Vermont Watchman and State Journal from Montpelier, Vermont • Page 2

2 VERMONT WATCHM4N STATE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBI II 7, 1898. SUMMARY OF NEWS. Vermont. Horacb K. Woodkuit of 8t.

Johnabury, agod sovonty-sovon, droppod dond last woek from heart fnlluro. Ilo was hlghly-roepoctod citlzoti, and lmrdware lnorobant for many yoars, Mns. Joiin McCun of St, Johnabury was fatally burned last wook by tho upscttlng of koroseno stovo. Evory attlclo of clothing wbb burnod froui hcr boily. 8bo dlod lu fow lioutg from thouffocts of lior lnjurios.

Ononaic Watbuhousk, a St. Johnabury photographor, ngod slxty.flvo drnnk jilnt of wood alcohol last woek nud dlod hoou of-tor. Ho was a forty-nlnor and was ouco worth $25,000. Ilo lost lt nll through drlnk. Tr vlllago of Fairfax was vlsltod ro-ceutly by a dlsastrous flro.

Tbo prlnclpal busluess blocks, throo housos and sovoral barns ln tho conter of tho vlllage woro do-stroyed. No llvos wore lost, but tho prop-orty destroyod waa worth tnany thousands of dollara. A part of tho loaa ls covorod by lnsuranco. Pbnsions havo rooontly boon crantod to tho followlng VorrnontorB: Rolssuo and In-creaao, Johu W. White, Easox, $80 ln-croaao, J.

N. Stono, Williamstown, $8 to S10; Alvorton F. Osborno, North Tunbrldgo, 812 to $14; orlglnal, widowa, Mary Higglns, Bellows Falla, S8; widows, rolaauod, Har-rlet E. liangloy, Williston, 812. Mns.

Amanda STBnniNs of Woatflold was run over and killed last wook by a horso drlvon by Fred DuBhaino. Mrs. Stebblns was attemptlng to got Into a carriago whlch had ovortaken bor, and stoppod to tako hor ln, when Dushanio drovo up and belne ln-toxicated was unablo to tnauago hls horso and dld not stop to llnd out tho damago dono. The tlokot offlco at the Woodstock ratl-road statlon was ontored by burglars last wook, The aafo was blown open but tho robbera socured only 84 or $5. The doakB woro rummaged but bo far as known noth-Ing was takon.

An ontranco waB ruado by prying up tbo wlndow woodwork. It was ovideutly dono by two or moro men but thero ls no traco of them. Bkporr Justlco Walbrldgo at North Bennington laat Thuraday ThomaiLeonard was convlcted of four socond oflencos of selllng liquor contrary to law and flued S20O and costs of $36 and sentenced to tho houae of correotlon for Hlxty days. Twonty-Bovon wltneHBes woro Bubpronaed against him, only four of whom a woro to evor gottlng anythlug from him. Last' weok his wlfe waa fluod 8140 and costB for Helllug, maklng a total of ovor P4C0 wlthln a weok.

Tiib followlng ofllcers wero eleoted at tho UuivnrHiilist Stato convontlon bold roceutly S'uac: Prosident, Rov. J. K. Simmons of Woodstock; vico presldent, W. D.

Ball of I. i How secretary, Rov. 1. 1. liooth of Mor-r' villo; treaBurer, Uon.

Ira 0. Calef of Washington; executlvo commlttee, Hon.K. Brun-n, Rov. Edwarcf K. Allon and 15.

Barnard; followshlp commltteo, Hev. A. M. Smlili, Uov. J.

F. Simmons, Rev. J. B. Roanlon, I.

N. Lebnron and II. W. Black-inan. Mn, and Mus.

G. W. Dihick of Windham wcro suflocated last ThurHday inorning. Fire broko out lu thelr barn about four j'dock and both ontered tho buildlng to release tho horsos. Thny dld not como out, and it is supposed that thoy wero suffocatod and thelr bodlea doatroyed.

Qeorgo Savlll, thelr hlred man, was wltb them, but be dld not outer the barn. Tho llames sproad to tho house, and both buildlnga woro destroyod wltb all of the coutontfl. Tho barn was filled wltb hay. Mr. and Mrs.

Dlmlck wero botween fifty and slxty years of age. Thelr bulldlngs wero burned about ten years ago, and fine new oues wore then erected. Dn. W. Skwabd Webb haa agaln shown bls generoslty and luterest ln tho Vermont troops by handing Qeneral T.

S. Peck an addltlonal check for 8C00 wlth oxpliclt ln structions to sparo no meana ln procurlng overythlng neceBsary for tho comfort of Vormout's sick soldlers, and when this was exhausted call on blm for SCOO more. Thls makes 81,000 whlch Dr. and Mrs. Seward Wobb have contrlhuted for tho comfort of the Vermont troops slnce they start-od for Chickainauga.

Ono of tho surgoons of the Flrst Vermont statoa tbat ono half of the medlcal supplles uaed by the regi-ment wero purchased wlth a portlon of the flrst 8500. OnAttLES IIitoiicock of Shushan, N. and Harry Teft of Arlington wero before the inuulclpal coutt at Bennington last Wednesday, chargod wlth kllling deer out of season. Tho ovldence Bhowed that tho ueer whtch wero partially tame wera klllod wlth eight ounce shot and that Teft dared the other man to shoot one, telllng hlrn that tho fino would only be 8100 and that if they went and complained on thomselvos they would receivegSO back. JudgeDarllng convlnced them that they wero wrong ln that idea and flned them the utmost ho could, S100 each and costs.

They pald tho amount. Thero ls inuch lndlgnatlon ln Arlington over tho affair. Jddqe O. S. Hayden of Worcester, and Miss Addle O.

Gilletto, forraorly Judgo Ilaydon's stenographer, who rocently was refused admlasion to tho Worcester county har, were marrled recently at Woodstock. The wedding follows an acquaintance be-tween Judge Hayden and Mlss Gilletto, tho woman havlng beon an inmate of the ludge's aiomowhlla employed by him whlch was hy fieveral sensatlonal features. These lncliided a dlvorce Irom the former Mrs. Hayden and the opposltlon ot the women ot Worcester county to the admia-slon of Mlss Gilletto to practlce law, based A Well-Known Bath Cripple Restored by Dr. Frosfs Rheumatism Cure.

