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tice here rested, ree ins WA publish in that and hey be Judge TION. Sm klin day of again is rein she day in dEV thorie ervare ons en ge oil sim 6. Filial de con dot th at en sad the im. sal eld ad ecom the el, tance angel ty ky ubl reels Cit 4t lert be the THE MESSENGER, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1908. ARMS BADLY BURNED Ich Mrs.

Margaret Hassett Doughnuts Caught Fire. caret E. Hassett, of High urned on her face and arms horning. Mrs. Hassett was thnuts on a gas stove when the lard caught fire and throw it out of the kitchen doing some of the blazon 1 her arms and in an clothing was all ablaze.

the lard on to the piazza, lett jumped into the snow elling around succeeded in ng the blaze. Dr. Grace was called and it is said urns are not serious. rior of the kitchen caught he blaze was extinguished aid of the fire department. ERY CO.

IN TROUBLE. Difficulty Affects Many ors and Business Men. derstood that the manufac int of the Vermont Cream at Oakland has been forced own owing to financial dit Attachments to the amount have been placed on the Farmers and business men furnished milk supplies in the manufacture of but: reported as being stuck for 1000. ampany, of which Charles M. of Barton, is president, and rain office is at Barton, 18 to be owned by Boston paroperated the Evansvi le at Montpelier, and the Oakamery, Rumors of financial in the company have been for some time, but the crash rted until Monday when the fused to longer honor its to cash checks.

Bankruptcy DES are believed to be inevit Transfer of Real Estate. Clifford has bought of Mrs. Montefiore a house and lot st. The consideration is 8 nominal. Brother of H.

R. Marvin. has been received in this the death of Julius Marvin, of Ille, who was a brother ot Carvin, of Upper Welden int to Morrisville Friday. vue Lodge Elects Officers. regular meeting of Bellevue Lodge, No.

26, I. 0. 0. day evening, January 8, the officers were elected: Noble Mrs. Fred E.

Hurlbut; vice Mrs. Hugh E. Mooney; secMrs. A. A.

treasurer, noch Rhodes. for the ition of the elective and apofficers has not yet been de- Aid Society Elects Officers. annual meeting of the Ladies' lociety of the Baptist churen ld at the home of Mrs. J. Congress Wednesday afJanuary 8, and the following were elected for the ensuing President, Mrs.

J. S. Brown; first resident. Miss Ada Bailey; secMrs. O.

N. Pease; lary, Mrs. Charles, H. Wood; secretary. Mrs.

E. J. Robintreasurer, Mrs. T. Merritt; resses, Mrs.

S. Sabin, Mrs. Pease, MIE. E. Loomis; soommittee, Mrs.

J. Robinson, S. McKillop, Ada Bailey, R. ore St, Sins S. Win.

C. L. Inas, aded th Main dstockvon third 70 pen of Comb Mede, (tour and a cod rel), at the show Central Poultry and Stock Association 111 last week. She also ved fifth prize foz of the same breed; also a color al for a cockerel, same. breed, for est color in the show.

This gives blue ribbon froth the Barre asdation and one from the Rhode Red Club of America, of which a member. She will be entitled silk umbrella valued at $5 to Iven the woman entering the number of birds at the show. Officers of St. Albans Aerie. following officers were elected Installed at the annual meeting Albans Aerie, No.

1,205, F. O. evening: Past worthy president, Sullivan; worthy president, Larrow; worthy viceG. Renaud: worthy secretary, Sisco; worthy treasurer, J. T.

terson; worthy Chaplain, William ray; inside guard, A. T. Coleman: aide guard, B. D. Rice; worthy sician, A.

Claflin; worthy contor, E. A. Warner; trustees, H. Gilwee, W. McGrath, and W.

J. dwin. After the business of the bing had been transacted, a helors' lunch was served. New Hardware Store Opens. eginnig Friday the (hardware Iness condueted under the firm he of Clark Hatch, will be- comfed by the Hatch Hardware E.

