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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21

Ada Rehnn has apparently dlsap-
pointed everybody In Nine Sans Gene.
The New York Sun says u leaked ~ II
she had deliberately Intended to show
her difapproVai 81 the part.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21

Giiietta intesi-necnusc She Loved
Him Sn--wnn brought cut with success
Ia New York Monday night.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21

Lewis Morrison. an old time favorlte
IN Snlt Lake. VIII be- along soon IN
Faust. llla advance representative H.
Wnllnce Munru, once r. member ~ the
Lyccum Stock company In this city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21

4 chicago paper says Bickneil Young
announces a complimentary program on
Tuesday evening. Jan. II, a. kimball
Han by II. burgess Jones. the young
~ the Welsh ElHtrddfod In Milwaukee.
assisted By Walter Logan. vioilniHt. and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21

The town n being lavlshly billed by
Vests mlnstr"ln which com" week NJ
tor next This ~ probably the most
extensively burnt cork organization on
the road.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21

William Gillette hnH resumed work on
the conan Doyle detective drama. the
FIRST draft ~ which was burned In the
nnldMln IInlnl flrr Do San Franrlsnn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21

Lillian Ilunsclrr venture In Ia ncllc
Helene has not proved very success
ful.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21
HUMOROUS.

do you mean o. say. Chumley. that
you SPEND lcHs money since you were
married than you did bcforr?" That r.
what Il amounts Ia. have r>ych less
To- spend,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21

ldttle While SAY. pa" Pa "weil,
what IL ~" Little Willie; why do
they always weigh the babies AIS Hoon
uh they're hornf DO people pay for
them By The pound. the same as FOR
raw meatT
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-01

]. F. Guilford, painter, fell 80 fee,
from hotel window at Spokane
Wednesday. No bones were broken.
The trial of Mayor Nickeus, of Ia
coma, on charge of soliciting . bride
will begin in the Superior Court Sep
TENDER IL.
1t is estimated that between $4,000
and 100000 bushels of grain will be
harvested on the Yakima Indian res.
ervation this fall.
The Madlson-street Methodist church
OF Seattle is out of debt, and will cele.
brate the event by having q mortgage.
burning next Sunday.
Labor Commissioner Arthur HI.
Grout, of Seattle, is looking for 1,5OO
hoppickers for the Yakima valley and
other reproducing districts in the
State.
Mrs. Josie Adams, OF the Blaine
cannery, filled in one day 1850 cans,
for which she received sl.75 per 1000,
or STA. Wages in the canneries run
from - to "a per day.
The line OF the Seattle Tacoma
electric railway is now all located and
the engineers completed their work
last Friday by setting the last stakes.
Judge BUGGY, general manager, ex-
poets construction work to commence
at once.
Alexander Brunell, rs years of age,
committed suicide by drowning at the
county poor farm, near Monroe, Sno-
homish county, Friday. He had a
farm near Edmonds, which he sold to
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-01
Death Of Jacob OFT.

The sudden death from apoplexy oil
the pioneer, Jacob OFT, leaves another
vacant place in the rapidly shortening
line of those who stood the brunt and
burden of western civilization. Sun
day morning, the announcement OF
his death sent thrill of anguish
through the hearts of all who had
known him SO long and so we'll. He
died with scarcely an evidence of the
approach of the dread messenger.
Mr.. OFT was a native of Switzerland.
He was born Feb. 90, 1925, and came
to this country in the flush of man.
hood, in 1850. From New York he
went to St. Louis, and in 1859 jour-
neyed across the plains for this coast.
Mr.. OFT came to Tumwa,er, where he
settled. He was a carpenter by trade,
which avocation he followed till the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-01

decline OF life ended his more vigorous
labOrs. He moved to this city in the
SOS and up to the time OF his death his
residence here was continuous. He
was of a retiring disposition, never
seeking nor holding public Office Of
any kind. He was married in 1869 to
Miss Elizabeth OFT, a namesake but
no relative, and three children were
born to them, all of whom survive
Henry, Walter and Gertrude. Mr.. OFT
died possessed of considerable property
in this city.
The funeral rites OF deceased took
place at the Presbyterian church,
Wednesday afternoon, at which Rev.
Mr.. Shaw, of Tacoma, conducted the
services. A large attendance of citi-
zens testified to the esteem in which
deceased had been held as we'll a. their
deep sympathy with the bereaved fam
ily
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-01
STATE NEWS.

