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y.-Depaitment Commander e. +. Branch
made flying visit to Duntun Post &. \. r.,
Monday evening. Quite n goodly number
greeted the commander and very pleasant
time was had Major Branch visited Iii
banus lodge after the campfire. DR.. II. \.
Boguc is giving his house and barn a fresh
coat of paint. --Girover & Frank have sold
the Bristol House property to j. j. Ridley,
who takes possession about the first Of April
ncXt.-E. i. Patterson is confined to his
house by sickness.
ORWELL.
Mrs. Virginia Kimball of Castleton is at
home. Mr.. George Wright of New York
city spent Sunday with his parents Miss
Burns has been engaged for a year to teach
the upper school in the village Mr.. ana
Mrs G.. BcsSctte have returned from their
wedding Journey. Emily Clarke spent
last week with relatives in Rutland. Mrs.
George Thomas gave a tea last Friday af-
tcrnoun to IL number of her friends. Mr..
Warren Roberts is making marked improve
mentS on the old Park place in the village,
which he recently purci a ed Mrs G. +.
Bush left town Monday for Il visit in Chicn-
go.-rhe young ladies met with Miss Royce
Monday afternoon and organized a literary
circle Mrs. Swift was elected presidents
Miss Royce vice-president; Miss Wood. sec
rotary Mrs. Bascom. treasurer: Miss Girls
wold critic.-Thc circle will meet fort
nighty.-The programme of the next meet
ing will be devoted t. Longfellow.
EAST MlDDLEBURY.
Mis- Maud Rogers is improving slowly.
| But few teachers attended the examination
| here last weck.-Ncedham post G.. \ H.,
have leased new rooms and have them nicely
| fitted up. at the dwelling house of II. II.
| Ellis.--F y. Farr has bought the place
! known as the "Haven place on Main
street near the postoiiicH. He will take pos
| session the first Of Aprii.
BRlDPORT.
Miss Jennie Frost, who has been visiting
at Il. 4. S'iiT's has returned to Middle
| bury. C. Sollace and bride have return
ed from their bridal trip. " Spaulling,
who has recently purchased the Wiswoll
| place. is moVins.--W. l.. Hamilton, while
splitting log on Saturday. had his hand
seriously injured Asa Hemcnway aud
! family have moved to Middlcburv. and their
son, Sherman, is to carry on the farm here.
Dir. Blni>deliS span Of young horses got
away Monday afternoon and ran about two
miles, but was stopped in front of H. X.
Williams. No one was injured
PANTON.
Mrs, d. c. Barto has been seriously i'll the
past week. hut is now better. Quite mum
Der from this place attended the Newton
Frisbic wedding last week Wednesday even
ing
STARKSBORO.
Mrs Hilton has returned home. job I
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illness of her father and mother, returned
Saturday. Julicttc Potter and son
Archie are quite ill.-rhe Middebury Col
lego Cleo club gave II concert in the town
hall Wednesday evening.
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NORTH FERRlSBURGH.

Mrs. c. II. Mallory is quite sick.-M. l..
Richardson has moved into the house owned
by Mrs. Hazard.-Mr. Henry King will
work as second man at the Willard cream
ery.--Henry Besett will run the Monkton
Pond branch of the Allen creamery the
coming season.-Sam King will soon move
TO the south part of the town to carry on
viii Orrs farm.
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WEST ADDISON.

There wns uight-cap party at the res
idcncc of Wilbur IIolcomb, Wednesday
evening. -Icb Flemmings hasmovcd into the
tenement house of Daniel Smith Miss Min
ME l.. Norton has returned from Moriah,
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EAST BERKSHIRE.

Miss Corncla 6. Lewis has returned to
st, John,bury to stop a few months.-MrS.
E. /. Wadleigh is in Burlington during the
illness of her daughter, Grace. NJ.
Carpenter fell on the steps and broke rib.
Stewart Lawrence broke his ankle,
but is able to be around on
crutches.-Mrs II. Farrar has returned
from Burlington, where she has been in the
hospital for several weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. E. Lowi, of st. Adams and Ernest and
John Lewis of Boston were in town to at
tend the funeral of l.. NJ Hart. March =
Mrs. George Bugg of St. Alban, has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs d.
Moren.-Mr William Hoban has purchased
the house occupied by i. ID. Sinclair Mr..
Sinclair Las moved to the Austin Moore
house
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STARKSBORO.