Clark, the senior partner of the firm, retiring. His place will en by Henry F. Hatch, who begths business career in his home town the best wishes of many friends. Clark's personal business plans not yet made, but he will be 00- pied for some time to come in help18 to close out the accounts of the Id firm. The hardware store of Clark Hatch which nas been well and avorably known to the public for niles around, was opened November 1877, and has been one of the Varmont stand-bys in the trade ever ince.

Universalist Society's Good Showing. The annual parish supper and meeting of the Universalist church was held Tuesday evening, the supper being served in the vestry at 6 o'clock to a goodly number of people. At the business meeting held the supper, the reports were read, which showed that the society was in good condition, all bills being paid and a goodly amount being left in the treasury. The following officers were elected: President, Guy F. Barker; clerk, A.

P. Soule; treasurer, W. R. Eastman. The trustees are the officers and the following.

S. C. Greene, N. N. Post, Homer Brooks, and W.

H. H. Greene. AGAINST ILLEGITIMATE Postal Laws Aimed at Schemes Which Under Nowspaper Rate. Income of the recent numbers of Daily Bulletin, issued by the postoffice department, appears the text of certain new postal laws and regulations pertaining to second class matter which became operative January 1 of this year.

To all intenes and purposes it is aimed at advertising schemes which advantage of the second class rate, and It IN hoped by the department that these new regulations will either force these advertising machines out 0. business or compel them to assume the form of a legitimate paper. For the first time the department has definitely stated what shall constitute a "paid subscription list." This new law does away with having subscriptions run for years without payment which naturally changes the papo: into an advertising scheme. The gist of these circular instruetions is that weekly newspapers more than oneyear in arrears, semi-weeklies, nine months, tri-weeklies six months, and dailies three months, cannot be sent through the mails at publishers' rates. If any flagrant abuses of this kind exist they are to be given immediate attention, but the newspaper publishers generally will be given until April 1 next to revise their subscription lists in accordance with this new rule.

The publishers' rate is one cent a pound, and these papers in arrears, under this ruling, can only be carried at the regular rate of one cent for every four ounces. The right of a publisher to extend credit for subscriptions to his publication is not denied or questioned, however, and this may prove a weakness in the regulations, These new regulations will also radically revise the privilege which the publishers hithorto have enjoyed in campaign times of sending out sample copies to an equal amount to 100 per cent. of their circulation, To sum up the whole question, the new regulations seem to clearly define just what a legitimate paper is and it seeks to do away with schemes which cloak in the guise of a legitimate enterprise. There is no doubt that the department will rigidly enforce the new regulations, and that it feels well prepared for any contest as to their legality or justice which may be made in the courts. RAILROAD OFFICIALS TO CONFER White River and C.

V. Lines Would Improve Interchange of Business. A preliminary meeting was held at Bethel yesterday between officials of the White River Valley Railroad Co. and the Central Vermont Railway Co. to arrange for a meeting between the general and other officials of these roads.

The River Valley road has recent changed management and the me will be held wits a view ir 1g the interchange of ne- the two roads. RECENT A daughter was Mr. anc Mrs. Eugene Lair Lake January 4. A son was born wir.

and Mrs. Nelson Deso, of enced January 8. or Thei News is receive birth January 8 of a Tr. and Mrs. B.

B. Mosher, for? of St. Albans Bay, now of a un Gift to wheray. Willian Kennet guilty to recently came to this city fed. W.

to to take the office of superitate inc of motive power for the Centil Demont railway, before leavinsed with received as a testimonial fil Novembener associates of the midlating that of the Grand Trunk railw liquor af 8500 in gold and har sogent piece. did mond ring, Misburg, was pm his wife, Still Mcre Alound of deserJames Chungwettmarried about was awarded first on Buff Plymouth re disposed of second and fourth of State vs. the Central Vermont Pd Curren w'a Pet Stock Association Ahharged witBarre last week. This. is we blankweth's first he fe atified at the ressit, hawing ba.

awarded four ribbons on la show ipnly (three birds in a strong' competition. Pastor Presented Handsome Chair. After the service in connection with the Week of Prayer which was ohserved by the Congregationalists and Baptists at Baptist church those the attending the services Thursday eve ning adjourned to the home of the Rev. J. S.

