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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-18
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ford. Woodslane. Guines
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points North. Stops al FIha
Ashland, boswell. MifoSs
Crederioksburg. Brooke ana
Whitewater. and other sfa-
tions Sundays. Sleeper PirS.
rnond TO New York
ARRIVE BYRD-sThEET sTAPIoy.
$40 a. n. Daily. Stops at Whitewater.
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ford. boswell. Ashland. and
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ricNsburg. boswell, Ash.
land. and Elba. Pullman car,
$3.50 p. NJ. Daily. Stops at Whitewater.
Brooke, Frederirksburg
sumrnit. Guinea, woodslans'
Milford. Penola. Ruthe,
Glen. boswell. Taylorsyille.
Ashland. Glen Allen, ami
Fiha. Sleepirs-car
ACCOMMODATION.
daily except Sunday
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ASHLAND TRAINS.
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-18

Mr. Edgar Allan has returned from a
two-weeks' visit TO Atlantic City.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-18

DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-04

Mrs. Will Emerson and her youn!
guests are visiting in Campton, N. II.
this weeks
DR.. w. 8. Curtis has moved his dental
Office furniture and appliances o Mont
pelier, where he will locate.
K. W. Morse and family are stopping a
Mrs. Ellen Young's while "Kimn Il
prospecting for new business opening
WI. Ryder has retired from the man
agement OF the Red Lion Inn market and
Mrs. Iona Chase is conducting it until ii
can be disposed Of
The families of w. E. and j. Fl. Lam
son have returned from Camp Randolph
Mrs. Walsh and Miss Philbrick are now
taking their outing.
Mrs. M. Il. Belknap and Mrs. Lucina
Pratt OF Springfield. Mass, are at Grand
View farm, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H,
Fits. Mrs. Mary Mudgett, who had
been In Spring field since last December,
came back with them.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Silverthorn has ac-
cepted the position OF teacher of vocal
music IN q music school in Boston, in
which city her daughter, Miss Bessie, will
complete her musical studies and also
study literature at Radcliffe college.
They go N September.
The reward for the arrest of Warner,
defaulting bank president of Northamp-
ton, Mass, amounting to $1,000, was paid
TO the chief of detectives OF Louisville,
KY, instead OF to Charles Porter, son-in.
law OF DIR. M. l.. Scott, who first identified
Warner on the street and notified the
police OF his presence In that city. 1t
would seem as IL Porter had good claim
to the reward II he is disposed to follow
it up.
Friday morning, Deputy Sheriff J. F..
Lamson was called to the telephone by a
man who announced himself as Erred
Sawyer, town grand juror and justice Of
the peace of the town of Sharon" He re-
quested the arrest of Conductor Emery Of
the excursion train then about due to ar
rive from the south. He alleged that
Emery had struck and assaulted MIN and
demanded his arrest and return on the
mail train for trial, judgment and instant
execution. Mr.. Lamson replied that I'M
less be could send the necessary warrant
along by telephone he could not make the
arrest, whereupon the Sharon Pooh-bah
proceeded to fuse the wire with back
handed compliments to Lamson. He
likewise slipped up in an attempt to get
Emery arrested at Mortified and the ex-
cursion train proceeded on its way. Next
day Emery, accompanied by counsel,
went down to Sharon to be hanged, but
the aggrieved Sawyer had cooled under
the collar and had no charge whatever to
make. As near as can be learned he had
not the slightest cause for his action, but
he got himself we'll advertised. He like
wise failed to get Officer Lamson arrested
for refusing to haul up Emery without a
warrant.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-04
STAFFORD.

