T. .1 Raker of Johnson for a few
weeks, has returned home. John Stew
art and John Chirk, tramps, wero sen
tenced bv Justice F. M. Moulton Sun
day to Middlehury jail for nn days.
They were taken thole Sunday by Ofll
ccrs Allien and narrow.
Samuel Norton died Sunday afternoon
nt his lioni.- at Chimney point from
dropsy and blond poisoning, tlie latter re
sulting from the cutting of a coin on
Ills foot. Mr. Norton was "!i years old and
was horn and hod always lived in the
town of Addlion. He was widely known
hating for almost half a eentuty run a
ferry sail bojt across tlie lake from
Chimney point to Port Henry, N. Y. He
is survived by one daughter, Mrs. William
Adams or Wet Addison, and one sister,
Mrs. Norman Crude of West Fen isshtirgli.
The funeral set t ices were held at tho
Methodist Church at West AdJIson Tues
day forenoon, the Rev. J. Hall Ixing
officiating. The bearers were James and
Itobet t Moorby, Frederick Runic and
Frederick Smith and burial wai made in
the town line burying ground. The fun
eral of Charles Comstock was held at St.
Peter's Church Tuesday morning, tlie
Rev. I,. A. Vezlna affiliating, Tlie betters
wete William Chase, Frank Kstey C.
Wells and Frank Sciirs of Fcrrisburgh
and interment was mailt in the Catholic
cemetery. North Forrisburgh Camp of
Modern Woodman, of which the deceased
was a member, furnished nil escort from
the hnusu to the grave. Dr. I. R. Divine,
has gone to Springfield on account of the
Illness of his brother, Dr. C, It. Doanc
Miss Hall has returned to Pittford after
a visit of several weeks witli Miss Mary
Ross. Mr. and Mrs. R J. Houghton and
daughter, Gladys, of Hurlington, passed
Sunday with Mrs. Houghton's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Whitney, at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. .1. R. Doano.
William Laddy of Winchendon. Mass., Is
making a short visit here and In Addison.
Kdwatd January is confined to tlie
house by an attack of rheumatism.
Truman Newton, who lias been for the
past two weeks, is Impiovlng.
Tho Clericus of the northern part of the
diocese of Vermont will meet with the
Rev. P. Gavin Duffy to-day. At the even
ing service at St. Paul's Church to which
tho public is invited, special addresses
will be made by tlie Rev. W F. Wveks
of Slielbiirnn on "The Relation of the
Chtircli to the Individual" and by the
Rev. Dr. George Y. HIIss of Hurllngtou
on 'The Relation of the Individual to tho
Church." After the service a reception
to tho parishioners will be given at the
rectory, both the service and reception
being pnrt of the program in connection
with special observances djrlng the
pitrnnal feast. Frank Murray of Man
chester, N. H.. was brought before Justice
F. M. Moulton jesterday morning and
plead guilty to being a vagrant and
was given a sentence of 30 days In Mid
dlebury Jail when he was taken yester
day noon hy Contablo John M. Alden.
Joseph Vincent of Hurlington Ins taken
a position in tlie tailor shop or J. F.
Hartley. -The "As You Like It" club
met with Mrs. It. R Da vies at the Con
gregational parsonagn Tuesday 'toning.
Mrs. Giorge L. Stone ami Miss Mabel
Field assisted In entertaining Yesterday
Thomas Rn-.in sold the Henry Jones
farm, which lie recently puichased, to
George Pllger. The farm is situated In
the town of Ferrlshurirh and contains
If) ncris nf land and wa sold for over
J3.orn.Mrs. W. L. Porter has returned
from Salisbury, where she was called a
few days ago by the Illness of her
mother, Mis. John C. Pierce.
WHITING.
There will bu u povetty social In tho
Congregational Church pat lots Friday
evening, under tho auspices of the King's
Daughters. Thcru will bo games after
which a poverty supper will be served,
Ladks are leiiuested to wear cotton
gowns and gontlomen cotton nucktle.