Dr. Frost ngain sliows thnt chronic rlieu-matism can ho cured. All Bath ia astonishod to seo Mr. William J. Ilownrd again a well man.

Formerly a brokeiwlown cripple, he now walks nhout as lively ns whou twonty years of ago. Mr. Howard for sevon years Itept tho Bath branch of the Marino Hospitnl. Ho llvoa nt Xo. 12 Green stroet.

and haslived in Bath many years. Hear his story in his own words: "After expert phyBiemns failed Dr. Frost Bheumatism Cnre freed nie from that torriblo nlllictioii, rheumatism. All over my body Btiifness and iiains mado a cripple of me. My Bhoulders and neck ached so that I could not raiso my lioad.

My hands were neaily palsiod. nnd legs wero bo weak that I conld hardly walk. My gait was unstondy. I would stjig-Ber BometimoH a if iiitoxieatcd, I would go to bod night after night and not closo my oycs nll niirlit. Tonihle nnins would Bhoot all through my body.

Forthreo years I liavo not boon froo from pa'm beforo. Dollar after dollnr I paid out for worthloss modicmo, TfinnlW ns lnat lGsoit I triod Dr. Frost'f Tllimunnliqin Tho Ihird n'lL'llt nftor I started taklng it, 1 slept woll nll night. My pains disappoarod rnpidly and 1 ani steadily growing strongor. It gives mo ploasuro to testlfy to tlio morita of tlns wondorful curo for rhounmtiflm.

I highly rucommoiid it to my fncnds. crofula Emption Llttlo Clrl tho Vlctlm of Impuro Blood Sufforcd Intonscly Untll Hoocl's Snrsaparllln Curod. "When throo moiiths old, my llttlo daughtor had oruptlonu on licr faco. I obllgcd to kccp her handa tlcd nt night nnd it was ncccssary to watch lici durliiB tbo day. Sho would Bcratch hcr-solf whoncvcr hIio had tho ckunco, untll hor clothos would bo covorod wlth blood.

Wo concludod to try Hood's Sarsaparllla, bccauso I had grcat faith ln lt, nnd nftcs awhlle, wo could bco that hIio was Bcttlng bcttor. I'coplo ofton nskcd 'How dld thatcblld burn hor faco7' and thoy sald Bho would cortalnly bo loft wlthscars, but sho waa not. It ls now ycar elnco eho wns curcd by It- id's Snrsapnrilla nnd hor fnco 1b as sm nnd whlto and sott ns that of nny chlld." MR8. WlLUUll Wells, Warren, Conn. Hood's Sarsaparilla ls sold hy all drugglsts.

slx for l'roparcd by C. I. Hood Sc I.owell, Mass. ij r-ii aro tho hestnftor-cllnner nOOCj FlIIS pllls.niddlgestlon. 25c.

NOTICE. Xotico is horcby givcu that an npplication will bo mado to tho next scssion of tho Legisla-turo of Vermont for a chartor for Company to own nnd opcrnte tho Ccntral Vermont Kail-road and its leascd lincs. August 24th, 1893. on moral grouuds which nftor sevoral hear. lngs resultod ln hor rejection, Followino la a partlal liat of Agricultu-raloxhlbltloiiBto be hold ln tho Stato during tho month of Soptomber: Battenkill valley, Manchester Contor, Sept.

7-0; Brandon town fair, Sept. 30-31; Caledonia county, St. Johnabury, Sept. 13-10: Champlain valley, Burlington. Sept.

C-'J; DogRlvor valley, Northfield, Sopt. 13-10; Essox county, Wost-port, Sept. 13-15; Franklin county, Enosburg Falla, Sept. 30-31; Lamoillo county, Morrisville, Sept. 13-10; Northorn Caledonia, Lyndonville, Sept.

21-22; Rutland couuty-Butland, Sept. 13-10; Byegate, South Ryegate, Sept. 21-22; Bpriugtlold towufair, Sept; 1314; Valley fair, Brattleboro, Sept. 28-29, Wallingford, South Wallingford, Sept. 28-29; W'estern Vermont, Falrhaven, 3ept.

28. 29; Windsor county, Woodstock, Sept. 29-30; Winooski valley, Waterbury, Sept. 13-15. At a reunion of tho Flrst Vermont Cav-alry, bold last Wedneaday at Burlington, the followlng ofllcers woro olected for tho year onsulng: Prosidont, O.

J. Bell of Walden; eecrotary, S. n. Wood of St. Albans; tronsurer, W.

L. Grconleaf of Burlington; vice-prosldents. Co. D. McDlx-onj Co.

Georgo W. Austin; Co. O. D. Carpentor; Co.

Houry A. Mooro; Co. M. J. Flnney: Co.

0. Bingham; Co. II N. Leach; Co. C.

II. Churchlll; Co. Danlel C. Walker; Co. Jonas Blco; Co.

Georgo L. McBride; Co, Georgo M. Farrington. Tho flrst ofllcors were instructed to aolect tho uext place of meetlng and authorlzed to appoint tho executlvo commltteo. At tbo banquet hold at the Van Noss IIouso ln tho ovonlng Gen-oral W.

L. Greenleaf roada papor on "Wll-aon'a Raid," and romarks wero made by Colonel Sawyer, Governor Grout, Congross-man I'owers and others. Tuk Brattleboro licformerot a recent date tells the followlng shocking story; "Tho crownlng barbarlty of thls wholo war busl-nesa to stir looal lndlgnatlon was that de-veloped yestorday when tho body of Trl-vate Vollingor was found to havo boon shlpped hero ln tho usual mllltary quarter-master's box without clothing or covorlng of any klnd oxcept a breoch-cloth and a dlrty plece of cotton cloth tucked undor the head. Ho had a unlform when taken to the hospitnl, and lf that waa deatroyed because of fear of contagious disoase, thero was at least no reason why the law of Vermont should not have beon complied wlth and the body wrappod ln olothes soaked wlth Bolution. Tho neglect waa shamoful and of pieco wlth that tho boya tell of thelr hospltal treatment, and an investiga-tlon must bo had to fix tho responslbillty.

On arrival tho body taken to tbo undertak-ing rooms of Hackloy Moran. Maj. Es-toy and Capt. Haigh ordered a ilne caskot and outfit whlch the company would pay for. Of courBO the stato ought to do bo." Boincstlc.