CI0AQA0s
Miss Gertrude Morey left for Providence
Friday.
Miss Lucia Hoyt returned to Lowell,
Friday.
Miss Lulu Gilman OF Boston is visiting
at Amos MorrilI's.
A party OF 80 or more had an outing at
Fairlee lake Saturday.
Fred ]. Carpenter and wife arrived Sat-
urday from Providence, X. l.
Georgia Bacon has been visiting school,
mates in Lyme and Thetford.
Mrs. N. R. Carpenter was at Thetford
Hill Wednesday OF last week.
Daniel Buzzell and Mrs. Buzzell left
Tuesday for their home in Illinois.
VIM. M. Hatch came Saturday from
w ashinRton for months vacation.
Mrs. VIM. H. sanborn OF Greenfield,
Mass, is with her 500, w. r. Sanborn.
Mrs. Marsh all and Miss Marion Hatch
are in camp at Lake Sunapee this week.
Mrs. Peabody and son, Charles. of Lex
ingfon, Mass, are the guests OF Mrs. Julia
West.
Mrs. David e. Paine and daughter, Eva,
visited at HAGEN Chandeliers in Tunbridge
last week.
uAIn. w H. 0udm Uofilu ndo uoE u OLucF /,
Mrs. Gill. OF Amherst, lass, with her for
a short visit.
Mrs. Mamie Strong and two children,
Florence and Eddie, returned to Brattle-
boro Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Yves. of Lexington, Mass,
arrived here Saturday and is with her
brother, Frank West.
Miss Martha Pierce has been at the
home OF her brother, A. W. Pierce, in So.
Royalton the past week.
Rev. Henry Cummings and H. B. Cum
mings attended the ordination Of Rev. Mr..
Grant Friday as delegates.
Mrs. d. N. Flanders is very i'll and I'M
der DR.. Nowlan's care. Her daughter,
Mrs. Webster, has been with her for the
past two weeks.
Mrs. George Chandler is entertaining
friends this week; Misses Barber and Bah
son OF West Parsonsville, Me-, and Miss
Small OF Boston.
Miss Laura A. Hatch will teach again in
the intermediate department OF the South
Royalton High school at the close of her
summer vacation, Aug. 20.
Frank Burr, wife and child OF Thetford
were at q. p. Kent's over Sunday. Mrs.
Ella Fulton and Harold returned with
them and will remain while Mrs. Burr
goes West for a couple OF months.
Miss Belle Pierce was called to South
RoyaIton Friday, on account OF the death
of her sister, Mrs. Arthur Pierce, who
passed away suddenly Thursday after
noon. Mrs. Pierce was greatly respected
by all who knew her.
The summer theatrical season will be
opened at the town hall Thursday even
ing, Aug. IL. The popular plays, "a Pro-
posal Under Difficulties, by John Ken
drick Bangs, and "A Box OF Monkeys"
by Furness, will be presented.
Mrs. Nellie Moore gave a very enjoyable
red, white and blue party from 3 to 6
Thursday. A pin hunt was given and the
prize, red, white and blue pin balls, was
won by Mrs. Hatch. The prize for guess
ing advertisements was a book, "Dolly's
Dialogues" and was won by Mrs. Emma
Hazelton.
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Camp Caspian Notes.

