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WINOOSKI.

Francis Potvin, an old resident of this
village, dled at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Aiken Meyers early yesterday morn.
ing OF old age. Mr. Potvin was born in
st. Marie. p @, and had made Winooski
his home the past 81 years A daughter
Mrs Aiken Meyers, early Friday morn,
phonse, Francis n. and George Potvin,
survive him.
TWO of the large new upright Manning
boilers for the wooden mill plant arrived
last week aid were hauled to the mills.
The boilers are the first of consignment
81 ten which Will replace the FIVE now
there. The average weight Of each is near
ly twelve tons, and two days were occu-
pied in the hauling
Word has beer received of the marriage
Of Miss Flora c. Laundrie of this place
and Frank ]. McCurdy OF Ohio The
ceremony took place in Plattsburgh,
Thursday. August u.
pretty midsummer wedding was solem-
nizcd at St. Francis Xavier Church at $40
o'clock Tuesday morning. when Miss
Lena A., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
Iette The ceremony was performed nv
inc Rev. j. f. Audet In the presence of a
large number of friends and relatives Fol
lowing the ceremony a wedding breakfa st
was served at the home Of the brides par
ents on Maple street, after which they
were driven to the groom's home on East
$500 ''i Ne' "i'Ni' Il RECEPTION WAS rendered
thcm in the afternoon and evening. Mr.
and Mrs. Collette were the recipients OF
many beautiful presents and will make
their home in this village.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Chastenay are the
proud par ents of son, born Monday even
ing.
The annual inspection. parade and
tournament of the Winoosk fire depar IT.
mcnt VIII be held Thursday afternoon
September T. Following the parade and in :
spect1on IT Is expected that contests in
nose couplings, and races between the com
panies will be arranged for
ten mound boy arrived at the home of
Dr. and Mrs A. c. Hill Tuesday evening
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FORESTDAlE,

Professor and Mrs. j. p stephens and
two children and Miss S. A. CaIihan. who
have been guests of Mrs, j. W Symons.
returned Wednesday to their home in
Pittsburg, Pa--Mrs Ruth Sargent and
Miss Essie Stringham OF Rutland are visit
ing at c. ii. Churchill s.-Miss Mary Hum
phreY of Rouses Point, y, Y. is visiting
at William Ladam s.-Edward Hubbard
and Miss Charlotte Craft Of Rutland were
guests of Miss Gertrude Symons Sunday.
Edwin Capen of Boston visited AT Mrs.
A, {. Capen's reCently.-E. f. Partlow has
gone to Burlington, where he has a posi-
ton Misses Bella ana Jennie Finnerty OF
Brooklyn, n. Y, and Mrs. Glynn of Keene,
\. H., are boarding at Orman Partlow's,-
Miss Gertrude Symons IL visiting IN Rut-
land. Bert Wetherbee Is i'll.
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WESTFORD.

There will be a republican rally in the
town hall on Thursday evening. Aug. 2Sth.
1t is expected that the Hon. X. T.. Brown
and States Attorney f.. c. Mower of Bur-
lington will speak and possibly Exon
gresham Powers and Mrs. G. c..
Lewis of Washington. ID. c.. are visiting
at III. w. Riccs s.--Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Stone have ten and half pound daugh-
ter.-Mr and Mrs. Walter Ruggles from
North Dakota are visiting MIR. and Mrs.
r.. ". Ruggles Of Brooksde. Mr.. Reuben
Hotaling of lllion. n. y, Is visiting friends
In town.-Mrs. Hazard Of North Hyde Park
has been the guest of Mrs. Lochlin for a
few days.-Miss Edna Wilcox Is visiting at
r.. r. Whipples
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ADDISON,

Mrs. Grace Stevens has returned from a
few days stay in Rurlington.-Mr and
Mrs. f, L. Willmarth have lately visited
friends in Port HenrY.-Mr. and Mrs Geo.
Ruscoe are entertaining friends from Essex
junction and Gurlington.-The Sunday
school picnic on the mountain was attend
ed by about 40 and a pleasant day WAS
spent.-Quite number from here attended
the New Haven camp meeting Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Comines and daurh-
ter of berkshire are guests Of their daugh-
yer, Mrs. Fred Norton.-Ada and George
Willard of Nergcnnes have been the guests
of Roy and Edith Spooner the past week -
Mr.. and Mrs. George Spencer and family
OF Ferrishursh were callers in town Mon
day Ira Barber is gaining in health.
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WlLlISTON,

Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Bradley, Blossom
Goodrich, and sisters. Misses George amt
Lou. are visiting friends in Swanton this
WEEK.-MRS.. sara Shedd of Missouri and
Mrs. Lucia Darling visited at Mrs Sin
clairs in Essex Junction THURSDAY
Messrs. X. d. Warren and r. Sullivan were
at Malletts Bay Sunday.-N. NJ. Barber and
sister, Mrs Barney were in Underhill last
week on husiness.-M Warren went
10 Rochester last week to Join her mother
ana SISTER, VINO are visiting there.-Mrs
S. A. Shedd Is guest at George Good
richss this week for a few days.-Ten Of
the Clark family assembled Mt Mansfield
last week,-The Rev, w. n. Crawford will
exchange pupits with the Rev. f. Thomas
or Essex Junction next Sunday. Mrs. Ma
comoer is visiting at Mr.. Fergusons this
ed Spring Grove camp meeting
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FRANKLIN COUNTY
MORSE'S LINE. :

. Miss Alta Rousseau of TTighgate Center
mas been passing a week with Miss Estella
H. liill.--Mr and Mrs Ralph Sherwood
[. II. Titemore and W. II. Green are at
tending the Ottawa fair. NJ. Hill. Jr..
mas returned from North Brooklyn. Me-
Miss Mary Labounty of Franklin has re-
turned to her home. A. l.. Departie is
passing weeks vacation at his home in
Mill on.-Mrs. A. NJ. Carman of Highgnte
center and Mrs, J. s. Carman of Boston
Mass. spent Saturday at j. NJ Hills
Mrs. Marland H. Warner Of Springfield
Mass, is visiting her mother Mrs Myron
'ireen.-Mr and Mrs Arial Stanley and
son Of Enoshurgh spent Saturday and Sun
day with friends in town Mrs. Mia Barr
OF Manchester, N. H., has been spending "a
Few days with friends in tuWu
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COM M ERCl AL.
new York Produce Market

New York, Aug 81.
$50 bbls; sales ~ $50 pkgs; quiet easier.
Winter patents s36oQ9 80; winter straights
81. 1908 IS; winter extras 81 Osna25: winter
low grades 50 500 3S; Minnesota patSnts
81, S5d 100, Minnesota bakers, S. 166f3S 49,
RYE FLOuR-The market was easy
rail to good S.l|03 10; choice TO fancy
s3.5oqyG,
WHEAT-Receipts1 $3.50 bu; sales 1375.-
600 bu futures; l2o,oHo hu spot; spot easy
No. Z. red 7o%c elevator; No. 2 red 76ssQ
76Mc fob. afoat' No | northern Duluth
Sic fob. ahoat; No. / nard Manitoba So 90
10 b, aloat May 1894 3-16c, closcd 7lisc;
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RlCHFORD.

Mr.. BENJAMIN Howard OF Chicago arrived
here last Saturday to spend his usual sum
mer vacation, and is the guest of Mr., and
Mrs. S. Carl Carpenter,-Mi Estella Hurl-
burt OF Worcester, Mass. is visiting Mr.
and Mrs, c, +. Hurlburt.-The game If
base ball between the Knowlton club and
the ri ,hford team, played here last Thurs
Continued on 9th page)
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FAST MONKTON.

Miss Maude Thomas has returned to Bur
llngton after visiting relatives in town..
large number from town attended Sprinc
tfoVe camp meeting Saturday.-John Hut
Ter is threatened with fever-Mr. and Mrs.
w illIam Cox visited in liinesburgh. Aug.
."'-hrs. William Williams is in Ferris
hurgh caring for Mrs. Martin.-'rho W g
J.: I" VIII meet with Mrs William COX.
W edneSdaN, Sept S0th. All ladies' interest
ed in temperance are invited
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JERICHO CENTRE,

