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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-15
WINDHAM COUNTY.
BELLOWS FALLS.

The Diamond Match company are buy
ing large tracts of pine timber lands
throughout this section. Thousands Of
acres have been purchased in Vermont
and New Hampshire during the past few
weeks. AT Charles town, n. H., the com
pany has leased Il factory and are putting
in machinery for making match blocks
and will give employment to large num-
Der of men.
The marriage engagement of Mr.. Fred
erick L. Thompson of this place and Miss
Alice Subway OF Franklin Falls, y. H.,
is aIEJunced. Miss Subway is daugh-
-er of the Hon. A. w. SulloWay. a menu
Der of the democratic national committee
from New Hampshire.
Al the last quarterly conference held
at the Methodist church in this pace
Presiding Elder Davenport was unani-
mously requested to secure the reappoint-
ment of Rev. f. w, Lewis to the charge
at Bellows Falls.
The marriage engagement of Mr. Chas
II. Tewksbury and Miss Harriet f.
Whitby of this place is announced.
Jack kearns, formerly telegraph opera
tor here. but now located at Greenfield
Mass, and Miss Margaret Peleran oil
Concord, \. H., were recently married
The electric road company has purchas-
ed the late James O'Brien property on
Saxtons River road; consideration $500
The company will erect a car house and
put in a storage battery. The road viii
be in operation May 10
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Wesley llodgl,ins has purchased a new
piano.-Mrs. bartlett has been confined
to the house several days by illness.-Ml IS
Hannah Kinsman from Boston Is spending
several weeks In town with relatives
Howard SHARP has been dangerously i'll
with plcurisy, but is a little better at pres
ent.-Robert Marsh and Hattie Sawyer
were married March Sth. They have taxi
On possession Of George Gleason's farm
for the coming ycar.--Arthur Lewis has
taken possession Of the creamcry.-Mrs.
Faul Tinkham goes to Ohio this week
The Monday club will hold its last meet
ing nest Monday with Miss Lucy Wash
burn. This will be the annual meeting. -
Samuel shepard, who has been working
in Woodstock, Is at nome for "A fcw days.
e. Edgerton and family are in Barton
for a few daNS.-Orville Carey has moved
his family on to the farm he bought of
William Burrows.-Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Wing have gone to Rutland where he Will
work for the Rim Cloy company--The
Woman's Foreign Missionary society of
the Methodist Episcopal church held a So
ciabe at their church last Friday.-Mrs
Sharp's mother. Mrs. White, has come
to help care for the sick son Howard
Charles Tucker died of consumption
March 4th.-Mrs. Myra Farwcll celebrat ID
her SSth birthday March I'd. about .
neghbors and friends called in the even
ing.
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WINDSOR COUNTY.
SOUTH ROYAlTON.

Miss Helen Burbank, who has been
teaching in Barre, is at home-Miss h r.
tina Leisure is at home on her vacation.-
r. II. Mather has returned from busi-
ness trip and will remain at home for a
short time-Mr. Polssant, the blacksmith.
is soon to leave town.-Clayton Sawyer
has gone to Massachusetts, where he Is
employed. DIR. and Mrs. Burnett visit d
at ]. c. Burnott'S in Bethel on Sunday
Thomas Arnold visited in Bethel a few
days last week.. II. Kent has gone to
New Rochelle, y. Y, to remain for an in
definite time.-Mr Tobker of New York
is in town for a few weeks -Ceorr .
Thurston was on the street last Saturday
after long illness.-C. =. Abbott is re-
covering from the moaslcs.-Char,es West
is ll-Miss Alice Brownell is at home for
vacation Ellen Preston is at
Charles F'olsom's for a few days.-Mrs. A.
F. Skinner is in Chelsea
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VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
Continued from 9th page)

lein the worlds greatest athlete, who wit
messed the game. lie told Newton he had
never seen better work and he had seen
the hest of them. Next Saturday evening
he Is entered FOR a three mile race against
well known runners with low records,
and his friends here look for honors for
him. He has been in Brooklyn less than
a year as assistant secretary Of a motor
vehicle company.
A car containing 40 barrels of apples
was sent here by G. Y. Brigham of st.
Johnsbury for sale. 1t stood on the track
unopened all day Sunday and 1t was
thought that all were frozen. but the car
was double lined so the fruit came out all
right.
George s. Moulton. who weighs about 42E
pounds avoirdupois, rolled out OF mis-
sleigh Tuesday on to George Hatch, who
escaped uninjurcd.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

