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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
A 0ne-Sided Neutrality.

England seems likely to receive the
consideration that bullying and her vast
selpower can eXacti in the matter of the
observance by the nations OF neutrality
laws or understandings, and theBoers to
get as little as will be conceded to their
weakness and land-locked position. The
letter and spirit Of neutrality regulations
will be stretched to impose an embargo
on the shipment to the Transvaal of all
sorts of products and even the common
necessities of lie, while England will
recruit her commissariat and replenish
the wastes and demands of war from
every quarter of the round earth.
The newspapers have published re-
ports of vast contracts by the British
government with American firms for
various food products for the army in
South Africa, for horses and mules
and other purely military supplies.
But the cruisers of Great Britain, it is
reported, have seized in west African
waters three ships laden with American
-four, sailing for Delagoa Bay, and com
PEELED them to take their cargoes to
ports in Natal or Cape Colony. Della
goa Bay is Portuguese possession,
and its chief port, Lorenzo Marquee, is
at present the only outlet of the Trans
vaal to the rest of the world. A rail-
WV extends from this mort tn PretOria
80 ne $50 miles westerly. Great Brit
AIMS purpose in diverting this ship
ment of fl our from Delagoa Bay to
British ports was to prevent it from
reaching the Transvaal, assuming that
the cargoes were destined for the
Boer army.
There are in the Transvaal and Or
aDge Free State many thousands of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
THE LAWT0N FUND,

WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-It has been
decid 70 defer until New Years day
the sending Of the cablegr.m to Mrs.
LaWtOn to luform her of the fund rals-
ed for her. According TO the plan pre-
viously outlined, the message was TO
be sent tomorrow, presenting the wild
Ow Of the gallant off Ter with the
amount raised az Christmas gift from
the Americ IN people. The con rlbu-
lions to tie fund. however, have been
so generous that those having the mat.
ter in charge are cor fl lent that it will
reach total If $4,000 by the first of
the year. Ii WIS therefore decided to
wait until The subscriptions were all in,
and to NOTIFY Mrs Lawton of the full
amount OF the fund as a New Years
gift. The subscriptions announced, to-
gether with those actually received, al
ready amount TO SIS 600.
Among those whp have promised SUBJ
scrplious are W. X Vanderbilt, ST 900;
j. Pieiponl Morgan, 81 900; G. p. Hunt
ington, 81 600; rhoma. f. Ryan, New
York, 81 900; Miss Helen Gould, $500.
Chicago people have contributed aoout
50 600; San Francisco, $1,000, 81.
LOUIS, 81 200.
Tie l. wton homestead is in Red
lands, Cal. The sum that is already
assured will pay he mortgage and leave
the family OF The general goodly sum
of ready cash.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and children,
foreigners, the sick, the aged and in
Gim. England proposes, it would APP
pear, to prohibit the sending of the
commonest necessities Of life into the
beleaguered republics, lest the Boer
older fronting Methuen or Butler
may thereby have his hungry stomach
reinforced. Ii is not supposable that
the United States government will sub.
NIT to this sort of Observation-Disclosures
unrestricted buying by British army
agents of military supplies ia this
country, and the turning back from
The only port open to the Beers OF
ships laden with American bread on the
pretext that it may fluid its way TO the
hungry denizens of a country whose
defenders are fighting for their indie
pendence.
1t is supposed the ships taking the
fl our TO Delagoa bay were British yes
sells, but their cargoes were American,
and their owners were Americans. rhe
United States government has been
the longtime and persistant claimant
and defender of neutral rights. Its
dignity and honor, and its fair fame as
the champion of people defending their
rights and their independence, may be
put to severe test before the South
African war is ended. Americans en-
gagged in legitimate trade are not likely
to be warned out of Delagoa Bay by
British war ships without a protest
their government will be compelled tc
regard.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
CIRCUITS BOON AND BILLS.

Congressman w. w. Grout is closing
up his last term with fair record for
bills Introduced. There is
thought to be no significance in the
fact that several classes of people in
Vermont have not yet been recognized
by General Grout; for the Grout bills
are coming in every day or two, and
those who stand near him have the i'm
preston that before the time for The
introduc ion of bills expires, practi-
caily everybody in all walks of society
in this S ate will have been remem-
bered. If anyone is neglected it will
evidently be an inadverteuce.- Rut-
land Herald.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
Waterbury Center.