Mrs. Osgood and Mrs. Newall Of West-
ford spent Monday in town.-Thcre will be
social ut f. :. Ransom's Friday even
ing. August G.-Mss Nina Hulburt was at
home Sunday.-There will be a missionary
meeting Thursday, August q. at Fern
mp.'-Claronce Cook was in town Sun.
day.-Cart. Mosely Of \ orthfield and Mrs.
Perkins and son of johnson visited at f.
A Fu'ler's last week.--Miss Emma Rice
returned Monday from Boston.
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ing his brother, John Carpenter. c.
l.. Wyman has returned from a few weeks
stay in Burington.--Miss Dora Grace has
been engaged to teach school on East
Street.-When Guy Bickford reached his
store Sunday morning, he was much sur
Prlsed to md one of the large lights of
glass from the front of the store scattered
about the steps and around the store.
Wnich strongly indicated some one had
entered during the night previous. Several
tnings are missing from the interior such
as whips, prints, patent medicines, etc.
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VERMONT LOCAL NEWS
Continued from first pagc)

the young people arc planning for a two
days picnic at Cancels Hump. Wcdnes-
day and Thursday.-Qutc party picnck-
Cd on Mt Philo last Friday and most Of
them thought it the finest mountain view
they had ever enjoyed and Pes
ton are very busy this week taking an in
NentorN at their two stores. September
first. Mr.. Preston becomes the proprietor
OF the store at the North village. and Mr..
Charles Field of the one at the Centre. Mr..
Field Will also succeed Mr.. Avery as post
master. the latter retiring for the present
from business for a muCh MnCdCd rest.
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WEYBRIOGE.

Mrs. IT, NJ. Adams Is in Brandon visit
ing friendships. f. Harrington Is in
Ashland y. H., visiting hor SON f. Har-
rington.-Mrs. Washburn is spending few
days in Nergennes.-Ihlcy Harrington Of
Rutland made a short call on friends last
w"ek.-l1than Allen band expects 10
play in Rutland on Labor Day.--The nom
inees for town representatives are Henry
Paes and n. l.. Thompson-Miss Whele-
nina Troll of Jersey City and Lillian Hicks
of Troy, y. Y. j. A. Hurlburt of West
Rutland and w. w. Hurlburt travelling
salesman for the Proctor Marble Co.,
spent Saturday and Sunday at W. w.
kingsland S.
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FLETCHER.

Miss Emma Chatter has finished work
for Mrs T.. Carpenter and will resume her
studies in music.-Mss Lucy Rugg has
finished her work and will attend school at
Milton Academy.-The Rev. Alonzo Cha Sc
spoke at the Center last evening on high
license to fun house George Rogers of
Boston, with his wife and daughter are
visiting at e. Carpenters. They will leave
for their home the fret Of September
Mrs II. L. smith had the misfortune to
sprain her ankle quite badly recently.
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WEST BRlDPORT

Measles are prevailing at Fort Frank
lyn.-Miss Mabel Smith started Monda i
for Randolph, where she will attend the
State Normal school Florence Ingalls, re-
turned from WHITEHALL y. V. Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Loukcs of Moriah, n.
y, Nisistcd friends here Sunday.-Alrs.
Loyal Frost is ill--Miss Pearl Kellogg ex-
poets to go to Burlington Thursday NJ.
Peck went to TicondcroCa n. Y, Sunday.
Fred Harris and charles Duckott have
started their Tires hing machine,
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CHARLOTTE.

Mrs. John Reynolds of Madison, Wis,
is visiting Mrs Albert Williams at Birch
land.-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lewis. who
nave been spending several weeks in town
Nlsit'hg relatives and friends, have return
eu 10 their home in San Francisco Cal -
MISS Nellie Iabarge of Saratoga is visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Eugene Shortsleeves
Mrs e. II. Horsford, who was called to
tnicago last week by the serious illness
oi hcr sister, Mrs. Dr. White, has return
eu home.-School in district No. 8 on Mutt
Nj mn VIII commence September 1, with
Miss Louisa Lewis as teacher
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HUN TlNGTON

The Farmers club will meet with Mr.. and
MRS CHARLES Martin at the hall Friday
Mr' ana MIS- Jesse Pierce and Mrs. Ro.
gene Towers go to Barre Tuesday IN spend
the remainder of the week at the Adven-
tist camp meeting. -rhere were no ser
vices here sunday as Mr.. Wells was away
attending the Spring Grove camp meeting
at New Haven.-Mrs, Mamie Smith enter
tains the Kings Daughters Wednesday,
MI and Mrs Alton Kenyon, and children
of Richmond have been spending the mast
few DAYS with o. s. Kenyon's people
James Carpenter and wife have been visit
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SALISBURY,

MIS- D. V. Holden went to Rutland Mon
uaN Tor a lew days to visit friends Mrs.
f.i "h nus or fltchburg, Mass, visited
friends in town recently. Mr. and No
NtcherSoh ana two children from Mirbi-
gan are visiting at John Thomas.-One n,
~ j. hyde,s horses was so badly inirrod
Iast week that it had to be shot With ~
Wh,they Jamhed one of his fingers quite
pduly Monday.-lra Gale Is quite si,L
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MONTGOMER Y.

