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ORANGE COUNTY.
RANDOLPH.

Mrs. Lavinia Carleton recently sent 20
her son, Agar T.. Carleton, who holds a
government position at Malaga, Spain,
two gallons of syrup, only one of which
reached its destination in first class shape.
Mr.. Carleton knew nothing of the cost of
the syrup or the freight charges from
Randolph to New York, but from there
to Malaga the total cost was S1.6S on the
gallon that was delivered.
The prudential committee Of the graded
and high schools has engaged County EN-
aminer Fred T.. Prichard of Bradford to
succeed Prof. Ira ID. Shaw. who has been
principal Of the schools here for the past
two years. For the past three years. Mr..
Prichard has been principal at Bradford.
lie l. a graduate of Dartmouth college
and a very scholarly man.
The many friends here of II. NJ. Dufur
of Waterbury, father of Mrs. Evan T..
Evans of this place, are pleased to know
that he is on a two weeks honeymoon trip
his bride being Miss Bertha Alice, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. a. Newton of West
TopSham.
Mrs, Irwin Chase was called to Nepon-
set Mass, Tuesday by the serious illness
of her father, John Daggett who was
lately injured by collision with an electric
car. He is Sc years old
Miss Jennie Martin of Jericho is i'll with
appendicitis at the Newton House. whore
she is waiter
Frank Butterfield cut a bad cash in his
right foot Tuesday while choppng.
Mrs. Omri Green and son Karl, and
Miss BESSIE Chadwick arrived yesterday
from Glen Cove, l.. l., to visit at Siias
Chadwick's. Miss Bessie had not been
home for two years.
Homer w. Vail and family have gone
to Pomfret for few weeks
Miss ". A. Bass Of Utica, n. Y, is q
guest of Miss Elizabeth Cleveland Of San
Francisco, Cal, who is spending the sum
mer with her brother Hon. j. p. Cleve-
land.
Last Sunday a Junior Christian Endea-
vor society was organized at the Chris
tian church.
Miss Train and party. who occupied the
Burt place last summer have rented DIR.
W s. Curtis house on Forest St, for the
summer. Mrs. Curtis will spend the sum-
mor in Montpelier.
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WINDSOR COUNTY.
SOUTH R0YAlTON.

j. w. Woodland is erecting a cottage at
Lake st, John,-Mrs jeremiah Russ died
on Saturday. She lacked only few days
of being SO years old.--Georee Doubleday
and wife have lost a child by death since
moving 10 Derry, n. H., recently.-Horace
Tenney Is building a house The base
ball game between the South Royalt ons
and Rochesters ON Saturday resulted in a
victory for the former by score of Ia to
Arthur and Warren Kenney returned
from the L. V, NJ last Friday and are TO
stay with their parents during the summer
vacation, Mrs. Edward Buffam, who has
been the guest of Mrs. c, d. Wall, return
cd to her home in Woodstock last Satur-
day.--Mss Salle Gay and brother, Dick
Gay were the guests of Miss Charlotte
Tarhen last week.-Mr. j. w. Cow was a
guest ~ ~, II. Whitcomb's recently
Charles panforth has recovered from an
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NEWPORT.

