St. Albans Daily Messenger from Saint Albans, Vermont • 3

8 r. ALBANS DAILY MESSEiNQEB, TUEsbAY, FEBRUARY 25 111 HOLE THE ROCK Thousands Have Kidney rIEWS OF THE STATE was $519.30, "and was" received from the special state appropriation. The selectmen drew order? to the amount of last year the sum was $22,438.38. The town hall receipts were $345, and $244.17 was expended, leaving a balance of $100.83 In favor of the hall. One hundred ninety-nine dogs were licensed; 196 last year.

Town officers were paid last year's figures were $2,262.0.1. The library account is $1,041.47. New heating apparatus has been installed, which makes account larger. The Jeudevine fund amounting, with accrued interest, to December 3, 1907; Essex, March SI; I Windham, April 14; Addison, June Franklin, September 8. Judge W.

W. Miles Addison, December "3, "1907 1 Grand Isle, January 14; Franklin, March 10; Bennington, June Windham, September 8. Judge E. Li. Waterman Caledonia, December 3, 1907; Orleans, March Orange, June Chittenden, September 2.

Judge Alfred A'. Hall Lamoille, De- cember 3, 1907; Washington, March 10; Caledonia, June Orleans, Sep- I tember Essex, October 6. Judge W. H. Taylor Orange, December 3, 1907; Rutland, March "I've Had Experience" "With Hood's Sarsapariila, and am convinced it is a great medicine," this is the substance of 40,366 letters by actual count, received In two years.

They tell of cures of all blood diseases, lossof appetite, rheumatism, after-fever weakness, that tired feeling, nervous weakness, dyspepsia, catarrh. NO can say from experience that Hood's Sarsapariila is without an equal." Emma L. Bowman, 11 Beacon Lowell. Mass. had eczema and tried everything 1 heard of.

but nothing helped me until I took Hood's Sarsapariila. Thanks to this medicine. 1 am now well." Geokgk Vanal-styne. South Bethlehem, N. Y.

Muscular father had muscular rheumatism. Was confined to his bed. He took two bottles of Hood's Sarsapariila and was entirely cured." Bertha L. Fekkin, Box 1026. Springfield, Moss.

Hood's Sarsapariila Is sold everywhere. In the usual liquid, or in tablet form called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses One Dollar. Prepared only by C. I.

Hood Co Lowell, Mass. Trouble and Never Suspect it Prevalence of Kidney Iitease ing increase and remarkable prevalency Whilekidnevdis- are the most common diseases that prevail, they are almost the last recognized by patient and physicians, con- icilh doctoring the effects, while the oriij-inul disease undermines the system. 'What To Do. There is comfort in the knowledge SO often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain iu the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part cf the urinary passage, it corrects inability to hold water ind scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or iieer, and overcomes that unpleasant of being compelled to go often luring the day, and to get up many limes during the night.

The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest its wonderful cures of the most dis-'ressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sohl by druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes. 3 You mav have a sample bottle and.

a oook that tells an lirttH Qent tree mail' Address Dr. ISrntfSH tTilmer Iiilisr- XT When Bomaof BwamD-RooC. writing' mention this paper and don't 1 1. naKe any ijiisiajvc, uui icihciiiuci name, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and he address, Einghamtou, N.

Y. Saturday, called there by the illness jf his mother. The warning' has been issued for he town meeting to be hold Tuesday, March 3. T. R.

Libbey and Chester Allen vere in Morrisville Saturday to the meeting of the Iamollle 'ounty better Carriers' Association. Mrs. Fred Sinclair died very sud-lenly of heart disease Sunday morn-ng, February 23, at the home of her Allen Sinclair. The uurial will ake place In Jericho Wednesday, February 26. Mrs.

S. E. Pope was railed to Essex Sunday by the death of her nother, Mrs. Alonzo Kinsley. K.

C. Godette has moved to Hyde Park where he has opened a barber 'hop. George Westman, who has been onllned to the house by an injury to one toe, is able to be about the streets igain. MORSES LINE. W.

It, Hill returned to his home in Hyde Park last week. Hiram Campbell is moving' back to lis farm. J. C. Chandler will move his family 6 Montreal "March 1 and B.

M. Sails vill move to Mr. Chandler's farm and arry on the same. N. P.

Raichard Is moving on to Mrsj I. L. Tittemore's farm. O. E.

