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PROBATE. COURT.
\ summary of the Business Done During
the Past Week.

\ summary of the Business Done During
the Past Week.
The following business was transacted
in the Probate Court for the district of
Chit'enden for the week ending February
s, lSSS;
Joseph Stockwell's ami Minnie L. Stock
wct's Estates Jericho, settlement OF admin
istratOrs account.
EDWARD p. Manors estate. Burlington. set
Element of executors account aud the ap-
puntment of Julius W. Russell of BuIing
ton ats administrator de bonis non cum tesla
mentO anneXo.
jeremiah Mahoney's estate, Richmond, will
proved.
Charles T. Baldwin's estate, Burlington, set
Element OF administrators account.
Maria B. Nlcho estate, Burlington, hearing
on and settlement of trustees account.
Fred F. Miller, Burlington appointment Of
DR.. Henry a. Crandall as guardian.
Thomas Hunts estate. Wcsttord, settlement
of administrators account, assignment to
widOW and decree to heirs.
Thalia p. STANDARDS estate, Colchester, Ii
cense to sell rea estate.
Benjamin Il. Hatch's estate, Jericho. Hear.
ing on widows app icatiou for homestead auo
oOwer, and decree of court allowing sale
application and appeal thcrefrom 10y one OF
the heirs.
Lena Darts estate. Charlotte. Settlement
OF guardians account.
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VERMONT BaPTISTS.
Meeting of the Board of Managers at Kut-
land Tuesday.

IHuU JuehUHy.
The semi-annual meeting of the board
of managers Of the Vermont State Baptist
convention was held at the Rutland Bap-
fist church parlor Tuesday. The meeting
discussed the disposition of funds for
charitable and mission purposes. The fol-
lowing named sestlemen were present
Hon. Guy G. Noble of st. Adams, Col. J.
j. Estey of Brattleboro Rev. 7, II. Archi-
bald, d. D., of Middlebury, Rev. r, l..
ODDS of Ludlow, Rev. A. s. Gilbert of
North Bennington, Rev. L. Martin of Ben
ningtOn, Rev. &. H. Scott of Pownal, Rev.
5. H. Archibald of Wallingford, Rev
Alexander McGeorge, State evangelist
Rev. w. II. Randall of SaXtou's River
Rev. n. w. Alger of Bellows Falls and
Messrs. Willard Crane Of Burlington and
Charles Ripley of Poultuey,
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COLLECTED.
CRIMES ANDACCIDENTs.

a young man named Geno fell from a
second story window of an unfinished
building at Rutland, breaking one arm
in two places.
James, au eight-year old son of George
Sisco of st. Adams, fell from shed con
uected with the Catholic boys school and
struck upon a stick, which penetrated his
cheek, partially fracturing the jaw bone
While George McCune was drawing out
Il cone of cinder from the Port Henry fur
mace the cone exploded, burning him
about the legs in a terrible manner The
horse that was hitched to the cart was
burned to such an extent that it died.
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STATE COMMENT.
A word from windham Count
ttrom the Brattleboro PhmnixJ


