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Special Offering at $500 Each.
II. w. ALLEN & CO.

Thomas visited friends in Fairfield last
eek David OaXman and sister of Bcrk-
Shire visited in town last wcek.-Elmcr
Leach has finished work in Fletcher. and
Daniel Morgan in Fairfield and have re-
turned home MIR and Mrs. Fred Marcy
visited her parents at Eden over Sunday
MIR and Mrs. Grant Thomas visited her
sister, Mrs John Thompson at North Hyde
Park, Saturday and SundaY.-Mrs. Ami
Leach is caring for her sons wife, Mrs
Roy Lyon at Underhill who is among the
sick at that plaCe.-Naltor Tracy mas
bought Oliver Grey's farm or the hill.-Dr
Maurice visited his brother, NJ. O. Maurice
at Montgomery last week-Theophilus TIL
lotson has moved into one of Mr. Lara
ways tenements in CoIding Hollow Mrs
R4lfus Powers and children of Johnson Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. II. j. Beard over Sun
daV.-EdwIrd Leach and ElDa StoCkWell
have bought the Eli Atwcll farm. Stock
we'll has the cast side and Leach the west
side of the road.
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JOHNSON.

Johnson's much respected townsman. w
=. Doane. quietly celebrated his 18th birth
day by inviting in Il few of his intimate
friends and neghhCrs, on Tuesday even
ing. May s. LIGHT refreshments and cigars
We're served. While MIR. Doane has been
rather poorly this winter, he is feeling
better and with warmer weather, is in
hopes to be better the coming summer.
II" has an extensive aCquaintan'c
throughout the State, having been thc
leading sheriff in this county for many
years, until declining health made it i'm
possible to longer serve III that capacity.
At an carly hour all departed after having
spent a very pleasant time with hIn
wishing him many more happy returns Of
the occasion.-Many farmers are putt Z;
IL new separators this season.--Cirass is
looking fine, but land too wet to till much
AS yet.-Levi Tatro has repurchased his
farm of his father.-Fon. l. j. FCarl was
in Eden "Wednesday attending directors
meeting OF the Tucker Asbestos company,
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Al BURGH.

Nathan H. Kingsley of this town and
Mrs. Mary Moore of st. Adams were mar
ried at the latter place last Saturday.
They are now at Alburgh Springs. where
they will reside.-Mrs James Clark of
Shclburne has been spending a week here
with relatives and friends, Several from
this section attended the Colangelo trial at
North Hero,
Mrs. Henry Jameson, who has been criti-
cally Ill Is able to SIT up.-Mrs. Lottie
Edwards's condition is much improved -
Mrs. Rachel Steinberge who has been lv-
ing the past three years with II. I. Young
expects soon to go to Escanaba, Michigan
to live with a sister.M. l.. Dean has is
sued invitations to a ball Friday evening
the 18th inst. 1t will be held in the new
store room he has nearly completed
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MBRlDGE.

Homer Curtis died at his home in the vii
lage last week, Tuesday evening after a
long and distressing Illness with consump-
ton. The funeral was held ut the Mcth'-
dist Church Friday afternoon, the Rev
T.. l.. NJ Barnes, his pastor o1iciating
The church was well filled with old friends
and ncighbors. beside relatives. Mr.. Cur
It's had been a faithful member of the Meth-
odist Church for - years ana Will he great
" missed He left devoted wife and
daughter, who have the sympathy of all.
The palms and flowers We're beautiiul, al
showing the respect for the departed. The
singing by Mrs. Jennie Mitchell, Mrs. Mag
gle Jones' +. J. Gallup and S. Rogers, was
very sweet and comforting. Mrs Curtis
and daughter will stay with her sister
Mrs. Mcclure for the prosont.-lIttle Annie
Putnam is seriously i'll with fcver.-Ihe
celebration of the Lords supper was OBJ
served at the Congregational Church last
Sunday morning and one new member uni
ted with the church. Tho W. II. NJ $.
meet with Mrs. Eliza Cutting Thursday
afternoon to scW.--The Cambridge literary
society met at the Rev a. G. Mohrs study
last week Tuesday evening. The subject
of the first series on Vermont was tax n
up. THE discovery of Vermont before set
loment." and was well developed and prov
ed very interesting. The meetings will
hereafter he held every second and fourth
Tuesday evenings of each month at tire
studY.-SoVera from this place attended
the funeral of NJ. J. Leach at Fletcher
last Week.-Mrs. II. 3. French takes the
lead in the maple sugar crop. from SIX
teen shade trees she made one hundred
pounds Of sugar.-Miss Ethel Brush is
forming a class of music scholars She is
a graduate of Miss Cowcs school of music
in Boston.-The reading circle met with the
Rev. \. q. Mohr in his study Thursday
.evcning. This was for young Misses and
l,,,r l.. of '4i~ ti,al1
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WATERVILLE.