Wilson and family, of St. Al-'ians, were in town over Sunday vlsit-ng Mrs. Wilson's parents. Eucleure Herbert is assisting in I. M.

Hill's store. Charles Hefflon and Miss Natalene Campbell passed Sunday In Highgate it the home of H. G. Carman. John E.

Kranse died Sunday, Feb--uary 23, after a few days' Illness. The 'uneral will be held at the house Wednesday. STATE POLITICAL DIRECTORY. Governor Fletcher D. Proctor, Piroctor.

Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs Benjamin Williams Proc-'r. Executive Clerk Aaron H. Grout, Newport Lieutenant-Governor George Prouty, Newport. H. Treasurer Edward H.

Deavltt, Montpelier. Clerk Stanley Jayne, White River Junction. Secretary of State Frederick O. Fleetwood, Morrisville. Deputy Secretary of State Herbert E.

Slayton, Montpelier. Auditor Horaco F. Graham, CSrafts-bury. Clerk D. T.

Hanley, Montpelier. Attorney-General Clarke C. Fitts Erattleboro. Adjutant, Inspector, and Quartermaster-General William II. Gllmore, Falrlee.

Sergeant-at- Arms Charles H. Fer- rin, Montpelier. Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms A. Merrlman Brown, Richfor.d. Supreme' Court.

Chief Judge John W. Rowell. Randolph. Assistant judges James M. Tyler, Brattleboro; Loveland Munson, Manchester; John H.

Watson, Montpelier. Reporter of decisions, John W. Redmond, Newport. Supreme court general terms at Montpelier, January 14, May 5, October 6. Special termsi At St.

Johns-bury, February 11; at Rutland, November 10; at Burlington, November 17. Bar Examiners Roger W. Hulburd, of Hyde Park, Edmund C. Mower, of Burlington, W. A.

Dutton, of Hardwiek, C. C. Fitts, of Brattleboro, E. H. Deavitt, of Montpelier, and John Sargent, of Ludlow.

Superior Court Chief Judge Seneca Haselton. Burlington. Assistant judges George M. Powers, Morristown; Willard W. Miles.

Barton; Eleazer I Waterman, Rutland; Alfred A. Hall, St Albans; William H. Taylor, Hardwiek. The assignments for county court cessions are as follows: Chief Jivlge Seneca Haselton Bennington, December 3, 1907; Chittenden, March Lamoille. June Grand Isle, August 11; Rutland, September 2.

Judge George M. Powers Windsor, The. Story of an Attempted-Es cape From Gibraltar. 1 BURROWING' OUT'. OF 1 PRISON.

The Wonderful Secret Work: Thai Coni vict Realff Performed In the.TftH) of Constant and Systomatio Supervision by His Jailers. Ambrose. Realff was a life sentence on the towering tuck, ot Gibraltar for scuttling bis ship for the sake of the Insurance moffey" The governor told the story ot Realff's'at- tempt to 'That fellow led a roving life a daredevil that obeyed every Impulse, good or And yet for three whola years, I oupd him a niodcl prttner. At first; he was employed as carpeu-ter. and aJittle later' we put, iijmkou me -uaruur wonts.

Buuucuiy- iu this wild nature came an unquencha ble thirst tor freedom. At 'that time Realff was- In. charge of" all the labor ers' pick -handles and w-heeltiarrbwS la the Rosia quarry, where be was in stalled in? a little, lean-to shed 'Agatnst a hollow In the mighty Every report put before me extolled the man's good behavior. yeU.every, afternoon at working' party of convicts' would form up and return the prison -wljlelj, aa you feno'v) 'Sontains'some '3f file! Rough est characters of. bojlj njl jwpst and an" officer would, to JieafiTa shed to unlock him and bring, ljlm along with the rest'! ks-l "But this afternoon -the door was opened In vain.

ReaHT tr'as-'ftof 'there. And yet twenty minutes previously he had been seen through' the HffTe win dow when'vlslted by the chief -warder. He had even answered tor. his he stood planing at' his bench" in a'dark recess. He was gone, haw- or not a soul tnQuestionably shed was locket) ou.tsifiul the lock, had not been tampered wjth.

