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

VERMONT WATUHMAM STATfl JOURNAL VVEDNESDAT MARCH 29, 1800. i i ORANGE COUIMTY AOEMOIES OF THE UNION MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. Bradford, Stoarns Jonoa; Brookfield, 0. II. BIeo-low; Cliotsoa, 0.

S. Emoryj Corinth, G. 0. Hnstings, Fnirloo, G. L.Winslilp; Newbury, N.

15. Towksburyj Randolph, J. B. Elilrodgo; Strafford, D. 0.

Hyde; Thetford, J. E. WatormanjlTopslmm, Dr. II. L.

Wat-son; Tunbridge, W. W. Swan; Vornliiro, F. D. Ricb-tmlsoti; Washington, G.

E. Huntington; Wost Fairlee; II. M. Millor; Williamstown, N. U.

Farnhain. Promlum Notes, $1,289,337.00 conflrmod. Sovoral residents iu aud arountl Maplo Qrovo prenoutod a petltlon statlnR that tlm Hldowalka nnd stroots ln that aec-tlon wero vury much neglectoil aud nsklng rellof. Tho mattor was roferred to tlio committoo on streota. No actlon was taken on tho requost of Barre and Montpelier Traction Couipany that the meii omployed on Its carn bn appoli.ted Hpeclal.pollce.

Tlio mayor was authorlzed to draw a warrant lor $3,741 for uso by the school couimli'-slonors, Warieu Iluwland waH appolnted chlef of pollce, 0. 8. Ourrler clty survoyor atul Buparlnteudont of water works, O. D. Shurtlsff, ovorsoer of the poor, W.

G. Iloy-nolds clty wolgher and G. IS. Field trusteo nf publlo inouey. Northilold.

J. L. Oolllns 1s visltluR iu town. G. N.

Tildon and wlfo of Barre vislted in town over Suuday. F. A. IjbwU has nioved lnto tho Lovl Crosa houne on Maln stroet. A.

W. Slocuui of tho Cnpltol croamory was iu town Satnrday on buHiuess. Misi Frances Ahbott of WorceBtor ls vis-itluR her sister, Mrs. Waiter Ordw.iy. Tho wlnter term of Norwich Uulverslty closes Thnrsday for a two week's vaoatlon.

Mrs. 0. D. Edgerton returned Sa'urday from a woek's vlslt to her father in StraN ford. Hogular couiniunloation of Dawltt Olln-ton Ijodge of Masona wlll bo held Wodues-lay oveuinR.

Tho dato of the old and younn folks' liall, niven by Company 18 xuursuay eventuR, April 5. Tlio Montpelier orcbestra will fiu-iilnh uiusic. Capt. II. W.

Hovey, U. S. A has ar-rived at 8alt Lake City. The batullon at that place has orders to uiove April 1 to tho Pacillc Coast. Eyerett G.

Talbot is enjoyinR a month's vacatlon at hls home, from hls work in Albany, N. Y. Fred West has cotnpletod hls labors for F. J. Ilouston and haa Rono lnto the poul-try busineas.

Miss Gertrudo Hassett has Rone to Ila. verhill, where sbo has work iu a milllnery store. Tho hlgli and craded school began the spring term Monday. 8ovoral new pnpils are in attendauce. A speclal meetlng of tho trustees of Norwich uiilvorsltv is called for Wednesday, March 29 at 10.30 A.

M. Dr. C. W. Enierson of Boston arrived 8at-urday evenlng wtth tho reinalns of his mother, Fnneral services were held 8un-day aftornoon and the rouialns weroplaced ln tho tonib.

An alarin of flre at the clty ltquor ageucy was rniiR in at about ono o'clock Wednesday afternoou. Only a sinall amount of daraapo was done. The flro cauglit from a defec'ive chimney. Tlio Rolden weddlng annivorsary of Mr. and Mrs, William Newton, forrner tesi-dents of this place was celebrated at AdauiB, lant Monday.

Mr. Newton Is a brother of Frank Newton of this place. Soveral bicycllsts of this place and vlcin-ity are iuterested ln tho proposed organiza-tlon of a bloycle club. It is undeclded whother the club wlll be organized as a branch of the Iioague of Ainerican Whool-men or a local club. Tlio offlcnrs olected at the annual ineeting of Torrent Eugino Gompany Saturday evenlng are; Foreuian, H.

H. Slack; flrst asslstant foreinan, J. II. Winch: Becond as-sistantforeinan, JamesGlflln; clerk, Georgo Cady; Bteward, E. N.

Wlley. The board of school directors have or-ganlzed wlth D. B. Adams, chalrman, Mrs. W.

