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Vermont Watchman and State Journal from Montpelier, Vermont • Page 5

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VERMONT WATCHMAN STATE JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1897 5 1 "Jv4 5oW iy dnttflsts for 50 years. SOc. -j Tarrant Chemlts, Tlew York TOWN CORRESPONDENCE, XTEtlS OF INXEnESTrEJtBOKAX, AUD Barre. Mrs.

W. J. Reynold is serlously 111. Mrg. W.

F. Morse vlslted ln Randolph last woek. Mrs. J. J.

Lewis returned to Ohlcago last Thursday. The letter carrlers appeared last Thursday ln regulatlon unlforms. Mr. and Mrs. O.

II. Hale aro attendlng the fair at "Woodstock thls week. Mlss Kato Wost, asslstant postmastor, Is at Woodstock for a brlef vacatlon. B. W.

Xlookor waa sorlously 111 last woek, threatenod wlth fever and pneumonla. W. C. Bolknap, edltor of the Bellows Falls Timei, vlslted in town last week. 0.

II. Kennlson is ln BtraiTord, Norwich and Royalton thls week on a buslness trlp. Charles R. Allon has re-entered Tnfts Colloge, to complete a course ln onglneor-ing. A few moro puplls can be accommodated at the "Klndergarten," 160 North Maln etreot.

Mlss Allce Beckley sncceeds Mlss Bdlth Averill as cashler ln the storo ol L. M. Averill. Mlss Addie Rlcbardson went on Monday to Kansaa Ctty, where she ls to work in a Jewelry store. Dr.

Freeman Darkee and wife of Went-worth, N. wore gnests, last week of Al-derman G. B. Darkee. II.

W. Scott purchased at auctlon, last Frlday for $3,303, the Oeorgo W. Whoeler nouse on uicnarason street. The Congrogatlonal Chrlstlon Endoavor Booloty beld a Scrlptural Oake Boolal in the chnrcU parlors last evening. The roport of the Northfield fair pub-llshed on page two of thls lssuo shows that F.

A. Blayton won several races. The pupils at Qoddard Semlnary have or-gantzed a chorus class of thlrty membora, which meet every Monday evening. The infant daughter of Mr, and Mrs. James Matherson dled last Saturday, Funeral services were held Snnday after-noon.

Frank E. Corwln and Mlss Wlnona E. Foule, both of Milton, were marrled last week by Rev. Dr. S.

N. Jackson, at hls resl-dence. Patrick MoNulty and Mlss Geneva F. Murphy were marrled at St. Montca's Church on Tuesday by Rev.

Father Mo-Kenna. Mrs. A. R. Slas, J.

E. Slas and Bert Sias, her sons, are in town from Brooklyn, N. Y. Tbeir caee is now on trlal ln Washington connty court. Mr.

and Mrs. A. R. Boyce of Wost Burke, who have been vieltlng Alfred Boyce thelr son durlng the past week, are soon to move to Barre to reslde. Mrs.

Israel Wood entertalned the Inter-medlate Ghrlstain Endeavor Soclety last Frlday evening at her pleasant hoine on Hlghland Avenue. The (aBsault and battery case of Burke agalnst Milton came up in Justlco Scott's court last Saturday mornlng, but waa con-tlnued until Thursday. The Barre Water Company is bulldlng a house at the now reservoir for the accom-odation of the workmon engaged in ditching and ln bulldlng the dam. Intelllgence was received on Monday that Mlss Emily Cooper, a forrner clerk ln the drug store of W. H.

Gladdlng, has had a ro-lapse and is dangeroualy 111 in New York. Robert Rodgers, ticket agent for the Montpelier and wells Blver railroad, was called to Dorchester, last week by the dangeroua illuess of his brotber's wife. Lewis 0. Robbins has won four flrat, second and three fourth prlzes ln blcycle races thls season at Burlington, Hard-wick, Littleton and Lancaster, N. aud other places.

Charles Falne was taken to the house of correctlon at Rutland last Frlday by Offlcer French to serve a sentence of 267 days. Ile has been ln county jall slnce hls sentence was imposed. A son was born at Marshfield last Frlday toMr. and Mrs. II.

D. McOrlllis, Mrs. Mc CrlUIs is pleasantly remombered In Barre as Mlss Genevleve Clark, a former teachor in the publio schools, Rev. Father McICenna has been eleoted preBldent, Ilenry Frenler, secretary and F. II.

Burke, treasurer of the commlttee hav-ing ln charge the Gatholio fair to bo held in Armory hall, October 4 to 17. As W. A. Blgelow was drivlng down Trow bill last Bunday afternoon, hecollidod witb a team drlven hy George Jerry. Mr.

Blgelow's mother, who was ridlng wlth hirn, was thrown out and badly brulsod. Fred 0. Eaton, proprletor of the Granlte Clty Clothing Company, fllod last week, a voluntary petitlon in insolvency. The flrBt moetlng of the creditors wlll be held at the probate ofilce ln Montpelier nezt Tuosday. Mr.

and Mrs. Foter Lavory were both bo-fore Judge Barney in clty court last Wednesday, charged wlth assaultlng each othor. Lavery was put under bonds to keep the poace. Tlio evldenco dlsclosed that Mrs. Larvery was actlng only on the defonsive.

A sllght blaze ln the englne house of the Montpelier and Wells Itlvor railroad called out the flre departmont at sevou o'clock last ThurBday mornlng. Tho ilre caught around tlio ohlmnoy and was qulckly squelched atter the flreuien arrlved. Ilealtli Offlcer Chandler is authorlty for the statement that there was only ono new case of diphthorla in tho clty last week. The dlsoase appears to bo under control and the approachlng cold woather rendors lt oxtremely unfavorable that it wlll agaln got a foot-hold. Tho Barro Rangors eaeily dofeated the team from Ludlow, at foot-ball on Central Fark last Saturday afternoon, Tho score was two to nothlng.