Written On the death of Mrs. Lena Stock
well Bassett of Waterville.
Hush Softly tread and slowly
Lest we the silence break,
Lest we by some unguarded step
The lovely sleeper wake
TOO young. too fair, to die
To all our hearts most dear
Her life the breath of holy love
For friends both far and near
So swift and silent fell the stroke
1t found US unprepared
Then rose a prayer from bleeding hearts
Let Lena's life be spared,
So brief the hours since baby breath
Had famed her faded check
. So pure the mother love she gave
No human lips might speak.
Twas hard to leave her helpless babe,
Her husband. friends and home,
Iut in that fairer home above
They beckon her to come
And as the failing breath grew short
And glazing eyes grew dim,
Her spotless soul in loving faith
She yielded up to him.
Then let us to these bleeding hearts
Attempt no words to bring
For in the presence of the dead
Our words are paltry things,
But by the light Of Holy Writ
We see an empty grave
And he who triumphed over death
His weary child will save,
Oh there Is comfort in the thought
That though this body die
The one who died and rose again
Is still in heaven on high
And just as sure as Jesus lives
We too like Him shall he
And clothed In everlasting youth
Serve thine eternally
Mrs. NJ. =. Kelley
Wateryille. VT, April 81, 1879.
Fred Mcfarland Is stopping few day
in town.--E. II. Shattucf was in Burlinp
ton on business last week.-Mrs.. r.. 4
Wiley is stopping with friends In Rich
ford for q few days.--Mr and Mrs d Al
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While unloading milk a the creamery Sum
day morning. Ira Nosbureh's horse got
frightened and ran with him. Mr. Noe-
burgh was thrown out and had one arm
broken and was much bruised about the
BODY. lie was taken to the residence of
Norman Noshurgh and later in the day was
conveyed to his home-The Ladies' Aid''
of the Methodist Church will hold a chow
der social at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
George SchoolCraft Wednesday afternoon
ana evening, May 14th.-Iresiding Elder c.
). Nutter occupied the pulpit of the Meth
OdiSt Church Sunday
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WEST

Mr.. and Mrs, William Trumpass went to
Lisbon, N. H., last saturday, returning
Monday accompanied by their daughter
Lille, who has been sick there for many
weeks. Mr. andMrs.O NJ. Titus of Dun
kin, Can, visited their daughter, Mrs o.
w. Bailey last Week.-Mrs.. Charles New
ton and daughter of Sutton Flats, Cdr.,
are visiting her parents.-Wallace Ed
munds was so much worse last week that
DR. +, S,Gray of Troy,who is taking a past
graduate course in Montreal. was tele-
graphed for and came ON Friday.-Mrs.
Olin Aiken of Albany spent last week
with Mrs. BotscV Stebbins The Rev. J.
H. Wallace, pastor OF the Methodist
Church, is engaged to deliver the Mcmur-
ial day address at Lowcll-Road Commits
sion Edward B0ynton had the road ma
chine begin work at the Fay line Tues
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EAST RANDOLPH.

Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Penn have returned
to their home here-Miss Tassie Spra quo
Of Manchester \. H., is at f. g. SpraSues
for short stay. She anticipates visiting
relatives and friends in Chelsea this week.
Mrs John Clarke, who has been con-
fined to the house soma seven years. Is
again able TO be out.--Nrs. L. G. Jennoss
has returned to her duties in Rrookheld.-
Ray Blaisdcll is ill., Or. Scott attends him.
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MONTGOM cry.

