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LINCOLN.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ann Elliott
was held at the Union church Thursday
afternoon. G. \. ThaYer had charge of
the arrangements and Rev. J. r. I'M OF
Bistol was the officiating clergyman. Mrs.
Elliott was 4 native of this town ana
leaves an aged mother. Mrs. Esther Davis.
and three brothers, David. Henry and
William to mourn her death.-Ar. and
Mrs. Carleton Bristol of Waltham visit DI
relatives here last wcck.--GoorCc Dear
born is somewhat improvcd.-A IF
nc Allen is at home from Bridport visit
ing her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Seneca
Allcn.--Dr. Norton of Bristol was called
Sunday morning in consultation with l)r.
Brandon i'm Jesse Farr's sickness. We j.
improving.-I W. Hatch was in Bur!hg
ton Wednesday Of last week. His daugn-
ter Cora. who has hcon at SparhaWk S
sauitarium for treatment for several
weeks, returned with him somewhat inn
proved in health.--An iron bridge Is being
put across the river. near the old Gay
place. in South Lincoln. The W. {. I.
will rect Wednesday afternoon ut the
usual place.
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WINOOSKl,

Orlando f. Atwood has Resigned his o.
sition as manager of Kent branch stove,
ana Will enter into partnership with
brother. W, T.. Atwood, who is proprie, or
ut "a grocery store at the corner OF Main
ANA Alien streets. The new firm viii Ic-
move this store to their new quarters N
the Wiuooski block. formerly occupied by
the post office.
Wiliam Hitchcock. who has been Gle rlS
nj the Kent store for the past three years,
Will succeed Mr. Atwood as manager.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Howatt have gone
to Waterbury, Conn, where they will NIX
their future home.
Thomas Shepard was found dead in his
Eun Monday morning about o'clock,
having gone there to milk a cow Mr.
shepard had been in poor health the past
few weeks and when he did not return
from milling at the usual time, his dauSh-
ter became alarmed, ana going to the
barn, fond her father III an unconscious
condition. lie expired soon atterward. lie
shepard was born in London, England,
Years ago, ana has been a resident Of
this village for over half century. lie
is survived by Il wife, two daughters,
Mrs. Adams Warner of Burlington and
Margaret of this place, ana one son, Viii
liam of TicCndCruga, y, Y.
a pretty Wedding took place at St. Fran
els Xavier church at O'ClCCk Monday
morning. when Miss Corinne Desautels
was married to William LaVaiEne by KEY.
j. +, Audct. Following the wedding ccre-
monY, the bridal party repaired to the
home of the bride, where "A wedding
brt tahfast was served. reception was
rendered them in the evening, The new
" married couple are very popular and
were the recipientsof many beautiful gifts.
They win make their home in this village,
The advertised letters in the postoticc
for the week ending Nov. Ii are as fol-
lows; Lyra Demars, 7. j. Murtha and
jose phi Servant.
lctcr West who was arrested by Special
Policeman Decaneau Sunday evening for
the larceny of Il watch from one Medlr
lHcau. was brought before Justice +. l..
Graves in Lawyer Conin's office Tuesday
afternoon, and was bound over in the sum
of $500 to await the Gclion of the grand
jury. West was then tried and convicted
on the charge OF into. icution, he being
drunk when arrested on the first charg +,
Owing to AN unsatisfactory disclosure lie
was remandeC to jail for further dis
closure.
y q. Spo1r, superintendent of the wi
nooNki post office station and Iutnnm
liutchns Of Malone \. Y, left Tuesday
evening for New York city
wh,re Mir, Spoor will undergo an operation
Continued op sixth page)
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WEYBRIDGE.

Rev. w. +. Slocum Of Mddlcbury Col
lege preached IT, the Methodist church last
Sunday morning.-Mr. and Mrs. NJ. 70.
SpraEuc have returned to their nome af-
ter an absence of several weeks in Swan
ton.--Charles Child has gone to Stanstead,
can, to attend school Miss Nctti, Sturtc-
want has returned from an extended vi 1t
in Hartford. Conn, and New foik city.
-E. Elliott the rural free delivery carrier
has moved to Middlebury and Martin
Young has moved into the Harrington
house on Water sire et.-All the schools
in town have closed for u three weeks va
cation. There will he n new board OF
teachers for the winter term. H. A. Bo'es
is putting up Il tool and carriage house.
Mrs Jennie Meyer of Chicago recently
visited her brother. r. c. Ryder.-M'ss
Harriet Norton of panton has been on
gagged to teach the winter term of the VIII
lago school.-icrt Dodge of West Rutland
spent last Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T.. +, Dodge.
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BURLINGTON. VT. THU RSDAY, NOVEMBER 2l, 1901.