A Brief Summary Of News Gathered From
all Parts Of the State.
Republic has bonded itself for $l5,-
600 to build public school.house.
Eight prairie schooners from Kan
sas and Nebraska arrived at North
Yakima last week.
Tacoma's two new public schools
have been named after Frances E.
Willard and John G. Whittier.
Zene Eggley, one-legged newsboy,
whose home is in Walla Walla, was
drowned in Lake Wallowa, Friday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-01
Notice to Creditors,

NOTICE 10 hereby given TO all creditors of W.
Gibbons and Hgss as retail liquor dealers at
Olympia, Thurston county. state of Washington,
to present to me at my Office in said OLYMPIA
their claims. under oath. against the said firm
and co-partnershlp within three months after
the date of the first publication of this notice, TO
wit within three months after the 18th day OF
August. 1899. said Gibbons and Riggs having
made an assignment of their property for the
benefit of their creditors and | having been
no minated and qualified a. assignee thereof.
e. c. ISRAEL.
Assignee of Gibbons and Higgs.
Date of first publication, Aug, Is, 1899.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-01
T-uue-att.-e Raj


-"MNALI FOR AUGUST.
MAJ Il n. cc;l,s-atu-e, : ies. on tie 81
an ~ on tlr -
~. for month, . ?.
Io:al -aufa.. Is inches.
<..a,,.- -. ear cay, g part cloudy, 2. sn'i
clsG:y :.
Ran .'' ~ - Laws.
P-evailag wat. Southwest
-agat -noca %: earthquake VI 6th
we4the- conditions. for August have been very
unusual. taxing on more of the character OF Dc
tobe- In - years the rainfall as oeen exeee',
81 onfv ;h-ee zines. VIZ : Is. "a. so, III
ana la. l4. average for - yea-.. 0-65 inches,
Mean teuue-a,ure deg. below normal
CIol,.ty DAYS ana south WIND fay in excess o
any PREVIOUS REFS r;.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-01
GA GLORIA.
Son.: g: !: 9; Z,;':;2';;z;:z;s;@;!: -
Probate Notice.

TN the superior Court of the State of Wishing
ton for the County Of Thurston
In the matter Of the estate Of Hiram Everett,
deceased.
No 59T.
Notice of Settlement OF Final Account.
Notice 10 hereby given that James X. Vincent,
Administrator of the estate of Hiram Everett,
deceased, has rendered and presented for set
Element and filed in the Superior Court OF
Thurston county, state of Washington. his Final
Account a. such Administrator. and that Mon
day, the4th day of september, 1899, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, at fhe court room Of said Superior Court,
in the City of Olympia, in said Thurstou coun-
ty. has been duly appointed by said Superior
Court, for the settlement of said Final Account,
at which time and place any person interested
in said estate may appear and file his excep-
tons In writing to the said Final Account, and
contest the same.
Witness, Hon. o. V. Linn Judge
of said Superior Court, and the
lsEAL-1 seal of said Court hereunto af-
fixed, this 9Th day of August,
1899. A. L. CALL0w.
County Clerk and Clerk of the Superior
Court.
Date Of first publication, Aug. II. 1899.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-01
METEOROLOGICAL.

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07
SAXTONS RIVER.
Sugar making proceeds rather slowly.
Mr.. Bemis has moved into the village
from the Wilbur farm.