Brown, pastor of the Baptist church, where Mr. Brown was presented a handsome chair by the members of his congregation, in honor of his birthday anniversary. The presentation speech by the Rev. Parkyn Jackson, pastor of the Congregational church, and Mr. Brown responded, both speeches being pleasant features of the affair.

The gift was a complete surprise to Mr. Brown. Hulburt Post and W. R. C.

Installation A joint installation of A. R. Hulburt Post. No. 60, G.

A. and Post Hulburt Woman's Relief Corps will be held at Soldiers' memorial hall, Maiden Lane, Thursday evening. The Messenger is requested to say that all comrades, whether members of the post or not, are asked to attend installation. How Is Your Blood It you lack strength, are nervous, have no appetite, don't sleep well, get tired easily, your blood is in bad condition. You cannot be strong without pure, rich blood.

Hood's Sarsaparilla makes good, rich blood and keeps it good. Dyspepsia six months my SyStem was out of order with dyspepsia and impure blood. Spent lots of money in vain, but Hood's Sarsaparilla cured me." Jos. S. ZAUBA, Genoa, Neb.

Had No Appetite was troubled with dyspepsia and had no appetite. I had a faint feeling after eating. My constitution was all run down, but Hood's Sarsaparilla has fully relieved me." FLORENCE STOWE, Sniderville Wisconsin. Sarsaparilla, as bless it the cured day me I of heard extreme of weakness after grip, built my husband up after pneumonia, and cured eczema and blood in our children." MRS. M.

DELWORTH, Box 4. Embreeville. Pa. Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold everywhere. In the usual liquid, or in tablet form called Sarsatabs.

100 Doses One Dollar. Prepared only by C. I. Hood Lowell, Mass. Special Sale BARGAIN PRICES on all our Ladies' and Misses' Coats, also Fur Coats, Scarfs, and Muffs.

Respectfully, W. S. BAILEY. TALE OF MURDER MYSTERY. Former St.

Albans Man Implicated in Unverified Report. A story which it has not been possible to verify, but which has been current about the city for some time, is to the effect that a former resident is now in durance vile, serving a sentence for killing several wives. It is said that this man has had four wives and all have died of a disease of the same nature. Report said that the method employed for taking life was the placing of a needle in the flesh over the heart, leaving the needle to travel unti! it penetrated the heart of the victim, which method left no outwardly visible sign other than of a natural death. After the death of his last wife, however, the story goes, an investigation was held, and a8 a result, the man will pass the rest of his life in prison.

Such information as reaches The Messenger office, however, does tend to confirm this story and, rather, indicates that it is unfounded. AN UNUSUAL CASE. Suit to Determine Whether Lightning or Wind Caused Damage. There promises to be a novel and interesting case at the March term of the Franklin county court, When the case of J. A.

and W. P. Ryan ve. the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co, comes to trial. The suit is brought to recover $5,000 damages for the 10m of a big barn, the death of forty-one head of cows, the injury of thirteen cows and two horses, and damage to 110 tons of hay.

The barn and stock were destroyed last August during a big storm, the Ryans claiming that the barn WAs struck by lightning and that they are, therefore, entitled to recover under their policy. The insurance company, however, takes the stand that lightning played no part in the destruction of the property and that it was a result of the cyclone, and on these grounds they will fight the suit. F. L. Laird, of Montpelier, and Fuller C.

Smith, of this, city, represent the Vermont Mutual and C. D. Watson and M. H. Alexander, of this city, represent the Ryans.

Menard-Manthei. A Worcester, paper contain: the following account of the marriage of Joseph E. Menard, formerly of this city, and Miss Martha C. Manthei. "Miss Martha Cecilia Manthei, 29 Hamilton and Joseph Eloi Menard, 29 Hamilton were married in St.

Stephens church yesterday morn: ing at 8 o'clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Daniel F. MeGillicuddy, rector, who was cele. brant of the nuptial mass which foi lowed.