Mr. M. =. Maurice and Mr. II. j. Rub
lee are among the sick.-Roy w. Kings
ley has gone to Fairfax where he has en-
ployment-The l.. A. s., of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will meet on Thursday
night with Emma Vadney.-M Mamie
Maurice attended the wedding of her sister
last week, and was accompanied home by
her brother, Or. Maurice of Watervlle.-
The Rev. G. $. Nutter OF St. Adams will
be here the first Sunday in June-Darius
UuDera has improved the outside of his
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jured. hut Miss Corliss escaped without
very much injury.
Mis-. Hattie Morgan is in a hospital in
Boston for treatment. report has been
received that the operation is not Il sue
cess
William Dow is building the largest barn
in the country 40 feet long by 90 feet wide
with an ell loo by So
Carl Pierce and Mrs. Merrill are clear
ing up and getting their cottage at Knowl-
ton Bluff in readiness for this season S
buqippsa
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day morning, six horses being used to-
haul tive have had a great deal of cold
weather and storms this spring In spite
of the sunny days in March, vegetation isl
very backward in conseduence.-Harold
Truman and Walter Wright graduate
from Derby Academy May 9th,
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BERKSHIRE.

Clarence w. ST. John of Berkshire and
Olive NJ. Burnett of Bakersfield were mar
red in Richford Saturday, May 3, by the
Rev. ". G. SCOiield.
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II. w. ALLEN e CO.

Our Dress Goods business widens in importance and
influence every day. 1t keeps growing in volume
There four distinct and departments
materials Black Goods Cooed Goods and Silks White Goods and
Wash Dress Goods We have told recently Coored the
Black and the White goods but have said little regarding very
stock of
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influence every Gay. 1t keeps growing IN volume.
There four distinct and here for Dress
Wash Goods you recently of the Coored
Black and the White goods but have said little regarding the
oortant stock of
WASH FABRICS.
We anticipated great demand for these this
advance orders fortunately securing what have the
sorts wanted by critical people Then have kept
the market from day day. you'll find the
fabrics here
Printed Dmid 81 stripes designs
Glasgow Tissue Swiss Pmis exclusive desirable yard
Six m I P,T s s1R c a. per S y' oe, and . s
cents per a5 yard ard Sill sxts "a ,.,,. a..x,.a
L Lace stripe MuAin plain cocs Ism 80
T oton Crepe in plain eos ~ inches wide at IL IL cents
superb quality per- ad ' great variety
c cs ss a f sS .s ss s. s 10 as .n s ]
Il inch H Fsn zsphy g - 'o cents per- 1 sd per yard
$50 Waist Patterns 2s yard lengths exclusive patterns variety
of cors including white Zeph Madras Chevot Linen French Mer
ceed and Tissue Silk Embroidered Waist patterns Silk and
Linen Tissue Embroidered Persian wide range
both in styles and price,
The White Goods Section with wealth of rich and beautiful
goods is also an important
Ps :ssh e ss n as y. and '''' and "'
Variety White Lace Musns
Poin H s isnf y rGues - Is cents s y m d
White Dimites large 81 inches wide,
Two Special Offerings in Suit Department.
tailored Suits goods made in the ap-
Skirts Best quality Cheo Etamne with
fine quality Spungass Innings Values $780, $1,000 and $780,
Special Offering at $500 Each.
80 Fine tailored Suits. All this stylish and right
including Misses and Walking Suits of them
would be cheap at $500.
Special Offering at $1,000 Each.
NoTEcondeng will
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business.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-21
Yesterday S Manifestation.
Indignant Citizens Protest Against
"NeWS" Attacks.
Peaceful And Orderly.

Two thousand citizens marched in
the rain and chill yesterday afternoon
to protest against the action of the
San Juan News, morning paper of
this city, in scandalizing and villify-
ing the Judiciary of Porto Rico. At
S o'clock yesterday afternoon the people
began to congregate at the Plaza
Colon. By five thirty more than two
thosand people were on hand with two
hands of music and many banners pro-
testing against the attacks made by the
News. Bayamon Catafio, Rio Piedras,
aud almost every town, small or large
in this judicial district had some repre-
sentative on hand to carry a banner
representing the popular indignation
and resentment.
Peace and order prevailed through
out the entire manifestation. The
men paraded the streets, and heard
speeches at the home of Mr.. Rossy.
Fireworks were displayed, and the
people dis anded quietly.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-21
Current News Notes,
Local And Personal.