And there appeared no other exit except the door, nothing but sbUdrotfjck. Tire little shanty was TansackcoV e'mp-tied, but without result. -H "Could the man, I have discovered some secret recesTl'ou know the whole rock is fairly honeycombed with holes, both natural and artificial, like Gruyere cheese; Alarijued at the results such ahescapeNwuId have on the morale of my daiigci'ous gangs, I had torches brought and personally examined every -nook and-eran-ny of the cliff against which the shed was built. Then my best'oflicersiwent over it all with hammer and crowbar. But no, nothing but soIid.rock.

Aow for the floor. It was level smooth, just covered in places 'with a little loose shingle. "'Bring me a bucket Of I cried with sudden inspiration. it came, I threw it carefully out, andj.we all watched. 'More and iWe fairly inundated the floor and with excitement as we saw ebb almost as swiftly as we poured; vvi" "Mere absorption was Impossible.

The rock was not porous. There- roust be a cave or tunnel below. TKo man hunt was growing hotter now. Relentlessly we traced the, ebbing streams to a dark and distant corner, had to get down on ail fours to era wj a massive rock shelf, JIre -tho last trickle disappeared. "Like a flash our crowbars were at work, lo, a big block was pried tip, revealing a dark gulf beloWf' approached it cautiously.

'Now1, I cried 'it's allup! WV.Ve got "There was no chief warder poked a a. depth eight fec and two giant subordinates got out tljeirf revolvers, seized, lanteuna- and swung themselves in as -ticklish a job as routing oof a rounded- KertVm his lair. We -above waited long ittnd ratBt'an'out traveled up to us, fdllowed" by Wounds of a desperate struggle in he' cavern. By And' by 'back they came, 'with Itealff securely handcuffed. Lowering ropes, we hauled J4iu battered, but smiling.

"He faced his dlsappointpaanb- with rare pluck, flashed a smile on me and said, 'Better luk nest hia, "That was the end of four long hnd patient years of ho discovered the pit Shortly after he was first put In the shed. And ho had not only enlarged, it with a scrap of Iron and the patlenco, ofatothe Baron Treh'cli. 'but' it laterally, no doubt hoping for ultimate escape to the sea by- th -subterranean, passage, is' "But even this in any event was only the first Stage. Itealff'sTarovislon'went much 'rAid abtua-llybtillt himself a boat'1" out of 'nondescript scraps of canvas, old sacks and odds and ends Of "timber. I wh? toarvel of constructive skill, yet surely none but a 'desperate' m'aa twfbufdthTlikl of committing himself to the Mediterranean or Atlantic in such a crazy, Bkiff a mere tiny coracle barely capa Me of, keeping, a OStmirsa he felt sure that once launched ha would soon bo' picked, up by toma passing craft in the crowded strait ot Gibraltar, and hp, had amatory ready, for his 'saviors as 'well as provisions for himself.

Of these last ho had abundance chiefly biscuit and salt pork laid by bit by from lite' rations' and carried but "daily prison in such small quantities as to etude the search nmdtf atvry parade. "But that the man. was able to labor in his cave build, anjcjvlslon his boat In the teeth of constant and systematic supervision seeras A. me little1 short" of New. Tort Tribune.

"A pond may lie Quiet In a plain, but a lalte wrints "mountain's to'com pass and hold it in." A push-cart merchant but a store requires newspaper space, and plenty of it What is Going On in and About Old Vermont. COUNTY INTOXICATION RECORDS Death at Brockton, of Former Winooski Woman, Aged 104 Years Wild Ride Down a Mountain. G. Herbert Pape, of Barre, has been engaged to give the Memorial day address in Cabot this year. The Windsor school census shows that there are in town 399 children between the ages of 5 and 18 years, a gain of eighteen over last year.

The jury calendar for the March term of Washington county court, which convenes arch 10, contains 68 jury cases set for trial, and there are 69 cases on the court calendar. J. H. Couture, who hos conducted a grocery store at Manschester Depot for the past ten years, was forced into insolvency, and closed his store Saturday. His liabilities are about $5,000.

The National Life Insurance Co. of Montpelier has notified George E. Reedle, state insurance commissioner, of Wisconsin, that it will file the annual report reuired by the Wisconsin law, even though the company has withdrawn from Wisconsin. Godflard Seminary. Barre.

defeated the People's Academy, Morrisvlllu, in a game of basket ball played at Morrisville Monday evening by a score of 20 to 16. It was the first time the People's Academy Iiad been defeated in two years during which time thirty-four games have Keen played. The girls' basket ball team from Spanieling high school, Barre, defeated the ontpelier high school girls in a game played at Montpelier Monday night by a score of 11 to 10. Between the periods the second boys' teams from Montpelier high and Montpelier Seminary played, the high school winning by a score of 22 to 7. By defeating George B.

alton at the range of the Montpelier Gun Club Saturday afternoon by a score of 81 to 72 Dr. C. H. Burr still retains the state championship trophy for 100 targets at unknown angles. This trophy has in the past been held by A.

