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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
WEST CORNWALL

Sleighing gone; roads rather rough
Miss Nellie Hanks, who has been very
sick with measles, is some better.
Will keeler is assisting John Soyle in the
store, as {. L. Sowle is yet in Groton.
Lusher Narrabone remains about the same,
being confined TO his bed nearly all the time.
II. +. Taylor went out of doors last sun.
day for the first time since the last of
October.
Mrs. NJ. Bayliss and daughter Hazel and
Miss Ella Tebo Of Burlington are guests of
their sister, Mrs. c. l.. Sowle this week.
Jerome Benedict, for many years a citizen
of this town but now of Concord, n. H., is
visiting his old friends h ere and in vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. belong have heard
from their daughter, Mrs. Albert Pastene, that
she and husband are rejoicing over the birth
of son last Saturday.
Eugene Barber, who had been staying with
his father. returned to Kansas with his brother
Robert, who spent several weeks here visiting
his father and other relatives.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
LOCAL NOTICES.

For SALE-Near Weybrdge monument on
the mail route from Middlebury to wey.
bridge, acres of land, house, barn, fIuit
trees. good water; land good for onions and
potatoes. Price $3.50 Inquire of Chas. r.
Lane. Cornwall 49tf
For SALE-That place in Sail sbury known
as the Pratt place, situated north of and al.
Joining the Lake Dunmore House property.
This property consists of house and about
80 acres Of land, located on both sides of the
highway and extending east to the lake We
have for sale also few places in Brandon
among them being the large lot adj ,inng the
railroad track and near the freight depot
This lot. always desirable property, is now
more so by reason of the abundant electric
power so soon TO be brought to our village
Also some shares of stock in both the Ma
tional Banks of Brandon All this property
must be disposed Ct at once and will be sold
on easy terms and at reasonable values.
3t HARRINGTON x THAYER, Assignees.
Brandon, Jan. Is, 1899.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20

The Galesburg (lll.) Mail of Jan. 3
notes the sudden death at that place on
the ID inst. of Jacob 5. Chambers, who
is spoken of by the paper as an old resi-
dent of Knox county. III. Mr.. Cham
bers was born In Brldport, this county,
March IA, 1916. He received school
ing in his native town and started west
in 1886. He settled first in Knoxville,
where he remained three or four years,
and then went to Galesburg. He en-
tered the dry goods business there and
in Altoona and remained until 1869, when
he sold out. Later he was elected to the
Illinois state legislature and served one
term. A wife and three children sur
vive him {; also brother and sister. A
brother, Cary Chambers, died only a
week before at Albany, Ore, at the age
of 81.
We learn from the Johnstown (O.)
Independent of Jan. ) of the death at
that place on Dec. 81 of Wait F. Wright,
at the extreme age Of nearly ninety-two.
Mr.. Waite was born in Cornwall, this
county, JIly 20, 1907. His parents were
Simeon and Susannah Wright. The fam
ily emigrated to Ohio in 1916 and has re-
manned there ever since. Ten children
and twenty-five grandchildren survive
him.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
The Annual Village Meeting.

The lack of interest displayed in the
annual village meeting this year speaks
well for the satisfaction felt at the man
ner in which the affairs of the COM
munity have been conducted during the
past twelvemonth. DR.. w. II. Sheldon,
moderator, pre- sided over the meeting,
which was held in the town hall on
Wednesday afternoon. j. NJ. Burke
filed the clerks chair. The annual re-
ports of the various departments which
were read appeared to meet the approval
of all and were promptly accepted. The
recommendation of the sewer commit
tee were adopted and j. E. Buttolph and
Oliver Severance were appointed to set
tie the damages claimed by some prop
erty holders by reason of the laying of
sewers through their lands. The trustees
Of the village were instructed to attend
to the matter of extending the sewer
system. The meeting thought that the
report of the water commissioners should
be printed in temized form like that of
the street commissioner, and it was so
ordered for future annual reports. In
the election of Off GERS there were no con-
tests except for water commissioner and
chief engineer. For the latter office
there appeared three candidates, F. Il.
Stone, j. II. Sargent and Geo. Kidder.
There were 1872 votes cast, and of these
Stone received l22, which was % more
than necessary for choice. Dr. l.. E,
Mellen, Darwin Rider and j. II. Sargent
were the nominations for water commits
sioner. After two ballots Mr.. Rider re-
ceived majority of the votes cast and
was declared elected. All the other
officers received their reelection by ac-
clamatiOn.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20

