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FERRISBURGH.

Miss Abby Da,in is visiting her sister,
Mrs, Ruth Beatty in Proctor, previous to
leaving for Jacksonville, Florida, where
she expects to spend the winter-Mrs.
Flora b. Hardie and son Ray. of Conway,
Mass, have been spending few days at
the parsonage, where Master Ray is to
remain until after Christmas.--Mi Judd
Williams and son, Arthur OF st. Johns
bury, who have been spending some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. j. Carpenter left
on Saturday for Burlington, en- route for
their home,-Dr, T.. V. Reynolds and w.
+. krisby were visitors in the Queen city
on Saturday.-Mi Mary Robinson and
dard Seminary for the holidays, The Rob
ison Literary club met with Mrs
William Bard on Tuesday evening, De-
cember 1G. The general subject for con-
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CALEDONIA COUNTY
ST, JOHNSBURY.

Five occupants OF the county Jail were
brought before Judge Watson Wednes-
day morning and all pleaded not guilty,
and their cases will be tried this term OF
court: State VS.. Bartlett, forgery; State
VS.. Bartlett, larceny; State VS.. Frank
Moore. open and gross lewdness State VS..
Frank Moore, disturbing the peace; State
vs. Willie Gibbs, burglary; State vs. Oren
Jameson, burglary.
Sixty-eight arrests are reported by
Chief of Police Noyes during the year
and 81 of them were for intoXication.
Mrs. Matte Esden. wife of E. NJ. Taft.
died Wednesday morning after short
illness of pneumonia. She leaves three
young sons, the oldest only 10 years Of
Iage, and a husband; also two sisters.
one In st. Paul Mimi, and the other
Mrs. w. A. Kicker of this place. She was
only 81 years OF age.
| The PassumHsic Congregational club
will hold its annual meeting with the
church in Lyndonville on Friday, Dec 49,
! The business meeting will be held at II 80
| followed by dinner and post tprandial eX-
ercises and the address Of the day will
be delivered by the Rev. DR.. Willard Scott
of Worcester on How Things Went
Many Years Ago in a Certain Puritan
Town"
| Chambcrlin Post, No. l. G.. A. r., elect
ed the following officers at their annua
meeting: Commander, f. +. Carnck
senior vice commander. ID. " Burbank
junior vice-commander, w. II. II
Rollins; quartermaster. Charles II. Wood
bury; officer of the day John b. Orcutt
officer of the guard. Charles ii. West
trustees. +. l.. Hovev, George r. Crosby
Albert Harris; delegates to annual en-
campment. 7. Nj. Keith and Charles II
| West.
The Woman's Relief Corps elected as
president. Mrs Henrietta Gorham; senior
vice president, Mrs. Lucy Young; junio
/ vice president. Mrs. Nina Young: treas
urer, Mrs Mary SWEET; chaplain, Mrs
Cordcla Caswell; conductor, Mrs. Coles
guard, Mrs. Gaskell: first delegate. Mrs
Helen Poole: second delegate, Mrs. julia
Hooker.
The St John De Crevecoeur Chapter o
the ID. A. r., held its annual meeting a
the home OF Mrs. Jonathan Ross Monda!
| December $ and after paper by Mrs
Elisha May on Abigail Smith, Wife o
John Adams these officers were electe'
for the coming year: Regent, Mrs. "
+. Stafford; vice regent, Mrs, George II
Cross; secretary Mrs. c. II. Stevens
treasurer. Mrs. Robert Ma ckinnon; regis
trar, Mrs. l.. +. lIa2cn; historian, Mrs
Elisha May: committee on programme
Miss Caroline S. Woodruff, Mrs. I. {
Fletcher Mrs. &. G.. Bralcy.
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CORN WALL.