Thu Canadian Jubilee Singers will lv
an entertain tuimt at tho Cutigrcgatluiml
Church February 11.-Allison Wfbslrr
returned ft urn the West Tuesday. He
had been away slncu September. The
Indies' Aid met with Mrs, Fiank Wil
liams Wednesday. Tho annual mission
ary meting will be held at Mrs. Good
heart's Friday. The King's Daughters
will give a povert- sociable Friday
evening
NEW HAVEN.
A very pretty wedding oecttred nt the
home ot Mr. nnd Mrs, Kdmutid G. Hunt,
January S3, at 1:50, when their only
daughter, Amellnc, was united In mnr
rlago to Aurellno Sykes of lllnesburgh.
Miss Hyltes of Dorset presided at the
piano and' played tho wedding march. The
Rev. C. C. Adams of Essex Junction
performed the coiotnony. The bride was
gowned In a blue travelling suit. After
congratulations the guests repalud to
tho dining room, where an elaborate din
ner was served. Tho houso was taste
fully ilccot-Ucd with running pine and
bitter sweet, Among the guests from
out of town were Mr. and Mrs, A. T.
Sweotser and Hert Sweetser of Itnston,
Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Lawrence, R. H.
Lawrence, Leigh Hunt and George Hunt,
Rutland, Mr. and Mrs, Rykes and Mls
Sykes nf Dorset, Mr. and Mrs H. L.
Hunt and the Misses Kathleen Hester and
Mildred Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. K. C Hunt,
Jr, nnd daughter of Middlehury. The
bride received many useful and beautiful
presents. Mr. nnd Mrs. Sykes will be
at home at lllneshursh after February
fi.
J. II. Davis and (). C. Coats have to.
tut- d f i om a visit with friends In Cana
da. A. P. Sunbury of Johnvllle, Que,
Is guest or Mr. nnd Mrs. George Coales.
Mr.L.'ifayette has returned from the West
nnd Is stopping with his daughter. Mrs.
H. F. Gordon. Miss O' Roroitk of Rut
land is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Camer
on Sprlgg. Mr. L. W. Ta ft is on the
si -is 1M.
Mr. Hathaway of North Adams, Mass.,
Is visiting Ins daughter, Mrs. A. P.
Roscoe. fieri' ge IJveu.st of While Creek,
N. V .,1s the gucft of Mr. nnd Mrs.
I. J. Everest. Theron Gregory of Middle
hury was a guest of his uncle, W. V.
Stuitevant. nn r Sunday. Mr. and .Mrs
W. W. Hubbard arc visiting in Platls
bursh. N. Y J K. Davis was a visitor
In Verceiines S.it urday. Wilber Klngsley
of Pnrt llenn. N. V.. tisltnl his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. !'.. Kingsley, over Sunday.
Miss Laura Higelow of Port llenry, N.
V. Is tho guest nf his sister, Mrs. F. H.
ennant. 1. J. Hverest is 111. F. M.
Partch was at home over Sunday. Mrs.
C. H. Smith I'- visiting In Canada. Mrs.
William Garrnn ,s threatened with pneu
monia. ORWELL.
A fair audi) in gathe'nl at tic town
hall Thursday tening to hen- Superin
tendent t). K I'dlins. Mason S. Stone,
Mayor Rigelon of Rurllngtnn and Frank
L Greene of St Albans, all good speak
ers on the "Xi Vei mont." i'he an
nual meeting "r the Cungri gatlnnnl
Society was in Id Saturday. W. L. Hack
was elected moderator. The report of
the treasurer end collector showed the
society to he hi line condition. The lol
loping officers wete elcitiil: Cleik, M,
D. Hraneli: prudential committee, R.
S. Hall, Ilfmnn Allen. Fred McKntee;
auditor, R. S. Hall: trustees, F.. L.