Holileu, clerk, and 0. L. Perrln has cliarge of the text books and supplles. Blds are now belng receivod for the construction of a school house at the Four Cornera. Tiio flrst annual banquet of the North-flold Board of Trade was held at concert hall Thursday oveuitiK.

Owlng to tho heavy ntorui only about ono hundred at-tended. Toasts were responded to by Dr. W. II. Mayo, non.

Frank Plumley, Bev. Wal er Dole, Charles Dole, Prof. 0. G. Butll, John Gross aud Pres.

Allan D. Brown. Mrs. Charles Fowler dled at her home on the Homer Denny farm last week Monday, aged thirty-eight years. Bho has had symp.

tpwH of consumplion for several years and an attack of tba grip ending with puuu-monia which resulted in her doath. A bus-band and aeven chlldron survlve her, tho youngest of which is flve years of age. Tho funeral was held at Gouldsville, the place of her forrner home, Wednesday. Waterbury Conter. Dr.

E. J. Fostor vlsltod in Stowo a part of last week. B. Buialley has ongaged to run tho aeparator at Glbbsvillo again this yoar.

Mlas Lllllan G. Bryan gavo a pleasant whist party at her home laat Saturday evenlng. Mr. and Mrs. V.

A. Dlllingham vislted thelr mother, Mrs. Atkina, ln Duxbury last Saturday. Bev. Thomaa Smlth of Lynn, is to preach for the Baptlst aocletles here and on the river tho comlngyear.

Mra. B. h. Moody of South Royalton and Mra. Irvln Slocum of Berlin are vlnltlnc thelr paronta, Mr.

and Mrs. G. 0. Roblnaon. Mr.

and Mra. Warren CoCfrln of Bristol, were hare last week. They took thelr mother, Mrs. Lucla wlth tbem. Jj.

A. Newcomb of Burlington and Mossra. Arthnr and Ernost Newcomb of Usbon, N. were at home a part of last week to at-tend the funeral of thelr grandmother, Mra. Harriet R.

Newcomb. Frank W. Glle, who has been working for the Vermont Farm Machlno Comnany at Bellows Falla for Beveral years, has left tbeir employ and ls golng to Fltcbburg, to work on the electrlo road, Tho students of tho Green Mountaln Semlnary wlll glve an ontertalnmont con-Btstlng of a brief lltorary and muslcal pro-irram at Semlnary nall next Fridav evon- ing. This wlll be followod by a promenado anu Bupper. musio uy uome taient.

rue cars wlll run to and from Stowe and Waterbury. Uradfonl, Miss Lllllan Martiu returnod to her placo ln tho IIlgH school at Birro last Siturdaj. The Ladios Unton prayer meetlng wlll bo held wlth Mra. W. B.

D. Avery Friday afturnoou. Vernon Colomon was called to his hotno at, Eift, Oraugo lnt. Friday by tho suddfu ib'oth of hls grandfathor, Ghestor Ooleinau. Sjvoral membors ot the local Orange In this placo attunded moottng of Plormont Grango nt Piermont last Saturday uvnnlng.

Mrs. n. E. Emerson who has beon visit-iug relativos iu town for Hovorul days returnod to her home at Lyndonville last Saturday. Aputyof nluotoou momhora of Gloxer Leaf Orange from thU placo attendod a moetiug of Sllvor Lsaf Grano at Fairlee Thursday oveulng.

F. 8. Jackman, formorly proprletor of tho blacksmlth Hhop at South No.vbury, has closed his work tliere aud entered tho employ of W. 8. Davis.

Mr. aud Mrs. 0. II. Curtls bavo liepn Hpondiug several days ln Now York.

Mrs. Otirtls nnrchasnd full Uno of mlllinorv goods for the autnmor trade. Olayton L. Erwln who has beon sufloring for HHvural dayH from a Hovero attack of tonsilitis, is much better. IIo was ablo to returu to his studles at school Monday.

Funoral services for tho late 8. D. Gace wero held at tho residonco of his brothor, W. E. Gago iu this villago on Monday ut ono o'clock, Rov.

H. T. Barnard oillclatlng. Miss Cathorlno Domerott. who has boou assiHtlng in tho general storo ot J.

O. Ilunt for several months, has flnished thoro, re-turning to her home at Wost Nowbury last Thursday. Sovoral rooms ln Uniou block tncludiog tho Odd Follows liall aro boing wlred for elec'ric llghts. H. A.

Allen who has ohirge of tho olectrio light plant hero is dolng tho work. Fred L. Cumtnlngs rosumed work at Doe Brothers storo Wednesday aftor an absence of several months oiused by sickness. His many frionds aro ploased to seo him back iu nts accustomea place. Arthnr G.