the former home of the deceased. Rev.
Mr. Goodlng officiated.
Last Sunday evening about o'clock
an alarm of fire called the hose teams to
the railway yards, where box car was
found to be 10 flames. The firemen con-
fined the blaze to the place of its origin
and finally extlnguished it. The cause
of fire was probably stove placed in
the car to prevent vegetables from
freezing.
Among those from Middlebury who
attended the annual festivities of the
Western Vermont Masonic union at
Brandon last week were DR.. and Mrs.
Noble, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Brewster,
Mrs. Kingsley, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwy But
tolph. Frank j. Hubbard, Thad M. Chap
man, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E Towne, Miss
/ Chatfield. DR.. and Mrs. Noble led the
grand march at the ball given in the
evening.
A decidedly risky blaze occurred at
Paul Cornell's residence on Washington
street last Friday night. A lamp in bed
chamber exploded and set fire to lace
curtain, furniture and couch on which
young girl, employed to do house
work. was sleeping. The couch was well
on fire before the girl awoke and gave
the alarm. The efforts of the occupants
of the house soon overcame the flames
and no call was sent in for the fire
department.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
WEYBRIDoE.
Judge HAYWARD is slowly improv1l

Judge Hayward is slowly improving.
The Ladies' Aid society gave a o'clock
tea at the NJ. f. parsonage last week.
Col. w. b. Iurlbut visited his old home on
Monday last lie is still postal agent running
from Burlington to Boston.
Ben NJ. Hayward left for his new field of
surveying, near Milton on the proposed new
railroad line, on Mondays sleeper.
Mrs. !. S. Shaw is home from Bennington.
She attended her father in his last sickness
and death at that place. He was E. Il.
Griswold, prominent merchant there.
j. P. Brittell and wife and !. S. Shaw are
home from Ogdensburgh and ready for bust
ness. Mr.. Shaw's field of labor will be
southern Vermont, commencing at Orwell.
Joseph Lance of Montpelier, who was Will
Cobb's chum at the Albany Business college,
spent Wednesday and Thursday of last week
at the latter's home He returns to college
to finish his course.
All who desire a frst-class evenings en-
tertainment will do well to be present at Rev.
+. A. Carlson's stereopticon exhibition this
! friday evening. The views are fine and
the lecture will be interesting and instructive
to old and young.
Ira S. Wright is improving and will be like
ly to get around again. VIII Stoves family
are convalescent. Grant Sturtevant is con-
fined to his house with the prevailing com.
plant Dan Wright is in bed with a severe
cold. Miss Triphosa Dunning, very aged
lady, is very sick and may not recover.
Roll call day at the Monument church on
Saturday last was attended by 90 persons,
despite the bad weather. 1t was on the
whole a pleasant affair. The election of
deacons for five years term occurred and
the present board X. ]. Bowles and John A.
James, were elected for another term.
The will of Mrs Ann Sturtevant orders the
sale Of her real estate, also gives 500 to the
! Methodist Episcopal Sunday School library
of her church, and other amounts to Wesleyan
Methodist conference and Chicago Training
school, Mrs. Jennie Ryder Meyer, principal
An entertainment will be given under the
auspices of the Ladies Aid society at the
town hall Friday evening Feb. ). The pro.
gram will consist of a series of readings bv the
elocutionist, Miss Annie Kingman. There
also will be some selections of vocal and in.
strumental music. After the program the
ladies will serve refreshments in the lower
room. The admission will be twenty-five
cents and the proceeds will apply on the
pastors salary
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
Additions to sheldon Art Museum.

