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For sale.

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creamery. well waterod; good orchard
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FOR SALE OR TO RENT at Tnderhill
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2lw5t
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WATERNIDLE.

There will be a Christmas tree at the
town hall Monday evening.-Nlrs. Ryley
made a short visit in town last week.
Adelbert Staggles went to Hyde Park on
Saturday. Billings of Underhill
was the guest of H. b. Hill over Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Elias Staggles are happy
over the arival of a son, born on the 18th.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Howe have moved
their furniture to Hardwick, where they
are to keep house.-David Smith was call
ed home to Woodbury. last week by the
sickness of his mother.-Miss Cassie Jack.
son was accompanied nomc rom the
Brigham Academy last week by young
lady friend.
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WATERBURY, CENTRE.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Hill attended the
state Grange meeting in St. Johnsbury the
past week. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Newcomb
We're In Moretown visiting friends cn
Thursday last.-Miss Ida Mars was in
Burlington on SatuTday.-Claude Hill has
gone to Wilder, where he has employment
in the pulp mill.-Mrs. Stella Robinson OF
Stowe was at her fathers, L. II. BRYAN s.
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Low ELL.

Ephram Crafts died Dec. II. FWcrnl
services wcrc held at his late home Wed
nesday forenoon Rev. f.. A. Eldri1gc Of
ficiating. There will be Christmas trees
at the Congregational and NJ. T. churches
with cXercises.-Mr. and Mrs j. Brigham
of Newport weVc in town last Week.-Mrs.
Helen Wakefield visited friends here re-
Gently.
The times., 1899-11-20
MRS. o'NEILL's DEFENCE.
The Husband in Montreal Aiding
His Wife

MONTREAL, Nov 19.-Henry J. O'Neiu.
husband of Mrs O'Neill. who was arrested
here yesterday on a charge of defrauding
her creditors out of many thousands of
dollars worth of goods, arrived here this
morning from Chicago and proposes to see
his wife out of her present trouble.
When Mr.. 0'Neill met his wife and young
daughter, who accompanied her mother. at
the windsor Hotel this morning, he was
much cut up over the predicament in which
be found her, but he expressed his convic
tiCn that there was no case against her and
that she would be set at liberty by the
courts. II legal craft can secure an sc-
qutttal the woman viii certainly be set
free, as she has retained several of the
best lawyers in the Dominion
Her lawyers have advised her that the
offence with which she is charged is not an
extraditable one and that she viii have to
be tried before the Montreal courts. The
defence will fight every move made by the
prosecution and the trial is likely to be a
protracted one Mr.. Silber the Chicago
attorney who represents the prosecution
said tonight that the offence with which
Mrs. O'Nell was charged was not extradit-
able, but it was punishable In Canada by
fine of $500 or one years Imprisonment
or both I'VE should have been better
pleased" added Mr.. Siiber. "if we could
have extradited the woman, but as ii Is
we win fight it out in the Canadian courts
before which We expect TO get justice"
The times., 1899-11-20
CHAPLAIN SHIELDS DETAINED.
The War Department to Investigate
Charges Against Him.

Bishop John F. Hurst, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, was seen last night in
regard to a report sent to the War De-
Dartment by two Bishops of the same de-
nomination, charging Chaplain David H.
Shields, U. s. A. with immoral conduct.
1t is said that Chaplain Shields is also
addicted to the use of intoxicating liquor.
Bishop Hurst would neither affirm nor
deny the correctness of the charges and
stated that it was matter which he
could not discuss. He added that should
lie make any statement it would appear
that he knew a great deal about the mat
ter. from which it is inferred that he is
conversant with the facts in the case.
The Secretary of War has directed General
Shafter at San Francisco to detain Chap
lain Shields at that place, and it is under
stood that the War Department will not
act on the charges until Bishop Hurst has
been consulted. The Bishop denied having
vet communicated with the War Depart
ment. but said that the facts would prob
ably be known in full in three or four
days.
Chaplain Shields is one of the ten chap
lains Of the Regular Army recently ordered
to the Philippines Some of these showed
a disposition to disregard the regulations
Of the War Department, and in conse-
quence have been severely criticised in
military circles. Chaplain Shields was re-
Gently ordered to San Francisco to await
transportation to Manila, He was appoint
ed TO the Army from Pennsylvania,
The times., 1899-11-20
HART's SHADY RECORD.
An Alleged SyYindIer With Many
Complaints Filed Against Him.