Admiral Dbwbt ls fond of a joke. The government havlng christened the Paris and New Vork wlth the names of Harvard and Yale, Dewoy sald he aerlously thought ot naming hls two llttlo captured Spanish gunboats, "The Masaachnsetts Instltute of Technology" and "The Philadelphia Col-loge ot Pbysiclans and SurgeonB." Marion Mills, tbe celebrated guldelesa pacing maro, Btumbled and foll on the track of the Cortland County Agrlcultural soolety at Cortland, N. last week, and la bo-lleved to have concuaalon of the braln. Sho was unablo to move after falllng and it ls belleved she wlll not recorer. Ten thousand people wore present to Bee hor exhlbltlon.

The mare had been ln tbo western clrcult races thls summer and fllled an engage- ment at Cortland on tho way to Bangor, Mo. The four-yoar-old daughter of Evan Iteese of Gouvorneur, N. was burned to death last Wednesday. The little one was left alone in tho house for a fow mlnutes. She cllmbed upon a chalr and took down some matches somo of whlch foll on tho floor noar tho chalr.

As sho cllmbed down off the cbalr Bho stopped on the matches, whlcu icnlted and tue uame was communi- cated to her dress. Before help reached her lt was too late. Her body was terribly burned. Two enllsted men of the Slxtynlnth New York VolunteerB were lnstantly killed, ono fatally lnjured and slx serloualy hurt in a wreck whlch occurred on the Loulavlllo and Nashville railroad last week near Blr-mlngbam, Ala. The traln wrecked waa the flrst seotion.

It was golng at a hlgh rate of epeed whon tho engino and tender umped the track, deraillng flve cars whlch rollod down a Bteep embaukment. The soldlers clalm tbat tho traln wns runnlng too fast around the'curve. The lnjured were taken to Birmingham and givon overy attentlon ln the lnflrmary. A tuaobdy occurred last Wednesday at Whlto Lake, Oomons, N. when Fred Picknall, who last year acctdently shot ono of hlB BonB, killed anothor, hls youngost Bon, Phlllp Picknall.

He and hls four sons had started out to hunt and had separated to cover tho grouud more thoroughly. Picknall thought he saw a deer movlng in a thickot and, ralslng hls gun, flred. Arrlv-lng at tho Bpot ho found tho dead body of his son Phlllp lying on tho ground wlth a guping wound ln IiIb head. This ls tho seo-ond man that haa beon taken for a deer and klllod ln that vicinlty wlthln a month. Robiibub securod S0.000 last Thursday from tho Paclflo Express Company at Omuba.

Tho monoy was conslgnod by tho I'lrst Nationnl bank of Omaba to tho NAtlonal bank of St. Paul, Mlnu. It was placod lu a amall lron safo in a dollvory wagon of tho oxprcss company and ln cus-tody of Goorgo Archlbald, drlver, startod toward the depot. En routo Archlbald stopped at sovoral wholoaalo housoB for tho paclcagos. Ho drovo down an alloy and went In for a packago of jowelry when ho cnmo out tho door of tho safo was Btandlng open and ono packago was mlsalng.

Thls was tho one contalnlng 80,000 ln bllls. Tho drlver reported the matter and was at onco urreated. MiNKits roturnlng to Vancouver from tho Klondlko. vln tho Edmonton routo, roport tbo BUfforing tlioro as very grout. Thoy sny that whon thoy loft thoro woro hundredg, lf not thousands of mlnorB, mostly Aniorlcaua.

who woro half starvod and Btallod on all tbo Canadlan ovorland routcs. Thero ls al-so a groat Bcarctty of water. It Is dlfllcult to doscrlbo tho dlsgust and nbject mlsery of thoso pooplo tiampod cloau out of tho track of clvlllzatlou, ltvlng on half rationa, and unablo to movo ono way or tho othor. The Poaco rlvor dlgglnga nro washod out. Thoro must havo boou a numbor of deaths, as mauy aro now ln had shapo.

Of 0000 who loft Edmonton from March to May only threo pooplo got through to Klondlko. The Now York bound oxpress traln on tho Now York. Ontarlo and WoBtorn railroad was wrocked last Wednesday mornlng throo mllos west of Fulton, N. Y. Throo tralninon were killed and many lnjured.

Tho wrcck was doubtlosB duo to tho das-tardly work of trampa, who threw opon tho swltch at whlch tho traln was wrockod, as well ns two swltchos to tho north of tho wrock. It was an hour nnd a quartor lato, and runnlng noarly slxty mlloa an hour when sho Btruck tho Bwltch and wns thrown over to tho sldo ot tho traok. Tho rapld speed made lt ImposBlblo to mako tho Bharp turn and tho traln loft tho track whon ft atruck tho aafoty swltch rail. Tho onglne was thrown twenty foot and blown to plocos. Tho tendor waa lnverted.

Tho truckB of tho baggago car waa torn off and the hoad ot tho coach toloacoped tho baggago car and tho vostlbulod chalr car and tho sloepor waa dorailod, but nolther was badly damagod. ForcigUi Tue SpanUh govornmont has decldod not to puulisu tno report oi Aumirai uorvora on tho destructlon of his squadron. It wlll bo reservod by the Bupromo council of war for uso in Admiral Cervora's court martlal. It ls learned. howovor, tbat tho renort is Hm- lted to what Admiral Corvera and his sur- vivlng seulor ofllcers personally saw.

The steam whaler Frldtzof, havlng on board Wnltor Wellman and tho members of hls expeditlon to Greanland, has returned to Norway after laudinc an oxnodltlon at Capo Tegetboff, on tho Bouthern polut of Hall's Island. Whllo tho Wellman party were roiuruing mey met mo oxpeiuiion to Franz Josof Land under Dr. Q. Nothorst, at Koenlcskar Island, and woro lnformod that all soarch for Prof. Andre, tho mlealng uaiioontst, naa provou tutiio.