Mr.. Frank Hardy OF Manchester, N. H.,
has put up fine cottsge on the south
shore.
d.. Foster and fam lily OF Burlington
came last Saturday to w. H. LaIrd's cot
tage for month.
Rev. Mr.. Lord, one of the campers from
Baltimore, Nd, preached at the Cong'l
church last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wales Bass. who have
been in camp few days, returned to
their home in West Barnet the first oil
the week.
In what is known as Camp Caspian
there were liz people last sunday, every
cottage being occupied, and around the
lake In the 45 cottages there we're nearly
200 campers.
This has been delightful summer for
camping. There Is no better fisherman
on the lake than Rev. G.. w. Morrow.
He brings in big trout nearly every day.
By big trout we mean one that will
weigh from five to eight pounds.
Last week we had tennis tournament
open to aIl-comers, lasting three days.
Many OF the singles were hard fought
battles and so were the doubles. There
were sixteen contestants and the interest
and enthusiasm OF the spectators was
maintained from start to finish. In the
finals, DIR. g. A. Wheeler and Charles
Pierce were the victors, and In the singles.
Prof Bagnall of st. Adams In long, hard
battle with Prof. Woodruff OF Bowdofn
college, secured the victory. TENNIS mas
been very popular this season and another
tournament Is talked OF. Our court right
in the woods and shaded all day long is a
very great attraction.
The following Is a clipping from the
Hardwick Gazette OF last week 1.-THE
campers at Lake Caspian treated the peo-
pie OF this section to one OF the prettiest
Examinations and pyrotechnic displays,
Tuesday evening, ever witnessed In YER
mont. We assume that each camper took
part in and lent aid to the enterprise,
though Prof. whitehill OF Montpelier
and the Randolph campers, OF which
there are not few, were the prime NOV
ers. More than a score OF boats were very
tastily decorated from jibboom to yard
arm with Chinese lanterns and led by
the Emma May, lake steamer, paraded
the lake In circle, forming as pretty
picture as those present will ever see
again. The Hsrdwick CorBet band oc-
cnpying a large boat was anchored on
shore about quarter OF a mile and rem
dered music OF the kind for which the
and is Justly noted and to the time OF
which the convoy seemed to move. TO
the large crowd on shore the pyEotechn'c
display from the boats, reflected on the
smooth surface of the lake, seemed pretti.
er than they had before witnessed. All
the cottages we've brilliantly illuminated
and the grounds surrounding many OF
the cottages were Hastily decorated Every
one came away voluble in praise OF the en-
fertainment. The campers are having
splendid season at the lake. The heat
hasn't been at all oppressive and scarcely
a fiy or mosquito, the campers terror,
has been seen. Fact is there is no place
like the shores of Lake Caspian for sum
mer,s outing This Is being acknowledge
I'd more and more each year as evidenced
by the Increased number Of people who
have congregsted there this year, Con,
servative estimates put the NUMBER OF
spectators from u to 10 hundred.
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south STAFFORD.

Lillian Kendall is quite i'll.
Miss Margaret Roberts has returned
home.
Miss Della Kendall is visiting Marion
Bartlett at Union Village.
Henry Rhodes and family are camping
at Rose pond, Lyme, N. II.
Miss Mary Hartman has gone to Ely to
work for Miss Kate Godfrey.
Gertrude Prescott is assisting Mrs.
James Tyson at Buena Vista.
A. c. Kibling came Saturday from West
Lebanon to spend Sunday with his father.
8. B. Buell. and daughters, Mamie and
Lydia, are at Beebe Plain for their annual
visit.
DR.. Chauncey Swan OF Stoughton, Mass,
spent few days last week at Senator Nor
rills.
Harry Lee OF Baltimore left Buena Vista,
where has been for few days, early last
week.
DR.. Frank Hewes of Groton, Ct, has re-
Gently buried his only child, about one
year old.
Nicholson OF White River Junction has
been in town tuning pianos and organs
the past week.
Miss Maud Burnham has returned from
Mascoma lake, where she has been with
friends for the past month.
The fine barn built by Col. Barrett is
The carpenters employed were
Lucian Rogers and Geo. w. Fay.
A Junior union was established Sunday
evening by Rev. Mr.. Spear. All children
are cordially invited to become members.
The funeral OF Mrs. Eli Godfrey was
held at Ely Monday afternoon, five weeks
after the death OF her daughter, Mrs. May
Burnham. Mrs. Godfrey was greatly loved
and respected by everyone.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-04

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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
DIVERS MAKE AN
 IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
Compartment of the Maine in Which Wet Gun Cotton Was Stored
 Found Unexploded.

Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.
 KEY WEST, Fla, March 19.-It is reported to-day that divers yesterday made an important discovery in the wreck of the Maine, locating the com partment in which wet gun cotton was slowed forward and finding the con- tents unexploded. This, if true, refutes the Spanish claim that the initial ex- plosion came from this compartment, and may be of sufficient importance to warrant the return of the court to Ha- vana.
 The sudden departure of the battle ships Texas and Massachusetts Is com- mented upon. It is believed here that the latter will be placed in the dry dock immediately upon arrival, as the ves- sels keel is very foul. Plans by which the turrets of the Texas can be made far more efficient have been sent to the Navy Department, and these improve ments, which may not require longer than a weeks time to execute, will doubtless be commenced immediately upon her arrival The fault in the present arrangement of the turrets is that there is only one position in which a gun can be loaded. If a gun is fired in any position except directly abeam. the turret must be revolved to that position before it can be reloaded The plan is to alter the gear so that the gun can be loaded in any position in which 1t is trained. The officers say this will vastly increase the fighting efficiency of the ship
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
ARMAMENT OF
 THE MAYFLOWER.
The Yacht Purchased by the Navy Department to Be Put in Fight
 ing Trim

