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APPEAL TO VT. TEACHERS.
state Superintendent Ranger Urges
Them to Attend Convention.

Montpelier, Oct THE Hon. Walter f.
Ranger, State superintendent of educa
tion, is to-day sending out to the teachers
of Vermont circular letter regarding
the 9TH annual convention of the Yer
mont State Teachers association to be
held at St. Johnsbury, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, October %. 80 and 81. He
says that the meeting promises to be
large, enthusiastic and inspiring gather
Ing Of our most progressive teachers.
So important to the educational interests
Of the State and so helpful to every
teacher who attends is this annual meet
ing that the State department of educa-
ton does not hesitate to urge all teach
ers in the State to attend, ii possible. the
coming meeting, whcn will avail much
for the betterment of our schools.
The better organized and united efforts
of the teaching fraternity means much
for better school education in the Stlto.
The coming meeting will be Il fair index
of the educational interest that obtains
among our teachers.
In speaking of the Vermont state
Teachers association he says;
1t has become the rallyng center Of
the teachers Of the State and has had a
powerful influence on progressive school
legislation, improved school administra-
ton and approved school practice. All
teachers from the kindcrEarten to the
university meet in the open forum of its
annual meetings and find there illumi-
nation of educational views and inspira-
to tor wiser effort. Very few improve
ments or reforms have been made in tho
State in recent years that have not first
been discussed and promoted by the State
association.
The next meeting of the Vermont
Schoolmastcrs' club is to occur in CON
nection with the annual meeting of -"
state Teachers association, AT St Johns
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ESSEX JUNCTION..

Wednesday evening a number of the
young men of the village met in the
library room and organized hose com
pany to he known as Mansfield hose
company No. l. The organization is un
der the superintendance of w. S. Teach
out, chief of the fire department. The
following temporary officers were elected:
Foreman, John H. Wright; first assistant,
Cleon II. Brownell; second assistant.
Harry \. Don1hue; clerk. Ben S Baker;
treasurer. Ralph stevens; auditors,
Horatio G. Read and Cicero G. Clifford.
Meetings Will be held every Thursday
evening at 7:90 O'Clock for instruction
and practice.
+. +. Sawyer and Mrs. /. f. Hopkins
We're married Monday night at 7:30 clock
at the home of Mrs. Hopkins on Maple
street. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Evan Thomas in the presence of
few relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer left
on the ten o'clock train from Burlington
for New York. From there they will go
by steamer to New Orleans and then will
take the southern Pacific for Calfor-
mia, whore they will visit in several
places. They Will return by way of Den
YER
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore L. Frary Cele-
hratcd the 50th anniversary of their mar
riage at their home in this village Tues
day. Their children and grandchildren
were their guests ana the event while
very quietly observed. was one OF con-
siderable moment 20 all concerned. Mr.
Frary is the head of the Frary Novelty
company which has its plant in this vii
lage. MIR FrarY married Miss Mary *.
Dustin Of Mddlebury. october g. 1858. She
is a descendant of Hannah Dustin. They
were married by the rcY. Mr.. Frost, a
Methodist minister. To Mr.. and Mrs
Frary have been born three children
TWO If whom are living. Charles T. Frary
lf.. / l.
father, ana Mrs. l.. -. Lane, VINO resides
w n Ter iarents They have three grand
children. Mr., Frary was in the civil
War attached to the engineering corps
of the juth New York regiment. At the
tClc Of his marriage Mr. Frary wa en-
+ Sed in making wooden pals in Middle
bury. Later they went to ST. Lawrence
county, y. Y. they also lived in oxford.
Wis. For two years Mr.. Frary was in
business in Chill, South America. OF
late years they have lived in Joncsville
and Burlington and for the past two
years they nave resided IN this village.
Mr.. "rary traces his family back to tho
time back of that in England.
The library trustees of the Essex free
library have thought it best to hire "A
librarian for the coming year and have
engaged Miss Anna Palmer. The patrons
viii Sool he asked for a small sum 20
hclp pa$ expenses SO that the regular in
coming money will still be used to buy
books. The afternoon hours will be
shortened, the library now being open
saturdays from three to five o'clock in
the afternoon and from seven TO nine in
the Voniug. The library now contains
somewhat over a thousand we'll selected
books and the average number taken ouc
each ", Ck is about -.
MIR. and Mrs. George II. Clark have
issued invitations for the marriage Of
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ORWELL