Tho Ludlow team holds tho champlonahip of Massachu-Bottn, and tho result of tho gamo last Saturday makos the Rangers champlons of New Englaud. Danlol Sexton was arroBted for lntoxlca- tlon last Bunday altornoon by Ghief of Fo-llce Ilowland. Beforo Justice II, W. Scott Monday mornlng he pleaded gullty to a soo ond ollenco, and was flned 810 and costs, To a charge of an assault September 4, upou Thomas Uenderson. lio also nlnailml milltv for whlch an addod flno of 810 and costs was lwpoaou.

Tho einbezzlement case of Btato agalnst Gordon was heard before Justice II. w. Scott last Thursday. G. T.

Bwasey appeared for tho Stato and A. Fay and W. W. Lanolnt for the rosnondent. who wn dlsohargod.

Gordon was charged wlth otn- 22- Tastes Good Does Good. A good remedy Is doubly good whcn It ls good to take. The Ideal remedy Lr headache, Indl-gestlon, Ltllousness and constl-patlon Is Tarrant's Scltzcr Hpcricnt. Agrateful, effervescentdraught, pleasing allke to old and young, and mild and certaln In Its actlon. 2 bezzllng goods bolonglng to tho Amerlcan Wrlngor Company, but no clear case was made ont agalnst hlm.

The executlve commlttee of the State Flromen's Assoclalion has mado publio the statement that ln the oplnlon of thls commlttee the protest made by Torrent Hoso Company of Barre at tho vergennes tour-nament was a just protest, and that it was wltbdrawn by the Barre Company in the lnterests of harmony, and at the roquest of the execntlve commlttee. Wlllls A. Lane, a well-known granlte dealer of Barre was marrled last Frlday at Hardwick to Mlss Myrtle Fleld of that town. Tho ceromony was performed at tbe house of Mr. and Mrs.

Nathan Fleld, par-ontsof tho brlde. After a brlef woddlng trlp to Boston and Providence Mr. and Mrs. Lane wlll return to Barro and wlll go to housekeeplng on Mount street. The Barre pooplo, who have purchased Beason tlckets for tho Young Mon's Chrls-tian Associatlon lecture course at Montpelier, wlll havo an opportunlty to secure roserved soats for the course at tbe box-ofHce ln Montpelier on the evening of the flrst entertalnment, October 20, A block of deslrable soats has been reserved for the Barro natrons.

and thoso seats wlll not be Bold to any other parties. The entertalnmonts and datos of the conrso under the anspices of the Barre Entertalnment Associatlon are aa follown! November 16, Fark Blsters and Mlss Bath-erland; December 9, Rev. 8am Jones; Jan-uary 0, Dr. Lyman B. Bperryj January 18, Mozart Symphony Clubj January 27, Col.

L. F. Copeland; February 8, Miss Vande-llaVarnum; February 22, Hon. George K. Wendllngj March 3, Rogers-Grllley Company wlth Miss Harrlet Whiting.

The soeclal cltv meetlnir held last week to see lf the clty would vote to pnrchase the Barro Water Works or to establlsh a plant of lts own was attended by about 400 voters. The sentlmont seemed to be in favor of putttng ln a plant on West Hill, and the cuy councu, wun v. A. iioyce, K. A.

Hoar and Harvey Hersey were empowered to procnre a Burvey of the water snpply at tbat polnt and the probable cost of puttlng ln a plant there, the commlttee to report to an adjourned meeting to be held Tuesday ovoning, September 28. South Barre. Mrs. H. J.

Qulmby, Hattle L. Frazierland Emllle Frazler have returned from a vislt at Hardwick, Wolcott and East Cabot. Lester Hooker who has been visiting at A. W. Lane's has returned to hls home at Washington, D.

0. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Willard of East Montpelier, visited at John Worcester's on Sundav. Several couples spent last Bunday at Berlin pond.

Mrs. Burt Slayton visited her father Edwin Lano at Montpelier last week. The dance at Unlty Temple last Fri- day nlght was well attended. East Montpelier. Not having attended any county fairs for some tlme, Charles Willard and Joe Bero decided to put in one day at Northfield.

They were accompanied by at least a half dozen of the fair sex and decided to go from Montpelier by train. They saw the rlbbons awarded and went to the falrground statlon, to return home, but the fast mall dld not stop at the fair ground statlon, and what to do with so many women folks on thelr hands, was a hard matter for the boys to Bolve. Finally a generous-hearted livory man appeared on thescene and belpod tbem out of the dllemna, and tbe party arrlved home safely about four hours late. A. Jarvis has bullt an addltlon to his barn.

Mrs. Wlll Woodward of Montpelier visited at 0. A. Reed's last week. Mrs.

George Vlncent ls serlously 111 wlth neuralgia of tho heart. Mlss Wlnnle Cutler camo bomo from Nowport to attend the sllver wedding of her parents. 1 E. B. Arbucklo has purcbased a flno Jersey cow from the celebrated herd of George Davls.

Mr. and Mrs. Waltor Seaverns of Boston spent thelr vacatlon ln town, the guestsot Mr. and Mrs. E.

P. Nor-cross. Owlng to sickness of ono of tbe Shepard famlly they wero obliged to cancel their engagement here on Frlday ovoning and go to thelr home ln South Royalton. Orlando Clark has purcbased a three-borse-power, also a machlne tbat cuts husks and sbreds tbe corn. Mr.

Clark ralsed twenty-flve acres of corn thls year. Several couples from thls part of the town attended the twenty.fifth weddlnEr anniverBary of Mr. aud Mrs. Albert Cutler on Wednesday ovoning of last weok. A cbambor Bot, two large easy cbalrs and a sum of monoy were left as a remlnder of tuoir sllver wouulng.

If you have ever seen a little ohlld in a paroxyBm of whooping cough, or if you havo been annoyed by a constant tickllng ln the uiroui, you can appreciate tue vaiuo 01 Une jjimuio uoueu uure. wmcn mvea nuick ltef. W. E. Terrill Co.

Sodom Mrs. Uerbort Slayton and Flora Bllss aro visiting in Hyde Fark. Mr, and Mrs, William Kelton of Wood bury visited at Wllllam Dailoy's on Monday. Mr. and Mrs, Wllllam Dallev attended the fair at Corinth two weeks ago, and tbe fair at St.