Mrs. Hilton has returned home. job II
Grace, ir., and wife are rejoicing over the
birth of Il son.-Charles lloyt is visiting
his mothcr.-lh Arions closed their must
cal convention with a concert Tuesday even
ing.-Mrs. Alvina Hill died Sunday night
The funeral services were held Wednes-
day.-AlIie Carpenter has moved into Eliza
WNmnn hon.n
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laborN in town and have gone TO Mont
The Kings Daughters of the Con
gregational church will have sugar party
at their church parlors Friday evening.
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WlLLlSTON.

Mr.. Barney Common has purchased the H.
+ Barber place aud will soon move there
The Jacob Chaplain farm, with household
furniture. stock ana farming tools Is sold 10
Jo ralada consideration $1,000 -George
Goodrich has taken the john j.. Mason
farm aud bought the stock and farming
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BAKERSFIELD.

AZ Ell,
rort ,t.u.. ,;,i -, L,i1a,. Mi
n,o,,,,,,i.. o,.1 I.,,,.;aI L'.,a ~, Ifau.ia
Nj. it'I't'iI " g. t,,',il'ni1,-'
In the co,, of Whenlncl, ~ Ueain beforo
Squire lillot,on on Thursday. the plaintiff
recovered 81 a Id costs This was horse
trade and wa, closely contested. -prepara-
| tions are bcin. made for the spring term of
school in Brigham academy, which com
mences March 10 The same corps of
teachers WIN bee retained. --GeorSe Hhattuck
ana an SiN'Vr susan nave re'urhe" 10 boston. -
w. H. no" IEan mas taken cal lo"i Vi
lo' 'S9 10 h"r'l"rd' conn.,
ENOSBURGH FALLS.
There were quite drop in butter this
week. the buyers paying only is to IS cent,
for common. selections % cents. There
was quite shipinent of new sugar and
,vrup. The Graded school will open again
next Monday. -''Unce Hiram at the opera
house Wednesday evening.-Mr. W. Y.
Phelps the newly appointed weigher of
sugar. commenced his duties Monday. Quit.
number from here attended Russell
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EAST FAIRFIELD.

The dwelling house, barn and contents
owned by q. l.. WeStover burned Monday
the 9TH at ) O'Clock a. IN. There is a small
insurance. w. II. Morey, a former resi-
dent, is dangerously ill at his home in Shell
don.
Nelson Fassett, aged 20, dropped dead in
the road in front of G.. H. Coolidge's house
Monday about 5:30 p. m. a broken blood
vessel was the cause.
FAIRFAX.
Louis Depatie went Monday to Enosburgh
Falls, where he is intending to open IA shoe
store --Rolla ~ Ballard entertained lot
of the young people at his sugar bush Mon
day.-Henry Look died Saturday.
| Farnsworth, who has been spending the win
ter with his sister in New Haven, is home
| again. Miss Jessie Hunt of st. Adams is
visiting her mother.-The l. b. Richardson
drum corps has reorganized with Edward
| Nash for leader.
HlGHGATE.
Mrs. NJ. b. Hunt hes returned from Rut-
! land. -Chauucey Stimets has gone to West
| Newton, Mass. B. f. Nye has moved into
the - b. Anderson house. w. \. Place
and wife have returned from Waterbury,
Conn., q. Buruell has leased the Albert
| leuchout farm Tor one year, -Charlts Us
good of Bethel is the guest of L. h. Spooner.
E. G.. Burdick has moved into the tene-
ment house of W. b. SkeelS Rev. $. :.
Brigham of Fairfax and the presiding elder,
H. q. Sherburn, are attending series OF
meetings at the Methodist church,
James Harrington has been appoint
Ell postmaster al tho Centre Viii
liam Church died on tho llth inst aud
| lNns buried the 18th inst under the
auspices Of the Odd Fellows Luke Scar, il,
dangerously i'll The lady eNangeists,
Misses Pratt and Gale, have closed thciI
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bOl- I ON.

\ son was ,orn to Mr. AMI MI W II
Stevens. February 20 Nj. aud Mrs q "
Stevens are very proud Of their glandsJn
Mis-, Mary Corhett has returned to her
home in Jericho.-Mr McCalc, station
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MlODLEBURY.