Young, II. C. Hack, D. L. Wellcr;
tita.Miror and collector, H. D. Rraiiih.
The meeting w is adjourned for two
w eiis to allow tlie priidentl.il com
mittee to flnl.-'i its ranvass. The an
nual meeting of '''f lytvell Co-operative
Cicinnery was he),' f?alurday evening.
The report of C. H. Cooluircasurer.show
cd that the pus' season had been a suc
cessful one, tlie business don.- beinR over
Slt'.fYIO. The officers elected were Piesi
dent and treasurer. C. P.. ool;; directors,
W. C. Hnclt, G. c. "lnips. J. n. Hranch.
L. Hammond and H. A. Hall; auditors,
II. D. Hranch. L. t Cutis. The an
nual church meeting will he In Id Thurs
day evening, Februarv il. Tra will bo
set veil, uftei which the business for the
ear will be taken up with roll call of
members.
CORNWALL.
A. W. Foote passed Inst week with
his son, William, in Pawlet and from
them noes to New York. Mrs. S. C.
Paikhlll and Miss l'urkhlll have, re
turned after a two weeks visit In
Worcester, Mass Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Mors,, entertained a number of friends
Friday evening. Mr. ami Mrs. Frank
Parker are ill witli
the grip. Miss
arrived homo
Katharine Grlswold
Monday from a visit
and Comstock, N. Y
Mrs. Luclnda Wright,
in Glens Falls
and Hrandon.
who has passed
a mouth la Pennsylvania witli Mr. and
Mis'. Somers Kpauldlng, Is a guest of
her cousin, Mrs. Ilenrv Manchester.
Mrs. Mnry Atkins of llelchertown,
Mass., visited relatives in town last
week Mrs. Charles Krelor of Kast
Middlehury is visit. ng l.cr niece, Miss
Sarah Kenler.
FERRISBURGH.
Charles Cnm-tock died Sundiy morning
after a two weeks' llltuss with typhoid
fever which developf.l into typhoid pneu
monia. He leaves a motlur. wife and
three children. Mrs. Comstock and
daughter. Faith, are seriously 111 witli
typhoid fever. The funer.il was held
at the Cntiiolle Church nt ten o'clock
Tuesday. The condition of Mr lelert
continues to impi ove - mims Helen Col
Vns has returned from a visit to Mrs.
L. K. Collins In Wejbrldge.M.ss Hva
Raker visited in Hrandi.n met Sunday
Wesley Jacknuin Is confined tn the house
with a severe attack of rheumatism -iMIss
nilcn Gaines of Pnntnn passed
Sunday at O. It. Sherman's.-A nnmlx-r
of friends gave Rowland Robinson a sur
prise party Saturday even. nit, It being
his birthdaj1. The oyster nipper at the
town hall was a very ple.is.int affair.
There was vocal and Instrumental music
and the proceeds wire 113.50. The nevt
meeting of the Social riuh will bo held
with Mrs. Avery. Fr'i.iy evening theie
will he a d me soel.il it Homer Hull's
for the benefit of the Methodist Chuuh.
A load will a" from e center le.it lug
C. C. Field's store at -even o'clock.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
Tim fourth .iu.n'toti conference of tho
Methodist Chui.h was held ,u .Mrs. fi.
Olmsted's, January II. with Presiding
Rider P. L 1'""' tho chair. R. C
Hnardman tva.- elected recording stew
ard, .Mis. W. W. Turner was continued
as president of the Ladles' jlcl society
and W. W. Turner, tilt r of appeals. The
report of offiiers showed the church In
good condition. Thu Mewaidt for the
ensuing year are: A. Nichols, A. A
Ro.udmaii, W. W. Turner, R. t Uo.ud
rnan, Mrs. A. A. Hoardrnan, Mrj, A.
Nichols, Mm Wi W. Turner, Mis. O.
