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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-10-27

Miss Louise Hall was in Bethel Satur-
day.
George Allen joined the local l. o. g. T.
lodge last week.
Mrs. F.. p. Bean is making extensive re-
pairs on her house.
There was a social dance at Ed Duns-
moor's Friday evening.
Twenty-seven tickets were sold at this
station for the Boston excursion.
Charles Wiley and Miss Molly Wiley OF
st. Adams were in town Saturday.
8. Butterfield is somewhat improved In
health, being able to sit up part OF the
time.
Mrs. A.L.wheeler and daughter, NJ rtie,
returned from two weeks visit in st.
Adams Wednesday.
Stanley Nichols was obliged to leave his
school in Mortified last week TO attend
the store during his fathers absence In
Boston.
The "pop'' social Friday evening was
we'll attended and good time enjoyed
by all. Whether anything like questions
were popped, or only corn, it would be
hard to tell.
Rev. II. c. Howard of Jacksonville was
here last Wednesday to attend the funeral
of Dea. w. I. Simonds. he assisted In the
services which were conducted by Rev. J..
r. Henderson.
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Hartford.

Allen Pease is improving quite fast.
Mrs. symonds' grandsons are visiting
her.
Mr.. Stevens has returned from New
York.
Miss Stone spent the Sabbath with her
parents.
George Bugbee is having his house
shingled.
Mrs. walworth is visiting In New York
and Philadelphia.
Mr.. Preston arrived In town last Satur-
day from Medfield, Mass.
Miss Annie Slack OF Lebanon, N. H.,
has been a recent guest Of Mrs. G. ii.
Waterman.
The balance of the bankrupt stock In
Alfred B. French's store was cold at anc-
ton Friday.
Miss Clara Steele has returned from
West Lebanon, n. H., where she has been
taking care OF Mr.. FRrnham.
Irving Wright has so far recovered from
his recent Illness as to be able to be in his
old place at the meat market.
The Ladies' Aid society viii give a
colonial supper in the chapel Friday
evening, Oct, Is, to which all are cordially
invited.
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Fire Insurance Companies.

The annual meetings OF the Yer
mont Mutual and Union Mutual Fire
Insurance companies were held at the
home offices in Montpelier last week.
There was large attendance Of stock
holders present and the reports showed
that each company had done a pros
porous business during the past year.
AT the annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Union Mutual the fol-
lowing officers were elected: James
w. Brock, president; Herbert /. Brig
ham, vice president; Harlan W.kemp,
secretary and treasurer; Della A. Fay,
assistant secretary.
The officers of the Vermont Mutual
are: Fred L. Smith, president; James
T. Sabin, vice president and secreta-
ry; VIM. T. Dewey. treasurer; l.. Z.
Gleason, auditor.
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State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

It's News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.
Twenty-Five car loads of Fair Haven
slate were to be shipped this week to
Germany.
Snow fell throughout northern Ver-
mont Saturday afternoon and even
ing, Oct.l5.
There have been five deaths from
cholera infantum in Readsboro in the
past month.
The Mortified canning factory is
employing from 40 to 60 hands put
ting up apples.
The annual fair Of st. Augustine
Catholic church of Montpelier will be
held Nov. 2-15.
The Cabot creamery paid 20 lie.
and Plainfield creamery &c. Tor
September butter.
w. T. Thomas of Hardwick was re-
leased from Jail recently by his taking
the poor debtors oath.
M. Couture was acquitted of the
charge of killing Simeon Mckelvey al
West Concord recently.
Eliza Raymond Of Pawlet has been
sentenced to six months in the house
Of correction for tramping.
F.V. Powers, one of the best-known
citizens of st. Johnsbury, died recent
ly of neuralgia of the heart.
Twenty quarts Of ripe raspberrles
were picked by two persons one after-
noon last week at Bartoasville.
James Wood, compositor in the
Argus Office. started Octl for ) ohan-
nesburgh, South Africa, gold fields.
The grave of James G. Blaine is to
be marked soon with a monument
made of the best Vermont marble.
Three carloads of rails for the
Hinesburgh & Burlington electric
road have arrived and work mas COM
menced.
Chas O. Thompson Of WOODSTOCK
recently had his foot crushed Oy :
5OO-pound section OF steam Ooi'er
falling on it. :.
The new Catholic church Ct 81
Johnsbury will be dedicated Yet ~
with impressive ceremonies. ~ ""s
cost over SIS, 200.
Phillip Martin Of St Johnsbury. 3
nine-year-old boy, tried to steal 2 rlu s
on the back Of buggy and feil anu
broke leg recently.
The teams Of Mr.. Deburne ana al.
pha Gebbie Of Greensboro collideo 1ne
other evening while trying to pas
and both outfits were total wrecks
Mr.. Deburne was badly injured.
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Around the Campfire