There were largo audiences made up of
people of all denominations to hear Bishop
Hall at the Saturday evening and Sunday
services, and the reception after the Satur-
day service was an unusually pleasant affair,
After the Sunday service in st. Barnabas :
chapel at East Mddlcbury there We're nine
persons confirmed. ana al the evening ser
vice in the village 10 persons were COLI
tirmei. The dscoursaj delivered by the
bishop are very highly spoken Off. r.,
Clay and Mrs. Wallace c. Foot started
Monday for New York. Aaron II. Wood
hull in "Uncle Hiram had big audience
Saturday night.-The Starr Hose company
ARE to give Il nee this week Saturday
evening in honor OF ST. Patrick; THE best
butter brought 20 cents per pound Monday
and eggs sold for IL cents per dozen. Sun
day evening the y. p. :. c. +. of the Con
gregational cWrch elected the following
officers: President, Mr.. john Barlow: vice
president, Miss Maud Wainwright: CORES
ponding secretary, Miss Mamie Allen; sec
rotary and treasurer Mr. Brigham
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WEST FERRlSBURGH.

Mr.. Orrin Allen Of Nergennes. formerly
of this town, died Saturday morning after IL
long sickness His family have the sym
patty of many friends. The remains will
he brought here for burial
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CHARIOT TIE.

Mr.. s. G. Bush returned from lraSburgh
last Saturday, where he was called to at
tend the funeral of his sister.-Thc Acme
Ice company finished harvesting their crop
of ice at McNeil's dock last Saturday.
George Sumner will carry on the poor farm
the coming year.-John Coleman Will carry
on Samuel Whalley's farm this year.
Services will be held in the Methodist
church next Sunday at 3 O'Clock, Rev. Mr..
AtWell Onicintng.
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BRlDPORT.
PAN

Mrs. d. G. Barto has been seriously i'll the
past week but is now better quite Il mum
Der from this place attended the Newton
Frisbic wedding last week Wednesday even
inc
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WEYBRIOGE.

Mrs. Branch of Bristol isat c. H. Sprigg's
for few weeks.-Mrs. NJ. c. Spraeue of
St. Adams, formerly of this place, is visit
ing friends here.-Miss Libbie Sprigg of
Addison is expected to move into the house
formerly occupied by NJ. Z. Sprague.-Mrs
Mott is reported quite sick at her daughters
in Panton.-Mr and Mrs Henry Moody of
St Adams visited friends here last week
The Congregational choir were entertained
at f. 5, Wright's last Friday evening
Mrs. Charles Sturteyant is quite sick
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agent at Essex, is home for few days
Mrs A. V. Phillips has returned from I"
visit to her granddaughter at Barre. School
at the Station closed Friday $. y. An
drews is doing quite large lumber bust
ness hcre.--The town voted to build new
school houses in districts No. and 3.-E.
O. McGce is soon TO occupy one OF &. W.
Stevens tenement houses. Miss Agnes
Morse recently completed her 9TH term of
school in Jericho She will study few
weeks with Prof j. :. Cilley of Jericho,
and then return to hor home here. Mrs
John Burke of Williston has been visiting
her daughter Mrs. T. b. Whalen for few
days.-Nlail Agent Bishop is Mt homo for a
few days H. n. Gill was appointed super
intcndent of schools at the recent meeting of
fine directors
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HlNESBURGH.