Olmsted, K. H. Biimncr, MrB. L, A, I'ei
ry, Mis. Horace Elmer, W, ic Klrby,
'Fiank Durfej; A. A. Roardman, ills
tnct stewaiU; A. Nichols, a. a. Hoard
man, W. V. Turner, E. T2. Hurnner, F.
Hldwell, trustees of church propettyj y.
W. Turner, treasurer; comniltteo on for
elgn missions, Mrs, W. K. ivlrby, Mlsa
Jesslo Turner; home missions and church
extension, Mrs A .A, Iloarrlmnn, Mrs.
Continued oa 2nd I'age,
CASE ARGUED
1
Comes to Supreme Court on De
murrer Alleged Rebate of
$10,000.
FITTS APPEARED FOR STATE
Judge Powers for Centrnl ,,
Itnllu.i,- Which I, ( ,rB0d llh
tiltliiK mi Ocdc 11 itui rg Conl
Company Iteliaie f nn ,,,,
Ton on 20,000 Tons, '
Montpeller. Jan. IJ.-Thc tvo Washing
on county cases of State of Vermont vs
the cntrai Vermont Railway company
for alleged discrimination In freight on
coal consigned to the State hospital for
tin. Insane at Watert.uiy were argued
together in supreme ,01m this morning
by Attorney.Genei.il c. C. .-,t, for tll
Slate and the Hon. II. H. v,Wers fr the
(lefendDiit company. These eases have
not yet been tried in county court. They
come to supreme court on a iler.iurir lo
the amended count of the plaintiff's dec
laration. These suits are brought under section
Cf" of the Vermont rUtules which pro
tides that "A eorponitlm operating a
railroad shnll give, to all persons erii,,l
terms for the transportation of merch
andise and oilier propeuy ,iPon sue, r.i l
road." Section 7J0I rends: -. corporation vlo
hitltm any pro lsion of tlie two prec sl
ing se.'tlons shall be liable to tin. partv
aggi-lited fot all danvige- su.-tulned bv
reason of such Molat.un. in an action 011
tlie ease."
Vermont s'ltutes. 'ution 'Kml rrads:
"A railroad 1 orp nation wliose raiiroad
is located in this si.,te. siu.ii ,,ot , 1.
a ln-g.T sum r..r tieight thereon Tor a
less distance, to or iri.m a way station
on said road, than Is charged for a great
er distance; nT,d n iase of .1 violation
of this provision, the excess so charged
may he recovered from said corporation,
hv the party aggrieved In an action for
money bad and received, with costs."
THi: STATICS DKCLARATION.
In his' amended declaration Attorney
General Fltts sets forth, In substance,
that on the different dates named in
the dllforent counts then, w-as shipped
over the defendant's railroad located
entirely wllhtn thl State from Al
biirgh to Watcrhury a quantity of coal
which the State had purchased for the
hospital at Waterbtiry fioin the George
Hall Coal company; that thu defendant
charged and collected from the oal
company as freight 011 t!,.. coal tlie sum
spfcified in ear h count m excess of
the freight rate then 1 hargcil by and
In fone upon said railroad for hauling
a like nmount of coal from Alburgh
through Waterbury to Montpeller, nn I
that tho State was compelled to nnd
did ply the coal company as a pa it of
the purchase price of the inal such "
cesv freight, and t lint such excess
freight was charged and added to the
price of the coal by the conl company,
thereby making tho price of coal de
lli'ired to the Ktato at Waterbury ,;n
mu Ii more
What is here to be determined !.- in
substance: Is the .State of Vermont the
party aggrieved bv the ohm-ire nt the
excessive freight rate? Tlie coal, it is
alleged, was "sold ami shipped ,y the
coal company to the Stale of Ver
mont." The coal company wa.i the
consignor, tlie defendant was the car
rier, the plaintiff was the consignee
This ft eight was charged anil added
to the price of the coal which price
was that much higher by reason there
of. i'he plaintiff was directly .1 pirty In
intfi'ost to this freight rate. The matter
really concerned only the plaintiff and
defendant. As the declaration states it,
it muttered not to tlie coil company
whether there was this excessive charge
or how much the exces-s might be.