Thr Klng of Samoa died Monday, Auguat 22, of typhoid fever. Tho admlnlatratlon of government Is boing suporvlsod by the threo consuls, L. W. Oshoruo, rppresontlng tho unnou utaios; x. u.

uusacK umitii, repre-soutlng England, and M. F. llose, ropre-sonting Qormany wlth the chlof lustlco. William Chambors, uctlng aa presldont of the suporvlsory commlttoe, an arrangoment that will coutinue in force untll tho succes- sor of the deceased king lms beon chosen. Tue Queeu Regent of Holland in a pro- clauiHiiuii eniuiig her regoncy in favor of hor dnughter, Quoou Wiljielmina, who bo- came oi ago iasi wounesuuy, oxprossos pleasuro at uuelni: the wholo natiou "ranc- od joyously nround tho throno of tho youug queen." uuu tnauKs uoa tnat uor aearest wlsh has beon heard, and, after thanking tho pooplo for thelr loving uud faithful sup-port of horself, hor Majosty invokes God's bleasincB unon tho youthful Bovoroicn aud concludes, "May our country become groat in overytmng in wnicu a stnau nation can bo great." The Chiuese mlnlster at St.

Potorsburg reported last weok to his government that in hls opinion the China question wlll pro. clpltato a conflict between Great Britaln and Hussla, Thls state of affairs, he says, is owlng to the Brltish ambassador present-lng a noto at St. Potorsburg of bucu a pro-emptory nature, demandinf; freedom of eu-terprlso ln roglons whore Ilusaian lnlluence is Bupposod to predominato, that Count Muravleff cannot accopt. Tho Chlneso mlnlster, lndeed, oxpects that a conflict wlll certalnly break out bofore the end of tho yoar. Owino to tho fallure of harvestB ln sevon districts of the government of Kazan and in tho provinces of Camera, Saratoff, Samarla Voatka, and Formau, ln Bussla tho crops aro alrnost worthlosB.

Tho people aro bo-ginnlng to nsk tho govornmont for reliof. The government is adoptlng rneasureB to re-liove the sufferlng, but tho distress is be-comlng more acute overy day. Tho only relief thus far has been the granting per-mlaalon to the poasants to gather faggots ln tho woods for fuel and to colloct driod leavos for fodder. Tho peasants aro exhausted from lack of food and unleBS tho promlaed Bupplies aro apeedily sont tho sufferlng among peasantB wlll be terrible. On tho lVny to tho riilllpplncs.

Subjoined aro extracts from letters writ-ton by Frank H. Foster, eloctrlclan company battallon engineers, Unltod States army, en routo to Manila, Phllipplno iBlanda, HoNOLULUf H. July 2C, 1898. We arrived intown last Saturday evening wlth overythlng in flrst-class conditlon. The people here have shown more Amerlcanlsm, and troatod the soldlers in a much better manner, than ln any town ln the States, for It ls thoroughly Amerlcan.

The cllmate ls grand, aud I mlght say that the city Itself, froiu all appearaneeB, would be a credlt to any nation, altbough the majorlty of tho popuiatlon Ib CblneBO. To-day all of the BOldiers havo been troated to a banquet, aa the soldiors have been provious to our com-lng. Iu doing thls tho natives have spent Bome thousands ol dollars. Mr. Doane, who ia wlth us, met a sea captain who ls a very close acquaintance.

He treated ns to a genulne meal, and wlth the good feellng, flno cllmato and beautlful troplcal gro wths, lt seemed to me to be one of the happleat days I have seen for many years, for we had been nearly starved on the transports on the way orer. This ls a place that I would very much llke to stay ln, and whlch I feel sorry to leave, but tue opportunity for employment ls no better than ln tho States, though I Bhould judge lt ls aa good, and undonbtedly wlll be better. noNOLULU, H. August 3, 1898. To-day we tbree havo lald ln a Btock of provislons, onough to last untll we reach the Phllipplno Islands.

Should we bo treated on our next voyage as we havo been on our last we be prepared and wlll not go hungry. Thero are flvo transports here now awaltlng orders whlch are expectod on the Philadelphia to-mor row. Tho Peru is about tho beat tranaport in the group, and, though most of tho boI-diers have very close quarters they aro far superior to any of the other transports. The outlook for any one who wlshes to lnvest In sugar plantatlons ls very promU-lng ln any of thoso ialands, for the ln JiiBtry lucreasoa aa fast as lt is posslble to got plantatlons ln operatlon. Thero is a plan-tatlon here ot 6.000 acrea, callod tho Eva Plautatlon, whlcu ralees elght tons ot sugar to the acro.

Fearl Uarbor ls a very llne harbor and promlses to bo qulto a port. ConBlderablo monoy has beon approprfated for ItB lmprovement whlch wlll add to tho buslnoss of tho country, I have hoard ot no dissatlsfactlon among any of tho lnhab-ltants in regard to aunexation oxcept from a few Germans. Bonds have been lsaued and sold for the construction of an oloctrlo road here but the contracts havo not been lot yot. It wlll probably tako throo weoks for us to reach tho Phlllpplnes from hero. I oxpect onr next journey wlll be pleasant though a trllle tedloue, yot wo aro propared for a long selgo, which was not tho caso on our last trlp.

Tho wrlter Is tho son of E. L. FoBter, lato flrst lleutonant and adjutant, Elovonth Vremont Volunteers, formerly of Calais, and now resldlng ln Newark, N. J. U'h follv to suffer from that horriblo nlacuo of the night, itching piles.

Doan's Ointmont cures, nulckly uiul pormanoiilly, At nny drug tore, 00 conts. SOLDIER'S BUDGET, "Stonowall" JnckHOii's Couilet't Major Lamar Foulnlno, who nrrlvcd in tho clty yostordny morning, is prob-ubly ono of tho most intorosting votcr-nns of tho Confodoracy. Ho is tho only roi)ro8ontatlvo ot Catnp Sara Caratnack Koohoma county, MlBBiBslppi, and during his stay in tho city will bo tho gucat of Capt. Jolm Millcdgo on Trin-ity nvonuo. Major Pontaino has boon a soldior noarly nll his llfo.

and tho Btory of his advonlurcs in all parta of tho world Bounds likc flction. Ilo sorvcd in tho llUBsian army during tho Crlinoan war, and at tho siogo of Sobaslopol waa dccoratod by Ozar Nicholaa with tho iron croBB of honor for daring bravory during tho battle. At tho llmo of tho moraornblo chargo of tho Light I3rigado at Balaklava Ma- ior Fontalno waa Blxtcon milca away, mt could hear tho guna and sco tho emoko of tho fnmous battlc. After lcaving tho Itussian army ho travolcd about tho world in company of an unclo, but waa living in tho south at tho oponing of tho civil war, and on-listod aa a privato in tho Tonth Missis-sippi lliQcs, but waB lator transforrcd to Company Elghtoonth Misslaaippl rcgimcnt. Whilo a mombor of this rogimont, in August, 1801 ho wroto tho woll known poem "All quiot along tho Potomac," which haB Binco bocn wido-ly copied all ovor tho world.