Ernest Menard, brother of the groom, and Joseph Blodin were the attendants. The gown of the bride was of blue broadcloth in a tailored model. Her hat was in the copenhagen shades of blue velvet with flow. ers. She carried an ivory covered Prayer Book.

The wedding breakfast and reception followed at the home of Mr. and Mre. Peter C. Pareseau, 2f: Hamilton aunt and uncle of the groom, who celebrated the thirty-fifth anniversary of their marriage yesterday. After a wedding trip to Providence, Mr.

and Mrs. Menard will live at 6 Ashwood st. There were many sifts of silver, cut glass, furniture, pictures, and linen." At the annual meeting of the stockholders of The St. Albans Messenger Tuesday, all the old directors, and officers were re-elected, as follows: Directors, E. C.

Smith, F. E. Chamberlin, N. E. Frank L.

Greene, and F. Walworth Smith; president, E. C. Smith; vice-president and manager, F. E.

Chamberlin; superintendent and treasurer, N. E. L'Ecuyer. Messenger Company Elects Welden National Bank Election. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Welden National Bank was held Tuesday morning and the following officers were re-elected: Pres.

ident, E. C. Smith: viceW. B. Fonda: cashier, C.

president, han. The board of directors Strands the same as last year, being compo3ed of E. C. Smith, W. B.

Fonda, E. A. Chittenden, J. P. Rich, and S.

E. Royce. Franklin County Bank Officers. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Franklin County Savings Bank and Trust this afternoon the following officers were elected: President, Charles E. Schoff: vice-president, Adelbert B.

Beeman; Aaron Wesson; assistant treasurer, Safford E. Thorp; directors, A. B. Beeman, of Fairfax, C. E.

Schoff, H. G. Morton, Nelson Goodspeed, w. T. Merritt, H.

B. Weeks, and I. J. Morton, all of St. Albans.

City Court Proceedings. Sewell Ford, of Fairfax, was arraigned before City Judge N. N. Post in city court Thursday morning charged with intoxication. He pleaded guilty and was fined $5 and costs.

Justice Court Proceedings. There were two cases in the justice court before Justice of the Peace John Kearney Tuesday morning. Thomas Mekin, of Georgia, pleaded guilty to a charge of intoxication, first offense, and was fined $5 and costs. Mary Profit, of this city, was charged with larceny but after the hearing she was discharged. Mary Smith Curry pleaded guilty to second offense of intoxication before Justice of the Peace John Kearney of the justice court late Tuesday afternoon and was sentenced to thirty days in jail.

plans of these rooms were made by a committee of the Owl Club, and the fitting and furnishings were appropriate for club use. "In 1886 the Owl Club received into Its monbership the Whist Clob which WALA of good size and had been in existence for four years and which had occupied rooms over Clark Hatch'a store, The membership of club was now limited to fifty members and, with the addition of the Whist Club, it probably numbered between forty and fifty men.hora, The following in the list of members of 1854 nearly we can be remembered but IN the recorda have been destroyed, the list In not given as authoritative: James M. PORN, F. Stewart Strandhan, Herbert Brainerd, Wilbur P. Davis, A.

C. Noble, H. It. Parnaworth, George W. Foster, John Sheerar, 8.

W. Cummings, Austin W. Puller. E. G.

Lucas, E. Lucas, J. N. Culver, M. Maglif, William H.

Hunt. John Branch, E. D. Fuller, H. W.

Hatch, Fletcher, A. D. Tenner, J. R. Armington, E.

C. Smith, D. K. Gilson, D. MacKenzie, A.

C. grave, A. G. Safford, R. C.

Conger, F. A. Metealf. A. O.

Brainerd, A. P. Cross, L. P. Kimpton.