Sugar making proceeds rather slowly.
Mr. Bemis has moved into the village
from the Wilbur farm.
Geo. Marks has rented and now occu-
pies the Fred Morrison farm.
Several students of Vermont Academy
are spending their vacation here.
Dr. and Mrs. Osgood welcomed son to
their home and hearts on Tuesday.
Miss Della Smith and Miss Carrie Locke
came home last week for their spring vacS-
ton.
Mrs. Penney has opened this week mil
linery rooms in the Williams house on
Main street.
Mr. Chapin's brother at Medford, Mass,
reported last week as very sick, is much
better this week.
Rev. II. Goodhue was welcome caller
on Wednesday afternoon at the Congrega-
tional parsonage.
Misses Mertie and Margie Cory went last
Saturday to Montpelier to assist in mil
lnery store during the spring trade,
b Widow button, for a number of years
living in Farnsworth block, now occupies
rooms in the house with John Alexander
jr
The Glynn farm, Westminster West,
lately the scene of the fire. is now owned
by j. II. Wright, our enterprsing milk
man.
Lewis Thompson has recently bought of
the Scofield estate one-third interest in
the grist mill. Lew is now tending
the grist mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin had the pleasure
of attending on Wednesday evening the c..
| w. Osgood Bible class banquet at Bellows
! Falls. 1t proved to them an occasion
highly enjoyable.
William Cory bought this week of Miss
Mary Spauding the house he has rented
and occupied Tor several years on West
minister street. Mr.. Cory will no doubt
make repairs on this place soon.
Mr.. Button, for many years in charge of
| the grist mill, is out now because of i'm
| paired health. Mr.. button, in the years at
the mill, has won the reputation as being a
very expert and accommodating miller.
Last Friday several of the Kurn Hattin
trustees visited the Warner Home. They
expressed themselves as much pleased with
| the place. The trustees intend to make
the home increasingly attractive and :. use
! full.
| The robins sweet notes herald the ON
ing Of spring, notwithstanding sleighs are
still in use on some of our roads, and will
be for some days, judging from the great
amount of snow which covers the land
scape today, April 6.
Our milliner, Mis-. Chas. Blake, proposes
to 60 to New York next week for the spring
purchases for her store. She will return on
the 18th. Mrs. Blake has hired Miss Gre
gan, an experienced New York milliner
who will be her trimmer and assistant thi:
spring.
The Easter services at the Congregation
al church were largely attended and highly
enjoyed. The full choir aided by chorus
of sweet young voices, rendered the music
very admirably. The wonderful meaning
of Easter found rich and varied expression
in the beautiful service. The whole au
dience felt and yielded to the spell. Eyes
grew moist and hearts glad under the in
SEPARATIONS of the hour.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07
wEsTMINsTER WEST.

Mr.. Brewer of Randolph is the new
clerk at w. A. Gorham's He is man of
middle age and has had much experience
in the business.
Mrs. A. =. Ranney has returned from a
three weeks visit in st. Johnsbury. She
reports the amount of snow and the win
try appearance of the country there great
er than it is with us.
E. w. Goodhue came Wednesday from
Dartmouth college for the spring vacation
of ten days. He has recently been elected
corresponding secretary of the Y. NJ. G..
A. of the college for the year to come.
Mrs. Charles II. Campbell and her son
George reached here from Great Falls
Tuesday. They expect to remain East for
the season, as the change of climate for a
time seems necessary. Mr. Campbell has
business on the way, but is expected in a
few days. Charles Campbell and his sis
ter, Miss Julia, fromlComstock, n. Y, are
also at F. g. Campbells
F. C. Rand Of Saxtons River is carrying
on the sugar place of w. b. Cutting. Two
young men came down from the river to
do the business. They began the latter
part of the week to tap and their first
syrup was produced Monday. 1t is report
ed that when they came down Wednesday
morning they found five gallons of syrup
missing. There are rumors of other arti-
Giles having disappeared at other places be-
tween sunset and sunrise. This is an ex-
perience little known here hitherto.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07
Npw HAMPSHIRE NOTES.

Rev. Alfred IL. Wheeler of CharlesV9"n
has accepted the call recently EXTENDED 70
become rector of St. James parish IN heene,
10 take effect May I on the retirement Oh
Rev. Octavius Applegate, Ir., the present
rector.
Sheriff William S. Tuttle, having guam
fed for another two years term, to when
he was recently elected, has named the lol-
lowing deputies for Cheshire county; sam
uel O. Gates of Keene, Horace a. Perry oil
Walpole. Webster l.. RiXlord OF Nlnches-
ter. CYRUS 5. Moors of Marlboro, Charles
l.. Rich of East Jaffrey Warren II. Butler
of Chesterfield, Edgar NJ. Thompson Oh
Fitzwiliam, Edward 2. Kimball OF Troy
Frank Adams, 10, sou Of Merrick o.
Adams, became enraged while playing with
his two sisters at Dublin Sunday: lie TOOK
a shot gun without the knowledge OF MS
family and left the house. he called at
the sugar house where be told his tather
that he was going to look at his traps
The boy did not return and late IN the
afternoon his father became worried and
followed his tracks The boys body was
found in the snow half mile beyond the
sugar house. The gun was still clasped IN
his hand and TO the trigger was attached
string, the other end Of which was fastened
to tree The muzzle had evidently been
placed beneath his chin, the contents OF the
gun passing through his brain.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07
WESTMINSTER.