S. Head and B. B. Perkins, of St. Albans, and E.

F. Greenwood, of Enosburg Falls. Henry M. George, who died recently at his home in Randolph, was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in Company 1st Vt. in "St.

Albans and serving throughout the war. He was a He Is survived by a twin sister, Mrs. James Fisk, of East Hardwiek, and three brothers, Hardy, Luman, and E. A. George.

Lester G. French, of Brattleboro, has boen appointed editor of The Engineering Journal published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers of New York, which contains the proceedings of the society. Mr. French will assume his new duties March 1 but will retain his residence in Brattleboro, going to New York each week. The Rev.

W. Bennett has been granted a three months leave of. absence by the Strafford Free Baptist church, of which he is pastor, beginning March 1, and March 3 he and his family expect to sail from Boston on the Saxonia for England. The Rev. Henry Crocker, of Chester, has been engaged to supply the pulpits at Strafford and at Sharon during Mr.

Bennett's absence. "The Blood Is The life." Solanca hu never gone beyona the above simple statement of scripture. Bat It has Illuminated that statement and given it a meaning ever broadening with the increasing breadth of knowledge. When the blood Is "bad or impure it is not alone the body which suffers through disease. The brain Is also cloudedJShe mind and'iudgement are ected, andTaany an evil deed or Impure traced to the tmpdwl ol the bloodi Foul.

Impure blood can be marta nnrn hy t.lin of pr Pierce's jSolden Medical Dlscovfri It enriches and nnrifipa t.lin hloori thTroh curing, pimples, blotches, eruptions and other cutaneous affections, as eczema, tetter, or salt-rheum, hives and other manifestations of impure blood. 9 9 9 9 9 9 In the oure of scrofulous swellings, enlarged glands, open eating nlcers, or old Bores, the "Golden Medical Discovery "has performed the most marvelous cures. Id cases of old sores, or open eating ulcers, It Is well to apply to the open sores Dr. Pierce's All-Healing Salve, which possesses wonderful healing potency when used as an application to the sores In conjunction with the use of "Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleansing constitutional treatment. If your druggist don't happen to have the "All-Healing Salve" in stock, you can easily procure it by inclosing fifty-four cento In postage tamps to Dr.

E. V. Pierce, 663 Main St, Buffalo, N. and it will come to you by return post. Most druggists keep It well as the "Golden Medical 9 9 9 Yon can't afford to accept any medicine of unknown composition as a substitute for "Golden Medical Discovery," which If a medicine or ksowm composition, having a complete list of ingredients in plain English on Its bottle-wrapper, the same being attested as correct under oath.

VI. nerce ritmsam reueu reguitti and lnvbrorata stomach, liver and howala. marl on rubber foot-wear means quality the Old Fashioned Quality which gives long, lasting, satisfactory wear. You will find it only on HOOD' RUBBERS the best rubbers your money can buy. No higher in price than ordinary rubbers but vastly su-perior in wear-resisting and perfect-fitting qualities.

Made in all styles, finishes and weights to fit all style shoes worn by men, women and children all bear the HOOD trade-mark look for it when you The best dealers sell Hood Rubbers. If yours does not, write us. Handsome booklet free for the asking. HOOD RUBBER CO. BOSTON, MASS, et Sherwinj, Chester; W.

N. Cady, Middlebury. Commission to Jamestown Tercentennial. Exposition Gov Fletcher D. Proctor, Proctor; Lieut.

-Gov. George H. Prouty, Newport; J. F'1 Manning-, Rutland; E. O.

Silver, Derby; Fted L. Davis, Pomfret; Edward M. Goddard, Montpelier; Charles S. Forbes, St. J.

E. Pollard, Chester 1 General Stannard Monument Commission E. J. Ormsbee, Brandon; W. A.

Decker, Georgia; S. H. WooJ, St. Albans. Sand Bar Bridge Ccmmission--C.