ID. r. Smaley and Herbert Warren,
were in Stowe last week. cutting logs.
Mrs. Stevens of Underhill, is a guest at
Clarence Huntley's for few days.
Mr. aud Mrs. l.. W. Buzzell spent last
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. p. e..
Smith.
II. M. Bryan of Montpelier and Ernest s.
Newcomb OF White River Junc ion, spent
Christine with their parents here.
The union Christmas gathering at the
Baptist church last Monday evening, was a
very pleasing fair. lhe trees wer- well
laden with useful aud ornamental presents,
and the young hearts were made glad
The prospect is we have some one who is
light fingered in our community as clap
boards aud una ched boards, left over night
were missed without so much a. "A II you
please. The owner of the boards Ia we'll
satt- fed who took them and proposes to
investigate the case unless they are re-
turned.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

One of the satisfying Christmas an
nouncements was cabkegram from
Gen. Otis announcing that the ports of
Luzon would be opened to commerce
o. the first of January. Nothing
could have more forcibly told the i'm
proved condition of affairs in the Phil
ippines. 1t means that the rebels are
no longer strong enough to interfere
with commerce, and that the peacably
inclined residents of the islands have
resumed their ordinary vocatious.
Army officers, as well as the rest of
human. kind, are highly pleased with
the prompt response to the appeal for
funds for the widow and children of
General Lawton. More than $1,000
has already been received. 1t is also
pleasing to the officers that Mrs. Law
ton has chosen Arlington as the final
resting place of the remains of her
husband. Viii this sort of thing is
gratifying to every patriotic American,
it means more to army officers, who de-
vote and willingly give their lives to
the service of the country, than to
others-it is an assurance to them that
the country appreciates their bravery
and devotion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

The navy department intends to es-
tablish a school for studying and ex
perimenting with wireless biography,
without regard to the system of Mar
conf, who charged $4,000 down and
$4,000 year for the use of twenty
SETS of his Instruments. Naval officers
consider his charges out of all proper
ton with the value of such portions of
his apparatus as were covered by pa
tent, and that it would be better as
we'll as more economical for the govern
ment to go ahead on its own hook.
This is on all tours with common sense,
as Marconi's system is far from perfect
at this time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

A subcommittee remained in Wash
ington after the adjournment of Con-
gress to take the testimony of addi-
tional witnesses, summoned from Utah
in the Roberts case, but thus far the
expected witnesses have not reported.
The polygamy of Roberts is regarded
as having been fully proved by wit
nesses already heard, aud the expecta-
ton is that the committee will make
an early report to the House and that
it will be against Roberts.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

1t came, as it was expected it would
come, the wall of the anti-impe
over the sacrifice of so valuable life
as General Lawton's in "a war of con-
quest" in the Philippines. The answer
in the case of LAYTON was the same as
10 the case of the private who has fall
len b fore the Filipino rihemen-the
fatal Mauser was aimed by the anti
imperialist at home whose sedi,ious
rantings encouraged the Fllipinos to
rebel. An insurgent hand fred the
gun but the weapon was supplied and
aimed by such as Atkinson and Hoar.
And now the martyred general, speak
ing from the grave, direc he public
eye to the men primarily responsible
ior his death, aud The death OF his com
rades who preceded him on the bloody
field. The accusing words of the most
distinguished victim of their disloyalty
to their government ought to blanch
their impudent faces and paralyze Their
blatant tongues. When Hoar rises in
the Senate to speak to his sophomore
resolutions, Lawton's words sounding
in his ears ought to freeze even the
seething current of this Old mans self
assurance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

The Populists are preparing to head
off the Democratic movement, led by
ex-senator German, 10 prevent the
nomination Of Mr.. Bryan, by holding a
ocratic convention, and nominating
Mr.. Bryan. The so-called Silver Re-
pubicans are cooperating with the
POpullsts in this move.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

The "mess of polage" fellows, as the
Barre Times characterizes certain of
the Grout newspaper editors, develop
a tell.tale sensi,iveness when the sub
ject OF the entire disinterestedues of
their preference of senatorial candi-
date is referred to. The late of these
is the Hardwick Gazette whose futter-
ing indicates the locality of another hit
bird.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