There has been ADDED to the library of
the Sheldon Art museum the past year
$50 volumes of books, $50 pamphlets.
$50 volumes of newspapers, besides oil
paintings, coins, photos and many
miscellaneous articles. These books and
newspapers constitute a valuable refer
ence library, which is always accessible
to the public. 1t contains many Yer
mont legislative documents nowhere else
to be found except at Burlington and
Montpelier. The session laws include
every year that they have been pub
lished except 1875. There is full set
of senate and house journals and of the
compiled statutes. 1t is necessary that
this collection should be seen to APP
preciate its value to the public.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20

There Is more catarrh In this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to
b. incurable. For great many years
d' ctors pronounced it IA local disease, and
prescribed local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment, pro.
nolinced II incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by j.
Cheney Co, Toledo. Obi }. is the only con.
stitutional cure on the market. 1t Is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to a tea
spoonful. II acts directly on the blood a. q
mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case II fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address. j. CHENEY 4 &C., Toledo o.
Sold by DR. ggi ds, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
Social Uatters.

The WEATHER IN MiDDLEBuRY.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY, JAN. Is.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALvE.

The best salve In the world for cute
bruises. sores ulcers. salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapped hands. chilblains
corns, and all skin erupt,ons, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cents pei
hog. For sale hY w. Fl. Sheldon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20

The following program was rendered
at the meeting of the Fortnightly club,
held Monday afternoon at Mrs. w. W.
Eaton's.
Adagio in f from Sonata, Haydn
Mrs. Dickens.
Melody, RuJenSteiH
Mrs. Beadell.
The Mission of a Rose, Cotren
Miss Alice Smith.
Italian Minuet, Mrs. Beach
Mrs. McGilton.
Song of Love, Merlin
Miss Stewart.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Dickens.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

Traine pass Middlebury station at the hours
given below
GOING NoRTH-Express, 3:21 a. M; local
express, 945 =. M; mail, 8 10 p. M; express,
IS 40; mixed, II :l3 y. IN.
GOING soUTH-Mail, 945 a. M; express,
J. .Ol p. M; passenger, IS p. M; passenger,
% :5l p. m; express, IL :02 p. m.
MAILS CLosE-North, LAS and I 80 p. M
south, 9:lO "a. m. and I 80 p. M; stage, 8
10. m
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20

The WEATHER AT BREAD LOAF.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY. JAN. 49,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
ANIMAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Vermont Merino
Sheep Breeders association will be held a.
the Addison House, Middlebury. Vt, on w ed
nesday, Jan. %, 1899, at IL O'clock a. m.
LEWIS aErrE
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
LOCAL NOTICES.

Notices under this head ten cents per line
iarst insertion; five cents per line succeeding
insertions. Count seven words to line,
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19
FArTHFuLnEss REWARDED.

The Heppner. Oregon. Gazette tells
a story OF a dogs double devotion,
which will tend TO increase the re-
gard Of all lovers OF dogs for those
faithful creatures. Mr.. James Kinney.
the chief shepherd Of the aocks Of Mr.
Thomas Quads. had occasion lately TO
change camp from the mouaiain-range
to his feeding grounds. The distance
was three miles One OF the collies
had at the range a litter OF ave pup
plss, seventeen days old, which, as she
was needed in the drive, she had to
leave behind. The first night. as soon
as the sheep were folded at the feed
ing ground and her responsibilities
over. she went straight back through
a driving snowstnrm 70 her young and
spent the night with them. Next morn
ing. however. true 10 her master, she
was at the corral bright and early for
her duties. She remained all day.
guarding and herding the sheep. aud
at nightfall started back to her babies
This continued for eleven days On
the morning OF the twelfth day the
dog was late at the corral. and Mr..
Kinney felt some uneasiness about her.
After time she appeared. bringing
one OF her pups. which had row grown
TO considerable size. in her mouth
She had struggled all the three miles
with 1t. over a rough road. l, was evi-
IDENTIFY her intention to bring the pups
all up TO the corral. one al time.
without sacrificing any Of her time
with the sheep. Somewhat conscience
z4-frtan az HE nagiect Of the litter SO
far. Mr.. Kinney hitched up a wagon
and went TO the range after them. He
secured them all. and gave them and
their mother warm nest close 70 the
hearth In the farmhouse.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19
THErRANs-s,sgRlAN RAILROAD
1t 4. Nearing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
work Of u..is th- chlae.- Coast

