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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20
County 11ews.
BRISTOL.

BRISTOL.
Mrs. J. Battershall of Troy, n. Y, is
visiting her brother, Col. n. F. Dun
shee.
j. NJ. Mix, wife and daughter, who
went to California last fall, have 1e-
turned.
The Sophia Farr place, on East street,
was sold at auction on Saturday to 5. ID.
Farr for S725.
Mrs. Jane Rider of Chicago is visiting
at w. j. Riders. She formerly resided
in New Haven.
E. r. Clay of Middlebury was in town
on Wednesday canvassing for the Middle
bury REGISTER.
William Daniels and family of Natick,
Mass, are visiting relatives in town. He
was born in this town.
James Barrett of Rutland was in town
last week on business connected with
the electric light plant
Mrs. Robert Shedrlck has gone on a
visit to her sister at Amesbury, Mass
She expects to be absent several weeks.
Frank Levarn, who has the contract
for repairing the road through the
Drake woods, has the work nearly COM
pleted.
Hugh c. McCuen, who has been EN-
ployed by Mrs. j. NJ. Day in her ewelry
store for the past year, has severed his
connection herewith and left town.
Rev. DR.. j. E. Metcalf and wife OF
Aines, n. y, are visiting relatives il
town. Mrs. Metcalf is sister of Mrs
f. c. Dixie and Postmaster W. w, Need
ham.
c. w. Rogers, who is building the
abutments for the iron bridges to be pu
in Just south of the village, has the stone
on the ground and expects to have then
ready by Sept. /.
A few farmers have not yet completed
haying, owing to rainy weather There
will not be large yield of potatoes in this
vicinity. They are now worth seventy
five cents per bushel. 1t has rainec
nearly every day the past week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20
ORWELL.

w. L. Roberts has the foundations for
the new school nearly completed.
Alyah Monger is worse again, and
friends are feeling a trifle uneasy.
Ben French has INDUCED in a new
Mccormick reaper. |. J. Vail has an
OrsbOrn.
+. Il. Clay was in town last week in
the interest of the Middlebury REGISTER
and was meeting with SPLENDID success.
Orwell was visited by four thunder
stolms Sunday p. m. The first contained
considerable hail, and Orwell is not a
very large town either.
There were Is tickets sold for Chester,
Mckinley day. All said they enjoyed
the ride but conductor Bingham was a
little tardy in getting them home.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Hack and Mollie
returned from their outing trip Wednes-
day. They left home on Monday the
Sth and reached BalstOn Springs on Tues
day and were the guests Of ID. A. Forbes.
They remained there until Friday, when
they started for Stoney Creek, leaving
there on Tuesday They enjoyed it all
very much.
Romeo Arthur was held up 10y two
footpads as he was returning from 'ricon-
deroga one day last week on his wheel.
The first man stepped out of the bushes
with revolver, but Romeo quickened
the pace and shot by him, but another
one popped up just beyond with another
revolver, and Rom. said he did not know
revolVers had such large holes in them.
/ They demanded his money and he said he
had none. Then they said they would
search him. SO he turned his pockets out
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20
CORNWALL.

Miss Matte James is up from New
\ ork for her summer vacation.
Mrs. j. l.. Douglas has lost over a
hundred fowls this season by foxes.
Mrs. Della Thomas is at the Lake
Dunmore house caring for the sick.
1t is rumored a branch of the Fidelity
Rupture cure is to be located in Middle
bury
We are pleased to notice that Mrs.
Carlton Frost, after her long, painful and
dangerous Illness, is able to be about.
Haying and harvesting is up Hill work.
\ good shower every day keeps things
we'll soaked up. This season can be re-
lerred to in the future as the great
mosquito season.
The social gathering at the hall on
Tuesday evening under the auspices of
the Christian Endeavor was complete
success. a fine programme was rendered
and ice cream aud cake were served.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20
Its Own
Exclusive Class.