Mann, an eiuploye in the pa-per mlll at Wells Biver, is at hls home hero nurslng a dlslocated collar bone aud broken rilu, the result of a frioudly oncountor with anothor omployo of tho mlll a fow days siuce. A party made up of twenty-oight of Brad-ford's young pooplo took advautago of tho nlce alelghine last Friday evenlng wlth slelgh rido to Wells Rlver, where they wero furuished an oxcHllout supper at Hale's tavern. After spendlng a few hours thero they returnod, tho htg toamdrlven by L. W. Doe rotumltig by tho way of llaverhlll, ar-riving hero in tho early mornlng hours.

The entertainmont givon under tho dlrec-tlon of Glover Loaf Grango on Wednosday oveulng was largcly attendod by our towus pooplo as well as by quite a large dolega-tion from adjoluing towus. The local or-chestra was preseut and ronderod several flne foleetions followod by literary pro-gram. The nxerclsus closed wlth a supper prepared and sorved by tho ladles of the Grange, tho chief fbaturos of which were doughnuts and new maplo sugar. Sylveiter D. Gago dled very Biiddenly Friday afternoon at the home of hls brother, W.

E. Gage in this vlllage. He had hoen engnged during the earlier part of tho day in removing Bnow from arouud the bulldings. After complotlng tho work lio went to the barn, where ho was found a short tliue after by Mrs. W.

E. Gago dead, his right haud Htlll grasping the hIjovl'1 which ho had prevlously used. "Unclo Vef," as ho was genorallv known, was born ln Orford, N. March 17, 1S28. Here be reniiled uutll ho wus about teu yeara of age wlion ho moved to Newbury, maklng hia boine there and wlth relatlves here a largor part of tbo tlme sluce.

In Stouehani, ho ktpt ceuoral grocory store for about stx years. Mr. Gago was a carpenter by trado aud did a large amount of. work in town The last large job of work which ho took oharge of here was the bullding of the (jpinwn nlocK, aiter wnicii no openeu auu kept a cafo hero for several years. lle sold hls IntereBt in this about a year ngo to Mrs L.

E. Brown, its present proprletor, slnco which tlmo untll within about two months ho was with hls daugbter, Mrs. Rico, at Chelsea, Mass. lle was well liked by all and wlll be groitly mlssed by his large circloof friends. North Duxbury, Mrs.

O. N. Hilla is slck. Alva Farnswortb haa movod to Woodward II111 In Waterbury. Mr.

and Mrs. Goorge Morso wero ln Richmond last Thursday to attend the funeral ot her brother, Charles 1. TI lomiiiai iuini xx. umto, wnu uas been nuite 111 wlth tonsilitis, is bottor. Frank Callaban has sold hls oxen to P.

H. Uraco. Mibs Mary Garey of Stockbridge and MissMinnlo Caroy of Pittsfield, vislted at Frank Callahan's a Cortlon ot last week. Miss May Russ as returned from Morristown wbero she has been vlsttlng. ICust JClmoro.

Rev. Mr. Sanborn went to Stowo last Saturday to preach for Rev. M. II.

Ryan who has been slck. Miss Hattlo Lawaou met wlth an accliont laat Frldaj by tlpplng a dlpper of hot water on her foot. B. Wheeler of Woodbury Bpoke here laat Sunday. Mra.

Swlft and Ina wont to Milton last week to attend the tunoral ot the little aon ot Mr. and Mrs. Lucla. They have the aympathy ot all ln thelr bereavo-ment. Mra.

Susan Manard la working for Mra. P. A. Hollonbeck tbls aummer. Gllnt Carpenter has returnod and ex- pecta to work ln the mill this spring, TlIK COUNSEL OF FllIENDS.

"My honlth waa vory poor and my frlenUB wanted mo to try Uood's Sarsoparllla. Aftor taking throo bottloa my blood wns purlQod, my systora bullt up and I felt as woll as ovor. I tako Ilood'e ln tbo spring and it makos mo fool woll and strong." Mns. Nettie 8ani)0HN, West Salisbury, N. II.

That distroBs aftor oating is pre-ventod by ono or two of ITood's rills, Thoy don't gripo. Williamstown. Mrs. Dr. W.

B. Mnyo of Northfield ls visib ing noro tiug wcelt. Miss Eiuma L. Ainsworth is with frionds iow llampsliiro. Master Itobbio Diilfus ls staying with hia grniHllntlicr in Waterbury.

llio Epworth Lengue held Rocinblo last ovoiniig at uurdon JHurtm's. Frank I'onediot is at lioino from Tufts col- lego lor a vacation of two woeks. Willio Fogg is to movo to llio Cnlviti Flin liouse, now owned by Iloraco Farnliam, Norman G. Davis hns reulod on shnres a part of his farm to Willis Wliituoy for this year. Dnvis Mareia was'told on Monday by an out ui town piiyBicmti tliat lio nas bau tobacco heart.

