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MaIvar's Proclamation.

Manila, Oct, 3l.-Malvar has issued
new proclamation appointing him
self captain general and is reorganiz-
ing the Filipino army under two lieu
tenant generals and four generals Of
disvision, Every guide caught aiding the
Americans will be treated Immediate
ly ns u traitor, Those who surrender
10 the Americans will be treated In
the same manner.
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BOTHA HAD CLOSE CALL.
Hat, Revolver ana Papers
behind.

Pretoria, Oct 29.-Commandant-
General Bothas recent escape from
the British columns pursuing him was
close affair Maj. Remington
marched on the commander-in-chief's
quarters at night, only to find that
Botha had got off with few hun
dred yards start, leaving his hat, re-
volver and papers behind. Then pris'
oners, including Commandant Hans
Botha, and former Landrost Schultz,
were captured.
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PHILIPPINES CUSTOMS.
Rcccipts for seven Months Ended
July ~, 1901, show COM
Portable Incrensc.

Washington, Oct. 30.--A compare
tive statement made public by the
division OF insulnr affairs OF the de-
partment shows that the total Gus
toms revenue for the seven months
ended July 81, 1901, at Philippine
ports, was $b,025,l3 nm Increase over
the same period of 1900 of $l,l94333'
md over 1890 of 81, 460,6
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FATALITIES AT A FIRE.
n,xvo PcrsOus L. ..Ied ana several 1n-
iured In u J. lat building
Fire nj chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 30.--rwo persons lost
their lives, three were injured, and u
score were overcome by smoke In n
Are In the Eagle fiat building, Lytle
and Taylor streets. The dead ore'
Mrs. d. Ryan, so years old; sufficient
ed, -.
Mrs. ANN King, daughter OF Mrs
RYAN, suiIocntcd,
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TRAGEDY AT ST. LOUIS.
A Seventeen Old Girl Killed by IeR
stepfather, Who Then Com
mitted Suicide.

st. Louis, Oct. 31.-.Henry Schroeder,
laborer, Tuesday afternoon, shot
and killed Katie Kerst, his seven-year-
old stepdaughter, wounded Mrs. Kate
Redeker, the child's grandmother, in
the hand, in an attempt to kill Henry
Kerst, the 1l-year-old brother Of the
little girl, and then committed sui.
eide by taking carbolic acid and
shooting himself at the home of his
wife, from whom he had been sep.
Grated for two months.
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Bloomington, H., Oct. 3i.-Conduc-
tor John Marchbank, OF the Chicago
g. Alton, was killed at Lcmont While
on top Of the caboose u low'hanging
wire hurled him to the ballast be.
low, crushing his skull, lie was the
oldest freight conductor on the road
In poInt OF service.
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Washington, Oct. 3i'-poymoster'
General Bates In his annual report
states that the pny OF the army for
the year was $53,si5,3i5, an Increase
oevr last year OF $l,3oi,3Oa' He makes
several recommendations relative TO
the nay OF officers In the army
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FRANK SMILEY RELEASED.
lie Had 10 RcIinauish All Right 10
the Insurance ON Marie Dcfen-
bach's Life.

Chicago, Oct, 3i.-Frank II, Smiley,
who turned states evidence In the
Dcfcnbach insurance case, has been
given his liberty. He relinqulshcd oil
right TO the $4,000 insurance on Maria
Defcnbnch's life. This ends the Grim
inal proceedings In the case, ns DR..
August NJ. Unger Is In the peniten-
tiary and Wayland Brown was pre-
vIously let of with fine. The In
,surancc money In still In the hands OF
the court, and will probably, II is said
10 10 the unfortunate girls relatives,
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81. Louis, Oct. 3i..-At u meeting Of
the Indiana society, Tuesday night,
at the Planters hotel, presided over
by President l.. j. Fisher, IL was do
cIded TO give the annual banquet Of
tho association November "a.
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London, Oct. 31.--Lord Kitchener
reports important fighting, October
"a, near Great Marco river, when De-
larcy and Kemp attacked n British
force, and were only repulsed after
severe fighting, leaving 20 dead on the
field, including Commandant 0mstir.
heysen. The British lost 2s men killed
md Ind BE- wounded.
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London. Oct. 3i,--lt Is probable that
King Edward will open parliament on
January 30. This will be the first full
state ceremony during the kings
reign, as the period Of court mourn
inc terminates on the previous day.
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Sofia, Oct, 3i,-ln government cir
cles the impression appears TO be that
Miss Stone Ia dead. Measures IRE be-
ing taken by MIR. Dickinson and NJ
Bnkhmetieff to learn definitely
whether she Is alive.
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y,ce-Admirai viiiamips Remains.