Andrew Kennett was arrested last week
for stealing chickens OF W. r. Clapp lie
was tried before Justice p. II. Fuller and
hned SIS and osts, amounting to s37 &c.
N. Goodspeed has returned to Poultney,
and William Goodspeed to Rutland.-H. j.
Ruhlee has returned from Massac husetts.
Mrs, George Q. Kimbal returned to her
nome In Iiardwick Monday. accompanied
ny her niece, Miss Alice Goolspecd. who
VIII attend school there--William Clapp,
with his wife and children, has returned
10 iarso North Dakota. Mrs. Harriet
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and Jonesville.-.Mrs. f. y. Isham and
child have returned from visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Curry of
Hinesbureh.-Mr and Mrs. s. N. Tillcy
of Willston, Mrs. Silas II. Tiley and
daughter Orinda of South Burlington were
guests of relatives in town Sunday.-Mrs.
NJ. j. Finney of linesbureh and Miss
Kathleen Edmunds of Bristol visited Mrs.
II. Ii. TilleY Monday.
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PAN 7 ON.

MISS Grace Gordon, who has boon tho
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs William PoCu ba9
returned to her home in Vergennee NJ
r. 5. Torrey and Mrs. Kate KENYON arc Vi
'ting friends In Bristol. Mrs Fred Grand,
entertained the young men and women 20
her Methodist Sunday school class ar Nov
nome on Friday evening last. Miss Ruth
Nancor of Burlington is visiting M Frod
GrandY's'-Nrs. VIII Illl and children of
Hrlstol visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
r. ;. Torrey, recently.-Mrs. Mary ;or-
don and daughter Anna, who have hoon
spending the summer vacation with Mrs
r. +. Gaines, have returned to their
nome IN Montpelier-Robert stowe OF NV
HaVen and Tom Spraeue of Waltham were
guests of Mr., and Mrs. Charles Spauld
ing recently.-Mr. and Mrs William Lea
~ burlington were the guests of Mr.. and
mrs Giles Hatch over Sunday-The ex-
cnrslon or the Baptist and Methodist Sun
haV schools on August 10 was most
pleasing occasion despite the threatened
ran or the early morning hours a large
crowd was In attendance, $40 tickets being
sold me proceeds were over SIG for each
s"c1etN-Wealtha Barto and Clara Gaines
returned the first of the week from "A few
days stay at Spring Grove camp grounds
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RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

The funeral Of Jarvis Phelps who died
Thursday evening, was held at his late
residence sunday at two O'Clock, with
burial in Forestdalc Mr.. Phelps was a
trusted employee OF the Italian Marble Co.
for several years.
Miss Mary Euttles has resigned her po-
sition MS teacher in the graded school and
will go TO Boonton, n. j.. 70 teach.
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SOUTH STARKSBORO,

Mr. and Mrs Edward Thompson of
bu'olh ana Mrs. Burton Parmelco and
children of Hartford Conn visited al
MIS- Lucy oBryan's the first of the week.
also IL j. Lawrence OF Ibncsburph.
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NEW YORK LIVE STOCK MARKET

r,,,,,,.,,, New York. Aug. Il.
!" 70 l5c off: bulls and cows steady. closing
SLOW; common to choice steers 49, n to s. %.
oxen ana stays $40 to 81 81: bulls g 70 tn
M"; cows 500 to 81 q: cables steady; ex-
ports \ cattle and $40 quarters of beef
ALNES-Receipts 3,10S: veels steady to
&c lower; srassers and buttermilks slow
10 $50. tatl ends $3.50; grassers and butter.
nilks 81 - to $50
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts I0s74.
shop slow lambs opened 25c lower except
choice closed 7oc lower; sheep s. % to 81 So
lambs 40 to SEQ mainly $50 TO s625
culls $50 to $500
HOGS-ReceiptS 500; market higher.
State hogs $40 to s.. 50; mixed s. q to & a
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BUTTER AND CHEESE MARKET.