The members of Co. !, second regi-
ment, Vermont volunteers, held re-
union at Ludlow last Friday.
Charles F. Rockwell of Brattleboro
who left for the West some years ago,
finally joined the Cuban insurgcnt
army serving on the staff Of Gen. Ma
Geo, and was killed in battle over
year ago.
Joseph Twombley of Burlington,
who enlisted in the Spanish-American
war, has asked to be admitted to the
soldiers home at Bennington, the war
department having recommended that
he be admitted to this or any other
home. He is suffering from paraly-
sis.
Private F. E. White of Company A
died of cancer at his home in Ira
Oct. 18th, at the age of "a years.
White enlisted in Company A at the
beginning of the war and went to
Chickamauga with his regiment. He
was soon taken sick and went to the
hospital. When the regiment re-
turned he was taken to the Rutland
City hospital, where the cancer was
removed, but recovery was impossible.
Every old soldier who draws PEN
sion will be interested in an order
Just issued by the pension depart
ment, which gives postmasters author
ity to cash the checks by which PEN
sions are paid. Pensions are paid
quarterly and pensioners have been
compelled frequently to cash them at
discount, where there are no banks.
The new order will enable all PEN
sioners to get the full, face value OF
their checks. This orderapplies every
where but is particularly intended for
towns where there are no banks.
Dorset proclaims itself TO be the
birthplace OF Vermont, as it is claimed
that the first meeting of the Vermont
council Of safety met in that town.
For this reason the town IL thought 10
be proper place fora soldiers memo
rial library building. The lot upon
which the building is TO be erected
was given to the company that has
been formed under the name OF Dor
set Soldiers Public Memorial associa-
ton by Mrs. f. e. Hatch OF that town.
IL is hoped that the foundation OF the
building will contain the library prop
err, reception hall for the various sol
diers' societies, committee rooms and
public hall. The secretary OF the
association is John ii. Sheldon OF
Dorset.
| The annual reunion OF the Fourth
Vermont Volunteer Regiment was
held at Montpelier last week. There
were about thirty-five members pres
ent, who INDUCED in enthusiastic
speeches and general renewal OF ac-
quaintances. The dinner was provi-
ded by the Woman's Relief Corps.
The meeting was presided over by
President II. f. Taylor Of Brattleboro,
and the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, H..
II. Chafiee, Rochester !; vice-president,
l.. w. Fisher, ct. Johnsbury secre-
tary and treasurer. T. L. Farrell,
Waterbury executive committee, Col.
George w. Hooker and Col. ii. 4.
Taylor of Brattleboro, and L. ii.
Lynde of Dummerston. A vote was
taken to hold the next annual reunion
at Brattleboro.
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Tunbr1dge.