Sometime ago several young lady
pupils of the Commercial High School
of Philadelphia, sent several letters,
written in Spanish, to the girls of the
graded school in the Bayamon district.
Last week Supervisor Wood handed to
the Commissioner of Education several
answers to these letters.
The answers about six in number
are ali written in English and show an
excellent standard of work. Some of the
letters are so novel and interesting that
they are worth publishing, one for ms
tance being as follows:
"Corozal April 10Th, 1902.
To ibe Member of the Class of OF
Philadelphia.
Dear Girls
Received your valuable letters dated
March IS. 1902, in which you tell us
something about your High School
think it would be very nice to be
there, because when one has finished
your school she will know enough to be
in society.
/ think the women in Philadelphia
must know as much as any man.
We are learning English with our
good professor, but we canuot yet
speak it as well as you do, though we
are understood by her.
Our professors both English and
Spanish teach us very much
We have classes in morning and
afternoon too
Yours truly,
Amelia Sire.
It is intended to keep this correspon-
dence up for sometime SO that our
American girls may be assisted in their
S .anish, and vice versa.
In connection with this work Mr..
Wood has informed the Commissioner
of Education that the next time he
goes to the Bayamon district he will be
able to ask for anything he wants in
English and get It too z
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-21

ton. Americans want fair play, and
vou might Just as well try to stem the
flow of Niagara Falls as to attempt to.
STOP the people when they make up
their minds in favor of policy which
ernbodies high moral obligation. We
cannot afford to do an injustice to Cuba
She is our foster child, and we are mo-
ra1lv bound to assist her until she is
able to take care of herself. Cuba has
been under the sovereignty of the
United States during the past four
years; we have pent millions OF dollars
there; her government has been torm1i-
i lated and patterned after our own, and
will be turned over to the Cubans on
the Goth of May.
+ Now, I ask, is it fair-after having
sent the best blood of the nation to rid
Cuba of Spanish rule, so that the lnha-
bitants of the island could be free--for
this government to say to Cuba: "Now
YOU have government patterned after
ours; but let it be understood that on
all products shipped into the market OF
the United States you must give us halt
the value of your crop"7 And that is
virtually what is being done when the
duty levied on imports from Cuba is at
the rate of 100 per cent.
Common sense, justice and all that
pertains to right demand that we red
uce the tariff on imports from Cuba
and a 50 per cent tariff will be a suffi'
Gent projection for any industry which
comes in competition with Cuban pro
ducts. Yours very truly.
G.. G. SHAYNE.
New York, April 10.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-21
To Whom 1t May Concern.

This is to notify all whom it may
concern that George w. Fishback has
made application to the Executive
Council for the grant of a franchise to
erect, manage and maintain telegraph
system in the Island of Porto Rico.
Ali those who have objections to the
granting of the same shall on or before
the 2Ist day of April 1902 at 10 o'clock
A. M. file their exceptions with the
President of the Committee en- Fran
chises at the office of the Attorney Ge-
neral in San Juan, and that on such
day, or as soon thereafter as may be
convenient to said Committee, argument
will heard in the case. D. FL.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-21
THE OPERA.
An Excellent Company.
A Large Attendance
At The First Performance

Signor Azza1i's Italian Grand Opera
Company opened its season here last
night with Verdi's Rigoletto. All the
boxes were filled, and the entire thea
tire was packed from cellar to dome.
The company in itself, did excellent
work, while the singing of the tenor,
the baritone and the prifna donna were
superb beyond question. Se1ora Tur-
cuni, who sang the part of Gilda, was in
excellent voice and her solo work was
without flaw. Sig. Cigada who play
ed the part Of the button Rigoletto
gave a very good representation of the
part, and sang well.
The hit Of the evening was the
quartet in the fourth act and which
was rendered with fine effect by Signo1
Cigada and Sefiora Turconi, and Signo1
Rambaldi and Srta, Alessia.
For tomorrow night Faust is sche
du1ed.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-21
AnlaiCllIsl Il AUaIig

The condition of the Roman Catholic
Church in Austria is not the least cause
for anxiety IN that much troubled
kingdom, although the belief is general
" held by all except the Ultramonta-
mes that the liberal movement which is
gradually gaining headway among Aus
trian Catholics viii be beneficial This
a not to be confused with the wide
fpread clos Won Rom" movement. (which
& purely political IN purpose and Pan.
eeI7nepic IL chafaeief ltisa liberal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-21

Director of Charities Ousterhoudt
has received word from the directors of
the Pan American Exposition, to the
effect that bronze medal has been
awarded to the girls of the Girls Cha
rity School for excellence in embroidery
and drawn work Special mention was
made of the magnificent altar cloth
which was torn by several splinters,
which fell from the Benefecencia Build
ing during the Sampson bombardment.
The cloth has been re-darned by the
girls and the excellence of this work
was commented on with much praise.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-21
ADVERTISEMENT.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
OF PoRTo Rico.