It was clearly not intended that thu
right to recover should exist only in a
consignor. i'he statute s in no sopse
penal. It seeks only to make whole any
one who has suffered by the Imposition
of an unlawful rat" of freight. It Is only
actual damages which can he recovered.
Just enough tn make the aggrieved party
whole. A statute which l remedial, as
this plainly Is, should be construed
liberally because Its primary ohiect Is
redress and not punishment.
THU ALLKGHD RLHATK.
It is also nlleKcd that the Central Ver
mont Railway company gavu the George
J. Hall Coal company n preferential rate
of .'i0 cents per ton under tariff rates on
the coal to Watorhurt .
Tho claim of the Slate is that by Ijw
(section 3:iCJ V. S.) the railway company
was bound to git" to vterjone else tho
same rate it gave to the George Hall C0.1l
company and tli.it the State was r milled
to the benetlt of such competition as con
ditions of trade might bring in the matter
of price of coal delivered at Waterbury.
Tho State, therefore, suffeicd, as is al
leged, tlfty cents per ton. Is it a parly
aggrieved under section 3fol, V. S. ?
Tho statuto Is plainly remedial. The
right of recovery Is limited to "damages'
sustained." It seeks to euro the mischief
by putting all pintles on an even basis
It the meaning of the statute Is doubt
ful, a libeial construction will place the
plaintiff within Its scope, That liberal
construction Is, warranted, yes, demanded,
for renicdlcal statutes .mould be liberally
construed to advance thu remedy, If the
meaning Is doubtful, and to bring within
the scope ot their operation all cases that
come within the mischief Intended to be
remedied
Till-: SUMMING CP
In (losing, Mr. Fltts suld: "Tho analj--sls
or thu situation shows that nobody but
the plaintiff could riulntnlu an action. A
moment's consideration will eliminate flic
suggestion that any compelltu; coal com
pany could recover under this section. If
the Citizens' Coal company of Hurlington
brought suit, It would bo clear at once
ths Its situation was far too remote,
Such a company might claim that had It
had the earn rate the Cieorns 11x11
Coal company, It might have secured the
tr.i le for the hospital at Waterbury, and
made a proMt thereon. Hut It would b-
' illation merely. Tho George Hall Coal
. uiipaiiv Is, certainly, not aggrieved."
' The only party aggrieved within ti,"
mranlng of tlie law is tho State or Ver
mont. H the plaintiff hero cannot recover,
then there Is substantially no remedy for
the vrry great evil which tills statute
seeks to correct. Railroad corporations
may with Impunity grant secret rales to
the consignor of freight and let such con
signor stlllo competition and gain for It
self substantially tho whole of the tils
'rimlnatinn In rale, simply hy seeing to
It that the consignor sells his goods f. o
b. at the point of delivery to the con
signee. That cannot bo tho meaning of
this law."
Jl'DOj; POWKRS'S ARGUMENT.
In Ills argument for tho defendant com
pany, Judge Powers claimed that whether
or not such a rebate bad been given, it
bad not been tiiken advantage of, tin, I
that conseiiuently neither the State of
Vermont or any body else had been dis
criminated against or Injured. He also
argued against the plaintiff .construing
the word "terms" to mean rates or tolls.
It might mean conditions, benefits, con
ditions or facilities. The law says the
rate must be o'tual and reasonable, but a
reasonable nto may not bo an equal
rate.
Judge Powers alo argued that the
State had no right to complain In this
ci sc. If coil has been delivered nt Water
bury for tlie asylum at a less price than
It has been to Jones or Smith, they and
not the State should complain,
The State claims that about .O"0 tent
were delivered nt the asylum at tho .V)
cents per ton reduction rate, making tlio
total rebate SlO.WiO.