orwell base ball team defeated the
Whiting team on the grounds of the
former by score of l. to So. Il. Root
has recovered from the cut on the head
received at the fair from a colts foot
Charles Allen has gone with another
shipment Of stock to South AtrlCa.-N. V.
Bl1ckmer has gone to Boston for week,
Fred Swoenor's oldest hoy is quite sick
with typhoid fever Robert Ryan start
ed his rural delivery route October l.
George Allen and Dalous l.adue trans
acted business at the probate office in
Middiebury on Monday last-C, T., Abel,
j. l.. Branch ana Dan Cain attended u
hearing at the probate Office last Fri
day at MiddlcburY in regard TO getting
Miss Della Supernan into the hospital at
Waterbury as a State charge She was
taken there Friday afternoon by Dr. q.
G. MuIray,-OrWell Creamery company
is to he chartered and build a modern
creamery this winter sufficient to handle
all the cream in town. All the butter is
made into, prints and does not supply
over one half the demands The company
have paid one cent over all creameries
all the season
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CHRISTIAN ENDGAVORGRS
Most Important Day of the Convent on
nt Barre-Addresses by Prom
inent Speakers.

Barre, Oct IA largely increased at
tendance was noticeable at the second
and most important days session of the
Vermont Christian EndeaYor Clion. With
the addresses by Harry Wade Hicks of
Boston and Father Fndeavor' Clark at
the opera house this evening ard the re-
Cepton, Immediately following, at the
church parlors, the main part of the con-
vention was completed Tomorrow fore
nocn will be given up chiefly to business
although one or two addresses will be
given.
TO-day's sessions were carried out Quit g
successfully, beginning with the "dtlet
hour" at the Baptist Church this morn
Ing at nine O'Clock. This which was with
special reference to the juniors was led
by the Rev f. A. Poole, pastor of the
Barre Congregational Church. one Of
the most interesting features was the re-
port of the national convention at Denver
nv Miss Helen Graves Of St Johnsbury
Center, the State secretary and also state
delegate to the national convention, Miss
Graves also read the reports of local
unions and societies in the absence of D..
s. Carpenter of Middletown Springs. The
reports were in the main of a satisfactory
nature, showing that much progress had
been rade during the year
'rhe Correspondence School for Christ
Ian Workers" was the topic of an ad-
dress by W. d. Hayes of Bellows Falls,
who told of this new department of Chris
tian Endeavor work. The movement was
started by Dr. r. T.. Clark six months
ago. and comprises a study OF means of
correspondence. The manual used is one
recently prepared by Dr. Clark and Mrs.
Clark has also prepared another Of sim
llar nature for the juniors. There We're
two short addresses, one by the Rev
Henry j, Kilburn of Bradford on 1.-The
inject OF II AL and the other by the
'an we Make the Bible Our Own" In
the absence Of tn" Rev T.. NJ. Fuller OF
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EAST CHARLOTTE.

There will be a chicken pie supper at
the home Of BraYton Clark on Friday
evening. October 9, for the benefit 4 the
Ladies' Aid society. 1t is expected that
literary and musical programme will
be rendered. All are cordially invited -
Mrs. J. y. Harris is spending n week in
NJ 1nktOu with her daughter. Mrs. A. II.
Thomas.-Miss Jennie WilloughbY re-
turned last week to her duties as teach
er IN Clarke school, Northampton. Mass.
Mrs. George Root Of BURLINGTON was
the guest OF her sister-in-law. Mrs. r. B.
Beers. n few divs last week. The Rev.
&. II. Carr went to Bristol one day last
week to visit j, J. Dumas. who is i'll
and Mount View creamery "A cents for
August butter fat.-A small party of
the boys from the east and west part
of the town enjoyed fish supper at
ThompsOn's Point last Friday night,
Carl Thompson caught the fish and those
present said they were most delicious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hart are the
parents Of baby girl, born September 23
Miss Jennie Willoughby has returned
to Northampton.-Mis Blanche Bradley
has gone to Addison to attend the Warn
er-Willmarth wedding. whore she is to
lie one of tho bridesmaids. Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Hart are the parents of a little
baby girl. born September &.-Mountain
View creamery paid 95 cents a hundred
for per cent milk during the month Of
August. t.-George st. Peter and family are
moving to the west part of the town.
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CHARLOTTE.

