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what was needed for crop growth. Light
showers occurred generally on the 9th
and 10th, the remainder of the period
having more than the average amount
Of sunshine. The temperatures ranged
high, but no excessively high readings
were reported. The maximum tempera-
lures over great portion of the district
were 30 degrees above on four CON
secutive days, while the minima also
remained comparatively high. The mean
for the week, consequently, is above the
average. The heaviest rainfall reported
occurred in those parts of the district
that stood most in need of it-northern
and eastern Maine, and on the south
eastern coast. On the 10th there were
some heavy local thunderstorms, some
damage from lightning resulting. TAX
en-, as whole. New England is in fair
ly good shape so far as moisture is con-
cerned, but more will soon be needed.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Tho outlook, at present, for nearly all
crops is reasonably bright. There could
not have been more favorable weather
for both work and growth than that of
the week past. Many fields and gardens
had become foul during the wet weather.
and the time has hcen most advantage
Gus for hoeing and cultvatng. Many
farmers have delayed haying in order to
get this work up to date. Although some
localities will soon be in need of more
rain to push growth. still the general
situation is satisfactory.
Grain-Grain Of all kinds has done re-
markaby well during the week; rye is
heading out extremely we'll and prom
ises a good yield. Oats have improved
daily and, in the southern States, are
heading In good shape. Early and late
planted corn are growing well. especially
the latter, while the intermediate planted
te 11,. rln .t.1I
however, probably he better than ex-
pected.
GrasS--In the northern sections but lit
tie haying has yet been done, but to the
south every advantage has been taken
Of the ideal hay weather and much has
been harvested Tho yield. so far, seems
to be much greater than anticipated, and,
in some localities. not far from the aver
age in amount. The quality is consid
cred excellent. although the hay. in
many cases. is short-stalkcd. The COM
ing week. if favorable. will see much
haying done, and the harvest will be
about completed in the southern States
An exceptionally large amount of Hun
earian was sown when the outlook for
both hay and corn was so dubious. so
that in view of an improved hay crop
combined with an extra amount of Hun
sarian oats and peas, and other forage
crops, it seems likely that there will be
enough feed for the winter.
-Raspbcrrios are ripenng fast.
both wild and cultivated. and are Of
excellent quality. Currants are fairly
plentiful, blackberries promise we'll but
blueberries are uneven. many localities
having none. The cranberry hogs are not
doing as we'll as hoped for. and it is
probable that hardly an average crop will
be grown. The apple situation remains
practically unchanged-a good yield in
pr ospect in some localities and hardly
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ESSEX JUNCTION.


NI'hols Parker contractors closed
Monday contract TO pul!d church IN
richmond Tor 'he C"ngroSatlohal society.
Inc buildlng VIII cost about "'W" ana
VIII he thoroughly modern. Ihe interior
Wul ne ilnishrd IN cypress wood ana Will
ne with open roof. parlor VIII ad1oin
the audience room on the main
hoor ana in the basement there Will hc
a suite consisting OF dining and toilet
rooms ana Kitchen
1t ls understood that W. H. Davidson
formerly uf inns p!ace now employed IN
81 AlnanS IN the once oi Superintend-
ent Soule OF the tentral Vermont
Railway company IL to succeed f. j.
storms as TN" comranN's agent to have
,hArge OF tn" station at this place. Mr..
storms resigned the position ana is to
continue ms duties with the American
Express company when the express office
rs moved into its new quarters i'll the
fletcher block Mr.. ana Mrs. Davidson
We're both from TINS place ana their
many friends Will be pleased to have
thnm make their home here,
MI ana Mrs. kollln j. Parker nave
taken little girl who is seven years
old to-day from the Warner Home in
81 Adams with view to adopting her
She was born IN England ana her pa
rents are dead.
Joseph stay is the first one reported to
have had new potatoes from his garden,
They are Of very good size.
Mrs. Sidney RILEY of Nilliston was
in the village yesterday.
Mrs. Dewey Graves of Chattanooga.
Tenn arrived here from Rutland yes
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FERRISBURGH.