New York has two men, - and
the psrlisans of Lieutenant-G Governor
Woodruff would say three-who might
be acceptable to the Republican lea
ders as the nominee for president.
These particular two are Secretary
Root and eX Secretary Bliss, both of
whom have proved their ability as
members Of President McKinley's
cabinet. Secretary Root had the adj
vantage of being first mentioned for
the place at the recent meeting of the
Republican national committee. but
since Mr.. Bliss has been mentioned,
the opinion is said to be practically
unanimous among prominent Repubi-
cans in Washington that either of them,
presented to the Philadelphia conven-
ton by the New York delegation would
be nominated by reclamation, as Presi.
dent Mckinley will be 1t is the set
tied purpose of the Republican leaders
to have the vice-president nominated
by reclamation, and the New York
delegation has only to act as a unit to
secure the nomination of either of the
gentlemen named.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

Dr.. Y. l., Patterson, of Lexington,
Ky, while recently in Washington,
says h. is Democrat, but not the
GJebel kind, aud that the party will
never get back its control of that State
with such leaders as Goeb /. He
doesn't think The Goebl contest before
the Legislature, will amount TO much,
He said of it, cit is the last expiring
bluff of defeated candidate. l really
believe that a fair count would have
shown that Taylor beat Goebel by
10000 votes. The Legislature. though
containing Democratic majority, ia
coguizant of this and will not outra ge
public sentiment by giving the seat to
a man who, with ali the cheating prsc-
ticed by his partisans, failed to get a
plurality of the votes"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

Every tale of British valor and hero
ism at Colenso may be fully credited.
Individually and collectively the British
soldier exhibited in the battle all the high
heroic qualities OF his race. And when
this is said and its truth ungrudgingly
admitted, what an acknowledge ment it
constitutes of the transcendent martial
prowess of the antagonist who triumph.
antly resisted him and smote him as
the armies of the Lord smote and de-
s.royed the ancient Philistnes. A race
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
Worcester.

Lee Whitney is at home for the holidays.
A daughter was born December Is to Mr..
and Mrs. Parsons.
Arthur Batchelder OF Barre, was in town
over Sunday.
Ms, Chester Ladd has gone TO Montpsl-
Ter to visit her daughter, Mrs. Henry Holt.
Miss Hattie Curtis Of Jon9sville, is visit
ing her brother, Charles Curtis.
There were Christmas exercises and trees
well loaded at the Methodist church, Mon
day ev ming.
The funeral of Mrs. William Fifield OF
Cabot, was held at the Congregational
church. Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Plummer r chard1on had a shock of
paralysis Tuesday morning, Decembe 10,
and died Friday night TIE funeral W - at
the house on Sunday, Rev. William Water
officiating.
East Calais.
G. T. Pierce OF Tufts College is at home
for the Christmas vacation.
Rev Henry Jewett OF Oakland, Cal, Wis
tied the Dwinells on Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Merne Hawkins and Helen Eastman
were married on Tuesday by Rev. Effie X.
M, Jones OF Barre, They go at once TO
housekeeping at Kent's Corner, where the
groom owns house.
The following musical program will be
presented at Union church next Sunday at
ternoon; PIelade, Rossini; Anthem, "Let
Us Go Now Even Unto Bethlehem"
Steane; anthem. "While the Stars are
Cleaning Bright" Newcomb; soprano solo,
"Glory TO Heavens Eternal King" Meyer,
Helmund; anthem, "Hark, Hark Ny Soul"
Shelley; Postlude, Mozart.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

like this was never made for a subject
people. II the war goes on, England
may conquer by virtue of an over
whelmlng prepouderance in numbers
and the vastness Of her resources, but
the iudomiiable spirit of independence
that drove the Dutch into the Trans-
vaal in the beginning will impel the
survivors TO "trek" to some land over
which tho flag of England does not
float.
The Press., 1899-07-27

An English clergyman, being poster
ed with offers from Insurers to advance
him sums Of money, had the curiosity
to answer one by asking on what terms
he would loan him e25O. By return OF
post there arrived letter asking par
ticulars of his rent, life insurance and
other intimate matters. To this he
made no reply. Then followed note
asking him to call in London on a GER
tain day, to which he sent an answer
that he did not intend to call, and that
the money lender need not trouble him
self further in the matter.
But the affair was not at an end.
Two days later a registered letter ar
rived, inclosing e25O in notes and a
form to be filled up, promising to pay
$500 in three months. The clergyman
then put the money, the form and the
correspondence in the hands of his so.
hcitor, who, after three weeks delay,
returned the notes to the Insurers and
got guinea out of them for his costs.
The Press for one year and the Farm
Journal the rest of 1899, 1900, 1901, 1906
and 1908, practically five years, will be
furnished for $3.50. For $2.40 the semi
weekly Hartford Courant will be included
This offer is only TO subscribers paying
strictly in advance. Only a limited mum
Der of subscriptions for the Farm Journa.
will be taken.
The Press., 1899-07-27
NOTICE.