S. fsham, Burlington; Juan Robinson, South Hero: C. E. Gifford. Milton.

Commission on Lake Champlain Tercentennial Celebration Gov. Fleti cher D. Proctor, Proctor; Walter 51 Howard, Middlebury; Horace W. Baity, Newbury; R. W.

McCuen, Vergennes; Lynn M. Hays, Essex Junction; Walter H. Crockett, St Albans; M. D. McMahon, Burlington.

Commission to Investigate Taxation O. M. Barber, Bennington; J. Senter, Montpelier; O. W.

Pierce, Brattleboro: A. A. Olmstead, Newbury; L. P. Slack, St.

Johnsbury; Ernest Hitchcock, Plttsford. Commission for Revision of State System of Accounting State Auditor II. F. Graham, Craftsbury; J. A.

De- Boer, Montpelier; Olin Merrill, Enos burg Falls. State Fair Cemmisslon' '-3ov. Fletcher D. Proctor, Proctor George Ji itken, secretary of the state board of agriculture, Woodstock; II. Baldwin, Wells River, at large; Joseph Battell, Middleburyf G.

Appleby, Bennington: T. N. Vail, Lyndonville; George E. Whitney, Burlington; C. M.

Canaan; Robert McLeod, Sheldon; W. B. Dodds, North Hero George H. Terrill, 'Morrisville; Tyson, Strafford; M. A.

Adams, Der-r by; H. F. Noyes, Rutland; Orlando Martin, Plainfield; J. W. Melendy, Londonderry; Maxwell Evarts, Wind Sor.

Congressional Senators, Redfield Proctori William P. Dillingham, Montpelier Representative first district, David Foster, Burlington; representative second district, Kittredge Haskins. Brattleboro. Federal Officer. District Judge, James L.

Martin, Brattleboro 'district attorney; Alexander Dunnett, St. Johnsbury; clerll United States courts, F. S. Plait, Poultney; marshal, Horace W. Bailey, Newbury; collectors of cus toms, Charles H.

Darling, of Bennington, Curtis S. Emery, of Chelsea; na tional bank examiner, Frank L. Fish, Vergennes. Referees In Bankruptcy F. Tuttle, Vergennes; Marshall Montgomery, St, Johnsbury; G.

W. Deber- vllle, Burlington; H. Charles R6yce, St. Albans; Fred H. McFarland, Hyde Park; C.

W. Whltej Williaostown; F. E. Miles, Newport; E. H.

O'Brien, Rutland; E. H. Deavitt, Montpelier; A. E. Cudworth, South Londonderry; G.

A. Davis, Windsor; W. B. Sheldon, Bennington. Population of Vermont by Addison 21,912 Benningtpn .21,705 Caledonia 24.3S1 Chittenden 39,600 Essex 8.05S Franklin 30,198 Grand Isle 4,463 Lamoille 12,289 19.313 Orleans 22,024 Rutland 44,209 Washington 36,607 Windham 26,660 Windsor 32,225 343,641 "Health Coffee" Is really the closed Coffee Imitation ever yet produced.

This, the finest Coffee Substitute ewr made, has recently been produced by Dr. Shoop, of Racine, Wis. Not a grain of real Coffee In it either. Health Coffee is made from i pure toasted cereals, -with malt, nuts, etc. Really it would fool an expertwho might drink it for Coffee.

No twenty or thirty minutes boiling. "Made in a minute" says the doctor. Palmer Torrance. Boon after a "lithe store" begins to advertise "more than it can afford" it ommences to grow. Its quarters become too small, obsolete.

If It sticks the policy If soon trws Into one ottha al stores of the city, 66, has been turned over to the library trustees. The town treasurer has handled $39.795.14, nearly $10,000, more than the year This comes about by handling the Jeudevine fund. A decrease of $2,145.76 Is flgure" in the Indebtedness of the" town. Th total sum of liabilities is larger this year than before because the United States deposit money is added to it which was not included before. The auditors recommend a town ta of 65 cents, highway tax of 35 cents and for other town purposes 75 cents making a total tax of $1.75, the sami as last year.

Intoxication Records Compared. The figures below show the number of commitbents for intoxication to each county jail in the state covering just four years of state prohibition and four years of local option. The comparison is made for the period beginning May 1, 1899, and ending May 1, for state prohibition, and from the latter date to May 1, 190V. for the local option period, says The Burlington Free Press. The number of months are exactly the same and they are the same months of the respective periods.