"The club enjoyed a very happy and prosperous life until the conflagation of 1835, when nearly everything was destroyed. From that time, the present records show the condition of the club, "And, now, gentlemen, we see night how this club which has been identified with the sociul interests of this place for over a quarter of ft century, started and organized in one room with but meager fittings, and gradually grew to its present size, occupying a commodious house. "Then with a membership of teen, and now with a membership of one hundred and fifty, always managed by men who have made this club one of the leading cial institutions of this part of Vermont, always having that one object in view, a clean, wholesome place where young men can enjoy puro sports where they are surrounded by good books, good papers, and the best of influences. "And may that high standard of excellence be always maintained, so it can be called what it has been already named by one of our men 'for some of us our second home, and for some of us our only home'." THE LECTURE BY JACOB A. RIIS.

Large Audience Hears an Interesting and Instructive Talk. The commodious auditorium of the Congregational church was filled Monday evening by an audience that passed an hour and forty minutes in the pleasure and profit of hearing IL lee. ture by Jacob A. Riis, New York city's famous social reformer, journalist, and author on "The Battle with the Slum." Mr. Rils was happily introduced by W.

D. Chandler, president of the Owl Clab. Tre lecture was illustrated with photographle views of typical scenes in the slum. and tenement houses of New York, of the improved tenement houses built in recent years under the exacting requirements of the law. and the parks, pleasure grounds, that are steadily supplanting the foul, diseasebreeding, crime-infested haunts of the very poor in that great city, These photographs were taken by Mr.

Riis himself in the course of his many years of labor in this social betterment work, and sometimes striking and happy contrasts wer3 shown in them when the lantern would first throw upon the screen the picture of some notorious evil reyears gone by and then the attractive picture of the comfortable and hygienic modern tenement house or public pleasure ground that has taken its place as the result of never saying die in the work that Mr. and others are doing. As the lecturer explained, it would be a somewhat difficult matter to give the people of St. Albans, living in such boundless freedom of the beauty of God's healthful out-doors all around them, any adequate idea of the filth and the horror and the shame of the slums of the metropolis and the problems to be wrestled with there. And yet the large 111 dience was manifestly touched by the simple of this noble man and the unpretentious way in which he set about the telling of it, and was very apparent that he did leave upon the minds of his hearers a broader conception of the great work being done in New York social betterment and a keener sympathy for it and the men and women tuat are doing it.

The visit of this man to St. Albans and the large number of people that turned out to greet him is a dis tinctive event in the season's program of public educational benefits for which the owl Club and the Autonoe Club are most cordially 10 be thanked. MAY PAY 100 CENTS ON DOLLAR Reported That Vermont Creameries Co. May Settle with Creditors. Warren R.

Austin left the city Wednesday for Hartford, to consult with Charles M. Green, jority stockholder the Vermont Creameries Co. There is a rumor the effect that efforts are being made by Mr. Green to have the company pay its creditors one hundred cents on the dollar as soon as possible. Vermont Power Co.

Elects Officers. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Vermont Manufacturing Co. was held Wednesday morning at 10. o'clock and the following officers were elected: President, C. C.

Chesney, of Pittsfield, vicepresident, George M. Bunting, 01 Philadelphia; treasurer, W. H. Vorce, of Dover, N. secretary, H.

B. Hodge, of Philadelphia. The board of directors for the ensuing year will be, W. E. Robertson, F.

H. Foote, and W. H. Vorce. FOR TOMACH PAINS Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Colic, Cholera Morbus, or Dysentery use BROWN'S INSTANT RELIEF guaranteed family remedy, At all dealers.

Prepared by the Norway Medicine Norway, Maine. Extensive advertising requires 80 much confidence in the advertiser that it reaches out and gets hold of the reader. PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. c. E.

Fuller, formerly superintendent of motive power of the Central Vermont Railway Co, here, and who for the past eight years has been master mechanie of the Chicago de Alton Railroad with headquarters at Bloomington, has resigned his position with the latter road and will go back to the Erie railroad with headquarters in New York city. A private communication received by A Ct. Albana man from Col. Charles E. Nelson, of Montgomery, who in now touring the world, says hie arrived at Manila, Philippine Islands, December 8, after a very pleasant voyage.