Taken by virtue Of an execution to me direct
ed, and will be sold at public vendue to the
highest bidder, on the premises Of Mary J. Row
ley, in the town of Stafford, fourteen days after
date, which win be Monday, the 31st day Of July,
A. d. 1885, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to salts
fy said Execution and my fees thereon, the fol
towing property, bounded and described as fol-
lows, to wit: e..
At stake and stone, being the southeast cor
ner of Boystin Anderson farm thence westerly
on said Anderson and Ava L. and Almira How
lett, to heap of stone on a rock thence south
erly on Hewlett and Marcus Davis to stake and
stone, being the northwest corner Of land Dan
lei P. Lull bought of Salmon Cushman; thence
eaSterly, near as the fence now runs, on p. Lull
to heap of stone on rock; thence northerly
on said Lull to a stake and stone on the north
side of ditch; thence easterly on said LulI t.
stake and stone; thence lortherly on said Lull
to large marked oak tree, with stone at the
root; thence westerly on Salmon Cushman to q
white oak tree with stone at the root; thence
northerly on said Cushman to the first mention
ed bound, except highway which runs through
said land. Recorded in Stafford land records,
volume IS, pages 693 and 694. Said property
contains So acres, more or less.
Second tract is bounded north by land of John
Slater, east by land of said Slater and land
above described. south by land of said Slater
and land formerly Of Horace Davis, it being tbs
same premises decided to James w. Rowley by
E. b. Wood on the 9th day of March, 1897, az
| recorded in Stafford land records, volume 49,
page 2O4.
LOUIS HELM, Deputy Sheriff.
The Press., 1899-07-27
COVENTRY.

1AAs @A~As
South Coventry.
CThe Register is on sale at the post ONCE each
weekly
Charles Coombs is confined to the house
by illness.
Miss Mary Burgoin is visiting friends
in Boston.
Miss Hattie Smith is visiting with Miss
Leila Purdy in Staffordville.
Miss Hester Hall of Wellington Is visit
ing Miss Bessie Colman of this place.
Mrs. Frank p Williams and son went
to Norwich last Monday to visit relatives.
Last week Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Fred Mott went to Manchester to attend
the funeral of friend.
Curtis Dean was called to Boston last
week to see his aunt, Mrs. Sessions, who,
at that time was seriously ill.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Congregational church met with Mrs.
Lydia Mason yesterday afternoon.
Congratulations are due to Miss Hattie
Coombs, whose name appears on the
Freshman roll of honor of the Whitman
tic high school
Arthur Curtis and Ernest Woodwork
have taken blacksmith shop on Church
street In Willimantic, and if they succeed
in business and will undoubtedly remove
to that city.
The work of putting on the steel ceiling
in the Congregational church has been
completed, and it remains now to be deco.
rated. The remainder of the work is ex-
pected to be finished in about six weeks.
Last Thursday, the FAINT son of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Bicknell, died with
cholera infantum. The child was eight
months old. The burial took place on
Saturday afternoon in the Catholic GENE.
terry.
The members of the Congregational
Sunday school are invited, together with
number other schools, to attend 9
picnic at Storrs grove on Aug. 10Th. They
are making arrangements to be present
on the occasion. The lunch is to be OF
the basket plan.
The lawn party, given by the Epwortl
league at Mrs. Sarah VOLTS last week
Wednesday evening, was we'll attended
and enjoyed by all present. One very
pleasant feature of the evening was the
appearance of the Gypsy" in her tent
who was able to tell every one his Oh
| her future for the small sum of five cents
They took in about ten dollars.
(From another correspondent.)
Frank Spaulding is erecting large
wind mill.
Jas. Kenyon has been spending some
days in Nashua, N. H.
One of the children of Olin and MARY
Beebe was buried Sunday.
Mrs r. B. Wilson has been spending
some time III Willimantic.
Work on II. F. Dimmock's new barr
is proceeding quite rapidly.
The free circus wagon attracted quite 6
crowd Of small boys at the hotel thi!
week.
Miss Lottie Hutchinson, who has beer
attending a business college in Providence
is to return home this week.
Joseph Fretwell Parker was given .
hearing in Willimantic Saturday after
noon before Referre in Bankruptcy J. F
| Carpenter of Putnam. A. s. PARKER
The Press., 1899-07-27
Mems furnishings.