When court came in Thursday morning
the case of State VS.. A. G. Mower of
Calais, cruelty, was mol pressed on the
representation to the court by states At
torncy Hoar that the respondent had been
committed to the state Asylum for the In
sane at Waterbury.
state against Charles Johnson former
~ proprietor of the Commercial House in
Barre. keeping. was also mol pressed. Re-
spondent is at present serving a sentence.
coupled with heavy fine. for selling and
representation was made TO the court
that Johnson had been sufficiently pun
ished
jury was ompanelled in the case of
David L. Fuller against the city of Mont
pelier. After this suit was brought the
Legislature of 1898 passed law legalizing
the grand list Of the city of Montpelier
Mr.. Fuller seeks to recover taxes paid by
him because of technical defects in max
ing up the grand list of the city for that
year T. j. and +. II, Deavtt appeared
for the plaintiff and City Attorney F.. p.
Carleton for the city. Mr.. Carleton
asked the court to direct ver-
diet for the defendant. Inasmuch as pure
ly a question of law is involved which
must inevitably go to the Supreme Court
for settlement, Judge Tyler directed a
verdict for the defendant, and the case
Will go to the May term of the Supreme
Court.
State against William Timmons, perjury.
is now on trial. States Attorney Hoar
and NJ. NJ. Gordon for the State; G. r..
Swasey and F. A. Bailey for the respon-
dent. Timmons Is charged with making a
false disclosure in Barre City Court at
the time Of his arrest last fall, for intoxi-
cation.
At meeting of the new City Council.
the Board OF Aldermen organized by
electing Alderman Fred l.. Laird as presi
dent.
In Washington County Court the Jury
in the case of State VS.. Tinmour perjury
brought in verdict of guilty Sentence
was deferred and the court took a recess
until Monday afternoon, when the case
OF State VS.. La Count will be taken up.
La Count is a resident of this city and
was arrested early in the winter on the
charge Of assaultinG Stillman Lawrence
with pitch fork by stabbing him IN the
back with it. The respondent being un-
able to procure bail has since been in Jail.
The case of State against j. j. Fagan.
charged with the larceny of the charter
of the local branch of the Granite Cutters
Union from the hail of the Catholic Order
of Foresters on February %, which was
set for hearig in City Court Monday after
noon has been mol pressed
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BRADFORD,

Mrs Richard Davis of st. Adams is
spending a few days in town.--The So
cratic Circle met with Mrs. Kimball Will
son Thursday. Miss Josie Everett is visit
ing her sister in Orange.-Thc ladies'
union prayer meeting was held Friday af-
ternoon with Mrs Charles Craig.-Five
persons united with Grace church last
Sunday, one on probation two by letter
and two were received in full connection.
The Christian Endeavor society at its
semi-annual election chose the following
officers President, f. Il. Prtchard; vice.
president, Miss Marcia Winship; secre-
tary, Miss karlene Hutchinson; treasurer.
Benjamin Noyes.-Mrs. II. l.. Chase OF
Dorchester, Mass. is spending some weeks
with Mrs. II. + Parker
Kemp and Coffrin are to open
store in Groton this month in
the building vacated by J. Shan
man. Mr. Shanman is to move to Bellows
Falls.-Mrs Hattie Brock has commenced
boarding at Hotel Low on account of the
continued i'll health of Mrs. j. NJ. Warden,
where she has been staying.-The infant
daughter of Henry Allen has been sick
for a few days.-There was d social at the
Congregational vestry Tuesday evening,
March 18th. Supper was served from to
o'clock.-Mrs. Macintosh who has been
spending several weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. b. Cage, has returned to her
home in Boston. The Ladies' Aid society
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VIII HotChkiss Of Montpelier is visiting
W. N,,, 10 bur,iiIo'h No"uiey'-
49,, IiI"iIe re- MOI an VI Ia" Mas,
- VI ~ e9e,' Hi,' i",'h
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ga, al u'S Wy I'14ieHH'-r'i''est hau''
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CHELSEA,

Last Saturday afternoon, March 10, the
neighbors and friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker j, Dexter. who have lived on the
farm at the south end of Chelsea village
since 1861 met and celebrated their golden
wedding Mr. Dexter is now "a years old
having been born In Pomfret in 1916, his
father being Rev. Isaac Dexter, a minis
ter ana former soldier of the ReVolu-
ton, Mrs. Dexter, formerly Miss Joanna
Carpenter was born in Chelsea May TO-,
1896, the daughter OF William and Soph-
roma Carpenter The first marriage cere-
nony was performed b. L.!er Hartshom
at the present residence of Ophir S. Mar
tin in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. p. Bacon, aged
6S years, died at his residence in Chelsea
upper village Monday morning. after sew
eral weeks sickness of the grip. He leaves
a wife and only son, Charles W. Bacon
Miss Alice l.. Corwin, who has been men.
tally i'll for some months. was taken 10
the Mclean Asylum. Wellesley, Mass.
last Friday, her mother, Mrs. Ellen r..
Corwin, and Luther S. Allen accompany
ing her.-Monday evening Mrs. A. J.Whlt-
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READING.