The town expenses for the past year were
S21O3.G2; schools, S2Gi3.j,; sales of liq-
uors. Sl10. Is; expended on roads, SlSSi.4a;
expended on bridges, S9O3. n; tho present
indebtedness is &2l23g; voted $50 to the
G. A. R,-Marvin Dcberville is danger
ously ill.--John McDonough is little bet
ter.--A little son of j. u. Hopkins was
| thrown from horse Tuesday the 9Th and
seriously hurt on the head.
This community was shocked Saturday
morning to learn of the death of John Nc
| Domough son of Patrick McDonnough
| He was young man of good habits, a con
| ,istcnt adherent of the Catholic church and
was respected by all who knew him. His
| family have the sincere sympathy 'of the
community il their Affections. He was
sick but few days.-George r. Ray was
taken violently i'll Sunday, with neart dis
casc.-Marvin Dcberville is quite sick -
Frank Finney is home from Burlington sick
H. c. Russell was kicked on the head by
a horse Wednesday but is able to be around
clayton Bronson has moved into
| Mrs Degrees house Mrs Calvin
Ishnm of Burlington and Emma Barlwell
of Lincoln, Neb,, We're the guests of J..
| Sanctuary Sunday. There was Il union
| Sunday school teachers meeting at the Con
| gregatOnal lecture room Tuesday evening.
Miss COrnela Russell of Burlington is
visiting in town.-The warm weather caught
sugarmakers mapping and but little sugar
has been made. Whitman Bostwick saved
a good run of sap.-Helen Miner celebrated
her 18th birthday Saturday by giving a
party to about IS of her young friends -
W. ID. Hulet sold 81 cows and other stock
and implements at his farm March s.
| w. J., Fish, who has carried on Mr. Huet's
farm. formerly known as the Pelton farm
for n number of years, has gone to Bethe
to run a creamery. Noble Love has let out
his farm. Burton Byington and wife have
taken possession of Mrs, Jennie Mack,
farm and Mrs. Mack will make her home
with them Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Post have
another boy in their family. A deer wa
seen few days since running III the wooC
road ON the hill, west of our village. Sew
eral deer have been seen together ON Noun
Pr!tchard, east of T.. d. Weed. Mrs. II
NJ. Page picked several pansy blo-somo
Mach II.
Cummings post G.. \. r., will hold it
next regular meeting on Saturday after
noon, the eth inst, at . O'Clock. 1t is pro
posed to celebrate St Patrick day by
rousrg speech by Past ir., V. u. C., a. G
.Jodoin aud others. All comrades are re
uuested to report at the hall at ! 10 o clock
BOLTON.
\ son was 'urn to Mr. AMI Nj W II
Stevens February 20 Nj. and Mrs q "
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ADDISON.

Mr.. Gardner and Miss Converse of Bur
lington were guests of Carlotta Read over
Sunday.-Ella Clark is in Brandon the guest
of Mrs Gilbert Wilmarth.-C. NJ. Clark has
been ploughing the past week.
BRISTOL.
The ''Decstrct Skule" was played to a
full house last Saturday night at Holey
hall. The proceeds are for the public Ii
hrary.--D. II. Nimblet has a cane made
from the wood of one of Anold's vessel.
sunk in Bullwagga bay, Lake Champlain. -
q. II. Bartlett, wife and children from Hoo
sick Falls are at q. +. Bartlett Dir II.
A. Bogue is making repairs on the ell part
Of his house. The seectmen have raised
the price of lots in the villag,
cemetery to Sl0,-E. $. Bristol ha,
been sick for several days but is slowly i'm
proving. The hog cholera scare seems to be
pvcr. No new cases as far as heard from -
The winter term of the graded school close
this week Friday The spring term opens
April 2.-The Oregon Medicine company
will begin two weeks engagement her,
here March l9-Mis, Lena Roseman
'96, Middlebury college, is home on account
of sickness. The Christian Endeavor soc
pties Of Addison county meet here in con
vention September next.
Libanus lodge, i. a 4. NJ. elected thes,
officers Monday: W + Frank, w. NJ. f.. j
Bristol, S. W; $. H. Grant, }. W; Il. S
Smith, secretary; II. Il. Williams, treasurer
T. W. Shattuck, s. D.; +, H. Eddy, j. D.
VIII Whittemore, $. s. G. W. Everts, j
s.; r. NJ. Carl, chaplain; W, \. Lawrence
marshal; II. +. Sher"in tyler; &. =. Cur
rier, OF against. ii t. Williams received h
Sd election as treasurer 81 the lodge
George Smith cat three fingers On his LEI
hand BADLY while at work in the shop o
the Bristol Manufacturing company Tues
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MONKTON.

The mombers OF the Baptist church have
organized Christian Endeavor society with
\. y. Baldwin as president. -Alpheus Still
son, the oldest resident in town, was badly
hurt by fall a few weeks ago, and is now
in a critical condition. -Oln French has
moved to Ncrgennes.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Roscoe spent Sunday
with friends in Lincoln Mrs. Sanford
Tracy is quite ill with the rheumatism. -
Ed Tucker has moved into w. z, Chase 5
house and Antwin Marsh into II. b. Viii
lard s. M. j, Shepherd has moved to Bris-
tol.
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George Wright has rented David Larro's
house and has taken possession. Mrs. sid
ncy Smith of Rochester was tie guest
of Mrs. NJ f, Rich last week Hattie De
Long Of Cornwall called on those interested
in art last week, with the Intention of form
ing class in drawing and painting.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-12-01
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
tie value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval OF the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-12-01
WIT AND WISDOM.