Mrs. King OF Manchester is visiting Mrs,
NJ. J. AleNander.-James Cook and wife
have bought II house and lot of Mary j.,
Alexander lying on the north side of
the road leading to the Baptist Corners -
George n. st. Peter will move TO his
place again. coming from the Walter f.
Hosford farm. which Mr.. Hosford Is to
again occupy--The Ladies' Aid gave
chicken pie supper the evening of
October Z. from six to nine o'clock in the
vestry.-The Rev. MIR. Sulick returned
from New York last Friday.-George A.,
and Darwin O. Foote are loading apples
at the station here. They have bought
over 1900 barrels.-A NJ, Baldwin, accom-
panied by his daughtcr-in-law. Mrs Flor
ence Baldwin. went TO, Chicago Monday
mornne where Mr., Baldwin will spend
the winter. Mrs. Baldwin is on her way
home in Minneapolis Martin NJ, hin has
taken n trip to New York,-C. j. Fergu-
son and A. l.. Sherman of Burlington
were in town last week Wednesday in a
hearing In the clerk $ office before JUS
tive w, w. Higbee.-Miss Anna Bying-
ton returned from her sea side vacation
last Friday.-Burke Leavenworth and
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VERMONT.
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts Of the Green Noun
tain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
The Winooski 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 SPEC
cial Correspondents.
ADDISON COUNTY
VERGENNES.

a very pretty home wedding took pla &C
Wednesday, Sept. 80, at the residence uf
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Kimball. when their
daughter, Ivy, was married to Frederick
Cushman Of Fcrrisburgh, the Rev. II. y.
Wood performing the ceremony. The
bride was gowned in a travelling dress
of navy blue and carried Il bouquet Of
chrysanthemums. About - guests were
present. Among those from away were
Mr.. and Mrs. u. T.. Iiaskins. Mr.. and
Mrs r. l.. Ryan and Mr.. and Mrs. T.. r.
Bushnell of Georgia. Miss katherine
llanlcy and Miss Anna D. Branner Of
foultney. Mr.. and Mrs o. j. Cushman
of Bristol and Nj and Mrs. r. c. Bristol
of Bennington. Refreshments Of ice
cream and cake were served. The we'd
ding gifts were many and consisted Of
cut glass. silver china, etc. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cushman left ON the eleven o'clock
flyer for Wallngford where they will
make their future home.
During the past week Fred Thompson.
an inmate of the Industrial school from
loultneY showed "A refractory spirit and
was placed in confinement, where he
showed his obstinacY by smashing the
door of the room in which he was con-
fined. Friday morning he was brought
before Justice +. w. Tuttle on tho
charge OF maliciousy destroying State
property. He was found guilty and lined
so and cost of commitment to the House
OF Correction at Rutland where he was
taken by Deputy Sheriff II. =. Fisher
Friday afternoon.
Cards are out announcing the approach
ing marriage Of Leland S. Stone. former
ly Of this city. now of Salisbury and NJ IS
a. Pearl Strong of that town. which
VIII take place Wednesday evening, Octo-
her Ii at eight o'clock in the CongreGa-
gational Church at Salisbury.
y son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. n. L.
Ball Monday morning.
Dr. O. L. Woodwork. who has been
spending his summer vacation in town,
left Monday for Long Beach. California.
4 special train will he run Saturday
evening after the festival concert from
burlington to Rutland making stops at
all intermediate stations for the accom-
nodation of the singers and music low, rs
who wish to return to thcir homes that
evening
Al the w. c. T L. meeting at TIE
Methodist parsonage Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. f. y. Graves and Mrs. J. J. Bernard
were elected delegates to the Woman :
Christian Temperance Unon convention
t. be held at Woodstock next Tues Lay,
Wednesday and Thursday.
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WESTFORD.

Frank p. Smith has a position with
ArhuCklc & CO., Of Burlugton.-MiSs
Dodds Of Grand Isle was the guest Of
Miss, Florence Rice over Sunday.-H S
Stone had p telephone put into his house
last week.-Mrs.. Walter RugGlos is visit
ing Mr., and Mrs f.. ". Ruggles Of Brook
side.-liuCh Smith has returned to Bur-
lngton to finish his course in the business
collcEe.--R. \. Stone was in town over
Sunday. MIR. and Mrs J. $ Ballard have
been visiting friends in North Wiliston
for few days. Mrs. O. H. Ravson Of
Newport is visiting relatives and friends
in town.-A game Of ban was played at
Essex Centre saturday afternoon betwe an
Essex and Westford teams, Essex won
by score of II to T.. 1t is expected that
the next game will be played here on
Monday afternoon October -
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RICHMOND.

