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STATE NEWS

The Free Press of SATURDAY, says:
Col. u. AWoodbury leaves to-day on the
flyer for Washington to attend the annual
congress of the Sons of the American
Revolution of the United States, of which
he is State President for Vermont. Col.
E. A. Chittenden of st. Adams and Col.
VI. j. Horton ST Poultney, delegates, and
Secretary G. S. Forbes will accompany
him.
The body of Isaac Miles, who disap-
peared last November, was found under
a pile of lumber in the steam mill yard
at Greensboro Bend, April GOTH Miles
was last seen in company with mill hand
named Cram, hard character, and foul
| play is suspected.
Vermont has numerous candidates
| for lieutenant governor, but just think of
the Empire State, where half a hundred
or more men are striving for second place
on the Republican ticket!
BY the way, Arthur G. Randall is yet
| postmaster at st. Johnsbury, and seems
likely to be for some time to come.
And the letter that the other fellows long
ed for never came.
The industrial boom in Addison
county does not appear very overwhelm-
| ing. Last year one new enterprise, cap
italized at $500 and employing one new
hand is noted. Well, it isn't deficit,
anyway.
1t was feared that Senator Morrill, would
be Frustrated by the eulogies and con-
| gratulations on his S4th birthday ami
versary, but on the contrary they have
braced him for the delivery of an I'M
usually vigorous and effective speech a
gainst the Wilson bill.
Hon. w. H. Tiff, editor of theWhite-
hall Chronicle, will be Memorial Day or
ator at Fairhaven.
Thursday evening the new hall of
Hartford Lodge, No. 10, F. and A. M,
was dedicated at a special communication
of the Grand Lodge.
j. E. Cushman of Burlington will
deliver the Memorial Day address at
Richmond.
The Memorial Day orator at Tun-
bridge will be Rev. John P. deMerrit of
Exeter, N. II.
1t is expected that a lodge of
Daughters of Rebekah, |. o. o. F., will
soon be organized in West Randolph
The senior class appointments for
Norwich University commencement are
as follows: r. U. Smith, of Wells River,
saluatory; E. R. Ross, of Glendale, Oak. ,
valedictory; G. E.IStorr's of Island Pond
and L. C. Hulburd of Brasher Falls, N. Y.
orations.
j. A. deBoer, of Montpelier is to de-
liver the Memorial Day address at
Waterbury.
The Boston Herald of the 25th, ult.,
saws: "The new bishop of Vermont, who is
enjoying the hospitality of his old friends
in this neighborhood, was received on
Monday night at the Episcopalian club
with special enthusiasm. Yesterday he
held public reception at the diocesan
house on Joy street at noon, and a private
reception at later hour at the house of
former parishioner, the late DR.. George
| G. Shattuck, and to-day he will be the
guest of the Episcopal convention, in
which body he formerly took an active
part. The enthusiasm with which Bishop
Hall has been received in Boston is a strik-
ing tribute to his labors for the last 20
years in this city, and yesterday at the
public reception it was touching to see
| the interest manifested in him by people
of all sorts and conditions. Nothing
| testified more effectively to the character
of his work than the cordial interest of
these people in gathering to wish God
| speed to their old friend and pastor.
| Bishop Hall has evidently begun his
work in Vermont in the right spirit, and
his large experience in parochial and adj
ministrative work in Massachusetts, has
admirably prepared him to labor effect.
ually in a rural diocese"
AT the session of the Massachusetts
Episcopal convention it was practically
voted to divide the diocese of Massachu-
sets. The exact plan of division was re-
ferred to committee to report details al
the next convention.