Mrs. c. C. Frost spent last week In
Montpelier with her husband Christine,
infant daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Atwood. is very i'll with pneumonia.--L
w Poet has Just received the intelli-
gonce OF the death OF his cousin, Mrs.
Jennie QeeU MCGOWAN at Annoy, China.
Mrs McGowan has beeen for many years
a missionary to that country.-MrS. Geo
Blair and two daughters and Mrs. George
Murray are i'll with the prevailing throat
trouble-The Congregational church is to
have Christmas exercises and tree at
the town hall on Christmas eve for the
members Of the Sunday school,-Rev
Clement Tomlin, pastor Of the Baptist
church has beeen in Panton the past week
assisting the resident pastor in special
meetings.-Rev. c. II. Dutton OF New Ha-
ven occupied the pulpit of the Congrega-
tional church on Sunday, Dec. Z, In ex-
| change with Rev. S. H. Barnum.
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A trench was dug about two feet square
and 60 feet long and logs placed lengthr
wise in the trench and filled with kindling
wood. Then four foot wood was laid
across the logs and the quarters of beef in
cobb house fashion. until the whole n
carcasses will be together and when onca
ignited the meat will burn readily.
1t takes about one cord Of hard dry
four foot wood to burn from six to ten
carCasses.
The owners Of the infected stock say
they will not dare to buy any more for
some time as the disease Is liable to break
out again unless the barns and premises
are thoroughly disenfected. 1t Is a hard
blow to the farmers. for what they get
from the government In money will hardly
pay more than half the value Of their
herds. No new cases have been reported
since the first of last week
The cattle commission has about 300
more cows and hogs to slaughter some OF
which are In Windham and Weathersield.
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WEST MILTON.

Isaac Howard has taken a farm Of Orln
Hubbard of Georgia and will move there
March Mrs. Mary and Miss Bessie Sig
nor of Loon Lake visited Mrs. Sarah Co.'S
tello last week.-Several from here attend
cd the State Grange last week in Morris
ville.--Mr. Farnsworth was here last
week and put in telephones for A. S. Nor
gan, Minot Smith and Carrie Osgood.
Alexander McNally will have a telephone
in few days.-Mrs. D. o. Bullock re-
turned from Milton Boro Thursday. where
she has been caring for her daughter, Mrs.
+. f.. Bullock the past two weeks.-Mr
and Mrs. II. D. Costello went Saturday
to Jericho returning home Monday.-Quite
n number from here went to Essex Tues
day to attend the county grange.
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BURLINGTON VT. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1s, 1902

OF the brides parents, on Wednesday
evening of last week. The Rev w. w.
Smith, pastor of the Congregational
Church performed tho ceremony. Only
the immediate family were present
Mrs. j. p. Brittell went to Montpelier last
Sunday to remain over Sunday with Mr..
Brittell. who was stopping there.-The Ia
dies of the Congregational society realized
about $1,000 from their sale last week.
There will he a supper for the Sunday
school In the parlors of the Methodist
Church Christmas evening.-Martin FL
Sprague is on the sick list.-Quarterly
conference, will be held at the Methodist
Church next Saturday. communion service
on Sunday. Presiding Elder Brown is eX-
pected to be present Sunday morning and
evening.
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ADDISON.

The house owned by Ezra Dixie of Bris-
tol and occupied by Joseph Tatreau
caught fire on Monday by lamp eXplod-
ing that sat on shelf just back of the
stove. 1t is thought that the heat from
the stove caused the lamp to explode.
Prompt action put out the fire with slight
damage. Miss l[ingsland was at NJ. A.
Smiths over Sunday.-Miss Belle Powell
has gone to Bristol to spend the winter
with Mrs. Kate OIlmer) Botsford.-Ira
Barber, who has been buying apples for
Mr. Nix for the past few weeks has fin
ishcd and is now at home.-Mrs. sylvia
Barber Is in Panton with her son, Stanton.
Mrs Theresa Gregory is the guest of
Mrs. John Elmer.-Ethcl Cherbino has re-
turned from weeks stay with her sister.
MIR. and Mrs. +. Otis and Miss Board
man of Cornwall were guests of Mr. Cher
bino last weck.-M. Il. Hanks was in Bur-
lington on business last week.
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LEICESTER.

Mrs. Kate Capron has been hired to
carry the children of district No, 2 to
the school al the Corners.-The new mail
carrier, William Thomas of Salisbury
began carrying the mail from Salisbury
and Leicester to Brandon on Monday last
Miss Lucy Forshee has been Ill for the
past week with severe cold and has not
been able to attend school.-George
Scarles of Goshen called on friends in
town Sunday,-Ervin Dickerson visited
his sister Mrs, LaPort Of Shoreham last
week. Mr.. Boycc of Proctor was In town
on Thursday,-M Nettie Johnson has
returned homo from Whiting. whore she
has been spending the past week.-Mrs.,
James Grace is in very poor health
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kiburn and Harold
of Hubbardton spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs Austin Johnson.-AIiss Helen
Horton started on Monday for Pinehurst,
s. c., where she will spend the winter.
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WILlIST0N.