II is evident that our friends in other
parts of the state are cDuutiug confident
ly on an expectation that there is to be a
general grab for Office this year by as
piranta IN Wiudham county, and that by
This means the county viii 20 into the
State convention hOpelrssly divided
against itself. Ia this expectation we be
lleVe they will be disappDln' ed. We don't
Know OF any gentleman here who means
to make scramble for the governor. hin
ana we don't know of any one who wants
10 be governor unless the people want
MN, to be. The probability il that when
the state convention meets this county
Will present candidate tor that huuora.
bic Office, If it is done it VIII be done
unitedly and without fact;onal fight or
personal contest Of any sort.
The Restless souls.
1t is probably true that some restless
souls are sitting up nights arranging
states, but these fussy persons and hired
scrbblers represent only themselves and
the cOterie of schemers to whom they are
attached. We believe in full.
free and unbiased discussion, candid com
parison of views, careful accounting of
risks and contingencies as well as adyan-
tages, and all without prejudice or pre-
possession. We do not believe in discus
sun VI uhtlOHdl dIdlrS along single pre-
arranged line, with sole reference to the
candidacy of a single ind vidual. Such
course is not In harmony with the spirit
or the traditions of the republican party,
or OF enduring popular institutions. We
| do not believe that the people Of Vermont
| SO TAI rs State affairs are concerned, are
| III mood to tolerate dictation or further
interference in the work of caucuses and
conventions by the power that in years
past mas so often controlled both. fair
held and no favors is what Vermonters
demand, and, these vouchsafed, they
will Loyalty abide the issue of party coun-
ellis.
Gossip Denied
The st. Johnsbury CdlGdontun makes a
square denial of the truth of a story that
c. 5. Forbes of st. Adams told w l..
Pearl of st. Johnsbury, prohibition can
didate for lieutenant governor of Vermont
in 1885, that ii the prohibtionists would
keep ont Of the field this year they might
name their candidate for governor and he
/ (torbes) would guarantee mis- nomination
and election by the republicans. The
/ CdlciORtd1l, speaking undou btedly on
the authority of Mr.. Pearl himself, saws
The euttre story is built on a chance re-
mark made by Forbes to Pearl. the former
asking the latter who the prohIDtiouists
were going to nominate, and loosely adj
wishing him (PearU 70 come back into his
fathers house, where there was bread
enough and to spare. During the con-
versation Col Forbes asked Pearl il
Dillingham; wouldn't suit the prohibitions
lists, and that's the whole gist OF the bust
ness. All the rest of the strange story is
mot only nonsense, out it is untrue. Col.
Forbes has enough to answer for in as
sumlng to pledge Vermont for Blaine at
the New \ Ork convention, and for various
other assumptions of Il like character,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-10

Following is the report of the amount
of mail matter handled by the Burling-
ton letter carriers during the month Of
January
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-10

youngest child of Gary Edmunds, is dan
gerously sick with diphtheria. ..... Mrs.
RoXauna lloyt who was severely injured
lay a fall, two weeks since is still helpless.
Her daughter Amy. has returned from
Holvoke, Mass. $3.50. Truman Lockwood
has moved from Troy into the house of
Julian Bsnware in this village 600. Fred
Sisco is juror from this town to the Feb
ruary term Of County Court. .... The re-
port of the death of Rev. William War
ner of Hubbardton, which was circulated
throughout this vicinity three or four
weeks since was untrue He was in Low
ell, last week, where his father resides,
visiting friends and although he has been
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THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
@AT rER9 or INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.
UNDERIftLL.

Glumbermen report snow between three
Gnd five feet deep....S. b. Bliss, who has
1een sick a short time, is somewhat better
... Mrs A. L. Lane is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. 4. II. Porter of Hyde Park.
Silas j. Haskins has taken l.. II. Chaplin 8
farm on Lee river.... NJ. l.. WashDurn
and wife have returned from their visit at
Ran dolph The young people enjoyed a
very pleasant evening AZ Prof. aud Mrs.
e. II. Haydun's last Friday evening. 49,.
The Citizens band will give minstrel
concert at Thompson's hall, Saturday
evening. Thirty couple attended the
dance at Dixon house last Friday evening.
Services in Calvary church, village of
Underhill, on Sunday next, Feb. IL, at
40 30 a M, and 3 p. III. The public are
respectfully invited to attend
JERICHO
Mr. y. II. Roscoe is enlarging his bust
ness facilities by erecting new three
story block.
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MILTON.