Johnsbury last week. Fred Orr and famllv have mnvnd Intn tlm house wlth Charles Hood's famlly, having lot hls placo on Bydnoy Bonnett's farm to Adolbert Martin. Johnny Folcb dled last weok Wednesdav mornlng of typhold dysentory, after two weeks' palnful lUneBS. His funeral was beld on Frlday, Rev. Bonjamln Wbooler ofilciatlng.

Tho scbool cblldren carrled offerlngs of flowors to lay by the form of their little playmate, so suddenly taken from tbem. Ile was a dollcate, gentlo little boy, and tho sympathy of tho communlty is wlth the stricken parents. Tbe lnfant cbild of Mr. and Mrs. Felch Is stlll 111 wlth tho Bamedlsease wlth wblcb Johnny dled, but hopos are now strong for lts recovory.

South Duxbury. Benlamln Corllss' vounirnr HiRtnr nnil daughter, both of Boston, have boen hls guests the past wook. Ml8s Estella uranuoll ol iiorlin vls tod M. RimnAi Turner last week. Mrs.

Dr. Johnson of Templeton, has been visiting hor husband'B slster, Mrs, Butlor. Mrs. Samuel Somervllle attouded tbe hollness camvmeotlng at Morrisville, Dis. trlct No, 3 has improved lts scbool-bouse by laylng a new floor and urnlshlng now Boats.

Tbe scbool commonced on Tuesday wltli Miss Ceenan of St. Albans, toachor. MrB. Charles Grifllth of Waterbury is visiting her father, Albert Philllps. Rev.

0. S. Uulbort gavo a very intorosting talk last Bunday ovoning, Small procautions ofton provent great inlsoblefs, DoWltt's Littlo Early Ulsors aro vory small pills ln bIzo, bnt aro most effec- iivo in prevenung tlio most sorious lorms ol liver and stomacb troublea, Thovcure con. Htipatlon and headache, and rogulato tho uoweis. w.

15. Terrill uo. Bradford. 0. L.

Komp Is visiting at W. E. Gage's. Mlss Florence Mooro 1b assistlng at tbo sioro oi m. uuni.

Mrs. Graco Gardner Bmlth ot Futnoy ls visiung roiauvos in town. Mrs. Goorgo A. Low, wlth Waltor Low anu rarniiy, roturnod to New York on Mon day.

Jobn A. Sargent and famlly, who bavo been at Nashua and Boston for a few weeks, rumruou on rriuay. Thero was qulte a sovoro frost in sovoral parts of tbo town on Sunday mornlng, about iuu ursi ims iau, in ims vicinity. Miss Foropaugb, who has sovoral wooks at tbo Low manslon, guest of tho miases xiiaKeiy, went to wortuampton, on Monday. Mrs.

Almon E. Tabor and two chlldren, who havo boen in Boston for about ten uays, tho guest of Mlss Lou Tabor, roturnod uuujo on xnursaay. Tho Bradford Domestlo Laundry is dolng lng some very flne work now and are trylng uivu Bniisiacnon. xuey uoservo ine pat ronage of our communlty. Tho band stand ia r.omnlntnil wlth tlm t.

coptlon ot a coat of palnt, and ls a neat and attraotlve stand, and wo can easlly say that it is as good a ono as thero is anywhoro ln ine ocate. The farmors around hero aro not at all sausned witn tbo potato crop thls year. Thoso having enough for thelr own use may well feel satlsflod. The scarclty of course wlll make tbem hlgb, The Congregatlonal services wore agaln held ln the Ylllage hall on Sunday mornlng as the church was not qulte comploted. It Is expected that on next Sunday lt wlll be ready for occupanoy.

Captain E. H. Nyo was conflnod to the house the llrst nart of the week wlth a nn. verecold. E.

J. Bagley drovo tho oxpress team for hlm on Monday, as hls olerk, Clyde Stevenson, is away on his vacatlon. Bradford DeoDlo aro all elad to hear of thn weekly paper started ln East Barre under mo management ol Wllllam K. Fool, wh was a former clerk ln thndrncr ntnmnf A. T.

Clark. We all wlsh hlm success in the onterprise. A number from hora attnnilnrf ilm rtalA. donta county fair at St. Johnsbury last week and all roport a vory flno time, the trottlng being fully as represented.

The racos on Wednesday and Thursday wore very excltlng. On Thursday thore were nlne starters ln the tblrty-four class. The balloon ascenslon on Thursday took place as advertlsed at four o'clock r. ii. Thn nnlr of oxen tbat welghedseventy-threehundred ponnds waa qulte an attractlon.

J. H. Osborn and wifa of ninvntnnil. nMn. havo been stopping at Hotel Low for a few days.

They havo frlends and relatlves here who were glad to boo them. Hls mother was a slster of Bonjamln Kelley. He has not been ln Vermont hnfnrn fn- olgbtoen years. He was born in Chelsea, and has been there for several weeks, making somo Improvements at the West Hlll cemetery. He purchased moro land and erected a monument to tbe memory of hls father and mother, who were buried there.

Bradford Centor. N. F. Kelley filled hls sllo on Thursday. T.

C. Aldrich ls worklnc on T. A. Ohnsn'a now residence. Scbool commenced on Hnninmlinr 13.

ln this dlstrict with Miss Letta Beck ofSt. Johnsbury as teacber. There Is a free Methodlst tent mentlncr opposlte the scbool-bouse. It commenced on Saturday ovoning and wlll contlnuo for a week or more. Rev.

A. J. Wrlght and other workers officiating. East Brookfield. Reuben Denton, proprletor of the Waitsfield Houbo was in town last weok.

H. D. Wheatley went to East Barre last week and opened a harness sbop at that place. Mrs. Dr.

H. L. Mewell 'of Rutland ls the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.

A. Robbins. Mrs. Betsoy Stoddard and daughter, Mrs. Emma Holt of West Merrimac, N.

are visiting relatlves in town, Mrs. W. H. Sprague and son, John, returned from a week's vislt in Northfield and Roxbury tho flrst ot the week. Rev.

Mr. Davls of East Randolph occu. pted the pulplt at thls place last Sunday in tbe absonce of the pastor, Rev. P. P.