Miss Carrie F. Sawyer and son Harold
of " Wiscasset, Maine, are at the parson-
age for the wnter.-Pearl Stewart Cole
man of Shelhurne and Cora Dana Chap
man OF Talcott were married December
10 by the Rev. w. II. Crawford of Willis
ton.-Elbert f. Cloe of Colchester and
Lena Munson of Williston were married
SatuI day evening at w. f. Ferguson's by
the Rev. W. IL. Crawford.-Ihe
circle Of Kings Daughters met with
Mrs. c. d. Warren Friday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Gould lost their little daugh-
ter last week with pneumonia--Mr. BinS
is laid up with bad foot. Miss Clough
was taken sick last week and went home
to Burlington. Miss Ethel Stevens has
taken her place in the high school
The Sunday schools are rehearsing for
Christmas.-Mr. Guy Crawford came home
from Jericho last Friday.-Miss Martha
Clark is slowly saining.--Mrs Catherine
Conner was in burlington last week on
busness.-Mrs. Susan Charles has gone to
Burlington to spend the winter months
with friends.
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SHELBURNE.

The Shelburne Cooperative Creamery
company have their new boiler established
and began to receive milk Tuesday
December 16. The plant is now In first
class shape,
Misses Emma and Fanny Sutton are ex-
pected home Friday to visit their parents
Mr., and Mrs. j. r. Sutton.
The Methodist Sunday school will have
Christmas exercises and a tree at the
church Christmas eve, December a.
Schools Will close Friday. December 10
for one week
Clark Hathaway has rented the Falls
blacksmith shop and will run II himself
William pupnu has moved his family tc
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OCCUPATION OF VERMONTERS
One-Third of Those Who Work Are En-
gagged in Aeric ultural Pursuits.


Tho current number of the quarterly
bulletin issued by the Vermont state
b ard of health contains some interesting
satisfies gathered from the census re-
ports relative to the occupations OF YER
munters. The population Of Vermont by
the census OF 1900 was 1851 made up
OF It's l3S males and los sos females, OF this
total, l34, 903 persons Ql21H males and
%, ,752 females) are engaged In sdinlul oc-
cupatio More than one-third of those
who labor for their daily bread are en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits, the num-
hcr being $3.50, of whom 1872 are males.
Farmers of course constitute the Gleat"r
class, there being 29SS9 males and l,5&i
females. There are also ls,iiS agricultural
labOrers, l20 OF them being women.
OF persons engaged in manufacturing
and mechanical pursuits there are $50,
including Ais marble and stone cutters,
3 554 carpenters and l,7o2 dressmakers. In
domestic and personal service there ara
enrolled 2S, ,02S persons, including iS Ia
borers and $500 servants. Trade AMI
transportation engaged the attention of
is, $50 persons, 33ss OF them being retail
merchants and 2,41 being clerks in stores.
The smallest class is composed Of those
in professional service, there being only
| 70l6 OF them. This class includes SN male
and ?siS female teachers in schools and
colleges; 7l6 male and II female physicians
and surgeons; SS6 male and II female
clerrymen; 424 lawyers; W male ana Z,1
female musicians and music teachers; W
newspaper men and Is newspaper women.
| The bulletin also contains table show
| ing the relative mortality, by occupa-
tions, from diseases presenting the largest
number Of deaths. The table indicates that
tuberculosis is not materially affected by
occupation In this state; that the per cent.
of deaths from organic disease of tho
| heart is very much larger among those in
agricultural pursuits than IN any other:
the same Is true of pneumonia and con-
gestion and hemorrhsge OF the BRAIN all
| though in the last named disease those en-
gagged In professional pursuits are close
! second 1t is also true that the per cent.
of aCriculturists who die from old age is
double that of any in other pursuits.
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SOUTH BURLINGTON.

Lucius Rollins and Pauline Warren of
Huntington, who have been visiting
friends and relatives in town. returned
home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. w. Tillcy are visiting
relatives in Swanton.
Miss Kate Comstock returned home
Saturday from Burlington where she
has been helping to care for Mrs. Fred
1sham, who has been seriously i'll.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson OF Hines
burgh were In town the first of the week.
Ella Locke, who has been seriously i'll
for the past eight weeks Is able to be
about the house again.
Louis Martin has rented the Mary Casey
house.
Orinda Tillcy has returned homo from
Burlington, where she has been visiting
relatives.
Lawrence Hayes has purchased a large
brown colt of Ayres & Brown. Carlos
Rounds is training the animal
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JUDGE FIXED THE SENTENCE
Did Not Accept State's Attorneys Plea
for Light Punis nment.