The death of Mr.. Gardner Miles from
pneumonia Wednesday was great blow
20 1ib family, ana has awakened sincere
sorrow IN the large circle of his friends in
the village school of which he was mem
Der. A brief service was held at his late
acme Friday morning, and the remains
Wens taken for interment to Worcester
-. Mr, George Phelps, who has been in
an exceedingly critical condition with
pneGnonia, Is now better, and fair to re-
cover. A most interesting meeting of
the school lyceum was held Friday even
ing, at which invited guests were present
Excellent WORK is being done in this or
yanizatior, which has awakened great
Interest in all the scholars. Mr.. Cornell
on account of having accepted a very fine
position in Malone, N. Y, is soon to re.
move from Burlington, and in order to
complete his series of concerts in that city
'lsefore April LIST, will be obliged to uiscon-
2inue his singing school in this place. lie
consents to receive no compensation what
'nVer fer his services thus far; an act with
WHICH no one surely can find any fault.
ESSEX,
Mrs Milton r. Tyler Of Fergus Falls
Dakota is spending the winter with hei
friends ard relatives in Vermont. She il
now the guest of Il. II. Tyler and wife
-.-.,....D DIR. f, c, Granger of Randolph
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MILTON.

A literary service, with lecture and
instructions, preparatory to the sea-
son of Lent, is to be held at the Trim
ity Episcopal rooms, on River street,
Milton, ion Wednesda", February s,
at 3 D. m. Lenten services may be eX-
Dected on each alternate Wednesday at
She same hour also on the Saturday even
ings of alternate weeks, at seven O'Clock.
The lectures will embrace the Book of
Common Prayer" and kindred subjects,
ur rhose appropriate to the season. The
public are cordially invited to attend.
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Westield

Byron Woods has gone TO Leominster.
Mass. ...,.. George Coburn of Troy is
clerking in q. X. Hoyt's store. 49,. Mrs
A. A. Aseltine went last Friday to Shelf
ford, =. o. to attend the funeral of her
mother, Mrs. Hannah Traver The
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Miss Hattie Mcfarland paid a brief visit
to relatives in town.....C. NJ. lde of
HardwiCk called ON old Appropriateness,
Friday Abijah Buck is i'll with ty-
phod fever 1T Philadelphia where he is
attending medical lectures .....F, ID. Har-
rington of Boston was i'll t0wn'a few days
last week. 800. Morgan's snow plane made
4 great improvement on the road from the
postoilice to the station.
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WINOOSKI

February Sheriff Wheeler searched the
saloon of Fred Aikey and found about a
quart OF whisky. The case was not dis
D osed OF until Wednesday, when Aikey
appeared before Justice Hood, and was
1ined $40 and costs for one first offence
Alphonse Lafountaine of Montreal is in
town He was brought here by the death
Of his brother. e. DR.. Worthen's lectures
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings were
well attended. The subject of the first
Advantages and Disadvantages Of Home
y Men.
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Bristol.

James H. Holmes attended the recent
Grand Army encampmenJ at St. Johns
bury ... Mrs. Nellie Smith Thompson
of Hyde Park, has been visiting her par.
ents in town. . =. Mrs. Adelbert StockWell
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Laraway ......J. V. Stevens and wife have
gone TO saratoga Springs, \. Y. Mrs.
Stevens Will remain Tor Il few weeks.
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North FerrisburCh.

Sacramento services are to be held next
Sunday at the Methodist church. Presiding
Elder Bennett is to be present The Friends
have recently placed a new chandelier in
their house of worship. Revival ser
vices are still in progress at the Centre
and Rev. 6 II. Robbins has helped the
pastor Mr.. and Mrs. f. Il. Ball are to
occupy their new home some time next
week .......M Mrs. Stoddard Martin fingers
hopelessly ill........H. H. Kingslaud and
wife have moved to northern New York
Rev. Samuel Mills, conducted a
missionary meeting in Allen hall, last
Friday evening.
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Cambridge.