The figures are for the total number of commitments to the county jails for intoxication for the periods specified forty-eight months in each case. i .2 I i 2s to dy Addison 14 53 277 Bennington 89 392 340 Caledonia 42 74 76 Chittenden 545 1917 262 Essex 11 17 55" Franklin 392 677 72 Grand Isle 4 2 Lamoille 17 72 305 Orange 14" 97 542 Orleans 21 56 166 Rutland 399 1147 189 Washington 485 544 12 Windham 71 212 198 Windsor 74 294 297 Total 2175 5554 2780 Decrease, 100. Average increase, 198 per cent. Most of the figures were obtained by Supt. C.

J. Ferguson, who made a trip over the state to the county jails, and obtained the figures from the jail records, the jailer often assisting In making up the record. Every pains has been taken to make the figures accurate, and it is thought that they correctly represent the exact- facts. EAST MONTPELIER. The tenth annual musical convention at this place is to be held ir village hall March 10 and 11 under the direction of C.

F. Dudley, of this place. JEFFERSONVILLE. The Canadian Jubilee Singers will appear at the opera house Monday evening, March' 16, under the auspice of the Cemetery Association. These are the same singers that were here about four years ago and sang at tht church.

Amos Stearns has purchased a large farm in Westford. Felix Bonor has moved his to Stowe. A. D. Rugg has leased the J.

W. Green farm for five years. Sidney Skinner has moved Into the Felix- Bonof tenement. Philip Playful has leased the 9 Rugg farm for five years. Rolla Hebb Is confined to ihe house by a sprained ankle.

L. fi. MOrse was in Morrisville EVERY RHEUMATIC INVITED TODAY To Test and Try a 75c Bottle Urlc-0 At Our Expense. ot If there are still any sufferers from Rheumatism in this county or where- ever this paper reaches, that have not yet tried the wonderful Rheumatic Remedy, Uric-O, we want them to tt it now at our expense. We firmly believe that there is not a case of rheu matism in the world that will not yield to the wonderful effects of Uric-O, and we want to prove it to every doubter beyond all possibility.

Tin- best way to do this is to give a large trial bottle of this remedy outright to every sufferer and let him test and try it to his own satisfaction. If yon or any of your family suffer from Rheumatism, no matter what form just cut this notice out of the paper and send it together with your name and address, also the name of your druggist, to the Smith Drug 181 Smith Syracuse, N. and they will send you by return mail an ord on your druggist for a 75c' bottle free. There is no reservation to this offer. You take the remedy home and use it according to directions until thoroughly satisfied of ilU merits.

We could not afford to do this if did not know that after you are freed from this dreaded disease that you will recommend it to all your friends who have rheumatism. We. know from, experience that personal recommendation from one person to another is the most valuable advertising, and that is the way we intend to acquaint the world with Uric-O. Send for Uric-O, no matter where you live. It is sold by druggists all over, this country, and we want you to have a bottle free.

For sale and recommended in St. Albans by Avery Smith. Windsor, June Washington, September 8. Court of Claims. Chief Judge Frank Plumley, North-field.

Assistant Judges E. B. Flinn, Springfield; Linus Leavens, Cambridge. Vermont State Library. George W.

Wing, librarian; Edward M. Goddard, assistant librarian. State Commissions, eto. Superintendent of Education Mason S. Stcne.

Montpelier. Bank Commissioner Luther A. Cobb, Brighton. Geologist and Curator of State Cabinet George Perkins, Burlington. Commissioner of State Taxes Jud-son E.

Cushman, Burlington. Highway Commissioner Charles W. Gates, Franklin. i Fish and Game Commissioner Henry G. Thomas, Stowe.

Commissioner of Public Printing-Frank E. Langley, Barre. Forestry Commissioner Arthur M. Vaughn, Randolph. Railroad Commissioners John W.

Redmond, Newport; Eli H. Porter, Wilmington; S. Holllster Jackson, Barre. Clerk of commission, Rufua W. Spear, Newport.

Cattle S. Willson, Arlington. Board of Visitors to Public Institutions Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor, George H.

Prouty, Speaker Thomas C. Cheney, Mrs. P. F. Ha-zen, St.

Johnsbury. Normal School Commissioners Mason S. Stone, Montpelier, ex-officlo; II. L. Clark, Castleton; Wi E.

Howard, Middlebury; O. V. Mathewson, Barre; C. H. Stearns, Johnson; Albert Edson, Randolph; John L.