Womer. Cabot. Walter Ford and bride have gono to housekeeplng at Lowor Cabot. EvangollBt Smlth wlll hold revival meet-lngs on Thursday evening, and on Frlday evening. Rev.

S. Lewis of Marshfield will assist. On Saturday ovening Rev. J. Hamilton of St.

Johnsbury wlll hold quarterly conferenco at tbo Methodlst church. He will also be present on Sunday and in the evening. Mrs. Clara Burn-bam wlsbeB to express ber alncere thanka to tbo frlends wbo have so freely and klndly manlfested thelr sympathy through muto tokens of flowers and frult, durlng tbo past weeks of her sufferlng. She remalns more comfortable at present.

Deacon I. F. Halnes and wife of Lower Cabot are spending a fow days with their Bon, Charles, in Waterbury. Mrs. J.

A. Farrlngton is sufferlng witb tbe grlp. Mrs. Norman Webster and son, Irvlng, and famlly from Florlda, accompanied by Henry Town's famlly from Calais, were guests of Iliram Wells last week. Mr.

Webster visited tho Odd Fellows' Lodge on Thursday ovening. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Clark of Landoff, N. aro at Mrs.

Mary Atklns and other frionds ln Lower Cabot. Mlss Bertha Swerdfoger has returned from Saratoga, whero Bbe spent several weeks wlth Mrs. Charles Morrlll. Miss Lilliau Wells also returned at tbo Bamo timo. Moments are useless if trlfled awav; nnri they are daneerously wasted lf consumed by dolay ln cases where Ono Mlnuto Cough Curo would brlng immedlate rellef.

W. E. Terrill Co. Calais. Allon Morse ls taklnc ln tho excusinn tn Ottawa thls week.

Mr. and Mrn. Wll. 11am Kelton of Glover wero ln town over last bunday. Tho Ladles' TJnion will moet wlth Mrs.

JuBtlna KentjThursday afternoon, September 30. Ice cream and cako will be Borved In tho evening. All aro cordlally lnvlted. Wllllam Wblto. a lonir timo rfisnfifitnrl rosident of our town, dled recontly at tho home of hls son at Attloboro, Mass.

His remalns were brought to Calais for lnter- ment on uunday. Thore is to be a toacbors' mooting at East Calais noxt Friday afternoon and nvniilnp. Tbe evening sesslon wlll bo opon to tho puLinc. tttate uuperintondent M. S.

Stone ls to be present and a very profltablo and IntoreBtlng timo Is expocted, East Calais. Tho creatnory pald its patrons elghtoen conts for August butter. State Superlntendent Stono wlll moet tho teachers oi thla town at tbo vlllago scbool houso next Frlday afternoon. A cordlal lnvltatlon ls oxtouueu to teachers from ad jolnlng towns to be present. An lnvltatlon ls also extended to tbo publlc to attond an educatloual meeting at Unlon church ln tho ovoning wiion iur.

tnono wlll bo presont. Tbe body of Wllllam White of Attloboro, was brought horo for lntermont In our cemoiory iast uuuuay, Mr. Wulto was a natlvo of thls town, resldlng at Maplo Corners until wlthln a fow yoars, whon, on tho donth of hls wife, bo wont to llvo witb hls son Albert who llvcd ln Des Moinos, lowa, anu mior moveu witu liim to Attle' boro where hu dled of consumptlon. Oortalnly you dou't want to Biiffor wlth ciysyopsia, constipailon, Blck lioadacho. low akln and Iobb of appollto.

You havo never tried DoWltt's Little Early Itlsors for uiuso couiinainis or you wouui nave been curuu. iiiey aro Bmaii pius uut groat reg. ulators. W. E.

Terrill Co. Oholsoa. Mrs. Sarah A. (FosUr) Hall, wlfo of of last weok, after a Iong and palnful 111- uctm.

ivuv. iur. auuruiaa oinciaieu at ttlO funoral sorvlcos on Saturday aftornoon, and toem ln whlch tho doceasod was unlvorsally linl.l uuiu. dud uhu uuuu iur muuy yoars a niom- vi.vj vuuuivnviuuui Uituivu UUU adorned hor profosslon wlth a conslstont wero contrlbutod by tho Ladlos' Ald Soclety A lectare by Prof. Dean 0.

Worcoater of tbo town hall on wodnosuay ovoning of last yy uuiv, iuu iuubUfU vtuiuu Uf3SGriOOU BOuiO of tbo npoakor'fl oxperlonces aa a natarallat ln 1. 1l 1. 1 1 1 I 1 1 iu wo j. uiuiiiMuo xainauH, was repioto witu lntorost, and was amply lllustrated wlth stereoptlcon vlows taken by the lecturer. It was ono of tho bost ontertalnmonta glven ln tllla fnnrn fn l.t.f 1.n andlonce showod too platnly that many of uui iounu uu uui Kuuvr a goou ining until it is too late.

A birthday party glvon by AdaM. Wrlght on Thursday ovoning was largely attendod. Alonzo A. Bohonon of washington Is worklng for Dr. A.

B. Bmlth. Alva Bohonon has gone to East Granville for tho wlnter. Tnnnl. tr.

i.nD Bouth to remaln tlll Ohrlstmas. J. Ollvor Perklns has returned to town from Barre and has formod a partnershlp wlth Frank E. Blxby ln the meat bnalneHH. Nolllo Earle has flnlshed work at the hotel and gone to Tunbridge, and Gortrudo Brownell takos her place.

Mrs. Abl-gall 0. nood and Mrs. Jnlla A. Rogers have roturnod to Lowell, Mass.

Marshall A. CarnAntAr rAintriAa hla witi. peddler's cart thls woek. Hls wlfo and chlld havo returned to Woodstock. TIav.

nnil Mra IIIah i from thelr vacatlon, and Mr. AUenoccu- pia uis pnipit on Ounday. Dolmer A. Beckwith was marrled to Anna Hackett nf Brarlfnrcl At TCaat. Pnrlntl.

nn l.A nti. They are at H. F. Mattoon's. Mrs.

ftl. imnifftfr Wlll BAII a nMlnn tl 1 October 2, her farm, wlth varlous personal property, Includlng horse, hay, armlng tools 1 housohold goods. nuu Corinth. T)l. aml Tt WawAn 1 Rnrlnt7fl.