Ho bogan his war work with tho Confcdoralo army aa Bcout and couricr for Gcn. Stonowall Jackeon. Ho scrv-cd in tho Bamo capacity with Goub. Stuart and Johnson, and bricfly with Gon. Lco.

Ho took part in twonty-soven pltchod battlca, Ufty-sovon akir-mishca and ovor a hundred individual skirmislios in which blood waa Bhcd. Allhough ho was but a privato in tbe ranks, ho waa at ono timo intruBtcd with a carto-blaucho ordor on tho Troasury of tho Confedorato Statos. Ho waa known in all branchea of tho Confcdcrato eorvico as tho best mnrks-man with rillo or rovolvor in cithcr army. Ilo waa woundod sixty-sovou times, and thirtoon timea his lungs wero pierced. Fivo timca in tho courso of tho war ho was reported aa dead.

On two occaBiona ho waa nble, with the aid of mirrors, to look into aporturea in hia flesh and watch tho bcating of hiB own heart. Major Fontaino haa kopt a comploto diary for noarly forty yoars, and this iu itsolf is an unusually intorosting work, comprising a numbor of volumes and containiug much valuablo information. Ho also has many documonta signcd by prominont otlicers of tho Confcderato army boariug testimony to hia romark-ablo markmauship. "YeB," eaid Major Fontalno last night, "it would secm as though I had spent tho most of my lifo on the battlc-Hold. My lifo has bocn rathcr ovont-ful in a way, and I think that I have had a fow interesting oxperiencos.

"These Jocuments I have savcd all through tho war, and while thoy may bo interesting and valuablo I caro for them only for tho sako of my children. It will bo somcthing to leavo them whon I nm gono, and I havo managed to presorvo them in good condition for tho last thirty years. Major Fontaino is a man of distin-guishcd appearanco, and wears a comploto uniform, which was mado especi-ally for him to bo worn at tho rounion of vetorans. Ho is a civil enginoor by profession, and is engaged in busincss with hia two aons at Lyon, Miss. Chicago Times-Herald.

Unttlo Savcd by a Boy. Thero is a amall photograph, yellow with age on Major O'Loary's doak at Republican hoadquartors. Tho picture is tbat of a amall, bright-eycd little boy, about thirteen ycara old, He iB dreesed in tho uniform of tho TTnited States army, and has atrappcd to his bolt tho sword about flvo sizos too large for him. Tho lad in the picturo is tho "Drum-mer Boy of Shiloh." According to Major O'Loary he is "the bravost lad that over steppcd in shoe leather," and, al-though the story of his bravory has ofton been told, it bo well illustrates tho pluck and intelligonce of tbe soldiors who doubtlosB have taken aleading part in the fight against Spain that it will bear telllng again. Tho boy'a real namo ia John F.

Clom. Whon tho battle of Shiloh was fought ho was just thirteen years old. Ho had stood by hiB rogiment all day long. Tho tido of battlo turned against tho a eaerai troops, anu mey negan to uoo from tho fiold. Tho little fellow throw down hia drum and began to bog tho soldiors to turn back, but they wero panic-stricken, and hiB pleadings fell on deafened ears.

"You'ro a pack of cowards. all of youl" ho exclaimed bitterly, as tho big tears weuou irom nia oycs anu rouoa down his cheokB. "Look hero, I'll Bhow you how to flght." And he picked up a gun which waa thrown away by one of tho soldiersin his flight. It was discharged ond klllod the colonel of the purBuing Confedorato regiment. Tbat aingle act savod tho day for tho Union.

Tho fleoing host saw it, paused for a moment, and then, with a wild chcor for tho bravo boy, turned on their pursuors anu mado ono ot tho llorcost cbargoa of tho war. Tho Confcdorntos wero driven back. In tho midst of tho Fedorals the boy resumod his drum, and overy timo tho bcats roso abovo tho lino of battlo tho choers went up from thousands of throats in bluo. Ho was tho hero of tbo day. After tho war Prosidcnt Graut, in rccognition of hia bravory, mado him his spccial ward.

Ho had him appoint-ed po8tmastor of tho houso of ropre-Bentatives. and undortook to toach him roathomatlcs aud otherwiso proparo him for West Folnt. Whon ho thought tho boy ought to pasB, Grant Bont him to Wost Polnt, but a rlgld old ofllcor thoro subjcctcd him to a vory flno ox-aminatlon and ho was rojected. Tho followlng day Grant commiBsioncd tho drummor boy to tho rogular army wlth tho rank of lioutenant. Aftor boing commisBioncd, ho roBumcd his Btudios undor Gonoral Doubleday, who, lt will bo romemberod, was ln Fort, Surator sorvlng undor Major Andorson whon that olllcor surrendercd to tho Confed-oracy.

"Major Clom is as bravo aa a lion," snid Major O'Lcary, bb ho coucluded thia Btory, "and aithough ho ie beat known becattBO of hia conduct nt Shiloh, ho porformcd ono act nftor ho bo-camo an ofllcor which of itsolf is sufll-clont to comtnand adralralion. Ilo was on boord a Uultcd States frigato whoh tho soldiors mutinlcd. Tho sltuation of tho others on board was crilical in tho oxtromo. Tho days of piralos wero not yot gono, and it was fearod that tho mutinocrs would kill thoso on tho shlp and turn tho mon-of-war luto a marau-dor. Whllo tho bravcst on board wero dlacuBslng tho Bituation, Clom drow his aword and walked into tho midat of tho mutincorB.

'I'll givo you flvo minutcs to lay down your ho snid, as ho bran-dishod his sword, 'nnd if thcre 1b a man of you at tho ond of that timo who haa not complied I'll kill himl' Ovorawod by hia thrcatening word8, tho mon lald down their arms. Thon Clom had them placod in irons and brought to tho noar-cst port for trial." Dallaa Nows. SICK HEADAOME Positlvcly curctl hy thcso liittlo Pills. They also rclicve Distress from Dyspcpsla, Indlgcstion and Too I Icarty Eating. A pcr-fcct rcmcdy for Dizzincss, Nausca, Drowsl.

ncss, Bad Taslc in the Mouth, Coatcd Tonguo Tain in the Side, TORPID LITOR. They Regulato thc Bowels. Turcly Vcgctable. Small Pill. Srnall Dose.

