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VOL. XXIX. NO. 41-1552.
RANDOLPH, VT.t THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1903.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
EVERtTHING IN
It isn't difficult to make
omes happy when the
iij.ht kind of furnishings
Lie provided. Our line of
Happy
Housekeepers
Chamber Sets, Carpets, Rugs, Furni
ture, Bedding, Upholsteries, China,
'Crockery, Glassware are of the rarest
lvalues and at the lowest prices.
New stock of Hammocks, Cot Beds
and Porch Chairs.
' W. E. LARflSOM.
10 PER CENT. DISCOUHT
On these Backet Lots of Tinware. Below U contents
i;ieh basket.
6-quart Tin Preserve Kettle 15c
Potato Slicer, nice tor potato chips, cucumbers,
diced beef, 25c
Tin Dipper, 2-qt.,
Agate Dipper, 1-qt,
9 inch Tin Pie Plate,
9-inch Jelly Cake Tin,
Handy Vegetable Brush,
Crusty Bread Tin
Market Basket,
Special for Ten Days.
All my tin Sprayers for
h rubbery, that were okl tor
J. H. LAMSON.
PIES
Prepared Raspberry, Peach, Apricot, Squash,
Mince Meat, Etc.
W. W. NORTON'S,
Ilamlolpb, Telephone, 11-11. Vermont.
The Wew
Is Open
And ready to sell you good goods at
right prices.
Slraw Hats
Marked way down. Sec our new
Fancy Shirls
and Neckwear.
iBlllllSilllllPAllY,
Randolph and Northfield. Next to Post Office in
. Both Towns.
FURNITUR,
10c
10c
5c
5c
5c
10c
10c
Total 95c
Less 40 per cent discount 38c
Special low price for 10 days 57c
spraying Cattle, ines and
oU aim uc, i win m-u
Store
WHAT'S GOING ON.
FiVE MINUTES WITH THE
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
BIG
Kearserge to Cro Atlantic.
Capt. Hemphill of the United States
flagship Kearsargs, located at Portsmouth,
Eng., received instructions Tuesday to
clean the wsrship's propellent, 1111 her
bunkers with the beat coal and go at high
est speed, with natural- draft, to French
man a Hay, Me. This is the first occasion
in time of peace that an American battle
ship has been subjected to such a severe
test. It recalls a similar voyage of the bat
tleship Oregon during the war with Spain.
The Kea marge will start tomorrow.
New Aasiatant Secretary of War.
Gen. Robert Shaw Oliver of Albany, N.
Y., ia to be the new assistant secretary of
war, to succeed Col. William Carey San
ger, resigned. Gen. Oliver, w ho is engag
ed to the iron business, served in the Civil
war as a volunteer officer and later in both
the cavalry and infantry branches of the
regular army. For many years he has
been identitied with the New York Na
tional Guard and ia now a brigadier-general.
Strikera Employ Revolver.
Striking stone masons, who had been
employed on the Wathusett dam of the
Metropolitan water system at Clinton,
Mass., armed themselves with revolvers
Tuesday and compelled 40 others to stop
work, throwing one man who hesitated to
obey into the Nashua river. The police
force was too small to be of any use. In
an attempt to elude arrest, one striker
dropjied bis revolver, which was loaded.
English Wife Killer Hanged.
Samuel Herbert Dougal, convicted of the
killing of Miss Camille lecile Holland at
nuaftron-Walden, Ebbcx county. Fug., was
hanged Tuesday after making full confes
sion of hia crime. Dougal waa suspected
of having made away w.th at least five
wives, fie w as arrested while cashing a
check purporting to have been signed by
Miss Holland.
The Callao After Pirates.
The United States gunboat. Callao. is in
the Orient in hot pursuit of a band of
pirates that captured a Chinese member of
the Callao'a crew. The pirates threatened
to kill the prisoner if a ransom of fn,(W0
was not paid. The gunboat has located
six band, and theChinese government has
sent a vessel with soldiers to the vicinity
of Canton to attempt to exterminate tne
outlaws.