Alger, Saxtons River. Trustees of Permanent School Fund J. DeBoer, Montpelier; Z. M. Mansur, Newport; J.

L. Southwlck, Burlington. i Trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Redtleld Proctor, of Proctor, Eben-ezer J. Ormsbee, ot Brandon, Nelson W. Fisk, of Isle La Molte, 1912; J.

O. McCullough, "(Si Bennington, Casslus Peck, of Burlington, G. S. Fassett, of Enosburg, 1911; W. P.

Dillingham, of Montpelier, H. C. Cleveland, of Coventry, G. T. Chaffee, of Rutland, 1909.

Board of Visitors to Norwich University Harry J. Stannard, Barton; L. B. Johnson, Randolph; Ernest W. Gibson, Brattleboro; M.

M. Stocker. Danville. County Examiners of Teachers Addison, B. C.

Rodgers, Vergennes; Bennington, A. W. Varney, Bennington; Caledonia, C. H. Dempaey, St.

Johnsbury; Chittenden, John E. Allen, Westford; Essex, Mrs. Alida F. En-rlght. Concord; Franklin, Merritt D.

Chittenden, Fairfax; Grand Isle, Miss Mary Montgomery, Isle La Motte; Lamoille, William A. Beebe, Morrisville; Orange, John M. Comstock, Chelsea; Orleans, Hanry J. Stannard, Rutland, Winthrop P. Abbott, Proctor; Washington, D.

Mathewson, Barre; Windham, Herbert D. Ryder, Bellows Falls; Windsor, Nelson J. Whitehlll, White River Junction. i Insurance Commissioners E. G.

Fleetwood, Morristown; Edward H. Deavltt Montpelier Board of Library Commissioners Edward M. Montpelier, chairman; Mrs. M. H.

Buckham, Burlington; Susan H. Smith, St. Johnsbury; March M. Wilson, Mrs. Elizabeth H.

Winslowy- Brandon. Members of Board of Penal Institutions John E. Weeks, Middlebury; R. W. Hulburd.

Hyde Park; Newman IC Chaffee, Rutland Superintendent of State Prison Wilson S. Lovell. Superintendent of House of Correction David L. Morgan. Superintendent of Vermont Industrial School J.

M. Barss. Supervisors of Insane F. K. Steele, Montpelier; G.

S. Foster, Putney; R. M. Pelton, Richford. Superintendent of Vermont Stato Hospital for Insane---Ir.

Don Grout, Waterbury. Board of Health Charles S. Carer-ly, Rutland; Henry D. Holton, secretary, Brattleboro; Fred T' Kidder. Woodstock.

Tuberculosis Commfcslon Dr W. N. Bryant, Ludlow; Dr. H. II.

Lee, Wells RrVer; Dr. D. C. Hawloy Burlington. Board of Medical Registration Dr G.

I. Forbes, Burlington; Dr. A. Pari in. Barton Landing; Dr.

S. Hammond, Rutland; Dr. W. Scott Nay Underhill; Dr. F.

II. Godfrey. Chelsea: Dr. E. B.

Whi taker, Barre; Dr J. F. Hill, Bellows Falls. Board of Osteopathic Examiners-It. Sherburne, Rutland; W.

W. tirock. Montpelier; Charles O. Whee' ler, Brattleboro. Board of Pharmacy J.

G. Bellrose Burlington; W. R. Warner, Vergennes; D. F.

Davis, Barre; William rokay, Bennington; W. F. Root, Brattleboro. Board of Dental Examiners J. Jackson, Burlington; G.

F. Cheney, St Johnsbury; K. I Cleaves, Montpelier; E. O. Blanchard, Randolph; Luther E.

Me! I en. Middlebury. Board of Agriculture Fletcher D. Proctor and M. II.

Buckham. ex-of-flcio; V. L. Davis, Pomfret; Arthur M. Vaughn, Randolph; Frank L.

Russell, Shrews'jury. Trustees cf Vermont State Hosplt for Insane Dan I). Burcitt, Pitts-ford; C. H. A.

Stafford, Morristown: Frank C. Williams, Newport Vermont Sojdiers Home, Bennington Hugh Henry, Chester, president board of trustees; H. W. Spaffoid, Rutland, secretary; John C. Stearns, Bradford, treasurer; Thomas Hannon.

superintendent; Mrs. Thomas Hannon. matron. New Tork Boundary Line Commls sioner W. W.