Welcome Soap should not
be compared with other laun-
dry soaps
1t stands in a class by
itself, and should be sold
without reference to other
prices.
1t is absolutely free from
harsh alkalies, corrosives, and
other authorizations.
1t outsells all other laun-
dry soaps in New England,
and yet no prizes have ever
been given with it except
the prize in itself.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20
LEICE STER.
absence.

c. l.. Smith of Rochester is visiting in
town.
A. +. Gibson has been poorly, but is
better at present.
f. j. Brown of Goshen was visiting
friends in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias |. Kelsey are re-
oicing over pair of twin girls.
Mrs. Fisk and Mrs. Wicker, both of
Ludlow, are at Mrs. Brownson's.
MIR. and Mrs. Walker of Middlebury
passed through town Monday enrOute
for Silver Lake.
Rev. l.. O. Hathaway has supplied
the pulpit for Rev. r. j. Barton, who is
having a vacation of four weeks.
DR.. Roberts and wife of Castleton left
for home Tuesday having been called
here by the sickness of the doctors
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20
NEW HAVEN.


Mrs. II. c. Roscoe has gone to Boston.
S. p. Nash and daughter are at d. w.
Nash's.
j. S. Flint is to move his family to
Burlington this fall.
II. A. Hinman and J. a. Caldwell, Jr.,
were in sheldon over Sunday.
Spring Grove campmeeting opened on
Thursday. There will be no admission
charged this year.
Luther Brown and wife are expected
jim town on Saturday, and are to board
with Sewell Purinton in the Academy
house.
Howard Cook of Brandon, Miss Edith
Rogers of Chattanooga, Tenn, and Miss
Addie Wright of Burlington have been
visiting in town the past week.
The centennial of the Congregational
church will be observed here on We'd
nesday, Aug. %. There will be exercises
both forenoon and afternoon and the
ladies will give a reception in the
evening. Rev. f. II. Byington of New
ton, Mass, will deliver the address
Rev. G. b. Hulburt, for ten years pastor
of the church and later president Of Mid
dlebury college, will be present and ii i:
hoped Rev. c. S. Sargent and Rev. w
B. Hague will be also. The committee
of invitation are Rev. G. n. Thomas, S
b. NJ. Cowles, F. 7. Nash and n. p
| Roscoe.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20
SUITED!
Estate of Daniel q. Henry
Trustee settlement.

%TATE OF VERMONT, I The PrObat
0DIsrRICr OF ADDISON, IS. Court tor tn
District of Addison;
To all persons interested IN the accoun
of A. +. stanley trustee Ut +. +. Henry an
Clara 5. Hutchins, under the viii OF Daniel {
Hutchins. GREETING
You are hereby notified to appear before tn
said probate court, AT the probate office l
Middlebury, i'm said district, on the Attn da
OF October, A. ID. 1897, at 10 O'Clock a. m
to show cause, If any YOU have, why tile az
count of said trustee should not be allowed.
Dated at Middlebury, in said district thi
l4th day of August, a. ID. 1897.
BY order of Court, Attest;
"a JAMES Nj. SLADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20
WHITING.

Fred S. Needham of Potsdam has Join
ed his family, who are visiting here.
Herbert McAuley has gone to Middle
bury to work for MI. Piper, who is
Opening grocery store.
/Cards are out announcing the marriage
Yof Henry c. Kelsey and Miss Florence
Phelps, both of this village, on Wednes-
daN. AUGUST %.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20
wi crit
"Merit talks" the W "a
intrinsic value of NC'
Hoods Sarsaparilla. u ~ NO

Merit in medicine means the power to
cure. Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses actual
and unequalled curative power and there
fore it has true merit. When you buy
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and take it according
to directions, to purify your blood, or
cure any of the many blood diseases, you
are morally certain to receive benefit.
The power to cure is there. You are not
trying an experiment. 1t will make your
blood pure, rich and nourishing, and thus
drive out the germs of disease, strengthen
the nerves and build up the whole system.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20

mother, Mrs. II, II. Robert, who has
been sick of apoplexy, but is better at
this writing.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19
LITTLE GREECE'S
SALVATION
Russia Steps 10 and Calls Time on
Germany and the Turk.
HosTILITIEs HAVE CEASED
reace Negotiations Commence in Real
Earnest = Markets All Over the
korld Advance Prices.