An adjourned meeting of the Congre-
gatiOnal society was held on Monday even
Ing. The academy students will
hold the closing exhibition of the winter
term on Tuesday evening of next week.
Isle La motte.
Some of our farmers have sold their
apples for 81 50 per barrel and onions for
Sl,25 per bushel, while others are holding
per az AlburRh last week Wednesday for
The benefit of Rev, G.. S. Hulhurt -. Re
Il. LamorouX cut his foot quite badly one
day last week ..,.... Mr.. and Mrs. n. w
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The concert, sociable and promenade
held by the cornet band on Friday even
ing, February 3, was well attended The
winter term of school at the academy
closed on Tuesday, February H.. The
ladies will hold a leap year masquerade
ball on Wednesday evening, February -
.... Miss Nellie Slayton, who was so ser
iously injured by fall on the streets in
Boston, was able to make the trip home
arriving here Thursday night, accompan.
led by her mother. Her escape from more
serious results is considered wonderful by
Boston physicians. a good deal of work
is being put into the coming presentation
of an Old time district school, which Is in
preparation by the Congregational society.
The entertainment will occur on Monday
evening, February -. Clifford Tiff has
returned home from Michigan in quite
poor health. This Cornet band are ex-
pecting to hold masquerade promenade
soon after the opening of the spring term
at the academy 49,. The ladies circle of the
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. w. Clement on Friday afternoon,
February 10.
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Mrs. XIX Robinson of South Hero has
been quite sick, the last week, but is now
improving. 49,. +. II. Nelson has moved
back to Plattsburgh, N. Y.... Timothy
Phelps of burlington has made his friends
on the island Il short visit. The re-
mains of Horace Connor were to be taken
To Point au Roch, for burial Tuesday -.
Mr.. Davis is again able to be about. go.
Mrs. Henry Allen of Grand Isle is quite
sick ... The farmers are improving the
good crossing now drawing grain to
Pittsburgh. Oats are selling for 40 cents
corn 81 O0 per hundred, onions 81 90, buck
wheat 80 cents, eggs % cents per dozen
aud butter 20 to % cents per pound.
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Enosburg Falls.

There we're quarterly meeting services
at the Methodist church Sunday, CON
Quoted by the pastor, There were quite Il
number taken into the church on proba-
ton. The Rev. George f. Page of
East EnOSburg preached in the Baptist
church in the afternoon and evening. go.
A series OF revival meetings commenced
Wednesday in the Baptist church ........
There was a socablc and loan art eXhi-
bition given by the young ladies of St.
Matthew'S Episcopal church AZ the new
rectory, Wednesday evening, February s.
......The entertainment given by the
( Band Dramatic club was SUCCESS and
netted $50.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28
New Models in Nantes.

To have appeared at a smart fete in
a mantle some years ago would have
been looked upon as the essence of
dowdiness; now the new models are so
becoming to a good figure that few
well-dressed women would care to be
seen without one, especially strength
ened by the all-important knowledge
to the average female mind that they
are correcteand orthodox. Thin arms
carbide iemselves beneath cape-like
sleeves, Br sacques Of lace, or rows of
fringe; md those who suffer from en-
'soEs may disguise it by trimmings
& falling pendant drops, which serve
ilAsuch marvellous fashion to diminish
Xparent bulk. Indeed, there is moth
Ssg to complain of in the fact that Fash
III has declared herself in favor OF out
ksor coverings, for the new mantles of
G 1e season are singularly elegant, and
u would not be satisfactory calcutta
Epn to reckon how many lives have
eeen sacrificed to inadequate clothing
-bonnets that do not cover the head.
tender Threats left unduly exposed, and
colds caught by insufficient coverings
10 say nothing of the loss of -enargy.and
vitality due to bad health. Wonaan.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28
Valuable Archaeological Finds.

Archaologists have been unusually
fortunate in their late work. Herr
Schick, at Jerusalem, has just lighted
upon a supposed ditch of the long
contested second wall of the city,
and has made other discoveries with
reference to Constantine church which
will compel the rewriting of the guide
books. The French School at Manti-
net have discovered large circular
building of the Roman period with
bronze coins and inscribed terra-cotta
tablets representing theater tickets.
The most interesting work, however, is
that of Petrie in Fayum, Egypt. He has
been tunneling through a dilapidated
brick pyramid at Havana, near the site
OF the great labrynth which Herodotus
described and Strabo declared to have
been equal in magnitude to the pyra-
mids. The brick pyramid proves to be
The unopened tomb of Amenemhat iii.
After tunneling a long way through
the hill, Petrie has come upon stone
gallery, with walls twelve feet thick,
leading down into the native rock,
which was evidently excavated to con-
tain the cone of the structure. The
tomb is yet unentered, work having
been stopped, as usual, by the hot sea-
son. It is expected, however, in addi-
ton to the body of a new Pharaoh, to
contain much valuable information con-
cernlng the period of which so little is
known. Frank Leslte's Weekly.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28