Havana, Oct, 3i.-'rhc body of the
Spanish vice-admiral, Villamil COM
mander Of the Spanish torpedo ilotil.
In, who was killed at the battle ct
Santiago, was transferred, Tuesday,
10 the steamer Montserrat, to be TAX
on 10 Spnln.
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Babe smothcred to Death.

81, Louis, Oct, 3i,-Mrs, August
WeIchert's one.year.old baby boy was
smothered to death In small keg
half flied with goose feathers, into
which IL fell, IN u barn on their farm,
near Swansea, H., Tuesday.
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THURSDAY, oct, u.
Grain and Provisions.

81. Louis = Flour : Patents, $.40Q3!S
other grades, s2.7SQ$Soo Wheat-lNSol,s = req.
otas-No. 2,Ssls@3sNc Hny-Timothy,sll.M
Qis5o; prairie, so'ooQlS,oo clover 800, @@
dairy, iidlic. Eggs Fresh, 70, Lard
Choice steam. 500 Porl1New m mess,
Tub washed, i5q24c Missouri and III.
nols medium combng, l64@llc; otner
grades, l3Wl6c; angora goat hair, ll~lec'
Indlanapols-Whcat = No, 2, red. re;
No. 3. red, 6SM70c. Corn-No. 2. white,
5oiSc; No o yellow, 5sAc. oats-No. 3
mixed, 370371c. HIay-rimothy, No2S0
1925
Chlcago-Closing quotations; Wheat
October, 60HM60Mc December, 70asm7O'sc;
May, ls7sc, corn-,october, boHc, No YEN,
Oats~0ctober SGhc, u ccmber, 36nac;
May, 3sNc Pork--Octobon $3.50; Janu-
airy, sltOo; May. sl6,oo. Lard.-Oct?obs!r.
$50, November S,O1ls, December, Ees;
January, 1870 May, 1916 Short ribs
October $50; January, $40; May Tsos
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Washington, Oct. 3o.-Mrs, Ida 30.
nine, charged with the murder OK
James Seymour Ayres ut the Hotel
Kenmore, IN this city, will be tried,
berinning November ~. Mrs. BONNIE
Ia confident Of acQulttal.
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Herr Most May Go Free.

New York; Oct. 3i.-Judgc Mac
Lean, OF the supreme court, declares
that Johan Most Ia entitled 10 Ger.
tiAcatc OF reasonable doubt from his
conviction In the court Of special
sessions. IT.
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Greensboro, Ky, Oct. 3i.--At llar'
dIn's schoolhousc, In Mclean county,
Tuesday, Everett Bohannan, tho
teacher, who In n cripple, was badly
and perhaps fatally stabbed by Mar
shall Hardin, u student
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Chicago, Oct, 3i.-The grand Jury
voted indictments against DR.. Jacob
smyser, former secretary of the state
dental board. lie Is charged with
forgery in the issuance OF bogus di.
plomas TO dental students.
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Mnrc Than Ilaif of ,rown nurncd

Florence. s, c. Oct. Si.--Fire at
TImmonsyllle, =, G., destroyed more
than half Of the business section OF
the town, mourning loss Of about
100000, with Insurance. Of less than
$4,000.
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Financial.

New York. Oct. Sl-Money on call Arm
at por cent prime mercantile paper,
1900 per cent sterling exchange bnrely
steady, with actual business In bankers
is3iSdiisSN for % days; posted rates, 4Sth
and iS7H commercial bills, 2N4pieSxI
bar silver, b1M, Mexican dollars, wv
Government bonds steady.
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Quotations for mlddlng range as fol.
lows 81, Louis, 7Ac New York, 10,
Memphis INC.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
CHlTTENDEN COUNTY,
CHARLOTTE.