Miss llello Smith of Cabot, will tonch tho siinmicr term of school in tho Charlos Erskino ilistrict. Ilarnov D. Fllnt. Iinn lutit bnnti tundn nti oluer tho I'rcsbvterinn church of Wood uurn, Urcgon. Isaao Hrnn'tl fnp Bnnm vnnf-a (Iia nf mu uiiu oprin propurty iiioyeu iu iuhssu' cnusetts last wcolc.

Rov. P. Womer will be iu Waterbury a nrt of this week to assist Rov. Q. E.

Lndd in soino oxtr.i inoetiiifra. JCev. A. E. Atwntnr nf Ildrm.

nrfinnlipd nt tho Alothodist church here last bunday morn ing and wa much liked. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ilnn Tllnlfnr nf TllllbrHllrn havo of lato been the gilesta of thoir relatlves, Mr. aiiil Jlrs.

O. A. Blanchard. Word Iins iiirK lmnti t'(pfuvnd nf tlin dnntli nf irs. unrren i'nnln.

nt lier linnie in Wovcr. iu. ono was Hl only thrco weeks. Alf" IIouso nnd Clinton Cram will ho iu Btriinientnlists at tho Eoster exercisos at the CoiiBregntional church Sunday niorinng. oliernian WineliRslnr whn is work ncr in New llaninshiro for a Philndelphia book coii' corn was siek nt lato accounts iu Manchester.

Prof. Georeo Goodrich has iust had pres- nt of S.MX) from Mrs. Dnrwin Forbes of Grin- iiull, a cousiu of liis father, Darwin I'" Goodrich. Mra. Orvillu II.

HiiL'irs 1ms so fnr rccovored from her iniuiies of last year as to co withotit cano or crutches, but her henlth ls vory poor at nreseiit. A kerosuno lanip was nccUlvutally knouked off tho counter at C. Heaver's store. ro cently. Tlio oil Ignited nnd was extinguished witn clitliculty.

It was narrow escapo irom serious flro. Mrs Thonins Slicridnn has been caring for a sick sister on Chelsea wo-t lnll of lato, who iius been lll lor wccks with nervous niut otlior troubles. Mrs. A. 0 Ctitler of South Barre, who has heeu in the fnmily of Tlionna Shoridnn the past wilder hns returned to South liarro to livo at Mr Wurd Min.

Mnud Dickenson Snow, of the late Dr. Gideon Dickeuson, gavo birth last oaturday to ilaughter. Mrs. hnow's home is now iu I'olmssett, Mass. Hicliard J.

Jenklns went to a hospital in Montrcul last week Wednesday, for surgicnl treatmeut. It is liopeil that in few weeks ho bo on the way to complete henlth. Mra. Charles Farnsw orth tncc Miss Geitie, daughter of Gilman Sniitli) hns obtained a divorcc from her liiisbnud. Rolh Mr.

aud Mrs. Siuitii are living iu Nashua, N. 11. Mervillo Mnrtin, son of Giirdon Mnitin, nnd a soldier in tho lato Cubau war, is provented from enlisting in the regnlar nrmy by tho nee essity tliat ho reniain hero to do farm work. Mrs, Anuio Bencdict Frankiuu hns been liiado towu superiuteiident of bchools hero.

She will nlso teaeh iu tho Graiiiniar school ilejiar nient of our villnge school tho coming seaion, The chHdron'a Kaster exercisos will occupy the iiiorning hour of servico at the Congrega-tioiial church next Sunday. Thero will bo a uniou senicent the Methodist church tho evening. Tho farm occupied by W. Perkins and advortiscd to be sold at nuctiou last Thinsdny, was not sold. Thero was a salo of sonio per-sonnl juoperty, though tho btorni made tho day unl'avorable for the auetion.

Davis Maroin, who wont to tho Mary Fletcher hospital at Burlington last Thursday, returned S.iturday, it liaving been deterininod at the hospital thut no surgical operatian for nppendic tis wus needed inhis case. Dana Wright, a brother of Lucius Wright, who cnnie hero not vory loug siuce from White River Junction to worlc iu connection with tho meat markut of Ilonry Lnsell will movo his fnmily here lnto Mrs Georgo C. Enrlo's houso. Miss Ida Covell will teaeh the sunimor school in the DavidGale distriet. Miss Canie, dnughter of Elbert Jnvkson, will teaeh in tho Ophir S.