states Attorney Leary was in town
Monday on official business. There was
a drunken scrap last Saturday night near
the legal liquor stand. Constable Murphy
arrested Edward Sweeney and Henry
Can. Jr. They were taken before Justice
Salmon Green Monday apd plead guilty
to being drunk and were fihed IS and costs
of 500. a total of $lll0 each, William
and Dennis Spence were arraigned for
breach of the peace and fighting. They
plead guilty and were fined 81 and costs
William $3.50 costs, Dennis s6l0 They
have paid their fines. Three or four
more from Bolton are on the lists but
have not yet been arrested.-Attorney
Cushman of Burlington was in town Tues
day on legal business,-Five deer We're
seen Tuesday morning at the foot of
bryant hill in Mr. Squires's pasture, two
does and three tawns They were quiet
ly feeding.--The condensed milk factory
since the FIRST of October receive daily
between 5000 and 10000 pounds of milk,
one dollar and forty per hundred is paid
for October milk.-Dr. Clayton An
drews, first assistant in the Waterbury
asylum, and wife have gone to Denver.
Cob, to be absent three or four weeks
A. j. Hall, insurance agent, has gone
West to be absent some time --R. L.
Continued ON third page.)
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L" BURLINGTON. W.T., THURSDAY, OCTOBER g. 1903.

at the Bristol House as usual.-Ray
Hutchins n son of Mark Hutchins, was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Il. r.. Pal
mor Thursday afternoon under the tru-
ancy law. and brought before Justice
g. l.. Hasseltine. Bail was furnished and
the BOY went home. Friday morning he
vas missinr.-Two so-called Klondvke
machines were seized Friday by Deputy
Sheriff Palmer, one in the drug store of
Il, A. Atkins, the other in Blackburns S
restaurant. and placed in one of the
cells in the village lookup. At a hearing
Friday evening before Justice II. =.
Sherwin, both parties denied all owner
ship in the machines and the case was
continued to Friday evening, October ..
In the case of T. n. Hill VS.. Edward
Lafayette judgment was rendered last
Saturday by Justice II. Il. Shcrwin for
the plaintiff to recover damag of
S14 and costs of $i.25.-Miss Kathleen
Edmunds will lead the Christian En-
deavor at the Congregational Church
and Miss Maud Wright the Christian
Endeavor at the Baptist Church and
C. c. Currier the Epworth League meet
ing at the Methodist Church next Mon
day evening g. j. Clark has been
on the sick list for week past but
is now mprovinC.--M and Mrs Frank
Plain attended the funeral of rela-
tive in Addison Saturday.-W. y. Laur-
ence has been drawn as n juryman at
the October term of the United states
District Court at Rutland The Young
Womens w. c. T. u. will hold a busi-
ness meeting in the vcstry of the
Methodist Church next Friday even
ing.--C. Il. Warner. an old war veteran.
living with MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Mon
roo, was severely injured by "A fall
last wcck.--A. +. Grow visited friends
in New Haven over Sunday.--fI &.
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WHITING.

The Rcv. Mr.. Howard has gone to Nova
Scotia on n visit to his aged mother Mrs.
Howard has lady friend staying with
her for few WcckS-Mrs Il. II. Peck
is gaining slowly from her recent long
ana severe illness, She is now able to
walk out of doors, Her nurse. Miss
Pierce, went to her home in Mddlebury
this week Mrs. Y, c. Kelsey is quite
sick ana is under the care Of Dr. Colby
of Sudbury, Mrs. Mary Greene is taking
care of her.--Mr, and Mrs. Horbert Nc
Couley visited thcir parents in Wey-
bridge this week-Mr. Tillotson of Fair
Haven visited his nephew, n w. Fos-
ter and family last Week.-Mrs.. Sarah
Titus and Mrs. Amanda Iioag of MOriah,
y. y. visited at y, W. Fosters last
wcck,-The firm Of Needham u Foster
have dissolved partnership. n. W. Fos-
ter will continue the business
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STUDY SOCIAL SCIENCE
Several NOmcn's Clubs in Vermont
Take Up That subjcct-C convention
OF the state Federation at
-. JOhnsbury.