Miss Merle ByinGton gave a party to a
number of her young friends last Monday
afternoon it being her eight birthday -
Miss Laurie Lewis closed "A very successful
term OF school on Mutton Eill last Friday.
Mrs II. II. Edycrton who has been quite
Ill Is improving slowly.
Tho pleasantest social event Of the sum-
mcr season thus far was the social and
lawn party given under the auspices of the
Breezy Point library association on We'd
nesday evening, the 18th ult, at the hoir"
of {. D. Cook and sisters, the Misses May
and Pearl Cook. over 200 were present }
enjoy the cool of the evening out of dool ;
OH the large eXpanso of lawn stretching
away on three sides of the old time colon
ial mansion, and the delightful feet Of
the illumination with its myrads of color
ed light japanese lanterns and torch' :,
with the added decoration of flags ard
other patriotic emblems. most artist, ally
arranged by j. II 7horp and his efficient
helpers The Ferlishurg Cornet band we g
present enhancing largely the pleasure of
the entertainment by the fine musical So
lections given from time to time. paw
lion on the grounds where ice cream, cake
and strawberries were sold was presided
over ny a beVy Of young ladies was an at
tractive place and which added thirty do 70
lars to the revenues of the association Is
the receipts OF the evening.
Report has been received here Of an ac-
cidcnt at Cedar Beach. A party of young
/ ladies from burlington are stopping in the
| Henry cottage. and some of them went
/ in bathing saturday one OF these. Il
Miss Cram, could swim and went out near
! the dock, whore her clothing caught on a
nail on the side Of the dock. the oldest
| daughter of Congressman u. j. Foster,
and a Miss Auld got in the water over
/ their depth in their efforts to help Miss
| Cram. They could not swim, but all thr.e
| utliClllN rescued and no one q
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BENNINGTON COUNTY.
BENNINGTON.

The executive committee of citizens who
Will probably have charge of the observs
ance OF Old Home Week in Bennington
are Charles II Darling president; e. l..
Bates. secretary; George r. Graves, treas
urer; A, H. Valentine, G. n. Mason. H. $.
Bingham. I. +. Gibson. n. NJ. Pufcr K.
r. Daley w. B. Putnam. Rev. Warren
Morse Henry T. Cushman, r. S. Harris,
DIN Scott, T.. ID. Bennett, Rev. A. !. Bar
ron, Il. u. yelling, w. II. Bradford, &c o..
Jepson, John Robinson r. o. Goldsmith.
Alonzo Remington, l.. 5. Norton, Walter
"a. Berry, Rev r. q. rozer A. *. Richie,
George Hawks, ii. l.. Stillson. f. D..
Moore George Worthington. l.. r. Abbott,
Edmund La Franchise. Rev. w. II. Wash-
burno. c. y. Powers. s. Huling Blackmer,
X. S. Fuss. n. w. Downs, A. j. Dewey,
II. J. Cole, c. S. Kehoe. r. B. Godfrey, II.
n. Fillmore. G. F Burnham. J. II. Living
ston, J. G. Mccullough. -. II. Johnson IL.
f. Larrabee, O. NJ. Barber, Harry I. Cush-
man, e. c. Bennett. Henry c. Day. a
committee was appointed as follows TO
make house to house canvas to procure
names of those to whom invitations
should be sent: II. 5. Bingham. Or r..
3. Daley. n NJ. Puffer. +. S. Pratt A.
J. Dewey. George Jepson, Rev. Warren
Morse. Henry r. Cushman. These COM
nlittees are to meet this evening, when
something definite concerning the obserV-
ance of the week will he ocided on.
There is a resident of tins village, over
60 years of age, who has never stepped a
foot ola a railroad car of any kind, al
though he is active. works every day ami
resides within 30 rods of the new railroad
station which he has never visited. He
has not been in the village of Pennington
Center in over ~ years. and it is sal!
that he never saw North Bennington. The
same man has Just declined an invitation
To attend the Buffalo exposition, and have
n I
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MONK TON.