Farm Help Wanted West
There Is a great scarcity of farm help in
Kansas and neighboring states tor the
gathering of crops. Men are putting
themselves up at auction to sell their serv
ices to the highest bidder. College stu
dents from Harvard, Yale and Princeton
have gone West to work in the w heat
fields.
Pope Leo Failing.
Pope Leo rallied remarkably Tuesday
afternoon after suffering spells of delirium
in the morning. He insisted in getting
out of bed and received four cardinals,
with whom be talked in an animated way.
His strength ia gradually wearing away,
however, through constant relapses.
The Russian Jews Innocent.
The murderer of the hoy, Donbassary,
whose death was charged to the Jew a and
caused the Kisbineff massacre among
them, has been discovered. He is a gard
ener and has confessed that he and the
boy'a uncle committed the crime.
To Fight Fire With Fire.
The National Manufacturers' associa
tion will provide a fund of fl..T0u,0(i0 for
combatting labor uniona. One of the
plana is to organise the non-union em
ployes for resistance to the uniona.
Quarantine Removed.
The quarantine that waa placed on the
shipment of cattle and sheep from Boston
last fall on account of the foot and mouth
disease has been removed and stock may
now lie abipped from that port.
Another Northern Lynching.
At Devon, W. Vs., a negro who assaulted
a lt-vear-old white girl waa taken by a
mob'of 200 men and tortured to death,
being flaved alive, his tongue cut out and
his nody'haeked to pieces.
To Protect Trading Vessels.
American trading vessels having been
seired bv both the Venezuelan government
and the revolutionists, the gunboat Han
croft has been despatcBed to prevent other
similar occurrences.
Negro in Safe Keeping.
Thai niorn whom the mob trie J to lynch
i.-'anavillp. lnd.. has been taken to the
.., .,r,K.,n inr safe keeping until his trial
which has been postponed until popular
feeling subsides.
Miaa Biggar at Law Again.
Ijinra lllirirar. the actress involved in
the Itennctt scandal, has been sued for
U.il bv the wife of Dr. Herrick, who
was her accomplice, for alienating the
doctor's affections.
New York Embezrlement.
The Cornwall, X. Y., bank has been
wrecked by its treasurer, Joseph . Cum
min who is short fAi.tmO in his account,
having speculated with the bank'a funds.
French President In London.
tv... rtr.ii.h are civinir President Ixniliet
of France a grand welcome on his viit to
their capital. The ceremony includes an
impressive naval review at Southampton.
Deaths from Heat In Cities.
The cities have been suffering from in
tense heat the past week. There were
deaths and Kl prostrations from heat in
ew York city Friday.
Big Convention at Denver.
The Christian Endeavor international
convention at Denver. Col., last week was
attended by 70,(W delegates.
Hoboken Pier Burned.
The pier of the Scandinavian-American
line at Hoboken, N. J., burned rn
day. Loss, j M.i).
No Pity Shown,
For years fate was after me contimi-
olllv'' writes t. A. t.uiieoge. ";"-
Ala. "I Bd "J" i r " iLi I'Mcklen 's All,t n Hnvee
24 ,U"rr;eeUr"me" " Fonv g , Mrs. J. W. t'ntiedt and baby and M.
.7d .11. "d .WyW 1 Del,, are visitmg Mrs. I'nt.edt's sister ,
b, rn",.,.hl..wl,.nard. Randolph. Barton Landing.
For sale by Drew Jt Leonard, Randolph
Randolph.
Georgia White, Local Editor.
W. R. Clark returned from New Haven,
Conn., Monday,
MiksZora Tewksburv has gone to Bos
ton to visit ber sister, Mrs. James B.
Dixon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. A. Putnam are in
Bethel today, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Geroge
Kimball.
Frederick Leeds came this morning
from New York, where be has a position
as private secretary.
Mrs. C. 11. Applebee and daughter.
Grace, of Littleton, N. H., came today
to visit at O. B. Copeland's.
Fabian Dupuis is taking a two weeks'
vacation from the Randolph foundry and
has been in Lyndon since Monday.
L. B. Johnson and family have been
away since last Thursday, spending the
week in Barre, Montpelier and Berlin.