Klnrlrla. hnvo 1.a the guests of Mrs. 0. V. Sargent.

pacuuei xnurDer oi Massachusetts, is visit ing nis Drotner. ifrank Thurber. Mr. Thur- nir hnn nnt vlaftAiY hla Amn i years and notes many cbanges in the peo- uiu oosuuinMia guue, anu unKnown faces in thelr places. Mrs.

Munson nnil (IATI flnrllnH liaira Mln.n.il nr chnsotta, whero thoy have been for soveral munmo. miH. aooib Anurews OI ot. Albans is visiting her fathor, Charles Cook. Channr.v tlnrrlnr tioi tutuiuDU UU1U hls vacatlon.

East Corinth. CrAAmnrir nulri Ira nafFnna for August butter. 7 LU HUi work at Bradford. Mrs. A.

M. Divoll of LewlHtnn. Mn. rria. ted ln town last week.

Mlss Mabel Blohardson is visltlntr hnr friend, Mlss May Bnrgess. HR. J. Clark was away on a buslnnnn trin last week, probably banklng buslness. J.

L. Burgess ls maklncr aulte nitnnnlvn repalrs on the foundatlon of hls grlst mlll. Mrs. A. E.

Corllss of Newbury wlll 1m At. Taplln's studlo from September 20 to 30, and wlll have vlews of East Corinth to sell. Snortsmen have been nultn nnmnmn durlng the past week and somo report good luck. One party reporta seelng a deer. In October lt ls expected the Bportsmen will capture some of tbem, West Corinth.

Mrs. Irena Gunlnaham. an aired Hlntnr nf Mrs. Wiggins, who llves with hor, fell on Sunday and cut a gash in hor head, but lt is hoped it will not prove serlous. Mrs.

Stlllman Wlctrlns. wlin An hnAn lamo and ln very noor health for a lnni tlme, on Sunday mornlng fell upon her bed- room noor anu DroKe nor rignt limb above the knee. Drs. Goss of Chelsea and Locke of Corinth were called to set the lltnb. Mrs.

Wiggns' recovery is now tbought doubtful. Klmball Darling, foroman at Manlewond farm, and ono of hls littlo boys have the measles. R. H. Wllllams has bullt hlmself a sllo and filled lt last woek.

Potatoes are reportod scarco and blgh prlced. Mrs. Susan Newman recently received a vislt from hor mother and slster from Topsham. A stone-cutter from Barro was here two days last weok to letter tho Qulmby monument. Fayston.

Olarenco W. and Samuel Stronc nrn spending tbe wook visiting ln Boston and vicinuy. Mrs. Sarah M. Blalr and dauchter Flora spent last Sunday wlth Mr.

and Mrs. J. B. xuompson. Graham Strong, who has been vlsitlncr bis brother, M.

S. Strong. returned to hls home in Wakefield, last Saturday. Tbe genlal Waitsfield corresnondent Ih remindod that Tucker Hlll and the residence of Mrs. Grifllth are sltuated in Fayston, althougb tbe pooplo llving there pat-ronize tbe Waitsfield grlst mlll and respect lts excellont proprletor.

MrB. Anglo Stearns Vaucbn of Boston. Mrs. 8. J.

Nuttlng of Westminster and Mrs. W. W. josllnol Waitsfield, visited at A. D.

Bragg's last week. Mrs. Vaughn wlll bo remembered as tho nleco of Mr. Bragg, wnu iivuu iu uov a. v.

uascomu a lamuy. North Fayston. Miss Elsle Morse of Duxbury visited last wook at her slster's. Miss Mav Howe is attendlng tbe vlllage scbool at Walts- neiu. miss uora ii.ennedy of Waterbury Is teacblnc ln dlstrict No.

4. Mrs. V. D. GriiUth and Mrs.

Jobn Little have beon slck tho post few weeks. Nolllo Griflln fell through a barn lloor last wook and was quite serlously lnjurod. Mr. and Mrs. Calyln Marble of GouldBvllle aro visiting in town.

Two lour-uorso teams urouclit U. A. Davls Son's stoam mlll from Middlesex depot. jJiou at tno nome ol hls brother, Bentember 11, Jobn Somorvillo, of heart fallure, aged forty-four years. Hla body was brought to thls placo for interment.

Rev. J. A. Sborburn ofllclated at tho funeral. He lleaves ono brother, William, of Barre, and ono slster, MrB.

George Bulkley, of Moretown. For Constipatlon tako Karl'a Clovor Root Toa, tbe great Blood Purlller. Cures head-acbo, norvousness, eruptlons on tho faco, and makes the head cloar as a boll. Sold by W. E.

Terrill Co. Vershire The foliago bogins to show the autumu tlnts. Mlss Magulre haB flnlshed work at Mr, Coltou's and ls Buccoeded by Mlss Agnos Blanchard. D. H.

Mclndoo of Falrloo was ln town buylng cows last weok. Hev. G. B. Drake has returned from hls vacatlon and services wero rosumed at the vlllago church on Sunday.

Elder Jackson preachod at St. Johnsbury on Sunday, hls placo here being filled by Eldur Aubroy. Eddle Church aud hls slster Etbol, havo roturnod from a visiting tour in Now Ilampsblro, Mr. Colburn has beon moasurlng heads of oats from hls fleld, and flnds somo of fourteen and llfteen luches ln lougtb. Mrs.

Lackey ls worklng at Cyrus Fullor's. MrB. Fuller has not boon so woll of lato. Mr. and Mrs.

Colburn wero Iu Lebanon and Hauovor, N. laBt woek. Prof. A. L.

Fullor and famlly havo roturnod to Clovoland, Ohlo. Hjogato. Wllllam Glover, proprletor of tho Klrk- woou uouso at uenova, jm. vlslted his 1 u. i ri 1 J.

R. M. Beattlo ls ln llostou buylug fall and wluter goods. i Don Camorou Btiont last Sunday wlth hls couslu ut Hun nysldo. Mr.

and Mrs. Dickson of WIs- conslu havo beon vlsltlns frlondB lu town 1 Rev. John J. Hall of Bouth Ryogato wui nroacu in uio uniteu x'resuyteriau cuurcu next ounuay at tou o'clock. Royal makei the food pure, wholeiorae and dtllclous.