Small Prico. cures quickly. That is what it wao mado for. Prompt, safe, sure, qutck reiier, quiCK cure. neaant to ibko.

Children llko it and adulta llke lt. Mothers buy lt for thelr chlldreit. Proparod by E. O. BoVPlttA mr.kersof fle Wltt'a Ltttlo Early Klsoro, tho ramon WlopUH.

DEFERRED TOWN CORRESPOHDENCE. Wells Rlvor. Mrs. D. D.

Davis returned to her home in St. Albans on Sunday. Mrs. Bigelow has returned from a two weoks vlslt at Bradford. Mrs.

Julla Smlth Is in Reading vlsltlng hor daughter, Mrs. Cummings. Mrs. S. S.

Feach was qulte slck the last of the week but ls able to be out again. Mrs. Julla and Mlss Kate Ilalo of Boston havo been apendlng the paat week with Mrs. Sarah Hutchlns. Mrs.

Leo is to start for Chlckamauga thls weok to spend a weok or two with hor hus-band, Major H. H. Lee. Mrs. Johu Poach returned on Frldoy from tho Welrs, where she haa Bpent most of tho summer with Mrs.

Deming. Mrs. Page who haB been vlsltlng her brother, W. H. Goodwin, started for her home in Waterford, N.

on Monday. Mrs. J. E. Worthern of Newbury, chap-laln of Col.

Preston Woman's llelief corp was In town on Thursday to attond the meetlng of department ofllcers. Rov. Mr. Merrlll of Stubensville, sup-pllod the pulpit on Bunday. Jt is expected tho pastor, Rov.

Mr. Credoford, wlll be at home on Snnday, Bcptember 4. About elghty took ln the excurslon to Jfort JSthan Allen on Bunday, and lourteen were so much pleased with camp life they dld not return tlll Monday morning, or dld they getleft? Schools begin on Tuesday, Septomber 6, with a full corpa of competont and experi-enced teachera: C. F. Rlchardson ln the hlgh school; Miss Dunlap in tho Cox ln tho prlmary school gram-mar school not fully dectded.

Thoso attondlng the Woman's Relief corpa school of lnstruetion here on Thursday wero: Natlonal junlor vlce-prosi-dentr Mrs. Callxta Jones ot Bradford was at Mrs. Anna Leallo's. also Anna Goss, past department chaplain ot Chelsea; Mrs. A.

A. Nowcomb department preBident of Montpelier, at Mrs. K. Marshall'a; department secretary, Mrs. SeaveratMrs.

Goodwln's, also Mrs. Perry ot Bellows Falla; senior vlce-presldont, Mrs. Nlles of Morrisville at Miss Galo's; department counselor, Mrs. Gates of Morrisville, at Mrs. E.

W. Smlth's; department inspect-or, Mrs. Rlchardson and Mrs. Gould at MrB. V.

E. Brock'B, Tbo Rltuallstlo and the new flag work woro oxempllrled by Col. Prestoa corpa. When vou call for DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salve the great pllo cure, don't accopt anythlug else. Don't be talked into acceptlng a subatltute, for plles, for sores, for burns.

W. B. Torrlil Co. fiast Warren. Scbools commenco next Monday.

Mrs. W. E. Barney and Master Phlllp re- tnrned to Barre last Saturday. Mrs.

Hattlo Hudson returned last Satur day aftor an absence of sovoral weeks. Tho Ladlos' Mlto Sociotv wlll meet next ThurBday afterno'on wlth Mrs. James Tillot- son. A mu attenuanco ls uesirou. Tho marrlago ot Anna J.

Averill ot East Warren to Dr. Edmund W. Slayton of Wnr-ren. took ulace at the home of tho brlde last Thursday at twelvo o'clock. Owlng to the receut lllnesa oi uor urotner, tno weuding waa uccoBaarlty a qulet ono, but no oilort waa Bpared to mako tho occasiou happy aud memorable.

Those preaout dld not full to look after tho huportaut matter of puttiug tho usual amount ot rlco ln travollng case, bag, gloves aud pockota, Rev. Goorge O. Howo ot Randolph performed tho ceremony. Tho brldo's droas was of delicate green shade. trlmmed wlth croam passamontorio and satln ot tho same tlut.

Aftor cougratula-tlous had boon recoived all wero Invlted to partako ot a bountiful dlnner, at which the lco cream, augol cako and wedding cake woro notforgottou, and soon aftor Dr, Slayton aud hls happy brlde drovo away umld a showor of rlce aud tho luovltablo old Bhoo to onjoy a wedding trlp ot indollnlto leugth. A stubborn cough or tlckllng ln the throat yleld to Ono Mtnute Cough Curo. Harm-leBB ln effect, touches tho rlgbt upot, rellablo nnd just what Is wanted, It aots at ouco. W. 15.

Torrlil Co. Soutli Ityoguto. iSovoral tlckets worn nnM Imrn fnr tlin Him. day oxcurslon to Fort Ethan Allon. ROV.

William Wlllnv nt TM.I1n,1i.1n1iIn proached in tho Reformed Prosbytorian ohurch on Sunday. Mr, Cook. wlfo and dauffhtnr of aro spoudlng a fow weoks with Jamos Dou of thls place. Horaco Thomaa wlll rotum to I.ansltig, on Tuoaday uoxt, whoro ho is at-teudlng collogo. He has throo yoars more to attond.

As we prodloted two weoks ago, Major W. Hondoraou, was nomiuatod for tho Republican roprosontatlvo to servo In tho lcglslaturo of 1898 without a doasentlug voto. Qulte a llboral portlon of our townspeoplo attondod tho Corinth fair. Some ot them showod somo tlno horsos and colts aud brought back a llboral portlon of tho pro-mluma. Road Commlsslonor Corllss haa begun a eood job on tho stroots horo ln tho vlllago lf he only holds out aa well aa ho began, somo of tho peoplo that havo boon curslng him wlll chango thelr tune and slng pralsos to hls namo.