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-James c. Hart, a
clever criminal, who has already a record
as a swindler of women is a prisoner at
police headquarters with long list of COM
plants against him. Hart is a dapper little
fellow of polished manners. The last heard
Of him in this city before this new list of
complaints began TO come in a few weeks
ago was in October, 1898, when he was ar
rested in Indianapolis and sent to Jail for
six months for swindling a man out of $1O0.
Previous to that time In December. 1896,
he had been jailed here for stealing nearly
$40, 900 worth OF diamonds from Elizabeth
De la Barre, of So Seventh Avenue. For
this he was sent to Sing Sing for a year.
Harts method was to answer advertise
ments of women in search of employment
and on various pretexts secure what money
they had, offering to employ them or take
them into partnership. An instance is the
case of Miss Rebecca E. Boyd, of 946 Lex
ington Avenue, who had advertised for a
place as governess. Hart engaged her for
his family in San Diego, Cal. Then he told
her that he wanted to send some valuable
packages to his wife and he should expect
her to advance the money for her fare as
security for her faithful carriage of the
packages. On the day before she was to
start she drew $3.50 from the bank and
went with Hart to get the packages. On
the way he took her money and stepping
into a railroad ticket office pretended to
buy her ticket He then led her to Lord
&, Taylor's, in Broadway. and asking her
to be seated while he bought the goods for
his wife, disappeared
Hart's robbery of Mrs. De la Barre, on
June /, 1896, was accomplished with great
boidness. She had advertised for a loan on
her diamonds and he went to her and Of
fered to lend the money she wanted TAX
ing her with him they went to a diamond
dealer to get the gems appraised and while
there Hart caught up the jewels and dashed
out with them He was not caught until
December. While he was in the Tombs
awaiting trial Mrs. De la Barre died and
he got of with a short sentence At that
time it was known that Hart had swindled
many women by methods similar 10 those
he had been using recently
The times., 1899-11-20
THE PICTURES A SUCCESS.
Jeffries-ShHrkey Fight Exhibited to
a Few Invited Guests.

Few Invited Guests.
NEW YORK, Nov 19.-Through the me-
dium Of the camera, jim Jeffries and Tom
Sharkey fought nearly all of their famous
twenty-five-round battle, which took place
at Coney Island on November 8, at the
New York Theatre this afternoon. The pic
lures exhibited were those taken on the
night Of The mill and were shown to about
100 invited guests
The white sheet of canvas upon which the
negatives were thrown was lowered at 2
O'Clock, and after several tests to gauge the
proper lights the machine which operated
the films was started. The pictures are
clear and distinct. Sharkey was there to
see himself tight as thousands of others
have already seen him. Billy Brady and
Tom o'Rourke were on hand, too, to look
at themselves. The pictures were excellent
throughout twenty-three rounds, but only
one minute of the last round and the ac-
tion where Ryan and Delaney tie the
American flag about Jeffries' neck are dis
played.
O'Rourke said that the films ran out at
this crisis and that the remaining two min
utes we're lost. The incident where JEFF
fries glove comes of had to be taken over
again at Coney Island the other day. As
shown today. it was quite funny. Brady
wearing a hat many sizes 100 small for
his head and made up to resemble Siler as
closely as possible, acted as referee. 9th
erwise the pictures are a marvel Of photo
graDhfc skill
The times., 1899-11-20
TRANSPORT LOGAN SAILS.
The Forty-FIrst Regiment hound for
the Philippines.