Miss Amelia Nichols has returned from
n visit to her sister, Mrs. George Ward
in New Ilavcn.-Mrs James kcycs of
Providence. II. l., arrived in town on Sat
urday.-O. II. Sherman and wife are re-
ioicing over the birth of Il daughter. born
July H-Miss Clara V. Trow of Wash
ington, ID. c., is a guest at the parsonage.
Miss Bessie Buell., a recent graduate of
Goddard Seminary is visiting her class
mate, Miss Mary Robinson.-Aliss Mar
ion Smonds of Port Chester, n. Y, is
spending a few days with Miss Lucy
Dean.-Mrs. r. Il. Robinson and daugh-
tcrs. Miss Lucy Dean and friend Misses
Faith and Hattie Chapman and Miss
Gertrude Trow have been spending a
week at Pine Tree Lodge. Long Point
Miss Mosher of Burlington is at o. II.
ShnIlnnn,s
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CANNOT RECOVER:
DR.. Mazzoni Says the Pope's Age
Precludes Possibility of
Hope.
ACUTE STAGE OF DISEASE
Has Been Successfully Passed but Tie
Lacks Physical Energy to Rally
Life Destined to Flicker Out
The PontiH Has Lost His

Rome, July 15.-Dr Mazzoni in reply to
the question. "Can the Pope recover"
gave the Associated Press correspondent to-
night the following signed statement: AT
the present moment tho disease OF his hOli-
ness has lost its character of absolute
gravity which it had at its acute period.
1t might be considered to have entered
the period of possible solution. This
might occur in a man of strong fibre and
young, but it is impossible to entertain
such a hope in the case of a man in his
oitk year With him the physical energy
absolutely Indispensable for recovery is
lacking. Pope I.co's organism is perfect
ana US such maintains itself after 80
years of never interrupted work but his
motor forces are no longer sufficient for
the complex functions essential to life.
In other words the 90 years of Pope leo
NllI bring him into that category of
eXtraordnary' longevity when life is dcs-
tined to flicker out irdepcndent of the
action of any pathological APPLICATION.
The only service that science and affec-
tion can render is that of struggling to
have this precious existence preserved to
us as long as possible
NO TRACE OF CANCER.
Rome, July l5.-Dr. Lapponi being
shown "A despatch published in the Uni
ted States to-day to the effect that "A
meteorological examination Of the liquid
from the plcura revealed evidences Of
cancer, replied that there was not a
word of truth in the report.
IN PARTIAL DELIRUM.
The official news received by the Asso-
Ciatcd Press from the Vatican during the
past II hours states that in his dclirum
the Pope spoke especially of pilgrimages
and rccitcd disconnectcdly Latin verses.
He often seemed panic stricken. crying
to Dr. Lapponi his valet. Contra and
Monsignor AnEeli one OF his secretaries,
'Where are you! Du not abandon me-"
The dclirum ceased entirely at ( p. m.
when his holiness again revived. Having
eaten nothing throughout the day he was
then given four spoonfuls of meat broth
and masticatcd some beef without swal-
lowing it.
From midnight up to five o'clock this
morning the pontim was constantly
drowsy. The urine has become less in
quantity, Pope Leo in the past - hours
having passed 80 cubic ccutimetors. Tho
liquid in the plcura does not show much
tendency to gather and the doctors think
it likely the end Will come through cX-
haustion and anomia. instead of as Il re
suit of cardiac paralysis.
THE LATEST BULLETIN.
Bulletin home. July 16.-3:0j a. m.-rhe
beginning of the second part of the night
was some what restless and Dr. Lapponi
tried to assist the patient with stimu-
lants and nourishmcuts.
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Mrs. Day and daughter of Ripton. were
guests at the Methodist parsonage last
wcck.-Miss Lucy Harrington recently
spent few days at her home here
Bert Dodge of Proctor was the guest of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs l.. B. Dodge
last Sunday.-Nlrs. Ruth Wright is quite
seriously Ill. She is under the care of
n trained nurse from Burlington. Most
of the larger farmers in town have COM
mcnccd haying. William Hail. who has
been at his home for a few days, has
rctlrucd IN I,nnr Point
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WESTFORD.