Mnrtin distriet; Miss Annio, daiigh-tor of J. II. Walbridgo will also teaeh tho coming season. A lodge of Odd Fellows is nbout to bo in-stitutcd here. A half down aro now leady nnd soine or twenty more will join soon.

They hopo to "rganio April 23. Tliere is a lino liall heing fiuished for tlieni in the tlurd stoiyofj K. Lyndo's store. Atourextra Mnich ineeting last Saturday afternoon, Albert Goodrich wns elected flrst listor. lio hns oft' iilled tho oilico of lisler in the past.

By a voto of threo to ono, any iiiunufiieturei' coming in here with a capi-tnl of over will bo oxeiupted from tnx-ation for ten years George R. Pnttorson and Miss Dora Lewis of South Barre aro to ho married next Tues-dnjr, April A rt 'ion will bo held at Unity 'reniple iii Sout 'rre intho ovoning. Sonio 2K) invitations nro for tliis reception. Thoy will occupy tho now io hero that Mr. Pnttorson hns been huilding.

John Pratt, a nephew of William Pratt, who was so bndly injuied some two weeks aso, is nnproMiig. Mulo nt work removing dirt on a quairy ho is working by blasting, an unexpected explosion throw him eighteen feet. As he lnnded, his lower jaw houe was brokcu in four plaees, nnd soveral toetli were knocked out. K. P.

Blanchard last week vislted his son Gnry, now a residont of Concord, N. 11. On his way ho mot Gi orgo Clnrk. son-indnw of J. M.

llass, and both residents of East Somer-ville, Mass. Mr. Clark liad iust been to Randolph to hury his father, Suuth Clark. J. M.

Bass, our lato worthy towiisninii, coiitinucs in quito feeblo henlth. Tho averngo attendauce nt tho niorning soi-vice of tho Cougregntional church hero, tho lnst sevon Sundnys, hns been sixty-four. Pro-bably tho nttcndance at the Methodist church was not Inrger thau that. At the two otlior weekly services nnd one fortnightly servico in the placo, tho avtrago might hardly bo more thau half that nuiiiber, and this in a placo whero tliirteen to fif 'een hundred inhahitants are claimed. One of our resldents tells us this story for fact.

A daughter of his was troubled with goitro or swelled neck, Stie was the owner of a little pet dog, after tho manner of so many womon of the day. Finally the goitro began to disappear on tho lady's neck, and the dog began to show aigns of the samo nilniont. The lady fully recovered from the trouhle, and tlio dog suH'erod so as to its hreathing from its owu swelled neck that it becamo necessary to klll it. Tho lady has never been troubled with the malady sinco. Kast Roxbury, Mrs.

II. E. Pope of Barro is vlaltlng here. Mrs. L.

A. Eastman viaited ln Montpelier reoently. Bortha and Fayo Warden returned to Randolph laat Thursday. Tho creamery patrons recolvod twenty cents for Fobruary butter. Tlmotby Blanchard haa boen breaklng colta for A.

J. Ladd the past week. JaBon Freeman has returned from hia vlslt wlth frionds lu the northeru part of tho State, F. Allen, D. L.

Buck and Oharlei Wllllams iimdo an anpralsal of Zlba Page'a property In Brookfield last Wednesday. George Foss wlshes to thauk hls nelgh-bora and frionds who genorously contrlbut-ed to belp replace tho horao ho recently lost. B-'-Mnaninmn I 11 IAVAI BAlilNO -Aftcnr PlTJCDir A Makcs the food more oiva Watorbury. Fred Bowman was In town on Sunday. Frank Elllott of llnrllnrrlnn Hnnnf.

Rnmlav IU luvvu Goorco Morrlnm ls conflned to tho houso oy ninoes. Miss Sanborn rnturnml tn lmr linr.m nit. urday to spend two weeks' school vacatlon. Mr. and Mra.

OllV Hnvnn nf I'rnntnr nrn Bpeniuiig a iow uaja wlth Mrs. II. E. Boyoe. Mrs.

Charlos Ilalnns nnd Mm. Rllun Mn. Intosh uro conllned to thu liousn liv lll. nesa. JJoa.

Li. II. Ilnlnns Ih nnrlniialtr lll ie nrs aro ontertalned that ho may not ro- uuvur, A liarlv of students frnm llin mmllrul collego vlslled tho State Hospital last Sat- uruay. MrB Joshua Coffrin hns movnd to luls. tol, to llvo wlth hor Goffrln.

F. Shnnard and Glmrlea IlnrtWt nf Dorry. N. aro in town ln tho lntnmnt. nf tho electrlo rallway.

The Rebokahs cavo a drivn whlnt. nnriv at, the Odd FmIIowb' liall Monday oveulng. Gako and coffoe wero sorved. L. M.

