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State News.

Myron NJ. Parker of Washington, D.
c., has been appointed special aide de-
camp upon the staff of Governor Wood
bury. Col Parker was born in Fairfax,
November 7th, 1S43, and was educated
at the Fort Edward collegiate institute
and Columbian University, graduating
from the law department thereof and is
now an overseer of the university. When
but boy he enlisted in Company NJ,
First Vermont Cavalry. For many years
past he has been resident of Washing
ton.
Thirty three drunkards were arrested
last Saturday, the day of the Buffalo Bill
Wild West exhibition at Rutland. The
saloons were ordered closed from noon
until o'clock. The order was obeyed,
but when the latter hour was reached
the street was literally full of drunken
men and boys.
An unsuccessful search for A. G. In
man, the missing citizen of White River
Junction, was made Tuesday. The cir
cumstances connected with the case are
so diversified and conflicting that no rea-
sonable inference can be drawn as to the
cause of Inman's disappearance nor OF
his probable fate. The theory that he
absconded on account of financial troub-
les rests on the fact of his appropriation
of 800 belonging to the G. A, r. post,
and his Indebtedness amounting to about
5000. A rumor prevails that his money
went for liquor and was squaudered on
fast women. 1t is his right arm that is
missing, not his left arm as previously
reported. The search will be continued.
A man fishing in the brook which runs
parallel with the road between Walling-
ford and East WallingfOrd, Sunday
morning, discovered the body of man
in about one foot of water. The author
tiles were notified. The body was rec
ognzed as that of George Clements. He
returned Saturday night from Rutland,
having attended Buffalo Bills Wild West
show. 1t is said he was intoxicated, and
while returning to his home, one and a
half miles from the railroad station, fell
from the highway down the bank into
the brook. 1t is supposed by the blood
on the stones and cuts on his head that
he was badly hurt. Being unconscious
he was soon drowned. Clements was
about forty years old and strong man.
The Rev. W. II. Hopkins of st. AL
bans, has received call from the First
Congregational church of POughkeepsie,
N. Y, to accept the pastorate.
Mrs. w. L. Howard, wife of the post
master at Fairhaven, died suddenly last
week at Hebron, N. Y, the home of her
father, where she was visiting. While
there she took morphine to quiet pain,
and, taking too much. died before morn
ing. Mrs. Howard was a most estimable
woman. a member of the Adventist
church and an earnest Christian. She
leaves two sons, Herbert and Rollln, and
one daughter, Myra.
A popular institution is the summer
school of methods for teachers, of which
there are a number in Vermont at pres
ent. Sixty teachers are attending the
one in Chester, and it has proven so
pleasant and profitable that it will prob
ably be made permanent institution.
The Rutland County summer school at
Brandon opened Tuesday.
There will be a re. union of past gener-
al assemblies of Vermont in Montpelier
the first week in October.
Brattleboro's trolley road was formal
ly opened Wednesday afternoon, when
the officers of the road together with the
selectmen and the bailiffs, with large
number of guests, went over the road on
tour of inspection. The houses along
the line of the road were decorated with
bunting and there was considerable en-
thusiasm. The first trip for fares was
made soon after o'clock, when the cars
were again crowded. A reception was
given by the people of West BraLtleborO
Wednesday night with speech making
music and fireworks, refreshments being
served to officials aid guests. The road
is three miles long and runs through the
principal streets to West Brattleboro.
The road is largely owned by local stock
holders.
At special session of the County
Court before Chief Justice Ross Monday,
John Norton, proprietor of the Union
House, st. Johncbury, pleaded guilty to
10 first offences for selling liquor, and
was fined $3.50 and costs.
A record of the fires in Vermont for
the three months between April and