Fred E. Farnham has gone to Boston
for the winter.
George Z. Wood OF Randolph was Wis.,
itor in town last week.
Mrs. Charles b. Smith spent last week
10 Boston and vicinity.
A. p. Osborne went to Boston upon the
excursion trip OF last week.
Fred Chapman OF Montpelier spent Sum
day with ID. +. Chapman, his father.
Mrs. J. J. Towle OF woodsville, N. H.,
is an expected guest at Clarke M Smiths.
Hugh Lyman returned from his Boston
trip upon the paper train Sunday morn
ing.
Rev. Frank Page returned from his trip
to Lyndonville and Weathersfield last
Friday.
Mrs. John WEIGH OF Barnstead, n. H.,
comes this week to visit DR.. Fred WEIGH,
her son.
A. G. Adams spent the past week fn
Weymouth, Mass, as the guest OF Prof..
and Mrs. e. J. Bugbee.
Mrs. Melissa Wight and Miss Mabel
Wight, who have been visiting friends on
Long Island, are now at home.
Mrs. Cornelia A. Flanders of Rutland is
guest OF Mrs. Laura Drew at Drew farm.
She arrived here last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Farnham went
1 to Boston last week to pass few days
with Edwin ID. Folsom, their nephew.
Miss inertia clifford, who was about GO
ing to California for her health, died sud-
denly last Wednesday. She bad consump-
ton.
Frank Lyman OF Bethel has been at BEN
fuckers the past week, building new
roof upon part of Mr.. fuckers resi-
dence.
Mrs. Laura Dean, who has passed week
in Lawrence, Mass, as the guest OF Wal
lace W. King, her brother, returns here
| this week.
Mrs. w. A. Danforth, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Simmons of Lowville, N. Y, her
f, guests, returned from trip to Norwich
last week.
Judge Levant M. Read Of Bellows Falls
| has been engaged as Memorial day speak
er for the coming year by Whitney post,
81, g. A. r.
Mrs. ]. s. Woods OF Meriden, Conn, Mrs.
II. l.. Gordon OF Middletown and Mrs. A..
w. Juniver OF New Haven, Conn.,, were
visitors at G. M. Smiths and Cornelius
Noyes' last week.
Frederick Charles McClave of the Yale
divinity school, who preached at the
Congl church through the summer, died
| 1t the Yale infirmary, New Haven, Conn.,,
| to the infirmary by infammatcry rheu-
matism q short time, was better Tuesday
| but on Wednesday became worse about
: noon and died at $3.50 that evening. he
was young man of great promise who
made all who met him his friends and
his untimely death brings sorrow to
many.
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There is one true specific for
diseases arising from a debilitated
nervous system. and that is Paine's
celery compound, so generally pre-
scribed by physicians.
Ii is the most remarkable rem
edy that the scientific research OF
America has produced.
Prof. Edward E. Phelps, M. D.,
IL. d., of Dartmouth College, first
prescribed this positive cure for
dyspepsia, biliousness, liver COM
plant neuralgia, rheumatism, all
nervous diseases and kidney
troubles.
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"A. n. OfgeC Oh w luutptH, WIN
studied law in Montpelier, has just
been appointed, lieutenant governor OF
the Northwest (Canada) Territory.
The average daily number Of pa
tients at the house of correction the
past year was liz, though the total
number admitted in the last two years
was l,l03. The entire gross expenses
for the institution were 1872, 3l0.77, an
average of $lll.62 for each prisoner.
A Chicago patent,medicine concern
has recently been sending into Ben
nington four-page sheet advertising
headache cure. More than 80 causes
are enumerated for headaches, among
the number being poverty long drawn
out and sudden prosperity. In head
aches from the two latter causes the
cure is claimed to act like magic.
L. X. Mcclure of Fairfield died
very suddenly in DR.. ID. Arthur
Smiths dental office at st. Adams last
week while ether was being admins
tered to him for the extraction OF
some teeth. DIR. Dawson made care
full examination of the man and
found him to be in an apparently
healthy condition, but before the man
was under the influence Of the ether
his heart stopped beating. He was a
farm hand and worked on a farm
near Fletcher.
Mrs. Farley Stone OF Vernon is a
living refutation of the statement
made by famous writer that the
women of Vermont are "bent, aged
and gray at AS" Mrs. Stone is 81
years of age and has reared family
of five daughters and one son, all Of
whom are living, and she is still ac-
tive. doing from choice a good deal OF
light homework. Asa seamstress she
excels. and the past summer she has
several times walked distance OF hall
mile and picked several quarts OF
huckleberries.
Last Friday David Lawrence's
house was burned at Winooski and
in the excitement his three-year-old
boy was overlooked and persisted in
the flames. The fire started from tar,
which was being melted on the stove
and caught fire. That the child was
secreted in the house was not learned
until after the arrival OF the fire CON-
pany, many of whom risked their
lives to save II. The mother OF the
child was deranged by the tragedy
and, being also badly burned, is in q
critical condition.
An old gentleman from Walden, %
years old, was put into Jail ten weeks
ago for the non-payment Of his pol
tax for 1897, amounting to "a. His
board bill, charged to Walden, Of
course, has now reached the sum oil
S35, and the question arises: How
long will it take Walden to get rich
with that kind of financiering? Ht
is stubborn old gentleman, has nc
business and enjoys Jail life at the ex
pense of the town quite well. Tit
prospect is that Walden will get tired
long before he does.
G.. w. Clarf, "a former Ryegate man
has Just returned from the klondike
which he calls "big transportation
swindle, and that's all there is to 1t.
He has tried it at an expense OF 81,
900 and knows. He was there five
months and discovered no show fol-
the ordinary man except to part will
his hard earnings. He notes the fac
that il is the transportation companie
that have furnished the Associated
press with all the accounts OF bis
strikes, loads of gold dust brought in
etc., and are still at it.
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Vernnnt Pensions.