ufacturo lumber arc able TO secure firm
prices; the iobbing business is reasonably
active and collections are fair. Montpe-
licr reports orders for granite dropping
off little at this time Of the year; other
lines Of manufacture are doing well. re-
tail trade is fairly active, and collections
arc received freely and prices stitching;
the mills are busy running fun and some
over time the pleasant weather having
helped the demand for building materials
MOrrisVille reports business to he good,
manufacturers are busy and retail trade
as usual. Granite dealers at Har1Wick
are doing we'll retail trade Is of average
volume and collections fair. At st. Johns
bury manufacturers are very active, labor
t. well cmplc ycd and business conditions
thcrc are promising Tie Railroad inter-
osts at LyndCnvllc contributes largely
to the PROSPERITY OF that town, which at
the present time is quite rroununc d..
Business is active at Poultney, retail trade
very satisfactory. collections good. White
River Junction reports business 9 morally
good all classes of labor well employed.
Warm weather has prevented good re-
tail trade at BrdttlcLoro, but monutact-
utiug industries busy and collections as
I. nal. In Bellows Falls business contin-
u,s satisfactory, manufacturing interests
and labor well cmrgyed, and collections
good
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MlDDLEBuRY.


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"aru Seely' Iho lhtcrncht was IN the
f"lnlly lot IN the Sc"ly district cemetery.
Principal a. +. ilowos was elected 4
dcIogatc to the International convention
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CALEDONIA COUNTY
ST. JOHNSBURY.


The S1uth tohs.cs'''' "'i N'!'!N" w.
ccit brate the "'Ih az N'i''tS -. ~
cation ana the h,Sta''"',Hn W ~ T., Iaa,,.,,
ter, Kew oaihuei w. ci'Pit ~ ~ i,' ., -
The church was orsahizcu octo,or -, 49,.
ana the puiiui'6 ""S ocuiN"''" '''''''''
II, 10 ,., ,,,.., ..,,,,,..1
MISS !" Is \lchcIE n'T -
as head nuTSp o. hr'e uI""H
Is Il Sraoui." OF '',' N". w. 's H..
'ral liosPl'dI ANA "'So vi ''io =" "'' - ''
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Inc thlrd anniversary oi VI" 90 '""
ana R'bcrt BurnS hlrthu"y VIII "r - w.
piHl'd January -""' ,..
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l3St ten years. Qtll lI.t ilisi lNl bl ~ To-
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JERICHO CENTRE.

George \. Hall has closed his labOrs at
Jordan Bros. and returned to his home in
Wcstford. 1t is expected that Carl Nay
VI Milton, q former clerk of Jordan Bros.
will assume the position in few days -
Mr. ana Mrs. Howard of Westford visit
Cd ut ". .. Whitmarsh's last week -
Mrs. l.. n. Chaplin has been confined to
tie house hv sickness hut is now 'ttcr.
A rcadin- club, to hold weekly meet
lrts at Mrs. j. II. Hart :, was organ
iz,d last Monday and officers were elect
.o1. Plans win soon be perfected for lie
work of the club ;he coming winter.-A
Gr nltic entertainment is to be given on
Friday and saturday evenings. November
- and 60
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SOUTH STARKSB0R0.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Tart have return
ed from a visit to their children in the
West. They stopped at the -Amcri-
can and report grand time.-Mrs. .
Morton of ChiCopce Falls. Mass. has
been visiting at David Follansbecs and
is visiting other relatives in Lincoln at
Ire ,nt.-Egbcrt Etover Of Cornwall. y
Y, Il former scholmate of Miss Naomi
Follansb,c is visiting at her nome. They
were in Monkton over Sunday.-The snow
storm stopped work in the creamery
The Band of Hope will meet with Mrs.
Eta Sargont Saturday-Mr. and Mrs. j..
y. Gutter visited her father in the east
part of the town Sunday.
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MONK TOM,