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Thirteen hun
dred and twenty-one sturdy young men ar
rived in this city today by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and in the afternoon went
to Brooklyn and boarded the transport Lo-
gan, which is scheduled to sail for the Phil
ippines tomorrow They belong to the new
Forty-first Regiment Volunteers. With
1900 men TO raise the regiment recruited
1,55l in very short time, and has had to
let over 800 go. The regiment is in com
mand of Col. Z. T. Richmond an old ar
tillery officer
Few regiments coming here from camp
10 be sent to the Philippines arrive without
losing some men on the way. This regi-
ment started with 1918 men and got here
with 1921 The three extras were picked
up on the way. They had been let go once,
but could not stand seeing the regiment
go away without them. Colonel Richmond
thought this was spirit that would make
good soldiers, so they viii be taken along.
The men of the Forty-tirst were re-
cruited all over the country. They are from
Maine, Pennsylvania, many from the West
ern States, whole companies from the South
and two or three dozen from this city.
Among the officers is Major Guy Henry
Preston, a cavalry officer in the Regular
Army Major Preston S trip to the Philip
pines will be his wedding journey. His
bride will be the only officers wife to go
on the transport. When the major got his
commission with the Forty-first he started
post haste for Camp Meade. but at WASH
ington he was stricken with typhoid fever
and had to go to a hospital, He was cared
for by a Miss Hacker, a young nurse Just
finishing her apprenticeship. Then he had
relapse and, according TO the doctors,
would surely have died but for the untiring
attention of Miss Hacker AS soon as he
was well enough Major Preston proposed
and was accepted on condition that he
take Miss Hacker to the Philippines with
him. This was arranged by Miss Hacker
getting an appointment to Manila as a
nurse AS soon as the appointment was
officially confirmed the major and the
young woman went to Melrose, Mass,
where Major Preston's family live, and
were married
The times., 1899-11-20
DRANK CARBoLIc ACID.
Agnes Brueske, Schoolgirl, Ends
Her Life.

Agnes E. Brueske. a schoolgirl, fourteen
years Of age. daughter of Henry Brueske,
drank the contents of an ounce bottle of
carbclie acid shortly after o'clock last
night. from the effects of which she died
a Freedman's Hospital at o'clock this
morning.
The suicide is supposed to have been the
result of overstudy actuated by the fear
that she would fail to pass an examination
for which she had been preparing herself
fer several weeks.
The drug was taken at the home of her
parents at 2242 Brightwood Avenue north
west. A part of the evening Miss Brueske
spent with her parents, playing on the
piano, and she was apparently in the best
of spirits. When ii came time-to retire the
girl went to her room and must have swal-
lowed the acid Immediately for her cries
attracted the attention of the family with
in short time after she had left them.
On reaching the room the girl was found
partly unconscious. A physician was called
and upon examination ordered her taken to
Freedman's Hospital.
At the hospital everything possible was
done to save the girls life, but without
avail and she died without fully regaining
consciousness. From what could be learn
ed, the girls act had evidently been con-
templated. Early yesterday morning she
left her home, announcing that she would
attend Sunday school. Instead, however,
she boarded a street car and went to
Georgetown and spent the greater part of
the day with friends. 1t was while she
was in Georgetown that she bought the
drug with which she ended her life.
The times., 1899-11-20
ABDUCTED BY 4 WOMAN.
kidnapping OF Child From Her
GrandmOther's Home.

kidnapping OF n Child From Her
Grandmother's Home.
PRATTSVTLLE, X. Y, Nov. I9.-The alb
duction Of the little ix-year-Old daughter
Of Lauren Clark. well-known resident Of
This village, has been the main topic Of
conversation among the villagers for the
last four days. Search for the child has
been unavaiIing. The child was stolen from
the hCme OF Mrs. Samuel Clark. in Wash
iugton Street. in the early evening Of last
Tuesday, by a strange woman, who. ac-
companied by TWO strange men. drove OF
with The child. They were seen driving
through Grand Gorge, Delaware county.
: small village just over the Greene county
line later in the evening, and were stopped
By rural constable. who had been noti-
led ot the abduction by telephone but
who Tor some unexplained reason. allowed
fhem 20 escape with the child. Since that
time nothing has been seen or heard OF the
little one or her abductors by the people
herCa bouts.
The abduction was well planned and the
abdUcJo-s evidently hope 10 obtain ran
som for the child'z return. her father be
ing fairly well TO DO. besides having infiu-
cutiai friends. Just about dusk on Tuesday
evening light covered wagon containing
two men and a woman. and drawn BIZ a
couple OF spirited horses. drew up al the
home Of the childs grandmother IN Wash
ington Street. where the little girl was Wis
iting for a few days. One Of the men
slighted and raped al the door
The grandmother and the child were
alone in the house at the time. the parents
q the girl having gone down the street for
q walk The stranger enquired for the IA
ther and being told that he was out asked
where be could find him Informed that
he had gone down town be left. saving he
would probably meet him. Another rap
was heard an the door a few minutes after
ward, and. opening IT, the grandmother saw
q strange woman-the same one who had
accompanied the two men in the wagon 20
the house Standing near the grandmother
was The little girl. Without saying a word
the strange woman seized her ia her arms
and fed with her, her male companions
waiting for her short distance down the
road The three drove on together with
the child
Mr. CLARK, the father. in company. with
a constable. has secured every village
throughout the CatskilIs and this part Of
Greene county. but with no satisfactory re-
suit u is thought strange that the alb
ouctors have not communicated with the
parents by this time il they desire reward
for The return Of the little one.
The times., 1899-11-20
DIED.