Mrs. Laura Ballard of St. Paul and
Fred Ballard of Georgia visited at G. A,
RiCes last weok.--Mrs. Sarah Beach of
Charlotte is visiting relatives in town
Miss Mary Parker of Essex Junction spent
last week with friends in town.-The ban
game Saturday resulted in victory for
tho knights of Pythias by IA margin of
one score Mrs b. J. Chase and daugh-
ter of West Milton were In town last
week.-W. S jackson has been the guest
of his sister, Mrs II. r. Fay for few
days.-Mr. and Mrs. Coward of Somer-
vile, Mass. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs,
j. T.. Rice-Msscs Eliza &. and Grace
A. Allen returned from Boston Friday
night.-Mr and Mrs. Chester Rawson OF
Mount Auburn, Iowa, are visiting in
town.-Mr. and Mrs. i. T. Mahan Of Bur
lington have been the guests OF Mr.. ana
Mrs T. II, Ruggles for few days
Continued on third page,)
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ADDISON.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Gulley attended the
wedding in Weybridge ON
July S.-The horse and harness that were
stolen on June | from Mr. LaGue were
found in Massachusetts In good condi-
ton, and Mr. LaGue has been after them
The wagon belonging to Joseph King
that was stolen at the same time was
also located in Massachusetts, but as
Mr.. King was not there himself to iden-
iify the wagon, ii could not be secured
Mrs. Bertha Putnam and mother have
lately visited in Cornwall at Mervin
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WEYBRIDGE.

Mrs. c. Il. Webb is spending a few days
in Burlington, the guest of her nephew
COL w. b. Hurlbert Mrs. Washburn
of Boston is at Mrs. Emma IIarrington's )
for the summer,-Miss Mckinley of AL
bany Is the guest of her brother, the Rev
Alexander Mcliinley.-Mrs. r. w.
Thompson and two children accompanied
by her sister, Miss Nettie Sturtevant left
last week to join Mr.. Thompson at their
new home on Long Island,-News has
been received of their safe arrival and
kind optiun,-Ncry favorable reports
have been received from j. l., Brittell
wuo rs at the hot springs in Michigan
beng tros&asd for ryeup,a tism.-Mr. aAd
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CHITIENDEN COUNTY
WINOOsKI.

A narrow escape from a serious and
probably fatal accident happened Thurs
day morning at the Barlow street cross
ing. vacn one. horse of a double team
was Instantly killed. and the driver and
the other horse escaped injury. AdolphuS
MolOn. driver for a. A. Graves, was com
inc down Harlow street just above the
railroad crossing, with double team
load Of stone lust as the White Mountain
flyer was leaving Winooskl station. Mcron
had reached the stocpest part of the hill
and was unable to hold his horses in.
When he reached the bottom and about
to cross the tracks he heard the train
approachi and realizing he had not
time TO cross, he aliChted and led The
horses by tho bits from the tracks. but
only succeeded in moving one of them
ont Of danger The other was struck and
horribly manglod. and died instantly.
The driver aud other horse were unin-
ilrcd, although the wagon suffered a
broken pole
The American Wooden company has
submitted a proposition To the city Of
lurinCtor to furnish power for tho con-
templatod municipal electric lighting
naut. IN response to request from the
special committee appointed To look ilto
tn" matter The company is prepared to
furnish the necessary power ON long
term contract at low figure. 1t Is
purely a business proposition with the
WOODEN company. and they are willing t"
develop the unused water power at the
lower dam, tho privileges of which are
owned ~ the company at lhrS" outlay
provided IN" CITY accepts the plan. rms
comn9nV Is AT present the proud pos
SCISSOR of an Immense auxiliary steam
plant, which furnishes power for their
mills during the months when the water
is loW in the river. They MS" at present
about 1,5oA horse power from the river
and it is estimated there is fully as much
water power going to waste every day.
The company. provided a favorable reply
is received. is prepared to oXpond from
$4,000 to 10000 in charging the po~ "r
capacity of the plant, both steam and
water
The following vital statistics taken from
the records Of the town clerk, may bc of
interest: From Jan. /. lo03. To July /.
there we're lG2 births in town of which
q were females and a. males During tho
same period there occurred a deaths and
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Brooks returned TO her home in Win
throp. Mass. Saturday.--Twolve persons
united with the Methodist Church, July
5.-T. S. Jones. who has been in poor
health for some time, is slowly recover
ing.-Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Douglass and
children of Scranton, Pa, are visiting
Mrs. Douglasss mother, Mrs. n. NJ.
Dunshee.-Rollin Ray returned Monday
to South Framingham, Mass.-An alarm
of fire about 1880 Monday forenoon,
called out the Munsll Hose company. 1t
q n w. N. McGces woodshed and was
2 guishcd with little damage. e.-George
q Id was called to Cornwall last Sat
= by the serious illness of his father.
Arnold.--Miss Mamie Bristol of
= lam, Neb, is visiting relatives here
q in LinColn.-New cases of measles
n reported in the family of Hugh
b G. Sargent and family went
lake Monday for a stay of two
% s.-A street sprinkler has been pur-
q d for the use of the vilage.--The
c crm of the graded school will be-
g .usust 31.-Mr. and Mrs. +. !. Ward
ar,vmded funeral in East Mid
dlcbury Monday.-Lcslic Atwood of
burlington spent Sunday with his
family here. Mrs Atwood is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Orvis.--Misscs Flora and Mabel Clark
of Boston are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
from week visit in Middebury.-Mrs.
c. W. Rogers is in town for a short visit.
MIR and Mrs a. l.. Cain are being
congratulated on the birth of SON
Mrs. +. II. Boynton went to Long Point
Monday for a few days stay. q.
Stcalus OF New York is visiting rcla-
tivcs here and in Lincoln. Mr.. Stearns
is veteran of the Civil War, a native
OF Starkshoro and has been "A clerk in
the suh-trcasurY in New York since 1S65-
The IScV. NJ. X. France of Ilincsburgh is
in town.
Miss Frances Sumner came home last
Saturday from Whiting, where she has
been for several weeks. She. is in poor
health and went to Burlington Tuesday
for treatment. Her sister, Miss Amy Sum-
ncr went with hers. Il. Cushnan was
arrested Monday night by Deputy Sheriff
T.. T.. Palmer and locked up. Tuesday
morning he was brought before Justice
II. 7. Shcrwin, pleaded guilty and was
fined s. with costs of $1.3j which was
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DRAINED HIS BABY.