Middlebury, Dec lin Addison County
Court Wednesday in the case of State
vs. Mabel Brassau, a young girl charged
with an offense under the blanket act a
plea Of guilty" was entered states At
torney DOnoway recommended that on ac-
count of her youth she be put in the hands
Of the probation officer or sent to the
state Industrial school.
Judge Haselton sentenced her to Rut-
land for not more than two years or less
less than one year and a half.
The afternoon session was given up to
controversies between lawyers on court
cases but at $3.50 the petit jury with the eX-
ccption of Il. r. Clay as a nest egg for fur
ther cases were excused for the term.
HOUSE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED
Rutland, Dec. 16.-Fire totally destroyed
the house of Thomas Callahan on Free
man avenue, about a mile from this city
this afternoon. The cause of the fire Is
unknown and as little was saved the loss
will be considerable The first intimation
the family received of danger was the
sight OF half the house in flames. Being
| 1900 feet from a hydrant it was allowed
to burn out without hose pipe being laid.
| The flames mounted high and were per-
| coptible for miles around,
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ST. GEORGE.

James A. Davis of Hinesburgh was the
guest of H. II. Tilley on Sunday.-lra
Bromley and a Mr.. Kirby We're In town
last week looking for farm for Mr..
Kirby.-Mr and Mrs. Q. W. lsham were
in Burlington the 18th inst.-Charles
North, Jr., is working for NJ w, liinsdill
on the farm. Norman Wescott and wife
spent Sunday with Mrs. NJ S, Wescott.-
Richard j. Iloose moves from the Robert
Forbes farm to Burlington January IL.
A. Allen does not seem to gain in health
as his many friends wish.-Mr. and Mrs.
james Millham returned home last Tues
day from visiting relatives and friends in
Montpelier and Waterbury.
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GRANVILLE.

John Kerr and wife visited in town Sun
day. N Ilcmcnway was in Richmond.
Huntington Centre and Montpelier last
wcek.--James Blair is able to once more
work in Rices mil.-George Sargent visit
day to join her mother, who is working
Kendall is TO give an extra at Hancock
December 2G to her dancing class.-Miss
Myrtle Maynard went to Burlington Mon
day to join her mother who Is working
therein. u. Rice has started his mill.
John Houston and II. II. Boyce were in
town last week scaling logs.-Guy Fletcher
and Bessie Hubbard were in Randolph
Saturday.-W. j. Carpenter visited his
mother and sister here last week-Hosea
Fuller has returned to his home in East
Randolph.
Il. n. Hemenway was in st. Adams re-
cently.-Miss Abbe Hubbard is home
from Goddard Seminary for three weeks
vaCation.-Guy Fletcher was in Randolph
Saturday, Cora Fuller is at home
Miss Mary Merrill is at work for Mrs. j.
A. Ninton.
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SUIT AGAINST RUTLAND UNION.

Or. r. Patch Manufacturing company
of Rutland has brought suit for $1,000
against the members of Protection Lodge
No. 2l5. International Association of Ma
chinists of that city. The case is dock
eted in March term of county court. The
suit grows out of the strike Which, has
been on since March. The conPany
claims that the amount of damage has
been caused by threats. intimidation, etc.
The suit affects 10 mombcrs of the union.
The property of all members who have
any has been attached.
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WANTED FOR SEVERAL CRIMES
Fellow Named LAMBERT Commenced
Active CRIMINAL Record in Stowe.


Active CRIMINAL Record in Stowe.
Stowe, Dec. ia young fellow named
Thomas Lambert had a trial here last
night before Justice McCutcheon for try
ing to dispose of a team he had hired OF
Luce 6; Smith to GO to Waterbury with.
TIe came to Stowe about two weeks ago
and hired out to Welden Wells Of Lake
Marsho Id and worked three days. lie
drove the team he hired to Richmond,
where he was arrested for breaking into
4 store. and where il is said, he tried to
dispose of the team. There was not evi-
dencc enough to convict him and the trial
was postponed until tonight.
To-day it has been learned that in
Waterbury he bought a bill of goods OF
$3.50 under the name of Stevens and had
the bill charged TO MIR. Wells. lie will also
be tried for that.
An officer from Burlington is waiting
to take him on the charge of burglary
when the business with him here is tin-
ished.
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SOUTH STARKSBORO.