Tho caucus hold at tho OLA I-ollove,
hon Urida,, o,.onin., shou,oa No. ~ ,o,,,
bod hoon ,bor,,,nhi,. ,,ort,o1 h,, h,h
nnr,ioe ronrosonein ,ho cro,,, ana
prouty in,oros,s ,,tora r.o, ~ snori,i
I'D, S,,,, s,p. 80, w, i,,t'ra"t
&c ~ w Cro,,, a,d ~ tho ,,,atiahla
tea,,e uoro u, us, h,. bo,b unr,iosA n
pnrtlo,t ma fon,u,. Of ,Ios,n, ho,a ar.
riyod and viii encnd THO sunmor ~, their
t.r,, a. xn,,,h .,o,.a,,,r N,.. 6 : ga
hort of \yorrestor a former resident &c in
town Mr vool,s ,rd fa,nil, Of u,.,ttln
horo have moved into l. Il rb,vcr'a
bousc AIR Nvooiss h,s 40 ,nar,gomopt
of Tho briclt work NJ thn Eroet Vencor
seating corrnanv's min whore tbov AFRO
buildinp ouita extensively "a G. ,rhrash-
or of bctroit Mitch son Of Nr aud Mrs
Homer Thrn sbcr Of This Mace was mar
ricd a, 8, tobrsh,,rv on "Wednesday of
1a.t v.ooL 10 ME- I,lsio turrcv Thoir
homo viii no in Det,oit whore A.,
,rbrasber has a 1no nosition Mrs chart .
Ilbhord NJ purlinefon is II, town visit
inc bcr notbcr-WiI Rean is home from
Nav yorl, law school for his vacation.
.-fosoph Colbv Is home from Dartmouth
Charles Enos is home from 81 Johns
bury where he rraduatod-A s Alfred of
Lake Geneva. Wis. and daughter Maudo
made his brother, ,Judre r Il. Aired a
visit reccntlv.-t;oorpc Root has returned
from BOSTON and Iowcll-rhcre were n
Cinnamon before Hon. John Young last
week Tuesday for tr,al.-NIiss Loretta
Cummings has returned from Johnson.
where she graduated at the Normal
achool Miss Alice Robatille has returned
from Lowell. Mass. where she has spert
the winter with her brother and attend
cd school G Il Lane of Springreld was
in town last week visiting friends and
meeting his old comrades at the G.. A. K.
,ncampment.-Mrs Horace Lawrence died
Saturday morning at $50 of heart failure
She had been in uoor health during the
winter but had been better this spring
had rode out and Saturday morninS had
assisted in doing her work. after which
she sat down and with call for help died
instantly. She was rs years old and is
the last one of largo family. She leaves
all aged husband to mourn for her who
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EAST SIDE NOTES,

The event of the season was the 9Th
annual contest at base ball between the
fats and leans at St Johnsbury on Sat
urday afternoon The procession of play
ers formed in front of the St. Johnsbury
House at p. m. As many of the players
were in costume a. large crowd was at
tracted, the st. Johnsbury band headed
the procession and marched with the play
ers to the campus nearly one mile distant.
For the first time in the history of the or
ganizaton the leans came off victorious
by a small margin. William Mclaughlin
assisted by that silent man, Burns Gam
NELL managed the game to the satisfac-
ton of the players and audience. Horace
W. Bailey and Joseph w, Sault, both in
uniforms, served as umpires. On seVoral
occasions they had a falling out and fell
into fierce glove contest. In one of these
scraps Mr.. Bailey was taken off the
ground by Chief Police officer Gam
mel. The receipts were 1880 which sum
was handed over as gift to the Old
Ladies' Home at St Johnsbury
Orange county convention will he held
at Chelsea next Saturday. Everything
now points to a contest over the selection
of a West Side senator also East Side
States attorney.
There was a lively contest at the Brad
ford caucus over who should head the
county delegation. The aspirants were
Capt. Edward Clark and Col. Harry T..
Parker. The caucus decided in favor of
the former.
Fish Commissioner Bailey has returned
fromHyde Park where he has been for
the past six months and opened up his
summer place, Camp Pineton, on Hall S
Fond in Newbury. Mr. Bailey has recent
ly been appointed administrator de bonis
non Of George A. Dickeys estate which is
in litigation.
Freeman r. Lindsey. who recently died
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WATERBURY CENTRE,

Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Davis are i'm Spen-
Ger, Mass, guests of their son Merton
aud his family.-Mr and Mrs. James
ThurstCn were in Berkshire the past week
visiting friends.-Itcv. George Sisson is
taking a four weeks vacation and is TO
visit Chicago and other Western points,
Mrs. Charles Atkins of Duxbury Is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs ttion.
ham.-Among the arrivals at Green Mt,
Lodge the past week are Mrs. A. l.. How
ara, Rutland Square, Boston; Miss Sarah
A. Perkins, prcceptress of the n. T.. Con-
scrvatory of Music Boston; Miss Mil
drcd Day also of the n. Il. Conservatory
Mrs. George w. HARDWOOD, Salem. Mass
Mrs. Theodore Chase, Newton Highlands,
Mass; Miss Mary n. Chase, Andover, y.
H.; others are expected this Week.-Mrs.
Kathie Dillingham; is in Barre this week.
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ROXBURY,

Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Carpenter and Miss
Minnie have been visiting in Granville and
Braintree.-An eleven pound girl was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Fits Sun
day.--Charles Dickinson of Mount YER
non. n. Y, is spending some time here
with relatives-Mrs Spauding of warren
is spending some time with her daughter,
Mrs. NJ. +. Bagley.-Ralph w. Dunsmoor
of Dartmouth College is spending his va
cation at his homc.-Misa Nora OGrady
leaves Saturday for Old Orchard Beach,
where she will remain for the rest of the
sunmer--While Rola Steele was wrest-
ling the other night outside the town hall
he fell breaking one ankle.-There will be
a basket picnic in George a. Tilden $
grove the Fourth of July to which all are
cordially invited In the evening there
will be iirew orks. 1t is under the care of
the l. o. q. T. and the JuNonile Templars.
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READING,