ST. Johnshury, oct. 1.-Nearly ~ dele
gates or representatives. of the various
Women's clubs IN the State are here at
tending the eighth annual gathring of
the Vermont state Federation of Wum-
ems clubs. The sessions opened in pyth-
ian hall this morning and after a PRAYER
and piano duci the ladies were cordiull,,
welcomed by Mrs, Rebecca L. Fairbanks.
president of the 81 Johnsbury Woman 5
club. She spoke of the fact that the
federation was organized here March ..
1886 when seven clubs were represented
Now the number has increased to u She
spoke of the fact that the ST. Johnsbury
club We're considering the plan OF cstab-
lishipg vacation school here and com
mended this project to the consideration
OF other clubs Miss Helen Williston
Smith of White River Junction, the State
president thanked Mrs. Fairbanks for
her warm welcome and reported that tho
Trinity club Of Sheldon had dsbanded
during the year.
Annual reports were then presented by
the recording secretary, Mrs. Harriette
NJ. Miner of Brattleboro; by the treasurer,
Miss May f. Stone Of ST. Johnsbury,
who reported a balance of sS9,75 in the
treasury; by the federation secretary.
Mrs. Josephine Arms of Bellows Falls;
by the corresponding secretary Mrs
Nellie Whitehil of White River june
ton. At tho roll call 1t appeared that
only three clubs were unrepresented by
delegates, one at Rutland and the clubs
at johnson and Middletown Springs.
At the afternoon session the most in
teresting feature was five minute re-
port from each club in the federation,
Twenty-Five reported either by delegate
or letter and the work of the past year
included the study of art and literature,
circulating of Libraries In rural schools,
social and domestic science. Reports OF
four committees followed. Education, Mrs.
f.. /" Stears. Royalton; Libraries, Mrs
Wendell +, Stafford, st. Johnsbury; rec
iprocity bureau, Mrs, Herbert f. Balch,
st. Johnsbury; household science. Mrs
A. B. Noyes, St Johnsbury. The latter
reported that six clubs were making a
special study Of social science
This evening Mrs. Rebecca +. Fairta nks
gave a reception to the visiting delegates
and members OF the St. Johnsbury Wom-
ans club and invited guests at Brantview
The reception was largely attended and
her spacious rooms were handsomely dec
GRATED for the occasion.
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MIDDLEEURY.

Miss Frances Nav Siples daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Siplcs of New IA
von Mills. was married to Howard Harold
Barnard at the rcctorv in Bristol We'd
ncsclay Sept. 80 by the Rev. Father D. F..
Ccflcv Miss MAJ Smith Of Nddie!ulrV,
a cousin Of the bride. was maid OF honor
and Eugene Shambo Of Mid1lebury the
best man. a reception. which was at
tended by about 50 guests followed at
the home of the brides parents. A
dainty wedding supper was served by the
young lady friends of the bride Mr.. and
Mrs Barnard went south on the eleven
o'clock sleeper They will make their
home in New Haven Mills.
Col. : \. Illslcy. who owns the Ad-
Olson county fair grounds. is having
the old plank seats removed on the
grand stand, and will have them re-
placed with new ones which Will have
comfortable backs on them.
The Brandon Italian Marble company
have resumed work at their mills af-
ter a two DAYS shut down, during
which time they have been repairing
the tower which was damaged by fire
several weeks ago.
The shipping of apples to New York
and Boston has already begun. The
fruit is of first class quality but the
crop is not so large as in some years.
l.. W. Spaulding. the 14-year-Old son
OF l.. w. Spaulding. died very suddenly
at their home on North Pleasant street
Tuesday morning. The young man has
not been in good health for the past
bn la trnt,l,la IA
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COLCHESTER.

Mr. and Mrs. j. Il. Thompson left for
Taunton, Mass, to spend the winter
Thursday MAX Buzzell was in town over
Sunday.-Mrs Jennie Wright has moved
to the Center.-Thc Rev. C.. i. Atwood
and Mr. Gill of Jericho exchanged pupits
last Sunday.-Miss Harriet Macl3ride was
at home from Johnson over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Shaw and daughter,
Helen, have gone on a two weeks trip
to Winchester. Nashua and other places.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il. Dufresne of Concord,
n. H., spent last week in town visiting
Mrs. Dufresne's mower and sister, Mrs.
and Miss Stanley.-L. NJ. Mead aud fam
lily have moved to their farm, which they
purchased recently Of j. II. Lyon.-Mrs.
Tyler and Mrs. Bryant have gonc to
Essex Junction for short stay. before
Starting for their homo in WISCONSIN.
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WEYBRIDGE.

Carson Robbins has returned on account
of his fathers poor health.-t cameron
Sprgg is in Boston on business this week
Miss Lucy harrington is at her home
for few days.-Miss Alice White has re-
signed as teacher of the village school
to accept a position as governess in "A
family near Philadelphia.-Mss Molic
Fiamilton was home from her school at
West Addison over Saturday and sun
day.-Mrs. Howarth who has been the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Mckinley,
at the Methodist parsonage during the
summer. left on Tuesday for Cohoes,
n Y, where she will spend the winter
with sister-W. II. Hall is at his home
for a few days. Mr.. Han has recently