Original. Albert w. Woodbury.,
West Hartford, Sc Theo. L. Hutch
inson. PerkinsvilIe, Sc W. Fl. Cook,
Swanton. IS increase. F. Fisher,
Verpennes, sl4 to 81 Preserved Pot
ter. Poultney, IS additional, Amos
Leayitt, Jr.,. Bethel, So ; original wild
ow. etc., Mary A. Austin, East High
gate, sl2.
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Strong, steady nerves
Are needed for success

Strong, steady nerves
Are needed for success
Everywhere. Nerves
Depend simply, solely,
Upon the blood
Pure, rich, nourishing
Blood feeds the nerves
And makes them strong.
The great nerve tonic is
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Because it makes
The blood rich and
Pure, giving it power
70 feed the nerves.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Cures nervousness,
Dyspepsia, rheumatism,
Catarrh, scrofula,
And all forms of
Impure blood.
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at is almost miracle. Burdock Blood
Bitters cured me of a terrible breaking
out all over the body. am very CRATE
full Miss Julia Filbridge, West Corn
well. Conn. I'm
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SMITHS
Green Mountain
RENOVATOR.
serious consequences of impure blood

the serious of impure blood pMnWV
Is diseased kidneys \...-/
When the blood its impurities to such important
and contamnates the sign that serious trouble Is
brewing.
kidney trouble should do all their to effect cure
possible that will be permanent care
taken purify the blood and the whole system Smiths
Green Mountain Renovation will do this foryou.
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but after trying many medicines and employing many
physicians without avail had about despared of recov-
ery, when your Green Mountain Renovation was recon-
mended Four weeks of this wonderful remedy en-
tirey cured me- / am riding twenty-five or thirty
kidneys and back scarcely able to ride at all Your
Renovator has cured me of what supposed was hope
less case. L. 7. BEEALAc, Hartford, Conn.,"
1t would be wise for other sufferers to learn themselves
how really efficient this remedy Remember that every
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-10-27

bottle Of Smiths
refunded where all
that is lined for 8 nc actually accomplished.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-10-27

Stewart, Barstow, Pingree, OrmsDee,
Farnham, Dillingham;, Page, WOOD
bury. Grout. We do not believe TINS
record can be equalled by any other
state in the Union.
Miss Carrie Wells Of Lyndonvilie
wandered away from home wniie
mentally i'll recently and was lost
three DAYS before she was found. Over
WORT and anxiety for her father
through his long illness was the cause
OF her trouble.
The 3lst annual meeting of the YER
mont Press association will be held at
Montpelier Monday, Oct. "a, 1898.
The business meeting will be held In
the afternoon, followed by dinner
at the Pavilion at 6 o'clock and an
evening business session.
Frank Lacy slipped and fell pc
tween the wheels of delivery wagon
At Burlington last week. The rear
wheel passed over his head. A cash
was cut back Of the ear and another
On : the neck. When picked up he
was unconscious but soon recovered.
st. Augustine's church at MOntpel-
;ar Is to have a copy of Raphael.s
ns;pting. "The Trsns6guration-" L.
III wood went to Rome to do the
work and at his request the pope
blessed the picture, the church IN
s e.h II should hang(St. Augustine's)
md the communicates Of the church.
The sun., 1898-04-03
SENTIMENT FOR STRAIGHT
DECLARATION Of WAR
Test iIlOny Before the Maine I;uard
of Inquiry Creates Indignation
the More II Is Read,

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Tltrc is rr;
SOL to believe that there may be- Il dis
tinct declaration Of war ON Monday as
well as a resolution inr armed inter
vrntiOn.
The m"tr thr testimony before the
Maine Board OF Inquiry il studied the
more the Indignation grows. There is
now Il settled conviction that tie blow
ing mp OF the Maine was the drliherat,
ncl "t Spanish officials, even il the Span
is' Government was igliornnl OF the
plot.
The fact that Spain totally Ignores
the possibility of such an act Of ia,aticaI
'indiscrrtion' on the par, Of her SER
wants and treats tie whole subject with
Il drrlsion tlrat borders upon contempt
and increases the anger.
There is n strong party in Cnnniess in
favor of busting away from all indircc-
ionand coming ont nat-iomcd with Il
declaration of war. This would clear
the atmosphere OF all haze at once.
Continued to Page Four.
The sun., 1898-04-03
POSSIBLY FATALLY INJURED
William Keen Accidentally
Shot ON the State Road.
CONDITION is SERIOUS.
The Youth Was Stealing u Ride Ol, a
Banner Wagon While Return-
ing From Cunning
TriD.