Mrs. Sarah ]. Buck, wife of the late
Dexter Buck, died of heart disease on
Sunday evening, June 2ilh, after an i'll
ness of few days. Mrs. Buck was a
very highly esteemed woman of 81 years
and will be greatly missed. She leaves
two daughters, Mrs. y. E. Il. Perkins.
dren. The funeral was held on Tuesday
Rev. Elizabeth II. Goldthwaite officiating.
=. r. Townsend OF Clay, Iowa. " r.
Townsend of Worcester, Mass, and NJ.
ID. Townsend of Conncaut, ohio, are visit
ing their sister, Eliza Townsend.-Mrs.
Minnie Carter Strachan and daughter Of
Park River North Dakota, are spending
the summer in the house recently vacated
by Mr.. Curlcy.--Georgc -. Burnham has
purchased Mr.. Wilder's residence.-Mr
f.. w. Smith of Keene, y. H.. and Mr.
and Mrs. George y. Banks of Westmins-
ter have been visiting their daughter.
Mrs. Il. Il. Watkins.--Rcv Mr. Teller
Sunday school class will give a concert
on the evening of July ith consisting of
local talent, assisted by the Misses Ethel
and Mary Coolidge from Ludlow and Miss
Bessie Scott of Tyson. Miss Bessie Town
send the child elocutionist from Plymouth
is also expected Ice cream and cake will
be served after the concert-Miss Mary
Watkins of Rutland is visiting her par
ents.-Mrs. ID. +. Coolidge Of Ludlow.
Mrs. Flora Scot and daughter from Tyson,
Mr. and Mrs. f. S. Hitchcock and child
from Meriden, Conn, have been visiting
at DIR. T.. c. Morgan's.-Mss Myrtle
Barnes is very III with brain fever
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BRADFORD.

Fay Libby OF Piermont commenced
work in Cunningham's pharmacy Monday.
AIR. T. G. Osgood of Bellows Falls spent
Sunday with his family at ex-Gov. Farm
hams.-Messrs. Archibald aud Harold
Hesler Of Chicago visited their sister,
Mrs II. j. Kilbourn, last week.vMr Ed
WIN r, Aldrch died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. o. A. Baldwin, Wednes-
day. The funeral was held at the house
Friday, Rev Mr.. Kilbourn officiating -
Mr., Fred Davis and Miss Laura Dickey
were married Wednesday ny Rev. A. ".
Webb. They will reside on South Main
street with Mr. Davis parents-The pub
lie library vii. be closed from June 2jth
t" Jdly 5th, and Mrs, Annie Spaulding,
the librarian, will take her annual vaca-
tion.-Mss Sara Parker returned home
Saturday after an absence OF some weeks
at Littleton.-Mr, Albert Patterson of
Futney visited his sister, Mrs. " A.
Doty last week,-Mr II. M. Dufur Of
Waterbury and Bertha Alice. daughter of
p. A Newton and wife OF West Topsham,
were united in marriage at the home of
the bride Tuesday.-P. A. Newton has pur-
chased the Gannett place on South Main
street and will move there this fall.-Mr.
and Mrs. r.. S. Peaslee of Chicago are
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PRESIDENT GOING TO CANTON.

Washington June H.-Thc Presidents
Mrs. Mckinley and party will leave for
Canton. ONO in n private car attached
to the regular 7:45 p. IN. train on the Pcnn-
sylvania road Friday, the 10Th inst. Thd
President will be accompanied by DR.. RixI
ey, Secretary Cortelyou and Assistant Seq
rotary Barnes
During the absence Of Secretary Cortel4
you the executive Office will be in charge
Of Assistant Secretary Pruden. Only tho
most important matters will be transmit
ted to Canton and while the President Will
be at all times in direct communication
with the White House and members &C
the cabinet he will bc relieved as much 40
much as possible of matters which should
properly be disposed Of in Washington.
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RUTLAND COUNTY.
BENSON.