On Wednesday night llttlo Wallaco Foster dlod wlth blood polson, from tho offect of diphthoria. Ho was burled ln tho now cemetery at South Ryegate by tho board of health from tho town of Newbury oarly on Thursday morning. Mias Nollle Bono, Miss Lllla Gulld and Mlaa Charlotto Good of thls place went to Nowbury on last Monday morning whero they havo beon engaged as toachors In tho Jefforson hlll. I.olgtiton hlll and Fullon districts for tho comlng fall and wluter terms. Mlss Llzzio Hall went to Raudolph on Saturday whero sbo has accepted a posltlon as prlnclpal of the school thoro with a flxod salary of ono thousand dollara a year and board.

Hor slster, Mabol, went wlth her wlth tho intontlon of attendlng school untll sbo graduatoa, lf hor health pormlta. Tho Democrata held thelr caucua on wounesuay ovening oi last woeK but thelr doingB have not boon mado known. Thero aro some that would llko to know who tho candldate is for representatlvo as they aro not ally sotlsfled wlth Major Hondoraon, the Republican candldate. Of the two evils tuey wibu to cuooae tue loaat. One Minute Couah Curo surnrison nnnnln by ita quick cures and chlldron may tako lt ln largo quantitlos without the lenstdangor.

It has wou for itself the best roputatlon of any preparatlon used to-day for colds, croup, tlckllug In the throat or obstinate coughs. W. E. Terrlll Co. Poachnm.

A daughtor was born to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Houghton last Thursday. 1 Qulto a number from this towu at-teuded tho camp meetlng at Lyndonville the past week.

The St. Johnabury dtstrict holds thoir annual camp meotlng at Lake 8t. Joaeph thls wook commencing Monday aud boldlug over Suuday. Goorgo N. Smart has removod hls barber ahop from John Atwoll's to hls lowor tene-mout.

Ho has also addod a good Btock of clothing and peoplo in want of Buch goods wlll do woll to give him a call. G. A. Kenerson ls sufferlng wlth appendicitis, Dr. Mackey attendlng him.

Boya bo-ware and not be caught wlth any ilsh hooks or mud worms in your pockets aftor SVod-nesday aa tbe law on trout takes effec-Thursday. Tho Caledonia County Grammar School commeuces Tuesday, Prof. Cambridge and Miss Dimond presid-lng as boforo. Wo hope a largo numbor will bo ln attondance. Tho eight o'clock bell wakons the alumberlng vlllago flvo days each weok.

John Varnum Jr. la not as well tho past week as usual. The receptlon at James Craig's waslargely attended on Thursday ovening aithough tho raln kept some back. A good timo waa enjoyed by all present and happy wishes go wlth the bride and groom throughout tho storm of life. Moro than twenty mllllon froo aamples of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve have been dia-trlbuted by the manufacturers.

What better proof of thoir confldence in It's merlts do you want? It cures pilea, burna, scalda Bores ln the shortost spaco of tlme. W. Terrlll Co. Corinth. B.

S. Sleeper died laat Saturday. Tho fuuoral waa held on Monday. Ho has been poorly for a long tlme. He leaves a widow, two daughters and one son.

Mr. Traf-ton began Sunday to preach a sories of Bor-mons on our lato war. Mrs. Della Coylo left last Saturday for her homo ln Somervllle, aftor a fow weeks' vlslt with her mother. Mlss Luclle James of Colfax, has been vlsltlng at O.

O. Sargont's. Her father, II. F. James, was paator of the Congregational church here for years.

The annual reunion of tbo Thurber famlly was held atF. W.Thurbor'a August 23. About forty wero present. The Maplewood boy and the Corinth boya playedball last Saturday. The scoro stood 24 to 18 ln favor of the Corlnthians.

DeWltt'B Witch Hazel Salvo haa the largest sale of any Salve lnthe world. Thls faot and its nierlt bp.s led dlshonest people to attempt to counterfelt it. Look out for the man who attempts to decelve you when you call for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvo the great pllo cure. a. Terrlll ts Uo.

Copporlleld. Mlaa Marguerlte Rowell was at home from Newbury over last Sunday. Mrs. Hannab Oaborne, who has been vlsltlng her mother, Mrs. Granville, has returned to Barre where she 1b engaged ln dresamak-ing, Olle Gove, who ls clerktng for George Dudloy of WeBt Fairlee, la havlng a vacatlon.

The community was Bhocked tohearof the sudden death of Mrs. Charles George whtch occurred last week Tuesday evening of heart tronble. She leaves a huaband, threo sons and three daughters to mourn her loas. Sho was a pleasant woman, a klnd wifo and mother and much sympathy ls felt tor the bereaved famlly in thelr trouole. You invlte disappolntmont when you ex-periment.

DeWitt's Little Early Klsors are pleasant, easy. thorough little pllla. They cure constlpatlon and slck beauacho Just as suro as you take them, W. E. Terrlll Co.

South Woodbury. F. A. and R. H.

Lyford were called hero from Lowell, to attend tho funeral ot thelr slster, Hattlo B. Wilber. Mr. and Mrs. Elljah Lyford and son Harvey from Peacham visltod hls slster, Mra.

A. J. Lyford laat week. Oharley Wells, hls slster, Mary Howland, and nlece Mary Wells from Barre, passed through the place last week. A gloom was thrown over thla community last Thursday by tho announcement of tho sudden death of Mrs.

Danlel Wllbur. Aithough sufferlng of late from impalrod health, she was engaged in hor household dntles, when she fell pros-trate, and death occurred lnstantly. Sho leaveB a huaband and four young children, to whom Bho was devotedly ottached. A more extended uotlce wlll be given next weok. For broken surfaces, aorcs, insect bitos, burns, akln dinoaaes and especlally piloa thoro ls one rellablo romedy, DeWitt's Witch nazel Salvo.

When you call for DoWltt's don't accept counterf etts or rauda. You wlll not bo dlaappolnted wlth DoWltt'a Witch Hazel Salvo. W. E. Terrlll Co.