Sateen Shirts, good quality, us
ual price Acc, now 29c each.
Madras Shirts, good quality,
usual price SOC, now SOC each.
Negligee Shirts, collars at
tached, value soc, now 33c each.
Negligee Shirts, with two sepa-
rate collars attached, value 69c,
now soc each.
Special lot of Negligee Shirts,
with cuffs to match, variously val
ued at 75c to ST., now soc each.
A lot of fine quality Shirts, with
silk bosom, newest designs. Val
ue in specially stores $50. Now
$1.OO.
Boys Shirts, silk bosoms, soc
each.
Main entrance, left.
The Press., 1899-07-27
DISTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro-
~ bate Court, July Goth, 1899.

said district, deceased.
Upon the application of Henry G. Thresber
praying that an instrument in writing, purport-
ing to be the last will and testament Of said
deceased, may be proved, approved. allowed and
admitted to probate, as per application on file
fully appears. it is
determined at the ProhaPn 1mca n e a IN
said district, on the Sd day of August, A. D.
1885, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice
the time and place of hearing thereon, by pub
fishing the same once in some newspaper hav.
ing circulation in said district and by posting
a copy thereof on the public sfgn-pOst in the
town of Stafford in said district.
MARCUS B. FISK Judge
The Press., 1899-07-27
DISTRICT OF STAFFORD 50. Pro.

~ bate Court, July 22d 1899.
Estate Of stephen F. Chaffee, late of STAFFORD,
In said district, deceased.
The executrix having exhibited her admins
trat1on account with said estate to this cour for
allowance, it is
Ordered-That the 9Th day of August A. D.
1899, at o'clock in the afternoon at the Probate
once In Stafford, be and the same Is assigned
trat1On account, with said estate and this Court
directs the executrix to cite all persons in
by publishing this order in some newspaper hav-
ing circulation in said district, and by posting
copy on the public sign-post In the town of Stat
days before said time assigned. Certified from
Record. MARCUS B. FISK, Judge.
The Press., 1899-07-27
House Dresses.

New, desirable styles, many of
them handsomely trimmed, all
well made, and perfect fitting.
The lowest former price of these
was $1.25, biggest part of the lot
were $3.50, and smaller proper
ton $1.75. Now zoe each. Not
a size missing up to A bust.
The Press., 1899-07-27
STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS

The Fall Term begins the First Tuesday in
September These Schools are for those who
intend to teach in the Public Schools Of the
State. There are no expenses for tuition or for
the use of textbooks.
diploma from a College or High School. q
State Certificate. or three years successful ex-
perience in teaching will be accepted III lieu OF
examination.
For particulars address the Principals I'M.
WHITE, New Britain, G. p. PHENIX, Wilt
mantle, A. B. MORRILL,, New Haven, or
CHARLES D. HINE. Sec'y, Hartford, Conn.
Examinations for entrance will be held at
High school Building, Rockville, August 10th
Normal Schools, August 18th, at ga. M.
The Press., 1899-07-27
Try Allen,s FOOt-EaRA.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. Your
feet feel swollen, nervous and hot, and get tired
easily. If you have smart1ng feet or tight shoes,
try Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen, sweating
feet, ingrowing nails, blisters and callous spots
Relieves corns and bun1ons of all pain and gives
rest and comfort. Try it to-day. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores for Csc. Trial package
FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N Y
The Press., 1899-07-27
Robert Ingersoll died last week Friday

Robert Ingersoll died last week Friday
noon at his home at Dobb's Ferry, N. Y. =,
of heart disease. Colonel Ingersoll was
born in Dresden, New York, August II,
1888. His father was Congregational
clergyman of such broad views as fire.
quently led to dissension between himself
and his parish. The sons boyhood was
spent in Wisconsin and Illinois, where
the family removed in 1843, He practiced
law In the west; was defeated as the
democratic candidate to congress from
the Peoria district In 1860; became colo
mel Of the Eleventh Illinois cavalry in
1852; was attorney-gene for Illinois in
1866. He was the author of number of
books, and has also written somo oc-
| casional poems In verse, and Introductory
chapters for two works-"Modern Think
ers'' and "The Brain and the Bible"
Colonel Ingersoll's notoriety has been
made by his books, pamphlets, lectures
and speeches criticising the doctrines of
Christianity.