1t Ia Nearing compiss,ea--Exsensise
Work Of : u..is th- chines- Coast
The Trans siberian Railway Is now
completed and IN operation to lrknisk.
8. Spu miles from 81. Petersburg When
completed to Port Arthur Il VIII lle
362a miles long. and 10 NladiNostok
a.IO0 miles long. Seven hundred miles
OF Il has already been constructed ON
the eastern end. aud work Is being
rapidly pushed Thousands OF mcn
and niIlioIs OF dollars worth Of ma
terial have been landed AT Niadivostek
and Port Arthur, much Jf the material
having been taken from the Emitted
States. The entire line T. built on
five-fect gauge. with seventy-paIlnd
steel rails II Is expected that the line
win be- completed to Stetensk ON Ike
Shelka river, $500 miles frop 81.
Petersburg during the present year,
aud connect with steamers on the
Amoot
The Manchuria line. from Port
Arthur and Talien- Wan. will le i.5tai
miles long 10 its connection with the
main lire and the NIndivosiuk branch
At Kidaloyer nn the snnsar river.
which also Is tributary of the Anioor
The line runs almost directly north
ward through the Iiao-TunE peninsula
and the Shine- King province 0f China
so thp city of Niukden. SoWetimes
known as Chin Ying and abput thirty
miles east OF Neu-ChwRng u rr,issSe-s
the great wall near Na-Chil Tuns and
then passrs uorfhwestwurl through
the Gohi dessert.
The function % the Hines At the sun.
gari Is a ~tratecic plan, a. Wen as q
matter OF economy Ia transportation,
FOR Il will there connect with steam
boat traffic 20 the sea
n was announced tn Parliament the
other dan thar tie British government
would spend S2.JtsL0uG NJ wPi-tIai-Wct
this year. aud ST-5nAunp next year IN
fortiicatiuns. arsenais aud naval sta
tiOn; aud the Russian government VIII
spend an equal amount On the opposite
slide OF the entrance 10 the Gulf of
pc-Che,-I.es at Port Arthur for SINH
lat purposes. but. according TO IT, usual
policy. no one Is allowed % tusIAS-t
the Russian works. and nobody knows
exactly what the ear = doing there
Port Arthur is 10 b. purely 6 military
station, and the Russians expect 70
make Il one Of the must Formidable
In the world The commercial pari
VIII be- Talieu Wan thirty mIes east
ward. where there = a hne harl.or.
and where the Siberian railway v III
have Its main terminus. The Russians
aus spending money thsrv with n llh
erallty that j. unparalleled Thousands
0f men nrr AZ work hnildlug docks,
warehouses aud hydraulic machinery
\ special provision Is ltcing made Tor
handling coal The Russiafis intend to
make lt tue principal fuel supply port
IN the east. They claim that they can
bring ID down from the Chinese nIiueS
aud sell ii FOR 81 n lou. wheTrSS IN
Japan. where most of tho steamers Eu
10 al their buukcrS nowadays. it cpstS
81. Chicago Record
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19
rAE sgxroN.s pERouIsIrEs.
Complaint Is Made of T.rdy iPaymsnss
and mad Debts.

The sexton carries regularly
monthly account with the wholesaler
and gets commission OF 20 per cent
for his share. For opening the church
he receives a fee. For digging the
grave the charge is generally $40. or
which the sexton gets one-half Thus
he is enabled to conduct an under
taking business at a liberal profit with
out the risk OF maintaining an estap'-
Iishment. and Is at the same time sure
OF furnishing work OF the first class
The profit from this source 10 the sex
ton of one large down town church Is
estimated AZ $4,000 annually. The
more fashionable the church the larger
the profit In one respect the sexton
Is like the corner grocer. Both nnd
cause for complaint in tardy payments
and bad credits. said one sexton;
THE undertaken o. a small church mas
10 be a genius If he makes any money
His people are slow TO pay, and II Is
frequently a hard matter to mention
the subject OF credit. The sexton rHust
pay his wholesaler promptly, and un-
less he has q comfortable bank ae-
count he is likely 10 Ee; stranded
There are other duties devolyinE on
the sexton, however. which give hia
life pleasanter tone. Weddings arc
cheerful and good for his poeketb0yS-
The collection OF pew rents is some
times unpleasant. but he receives
commission. And In the performance
OF his other duties he Is the recipient
OF frequent fees, Thus. without cap
ital or worry, the sexton OF wealthy
church may draw a bank presidents
salary -due TO the consolidation OF
business fnterests.-New York Evening
Post
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19
SAVING BURGLAR SOUVENIRS