Special 70 the AstOrian.
constantinopIe. May ls.-There was a
sudden and unexpected change In the
political situation shortly before noon
today. Russia quietly showed her
hand. thereby forcing Germany and
Turkey out Of the game. TO all intents
and purposes.
Last night anl early this morning
Turkey, supported by Germany. was
practically defying Russia, Austria,
Great Britain and Italy. Insisting upon
the annexation Of Thessaly. in addition
to huge war indemnity, and seemingly
was determined 10 march upon Athens.
The ministers received official advices
from Seryia today. announcing that or
ders had been issued for mobilization Of
ders had been Fssued for mobilization
OF the Bulgarian army, possibly at the
instigation Of Russia. There was a hur-
rsed consultation OF the ministers: the
war party was for further defiance
but in the end pacific counsels seemed
to have prevailed. for at 1880 orders
were telegraphed to Edhem Pasha to
cease hOstilities.
Peace negotiations viii now be under
taken In real earnest and the Creeks
viii most likely be spared further hu-
initiation.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19
CALIFORNIA FRUIT PROTECTION
Senator Aldrich Says II Is Too High
and Indefensible.

San Francisco. May 1s.-The Chron-
icle's Washington special says:
Senator Aldrish IN converse ton
with Senator Perkins said that the cit
rus fruits and Zantee curra1t schedules
are indefensible and opposition TO them
on the floor Is certain. This is taken
20 Indicate that there will te a hot
struggle to defeat protection to Califcr-
MIA products Both senators are ready
to take up the struggle. however. and
express the hope that there viii be no
trouble IN keeping in the bill the best
features Of the fruit tariff. The harie s.,
fight will be ON Zante currants on which
the rate is highest in the bill, consider
ed from an ad valorem basis. being
90 per cent. but It Is expected that by
showing inaccurate classification in
former bills TO secure a retention Of the
figures.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19
CUBA AGAIN In
THE FOREGROUND
ROuSing Speeches in the Senate by
Mason, Of Illinois, and Hcar.
"IF NOT WAR, WHAT Is IT"
Protection Demanded for L. s. CitiLens-
Thirty Thousand Dollars for Quar-
tine Station at Astoria.

Washington, May ls.-Cuba again oc-
cupicd the foreground In the senn;e 20.
day. II drew large crowds 10 the gal
lerie3 and brought out two notable
speeches. the one by Mason, In favor
Of the Morgan resolution, and the other
by HOar IN opposition 10 Il.
The Illinois senator pictured In fervi:
terms the distress IN Cuba, DWELLING
particularly on the starving condition
Of the 500 United States citizens, as
reported by the president, and called
upon the senate 70 throw off Its leth-
argy and pass the Morgan resolution.
Mason had several sharp tits with Wei
lington. the latter protesting that he
was being mlsrepresented. II led to
considerable commption in the galleries,
during which Wellington declared THAI
he could not be chokcd off by the rude
ness OF the galleries.
Hoar spoke In his usual calm and
dignifed style. ana tOOk occasion to de-
ride the bunoomb appeals to eonsuiu-
ents and the bragadocio as to our ma
tsonal strength. Hoar's criticisms. al
though impersonal, were clearly aimed
at Mason. Senators Galllnger and
Hawley also spoke. the former for the
resolution ana the latter urging thai
the United States should not rush into
was while our coast defelses are man
ifestly Inadequate.
At o'clock the presiding officer laid
the Morgan Cuban resolution before the
senate and Mason was recognized. Hs
hsgan with a sarcastic reference 10 the
polite delays" OF the senate which
had taken the place Of the "cld game
Of hlibustering."
"On one pretense or another" he
SAID. 1.-The opposition TO this resolution
has succeeded In delaying action day
after day Day after day the American
people had awaited that action; had e1-
pected that a; least the barbarities OF
,he Spaniard would be checked until
at last Il seemed as though the voices
OF the American people We're to remain
silent while the sale of girls, the muir
der Of children and the barbarities
which the Spaniards call war, proceed
ed in Cuba
He declared it was time to act; to
carry out the platform Of the republican
party and to speak here and now n be-
half Of Cuba.
The senator said that with this state
ment, that 500 Americans were suffer
ing, We had passed a resolution, In
substance, saying: Please, kind Mr.
Spaniard. let us bring home our Amerl-
cans and protect them under our dag.
And yet there is no war in Cuba, Il
500 American citizens are being drives
to starvation, exclaimed Mason, com
pclling us to send from our shore tC
project them, in the name of God, L il
Is not war, what is it?''
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19