Prof. John Tanner, professor of mathe
matics, at Cornell university, was with
Kev. and Mrs. Fraser Metzger over Sun
day. Mrs. Fabian Dupuis was in East Gran- I
vine yesterday, visiting Airs, werm at
the home of the latter's son, Lucius
Webb.
Rev. M. W. Borthwick of Boston, New
England missionary of Christian churches,
was here Wednesday and spoke at the
evening meeting in the Christian church.
Mrs. Eugene Begar came home yester
day from Burlington, where her Bister,
Miss Edith Abbott, is spending ner
college vacation until the first of Nep
temlier, when she will be in Randolph.
The Randolph Telephone exchange has
opened a line running past D. H. Morse's,
through Peth to Guy Clough's and it is
called the Clougb line. It baa ten auh
scriiiers and six instruments are already
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hubbard, who at
tended the national meeting of the Mystic
Shrine in Saratoga, N. Y., last week, came
home Tuesday from Rouses Point witn
Miss Esther George, who joined them
there.
Mrs. C. H. Gaskell and Miss Louise
will arrive from Philadelphia next Tues
day for a month in Randolph with Mrs.
A. D. Lamsnn and family, rooms having
been secured for thctu at J. M. At
wood'a. Mrs. Fraser Metzger returned Friday
from a stay of some weeks in Freehold,
N. Y., and was accompanied, by her
sister-in-law, Misa Metrger. of Johns
town, N. Y., who w ill be here through
the summer.
The Co-operative creamery paid during
June 23f cents net for butter fat, or 2i
cents net for butter It made 3.4'JO
pounds of butter and paid patrons p. v.
The Brighatn creamery paid 23 cents
net for butter fat.
John Abbott of Winchester, Mass.,
and C. G. DuBois of Chicago were with
their fnmilies at the Sanford farm over
Sunday and went the first of the week to
Boston, from where Mr. DuBois returned
to Chicago on a business trip.
O. W. Richardson, a former resident
ff Randolph who haa not been in this
vicinity for 3i years, arrived Tuesday
from Vermillion, South ! lakota, with his
wife on a visit to his brother and sister,
A. J. Richardson and Mrs. S. R. Kimball.
E. W. Paige of New York, owner of
the Wayside farm, was married in Dan
ville of'tbis state July 2 to Mrs. Alice
Pillshurv of Minneajiolig, widow of one
of the founders of the Pillsbury Flour
companv. Mr. and Mrs. Paige will be
in Randolph during the month of August.
Prof, and Mrs. Clarence Messer and
their daughter, Frances, from Humboldt.
Iowa, w ho came East for the educational
meeting in Boston and have been visiting
in this vicinity since, are now with Mr.
Messer's sister-in-law and niece, Mrs.
Alpha and Miss Annie Mesaer, on South
Pleasant street.
The school directors have met and elect
ed the teachers for the coming year aa fol
lows: Principal, F. E. Prichard; assist
ant. Miss Mary S. DuBois ;grammar grade.
Miss Jennie Stewart; "th grade. Miss Elva
Parkhurst of Troy; 5th and 6th, Miss
Blanche Adams of South Royalton; 4th.
Miss Bertha Mannev; 2d and 3d, Miss
Emilv Johnson of Waitsneld; 1st, Miss
Neva'Lockw ood of St. Johnsbury. All of
these teachers were here last year and
their re-election gives general satisfaction
to the parents and to the pupils under
their instruction. Miss M. Lucina Sax
ton, alter six years of most acceptable
work as assistant in the High school, has
decided to devote herself to special study
for a vear and will doubtless leave town in
the fall. Her resignation leaves a vacancy
in the High school facultv that the direct
ors have not yet filled. The schools w ill
begin the fall' term September 7.
Death of Louia J. Dukett.
Louis J. Dukett, aged l years and four
mont hs, died suddenly at 12 o'clock Satur
day night at the home of Fred Wilcox in
East Brookrleld of spinal meningitis.
Mr. Dukett, w ho was a native of Swan
ton, had lived several years in Randolph,
foiiow ing his trade of painter, in prtnr
.hin with his brother. vV. J. Dukett. He
tt-n. work-intr iii East Brookrleld for Mr.