Mr.. Ross ana son Of Moirsville save an
imitation in moving pictures of the Pas
sion Play, iNcn last year in Obcramel eAu,
GCrmany.--The children enjoy -, the picnic
Friday, especially the ride to and from the
Ridge. Mrs. l.. f.. Meuch has new
piazza from dining room 10 summer lltch-
ne.-Mr. and Mrs Kellogg returned from
huntington last Sat atlrday. where they
spent 10 very enjoyable days The mail
service between North Ferrshurgh and
Nenktcn, as al.C that between Bristol and
MonktCn Ridge has passed into the hands
Of John Ladd. He has new CanoI V
TOP buggy and is prepared to carry pas
seneers.-Mr Edward GArTow OF Bristol
visited Mrs. Dr. Wiesel sunday afternoon.
Miss Ruby McEntec lett sunday evening
Tor Ihompsun's Point. where She WIN
srend the rest OF the summer Mr.. n. f..
Meach has begun haNIug AT his Ea st
Monkt"n farm.-Mr. /. T.. Meach = on the
sick list-The singing school. consisting
Of the BorO Children. led by Dr Wisscl and
Nir, Dudley. called upon Hon. A. T Smith
Thursday evening last ana entertain ii
him with singing. Mr. Smith greatly ap-
prcciated their thoughtfulnesS and thank
ed them again and aaain-MisS jennie
Mckenzie has inst closed a very success -
ful terms work iI the l}oro school and
has been secured to teacn again IN the
fall. She returns Friday to her home in
st. George The hot weather was TOO
much for TIE carpenters upon Mr. Carter
Deans barn, and they laid off a foW daVs
last weok.-A wagon load of friends from
the Boro went over TO the lawn tcte
IiVen at the church in Barnumtown Tues
GaV eve ming
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ESSEX JUNCTION

Lightning struck the houses of T. NJ.
Stanley on Pearl street and l.. B. Mic ohols'
on lincoln street during the storm Friday
evening. No serious damage resulted. At
Mr. Stanley's house the bolt struck the
kitchen chimney passed down and knock
ed a cap out of Il stove pipe hole, crossed
tho room to the place occupied by a sink,
over which it tore off considerable plaS-
ter and paper and passed. out by tearing
OFF IA number OF clapbOards The upper
part of the house is occupied by Roy
Lyon who works tor G. l.. Grow and tie
lower part by u. A. Pearson. Al MIR.
Nichols it also came do"n the chimney
into the dining room, went into a ncd-
room and split b"dstrad 10 pieces, tore
up the carpet and did other small damage
Mis-. Lyon and Mr. Nicnols were hoth
thrown to the Aoor but were not injured,
All ot the families We're AT hume.
lightning did considerable damage in the
Telegraph office by coming in through a
key, setting tire to papers on the table
and burning out fuses. II also burned tn.
rubber OF from one of the keys.
Miss Effie Baker has gone to st. Albans
where she has a position.
Master Luther Baker of Boston is visit
ing his grandparents. Mr., and Mrs. r.. -
Baker,
John Wright. Cleon Rrownell and Harry
Donahue have gone on a two weeks camp
ing trip, expecting to make Lake Placid
\. Y, their destination They are maxi 4
the trip by team having made themselves
"a prairie wagon and fitted it up.
The first annual meeting of Mt. Mansfield
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will be held AT
Essex Retreat. Mdlletts i3a =, beginning to-
morrow and lasting four days. Meml t.
have the privilege Of inviting members OF
other lodges AS their personal guests.
Miss Jessie Ferrn, whose illness with ap.
pcndicius at the home of her sister, Mr.,
~ 1tat, l,.,s
been noted, was considerably worse las;
week hut is now doing nicely.
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GRANVILLE.

Frank T.. Livingston ana his niece. Miss
Edna seaman. were liz Crown Point. y.
Y. last week. k.-tr, cman Chandler and
wife are spending the week in Brandon
Mrs. Ellen Back and Mrs. Mari. Wood
MatOtt of ShOrcham are in town visiting
their father. John Wood ana John Wood
ir Mr.. Wood was ,3 wears old last April
Joseph Lamb of Boston was in town a
day rec, ntly.-RcN. Idc Sargent of patter-
son y. j.. arrived hom1 Saturday AID
win spend hy vacation With his family
Miss MarHcttc Iiaskins Of Waterbury.
Conn. and Henry Pierceof Maiden. Mass,
are guests of Mrs. George Fnrd.-Rohert
RlcV died sunday aftci nNe days illness
aCod - Years. The funeral was largely
attended from th" home Tuesday. Rev. |.
s. Yerks offciated. Those in attendance
from out of town were as follows: l., wis
Hundv and wife Of Bethel. l.. A. lIeuiston
Of East Calais Mr.. and Mrs. James i.i-
Icy and son of Bethel, Jonn Riley of Mont
pclier, II. H. Whitley and wife and WITH
Hicr aud Wlfc of Northheld, Edgar Mar
tin and daughter Bessie of Rochester,,
Mrs w J. Lamb of SomerVille, Mass, ..
6. Wmtou of Hancock. Tho ashes of La
fdycttc Ford. a former resident was
brought here from Philadelphia for int r
mout in the family lot I'm the northern
ccm"t-ry. He was a native Of This town
and has many relatives and friends resid-
ing here.
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HAD APPENDIX REMOVED.
Successful Operation on c. w. Mussey
of Rutland