I ana aa vice president ana general man.
ager--a Western man on . Western
fond-he VIII surely contlnus the wise
policy u that line and push II IN u
Success. as part and parcel Of the great
roads Il connects with.
Dir. c, r. Huntington. president Of
the Southern Pasinc railway. n on his
way TO Portland ana Astoria. ana win
look over his Oregon properties II
has long been known tha: the Southern
Pacific has had some intercs; in the
a. e c. Il. H. x. an1 the time Is now
~ idly approaching whc1 the relations
of the Astoria read = the great trans
continental Hines will b. developed. A
nincty-nIHe year contract with the
Northern Pacific rauroal ha, already
been signed for the uss OF the tracks
between GOble and Portland and the
usc of the Portland uniOa depot with
the Great Northern controlling. or
largely directing tbr operation of tha
Northern Pacific; with the Southern
Pacific a part owner ~ the 4. & c. r.
Il, r., and with the Vaaderbliis In er-
ests IN the Astoria tsrnllal road (which
T. youchcd Tor ~ COOL authority. as
well as being Interested IN the reorgani-
zation Of the Union Pacific. Il simply
means shat ASoria IL to be- made tho
north Pacific terminus Of four great
transcontlnentai railroads and the
greater, of Eastern trunk lines. As
toria viii have an outlet to the Eas.
via Kalama ami the Northern. via
Portland and spokane and the Great
Northern. via Portland and Huntington
ana the Union. ald via Portland ana
the Southern to Californl1, the south
nad southeast II means also that AZ
ioria, besides being :he port Of ship
ment Of the grain ~ the Northwest
Washington. ana Oregon-will be the
por, OF traasfer Of the rapidly growing
tranlc between the Orient and the
United States. The rail line east from
Astoria 10 all points in the United
States win be shorrer and Of easier
grades and curves than from any Of
the other ports IN the coast This
means less expense % operation and
profits to sharenoldcr' now losing
money These are the principles upon
which Mr. Hnl 1perl;es AMI he Is no;
going 20 depart from them
Mr.. Hammond viii be here again in q
few days, and It Is known IN certain
quarters that h viii commence optra-
tons soon 10 Nee, .he requirements OF
tae gra, futuee--will Ast1riaas be
ready for the move?
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19
FRISCO OLYMPIC CLUB,
Preparing for an Important Coming
Athletic Event.

San Francisco. May lS.-Judgtng from
the advance sale Of seats, the Olympic
Athletic club will have a big crowd to
handle at its boxing carnival tonight.
The feature will undoubtedly be the
9O-round so between Jefries, the Los
Angeles heavy weight, and Harry
Baker, of Chicago,
Late last night the odds were 10 to
IL on Jeffries, but the prediction Is
freely made by Chicago sports that If
Baker manages to land either glove on
Jeffries the latter's gallop toward the
championship goal will be stopped.
rhe 9O-rouads between lightwelghts
Joe Cans and Mike Leonard promises
to be q spiteful affair. That Cans is
considered to be the better ring gen
eral of the pair Is shown by the odds,
the closing quotations last night being
10 to with Leonard on the short end.
The opening bout vii be lO-round
affair between teather-weights LawleI
and Riley On this betting is even.
The favorite combination in the pools
Is Jeffmes, Cans and Lawler.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19
THE EFFECT on MARKETS.

New York, May 1S.-The tremend-
Gus potentiaiity for evil always latent
In the easetrn question. was measured
to some degree By the sense of relief
reflected in the exchanges Of the world
today over Turkeys acceding to the
demand II the powers for the cessation
OF hosJilic.es against Greece. Values all
over Europe improved from moment 10
remote as are the properties they
remote as they are the properties they
represent from any danger Of harm in
the cataclysm Of European war, adj
vanced in price all through the market
The improved tone abroad was a
was aided by various favorable domes-
salient influence on the market, but it
tic factors.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19
HOW IT HAPPENED.

Constantinople, May 1S.-It transpires
that the Car made a direct appeal to
the sultan to order his troops to cease
lighting and to arrange an armlsuce,
and this, coupled with the fact
that the most serious results would
have ensued If Turkey had persisted
in her defiant attitude, brought about
the present state of affairs.
Tawfk Pasha, the Turkish minister
of foreign affairs, called upon the dean
of the diplomatic corps, baron Won Cal
ice, this morning to convey TO the for
eign ministers the sultan's decision to
arrange an armistice. 1t is now be-
leved the terms Of peace win be nc
gotiated directly between Turkey and
Greece.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19

dicate the presence ~ tar. Several
times since the mass was thrown up.
as parties who nave ventured near the
spot say, 1t has been seen to sven and
subslde in spots which indicates that
seismic forces are still a; work be-
meath the bay. At each Of the Instances
named the mud appeared 70 be Of a con
sistency OF rubber, for It gave slack
under the pressure and resumed its
usual state when the forces beneath
were removed.
No signs Of great heat have Deen
Douiced about the place, which s re-
garded as peculiar by local scientists.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19
BUTCHER KNIFE IN HER NECK