OTHER WASHINC.TO.V CASES.
The Washington county case of Tr-i-man
R Gordon vs. Silas O. Mead, book
ai count, was next argued. In tho lower
court there was a judgment for the pi 1,11
liff to recover Jl'il.'.T and costs.
In th" Washington county case r.f J
II Keilehcr, administrator of tlie " it"
11' K.it.- 1 i'bbons, ve. the estate of L c i J.
p.'Mdslnw. which yesterdny was settled,
ti e entrv ' iudgment of thu county ' ourt
for t ,.lainiiff In recover 52,700 w thout
1 "Ms' - affirmed and the c. .e is ordered
i.tti'i.. Lack to tlie probate couit
'lie W.i'hlngtnn county case of Rob
in T Gordon, by next friend, vs. the
Ji. iii.a! Publishing company of Mont
P'ii.i. wis argued late this afternoon.
In :li. !i.v "i- court the plaintiff was
a'l.iv ii in tile a new declaration on
pitniiii "f 710 and the defendant
11.1111 in- ixeeptcd to such tuliiig. This
case h.-n not been tried In the court
below
unit- two other Washington county
cases rr main to be argued tills term.
TAFT LOSES HIS CASE.
The petitioner in tho case of WI-
I nona L. Tuft vs. Russell W. Tuft was
j given until yesterday to file his brief
(with sujueine. court, the brief of the
. petitioner having already been tiled,
j but tlie papers were not received at
j tin- time ot ad journmen .. The fol
lowing entry was mule: The peti
tionee, bavins hied nothing In support
or his exceptions, they nro considered
as waited and tho caso Is remanded
to count v court
Ti" c.i- is over tlie custody of the
miner ri 1..1 following the srantinr? of
tic- diver
WESTERN MASONIC UNION
MEETS AT MIDDLEBURY.
11. R. 'it. tli'Cueii of ergenurs Clri-leil
President Xnt Mertlnc lit His City
Annual Hall.
Mlddli bury. Jan. IP The Western
Masonic union held a largely attended
meeting here tivda.t. It was called to
order at live o'clock m the Masonic Tern
pie hy President E. J. Huttolph. Reports
of ofllccrs weie accepted and tho follow-
lug elected: President. E. R. W. Mc
j Cueii, Vergennes. vice-presidents, F. F,
ita i rows 01 liiirungioii, it. i unman
of Hiandon, E. D. Lenin tt of Bennington,
N
D. ttlsoni'tte of Iftistol, W. W.
Wood or Middlehury, secretary, R. W.
Warner, Vercennes; treasurer, R. W,
liniicy. Middlebur.t, executive commit
t. ". J. A. Hurlington. R. P. liriggs and
F. L. Fish of Vergennes, L. S. Knight of
Middlehury, E. N. MiM"r of Hrandon, W.
L. French of Orwell. T. W. Fletcher of
Itridport, P. 11. Norton of Addison, C. A.
Hanks ot Hrlstol. W. 1'. Smith of Hur
lington, E. A. Pieston of North Ferris
butgli. P J. Waito of Shoreham, E. S.
Kinsley f Rutland. G. N Allen of Tair
1 linen. It was toted to hold tho next
meet nig at Vergennes.
This evening at tho annual hall there
were h3 couples present. President and
Mrs. K, J. Ruttolph of this tillage led
the grand march. .Music was furnished
by Dorlug's orchestra of Troy, N. Y.
Supper was served in the lower hall.
IIOl'SE TASSES ALBCRGH RILL.
Washington, Jan. C9. A bill was passed
by tho House to-day extending Immediate
ttanslt privileges to tho sub-port of
Alburgh, Vt.
Mrs. Fletcher D. Proctor left last night
for Hoston to attend the Vermont as
sociation meeting with Governor Proctor.
CLUE TO MURDER
MYSTERY AT SWANTON.