Tyler of East Cambridge. vislted at the hotno of M. C. Cnnerilr tnr- eral days during tho past week. The nromouado whle.h wns fn linrn lmnn huld at Waterbury Genter last Friday evenlng, has beon postponed untll thia woek.

The board of school directors havn nn. polnted Rov. Georee Lidd stiOBrintond. ont of Bchools for tho coming year, beelu-nlng April 1. Dr.

G. 8. Bldwoll of Waitsfield hns Innsml the linnor liart of tbo Iioush rennnMv nnr. chased by Georgo W. Ohesley and will soon locate hero for tlio practlco ot his profesalon.

Dr. F. W. Paizo was ln Rnrllnirfnn laut Wodnesday an.l Thursday dellverlng lec-tllros on Insanitv beforo the Htnilnntn nf tlm medical colloge. 8everal patlents from tho hospital wero taken thoro each day as illus-tratious.

Services annronrlate to Kaster wlll 1m hold at tho Congrogatlonal church next Si.nday both morning and oveulng. Easter niuslo will furnlsh an attractlvo foature at both sorvlct The cars on the Mount Mansfield nlnntrln rallrond ran Saturdav for tho llrst tlmn fnr several days, tho last heavy anow storm drlftlng the road so as to uecessarily shut off all tralllc, maklng it necessary to resort iu mu uiu siago coacn. Next, Suuday ln the MethodlBt church thero wlll be an Easter aermon lo clilldrf lu tho mornlnz servico. At 7:30 r. tho Sunday-school will conduct uu Easter mls- slouary service, to which overybody is In- vlteU.

Tho Unanco committoo of the stewardH of tho Methodist church wlih to uunouuce that Charles Moody and John F. Tice havo been appolnted to colloct unpald Biibscrlp-tlons for tho year now cloalng. Monoy due is payahlo to them or to tho troaaurer, M. II. Moody.

The tonlo for tho nrnver-mootlni? on Thnrsday ovoning lu the Methodist church will be, "Chrlst's Obedtenco Dnto Doath." The servico Is preparatory to Eister. There wlll be a buslness ineeting of tbe Epworth Leaguo aftor the prayer-meotlng to vote on the admlssion of new niemberB. Tho Philomathoans wlll meat nnxt Frl. day aftornoon at tho homo of Mrs. Ayera.

Tuo followlng program wlll bo carrled out: Quotations from Robert Louls Stevenson; secretary's renort. Miss Nettio Moodv: joumallst'a reports, Mrs. Drewj sketch ol tno lito ol Konert Louls Htevenson, Mra. Roblnson; llfe of Dr. Jekyl and Mr.

Hyde, Mrs. Ladd; 8t. Ives, Mra. Morso; critlo's ro-port, Mra. Ladd, Services commomorating tho closinir sconos ln tbo llfo of our Lord aro belng hold at the Congregatlonal church, this evenlng belng the socond of tho sories, contlnulng untll Friday evening.

Rev. P. P. Womer of Williamstown will assist tho nastor Rov. Georgo E.

Ladd, There wlll ho devotional oxerciseB each oveulng, wtth siuging lod by a chorus cholr and a speclal uuiuber bv somo ot our bost slngers. All aro cordlally invlted to attend. Frank Morrow, who had iust oomnleted a sonteuco of tweuty days for Intoxicatlon, arrested when leaving tho jall and brought before Justlco Burlelgh ou tho charce of lll hrcaktng, ln escaplng from tho vlllage lockup uearly tlnoe years ago. IIo was hold ln 8200 lor hls anpoarauco beforo thu grand jury, iu default cf which ho waa taken tojall, Israel Blair who was Impll-cated in hls oscape was brought into court aud held ln the aum of S100, Esqulre Clough uecoming oomisman. Tho Ilynatla club will meet this woek wlth Mrs.

Whlttlo. Tho followlng pro- gramino wlll be carriou out: "Llfe and works ol ltossinl, Alra, Domerltt: selec- tlous from Rossinl, duet. Mrs. Cooley and Mrs. Atklns; Itallau soug, Mrs.

Whlttle; Llfe and Works of Bellinl," Mrs. Hatch; "Sketch of Italian Instrumenta," Miss Landt; solectlona from Llbretto "Norma," Mra. Knlclit: solectlons from "Norma" for mandolin; Angols' Sorenade, Mrs. Bryau, Mrs. Cooloy, Mra.

Atkina, Mrs. Demoritt and Mrs. Palmer; plano solo, Mra. Andrews, The death of Marv E. Parker occurred ou March 20 at hor home ou Winooski street.