Rev. Mr.. Sanoc supplied the pullit at
the Baptist church very acccptably last
sunday afternoon and will continue to DO
SO until further notice.-JOhn l,add wont
to burlington Monday on business con
ncctcd with the new mail route. The route
to- Bristol Is discontinued much to the
regret of many.-''hc LaGits Aid was ""u
att,udci at Mrs. Eddy's ana the next one
will be with Mrs. l.. r. Eurs, East Monk
ton. Tuesday Dec. 3rd.- Mrs. G. II. Dean
and Mrs. edward Palmer visited friends
in Proctor this week. The ladit : expect TO
have "A Christmas sale at the Town tlal
on Monday afternoon and evening, Doc.
ord and thorc is talk of {. Christmas tree
~ Tho Enrn on Christmns Owe.
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cidcd to unite their forces, and give u
rousins cantata in the Congregational
church ON Christmas eve. All Interested,
are invited to assist in some way.-A tel
ophone was put in r. j. ketcham's house
last week by Mr.. Footc of Cornwall.-Thc
Sixteenth wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Williams occurred on Tues
day of last week, and friends presented
them with a handsome tea set, and side
board. but as the night was stormy, on y
a very few were present, and the VISIT
was postponed till this week on Tuesday
evening,
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NORTH FERRlSBURGH.

Tho funeral services Of Mr.. Ebcnc zar
Ward We're hcld at the Methodist church
on Thursday afternoon at two o'cloCl..
Rcv. Mr.. Applcman formerly Of this
church conducted the services Mrs. Eliza
Norton and son Of Milton, Mrs. Emily
Kimhall of Addison, Claud Ward Of Phila-
dclphia and Mr. ana Mrs, o. NJ BARRIER Of
Iincsburph were in town to attend the
funeral Of Ebcnozcr WHrd.-Mrs Henry
RoWley Of Sholhurnc is visiting her moth
en- Mrs, Esma Palmer
Mary German of Burlington has been
visiting Mary f. Mooney for several days.
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SOUTH BURLINGTON.

Mrs. i. c Brown has sold her home to
Chlrlic Harrington ana bought Il place in
~ Icrhill.
J.. Cooncy went on Monday to Grand
ISL.
Mrs. Clara Smith of Willsboro Falls has
been visiting at Mrs. llouEh :.
Charles Harrington returned Saturday
from iIavcloch J.. Z, whore he went on a
hunting trip.
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preached at Huntington Sunday.-1ra
Chamberlain purchased Mitchell Johns
place at the auction Saturday.-CarloS
smith and son are building chopper s
shanty preparatory to cutting O. ID.
Baldwin's stock of logs.--The G. G. G..
meets with Mrs. j. MaXdcld next Thurs
day aftcinoon.-M Mrs. Henry Hill Is put
ting coat of white paint on her house.
Frank Hanson has sold his horse to Fred
1Iill; consideration, Sl20-Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Johhs were in town Saturday,
The moving picture entertainment at the
BAPTIST church Friday night was well at
tennnl.
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STARKSBORO.

Grace Dockey is stopping with her aunt,
Mrs. John Cockie.-Arthur clifford and
family have moved from Bristol 10 Wal
lace lIills, Mrs, Clinord's father.--E r..
~ Nman had narrow escape Friday, his
coat catching ON the shaft of his gasolene
engine which Was i'm motion. Luckily it
tore the coat from him after he had made
part of a rev Nolution-Edith Smith Is act
lur as companion to Mrs. @. Hartwcll
'Inord,-Alsun Collins and family visited
at Oscar Badwins Sunday Elder Harris
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PAN TOM.

Master George Hamilton Of Weybridge
Is ting at Mrs. H. T. Barto's.-A little
daughter has arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Millard Norton.-Mrs. II. i.
Barto and daughter Wealtha visited
friends in Wcybridgc last Saturday and
Sunday.-Mrs H. W. Merrill is better
S J. Floyd of Westport. y. Y, is visiting
his daughter Mrs. a. j. Rogers.-Mrs
$. H. Myers closed her second succcs' ful
term of school at tho Corner on Saturday
last. Mrs. Myers was presented with u
beautiful lamp as a token of her puplls's
ns1Cnm.
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CORNWALL.