BUTCHER KNIFE IN HER NECK
Portland, May 1S.-Tai Hee, a Chinese
prostitute, was found dead in bed In a
crib in the north end, about noon to-
day with a large butcher knife sticking
in her neck
All Jim was seen coming from her
room, where a disturbance was heard
shortly before. He was questioned
about the woman but said she was sick.
Finally the door was broken open and
the woman was found lying in a pool
of blood with knife sticking entirely
through her neck.
Sing Yu, another Chinese. was arrest
ed as he appeared to have been in a
scufne, in which he received several
marks about the head and neck. In
the meantime An Jim had disappeared
and the police are now looking for him.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19
POISONED STRAWBERRIES,
Oakland Fruit Causing Sickness Among
Its Consumers.

San Francisco, May tS.-Physicians
of Oakland have been called in during
the past few days to attend patients
suffering from the effects of poison
All the sufferers have shown the same
symptoms and have been taken Ill
shortly after partaking of Strawberries.
Efforts to ascertain the cause OF the
trouble have met with partial success
The physicians declare that the straw
berries have been in contact with some
poisonous matter used by growers e
destroy plant insects, There have been
traces Of Paris green in some of the
fruit offered for sale.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19
SURPRISING DISCOVERY.
The Deranged Actress Turns Out to Be
a Standard Oil Magnate's Wife.

San Francisco. May 1s.-The real rame
Of Yvonne Carlton. the actress Who
was taken to the receiving hospital
Sunday on account Of mental derange-
nent, Is Minnie Fay Burns Chandler
and she Is the wife OF George H. Chand-
Ter. a former Standard OIL agent al
Omaha. At two years old the girl was
adopted by the family Of NJ. ]. Burns.
Mrs. Burns is the sister OF Creswell
Muir. vino. when he died. owned land
near Pomona, Cal. valued az several
hundred thousand dollars. Mrs. Chand-
Ter has long believed that Muir was
really hcr father.
The woman arrived here a year ago
coming she says at the instigation Of
her husband who failed. however, to
follow as he had promised to do, and
who has sent her no money. Ever
since her life mas been one Of privation
and nl-paid toll She worked as
business solicitor and then took to the
stage. often she has been desperately
hungry. for her parents by adoption
refused. she says, to have anything to
do with her. A few months ago she
was compelled by her poverty 70 send
her child to her husbands mother.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19
coRBETTs CASE PRESENTED.

Washington. May lS.-The senate
committee on privelidges and elections
today heard the argument by Attorney
Wood. of Portland, Oregon, in support
of the claim of II. W. Corbett to sue
ceed Senator Mitchell, under the ap'
pointment of the governor of Oregon
but the committee has as yet taken no
action in the matter
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19
A NEW SPORTSMAN.
South African Millionaire on the Turf
This Season.

New York, May iS.-It win be graft
flying news to racing men to know that
a South African millionaire is to cast
his lot with the American turf this
year The gentleman in question Is
Joseph story Curtis, an American. and
Of good family connections in this coun-
try, Mr.. Curtis has amassed a fortune
,nSouth Africa has been one If th7
pillars and supporters of the turf In
that quarter of the Globe, being In
fact the Belmont Of the South Africa
Jockey Club at Johannesburg. He has
won a number of important events there
this year He has a large stud and Is
or 20 horses in training and all Of which
win be shipped 10 this country shortly.
Mr.. Curtis intends 10 so into the breed
ing business here on an extensive scale.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-19
CUBAN MATTER IN THE HOUSE.

CUBAN MATTER IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, May 1S,-General Gros'
venor, of Ohio. chairman of the house
caucus has sent word to all the absent
republicans of the house impressins
them with the importance of being
present at the session of the house
Thursday, when a special rule will be
brought in to secure action on the joint
resolution, for the relief of the Ameri-
cans in Cuba. 1t is expected that the
democrats and populists will seek To
force a vote on the Morgan resolution
by some parliamentary expendient, and
the republicans desire to have their fun
strength present to vote down any
proposition designed to complicate the
question raised by the presidents spec
ial message.