WilcnT. and his w ife and two little ooys, :
nd his w ile ana two nine ooys.
aged four years and six months resec- i
tivelv. had gone to Swanton to visit dur- I
ing his absence. He was taken ill !
dinner lame rriunj poor a brother- in-law, joscpn rpauiiiing.
first to le overcome with the heat, nut,
grew so alarmingly worse that Mrs. Du- Miss Lois Durkee was successfully o'r
kett was summoned from Swanton. She ted upon last week by Drs. Bailey and
reached here Saturday evening and was Kumrill. Dr. Bailey is the attending phy
taken at once to Kant Brookrleld. but sician.
found her husband in an unconscious!
state in w hicb be passed away soon after
ber arrival.
Beside hia wife and children. Mr. Du
kett lett tnree nrotners arm uiree iin,
Arthur of Georgia. V . J. and i.eorge .
of Randolph. Mrs. V. 1. Preston of (ieorgta.
Mrs. William Shoram and Mrs. Edward
Kye ol Sw anton. The remains w ere taken
to' Swanton Sunday night, acoomjianied
by the w ife, her mother, Mrs. diaries Sia
co, who came from Swanton with her;
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kve, who were also
called here; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dukett
and Mr. and Mrs. George W. Dukett.
Tbe funeral was held at Mr. Rye s Tues
djv .ftcmnon at 2 o'clock. Kev. Mr. Clark
of the t'ong'l chirch officiating, and inter-
ment was made in Riverside cemetery.
WEST BROOKFIELD.
George Smith went to Montiielier this,
week as witness in a ea in county court.
Miaa Edith Brooks of North Randolph,
is si.eiid.ng the week w.th Misa ;
lhadw ick.
Winnifred Mann of Randolph
Miss Winnifred Mann of Randolph is
v,,tinc her grander. nts Mr. and Mr
EAST RANDOLPH.
Miss Moulion from Chelsea ia a guest of
Buby Hall.
Pearl Morse haa been visitinphis sister.
Mrs. Fred Smith.
Miss Ella Blaidsdell visited in Ran
dolph last week.
Ina 'Emery and Dean Waldo returned
from New Yorlc Saturday.
Wallace Morrill and wife were made
happy by the birth of a son July 14.
Mrs. Walter Gifford entertained the Li
brary society Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Lucy 9. Penney has returned from
Dr. Gifford s sanitarium at Randolph.
Mrs. Webb of Springfield, Mass., is
with her daughter, Mrs. 1. L. Thompson.
Dean Waldo and Ina Emery returned
from their visit in Buffalo last Saturday.
Mrs. Carrie Sanborn of Manchester,
N. 11 is visiting her brother, Dr. Daven
port. The ice cream supper was a decided suc
cess. A good time was reported by all
who attended.
Derrold Whitney of Nashua, N. H.,
came Saturday for a visit w itb his mother,
Mrs. E
Ulckerinail.
Dr. Davenport, w ife and son returned to
their borne in Bath, N. H., the first of the
week after spending a few days with Mrs.
Davenport's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Emery.
Dr. Geo. Davenport and family of Bath,
N. H., are visiting at A. W. Emery's.
The doctor returned last week Monday,
leaving.Mrs. Davenport and George, Jr.,
lor a lunge; visit.
The ice cream social given by the
ladies of the First Baptist church last
Thursday evening waa largely attended
and nearly flo taken, which will go to
repair the parsonage.
At a base ball meeting at the hotel last
Tuesday evening, I. L. Thompson was
elected manager and Julian Grow captain.
They expect to play July 2oth w ith Tun
bridge at East Randolph.
N. W. Vinson died very suddenly last
Monday morning. He was found dead
in tied. The funeral was held Wednes
day at the I'niversalist church with
interment in East Randolph cemetery.
Scholars perfect in attendance in the
Primary department of the East Randolph
school during the spring term were Eunice
Gifford, Heurv Heath. Florence Heath,
Dean Wiley, Pearl Pierce, Paul Brigbam
and Dana Blaisdell.
EAST BRAINTREE.
Mrs. Emma French is in East Randolph.
Bessie Brown of Barre is at C. H.
Mann's.