The auction sale Of G. T., Dimmocks
stock, farm machinery, etc, which was
adl lertisci to take place on Tuesday last
at his home in West Cornwall, was post
poncd until Tuesday of this week ON ac-
count of the inclomency of the weather
Mrs NJ. \. Lane returned on Saturday
from Burlington, where she had been for
a week, guest of her niece, Mrs, c, NJ.
Smith.
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WHIT lNG,

Miss Kate Rich has returned to her hone
for Il short time, preparatory to closing
the house for the winter.-There will be n
communion service at the congregational
church ON Sunday next, and in the even nS
will be a union service. and n farewell
sermon by Rev. G. II. Atwood, who COM
mDces his pastorate in Colchester ON
pee. st.-Thc church societies nave de-
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SHOREHAM,

Mrs. l.. H. Nottingham returned from
Argyle. Friday.-Dr. platt was in Brattle
EorO this Wcck.-Rcv. and Mrs. Carlson
returned from Rutland Thursday evening.
Mrs. Charles Savcry is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. NJ. +. Cook.-Mrs. Webster Of
East Shorcham spent the week at the
Parsonage.
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Lodged in Washington County Jail
BY Vermont officials Last
Night.
MUST SUBMIT TO TRIAL
Violation OF Liquor Law Will be tha
Charge Officers Had no Diff culty
in Getting Extradition Papers
George Clark OF Brattleboro
Dead-Was an Aged Mason.

Montpelier. Nov 9o.-"Jac.' Powers IL
Tow lodged in the Washington county iaL
To- answer to the charge of violating tx
Vermont liquor law. Deputy Sheriff l.
-. Camp of Barre arrived with him AZ
the train over the Wells River road which
arrived at Montpelier a few minutes ate,
= m. This is the last deVo lop1nc Mt in .ll1
c4se which has attracted 50 much interest
from it's attendant circumstances rathcl
than from the Importance of the CharGi
Under which Powers is held. The strfa
over the securing Of cNtraditiUn papers
has been ended in favor of the Vermont
officers, as Governor Jordan, after tha
hearing yesterday. granted extradition II
asked for
\ hearing was held yesterday beforf
Governor Jordan at Lancaster at which
states Attorney Hoar represented "a
state and r. A. Bailey appeared 80
Powers Powers was present in charge
~ officers Stearns and Camp. t-xtraGl-
tion for a liquor case is seldom asked tos
ami 1t was rather doubtful whether &c
would be considered sufficient grounds oe
not. Undoubtedly the previous record It
Powers as a law-breaker had some weighs
for eXtrsditon was granted
pow,.S will be tried for his liquor ofe
fence and the officials feel certain they
have conclusive proof against him Thy
also feel sure that they could prove q
took the team from Iaymarkct squari
but as eXtradition was not secured tor
that it is not yet decided what will ue
done about it.
In county court to-day the trial Of tho
case of Goslant ". Lane progre ssed Slow
ly. Juror Fred Batchelder of Plainneld.
who was called home last night by tie
sudden illness of his sister was on hand
at the opening OF court reporting his sis
ter as better. Among the witnesse ON th,
stand for the plaintiff were John Cos mt.
Henry Goslant, Joel Foster and Mr.. sleep
cr The defendant was also put on tae
stand for few minutes. During the AZ
t"rnou some dispositions were read VIII
contained copies of letters about the sales
of lumber by Mr.. Lane.
/ ONE OF VERMONT'S OLDEST ODD
FELLOWS.
Brattlchoro, Nov. 20.--Ceorge H. Clark,
S. q wealthy lifelong resident Of Rr t.
tlcboro, died to-day. He was "A survey +
and farmer, but retired years ago.
He was the Oldest member Of over 90
of Wantastiquet lodge, No. ., l. o o. +,
having joined in July, ISIS one week Il
;er thc charter was granted and prob
ably the oldest member Of the order
the state. tic is survived by one son.
Henry Clark, an extensive farmer md
cattle buyer.
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AMERICAN ANTf.SALOON LEAGUE
1901 CONVENTION.