San Carlos Ariz., July 15-An Apache
Indian named Kaufman, a graduate of
the government school at Rice, Ariz., has
Drained his seVen-months- child with
club because his wife had upbraided
him for ramhlhS lie also inflicted fatal
wounds on the woman, He fled to tho
mountains hut was captured by mounted
Indian police
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HANCOCK.

Mr.. George c. Robbins Of NatiCk, Mass,
is visiting at q. Il. church s.-Nr. and
Mrs. |. J. Rohil son of potsdam, ~ V.
who have been stepping in town have
returned To their home. Charlie and
Clinton MAYNARD ana friend from
New York, have come hero for tho sum
mor-Mrs. Charles Rainhoth and baby
are i'm Rochester at her fathers, W. +.
Robineou'e
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SOUTH STARKSBORO.

Mrs A. Tart is sick Mrs. J. s. Moody
is able to ride out once morc.-Gcorge
Hammer of Lincoln sent a load of calves
to New Haven last Sunday and when the
boys got there. no one knew to whom
the calves belonged except the two of
their own, 1t is thought Hammer has got
some figuring to do before paying for
thcm.-1hcrc will be a basket picnic in
the Drake woods near the cold Spring
Thursday, July 23.-Luman Briggs is here
from Kansas. 1t is his first visit here for
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The Moat house murder as it was
known, was committed over four years
ago and hope of solving the mystery had
almost been given up when the body of
the victim Miss Holland, was found last
April buried in the Moat house grounds
Miss Holland was the owner of Moat
house. About four years ago DOugal, who
was supposed to be her husband but who
it was discovered subsequently, had never
been married to her, made his appear
ance there and Miss Dougal supposed to
be his sister. took up her residence on
the place. Miss Holland then disappeared
suddenly and Dougal sued the woman
supposed to be his sister but who really
was his wife, for divorce. This aroused
suspicion and led to an investigation.
Dougal was arrested for cashing a
check purporting to have been signed by
Miss Holland and while he was in GUS
tody the body Of Miss Holland for which
a thorough but unsuccessful search had
been made was acCidently found by a
laboror in an old ditch which had been
planted over with shrubs nearly four years
previously. The laborer struck his fork
into "A hard substance which proved to
be a woman's shoe, containing a woman $
foot and later the woman's body was
found.
Later an examination showed that the
head had been pierced by bullet which
was found in the skull.
Dougal was suspected Of having made
away with at least five wives.
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LEICESTER.

Mrs Jessie Capron was in Rutland SatA
Carrie Beach of Castleton
visited Miss Gertrude Roberts last week,
Mr.. Browns family of Brooklyn has
arrived at Locust Lodge for the summer.
w. NJ. Sweeney was in Rutland Mon
day ON business Mrs. Wing of LeXing-
ton. Mass, called ON friends last week.
George Ryder lost valuable horse last
week by being kicked and injured SO
badly that they were obliged to kill it
The Alden House is being filled with
GUNNER bOardcrS
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GRANVILLE.