Mrs. Taniar Angell is visiting her
brother, S. S. Hutchinson.
Miss Lillian Hunt of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
is visiting her uncle, E. I. Clafiin.
Mrs. Jackson of Adams. Mass., is visit
ing her niece, Mrs. Wm. Perhaui.
Mrs. Earl Blanchard and daughter,
Doris, were in Brooktield over Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Wedgewood and daughter,
Ijiura, of Randolph were at the hotel the
first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Holden of Randolph Cen
ter were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. V. I.
Spear at the hotel Sunday.
Will Durfee, who is working for B. A.
Flint this season, has been sick at Mr.
Ford ha m's for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson t'rain have been in
Northfield to carry Mrs. Emetine East
man there, w here she w ill visit tor aw bile.
Miss Jennie Ell Is of Rochester is working
at S. A. Hutchinson's. Anna Copland,
w ho has been working there, has returned
borne.
The committee of arrangements for the
Ladiea' Mite society is composed of Mrs.
Rodney Flint and Mrs. Byron Wakefield.
Thoaewishing the society to meet with
them please notify the committee.
Mr. and Mrs. John Thayer are keeping
house at Waldo Butterlield during Mrs.
Butterfield's absence in Warren. They
have their two bovs with them who have
been boarding at l. T. Ferguson's.
Chsrles L. Eastman of Worcester, Mass.,
who visited at Gibson Crain's last week,
haa returned as far as Concord, N. 11.,
w here he will visit hia daughter, Mrs. W .
W. Stone, w ho visited here at Mr. Crain's
last year in comjiany w ith her sister, Misa
M. Florence Eastman. Mrs. Stone's hus
band accompanied President Roosevelt's
party on their trip to the Pacific coast last
spring, having charge of the mail for the
postotlice dejwrtment.
Sales of Wise King Flour are Increasing.
NORTH RANDOLPH.
Nelson Vinson was found dead in his
bed Monday morning.
Paul and Ncal Barnard of Barre are vis
iting at George Poor's.
C. W. Taft sold last week to J. L. I'dall
his Morgan mare, Gamiy.
Mrs. Hobart Peck's brother and family
from Boston are making her a visit.
F. A. Parker is retiring his buildings,
with Kib'jce and llamhlin as workmen.
Miss Edith Brooks is spending the week
in Wesl Brooktield with her friend, Miss
Mae Chadwick.
H. W. Sniallev is repairing bis buildings
on the diaries names place. Darker aim
Hardy are doing the work,
A ... (jwn: p(M)r were called to
jiiirrisvillc recently by the death of Mr.'
Monday, Mrs. F. C. tone accominiea
, b(.r ,,m,t'. Miss Kate A. Cone of Boston, to
if ..i i.tf inn kioton. and on their re-
' I turn Snt a night in. Rochester.
Mrs. D. D. Moulton, while going for a
ride, lost her caie, and got out to get it,
when the horse started and she waa in
jured to the extent of unite a gash on one
It in b.
Wise King Flour is always reliable.
SOUTH RANDOLPH.
C. M. Riford is helping A. P. Paine in
having. . ..
Ii.r have been seen several tunes in this
, neighborhood lately.
L. L. Paine has just returned from a
short visit to his relatives in Li-bon, N. H.
William Jaunilh Paine. Dr. Paine's son
from Royalton, is visiting the Paine rela-
, tives in tnis sei iion. nr .
grad-
Smi)h from Mi.hilf,n,
Vhter of Herbert :..itn of East Uctbel.
. ..kilrtren. Lowell and Elira-
. vigju.,i ,t Albert l'sine's Wednesday.
Wise King Flour is most economical.
' ladies' hair work. Mm. H. H. Bbas,
437 Dudley St., KoxbOTy, Mass
BROOKFIELD.
Mr. and Mra. George Panlon are visiting
in Massachusetts.
Miss Olive Fisk returned from a visit to
Boston last week.
Arthur Peck of Burlington Is working
for Steve Holden.
Mrs. Haywood of Williamstown is at
the Edson cottage.
Hon. Cassiua Peck of Burlington w as in
tow n over Sunday.
Mrs. Mabel Hill from Northfield is at
Misa Susan Adams'.'