POWDER Abiolutel Puro POVXl BAKIN9 FOWOIR NCW YORK. Marshfield. J. M. Batchelder of Plainfield, has begun on the dltch for tho rnnnlng water he ls brlnglng lnto our vlllage.

Several famllles are anxlously waltlng to soe tho water runnlng lnto thelr houses and realize a long felt want. 1 Henry Dow of South Cabot was soverely hurt last week Monday whllo worklng on Woostor's flume. A Btlck ot tlmber hlt hlm ln snch a mannor as to break hls nnder aw nearly ln front. He ls able to be out notwlthstandlng tbe sovoro hurt. Warren D.

Bmlth crnnn to Middlebury thls week to coach tho colloge foot-ball team. Mrs. E. W. Lamberton visited her mother in Woodbury last Saturday and her sistor was in town the flrst ot the week.

Saylos Carver was in Hardwick vlsltlns frlends. Our health ofllcor has recelvod instructlons from tbe State Board of Health to make a thorough Inspectlon of the school houses in town. He wlll commence his dutles ln a short tlme. Alvl T. Davls has received hln commlsslon as ipostmaster and wlll take EosseBsion oi tbe poat-offlce October 1.

He as appolnted as asslstant postmaster Eldred 0. Fltkin, and for clerks Mrs. Alvl T. DjvU and Mrs. Olandla Crane.

Patrons of the ofilce are requested to notlco the regulatlons rospectlng box rent tbat are posted in the ofilce, and the same wlll be strlctly adhered to. 1 A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. H. D.

McCrlllls Septemper 17. Congratu-latlons. Qulte a number took in the fair to St. Johnsbury last week. Blg crowds, great raclng, no cattle.

C. E. Shepard took thlrd preminm on hls matched palr of horses. Mr. and Mrs.

Gardner of Lowell, are visltlne at Frank Whlte's. E. A. Lamberton and wlfn have gone to Worcester, to vislt her slster. 1 Harvey Dodge and wife have returned to their home at Liberty, lowa.

The Marshfield creamery made ln the month of August 614 pounds ot butter por day. Doductlng the one-half cont per pound and paylng all bllls to date thla creamery pald lts patrons 18 cents for August buttor. The Blcycllst's Best Friend ls a fa. miliar name for DeWItt's Wltcb Hazel Salve, always ready for emergeacles. Whlle a speclflc for plles, lt also lnstaatly relleves anu cures cuts, brulses, salt rheum.eczoma and all affections of tho skln.

lt never falls. W. E. Terrill Co. Middlesex.

C. L. Gonverso of Barre vlslted hls nar- ents over last Bunday. Luther Guy- ette nas a oauiy lacerateu ove as the result of ball playing. Several from thls town took advantage of the oxcursion to Ottawa.

The Unitarlan Ladioa' Ald will hold a soclable wlth Mrs. W. R. Mc-Elroy thls afternoon. Zala Rlchard-son and wife of St.

Johnsbury vlslted rela tlves anu inenus in town last week. Ladd of Bedford, formerly a boy ln thls place, was in town last week. we nave a new oarber shop ln town at tho hotel, and it 1b hoped lt wlll recelve patronace sufficlent for its sunnort. Lester O. Morgan of the Central Vermont Btation Bpent tbe latter part of last week at uis nome ln unaorma.

Waitsfield. Mlss Alico Busbnell ot HudBon N. ls at her parents Mr. and Mrs. H.

N. Busbnell, for a two weeks' vacatlon. Tbe Fayston boys played tbe Waitsfield boys Saturday afternoon. Tbe score was 2G to 12 in favor of tbe Waitsfield team. Mr.

Carroll of Rhode Island, was in town tbe flrst of the week buying cattle. Mlss Cora Kennody of Waterbury, was iu town ovor Sunday tho guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charlos Newcomb. The cornet band gave a concert from the band stand on Saturday ovening.

A large number of our peoplo attended tbe fair at Northfield last week and all report a splended ifalr. John Ferris. whlle crossini? North- field mountain on hls return from Northfield fair after dark, being unable to s'ee got off the road and tlpped over breaklng hls wagon, but Mr. trerrls escaped wlth no brulaes. Tbe remalns ol Mlss Emily Gloason were brought from Montpelier last woek and tnterred in the vlllage cemetery, Further particulars wlll be glven next woek.

Mrs. is. b. Jfiske and Frod are visit ing ln Rochester. Kev.

A. B. Enrlght ls expocted home thls week and there will be services at the Methodlst church next Sunday as usual. Mrs. Sarah A.

Nuttlng of Ia visltlne her slster Mlss W. W. Joslln. Mrs. Susan Fun- derlssoonto go to Massachusetts to havo an operatlou psrformed on her knee.

J. G. Lowls is confined to hls bed with kldney troublo. A. B.

Holmos is moving hls goods from Barro to Reuben Batos. No man or woman can enloy Ufe or ac- compllBb much ln thls world whllo suffor-ing from a torpld llver. DeWItt's Littlo isariy msers, tue pius tnat cieanso that or-gan, quickly. W. E.

Terrill Co. Woodbury, D. B. Nelson of Albany Is visiting ln town. Mr.

Tegolor haB movod lnto ono of Hol-den's now houses, Mllo Garr has been tn Bethel visiting II. Way. Ho brought home a new horse. Charles Lewis has movod from "Alns-worthtown "to Martin Glark's house on the Cabot road. He has bought a now sopa-rator and ls throsblng at present.

Soveral casos ot cholora morbus bavo boon reported durlng tbo past weok. Mrs. Ilobert Beatty, Mrs. Harley Alnswortb and Robert Ghase, among tho number. E.

O. Doty, Davld Hazelton and Carl Drenan played ln tho East Hardwick ball team at Hardwick last Saturday. Tbo battery work of Doty and Hazelton was flno and won for tho Hardwick team. Tho Bcoro atood, Hardwick, 12; Greensboro. 11.