WASHINGTON. March 19.-The arrn- ament of the Mayfiower, purchased by the Navy Department during the pres ent week, is still under consideration by the naval officers. Captain O'Neil the chief of the Ordnance Bureau. is expecting daily recommendation on the subject by the commandant of the New York navy-yard. The yacht now carries several rapid-f1re guns and the probability Is they will be sup plemented by a few others of 4, E and inch caliber of the same character. Several torpedo tubes may be fitted in the vessel, although it Is said she is rather slow for torpedo service Tie two Brazilian vessels recently pur- chased by the Government, it is said. vii. be taken to New York.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
AMERICAN FLEET
 SURROUNDING CUBA"
Posters Placed on the Dead Walls of Havana are Quickly Torn Down
 by the Police.

Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett
 HAVANA, March 19.-Some miscre ant late last night posted upon the dead walls of the city poster, show ing the American fleet surrounding Cuba. To this had been added, in big black letters 'Mueran los Yankees 'Abajo los Puercos.'
 This sheet attracted much comment until destroyed by the police, who, upon orders from the palace, left not a sin- gle copy.
 Diario del Ejercito, the organ of the army, devotes its first page to desc-lb ing the unprotected condition of the coast and gulf States. It says the principal Notifications are at New York, Hampton Roads, Key West and New Orleans. Dry Tortugas is simply naval station, while Philadelphia and Wilmington are defenseless.
 The United States" says this pa- per, made a mistake of using only homemade guns and will require 1918
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
STAINS EFFORTS TO
 GET AID IN EUROPE.
The Queen Regent Pleads in Vain for an Entente Against
 Aggressive America.