William Keen, while cunning for frog.
on the State road, was accidentlv sho
yeftcrday afternoon and now lies in 8
precarious condition at his home in this
city.
William Keen, Clarence Underwood
Charles Simmons and Frank Ferry left
this city about o'clock yesterday after.
noon to go over on the marshes south OF
Wilmington to gun for frogs.
They had fair success till late in the
aftcrnoOA when they saw Il storm com
ing up and they started to return to their
homes.
When on the State road Keen and In
derwood caught hold OF the back of "a
banner wagon which contained ,hree
girls, and the girls compelled t',n to
get of by using a whip.
When Keen was taking his rifle nlt OF
the wagon the trigger caught on tLr tail
board and discharged.
Keen fell to the ground while blood
spurted from the wound made at the
base of the brain.
tie was brought to Danforth's drug
store in dearborn by a farmer. and
there being no doctor there. he was taken
to DR.. Morrison's. at Second and King
streets, from which place he was sent to
his home, 1O7 Jackson street, in a trans
fer cab and DR.. j. J. Jones summoned.
When DR.. Jones arrived, he found that
tie bullet was in his head, back of his
eyes, just at the base of the BRAIN.
Keen Is 10 years of age and IL lying at
ms home IN Il precarious condition.
The sun., 1898-04-03
DECISION RESERVED.
III an Argument for an Applicai ion
for he Sale OfI'atcniS and Pat
cnt Rights.

Before Judge bradford in the United
States Court yesterday. argument was
heard in tie petition OF CroasdaIe &
Adams in the suit of fIamor W. the Tay.
lor-Rice Engineering Go. The petitioners
asked that the receivers of the TAYLOR
Rice Co., J. p Winchester and James
A. Taylor, he authorized and directed to
sell certa in patents and patent rights al.
legged to be owned by the Taylor Rice
Company.
The receivers flied an answer to the
petition. denying that they have any
patents or patent rights in their posses.
sion as the property of the Taylor-Ricc
Co., and alleged that the patents ana
patent rights referred to in the petition
had hen included in the sale uf John
NJ. Rodgers Of the building and
t"nl-n'aking plant, at Gloucester. \. j.
Peter j.. Cooper, .Ir., appeared for The
petitioners and William S. lIillrs TOR the
receivers. decision was reserved and
will not be given for some time.
The sun., 1898-04-03
CORNER ST.)NE LAYING
Services to be Held Over the Sacred
Heart ParOchial SchODI--The Par.
ticipantS.

Between > and O'Clock this afternoon
the corner stone nf the Sacred Heart pa,
rnchial school will Er laid at Tenth and
Monroe streets.
The professional will Stalt from tic
rectoly ON Madison street and march
along Madison and down Tenth to the
site Of tie school.
The First Regiment band Of twelve
pieces will held the procession, which
Will comprise the st. Benedict Mutual
Benefit Society and the st. A. Y. VI. G.,
followed by priests and the bishop.
The band will play 'Nca.rr NV God
t" Thee, and tl'r choir will sing "llu-
sannah."
The Rev. +. Hugo, .. 5. t., will ad-
dress ne people and will introduce the
Very Rev. Leonard Waiter, q. :. b..
VIII" will Itliv"r All address.
linen the corner stone will bc laid after
tl'e usual documents have been deposited
III 1t, enclosed IN Il small tin box.
The exercises will close with singing
selections, which include the ''Tc Ecum"
in German and ''Girns$cr Gutt."
The sun., 1898-04-03

with their first great problem. News
has been received here that the S,nnisIi
torpcd" beat hotilla has reached Porto
Rico.
Ii this report is true and the navy de-
paltlhtllt has not yet secured rullODorl-
ton OF it. Spain has succeeded in her
first move on the chess board Of hus,;Ii-
ties.
The torpedo nptilla left the Canary
Islands IN March l3rI. and therefore
their vnyagc to Porto Rico. if they have
reached t!Ht island. has been one Of rr-
narkabIe 81 e, d, considering the obvious
disadvantages under which they sailed.
The \lzcaya and AImiunte U,ulrndo,
powerful arinomd cruises, havc steamed
ont q! Havana under scaled orders,
Navy department officials place bat on,
construction npnn t'ciI movement, that
they are t" join the torpedo hntilIn.
In contemplating this Srrat"rr act OF.
the part OF the Spanish, the NAVY De-
part nnrnt appreciates, il oyer 50 unwiII-
lngIv, tlat it has been uutmauoc;iyrpd
The ul"NprrsSed intention of the ,lep,,t
mcnl was, in the event of hustiitirE to
prevent these two important cruisers from
iri'il'ig Havana harbor and cfh%lrg a
JnnNnn with "t|lrr Spanish ships.
h!l tie Naval Strategy Board does not
consider that the ulIlls rests with il, If
advises that some action be taken t., pre-
vent thc Nlsraya and Oqucnd" joining
the tlotlla.
The reply OF the Cabinet to the eager
nlgings of the naval officers was that
President Mckinley was unwilling to
make such move. considering it Il war
IKE act and not advisable at this
juhctur.