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State News.
Col. A. n. Hall and w. D. Wilson of
st. Albans sail on the Allan line steamer
Sardinia, Saturday of this week, for a
European trip. They intend to visit
many places on the continent and return
about the first of August.
j. r. Booth, the ti-millionaire lum-
Der dealer of Ottawa, will rebuild the
mills burned at Burlington in the disas-
trous fire of March 10TH The work will
be begun at once and this large industry
will soon be giving employment to its
old quota of help.
The University of Vermont team cas-
lily defeated the Harvard ball team, in
Cambridge, Mass, Monday. The result
was owing to the poor work of the Har.
ward battery and the inability of the
Harvard's to hit the U. V. NJ. pitcher,
Pond, The score was 8 to 6.
Hon. Victor l. Spear, assisted by DR..
F. A. Rich, has just completed test of
SO head of cattle owned by different par
ties in Randolph, Braintree and Brook
field Ten of this number were condemn
ed Mr.. Spear says he has superntended
the testing of 452 head and only 32 have
will work down the river.
The Norwich Creamery company's
build ng, with all their machinery and
40 cords of wood, was burned Wednes-
day afternoon. The fire originated
around the boiler. Loss S3,0O0 insur-
ance 81, 300, in the Union of Montpelier.
At the village meeting held in Hyde
Park Tuesday enening, the trustees were
given the authority to make contract
for lighting the village by electricity.
Work will be pushed as fast as possible.
A meeting has been called for Tuesday
evening, June 18th, for the purpose of
adopting by laws for the village. Sever
al carloads of stone were unlOaded at
the depot and the yard has been survey
ed. 1t is hoped that work will be COM
menced very soon on the new depot
An interesting and impressive service
was that at St. Pauls church, Burling-
ton, Sunday, when RJ. Rev. Bishop Hall
ordained Allen D. Brown to the priest
hood. Rev. Mr.. Brown is a native of
Batavia, n. Y, where he was horn in
1913. He entered the United States ma.
val service in his youth and rose to the
rank of Commander. For many years he
held a responsible position in the naval
academy at Annapolis. His wife is the
daughter of Hon. James NJ Tyler of
Brattleboro, judge of our Supreme
court, Rev. Mr.. Brown has charge of
the newly created parish at Barre, which
is prospering under his Gaze.
Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont,
who is in Washington, says his visit is to
attend to private business. $50 far as
our State is concerned" says Mr.. Proc
tor, 1--WE are not talking about presiden-
tial chances yet. 1t is too far ahead foT
that. We will be satisfied with any good
Republican at the head of the National
ticket. and all Republicans are good.
We are not discussing silver in Vermont
| Our people, of course, are for sound
money, the sounder the better. We are
all in favor of using silver as we have
always done, but, of course, do not ap.
prove of the free coinage at 16 to l UheO
ries."
A new American singer with remark.
able gifts appeared at the Royal Opera
in London the other night and won an
immense success. She is Nine. Stella
| BrazZi, COntraltO, who has been singing
in grand opera at Nice, during the past
winter, delighting the thousands Of visi
tors who soiOurn on the sunny shores OF
| Southern France. Sir Augustus Harris
| learning of her success on the Riviera
went over from London and was so i'm.
pressed with her powers as a vocalist
and actress that he Immediately engaged
her on her own terms for leading con
tratO parts in French repertoire at the
Royal Opera, Convent Garden. Thus
after being on the stage only five months
for her first public appearance was al
| NiCe--Mme Brazil becomes the heroine
of an enthusiastic demonstration by q
metropolitan audience, in which the
! Prince and Princess of Wales and many
other nOtabilities were conspicuous
Nine. BraZzi was Miss Harriet Brazor OF
BrattleboTO. She is now the wife of L
r. Pratt, a well known Brattleborian
She has been living with her husband il
Paris for the past three years, studying
for the operate stage, and her repertoire
of contralto roles includes 2j operas
She is the best contralto America has
produced since Annie Louise Carey
Boston Sunday journal.