Tho marrled mon of Woodbury bavo cballenged tbo unmarrled mon to play ball on tho now ball ground at tho Contor noxt Saturday at two r. m. Tho nlno as now slated brings to llght tho followlng benedlcts: E. C. Doty, Davld nazelton, R.

F. Drenau, Hervey Benlamln, Wostley Pook, Ed. Foster, Alton Bonjamln, Wavy Town and Goorgo Moore. The othor nlno has not been orgaulzed, but the boys aro ln lt for "bloodj" so como propared to soo moro fun than a clrcus." Bouth Woodbury, MrB. Cordella Wobstor from Florlda vls-ltod Mrs, C.

Brown, a couslu, at Leo Goodell's on Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Seutor has roturnod from hls vacatlon and occuplod tho pulplt last Sunday, Tho Band ot Hopo hold lts mooting last Sunday evening. Althougb lt was rainy thero was a good attendanco. Mr.

and Mrs. II. 11. Arbucklo ot Barro vlslted at M. Bonjamln'g last wook, Shlloh's Consumptlon Curo cures whero others fall.

It ls tbe leading cough curo, and no home should bo wlthout lt. Floas-unt to tako and goes rlgbt to tho spot. Sold by W. E. Terrllf Go.

BARNARD, SUMNER PUTNAM GO. Establishcd 1842. SncorporatecJ 1892. MASS. Nb-SUrrendmhose HOSIERY DEPARTMEIMT rn i grauo, spcciai thls wook, 10c a palr, a paira lor 60c.

BOYS' 2x1 rlb fast black Cotton Hoso, wlth doublo knocs and high spllcod hcole; as good as you buy for 10c olso whero. For this wook 12c a palr. 1NFANT8' flno Rrado ENGLISH OASHMERE HOSE; usually sold ot 29c; epocial ot 10c a pair. Hose. Buy oarly and savo paying high tariff flguros.

Ladies' Engliah Caahmoro Hoso and Engliah Rlbbed Worsted Hoso. Vory speclal values at 50c and 75c a palr. Thoso wlll bo 83 por cont to 50 por cent hlgher. Speclal for Tonder Feet. Ladlos' White Footcd Black Hosiery, or with Whlto SoIob only.

Theso hoBO are growing in popularity, and are practical as a curo and prevontlvo of tender feet. Uncquallod for tho prices, 25c a palr, and a better grade, 3 palrs for 81.00. BARNARD, SUMNER PUTNAM C0 WORCESTER, MASS. WE HAVE SHOWN Results on Ordinary Life Policy and a 20-paymont Lifo Policy, and this woek wo show a 20-year ENDOWMENT RESULT: Total premiums paid. Result: Ho has Life Annuity 125 00 Caah Value 1,505 00 Faid up Assuranco 2,930 00 For other particulars inqniro of W.

H. S. WHITCOMB. General Aet. Equitable Buildin.lOO IChurch.St.

Burlington, Vt. W. WHITE, Agent, Washington. Mrs. Q.

M. Beaver ia stlll under tho con stant care of Dr. Warner. Mrs. G.

W. MoAllIster ot Montpelier, vlslted in town last woek, returnlng home on Saturday. m. w. Ubamberlln nas oegun tue erection of a large barn, wlth Henry Rlcbardson as foreman of tbe job.

Mra. Estber Whlto ls serlously Ul and under tbe treatment of Dr. Boardman of Montpelier. She is also cared for by hor daughters, Mra. E.

G. Smitb of thls place, and Mlss Marla White of Montpelier, and by Mrs. Ida Henry aa nurse. Washington has its annual fair on tbls week Thursday. Friday and Saturday.

The track has boen perfected and the grounus wero never in bo good conultion. Excltlng races are expected on Friday and Saturday. Those set for Frlday are as follows: 1:30 r.M. Trottlng or pacing for nurse No. 1.

S20. for stalllons, eeldings or mares, four yeara old or nnder, S10 to flrst, SO to second and 83 to thlrd; 2:00 V. M. Trottlng or pacing for purse No. 2, 860, green race; 822 to flrst, 812 to second, 810 to thlrd and $6 to fourth; 3:00 p.

m. Trottlng or pacing for purse No. 3, 875, 2:30 class; ax to llrst, 'u to seconu, to tmru, so to fourth. For Saturday the programme ls as follows: 9 A. m.

Exblbltlon of gont's driv lng horses on the track; 0:30 A. ii. Exblbl tlon oi matcnou norsea on tno tracKt a. m. Bioycle race for gentlemen, 1 mllo, best two in three, for prize valued at S10; llrst prlze vaiueu at oo, seconu prize S.J, thlrd prize 82.

Eacb rlder wlll be renulred topaySlfor competlng for abovo prlzes; 10:30 a. M.Walklng horses for premium purse No. 4, 810, one-half mllo, best two in tbree, 85 to flrst, 83 to second and 82 to thlrd; 1 p. m. Trottlng or pacing for purso No.

850, for 2:40 horses; 825 to flrst, 812 to second, 8 to tblrd and 85 to fourth; 1:30 p. m. Trottlng or pacing for purse No. 6, S40, 3:00 mlnuto class; 820 to flrst, 810 to second, 8G to tblrd and 84 to fourth; 2:00 p. m.

Trottlng and pacing, free-for-all, for purse No. 7, S10O; 850 to flrst, 825 to second, 815 to thlrd and 810 to fourth. George Nyo of East Barre, wlll glve an oxhlbitlon of his strengtb ln front ot the judges stand at 1 r. 5i, on Friday. Entries are coming in rapldly ln all dopArtments.

It ls, tberefore, fair to proBumo tbat lf only tbo woather be fair tbo tblrd annual fair of tho Washlngtou Agrl-cultural Associatlon will prove a vory fair success. To beal tbo brokon and diseasod tlssues. to soothe tbe lrrltated surfaces, to Instautly relleve and to permanoutly curo 1b the of DeWItt's Wltcb Hazol Salvo. W. E.

Terrill Go. Thetford. Mrs. Marla Iloaton'a body was brought bere and placed ln the famlly toinu last weok. She dled on tho coast of New Jersey, but ber bomo was ln Fhlladolpbla.