-"He wishes to be candidate, yen
say? Is he in touch with the people?"
81 can't say that he is. But he is rich
and can be touched. IN. Y. Press.
The Moon--(to the sun)-Can't you
stay out with me for while tonight?
The sun-I'd like to very much, but
really, I must decline. Boston
News.
-She-I like this place immensely
since they have the new French chef.
He weak in his French, but generous
to fault)-Waitah, bring chef for
two. Harlem Life.
Should one tell you that noun
tain had changed it's place, you are at
liberty to doubt it; but if any Que tells
you that man has changed his char
acter, do not believe it.-Mohomet.
Thus, with somewhat of the seer,
must the moral pioneer from the future
borrow; clothe the waste with dreams
of grain, and on midnight's sky of rain
paint the golden morrow.-Whittier
u never realized how was getting
along in years" sighed Miss Manysea-
sons, until last week. l received two
proposals of marriage from boys of not
over nineteen. indianapolis Journal.
Not by appointment do we meet
delight or joy; they need not our ex-
pcctancy; but round some corner of
the street of life they on sudden
greet us with a smile.-Gerald Massey.
The Reason, Perhaps. Slip-"I
have to go to a tailor to get my clothes;
l cant get anything at the ready-made
clothing places" Slap-"Why not?
Won't they trust you?'
Huntsville gazette., 1894-12-01
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

in June of this year 16, ZOO, 600 chill
dren were found to be enrolled in tho
schools of the United States.
The empress dowager of China,
will receive for her sixtieth birthday
superbly bound copy of the New
Testament in Chinese, which is being
prepared at the Ries Missionary Press
in Shanghai.
The Bible Christian Conference OF
England has sanctioned the purchase
of the cottage in which Billy Bray, the
Cornish evangelist, was born and died.
1t is intended to preserve it as memo
rial of the kings son.
John Clark. full-blood Chippewa
Indian, was ordained deacon IN the
Methodist church at Duluth, Wis,
few weeks ago He is the only Indian
member of the Minnesota conference.
He has been engaged in church work
many wears, and does his preaching IN
the Chippewa language.
1t is said that the Russian govern
ment has ordered the formation OF
military electro-technical school to en-
able the officers to carry out military
electrical work and to investigate elec-
trical discoveries and inventions likely
to be of use for military purposes. The
course is to extend over two years. and
seventy officers will be instructed at
one time.
Fang and ang'anja are the two
latest languages to appear in print.
Fang is spoken on the Gaboon river, in
West Africa, and for it the British Re-
ligious Tract society and the American
Board OF Foreign Missions have COM
bined to issue catechism and prim-
er. Mang'anja is the language of the
district south of Lake Nyassa, and into
it THE Peep O Day. is being trans
lated through the efforts of woman
missionary at Blantyre.
Sir Gilbert Carter, the British gov
ernor at Lagos, West Africa, recently
made an address at the dedication of
mosque there, in the course of which
he said: ''Some people, no doubt. will
wonder why l, a professional Christ
ian, should thus countenance a form OF
religion which most Christians, l am
sorry to say, regard with peculiar aver
sion. but which, nevertheless, does not
differ materially from Christianity
in it's main doctrine. The question l
ask myself in regard to religions is not,
Are they true?' but Are they aids to
3 higher and better life?"
Miss Shids Mori is japanese stu
dent at Radcliffe college. Her father
is wealthy banker of Yanagowa,
Kiushu. Japan, and all the family are
devoted Christians. Miss Mori has
come to this country to fit herself by
study for missionary work in her ma
tive country. II came over" she says,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, who are
missionaries to Japan, sent out by the
Methodist church. My father was con-
verted and baptized into the Presbyte-
rian church, and l was educated in Ja-
pan IN a mission school directed by the
Congregationalists do not think the
denomination makes any difference.
All | care for is the Christian church at
large. and SO l do not pay any atten-
ton at all to the differences in the
crcadS