Miss Ida White has returned from Wis
it to Ludlow.---Darwin Teller who mas
been employed In Haverhill. n. H, Is now
at home. Mrs. G.. ~ Hook has returned
from visit in Burlington.--A dinner was
served at the Valley House on town meet
ing day for the benefit of the Reading
Free Lbrary.--E. u. Watkins has bought
the portion of the mercantile business
which was owned by his brother and
Clarence Randall is employed AS clerk
George w. s. Kneeland and wife of Los
Mochis, Mexico, recently visited their
cousin, Honestus Stearns and his daught-
ers. Mrs. Kate Rice and Mrs, Lucille RAN
dali, Mr. George c. Wmtcomb and wife
of w. Lebanon, also visited at the same
places-C. A. Wardner, wife and child.
of Cornish, have been visiting at Mrs.
Sarah Wardner's.--M II. b. Watkins is
IL Westminster. having been called there
by the death of her grandfather-Mrs.
Mary Watkins has been on the sick list
for a few days but is now better-Mrs.
q, ID. Burnham has taken trip to New
York and 3oston.-At the annual meeting
OF the Unlversalist church the following
officers were chosen Clerk and Treas
urer, Mr.. y. T.. II. Perkins; committee,
Miss Hoadley Mrs n. Il. Il. Perkins and
Mrs. Mary Watkins.
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A WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Bill Signed by President Nc.
KinleY and Now q Law.

The United States Senate Thursday be-
gan the formal discussion of the Porto
Rico Tariff and Civil Government tin.
The principal speakers were Mr.. Foraker.
Republican, of Ohio, In charge Of the
measure, and MIR. Pettus, Democrat, Of
Alabama. The House unseated CASTOR A..
Rob as, a Democrat from the Fourth
Ala bama District, and seated in his stead
William f. Adrich. a Republican, who
has been three times a contestant from
the same district, on the ground Of
fraud and who is now given his seat for
the third time by n Republican House.
The vote was strict party one. new
rule was adopted setting aside the second
and fourth Fridays for pension legisla-
ton.
The Senate Friday discussed in execu-
tive session MIR. Mason's resolution ex-
pressing sympathy for the Beers The
feature of the session was a speech by
Mr. Lindsay, of Kentucky, on the Porto
Rico Tariff and Government bill. In the
House ninetyseven pension bills were
passed.
In the Senate on Saturday the Diploma
tic and Consular Appropriation bill was
passed An amendment proposing the
payment of an annuity to ex-Queen
Liliuokalani. of Hawaii, was laid on the
table. Eulogies of the late Monroe L..
Hayward. who was elected a Senator from
Nebraska, but died before the opening of
the present session OF Congress, were deliv-
cred. The House Cosdered the Nise-
Young election contest without reaching a
vote. and decided to take up the bill pro-
Niding government for Hawaii on April
3, the final vote to be taken on April D
at +. NJ.
In the Senate Monday Senator Rawlns,
Utah, discussed the Philippine question,
and eighty-six private pension bills, all on
the calendar. were passed. The House
unseated S. w. A. Young, Of the Second
Virginia District and seated the con-
testant, Il. A. Wise. An Urgent Defcien-
cy bill, carrying an appropriation Of
81, 49, $50 was passed
In the Senate Tuesday Mr. Turner, of
Washington, began an extended speech on
the Porto Rico bill, maintaining that the
pending measure clearly was unconsttu-
tional Messrs. Allen. of Nebraska, and
Butler, of North Carolina, made per-
sonal statements az to their position on
the currency question. The House adopt
ed the conference report on the Financial
bill by a vote of l66 yeas, I'D nays; present
and not voting. 10. Nine Democrats vote d
in the affirmative.
In the Senate Wednesday Messrs Teller,
of Colorado, and Turner, of Washington
argued against anw Of the insular posses
sions becoming Il part of the JniteJ.
States or any of their inhabitants citizens
of the United States. The House in COM
mlttee of the whole considered the Dis
trlct OF Columbia appropriation bill. The
president during the day signed the HI
nanCial bill
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WAlTSElEID.