He adds: "Find conditions here very satisfactory, Have changed my mind as to the value of our poRsessions here. There la a great future in store for our people here. We should hold them by all means." Helim G. Spaulding, formerly of this elty, where he was a member of the editorial staff The Messenger, but more recently of Beaument, Tex. has left latter city and gone LO Ardmore, where he in secre, tary of the Ardmore Commercial Club.

Marriage License Issued. A marriage license has been issued to Walter O'Neill and Miss Mary Lovely, both of this city, Death of Genevieve Mullen. (tenevieve Mullen, the ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W.

Mullen, died at the home of her parenta on Whlunt st. Sunday afternoon of appendicitis. The little girl an survived by her parents, three sisters, and two brothers. ff- Funeral of Genevieve Mullen. The funeral of Genevieve Mullen.

who died Sunday from an attack of appendicitis, was held at St. Mary's church Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. The Rev. R. J.

Cahill officiated and the burial was in the Fairfax street cemetery, Death of Hopson Barker, Hopson Barker, aged 87 died at the St. Albans hospital morning of senile gangrene, ker's homo was in Northfield years, Tuesday Mr. Barbut he had been visiting in Swanton until last Friday when his condition became so serious that he was brought to the hospital for treatment. Me. Barker leaves no Immediate family.

Death of Henry A. Kilburn. Hency A. Kilburn, aged 70 years, of Newfane, died Wednesday morning at the Park View hotel of tuberculosis. The body was sent to South Wardsboro Wednesday night.

The Masonic order escorted the belly from the usdertaking rooms of M. V. Hicks Son to the station, Mr. KIlburn is survived by a brother and a cousin, Fred Kilburn, of Whitefleld, N. H.

CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of a GREEN'S CORNER TO BOSTON. Vermont May Lose Industry to Oblige Alderman Anderson. people in his town got a plot of has the following story which will be of interest to people of this vicinity: "Elbridge Ludlow, who says he lives in Greens Corner, and who claims to have known Alderman George P. Anderson ever since George was knee-high to a pint of eider, was an early caller at the mayor's office yesterday and had a long talk with Secretary White.

Elbridge said the people in his town got a plot of tracts from a public bureau, as he expressed it, in Boston, and that the people were asked to move their manufacturing plants to Boston and help to make Boston great commercial city, Being as he was coming down to Boston, anyhow, in connec tion with some matters appertaining to a suit against the town by a stationery firm here, which sold a lot of white paper with letter heads on it, which the town refused to pay for because it was not in the warrant for town meeting, Elbridge thought ne would look up the 'public' bureau and see what there was doing in the line of inducements. Elbridge maple sugar and he has a brother who raises fresh and salt pork, and between them they have about made up their minds that if the city will abate their taxes for a term of years say, one or two, and furnish trans. portation, he and his brother his brother's name is Joshua- come to Boston and start their business over again right here. Secretary White thanked Mr. Ludlow for calling, told him that the 'public' or publicity bureau, was in another bullding.

and recommended to Ludlow that he call on Alderman Anderson Air, and make arrangements to remain In Boston awhile as Alderman Anderson's guest. Late last night Mr. low was still at the New England house," To Ladies Only, The wish to be beautiful is predominant in every woman, and none call say she does not care whether she is beautiful or not. Dr. T.

Felix Gouraud's Oriental Cream, or Magical Beautifier elicits A clear transparent complexion, free from Tan, Freckles, or Moth Patches, and so closely imitating nature as to defy detection. It has the highest medical testimony 89 well as professional celebrities, and on its own merits it has become one of the largest and a popular specialty in the trade. Fred T. Hopkins, Sol. Proprietor, 37 Great Jones Street.

New York. For sale by all Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers throughout the United States, Canadas. and Europe. (adv.) Unclaimed Letters. The following are uncialmed letters for the week ending January 14.

Tullus Bell, H. R. Clark, Walter R. Clark, John Hutchinson, Stewart Lawrence, Elston A. Stafford.

Mrs. Mary Arno, Miss Nellie Bodh, Miss Louisa Durgin, Miss Helen Hoyt, Miss Harriet Johnson, Mrs. Myrtle McGuire, Mrs. Rosa Tucker. It not called for before Janunry these letters will be sent to the deadletter office.