Miss Agnes Young of Rutland is visiting
her sister. Mrs. II. +. Mcdonald. There
was union temperance service held i'm
the NJ. +. church Sunday evening.-Miss
Lillian Walker who has been teaching
music in Cambridge, n. Y, is home for
the summer-W. u. O'Brien sold at pub
lie auction Thursday his household goods,
horses, wagons, etc, prepare tory to going
to Jersey City to lvc.-E. A. Gibbs and
daughter returned from Rutland Satur-
day.-R. r. Walker and wife are the par
ents of son born Sunday morning. Miss
Nina Geer of Albany, \. Y, is visiting
her aunt. Mrs. Louise Jones.-DeWitt
Belden bought valuable horse of Will
liam Easton of Putnam last week
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THE FAMINE IN INDIA.

The following passages are from an ar
ticle in the Indian Magazine written by A.
Rogers and describing what he saw re-
Gently in an ofthe-way part of India.
'Numhers OF women, with children at
their beasts vainly striving to draw a
little nourishment, surrounded me with
such cries as Saheb, | have had no food
for two days, ana have no milk left for
my child Saheb, l have no food for my
self; how can l produce nourshment for
my starving Child? Children with "A blank
look of stupefaction through actual hum
ger, sat naked on the ground. and helped
each other in searching for and scraping
up grass seed from the dry sand. | saw
one boy, not years old, who was the sole
provider for himself and two younger
ones. The ribs of all could be distinctly
traced on their bodies, while their legs and
arms were like dried-up pieces of stick.
one blind man. terribly emaciated. was
led to my tent every day by stick held
by naked little girl of about years of
age. Another, a miserable old woman,
with her gray hair floating in the wind,
and with no clothing but a loin cloth of
rags, with her bones almost protruding
through her skin. came and stood
state. and could not understand
what ] said to her in her own language,
but saw small silver coin ! pressed into
her hand and looking up into my eyes
threw her arms round my neck, and with
her head leaning on my chest sobbed
aloud.
Il had to shut my tent doors down 10
prevent them really mobbing me in their
despair, and, IL put my hand out to drop
coin into someone's hand who seemed in
a more pltlahle state than others, nfiy
more hands were thrust through the OPEN
ing, and | had TO close every hand | put
something into for fear the money shonld
10 Of IL nv bar inn
wretch, as frequently happened.
And yet the patience of the poor people
was wonderful. When | was not actually
giving away money they would sit silent
for hours looking piteously at the tent to
see If showed no signs of coming ont or
reckoning TO any one of the worst cases
TO come forward.
THE weather was bitterly cold in the
mornings, and they sat in cold wind sh-
vering with their naked bodies till the sun
warmed them. May be preserved from
seeing such scenes of misery again."
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TUNBRIDGE,

Willis W. Whitney. who has passed sew
eral months in Fitchburg, Mass, moved
his family to that city last Week.-Mrs..
Fred f. Hayward of Concord y. H., is "A
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Hayward.
She Will pass a few weeks here f..
Rolfe and VIII Clark went to Vergennes
last Friday, taking the excursion train
10 Burlington. where they took the flyer
for Ncrgcnnes. They returned with the
excursion partY-Hon. Willard r. King
has crysipelas in the face, about the eyes,
but is able to look after his business mat
t"rs.-Mrs. T.. NJ. Cilley, Miss Elsie Pearl
win Pearl and Dyer Pearl of New York
city are at Ben fuckers for the season.
Mrs Ellen Baker of Springfield and Rev.
Frank Page of Weathersfcld were guests
at S. a. Deans last Week.-Mrs. Horace
clifford Of East Bethel has been visitor
In town few days. Mr.. Clifford is TAX
ing carriage drive through northern
Vermont.
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BRANDON.

The people of this village were shocked
by learning of the sudden death on Tues
day evening of John Dennison, a young
man, aged about 81 years, unmarried. lie
was one of the late census enumerators
He finished his census work and made
his report last week, then went TO III
conderoga and commenced spree which
ended fatally with delirium tremens.
The timely rain of last week placed the
prospective hay crop in the front rank
and the splendid weather in June has
nearly made up for the backward vege-
tation in May.
The county convention at Rutland on
Tuesday gave great satisfaction in Bran
don. which would have been complete if
they had fully endorsed ex-Gov. Dilling-
hams candidacy for the United States
Sonata
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A9uc sale.