Office of the Bureau of Public Works
San Juan, April 8, 1907.
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, for
furnishing labor and material nesessary
for the construction, In two separate
sections. of the road between San Sc
bastlan and Lares, WIN be received at
this Office until 10 A. M., April %, 1902
and then publicly opened.
Specifications, blank forms and an
available information viii be furnished
on application.
The right to reject any or all bid,
which can be made for one or both sek.
tions, is reserved.
BY direction of the Commissioners II
the Interior,
Superintendent Of Pnhlic Works
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-21
Two Discharged Soldiers Delighted IL
Be Near Home.

1dlly WulSLlluS : WHICH, jSll1lAJ SOAtSS
Home Again" and putting black native
cigarettes, two young men wearing the
plain blue of the United States regular
army, stepped briskly up to the counter
of the Spencer House last night and
wrote George McCown and Addie> Nc
Pheeters, Sullivan, Ill.," on the register
Hardly waiting until the bellboys could
take charge of their numerous travel
stained grips and bundles, they hurried
to nearby restaurant for taste OF
American pie and pot of black coffee.
McCown and McPheeters came to in
dianapolis last night at II o'clock on a
special train carrying a battalion OF the
Eleventh United States Infantry. The
Eleventh landed at Newport News on
Wednesday, just returned from three
years in Porto Rico. McC wn and his
"kicking partner" are discharged men
who have fulfilled their terms of service
and have stopped off in indianapolis on
their way home. The battalion will go
on to San Francisco $50 strong, where
part of the men will receive their
discharge papers and others will go on
to the Philippines.
The two boys are bubbling over
with joy at the prospect of seeing home
folks, and because they are back where
they can get what they want to eat
without running the risk of disjointing
their tongues in making people under
stand what they want, as they them
selves put it. They say Porto Rico is
not bad place to spend term OF ser
vice, as the climate is pleasant and the
work is not hard. About all the duty
there is consist in practice marches, OF
hikes, as the boy call them, across
country, loaded with enough track and
accoutrements to Stagger pack mule
Most of their time was spent in Ponce
and San Juan. the big cities of the
island, where their command was
stationed.
"The trouble is that Porto Rico does
not furnish enough amusementS for q
God-fearing American citizen" said Nc
Gown. "a Porto Rican of the native
brand will smoke and gamble from the
time he can walk; it seems to be in the
blood; but there is little else for othe1
people to do. We used to get little
fun. out of cock fights until the gov
ernment came down on the practice
and shut it off altogether. Those cock
fights were exciting affairs. In cite.
and towns they furnished the ends Of
life for the natives. Men and women
too, would flock to them every night
and gamble their last cent on the grit
and endurance of a favorite rooster
They were brutal affairs, sometimes as
many as fifty Or sixty fine chickens
being slaughtered in single night
and the government found also that
they served to start fights and riots
a few are held on the quiet even now.
| Both men like the army service and
say they will re-enlist when they gel
tired of everything they hunger fol
now. They may enlist for Philippine
lservice in the hope of getting some
fighting.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-21
SllIl To Fix Price For Guns.
Commission Sails On Monserrate
For West Indies.
Viii Stop At Porto Rico.
Special Cablegram to Boletin Mercantll


New York, April 2Ist,-Advices re-
ceived here from Madrid state that a
commission composed of Spanish off
GERS have sailed far the West Indies for
the purpose of fixing the price of the
Spanish artillery now remaining in the
West Indies.
The commission left Madrid on the
nth Of this month for Cadiz, from
which place they sail on the steamer
MonSerrate which is due to arrive in
Porto Rico about the 18th of the pre-
sent month.
The value of all the artillery now in
Porto Rico, formerly owned by Spain
will be ascertained here, after which the
commission will leave for Cuba.
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