c. F. Eddy has gone to Boston. Fitch
burg and other points in that vicinity on
businesS.-lt Is reported that r, w. Nc
AiliSter has sold his place IN the village
to II. G. BerrY,-Gcorgc iowes is at home
from Lebanon, n. H., for a months va
cation.-H. D. Cady, for n long time "A
resident Of this town, died last Thursday,
March s. at fawtucket, r.. L. aged 70
years. His remains We're brought here on
Friday night, accompanied by his widow
and son. Parker Ca'ly of Pawtucket. The
funeral was held at the Methodist church
sunday afternoon ana was attended by
Rev. w. 7. Miller pastor Of that church,
c. F. Eddy has bought of II. w. McAllis-
ter of Moretown the cold Spring Cream
cry" at that place. formerly owned and
operated by Mr.. Eddy.-There seems to
be good demand for working oxen in
this section this spring. l.. c. Berry sold
a fine pair last week for sl75 and Monday
Cassius Joslin sold an extra nice pair to
Don y. Buckley OF Moretown for S2O0.-
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WILLIAMSBURG.

Tho following is a list of the principal
town officers chosen Ma oh 6: Mod
orator, Frank Martin. town clerk and
treasurer, George Beckett; select men, G..
w. Slavery c. H. Martin, 7. =. Waldo;
listers, f.. II. Martin, II. +. Drury. c. a.
Briggs; overscer of poor, O. s. Martin;
auditors, n. NJ. Carlton, G. w. Lynde, W.
i. Granger; school director. L. c. Smith:
town tax. l55 cents on dollar of grand
list; highway, 20 cents; school. 20 cents;
total 2.25 against s.. IS last yeai; voted to
appropriate $1,000 to build an addition 10
the Quarry school house and put the same
in proper sanitary condition; also voted
to instruct the constable to take UP His
tax receipts for 1899 within 60 days from
date.
The following officers were elected al
the annual meeting Of the Social library
held March 10: clerk, Henry Martin; libra
rian. q. f.. WILDER: assistants, Mrs Chas
Briggs, Mrs. Fred Bailey; treasurer, Frank
Martin; Auditor, DIR. e. b. Watson
The executive committee and the book
committee were reelected. go books
were drawn on 90 shares The library
holds its meetings on the second Tuesdays
Of alternate months, and the cost of a
share has been reduced to 500 each-A
daughter was born on Friday the 9tl
inst. to Nh. and Mrs. James Kanaly, and
a son to Mr., and Mrs. Geo. Nye the fol
lowing Sunday.-Charles Hayward, who
has been living on one of j. III. Sprague's
farms in East Brookfield the past year
is to return TO town soon and live with
Mrs, Aaron G. Martin,-Herbort Coobeth
of Hardwick. was married by Rev. Fran
ces kimlall on the 9th inst, and with
his wife has begun work for Geo. w
lynde,-The entertainment and sale held
by the Ladies' Social Club at the town
hall last week was largely patronized, the
receipts being about {35,00,-Chicf Engi-
neer Ira G. Rowell has Lately inspected the
condition of the stoves, pipe, chimneys
and ash-pits in houses within the lin
it's of the fire district, and recommended
several changes 10 be made.
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MORTIFIED.

The committee in charge of the annual
banquet of the Board of Trade have prac-
tically decided upon the 9th as the dare.
In addition to local speakers the commit
tee will invite Congressman Grout and
Judge Stanton to be present and address
the gathering.
Rev. a. w G. Anderson and son William
left Tuesday for Boston where the young
man Will enter a hospital and have an
operation performed for appendicitis.
If the weather is favorable the Dole
Brill slate quarry will be started up the
first of next month. Some ~ men wi |
be employed at first and more added IS
the business gets under way. There is
every indication that considerable will be
done in slate quarrying the coming sum
mer.
Mrs. Mary G. Smith, aged 50 years. died
Monday evening at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Denison Brown on Main street.
She had been quite seriously i'll for the
past few weeks with a complication Of
difficulties The funeral will be held from
the residence Thursday forenoon at 10
O'Clock. the Rev w. S. Hazen officiating,
and the remains will he taken to Ran
dolph Center for interment beside her hus-
band and son.
Announcement is made that the Green
Mountain Product company will do no
bottling of carbonated beverages at their
factory the coming season. Just what will
be done there is uncertain but it appears
reasonable to expect that something W i
be done in view of the fact that some 50 =
600 has been invested in the farm and
plant
w. j. Tapin has been elected secretary
and treasurer of the Governor Paine club,
vice, H. l.. Kenyon. resigned.
Information was received Tuesday
noon that William Tilden is seriously i'll
in Boston with pneumonia and that the
physicians had pronounced his case hope
less. His father, c. b. Tilden, and his
brother George left for that city Monday.
Mr. Tiden had only few days since
sold out his drug store in that city and
was preparing to come home when he was
taken iii.
The winter term al Norwich University
will close next week Thursday.
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THE CALL TO REV. Mr.. ATKINS.
Society OF the First Church Endorses
Action Of the Church.