Mrs. Mary Clark had another very poor
spell Friday night. She is in critical
condition.-Miss Laura Pullman of Bristol
teaches in the east district and boards at
stephen Young s.-Clarence Birdsan, DO
Scph Sargent and George Hallock are the
BOYS soliciting money for the children $
prenests for the Christmas tree. The
children are rehearsing for the entertain
mnt. Mr.. and Mrs. David Merrill of Lin
coin visited her parents here sunday
Mrs. Sarah Grinnell has been visiting her
brother, Mr Dannels in Bristol for a few
| A..n
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home in New York after a three months
stay in town with friends.
Mrs. Paterson has returned from three
weeks visit with friends in Putney.
The annual sophomore hop will be held
in the town hall on Friday evening.
Wilder's orchestra of Montpelier will fur
nish music.
The fail term of the college and graded
school will close on Friday. December 10.
Herbert II. Farnsworth of Lake
wood, n. j.. is visiting his sister, Mrs. G.
lJ Palmer
Prof. and Mrs. McGlton have gone to
New Jersey, where they will spend the
holidays with relatives
BE sure and go to Rch's and look over
his holiday goods when you are in town.
William Condor is quite seriously SICK
at his home on Washington street
The remains of Gideon Plant were
brought here from Ripton Wednesday
morning and taken on the II o'clock train
north to Moocrs Forks. N. Y, for inter-
mcnt in the family plot. He was 81 years
of age and is survived by daughter, Mrs.
Lafrance who with her husband accom-
panied the remains.
1t would be a wise plan If the village IA
theirs would have the sidewalks about town
covered with sand. At present they are in
a very bad shape for pedestrian To
travel.
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NEW HAVEN.

c. +. Squicr was homo over Sunday
The Whist club met with Mr.. and Mrs.
G. T.. knowles last week.-Mrs Fl. G.. Ros-
cue was in Burlington ThursdaY.-A. G..
Squicr was the guest of John Elmer of
Addison over Sunday.-Edward Swenor
and daughter Daisy spent few days last
week with friends in Burlineton.-H. G.
Roscoe is i'll with hard cold-Charlcs
Everest of South Shaftsbury is visiting
his mother, Mrs. p. J.. Adams.-J. ~.
White has returned to his home in Clare
mont n. H.-George Palmer returned
from a trip to Providence. II. l., and Bos-
ton, Mass, Saturday.-Mr and Mrs. v.
NJ. Benedict spent Tuesday and Wednes-
day in Burlington.
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SHOREHAM.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wolcott of Bridport
were in town recently.-The receipts from
the Christmas sale by the Congregational
Church ladies nettcd something over 500.
Madame Leonard and Miss Aurea have
settled in the Hammond house for the
winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Fields Of
Cornwall were at G. r. kindalrs Sunday.
Mrs. John Jones has received word Of
the death of her mother, Mrs. Russell in
Ferrishurgh. Mr. and Mrs. w. G. LARA
bee are entertaining Mr., and Mrs. L. j.
Woodbury. of Weston. Mr.. Woodbury. has
lust closed a successful season for the
Weston Cheese Company.
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EAST HARDWlCK.

The Rev. Mr.. White and family have
moved into the BatSt parsOnagr.-Ella
Cole is teaching school in Waldcn.-Mss
Clara Dodge and Susie Currier spent last
Saturday in Hardwick. The Rev. a. \.
Woodruff ana wife from Barre are spend
ing few days with friends and rcla-
tives in this place,-Miss Matte Hyde is
quite sck.-Mr. and Mrs. Forest Lams-
den are spending few days with her sis
ter in Greensboro Little Thaycr Marion,
who has been very sick, is able to at
tend school again-Ernest Hall is con-
fined to the house by illness,
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BlSBEE FOUND GUILTY
A Criminal Case Droppsd in Addison
County Court.

Middlebury, Dec. 16-ln Addison county
court to-day the arguments by states At
torney Donoway for tho state and f. L.
Fish and Judge Bliss Tor Don a. Bisbee
occupied the forenoon, Donoway made the
last argument in the aft trrnoon. Judge
Hazelton made a clear charge of ten min
utes' duration and the case was slven TO
the jury at $50. The Jury brought in a
verdict of guilty at five o'clock.
Mr. Donoway told the court that in the
case of State against George II. Morrison
and Minnie l., Tart two years ago he
deemed il best to move nolle PROSE-, as
evidence was not sufficient to convict be-
You'd reasonable doubt. The cases were
dropped.
The divorce case Of Charles L. Ham
mond VS.. Mary Amy Hammond, Orwell
parties, was heard. +. l. Fish appeared
for the petitioner.