She was the oldest daughter of Sarah A. and the late John B. Parker. Tho funoral services, which wero held on Wednosday altornoon, woro contluctou uy her pastor, tho Rev. Georgo E.

Ladd. Shut out for mauy years from tho actlvltioa of life by feeble heallh sheyot aharod in thouglit aud luloreatall that otbora enjjy and kept a choertul heart and a thoughtful aympathy for all. Iu tbo home circle this usetul Ute wlll be aorelv mlssed and her memorv tenderly cherlshed. Washington. G.

L. Parker and wife of East Corinth vislted Mrs. M. A. 0.

White last Saturday. Mrs. S. W. Fllnt has so far recovered from bor recent Ulness as to be ablo to rldo out.

II. II. Slack of Northfield vislted his brother, G. L. Slack, last Friday and Saturday.

Mra. G. M. Seaver. Mra.

Vlola Jefferd and Mra. M. W. Cbamberlln are 111 wlth Ger- man measlea. Frank II.

Benodlct. a Btudent at Tufts Gollege, vlsltod hls sister, Mrs. G. M. Seaver, last Monday.

All the students from this place, who attend Goddard Semlnary aro at home for a ten days' vacatlon. The friends ot Mr. and Mra. II. 0.

Clough gava them a aurnrlao party last Saturday evenlng. All enjoyod a good tlmo. Pearloy Oloud of Royalton waa ln town over Sunday. Hls alator, Mlas Bertha, returned wlth him and wlll remaln in South Royalton for a fow woeks. The ladles of tho two aoclotlea wlll hold a unlon soclnl at sohool-houso hall on Wodnesday evenlng, April 6, under tho dl-rectlon ot Mra, 0.

Huntington and Mrs. Slack. Ico cream and cake wlll bo sorved, Tho prlco ot admlssion wlll be found ln tho followlng llnos; "A measuring party ls glvon to you, 'TlssomotlilDg norel as woll as new. Two conts for every foot you'ro tall, Meaauro yourself on door or wall. An oxtra cent for eaoh Inoh glve, And thoreby ahow how hlgh you llvo." wwvtww-v dclicious and wholesome rom'n new vobk.

"Worcester. Tho slnglng schools closed nlght. last Saturday Mr. and Mra. Fort of Wolcott spent Sun- unjr iu luwu.

Fred Aloxander haa bought tho Norman Eastman placo. A. E. Fort and wlfo ot town ovor Sunday. Wolcott, were in 0.

B. Mead, tho slnglng toacher, was In town FrldBy nlght. A daughter waa born March 24 to Mr, and Mrs. John Woodley. Mr.

Porter la gottlng settlod In tho rosl-denco ho has lately pnrchosod. AVllllam Kellogg Jr will movo this wook to tho farm of tho lato Mrs. Clara Ravey. Mrs. Charles Whlto dlod Friday of doublo pooumonia.

She leaves a chlld two weoks old, Arthur Emery has had his flngor split ppon and the bono scraped. Blood polson-ing is foared. Tho funeral of Mrs. Whlto took placo at lmr lato resldencn Snnilnv. ltnr Wllllurr, Vator ofllclatlng.

IlHV. Mr Howard nf Elmnrn nnnil nKi.li. pled tho Mothodlst pulplt last TueBday und tv tmuesuuy evening. Rev. I.

T. Johnson ls exnocted to nnm tnonco a sorles of meetlnga at the Mothodlst ciiurcu on xuesuay ovenlng. Ouarterlv meotlnir wnu lmhl nt Mu, odlst church last Sunday. Rov. L.

O. Sherlmrno, prosldlng elder, was present. Tho funoral of Mrs. White hold Sun.lnv at tho house, Rev. W.

Vater ofllclatlng. Mrs. White leaves hiislmnil nml children, the youugott a babe a few weoka old. Tho last communlnn nnrvlnn nf tlm nnn. fornnco year was held at tlin MntlmiiUt church last Snnday.

Rev. L. O. Shorburue the nrosiding older was present and preach-od both morning and evening. Rev.

I. T. Johnson, tlm nvnnrrullnt hindered from coming to Worcctter last woek as advortlsod, but is confldently ex-pected to commenco HHrvicnsHt. tlin Mntlm. dist church Tucsday evenluir.

March 28. All ure cordlally Invlted. Ilyognto. Rev. C.

Farls nnd wlfn vlalfpil nt Alr McLam's last Friday. Tho saw-millof W. J. Smlt.1i Iim ainrtui up for tho Bprlug season. G.