Sugar makingi is progressing very slowly.
Wallace Metcaf spent Sunday in Hins-
dale, N. II.
Services appropriate to Easter were held
at the church Sunday.
Mrs. Starkey, matron at the Girls
Home, gave party for the children Tues
day.
Miss Susie Kellogg went to Springfield,
Mass, Thursday for few days visit with
friends.
K. T. Fenton has moved into the Di k
inson cottage recently vacated by Sherman
Teachout.
Miss Harriet E. Wright is spending her
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. C. Wright.
James o. Wiley and family of Bellows
Falls and Elmer Watkins of Felchvile
were guests at Geo. n. Banks's over Sun
day.
b. F. AtchersoD, who has been confined
to the house for many weeks by illness,
was able to drive a short distance Tues
day.
Mrs. Sarah Nutting spent Sunday in
Brattleboro with friends. From there she
went TO Mt. Carmel to visit her daughter,
The members of the Congregational
church of this place have extended call
to Rev G. Ii. DcBevoise of Keene, n. II.
| Mr.. DeBevose has been supplying the
pulpit here for the past few months.
Tuesday morning, while several young
boys were coasting upon the crust, Her
mon Bond was thrown off his sled and
severely injured, being insensible for some
time. At this writing he is improving.
The annual meeting of the ladies' aid
society was held at the home of Mrs. II.
A. Willard on Wednesday afternoon. The
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Mrs. b. T. Phelps
vice president, Mrs. O. l.. Fisher; secre-
tary and treasurer, Miss Elizabeth Hills.
After all business was transacted an enjoy
able social time was passed, followed by a
bountiful supper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Jesse johnson has entered the employ
of j. L. Stockwell as clerk. Mr.. johnson
is a graduate from the academy.
Alice, daughter of Rev. J. II. Rabbit,
is very i'll with stomach trouble.
6 The Baptist ladies' aid society enjoyed
avery pleasant afternoon and evening at
f. j. Perry's yesterday.
The Centreville shop is being painted
this week. Although not particularly
handsome color the building will look bet
ter.
MettG's pound party Monday evening
was well attended. Each exhibition seems
to show the benefit of the professors"
training. There will be another entertain
ment Monday evening.
Ida L. Sargent, daughter of n. w. Sar-
gent, became the bride of David L. Miller,
son of Eliza Miller, at the Congrega' ional
parsonage Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller will take a wedding trip of a few
days to Gardner, Mass. On their return
they will live with the brides father on
the Brook road. The young couple are
much respected in the community and
their friends wish them happiness in their
new relation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07
News From Manila.

A Manila despatch says: 1.-THE Charles
ton bombarded Dagupan, the terminus of
the railroad from Manila, on Saturday, the
insurgents evacuating. The Charleston,
which has been cruising along the west
coast of Luzon to the north, sent boat
inshore near Dagupan last Saturday to
make soundings. The insurgents opened
fire, wOundmg United States officer. The
cruiser thereupon bombarded the town"
Rear Admiral Van Reypen, surgeon gems
eral of the navy, says that all the recent re-
ports received from Manila showed that
Admiral Dewey was in excellent health.
There has been weeks respite in the
hostilities, chiefly in order to allow the
natives 10 digest the proclamation of the
United States commission. The insur-
gents remain remarkably quiet. The
sharpshooters of General Lawton's line
have borrowed the enemy's tactics and are
harassing his forces at night, picking some
of them off nightly. Malolos is resuming
its natural aspect, business is going on,
preparations are being made to establish a
permanent camp for the troops there, and
the soldiers are cleaning the city.
There were persistent rumors in Manila
yesterday that Agunaldo has been sup
planted in the control of Filipino affairs by
Gen. Antonio Luna, the commander-in-
chief of the Filipino forces.
The casualties in the American army in
the Philippines from February to April
4, 1899, inclusive, are: Killed, 1874; woun-
ded, go. Total, 11G0.
Gen. Otis has cabled the War Depart
ment that the transport Sherman has left
Manila with 100 wounded soldiers, which
included all that were able to be sent home
at that time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07
CAMBRIDGEPORT

David Bemis has rented the house re-
Gently vacated by George Hale.
The Loyal Temperance legion will
meet Saturday afternoon with Alice
Weaver.
Mrs. Harriet Severens of Burlington
was at her brothers, James McQuaide's s,
last week.
Miss Ada Page of Francestown, N. H.,
who is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Max
field, entertained a few of her friends on
Wednesday evening.
Oscar Dean has decided his house in the
village to Guy Thayer, possession to be
given May l. Mr.. Dean will move to his
farm at the south of the village.
At the church meeting last week S. P.
Gushing was elected clerk and treasurer.
S. p. Gushing, j. j. Weaver and S. G.
Morrison were reelected trustees.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07
Hearts and Millions United.