WATCH THIS SPACE AL HILLING PENNANT SPECIAL" A few pieces all wool dress goods, handsome shades full 50 inches wide for 59c per yard. These goods are a regular S9c quality and we cut the price for 10 days only. WE GUARANTEE EVERY BBL. of Pennant and Snow Flake Flour. ANNUAL MEETING OWL CLUB, Officers Elected -President Chandler Gives History of the Organization.

The annual meeting of the owl Club washeld Tuesday evening. Thereports show that the institution in In flourishing condition and that many Improvements will probably be made in the coming year. There 18 some talk of having a minstrel show during the winter. The following were elected to the board of managers for 8 term of three years: W. D.

Chandler, William H. Ellis, John B. Willson, Aaron Wesson, and H. F. Hatch.

The following officers were elected: President, W. D. Chandler; vice- president, S. Russell; seeretary, Harry F. Hatch; treasurer, Aaron Wesson.

President Chandler read a most interesting paper on the history of the club, as follows: "At this time, now that the club has a full membership, a little of its early history is very interesting. The records of the club wore destroyed in the conflagation of 1895, so what we have now is gathered from men who were in the club upon its organization. "In the late autumn months of 1878, half dozen young men were sitting around an old box stove in the back part of the Jacques grocery store, where it was customary to gather nearly every evening, exchanging the gossip of the day, and lay a few plans for the future. On this particular evening, one of the men proposed that the crowd of fellows hire a room somewhere and have place a little more secluded than the grocery store. The next day a back room was hired on the second loor of the.

old Crystal, a building standing on Center st. which had been used as a rubbish room for the Crescent Hose which had just disbanded. An old stove, which was in this same Jacques store unused, the young men moved on a hand sled to the new room; some old stovepipe was found elsewhere, and soon a comfortable wood fire was warming the new quarters. A few wood bottomed chairs, some kerosene oll lamps, three or four tables were soon contributed, and a few pictures to ornament the bare walls. "Thus the Young Men's Social Club of St.

Albans was started with T. H. Hanley as president. "There were some fifteen membors of this club during their stay of two years in this room, and we have the names of ten of these men who helped set up the old stove: W. H.

Chaffee, T. H. Hanley, Frank Farnsworth, George Nimblet, Horatio Prime, Cyrus Gilbert, Frank Hannaford, R. G. Smith, J.

M. Hackett, and M. S. Bostwick. "Two of these men are with us to-night.

"As time went on, other men wished to join this club and larger rooms were needed, and to make this change a safe undertaking, twenty men signed a paper agreeing to pay $2 and $1 per month for dues, and four of these men are in this club this evening. "On December 1, 1880, they movedto the fourth floor in the Locke block on Main st. This floor was practically one room with two or three wooden partitions extending part way to the ceiling, and thus forming an I ante-room and coat room. "The floor was carpeted with some burlap lined with excelsior and on sweeping days the dust was no dream. "An old billiard table was hired of O.

A. Burton, which was stored in the attic in the Darrow block. This was carried by hand to the new quarters by the members and set up by them. "A box of cigars, was occasionally bought and set on a shelf which was for that purpose; when a wanted a smoke he put a nickel in the box and took his, cigar. "Application for membership was tacked up on the wall and if it was scratched, it was immediately torn down, otherwise it went before the board of managers of five men for their action, "While occupying this room Arthur Mansur was president and the following men came into the club: "Arthur Mansur, H.

L. Chadwick, A. W. Robinson, J. E.

Welch, Thomas Magiff, Collins Huntington, Luther Carpenter, David Twigg, George Lyon, J. D. Wyman, F. W. Fonda, Alson Chaffee, W.

Tracy Smith, A. L. Dutcher, H. S. Clark, D.