Victim ot I'oul Ploy Ilatr Conic
from Cup Saute near llirrvlllr, P. Q.
INniue .loc Kellar Found.
(Special to tho Free Press)
Swanton, Jan 23. An ii.iiucst on the
mtsteriouh minder brought to light hero
Jisterday, by the tlnding of the body of
a jiiuns man, stiangled lo death on the
uutsMiU of tlie town, was held heio to.
d.n bv St He's Attorney Tuppcr hefoto
Judge N . N. Post or St. Albai.s.
Nothing new was brought out at the
In irlng. when tho testimony or Charles
Giecnhnf. who found tho body, and
Constable J. V. Noley was taken.
Dr. H 11. Stone of Iluiilngton, direc
tor of tho Stntc laboratory of
hygiene, visited Die scene of the crime to
day and later eonduevd post mortem
examination on the body, tilling back to
HurllnKton for analysis, tho stomach and
vital organs of the murdered man.
A piece of paper found on tho body
bote tho name, Joe Kellar, Cop Saute.
Cap fiauto Is a place near Ibcttille, Que ,
and an elfort Is now being mule tn learn
something of the dead man at that place.
Pending tho Investigation of possible
clues In Canada, the Ituiunst has been
suspended until li diy.
The whole affair Is still shrouded In
the deepest mystery, and while all may
be unravelled In n day. It Is possible that
tho murderer has long sim-e made good
his escape
WAR MUNITIONS
REACH MANILA
Fortification Equipments, 35,000
Tons of Coal, 15,000,000
Rounds for Rifles.
BATTLESHIPS BOUND THERE
iMiternmeiit senrlnBr .sulmrnrn It
the I'lieine r.nrgrr limits to ml.
Ion IIiitTlill t fan Is to lie For
tified against Oriental
Intaslon.
Manila, p. r., jan, 21 Th(, r nft
from San Francisco nnd the v r. ,
from New- York arrived yestt nB . w.'u
large con -ignments of equ.pnv r.ts f ,
the Corn gldor fortifications V,.n ,
the nr few week senn -team'
from (Newport News a id M.i-i ,ri r
I have augtime'iteil tin- r ,,,rr ,
I naval station nt Cat It Api.rov.r
ly e.l.OOO tons have rr ;
Armj- hondrjutirters , nlt,rd of t r,
earlv arrival of trnu not-ts 1 rlrgin
tll'teen million round- e- new rile ntn""
munition to top.,, e t)-.- old Trer,
will also arrive soon . 'argo quant, ..
o' high xplnlv. fo- tie Correg 'ir
l.annr I mini s.
Commander tv.rtr
Commander Nut-tun
V Lean sur -er li
omtnanrl . c i r,
Gc'irmj i i .
Cleveland. C'nni -
been placed to-por-
of the Ca tit e tt ,nt
In rnmrri i
The Clove. nn 1
relieves tl . jm, ,
Denver r.-Iiet . t
at Shang ia
Wllmingtrp it
Hong Kr, iir T
rnington nr
H- 'era and tn -v -
e, " Olongn
t-.it man. is Golilbflrnugh a I A i
are ordere l home. Paymaster n,,
wick s'ici e.-iK- Paymaster Go'dtnr
at Catite.
FLEET IS BOUND FOR
THE PHILIPPINES.
Was!iit,.i,.n. Jan. D3 Rear Adntlr.V W.
S. Cowlew, ,.i,,,f ,,f bureau of rqii p.'
merit, Is ti e nr-t of the navy deiar'm ,
ofliclals ti state oprnly that R-ar Vln -ral
Evans's Inttle.ship licet tt"' y t , .
turn tin tiie Straits of Magellan . i' w '
continue on its globe encircling . si- ,
Manila.