,,.,r, - Boston. Aug. o.
~ IIER-Was easy: northern creamery
Hn2li &C; western, 20i 2d21c: eastern Nlbdn
&c. '1F
CHEf,S Firm; new lOd1Ot5c.
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full indications that presage things oil
which the more sapguine OF our citi.
zens may have hoped for in the dis.
tant future, but OF which no imme-
date report existed. Regarding the
tide land purchase, having in view
the interests OF the public which are
always proper subjects for the care and
action OF this body. it might be worth
while 10 authorize Il committed to in
vestigate and report if necessary there.
on. If the purchase be as we antici'
pate, certainly no one would want to
lay straw in the way. II it be merely
the buying up Of the water front to be
held for speculation, We have a right
to know that fact 30 as TO act accord.
ingly.
Secretary Schomher likewise sub
mitted report, which is in great
measure a reference to the same sub.
jects embraced in the Presidents re.
view.
Treasurer Hagemeyer's report shows
that the total receipts OF the Cham
Der the past year have been $559.17
expenditures, $259.50; leaving q bal.
ance OF $I99.97.
The showing made by all the off,
GERS was 80 favorable that the Cham.
Der UNANIMOUSLY reelected the whole
list as follows: President; Allen
Weir; Vice President, Geo. A.. Tai.
colt; Secretary, Fred Scbon Der, and
Treasurer, w. A. Hagemeyer.
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bear did not pay much attention to
Mr.. Woods until he gave him . poke
on his mule-plaster. Then the fight
was on. They spared continuously
for an opening. The bear thought he
saw one and made swipe at it, but
Mr.. Wooks' face got in the way.
Honors even, with first blood for the
bear. Mr.. Woods was greatly hundi-
capped by having on his Sunday-go-
connecting suit Of clothes. Knowing
he could fight better with his every
day suit on, he started to the house to
secure it, but the bear removed all
these small difficulties, also Mr..
Woods claw-hammer Sunday clothes.
1t was two to one on the bear, and no
takers, when a couple OF young ladies
from q neighboring ranch happened
along. The sight OF monster bear
chasing a six.foot man around a hog
pen, with that gentleman dressed only
in q suit of dark-colored whiskers was
too much for their nerves. They let
out few yells that caused the bear
to break for the tall timber. Mr..
Woods did likewise, as he was a mod.
est man when in undress uniform. 1t
was six months before he recovered
from his attempt to pitchfork bear
into the great beyond. As said at
the beginning of my speech. met the
enemy, and he is mine, for which !
am duly thankful. Good night"
FRANK MOSsMAN.
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ing the ensuing Legislative session.
In allusion to improved facilities for
business, he says:
Our local payroll has been material
ly increased. Messrs. Hanify & Co.,
purchasers of the West Side sawmill,
are doubling the capacity of that plant.
The establishing OF steamship line
by these people, marks a distinct step
forward. The shingle mill OF the Ag-
new-Baldwin company, near the rail.
road depot, recently put in operation,
adds employment to large number OF
operatives in town and county. Our
local factories are all increasing their
output, our logging industry is in
ereasing and Of the new enterprises in
prospect I regard the proposed door
factory certainty with . probability
Of adding large ship building industry
to our local industries in the near
future if proper effort is made. The
coming 10 our midst OF the gentlemen
OF the Olympia Developments company
is proving a factor in our local growth
worthy of mention. Among the new
enterprises launched by these people
the rehabilitation of the o. C. /. prop.
erty and opening therein of the pre-
paratory school Of the Peoples uni
versity is noteworthy and gratifying.
1t is the harbinger Of greater things
for us in the way OF higher education.
Recent development in the railroad
situation, tho purchase of the Port
Townsend Southern railroad by the
Northern Pacific Railroad company,
the steps taken to purchase all of the
available tide land frontage north Of
the city and at Tumwater, are, If cur
rent belief are not at fault, most hope.
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Darius X. Barry died Sunday even
ing, of Brights disease, the same i'll.
ness that ended the life OF his brother
Jerome, in this city few weeks ago.
Deceased was born in Machias, Me-, in
1880. He came to this Coast and
settled in California during the colder
craze in that State and engaged in
mining. He came north and settled
in this county in 1874, and had re
sided here ever since. He leaves a
family consisting OF q wife, two sons,
Clyde A. and Guy H., respected young
men Of this city.
The funeral rites were held at the
family residence in Hale block
Wednesday, at 2 p. NJ, under the aus.
pices OF the A. q. U. w., Of which
order deceased was q member.