K. Stevens, Charlie Noble, C. F. Brainerd, Frank Pelton, George Lavender, E. H.

Kellogg. "After occupying the fourth floor for nearly a year the club moved down stairs on to the second floor of this block, which was about November 1, 1882. Here they had a parlor, a billiard room, and a card room; a piano was rented and placed in the parlor. "These rooms were all very attractive, so much so that they occupied until a late hour of were, evening, or early hours in the morning, which suggested a new name, and that name was the Owl Club. "Here it may not ho amiss to say, in its early history the members were very musical and some of its members were known throughout Vermont for their musical ability.

It is 1 a matter of regret that this accomplishment has been allowed to degenerate, and we no longer have what was once known as the owl Glee Club. "The following year, in December, 1883, they made their next move into the Barlow block on the second floor over Henry C. Royce's dry goods store. Here they had four rooms, an ante-room which was used for a coat room and cigar case, billiard room, card room, and parlor, attractively furnished. "They occupied these cooms about about two years.

The fall of 1885 they moved into 8. new block just build by W. S. Bailey and here they had the second and third floors. The SHUN FLAKE H.

W. Loukes Co. Highgate Center, Vt. DEVASTATION OF FORESTS. Vast Amount of Wood Required to Satisfy Newspaper Demand.

Washington, Jan. area half ILA large as the state of Rhode 15- land is stripped of its spruce every year to make wood pulp. Wood has been stripped from the hills eagerly and trees have not been planted to its place. Every material interest is threatened by the present wasteful methods." These statements from a leading paper trade journal seem extravagant on first reading, but their authenticity receives good support in the report of the United States forest service, that the publishers of the country are using more than three and one-half millions cords of pulp wood each year. Further support to the statements is given by the estimates which show that a big New York daily, one of those with various morning and evening editions which are said to have an aggregate dally circulation of nearly a million copies, used 77,333,875 pounds of white newspaper last year.

This is an average of 211,873 pounds a day. The lasse Sunday edition is estimated to require 30 per cent, of paper used each week, while the week-day editions take up the remaining 70 per cent. Figuring the composition of this paper at 80 per cent. of ground wood and 20 per cent. of sulphite fiber, the average Sunday edition of this paper requires the cut from 29.7 acres of land, and a single week-day edition requires approximately 11.5 acres.

These figures allow a stand of nine coms of wood to the acre, which is considered the average for a large, area, although certain small stands can be found where the yield is much heavier. The amount of wood pulp used by this one New York paper seems to afford a good excuse for the white paper scare, which is making publishers cut down the size of their papers, or take the other alternative and raise the price. Experts say, however, that the final solution or the wood pulp question will have to come from the adoption of a system of forest management by mill owners togetho: with the adoption of less wasteful methods in working up their products and the study of the utilization of woods other than spruce for the manufacture of pulp. Barre Real Estate Deal. Barre, Jan.

Important real estate deal took place yesterday when A. E. Batchelder sold the property on the corner of North Main and Seminary to Grant A. Lane and wife, the price paid being about $18,000. SPECIAL COLUMN.

HELP WANTED- -FEMALE. WANTED--Young women at the Worcester Insane Hospital, as attendants. Good ages with two years' course of training school. For circular of information, address Dr. H.

M. Quimby, Worcester, Mass. HELP WANTED--MALE. WANTED--Capable farmer for a Grand Isle County Farm on shares. Good opportunity for responsible man.

Address J. H. Seymour, 27 William Street, New York. FOR SALE. FOR SALE -2 good work hors23, can be seen, tried, and priced at my Deming Farm by O.

G. Kittell. G. W. Crampton.

ST. ALBANS. new Park View Dining hall and Restaurant will open for business Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1908. New fixtures, new furniture, steam heat.

Everything in good order. Good meals will be served at 25 cts. each. Mrs. A.

S. Gorsey, Manager. Don't Forget the place to save money in buying a PIANO. At F. Santwer's Music Rooms, St.

Albans, Vt. Send for catalogue and prices GOUT RHEUMATISM USE THE Great English Remedy BLAIR'S PILLS. Sure, Prompt and Effective. Box Small box, 500. At all druggists; mailed on receipt of price.

Planten, 93 Brooklyn, N.Y..