DR., F.. NJ. Pond. assisted by Drs. II. A.
Francisco. c. A. Gale, +. l. Hall and j..
NJ. Hamilton operated upon Charles W.
Mussey at Ii o'clock this morning at the
Rutland City hospital for appendicitis.
Dr. Willis q. Macdonald of Albany was
present and made the following statement
this afternoon regarding Mr.. Mussey 5
G., ditiun as revealed by the operation:
ilerc can be no possible question but
that Mr.. Mussey suffered from acute APP
pendlcius and the appendix, which was
removed this morning, contained infiam-
matnrN material of highly poisonous
or septic character. While he will proha-
hly recover his ConValesccnCe will De SLOW,
because of the virulent character of the
disease"
The statement of Or. Macdonald was
verified by Drs. Pond. Gale and Hall OF
this city.
MIR. Mussey mas for some weeks h, cn
suffering from this disease and it being Il
third attack an operation was unaNoId-
able.
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ME Morgan left town Saturday for an eS-
tcnsivc trip through the west. She will
first attend the PanAmericen From there
go to the national Y. p. $. G. T.. convention
at CINCINNATI, then to tho Epworth Lea
que convention at San Francisco. From
there she will visit friends in Portland,
Oregon. in Indiana. Chicago and Wiscon-
sin-The Lincoln House suddenly closed
business Friday noon.--Thc members of
the Farmers Union held a picnic at Joseph
'olbNs last Friday. About " were present
to enjoy very pleasant afternoon.
George Hammer is building tenant house
on his Whittier place.-Ernest Sargent and
wife, DR., Brandon and wife. Eugene
Tucker and wife went to Long Point Sun
day for few days stay.-E. w. Slavton
of Warren and Mrs. G.. c. Lang and son
Of Barton visited at A. Morgau's the
fore part of the week
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ACRES BURNED OVER.


Boston, July 3.-The fire which started
in the Metropolitan Goa! company's sta
blcs in South Boston last night, pr2ctI-
cally destroyed all the compauy's prop
erty at that point, including the coal,h' DIS
ana wharNes. and burned several buiId-
ngs and the barge Bucna Vista. twenty
valuable draught horses also lost tn. ir
lives. The total loss is estimated at S-ol-
0Ur.
The property OF the coal company COW
cred several acres. The stables We're ON
First street, and IN them We're l1o horses
All but ~ of the horses Were saved Th"
iiames spread from the stables To- all parts
of the dock The ccal sheds and other
buildings were quickly destroyed.
The Large Bucna Vista owned 10y the
company which had just arrived loaded
and was moored at one of the WharVes
was destroyed and her captain, Charles H..
Concklin and his -four children on board
had close call.
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WEYBRIDGE.

Mrs fielcn Brttell Iiuntley Of Apple
ton, WIS, is visiting friends in town after
an absence of forty eight wears Miss
Millic Sturtcvant has gone to Fitchhureh.
Mass. to spend - tcW weeks with relatives
Miss Stella Dodge of Erie, Pa, is tie
guest of Miss Nina Sampson.-Rcv. X.
l.. Thompson of brandon made short calls
ON old friends last Weet.- GeOrg" :.
Wright, principal of Bethel high school, il
spending his vacation Mt his father $.
George II. Wrislt' 's.-Niss Grace James
and Miss CcClc Chiid of this town We're
among the graduates of Middlcburv col
lege.-RcV. and Mrs, i. +. Iiurlheu If
Mcndon visited Mrs. Hurlburt's parents,
Nh and Mrs. q. n. Wright last week .-
The school at the Stone schoolhous SO
taught by Miss Cora kingslaud of Bird
port, closed last Friday Farmers have
commenced haying ana the crop is very
good.
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oRANGE COUNTY COURT.