At a meeting of the First Calvinistic
ConErn gatonai society held in the chapel
Mondy evening Hon. II. S. Peck
ras elected chairman. The action
81 the church in extending d
an to the vacant pastorate 20
Rev. G. G. Atkins of Greenfield, Mass
Ha- endorsed by the society The same
ta.ary was voted that has been paid in
times past. In addition the expenses of
Moving will be borne by the society.
L. a. " oodbury Prof II. A. =. Torrey
and Gen. O. O. Howard We're elected to
sct with the committee Of the church in
all matters pertaining to the call and to
no installation. Mr. Atkins vas called
d Monday night over the long-distanCe
.,.ephone and said that he told his con-
iregation Sunday of his intention to ac-
tept the call from this city. He will be
l,rc Thursday and will conduct the even
Ing meeting, The date of his permanent
location here has not been fixed. The
springfield Republican speaks of Mr. At
I'nS' intended departure from Greenfield
IL follows:
Rev. 6 Glenn Atkins. who has been with
the Second Congregational church here
for the past five years, has finally accept
cd call from the First Congregational
church at Burlington, VT. 1t is next to
the Baptist church at Brattleboro, the lar
psf church in Vermont. Mr. Atkins prob
tply feels that wider opportunities for
r-ofulness will be possible at Burlington
lirn at Greenfield. The salary is not very
much larger than he is receiving here in
Greenfield but the atmosphere AT Burling
ton will prove very congenal 10 Mr.. A.,
lns. The church is in close touch with
the University of Vermont and has in its
membership many strong men. His going
j. no sudden move for he has felt prob
ably for some time that n change would
he desirable for him. He is probably more
Of a gamer by the change that his church.
il will be hard to find another man Of Mr..
Atkins strength and ability. Outside of
lis church, in the community at large,
there is general regret that Mr.. Atkins
should feel constrained to leave us. He
las been a valuable citizen, and lahored
hard to make Greenfield a better place
lie is broad minded, has an intellectual
BREADTH which has enabled him to Sc 0
more clearly than many ministers the
needs of the community In his work as
o minister he has done a great service IN
leading his congregation up to the accept
Hnce of broader grounds of belief and a
more rational faith.
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NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Will Build Line From Vergennes to
Outlying Towns.

Vergennes. March 1.-THE Addison and
Panton Telephone Co.. has been formed
with the following officers: + T.. Sears
president; L. c. Seegar, secretary and
treasurer and f. f. Sears, l.. c. Seegar
ii. W. Spooner, f.. A Field, r. IL. Noonan
directors.
The line will run from here on the main
road to the town line between Addison
and Brdport The line will also run from
Addison four corners to the Gorham Cor
ners and hence back to Nergennes on
the east road. Connections will be made
here with the Lincoln and Bristol Tele-
phone Co.. and at the other'end with the
Bridport Telephone Co. Part of the way
this line will cover territory that has
never been reached by telephone and will
no doubt be appreciated by those who
have been without that privilege.
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ney arrived in town from her former Iowa
home to spend her life here, her late hus-
band having died last fail She is now
the guest of his brother Avah W. Whit
ney.-Dr. Euclid Fish, second assistant
physician at the State lunatic asylum IL
Taunton. Mass, was IN town over Sun
day. the guest of DR.. story n. Goss.-
John Il. Bacon was elected trustee of the
public library for five years, this being
his third election.-tred Il. Goodwin has
sold a half interest In his saw mill to
William #. Davis. who is now engaged in
hotel work in Jacksonville, Fla.-Eugene
G. Thorne has bought the Steele McAils-
ter farm and the former tenant. Moses
Monetie, has hired the Il. W. Farnham
farm in Washington.