1 Josepb Klnnoy, secretary of tbe Sunday-scbool at Thetford, recently dls-coverod among tbo pennles in tbe contrlbu-tion box a cont given hlm by hls auut whon a small boy, Ho recognlzed lt by a pecu-Har uiark. Prof. Westfall Is reported tn bo on tho gain, also Mra. Elmor. Bldnoy narding spent a few days ln town last week.

Mrs. Frary had an oll atove explodo laat weok, but by prompt as-aiatanco no damago waa done. Prof, Don Worcestor gave a locturo last week ln Acadomy Hall. Subloct, "Tho Pbilippian Islands and thoir People," illuatated by atorooptlcon vlows. 1 Alvab Howard dled Iu Georgotowu, laat woek, Ho was tho son of Auguatus Howard, lato of Thetford, i There was Ohrlstlan Endeavor soclablo at MorrlU's on Frlday ovoning Ohrlstlne Vaughn haa gone Now York to llvo wlth a relatlve and at tend school.

Tho dlstrict achool of tho Hill opened laat week, wlth Mr, Edaon aa toachor. Tho school-houso has been thor-ougbly ropalred, Goorgo Tewkshury, from lowa, called on hla coualn, Gharlea jj, Goomba, a fow days slnco, He Ia apendlng a fow woeka wlth hla aunt, Mrs. Henry wiuougiiuy, at xiiotioru ueuter. Lllla Cummlngs has commenced her school at Lieuanon, N. H.

Allce Illaley toacbos lu dlstrict No. 3. Chlldrcn's School Spoclnltics. Tbo Flrst and Bost. Tho hlghcBt grade of durablllty 1b attaincd in our "NEVER SURItENDER HOSE for Boys and Glrls.

They aro wlthout any cqual at any a pntr or 3 palrs (or $1.00. AU slzcs, all wojghts, GIRLS' SOHOOL HOSE, withoxtraspllccd kneC8 mado of flno maco cotlon; Buporlor to any at tho prlco, 25c palr. BOYS' CORDUROY RIB, faat black cotton wlth doublo knooBt flno flnish and durablo. Thn 089 80 his choice, viz: Montpelie Vt. Westfield.

Mrs. Erwin Clark gave a bluejay party at her pleasant home on Wednesday evening for the beneflt of tbe En worth League D. A. Winslow vlsltod ln Johnson recently. Mrs.

Otls Adams Ohritcbett of Ann who has been spending several weeks wlth her couslu, Mrs. D. E. Wrlght, started for home last week, golng by the way of Quebec. Owlng to the lnclem-ent weather there has not been the usual number of parties up Jay Peak, one of tho most dollghtf ul trlps ln Vermont.

N. O. Hoyt's house ls progressing rapldly, the plasterlng being nearly done. Mlss Lllllan Millor ls attendlng school in Barton this fall. Napoleon Root has gone to Canada thla week for a viait.

Charlos E. Putney, wife and son, of Minneapolis. visited ln town last week. Also Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Elkins and Mr. Pike of North Troy and O. O. Mlller and wife of Newport. Tho express buslness between here and Newport has increased so much that O.

P. Wrlght runa daily Inatead of four timea a week Mr. Ingalla of Weat Berkshire, picked up a largo drovo of flne cows to tako to Franklin county recently. mr Tbos. Gllbert recently sold flve calvea for 811.20 per head.

O. W. Balley, the cbeeaeman, and wlfo became the parents of a nlco little girl on September 9. Mrs. 0.

H. Willoy and son of Barton Landlng, who have been spending a month witb ber motber, Mrs. Willard Furman, returned to her homo on Saturday. Charles Herrick bas gone to Albany, N. Y.

1 Mrs. Lllllan Wrlght was olected aa a dele-gate to tbo Stato Young People's Bocioty Chrlatlan Endoavor convontion. In the local marketa eggs are 17 conta per dozen, butter 15 cents per pound, prime potatoes 70 cents per busbel. Catarrb cured. A clear bead and sweot breatb aecured witb Shlloh's Catarrb Remedy, Bold on a guarantee.

Nasal Inlector free. Sold by W. E. Terrill Co. Hardwick.

A recent arrlval at F. G. Rogera' ln tho form of a bouncing baby boy ia sald to be a howllng success lu every way. George Shtpman bas boen greatly lm-provlng hls house by tearlng away tbo brlck walls and boarding tbem up. Hard frosts bavo recently vlslted us, but not before moat of the corn had been har-vested.

Somo ot tho farmors have ralsed good corn. Tho Free Baptlst church has blred Rev. 0. E. Clark of Asbland, N.

to preach for them one year. A receptlon was glven hlm last Frlday evening whlch was well attond-ed, Brlef speechea were made by Rev. Frank F. Lewla, Rev. G.

H. Wella, Profes. aor Thomas, to which the futuro pastor re-aponded. After the Bpeechea rofreshmenta were served. It ls platnly evident tbat lntoxlcating liquora are aold ln our mldst, but nothlng la being done about lt, only to arrest aud uno those who nurchase and drlnk tbe stnff to excess, whlch amounts to practically nothlng.

The man wbo aolla lntoxlcanta Ia more culpablo than tho conauuier and tbo law says he should be prosecuted. Some-thing cortalnly should bo done aud that qulckly. Grantto men hero report qulte a revival ln buslness, Titus went to Boston on buslness laat week, G. L. Orton actod aa clerk in tho storo ln tbe absonce ot Mr.

Titua. Mra. Goorgo Hoyt la slck. Qulto a orowd attended tbo fair at St. Johnsbury last wook.

Runnlng sores, lndolont ulcors and slml-lar troublos, oveu tbougb of many year's atandlng, may be cured by uslng DoWltt's Wltch Hazol Salvo. It soothes, strengtb-ena and hoala. It la tho groat pllo cure. W. E.

Terrill Go. Wolcott. H. 0, Read of Brattleboro ls visiting hls old homo and frlends in town, Liberty has hls bouse nearly comploted, Col, A. C.

Brown ls puttlng hla tolo-phono Uno ln good conditlou bero. llaxter lluruoll la very Ul wlth a beart trouble. Mrs. J. W.

Rlvora of Morrisville is visiting lu towb,.

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