THIS ADV. WILL APPEAR But ONCE
AICTION-Choicc Jersey cattle sale. |
will sell at public auction on my farm
in Panton, Addison county, VI, on Tues
day. july 3. 1909. at o'clock y. m, all
my cattle excepting three, There will he
no bidding in of any animal offered. VIII
sell Ii COWS yearling heifcrs, l 4-ycar
old bull calves and hogs. These
cows for Jerseys, are one and all in
size, color, age and mixers as good "A lot
as can be found in this State, bar none.
This stock has been raised from Stand
ard and Registered stock as good as
money could buy, of the St. Lambert,
stoke poGis and Coomassic strains.
Terms of sale, cash or approved note.
j. A. Happen. 52wlt
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STATE OF INEVITABLE PECK, WILL
LlSTON.
TATE OF VERMONT District of Chit
tenden.
To all persons concerned in the estate of
1ehitable Peck, late of Williston in
aid district, deceased
GREETING:
At Probate Court, holden at Burling-
on, within and for the District of Chitten-
len on the 18th day Of June. 1900, an in
trument purportiug to be the last will
nd testament Of Mchitable Peck, late of
Nilllston. in said District, deceased was
Presented to the court aforesaid. for pro-
ldtc.
And it is ordered by said Court that the
9TH day Of July, 1900, at the Probate g
Court rooms in said Burlington be assigned
or proving said instrument; and
hat notice thereof be given to all persons
Concerned, by publishing this order three
weeks successfully in the Burlington Free
'ress, newspaper published in said dis
riot, previous to the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified TO ap-
pear before said court, at the time and
'ace aforesaid, and contest the probate
VI said will, II you have cause.
Given under my hand al Burlington in
aid district, this 18th day of June. 1900.
EZRA NJ. HORTON. Register.
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HE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS: Thursday JUNE zo .wv

attack Of pneumonia.-Rcv George Fay
preached In the congregational pulpit last
Sunday owing to the absence OF tho Rev.
w T.. Mann. y. cloud ia building u
house opposite his former residence DR.
and Mrs. u. J., Burnett were i'm Bethel ON
SundaY.-Dr Linsley and friend of Bur
lington were In town recently with his
locomobile.-Dr. -. l.. Burnett was n
Hanover n. H., on Tucsday.-R ph
Super of Dartmouth college is at home for
his summer vacation.-A sister of l.. T.
Terry Is visiting hm.-Mr. Orne Of White
River Junction has opened a jewellers
shop in the Dickerman block. Tho ladies'
society of the Congregational church will
serve dinner in the Vestry on July ith
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

Fred Wells and his sister, Katie were
in town over Sunday.-Miss Spaulding
who has been stopping at l.. w. Haskells
has returned to her home in st. Johns
hury-Lucy Sabin is at home from Bur
lington for short time having lately
completed course of study at the Busi-
ness college. Fired Thomas is yet quite
ill-W. c. Peck spent last week in Marsh
field with his daughter. Mrs LambertOn.
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PlAINF IElD.

Nelson Sarborn has bought the milk
route Of Octavius t. Cyr and took pos
session last Monday.-The infant son of
Wallace Bartlett died last Thursday and
was buried on Saturday.-Charlcs Ban
.rhn1.sdnN
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visiting Misses Julia and Eva Johnson
Mrs. E,rdiX r. Smith, jr, arrived in town
Friday. DR.. and Mrs. Smith will make
their home with the doctors parents
MIR Edward Blood and Miss Dora John
son were married at the brides home
Thursday in Ncwhuiy Mrs. John Still
well and children of Princeton. n. j., are
visiting her brother, H. T. Elmer SON Mr..
and Mrs. O. Il. Baker and Miss Katherine
are visiting Mrs. Bakers sister, Mrs Por-
TOR N Rrooklyu
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dcfying business, by an administration
under mortgage to such business for sup
port"
The platform was received with tha
widest enthusiasm every sentence in con-
demnation Of President Mckinley vas
greeted with shouts of approval and cries
Of init him again" the delegates stands
ing on their chairs and yelling themselves
hoarse.
rho convention adjourned til $50 a. me
tO-mOrrOW.
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EAST R0XBURY.

John Boyce came here from Barre Sat
urday for short vacation at his fathers
\. J. Boyces leila Webster is at home
from her school in birmingham. Mass
for the summer Vacaton.-As Mr.. Rock
was unloading milk at the creamery II
short time ago, his horses became frigh-
tened and ran. When near J. United s
mill they were thrown, injuring one of
them ouite badly
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of Montpelier are at T.. p. Tcwksbury's
for few days-Miss Kate Wilson was
called to Barre on Sunday by the illness
of her sister. Mrs. G. T.. Towne-Rcv.
William Water goes to New York this
week from there he goes home to England
whore he will spend the summer with his
mother and other relatives. He will at
tend the Paris exposition before returning
In, f,lt