Stlckney, Ludlow. Commission to Investigate State Normal Schools Frank L. Greene, St. Albans; C. H.

Dempsey, St. Johnsbury; B. L. Stafford, Tinmouth; I Thursday, -February 27, being the SOih birthday anniersary of M. A.

Monroe, the senior deacon of the Congregational church at Middlebury, the occasion will be obsered at the weekly prayer meeting. The choir will be present and sing two anthems. Mr. Munroe has been actively connected with the choir since 1851 for many years being the leader and singing tenor until his voice failed. Some towns about the state are complaining that samples of medicines such as pills, cold cures, are still scattered about and left on doorsteps and in hallways where children can easily get hold of them.

An act of the last legislature makes this a punishable offense and ooththe man who doss the distributing and the company that causes it may be fined, the maximum fine being $300 and the minimum, $100, with costs of prosecution. Mrs. Mary Ellen years, who died February 23 at her home in Brockton, passed most of. her married life in Winooski, going to Massachusetts about twenty-Tour years ago. Of twenty children born to her six survive.

Up to a few years ago Mrs. Baraby was able to walk about, attending church on her 100th birthday anniversary. She had smoked for over forty years and never felt any ill effects from the use of tobacco. She retained every faculty, to the end and did sewing within a few months. She was also able to read her Prayer Book.

Refused Aid of Charles Wilkinson, who was arrested Friday night on a complaint of James Hodges, of Ripton, charging Wilkinson with the theft of a fur coat, a sweater, a briar pipe, and an axe while working for Hodges, was arraigned before Justice of the Peace F. M. Foote in Middlebury Saturday afternoon. He proved to be an interesting criminal. He refused to be defended by any lawyer and refused to plead guilty to taking the articles.

He would only say that he took articles and intended to return them as soon as he went to the town of Ripton. Justice Foote sentenced Wilkinson to sixty days at hard labor at the house of correction, Rutland, and he was taken to that institution Saturday afternoon. Wild Ride Down Mountain. Fred Murphy, employed by Col. Joseph JBattell, of Middlebury, as teamster, narrowly escaped sudden death while coming down the mountain side from Ripton to East Middlebury Saturday afternoon.

He was riding on a load of wood, when the brake of the sleigh gave way and the horses, finding that they could not hold the heavy load of wood, dashed down the mountain side at break neck speed. Murphy stuck to his post and with all his strength pulled on the reins of the frightened horses. After going a 'luarter of a mile the sleigh struck a large stump of a tree which overturned the load of wood, and Murphy was burled under the load. Some wood-choppers who were near by' went to his assistance and he was soon removed from his perilous position. Upon examination it was found that his legs were badly torn and The horses freed themselves from the sleigh but were stopped by coming in contact with a large tree.

Norwich University Baseball Schedule The following is the schedule of the baseball team of Norwich University, Northfield, as thus far arranged: April 21 Fordham College, New York, at Northfield. April 22 Middlebury College at Northfield. April 28 Cushing at Ashburnham, Mass. April 29 Holy Cross College at Worcester, Mass. May 8 Clarkson Technical School at Potsdam, N.

T. May 9 St. Lawrence University at Canton, N. Y. Miay 13 St.

Michael's College, Winooski, at Northfield. May 15 University of Vermont, Burlington, at Burlington. May 16 Middlebury College at Middlebury. May 20 St. Lawrence University at Northfield.

May 23 New Hampshire State College at Northfield. June Manhattan College, Manhattan Boro, N. at Northfield. Hardwick's Financial Condition. The annual reports of the town of Hardwiek contain some figures of interest.

The report of the overseer of the poor shows the following: Poor at farm cost outside of farm, repairs and material at farm, attorneys' service, overseer's salary and expenses, $171.92. Tht- town has received in return for care of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brown a deed of their property at East Hardwiek which was sold and above mortgage was realized. After the deduction of this figure and others amounting to $67.07 the total cost is brought down considerably.

The poor account also includes other items which were paid and are in the pro cess qf collection from other towns. The road commissioners' accounts show total expenditures of $3,427.38 as compared with $2,766.92 in 1906-7. The special state appropriation which was used makes the increase In the total figure. School expenses for the year were $4,099.26 as against $3,957.65 last year. This included $1,561 for salaries.

The town's share of highway tax.