The wedding of William X. Vanderbilt,
jr,, and Miss Virginia Fair was celebrated
Tuesday at the New York home of the
brides sister, Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, Rev.
Father Murphy of the Roman Catholic
church performing the ceremony before
the most exclusive and richest set in New
York society. The magnificent presents
which the young couple received are said
to represent an expenditure of 81, 900, 900.
w. X. Vanderbilt, the father, gave
his son 100000. The bride, by
report, is worth 100000 inherited from
her father, one of the first to strike and
work a gold mine in California. The
groom's money comes from his greatgrand-
father, who was one of the first to run a
ferry and railroad into New York.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07
GRANGE NEWS.

The date for the poverty social has been
set for April 26.
The next regular meeting of the Dram
attic club will be held next Monday evening.
A musical program will be presented.
At the regular meeting of Protective
Grange Wednesday night the program was
in charge of Mrs, A. A. q. Ware, past lee
turer. There were recitatons by Miss
Stacy and Mrs. Haywood; essay on "The
Rainy Day Dress" by Mrs. Carl Hopkins,
followed by discussions; remarks were
made by Mr.. and Mrs Wood, members of
the Athol Grange. The question as the
keeping of pigs profitable, if so, why, if not,
why not?'' was opened by David Perry,
followed by Dwight Goodenough. Oscar
Ware spoke in favor of Chester Whites and
G. d. Whitman for Red Rocks. Several Of
the ladies gave recipes on different ways of
cooking pork.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-07
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
The c. w. Osgood Bible Class.
Annual Banquet and the Toasts---A
Paper. Giving History of the Class
which was Organized in 1872.

Annual Banquet and the TORsts---A
Paper. Giving II History of the Class
which was Organized i'm 1879.
The annual reunion and banquet of the
&C. W, Osgood Bible Glass of the First
Congregational church was held in the YES
try Wednesday evening, April D.
AT 8 o'clock about 1876 sat down to a
bountiful repast as the guests of Mr.. and
tifuly decorated with bands of blue the
class color, asparagus vine, narcissus and
potted plants.
After doing full justice to the substantials
as well as the danties, 10 lavishly provided,
an intellectual feast was provided and so
heartily enjoyed by all that the partici-
pants could almost say "The day is done"
before it came to an end. Mr. Osgood pre-
sided as toastmaster in very happy man
ner, and babe the class and the honorary
guests very hearty welcome from Mrs.
Osgood and himself
The following toasts were given and re-
sponded to in a very felicitous manner in
each instance:
Our Spiritual Value, Rev. George Chaplin
Our Social Value. Rev. j. II. Reid.
The Best Use of Our Time Rev. o. ; DAVIS
Our Political Value Hon. a. n. Swain
Highest est of AVIATION, Mr. y. g. Williams
Our Ambition for America, Mr.. T.. L. kmba
Our lntele ctual Needs, Mrs }. Ii: held
Our Banqueis, Mr. Wallace me
Class Outlook Mr. j. h. Morse
Our Commercial Value, DR.. howard Kirkland
Past resent and Future, MIR. J.. :. Hayes
A new feature of the banquet this year
was a paper entitled The Glass Round
Table" Each guest or family represented,
was presented with copy. 1t was edited
by Mrs. Edward G.. Osgood, assisted by
Mrs. A. n. Swain and Mrs. Wallace White
as local editors, dealing with subjects relat-
ing particularly to the social, intellectual
and religious life of the class. With two
exceptions the contributions to the paper
were from members of the class either past
or present Selections were read by Mrs.
L. q. Osgood, and Mrs. a. n. Swain read
the article contributed by herself, "The G..
W. Osgood Bible class. Its Personnel and
Influence" Mrs. Swain spoke of the be-
ginning of the class with seven young lads
81 years ago, in 1872. and gave a list of the
present members. One gentleman, Fred
G. Hildreth, has been a member all these
years. The class now numbers 50 resident
members, and including nonresident ones,
| about 400 Ten states were represented
in the invitations sent to present, past and
honorary members. The paper gives many
it, ms of interest concerning the class and
its members, and another edition will be
gladly welcomed at some future time. In
deed, that it may become permanent class
organ is the wish of many.