RAWLINGS-On Saturday, November 1s 1890
at 4;4O p. M. HONoRAH RAWLINGS, in the
eighty third year Of her age, at her late residence
s0l Twenty fourth Street.
Funeral Tuesday, November p, at a.
m. thence TO St Stephens Church. Twenty
fifth and Pennsylvania Avenue, where requiem
mass will be said for the repose of her soul.
Relatives and friends invited to attend. no202t
PRENTISS-On Sunday afternoon, November 49,
1899, DR. d. WEBSTER PRENTISS aged fifty
six years.
Funeral from the Church of the Ascension,
Tuesday, November p, at 2:50 p. no202U
MAGHAN-On Sunday, November 49, 1899. at
AIS p. M. MRS. CATHERINE MAGHAN, aged
niuety-fve years, ten months and - days
Funeral from her late residence 49s ! Street
southwest, Tuesday, November 2I, at O'Clock.
Mass at st. Domnck's Church at 10 a. m. In
terment az Carroll Chapel, Md. II
BRUNER-On sunday, November 10, 1890. at
30 p. M, DIR. JAMES +. BRUNER, late assis-
tant surgeon Seventh Missouri Volunteers beloved
husband of Jessie Y. ID. Bruner.
Funeral from his late residence, 647 East Capitol
Street, Tuesday, November u, at O'Clock p. N.
Interment at Arlington. 1t
GROFF-On Saturday, November Is, 1899, at
:i5 p. m. after long illness, MRS. LAURA L.
CROFT (nee Cole), beloved wife OF Diller r.
Croft
Funeral from her late residence, llO7 Street
northwest on Tuesday, November p. at ? clock
p. IN. Friends and re.atiyes respectfully invited
nol9-3t
The times., 1899-11-20
a GUIDE SHOT BY ACCIDENT.
Victim of n Sportsman's Bullet After
the Hunt.

Victim of Sportsman's Bullet After
the Hunt.
MALONE. n. Y. Nov. 19.-George Sell
kirk, the guide who was accidentally shot
in the Adirondacks last Saturday and who
was taken to the Victoria General Hospital,
Montreal. for treatment will probably die
There were six men IN the hunting party
hailing from Buffalo. They were accom-
panied by Guides Selkirk, Ladd and
Sprague The hunt was over and Selkirk
was arranging for the transportation of
the deer While this was going on the
hunters We're amusing themselves by fir
ing at stump target. Soon afterward
Selkirk was found dangerously wounded,
and every member of the party disclaimed
having fired the shot
Two Of the men were armed with Say
age" rifles long range, and using smoke
less powder and steeljacket bullet When
the ball was found in Selkirk's clothing. it
having passed through the body, it proved
20 correspond with the above description.
At first it was said that the party had
provided for the necessary expenses and
treatment OF the wounded man at Mon
treal, but this has been denied.
The times., 1899-11-20
VENEZUELA's NEW REVOLT.
Tenor of the Proclamation Issued by
General Hernandez.