In Orange County Court the case of state
VS.. Robert Nelson Burns, which had been
on trial since June lS. was given to the
Jury on Thursday the 9th, after an able
charge from Judge stafford on Friday
morning the jury rendered their verdict
of not guilty, failing to convict even OF
manslauEhtor, under the Indictment for
murderinS Charles BostoVh at Wells River
on the early morning of Friday Sept temher
Sh, 1880, ON Thursday morning OF last
week was begun the trial of STATE vs..
Austin Il. Daniels. an Indictment TOR ar
son and burning the respondent own
barn in South Washington on the Sth day
OF May, 1900 for the purpose of obtaining
the insurance, Monday afternon the case
D., IS given to the jury AMI next morning
a verdict of not guilty was rendered in this
case also. States Attorney David ).
Conant for the state, Darling and Oar
ling for the respondent ~ esday morn
ing came on the trial of State vs. Harlan
Brown an indictment for the larceny of a
SIS buffalo robe belonging to Henry Stearns
at Bradford about the 10Th day OF Februr-
airy last. states Attorney Consnt and ].
X. Darling for the state j. o. Denison for
the respondent. There is vet more worl,
for the jury and court is not likely to ad-
journ before next week anyway.
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BRISTOL.

l. y. ROseman of the Bristol Manufac-
turing Co, was at home over Smda y
WJTs was suspended on the concrete
walks Saturday afternoon, owing to the IN
tense heat Of lp degrees ANA over in the
slale.-Miss Nora Rivers, employed in the
store of Dunshee and Chaplin was taken
suddenly Ill Saturday, and was carried
home 1t was caused DN tne heat.-C. f..
lockwood Of the queen titY was in town
Saturday. Reuben 8isbio ana Mrs Chdun-
COY Bsbe OF Ferrisburgh were IN town
Saturday,-'Hh" officers of the Christian
EndeaVor Society recently elected are:
PRESIDENT, Edith Brown, Nice-presideut,
William Blackburn; recording secretary,
Lizzie Johnson corresponding secretary.
Evelyn Dumas; treasurer +. ). prchham;
organists, Mrs. +. II. Dirheiman, Amy
Farr and George Peck. July { is pension
day.-A team belonging to l., b Palmer
and MOnktOn team cOllidcd ON the street
Saturday evening. Mrs. Palmer was
thrown out but not seriously injured. The
carriages We're slightly damaged. Harry
Smith of Middebury and Mtscs Gortie a. d
Rena Smith of Worcester Mass. called on
friends here Sunday-Mr and Mrs. O. a.
Houghton are spending a week with rela-
tives in Mlddlcbury.-L. r. BissOnctte Is N
the Queen City this wecN.--rhc Bl4Stul
Manufacturing Co., nave shut down for Il
Weck.-A. {, Bush and Ncil sumner, are
visiting in Leicester junction this week -
niture to Jonesville.-S. NJ Gon reports
the morning temperature for June as fol-
lows: Highest, 10 degrees, lowest T. de-
grces; average, 80 degrees, rainfall l,O;
highest point reached, l0i degrees in the
shade, l22 degrees in the 1un.-Last Satur-
day butter brought from II to Is cents a
pound eggs IA cents a dozen; live fowls,
7 cents pound ginseng, 81 pound.
hides. cents pound; calf skins, 70 TO "a
cents each; potatoes. 40 to - cents a bush
el,-E. c. Kilborn was in Rutland Satur-
day.
The property belonging to the estate of
the late Joseph JmmO in the Little
Notch" was sold at auction Monday The
farm and 20 acres of WOODLAND were bought
10y r. 3, Drake for $6s5, 1877 acres Of wood
land was bought by Joseph Battell of Mid
dfebury for S4O0-Miss Lacy Lincoln has
been visiting the past week In Lyndonvile
}. w. Ketchum, and G. f. o, KIM
ball, the trustee and the apprais-
ers of the bankrupt Kctchum estate. all
from NerSennes, were in town Monday