G. Nolson brlnrrs nnrlnml nf borsos with him hero upon hls retum trip homo. R. M. Ilarvov und J.

R. Mnl.tim nf hnm woro lu town tho most of last week on biiMness. Abram E. Lowo is quito sick wlth ty. phold fovor, at tbo homo of hls father-lu-luw, Edwurd Mllls.

W. J. Symea acted ns mall carrlor lnst wook ln the absenco of H. Whlto who was ongaged wlth otlior dutiea. Thoro was no grango mooting last woek on account ot tho storm.

The next regular meotiug wlll bo on Mouday ovenlng, April 3. A good attendanco is desired. Charles Burt recently caught ln a trap a irgo nonnawk that measured four feet from tip to tlp of its wlngs and was of beau-tlful color, mottlod wlth black and gray. Miss Mary S. Beattle went to Boston last week and returnod wlth a cholce Btock of now gooda for the spring trade.

Mrs. J. R. McLaoi of Topaham viaited wlth her lirotlior-ln-law, J. A.

McLam and family last Saturday. Mrs. F. H. White was quito 111 a part of last week.

A few from here attended the auetion sale of th Raln Plummor estate at Groton last week. The Christtan Endeavor Socloty had a suuar partr and soclal In tho vestry of tho church last Friday ovoning. Herbort Foiter has acceptod a posltion as butter-maker In a creamery at Concord, N. II wlth a salary of S70 per montb. C.

F. Smlth Is ablo to bo out again aftor belng in-dlsposed for a few daya. N. E. Morrl-boii Is carrying on tho sugar placo of J.

A. MoLam this spring. Miss Alice E. MoLam is vory iow, and hor recovery Is not expected. It Is reported that the creamery managors have lucreased tho sal-ary of thoir mauagor, R.

F. Jaynes, from S1.200 to 1,500. By tho fallmo of homo uosiou unn Jersey III1I Croamory Company has austalnod a loas ol 81,000. Cabot. Johu Slmonds has moved to Greensboro.

Bert Lovell has returnod from Indlsn Torrltory. Charles DeGroenu has moved from tho towu farm to Lowor Cabot. Mr. Farrand and daughter, Mrs. Olaronco Heath, are vlelting in town.

Mrs. Eben Burnap had quite a Bevoro sliock of paralysla last week. William Turner and wllo of Borlln were at O. T. Boylos' ovor Sunday.

William Fifleld of Worcester ls taklng chargo ot the town farm tho present year, Fred Boyles and wlfoof Montpelier spent a few days last woek at George Webster's. Mrs. Bates and sons from Montpelier aro Btopplng wlth hor daughter, Mra. Waiter Lauco. Dr.

Wiawoll and wife aro taklng an ox-teuded trlpto Boston, New York and points ln tho west. Eastor wlll bo observed at the Cougrega-tlonal church by approprtate music and the Lord's Supper. Mrs. Lllllan Fletcher of St. Johnsbury has beon Btopplng with her father, Hiram Wells, a few days.

Ada Nelson was called to Glover last week to caro for her mothor who was thrown from a sloigh and injnred quite badly. The poverty party at the resldence of Dr. Wiswoll last week drew a large crowd. Every one Bpoke ln pleasing terms of the enjoyable tlme. Last Monday evenlng a sugar party waa held at vlllage hall.

A good crowd gathor-ed and dld Justlco to the warm sugar and doughnuta. Tho proceed go to furnlah now booka for the town llbrary. A Oaiid. Wo the undorslgned, do horeby agreo to rofund the monoy on a 60 cent bot-tlo of Greene'a Warranted Syrup of Tar if it falla to cure your cougb or cold. We also guarantoo a 26 cent bottlo to prove satlafac-tory or monoy refunded.

Wells, Boylea Rogers, Cabot. Morso Brothers, Cabot. B. 0. Voodry, Cabot.

Kast Brookfield Mrs. Llbble Lano ot Williamstown vlsltod lu this place the flrst ot the week. Miss Gertrude Edson of Randolph was a guost of 0. H. Blgolow last weok.

Hon. Oasalua Peck of Burlington called upon friends ln this placo last week. Dr. L. A.

Ruaalow ot Randolph waa at thU place last Friday ln conaultatlon wlth Dr. K. E. Ellls, whon it was declded thut the three children of 0. W.

Bannlster aud wlfo were allllcted wlth dlphtherla. Charles and Wesley are not conalderod aertoualy lll, whllo Oathle, the daughter, Is serlouBly 111, her case at present ls not consldered a dan-gerous one. Tbe bouso has been quaran. tlned and all precautlons have been and are being taken to provent auy spread of the dlaeaae. Vsnric WORCESTER, MASS.

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