BERLIN. S-ch 19-In spite of de- nials, the Queen Regent of Spain has repeatedly and strongly appealed to Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria to exert his influence with the monarchs of Europe, particularly Emperor Will liam, to secure their efforts to restore amicable relations between the United States and Spain. The Queen laid spe- ciaI stress on the necessity of main taining the peace of Europe and secur- ing. an entente of the European mon Grchs against repHbiica4, aggressiv 2 America and on the affinity of her dy- nasty with the Hapsburgs. It is under stood that Emperor Joseph, while re- plying to the Queen cautiously and con- servatively, has actually written to Emperor William endeavoring to elicit a reply pledging the latter to promise to tender his good services in trying to maintain peace. More recently Sp3ln approached Germany and Aus tria with the view of obtaining as- Surances that they, in the event of war, would assist Spain in some way or other.
 The Spanish Ambassador here, Senor Mendoz de Vingo father-in-iaw of Senor Polo y Bernabe, the Spanish Minister at Washington, had a con- ference on Wednesday last with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Baron von Bulow, when the latter assured him that while Germany earnestly de- sired the maintenance of peace, she certainly would not pledge herself to anything but the strictest neutrality. Spain Is believed to have received the same answer from Vienna and Paris.
 Senor Sandoval. the Spanish agent, has thus far failed in his efforts as a purchaser of torpedo-boats and other warShipS
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lecture, it being asserted that Lieutenant Blow brought with him the report of the court of inquiry, or at least the gen. eral conclusions reached by that court. It can be stated positively. however. from an authoritative source, that the officers did not bring with them the re- port, either as a whole or its general conclusion It can be said with equal positiveness and authoritatively that they do not know what the action of the court of inquiry is, and therefore are not in a position to convey any informa- ton to the President or the Secre- tary of the Navy on that point Their talks are confined entirely to graphic narratives of their experiences on the night of the explosion.
 Another interesting arrival of the day was Constructor Hoover. the technical expert sent to Havana to identify the twisted plates in the Maine wreckage with a view to learning whether the explosion was of internal or external origin Mr. Hoover also maintained silence concerning the wreck. He made no report to the Secretary of the Navy. as he was sent to Havana to learn facts and then embody them in testimony be- fore the Naval Court of Inquiry.
 When the report of the court of in quiry has been received and made pub lie the self-control and conservatism which both the executive and legisla- tive branches of the Government have displayed in dealing with the Maine dis aster will be subjected to the supreme test
 Representative Mcguire of California stated the case very forcibly to-day when he said: 'If the report of the court of inquiry is what we all antici- pate, if 1t shows that the ship was de- troyed by an external agency but does not connect the Spanish Government with that agency in any way. 1t will pre- sent situation which will inhame the warlike spirit of the country to the highest degree, and yet 1t will be one which would not justify tho United
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fired the supposed mine or exploded the supposed torpedo was acting under gov ernmental sanction This, then, would be an act of war, but in order to claim indemnity the United States might have to show specific neglect on the part of the Spanish Government. In that con nection he quoted an interview with E. J. Phelps, printed on Friday. which shows how carefully the Cabinet IS watching the newspapers.
 This is an administration view. What Congress might think is another matter. The idea that was running through the mind of the official who was talking was that Spain might have good ground to deny our demand and seek to arbitrate. But here Congress steps in again. The view entertained by the leaders in Con- gress on arbitrating question like this is emphatic They brush 1t aside as not to be entertained for an instant.
 The view of the administration official which 1 have touched on IS not con elusive No one knows, not even President Mckinley, what the admins tration will do or try to do until the court of inquiry reports. The President continues unswerving in his belief that our course on the Cuban question will be shaped largely by the destruction of the Maine That will hasten matters. It may bring them to a quick climax.
 The administration is nightly inter ested in the Spanish Ministers state ment published in the Herald the other day that Spain would not necessarily re- gard the recognition of the lndepen- dence of the Cuban insurgents by the United States as an act of war.
 But in this matter of recognizing the independence of the Cubans Congress enters into the game again. There con tinues in the House of Representatives the same opposition to that step. Some of the men who lead there insist there is no republic to recognize. Where is their capital? Where is their Govern ment sitting? What is tangible there yet but a scattered fighting force? These are questions they ask.
 The views given to the Herald Y < to-day show that many men III < Congress hold that if we are to < meddle with Cuba at all we must ' actually intervene. Intervention
 < means war There is high Span
 4 ish authority for that.
 The arrival of the survivors of the Maine and their extended conferences with President Mckinley and Secretary Long furnished one of the most inter esting features in to-day's developments on the Spanish situation. Three officers of the Maine. Lieutenant George w Holman, Lieutenant George B. Blow and Lieutenant Callatin of the Marine Corps, accomranied by Botswain Lar kins, came on unexpectedly from Rev West. It was said their visit was purely voluntary on their part, as they are on waiting orders and are free to go where they please. Their long confer ence at the Navy Department and later at the White House led to much con
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guns for proper coast defensesand have only 100."
 The Ejercito shows that Spain bag not been idle in the matter of ga.her- ing information, as 1t is able to de- New York from Sandy Hook and Lo,,g Island Sound to Fort Hamilton. giving the number, size and strength of the guns It is declared that any modeI n fleet could easily take New York, hence the fleet could be drawn from Cuba by simply making a demonstration against New York. The monitors are described as antiquated and useless against good ships of the present day. Hampton Roads is not considered of great strength.
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ably the largest single order eve, given. This was divided between inc California Powder Company and the Dupont Powder Company. These con cerns together are furnishing the bu- reau about 10000 pounds daily, and within week or so it is expected the capacity or these two works will be brought up to 40,000 pounds daily The order is sufficient in the aggregate to give 200 rounds for every gun af1oat in the American navy, and with this large supply on hand, the navy. for the first time in years, will be more than amply supplied with powdev.