any woman may become deaconess,
there must ensue that amount of delay,
but the work and costuming of the de-
voices may begin q: ocoa
''And what costumes will the deacon
esses wear?" was asked of nearly every
member of the committee responsible
for their creation.
No definite answer could be obtained.
Indeed, the reverend gentlemen did not
seem to have considered that question
particularly, although it will be quick
to come to the front when the order be-
comes really existent. Naturally, a
sober garb will be chosen, but how
nearly it will approach the Disagreement
deemed essential in the Catholic church,
as a destructive agency of feminine
pride, remains to be seen.-N. Y. Cor.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28
SLIPS OF THE TONGUE.
Some Queer Expressions Made in Debate

ny congressman.
The faux pas of speeches made in
Congress are sometimes very amusing,
and afford striking instances of absent
mindedness. The Representatives are
much more liable to make breaks in the
use of the English language than SEN
ators, the House being a larger body
and necessarily more difficult place in
which to collect ones thoughts. Dur
ing the White-Lowry contest, Mr.. O'Neil,
of Indiana, in spread-eagle speech, ex-
tolled the merits of the ''broad agis of
the law" and spoke of certain law as
having ''come down to us through the
crucible of time" Mr.. Cox, of New
York, inquired how a law came down
through crucible, but the learned
Hoosier ignored the question. Senator
Harris, of Tennessee, said in debate re-
Gently: 81 make this statement in bona
fide good faith"
This reminded Senator Palmer of the
speech once made by colored man in
a Michigan State convention when he
moved to s'adjourn sine die till twelve
o'clock tomorrow morning" It also
recalls the motion made by Bedford, of
Colorado, in the House, s'that Congress
adjourn sine die" OF course the mo-
ton was followed by general laughter.
Belford rubbed his eyes and said: II
move this House do now adjourn bona
ide." At this there was perfect up
roar on the floor OF the House and in
the galleries. Mr.. Belford rose as soon
as the laughter ceased and said: 'Mr.
Speaker, / move that we just purely
and simply adjourn On another oc-
casion Belford pointed to a fellow-mem-
Der and, with whitening scorn, ex-
claimed: ssThere he sits, mute, silent
and dumb EYES," remarked neigh
Dor of Belford's, amid the silence which
followed the crushing arraignment,
land he amt sayin' a word That
brought down the house. = Washington
Letter.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28
POSTS AND BOARDS.
How to Get the Best Service from an Ordi-
nary Wooden Fence.

How to Get the Best Service from an Ordl-
nary Wooden Fence.
Useful observations have been taken
in tearing down and repairing post and
board fence. Where posts are faced so
as to have a fiat surface both posts and
boards soon rot at the point of contact.
If posts are sawed off at the top board,
and the fence capped with another
board, the tops of the posts and the
boards resting ON them decay rapidly.
If the posts are sawed off even with the
top boards, to make the fence look uni
form, the tops of the posts decay first
and the upper nails draw out and the
boards soon get down. If the posts are
sawed off at all, it should be six inches
above the upper board. For durability
of both posts and boards at point Of con-
tact, posts should be either round or
with nearly sharp edge.
But with such posts, boards can not
be matched at the ends. There is
better way to make post and board
fence, which combines superior strength
and durability. In this the ends of the
boards of each alternate panel are
nailed on the front of the end posts and
the middle posts are set on front side
and nailed to on the back side, and the
other alternate panels are the reverse
of this. This obviates the necessity Of
a helper in mailing on the boards. The
center posts act as braces on either
side. Such fence is not so liable to
get to leaning in consequence of heavy
winds. Made in this way, with round
or sharp-edged posts, one will have the
benefit of all the wear there is in the
Galen Wilson, in N. Y. 1ri-
6a1aae.