1901 CONVENTION.
Preparations arc rapidly being perfected
for aoldng the sixth national Anti-S1loon
convention in Washington, d. C., Dcccm-
l'r o. ana next
Tho convention vii he prcccds i hy n
conference OF the national and state Sl-
lcrirtcndents, bcgit ming Friday, Novrm-
bor 18th and an informal reception 10 the
r,omh, rs Of the convention the evening of
iiOnd&N. December >.
The local committee Of promotion in
cluGcs men and women prominent in the
religious, temperance, educational ana
lusinCss interests of the city, and In in
dorsinr the call states that. among other
Inducements. Congress will then be III s"s-
sion. and the President of the United
States and his cabinet, together with
senators and representatives. will be
arcns those who from day II lay VIII be
IL iscl of the proceedings of the conVen-
ton by the local press.
HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE.
The crganization Of the Amerioal Anti
Sa'ucu League originated with couver-
setiou between Archbishop ireland OF the
Roilar Catholic church, and Rov. Alpha
j. kNnett, II. ID. LII. D.. then chairman of
the permanent committee on temrci1n"e
and prohibition Of the Methodist Enls''-
pal church. Happening to he :ravelin@ to-
t,ther from Chicago to Philadelphia they
couv.rSod about temperance and tha sup
,i,.. nIattor,, an whinh ali onnon.u.s
OF tho saloon could stand for united ag-
arc esivc work was practicable ana very
d' rahlc. Subsequently DIR. kynctt, wnil'
Ccrlcrsing in like manner with ReN.
,s. 90 .,, 49, so,anr Ia,c,n cr tho
I'' " u. VI ~ W., '', ,.,,. 90
i.1, ,,l.L'itst Ini.'o,a1 ,b,,rcb
Xo,..,@,,.a, ~ - T., ,rorr'ol -. Dr
Viili or ,ho ,o,c,. Ganr,n of stcccss tho
u.strict of Columbia Anti-saloon League
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w., 'i,n,, 7 tof.,,,s of W., Di.tii,t or
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VERMONT.
Local Items of Interest s n All
Parts of the Green 8 un-
tain State.
The NEWS BY ) MITES

rhe WinooskiV Valley, Villages up North,
From the Island in the Lake to the
Passumpsic, Along Otter Creek
and by the Shores of White
River Covered by Special
Correspondents.
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ONE CT VERMONT'S OLDEST ODD
FELLOWS.
FARM BUILDINGS BURNED.
Curtis Daniels Under Arrest Upon q
Charge OF Arson.

Montpelier, Nov. 20.-The farm hulI-
inGs belonging to James A. Pierce Of Var
rem were burned to the ground yestcr-
day afternoon, resulting in a loss, in ad IL
tion to the buildings. Of 10 tons OF nay,
$50 worth Of ash lumber farming Tools
and numerous other things.
That it was the work of an inCendi0rY
there is hardly doubt and Curtis Dana
iols former employe Of Mr.. Pierce in
his lumber mill, is under arrest, Charg 1
with the crime A hearing was held late
this afternoon before Edwin CardcU
grand Juror in that town, ana strong cir
cumstantial evidence was introduced thac
Daniels committed the act Of depradat-
tiou.
1t is known that he was intoxicated
yesterday and went to Mr.. Pierce's hous
where he used such language that he was
ordered out by Mrs. Pierce and not
going il is said she finally drove him OUT
with "A kettle Of hot water. 1t is sail
Daniels uttered threats OF vengeance and
shortly aftorward the fire broke out.
While I'm Pierces house he was known
To go 10 the match safe and take sore
matches The hearing this afternoon wa
delayed until Z. $. stanton Of RoxhurV.
who acts as counsel FOR the accused, coul
arrive.
The outcome of the hearing will proh-
ably bc that information papers Will Na
filed against Daniels and that he will ha
brought before WASHINGTON county court,
now in session in this city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22
Senate.

Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 21.-At
the opening of the Senate this morning
President, Smith announced the APP
pointment of Senators Harmer and
Burkhart as members of the committee
to provide for the proper recognition by
the State Of the new armored cruiser
West Virginia.
A special message from the Cover
nor announcing his appointments since
the last session of the legislature was
received and. on motion of Senator
Sturm, its consideration was made the
special order for $3.50 o'clock.
The Judiciary Committee reported
adversely on H. B. 321, to provide
boards of equalization of the assess
ment of real estatee.
Senator Lanham offered a resolution
that hereafter the calendar be followed
until bills on third and second readings
are disposed of. The resolution was
taken up for immediate considera-
ton and adopted.
On motion of Senator Osenton the
Senate followed the action of the House
and voted that H. B. IL. concerning
the allowance of county officers, take
effect from It's passage.
The committee to consider applica-
lions for increase Of pay reported
recommending that Frank Heller, Will