Chicago furnishes another unique
story. Miss Agnes Neagle, an athletic
young woman OF that city. is saving
burglar souvenirs-that is momentos
taken from real burglars whom she
catches herself. She has already ac-
quired three souvenirs. One Of these
Is a coat tail. another hat and the
third q tuft Of hair These the piucky
young woman succeeded in eonhscat-
ing from burglars whom she captured
and who left the souvenirs behind in
their hasty flight, after Miss NeagIs
held on until her hold slipped Miss
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

Pe-ru-nR. This has been my expert
ence- A friend in need is a friend in
deed. and every bottle of Pe-ru-na
ever bought proved good friend to
me. Susan wymar.
Mrs. Margaretha Dauben, 1914 North
Superior St. Racine City. Wis. writes:
Il feel so well and good and happy
now that pen cannot describe IT, Peru
ma is everything to me feel healthy
and well. but II should be sick viii
know what to take ! have taken sew
eral bottles of Pe-ru-na for female
complaint ! am in the change of life
and It does me good
Send for free book written by DR..
Hartman, entitled Health and
Beauty" Address DR.. Hartman. Co
lumbus, o.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19
THE WOMEN SAY

Ther~ is No Esmsdy she EaHzi OF Pc
ru-ns In An Their Peculiar ifi.
Miss Susan wymar. teacher In the
Richmond School, Chicago. Ill. writes
the following letter TO Dr. Hartman re
gardiug Ps-ru-na. She says: Only
those who have suffered with sieepless-
ness from overwcrk In the schoc17oom,
such as have. can know what bless
ing 1t Is to be able TO ind relief by
spending couple OF dollars for some
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19
Are You r.lng Amen. roet-E...-

II 8 fhe only cure Tor Swollen.
Smarting. Burning. Sweating Feet,
Corns and BrBions ASK for Aliens
Foot-Ease. powder 20 be shaken Into
the shoes. At all Druggists aud Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample seat FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen 6 olmsted. Leroy, n. Y.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

Neagle declares that She is ready for
the next burglar. She says this bur
glar catching is most exciting spUrt for
a young woman, and while she is ner-
vous after each battle yet she's taken
a liking to the business. 1t may be
that Chicago viii engage Miss Neagle
as special burglar policewoman. She $
a handsome young woman with broad
shoulders, sound teeth and a wealth
of black hair. She Is unusually
strong.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

uas here last year, Somebody da-s.
him TO try can OF army beef and nOI
he's dead
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

Amy fishing gu, you way yetf" Eyes
every night As we 60 home we fish on
rubbers out OF the mud
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

There are se5 u thstn 70 date. "or
what 'tPersSus who Hers the last g.
leave the Hotel " lndssr IN safety PM
adefphia North American
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19
rnr ,,r NHhnl- l.ml,.

A .af0 sufe, pure rericet medicine Ter zIl fts
t.mily aFets Cra " tafhaftir hras s2gth pf-
serve hrAiih IN the household prs<Ests, ie - -
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

l believe my prompt use of Piso's Cure
prevented quick consuDption.-Ars Lucy
Wallace, Marquette, Kan. Dec, ia, 20.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

HE laughed madIy when she broke a
plate over his head" suddenly de-
rslnged? NO; IL was a plate she had
painted heraelf :,
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

what Is a patent lawyer ''He's a
lawyer who gets people put In jail Tor In
venting things"
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

'-CoppaEs l. an aptar1airinr felsns
Yes bat such EoGrEua nd NJ. found u
would be cheaper 10 drop him. and take
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

Mrs. WinaioEr's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethins sofisns the gums Fsa1res i-
h2nlulaiion aiaJs pain. cures sird eoe &C bottle
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

Every church and schoo : olse should be
eoated only with Alabastine Hundreds
OF tons used yearly for this work Genu-
me Al; pastine does not rub and scale on.
The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

odaudb
Off to
strengthening laxative