Harry Washburn has moved his fam
lily to Bethcl.-GeorGc Prentice and fam
lily went to Northtield last week to visit
friends Their oldest daughter was
taken sick while there, and is unable to
return home at presont.-MiSs Grace
Blair went Monday to Bethel. whore she
has employment in the Bethel Hotel as
Chambcrmaid
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BURLINGTON. VT, THURSDAY Is.

s.-Mrs. James Lacy has lately
been in Burlington at the Van Atkins
Miss Mary Crane is in New Haven. Ed
ward Coursey recently fell and struck
the palm of his hand on the nose of an
oil can. which nearly went through his
hand lie was obliged to go to DR.. Will
lard TO have his hand dressed,
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WIFE KILLER HANGED.
:. II. DOuGal Supposed to Have Killed
Five Wives Pays the Penalty.

London, July li.-Samuel Herbert Doug
al, the pcrpctrator Of the Moat house
murder, who was convicted at the Chems-
ford Asszes July % of the killing of Miss
Camille Cecile Holland at Shaftron- Wal
den, Essex. and sentenced to death, was
hanged at the Chelmsford Jail at eight
o'clock this morning after making full
confession Of his crime.
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OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT.
Rain nnd Sensonnblc weather Have
Helped New England Crops.

Boston, July l5--'he weekly crop bull
lctin of the New England section of the
bureau says, The weather of the week
was eminently seasonal and precisely
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MORE LoCKJAw IN POWDER.

Westminster, July 13.--lienry, the
youngest son of Mr., and Mrs Frank
Morris, died last night with lockjaw
caused by exploding a cap or blank car
fridge in his hand and taking cold in it,
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INTERNATIONAL FUEL co.
Corporation to Take Patents of II. II.
DOrr for Utilizing Coal Dust.

Rutland. July IA number of local
capitalists are Interested in corporation
called the international Fuel Co. which
is being formed to take over the patents
covering the fuel recently invented by
Capt. Henry r. Dorr the well known
writer of this city. The patents will em-
brace the United States Great Britain,
Germany, Austria, Hungary, France,
Belgium Russia Spain and Japan, which
are the chief coal producing countries Of
the world
Captain Dorr has recently found that
his process for making coal waste COM
hustible can he successfully applied di-
rcctly to the anthracite dust as il comes
from the Culm piles. without compress
sion SO that this dust may be used in
factories under forced draft, without
the expense of washing the dust to re-
cover the finest form of coal known as
"hirdseye," "buckthoat,' and barley"
coal
The inventor has received reports from
United States consuls in all coal produc-
ing countries whore artificial fuels are
made and used which give the cost OF
producing them, the prices for which
fuel can he manufactured cheaper than
the foreign fuels, and it is believed that
the Dorr process will eventually be used
abroad.
BY this process bituminous coal is con-
vcrted into smokcess fuel as hard az
anthracite coal. This discovery is of
special Importance, for there are vast
bituminous fields both in the United
States and in Europe which are remote
from the anthracite deposits, and there
is no true anthracite in EuroDe.
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BRISTOL.

Mrs, j. w. Page will lead the Christian
t.ndeaYor meeting at the congregational
Church next Sunday evening.-A. f. Grow
visited Mr.. and Mrs. f, T. Nash at New
Haven Mills over Sunday.-Mrs. Lottie
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A RUTLAND MAN INJURED.

Rutland, July l5.-William A. Patrick.
one of the best known and oldest resi-
dents Of this city, was found this morn
ing In the cellar of his house unconscious
lie had fallen down the cellar stairs and
fractured his skull. There is little chance.
of his recovery How the accident hap
pened is not known, hut he probably had
an attack of dizziness
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THE POPE WORSE.

Bulletin-London, July IA de-
spatch from Rome timed $50 a. m,
SAYS the Pope passed very restless
night and his condition this morning
is considerably worse.
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THE LATEST BULLETIN.

Bulletin i;omc. July l6.-3:0j a. m.-The
beginning of the second part of the night
was somewhat restless and Dr. Lapponi
tried to assist the patient with stimu-
lantS and nourishmcuts.