Iu thoSandwich Island thoro isaspot called tho rock of rofugo. If tho critnl-nal reachos thia rock boforo capturo, ho iB Bafo, bo long ob ho romains thero. Usually IiIb family supply him wlth food until ho ls ablo toinakohtsoscapo, but ho is novor ollowod to roturn to his own tribo. Truth wears woll. People havo loarnod that DoWltt's Llttlo Early Rlsers aro rellablo llttlo pllla for regulatlug tho bowela, ourlng coustlpattou and slck honilncho.

They don't grlpo. W. Terrlll Co. Lifo lu Mnnilln. Wallaco Cummings wrltoa an artlclo on "Lifo in Manila" for tho AuguBt "Our flrm had a meBS-houso in whlch tho partncra livcd, and which waa open to all thoir Amcrican nnd Engliah om-ployoes.

Should tholattor profor to livo oiBownoro, ono tuousana dollars ayear wasallowcd as tho cquivalont. I livcd at tho mess, flndiug it much tho moro comfortablo. lndeed, lt would havo boon hard to bo disBatiBfled with our way of living; and as lt wlll show tho stylo in whlch tho great Amorlcan hou8cs in tho East aro conductod, I think it worth tolling wlth somo dotail. Tho tnoaa was a flno houso, handsomoly furnishcd, in ono of tho pleasantost parts of tho clty. Tho tablo waB sup-pllcd by a Chlneso cook.

Ho was allow-ed flve hundred dollars a month, and givon corlain of tho hcavier groceriea, such as flour, rlco, otc. Ho paid hia undorcooks; and was rcsponslblejPor monls at tho mess, nnd for (llko tho Fronch dejeuner a la four-chotto) and afternoon tea, whlch wore taken at tho ofllce by all tho omployes, oxcopt on Sundays and flestas. Then thoro was a majordomo, who Jsad con-trol of all tho sorvants and had chargo of tho houso. Thoro was also an extra houBo-Borvant, and a Chineso portor, who openod and shut tho great houso doors, filled the baths, pulled the pun-ka, and watercd tho streot in the dry season. Thon ovory ono had a person-al sorvant, who took caro of his room, attondod to his clothca, walted on him at table, prepared hia eatly breakfaat (about aovon a.

ai.) and ao on. Every-body also owncd a horso or horsos, which involved ono moro sorvant at lcast. Boing a junlor, I contented my-self with ono pony and a two-whoeled tinp somcthing liko a dog cart. Tho otnors urovo victorias anu palrs. Threo of our mess owned racing ponles, which inured to my beueflt, as it gavo mo as much riding as I wished.

After tho bath and an early brcakfast came tho drive to tbe ofllce, between eight and oight-thirty; then work till twolve-Ufteon, at which hour breakfnst was aerved at tbo ofllco; then work again till flve-thirty, intorruptcd between threo and four by aftornoon tea; than to tho bungalow to dreas, to drive, and back to dinncr at sevon-thirty. To a lover of muBic Manila is a charming placo. Tho nalivcs havo wouderful musical talent, and thero wore numorous bands. Those of tho threo rogiments then stationed thero woro remarkably good; and four after-noons each week they played in tuin on tho "Luneta" a sort of plaza on the shores of the bay just outside the old walls. I recall vividly the open-ar concerts, by three hundred instruments given in honor of Princo Oecar of Sweden.

Tho glorious fud moon of the tropica, far brighter than in more northorn lands, shining on thc quiet waters of tho bay, tholnnumerablo lighta, tho brillianty dreBBed crowd, and the thrilling music of tho mighty bands, softened in volume on tho great plain comblned to mako it an occasion to bo romembored. The "Battle of CaBtle-jos" which thoy played, waa inspiring and tho effect was hoightcned by the repetition of the trumpot-calls by soldlers who wore stationed at inter-vals far oiT upon the plains, whllo tho guna on tho city walls added a touch of reality. During tho height of tho rainy aea-aon, from about the middle of June to the middle of Soptembor, all out door pursuita aro euspended. The violenco of tho downpour is hardly to beimagin-ed by dwellors in highor latitudes. The stroots in Manila, and somo of tho roads for few miles outside, are fair-ly good during the dry season, but quickly becomo nearly impassablo whon tho rains set in.

As I have al-wayB mentioned Manila is Intorsocted in all directions by creoks, which nro travorsed by hundreds of canoes. Thoso canoe3 are dugouts, often of great size, and the natives are experts handling them. They aro indispens-ablo in timos when vast floods come down from the groat lako, about thirty miles from Manila, of which the river and Pasig is tho outlot. Ono storm will sometimes raiso tho river and ovorflow tho city. After a few hours' rain I havo gone direct from our steps into a banca (canoe) and then paddled through the stroots to the ofllce.

THE HORSES OF MANILA. Among tho flrst thlngs to impress a stranger aro tho horsos. Descend-cd from horses brought from Mexico, thoy have becomo much smaller, while they are also much moro shapely. In fact, Ihavo novor seen a better looklng broed. Thoro iB nothing of the pony about thoir shapo, though in sizo they rango botweon forty-eight and flfty-two inchos.

At flrst it looked absurd to see thom ridden by big men whoso stirrups hung down to tho norseB' knoea; but I soon found out that they oasily carried a rider welghlng two hundred pounds. Tho foroigners have a Jockoy club, whlch holds two meetings a year at tho beautiful turf track at Santa Mosa. To avold sharp practlce, mombors of the club only are eligiblo to rido. This necessitates a scalo of woights at ono hundred and thirty-two pounds and rislng to ono-hundred nnd flfty-four pounds. It domonstrates tho speed and Btrength of thoso mlnlature horses tbat a milo has been run in two minutes and ton soconds by a pony carryin ono hundred and llfty pounds.

Only stalllons arouBcd. Mares cannot oven bo brought Into tho clty. Nobody walks: ovorybody ridos; and on any special flesta, thousands of carriages flll tho stroots. I doubt if thoro is a a city in the world that can turn out half tho numbor of privato vohiclos in proportions to tho popuiatlon. nASN'T Trouuled Him Since.

"My husbaud was trotiblod wltb impuro blood and overy Bcratch or burn ho rocolved would dovolon Into a bad soro. Ho began taking Hood's Sarsaparllla and it purifled hls blood and linnlnil Ihn nnrnH. Ho hna novor been troublcd with Impuro blood slnce." Mrs, Aiion uyor, wookb Birooi, Bath, Maluo. Hood's Pills curo all llver Hls. Easy to tako, easy to oporato; rellablo, Buro.

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