Ernest Runiney returned from a visit tQ
Hinesburgh last Sunday.
Althea Smith of Bethel, a pupil of Miss
Lillian Buck, ia visiting her."
Miss Sadie Putnam of Worcester, Mass.,
ia visiting Miss Edith Edson.
Hayden Gaylord is at home after an ab
sence of six months in Randolph.
Miss Catharine Benham ia working in
Northfield for Dr. and Mrs. Shaw.
Marcus Peck is painting his bouse,
with Joe Nichols as the boss painter.
Miss Helen Edson went away last week
to be gone through the month of July.
Mrs. Sarah Freeman went to East Rox
bury Tuesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Boyee.
Mrs. Oakley and son were at Mr. and
Mrs. Calagan's for a day or two the past
week.
Telephones have been put into the house
of Henry Crocker and into Andrew Ed
son's cottage.
Mrs. Laura Allis ia away in Amherst,
Mass., taking care of ber daughter, Mrs.
Hardy, w ho ia sick.
Miss Alice Gaylord is at home from her
work in Chicago, where she haa taught
school for tbe past 14 years.
Mrs. Bessie Coleman of Boston came to
visit ber relatives in town last week and
will remain here for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Frink of West street
returned from s ten days' visit at Colches
ter and other places last Friday.
Oscar Parker, an uncle of Mrs. Wesley
Coburn, staid in tow n w ith his niece and
her husband several days last week.
There were several of the Andersons at
their cottage for tbe ist two weeks.
They returned home Saturday to Massa
chusetts. George Panton sold his span of fine
horses to a rty in Brattleboro. They
were the best horses he ever handled and
he received f WHO for them.
Mrs. Warren Williams and the two
youngest children were at her folks' last
week, and Julia and Alice were at their
I'nele Fred's, at Northfield.
Arthur Mitchell went to Haverhill,
Mass., today to remain for several weeks,
having charge of tbe secretary'a work of
the Y. M. C. A. while the secretary is)
away.
Cards were received by Mr. and Mrs.
George Smith announcing the marriage of
Hubert E. Smith on the 2d of July at Ma
ion City, Iowa, to Nettie M. Grittin of that
place.
Warren Williams received flS.57 last
Saturday on account of an accident to hi
knee several weeks ago. He had an acci
dent policy in the Continental Casualty
company.
An automobile was at the village last
Tuesday and the party of four took dinner
at the hotel and afterwards rode over the
float bridge and looked over the curiosi
ties in Mr. Peck's office.
Mr. and Mra. Robert Bigelow of Clysses.
Neb., are at tbe borne of John Heath. Mr.
Bigelow baa not been in tow n for 31 years.
His old home, where he waa bom and
brought up, is the place now occupied by
Mr. Lew is.
One of the cottage ladies bad the mis
fortune the other evening to run over one
of those animals thai leave a scent behind
and she experienced it aa a fact and found
out there was nothing funny about it, but
that it is a serious matter, esecially when
one has a dog to attend to afterwards.
A little life may be sacrificed to an
hour's delay. Cholera infantum, dysen
tery, diarrhira come suddenly. Only safe
plan is lo have Dr. Fowler's Extract ol
Wlfd Strawlierry always on hand.
U it nnrtif o irnuiDnc r
Hl Until a LLUI1HIlUO
Is tbe place to get your pre- 0
script ioiia tilled.
PURE DRUGS S
AND MEDICINES s
always on hand. Try our
ICECREAMS, SODAS g
AND MILK SHAKES, a
inado with fresh fruit t nips. 0
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by ilie'pinl, ijnrt or allou.
X3rovt) Liooiinrtl
rtuFr.MKs.
High Grade Palmer Perfumes.
Customer know that when they
come here they cannot get an in
ferior perfume even if they want it.
COME HERE for GOOD PERFUMES.
A!-o a line line of hih-grade
Stationery, Confectionery,
Cigars and Toilet Articles.
Soda Water, always the best.
Ice Cream to take out.
Prescriptions a Specialty.
F. E. BRYAN,
Cor. Pharmacy. Phone, New England
and People's Line. Randolph, Vt.