In response -o a d'r, qnr-, r
they going to Mat.. la"" asked h i
mutative Loi.dens' lger ef New- ,lers,
befoie t'n House conmltl -e on n a t'
fairs. Rear Admira' Cowli-s up.. I
"Oh, yes. Ai rangr men's hate -n
made to give co.r to thr fli t 1 i
principal i oahrg st n, s
This dire, t a.ui i-si.-i, t at t'.e "
tends to continue t i M.ui 'l. cw ' ' "
coiling arrangements now or ie- it
shows that President Rooseve!'- a -altered
i :s original Idea of brii - , t
fleet iK.ni.. l.v way of Suez. R j
ral cowles I" in i position to kr
Preside:" Roosevelt's fntont'ons
which maki s h' st.itement bef re .
House committee all the more tr por a t
SUBMARINES TO GO
TO THE PACIFIC COAST.
Washington. D C. Jan. :9 -The navv
department is about to undertake ,i sris
of experiments to demonstratn the utii ty
of tho submarine as nn adjunct In naval
warfare. Heretofore the department has
contented itself with tests of these boats
limited to the development of the'r ab i v
to mako short submerged runs, to dive tt
will, to direct their courso with reason
able precision under water and to d s
charge torpedo with, accuracy nt targ s
representing ,:i section tho side of a
battleship).
Tlio longest enduranco test yet made,
covering a little over a. hundred miles,
has dot-eloped tho difficulty of sending
these boats unaided for any conslder.iblo
distance from their base. Yet in time of
war occasion! might frequently ari
where tho presence of a submarine mici"
mean tlie successful defence of n hnrb r
from a hostllo tleet. So the naval stra'e
gists have exerted themselves to And
solution of the problem of how tn gin
theso belts tho mobility desired for nai-n
purposes.
Tho first step In the expoHmen w "
consist In tho transportation to t
I'achlc of a couple of the sm.U'er fvpo
of submarines, and if that Is suessfu
the effort will be made to handle t e
larger boats In the samo way. The Shark
and the Porpoise have been selected for
the test. These two boats wero amo- g
the first of the submarines constructed In
this country and they are of small d.men
slnns, weighing only about sixty toes
each, and being less than ninety feet 'n
length.
They ere now at the New TtK 'la'i
yard, and the fact that tho cqu pm"t
bureau Is soon to despatch some co' ic s
to tho Pacific with coal for the ratal ves
sels now on that station and tlie battle
ship diet 1 as decided the naval offi-lnls i
.iva.l iheniselt'fs nf this oppoi-turitt M
make this test. Therefor" lie two It Mc
ho its will be picked lip by one of t''r Msr
floating cranes a: ! New Y..rk nttv
yard and gentlt d. ps ted on the de k f
two of the big c. :'!i"- Tile natal .r
structure are st idtir t1' tr.V'S'i in it on
problem t li ii
worked out si
w.w, -it 1 a'll f t
l srt I't " tb's -,lf e
experiment miv h. . m. V .1 to i
boats, some cf w', 'n.-is'
ei il hundred ton'
ASK DEi'l N.-KS K i f V A 1 1
Was. unci. u' J.i i -' ' I li.i, r. ,.n
Peer' ii.iil'Oi. II it i weic fr a
ttigcil li. ion t.i. He . c cimiiiici i
naval all. ins yi sterd.iy bv Mr K.U.n .
noale Helegite of liawii; .1 Je y
Hatch, mice I'nlted Status minster ti
Hawaii, reptcentlng tho Honolulu
Chatnbi r of Commerce, and S, J Mc
Clelland. Frequent references wero mado
bj tho speakers to the defenseless condi
tion of Hawaii against Oriental Invasion
It was shown that tlie army owns u res.
ervatton at Pearl harbor on which It Is
ittiW mounting coast defense guns uppro
printed for by the last Congress. A new
dry dock, costing IJ.nnO.OoO, was advocated
for Pearl harbor, but it Is believed that
the committee will probably favor harbor
Improvements before this work Is undertaken.