Tenor of the Proclamation Issued by
General Hernandez.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-The appointment
OF Special Representative Of the Yenezue-
Ian Government in the United States was
received yesterday by Senior n Bolet-P Pc
raza, from Provisional President Castro.
The Office is new one and is really equiva-
lent TO that OF Minister. but as General
Castor has not yet been officially elected,
his authority does not extend to the ap-
Dointment Of Minister. Senor Pc
raza was Venezuelan Minister at Washing
ton under President Palacio
The new Government OF Venezuela re-
mains silent about the revolution now in
progress against Castro, which was headed
by Gen Jose Manuel Hernandez When
General Castro made up his Cabinet he ap-
pointed General Hernandez, Minister of
Agriculture and Commerce. The latter de-
clined the place and sent the following let
ter:
Gen. Cipriano Castro.
Sir: On the afternoon Of the 23d received
from the General Secretary notification OF my
having been selected By you TO hll the office
oi Minister Of Agriculture and Commerce, the
acceptance ot which we have discussed with en-
tire tTankness. Now, General wish TO say. and
with all sincerity, that I have no objection to
serving The Republic in coalition with YOU pro-
iN'e Aits apiAet dVp"lltta sdtlsits luofc sehtl-
meuli bui the present Cabinet In It's majority, 1
am compelled 10 say. does not correspond with
The aspirations oi the revolution just ended which
demand morality in public affairs aud an honest
administration: circumstances which obige me
10 refuse with determination the high Office YOU
offer Ine. Respectfully.
JOSE MANUEL HERNANDEZ
A copy Of proclamation, issued by Cen
eral Hernandez when he took the field, has
been received in this city. In it he declares
that he warned General Castro against the
appointment Of certain men TO his Cabinet
but that the latter did not heed his advice
The men General Hernandez refers TO were
powerful in politics during the administra-
tion Of former President Andrade, whose
overthrow was largely due TO their conduct
OF public Office. Yet" says General Her
nandez, the new executive surrounds him.
self with these same people"
The times., 1899-11-20
To Make Coast Defence Armor

CHESTER, Pa, Nov. 19.-The Gruson
Iron Works, il is announced. will locate
here. Representatives of the concern have
bought 1856 acres of land from the William
Simpson estate and active work will short
ly be begun. The works viii manufacture
the Gruson chilled rotary turrets and other
chilled armor construction for coast de-
fence purposes and all machinery used in
connection with armOred fortifcations The
authorized capital of the Gruson Iron
Company is 81 600. 900, and the officers of
the company are: p II. Griffin, President;
c. w. Barnum, Vice President; A. E. Poor
kowsk Secretary, and T. Guilford Smith,
Treasurer.
The times., 1899-11-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION
COMPANY (American and Red Star
Lines) desires to express its grateful appre-
citation OF the valuable services rendered by
the firemen Of this city in subduing the fire
which occurred at their Office building 1906
F Street northwest. yesterday morning Il
TSUE LUNG & co. beg to inform the pub
lie and their friends that they have this
18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1899, pur-
chased the entire mercantile business Of
Quong Quen Shing, OF Washington and New
York, which has been and from now on
will be conducted at No. 314 Pennsylvania
Avenue northwest. Tsue Lung & Co. viii
offer a choice line of Chinese merchandise
at the lowest prices to the public at the
above named place of business. TSUE
LUNG & co. 1t
The times., 1899-11-20

The of most failures life and social
can be traced i'll health and know
common that has wrecked many many
homes Dyspepsia fetter ambition our eapab
tes II is the arch that breeds nothing doubt and i'll
orebodngs IT is the mother despair towards:
IT leads into dark rayne depOndency
hope peneFates ii system with every month
u OF food tomenng the body and destroying peace mind
To suffering with Dyspepsia Indigestion any stomach
trouble most earnestly advise them try my Dyspepsia RENE
dy for have seldom known it fall obstinate and
chronic 1t distress after eating appetite
ness brash bhng wind dizziness sharp pains
in chest or stomach general debility to hold out
false hopes but have these little ug9r
pellets and believe offering the Dyspepe will
make existence pleasure arouse energy
hvng.-MUNYON.
The times., 1899-11-20
WIDOWS SEARCH FOR HIM.
John Schmidt Alleged to Have
Promised to Wed Fourteen.

CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-John A. Schmidt is
being looked for by the police and fourteen
Chicago widows. The widows charge that
he told each and every one he would mar
~ her yesterday and take her to California
with him, but when the fourteen women ar
rived at the railroad station they found
no Schmidt. Then the women held an in-
dignation meeting and went to the police
about it.
Schmidt is alleged to have represented
himself as an extensive grape grower and
wealthy business man, claiming to have
been for twenty -four years superintendent
Of the Philadelphia Construction Company
and to be at present experimenting the
construction of building at 912 West Mon
rec Street. Policemen were hurried to that
address and found a building such as
Schmidt described, but no one knew any
thing concerning him.
1t developed last night that several OF
Schmidts swoethearts allowed him to send
express messengers for their trunks and
these too, are gone The police think he
left for California Thurday night