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NEWPORT.

II. S. Root was in Claremopt last
week.
Charles Tarlton of Springfield,
Mass, was in town Friday.
Miss Winona Billings is assisting
in the law office of Cook e. Williams.
Homer Owen is able to be out
again.
Mrs. Clara Robinson has returned
from Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Batchelder of
Barton visited at w. w. True's last
week.
Lawyers Young g. Young have
been attending hearing in St.
Johnsbury the past week.
The boys of ST. Marks church
we're treated to sugaring off at Mrs.
O. II. Rich's Tuesday night.
Rev J. o. Sherburn held a quar-
terly conference in the M. E. church
last night.
Clayton ElRus il back for the sum.
mer
Mrs. Carroll Harris expects to
move to Morrisville soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Robbins are
taking an extended pleasure trip
through the South, visiting Balti.
more, Washington, and New York.
Willie Woodbury. died Tuesday
night about three O'Clock. Funeral
services were held Thursday MORN
ing
E. K. Lawrence is visiting in Enos-
burgh Falls this week.
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MORETOWN COMMON.

Grace Boyce is in Waterbury work.
ing for her aunt, Mrs. John Vouchey,
Fred Somers was at home from
Montpelier On Sunday.
Will Shontelle was in town on Sun
day.
After being closed for three years,
school in No. 10 was reopened on
Monday morning with fifteen pupils,
Eva G.. Lord, teacher.
Augustus Brownson and wife visit
ed at Fl. A. Brownson's on Sunday.
J. f. and Miss Theresa Honan were
in Waterbury on business on Satur-
day.
Orville and Sarah Thomas visited
at M. A. Nelson's ON Sunday.
e. A. Foster was in Barre ON Fri +.
day.
Mrs. p. Goss Is in Middlesex for a
few days, the guest of her daughter.
Mrs. Milo Nelson.
Miss Jessie Wade has gone to Mont
pelier to work.
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A Sure Thing.

1t is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes, but that is not alto
ge her true. DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption is sure cure for
all lung and throat troubles. Thous-
ands can testify TO that. Mrs. Q. B.
Van Metre of Shepherdtown W. Va.
says: II had severe case of Bron-
chitis and for year tried everything
l heard of, but got no relief. One
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
then cured me absolutely" It's in
fallible for Group, Whooping Cough,
Grip, Pneumonia and Consumption.
Try it. It's guaranteed by O. Blakely,
Druggist. Trial bottles free. Reg.
sizes SOC, 81. 90.
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ESTATE OF WILLIAM b. HUNTOON.
- STATE OF VERMONT.

In Probate Court, held In Montpelier. In and for
said District, on the Bird day of May. A. ID. 1904:
William Prescott Administrator of the estate of
WILLIAM b. HUN1OON. late of Plainaeld,
In said District, deceased makes application
to said Court, with the consent and approba-
tion In writing of the widow and heirs OF said
deceased, residing In the State OF Vermont, for II.
cense to sell ali of the real estate of said de-
ceased, situated In Plainhed, In said district to
wit: Home farm and sprng including the interest
OF the widow Of said deceased therein and the home
stead right. representing that the sale there of
would be beneficial to the widow and heirs of said
deceased and those interested in his estate, in
Whereupon, 1t Is ordered by said Court, that said
application be referred session thereof to be held
Al the Probate Office In said Montpelier on the 2ls
day of May, A. ID. 1904, for hearing and decision
thereon: and 1t is further ordered that all persons
Interested be notified hereof by publication OF notice
of said application and order thereon three weeks
successfully In the VERMONT WATCiIMAN AND
STATE JOURNAL. newspaper published at Mont
pelier, In this State, and which circulaes in the
neighborhood of those interested before said time of
hearing that they may appear at said time and place.
and If they see cause, object thereto.
By the Court-Attes
1920 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge.
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NorIoE or FlNAL Mrrr1na or onrn1rnna

NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING OF CREDITORS.
In the District Court OF the United States for the
District OF Vermont, In Bankruptcv.
In the matter OF NORRIS GOTLER bankrupt:
To the creditors of NORRIS GOTLER Of City
OF Barre, In the County OF Washington and Dis
triet Aforesaid, bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that Edwin L. Scott
trustee OF the said bankrupt, has filed In court his
maj account, and meeting of the creditors OF
the said NORRIS GoTLER, viii be held Mt
s the once OF the anderslgned Room No.
lNh day of May, A. ID. iSO4 at ten O'clock in
the forenoon, at which time the final account of the
said trustee will be examined and passed upon.
EDWARD ii. DEAVITT,
x,,,, 49, Referee In Bankruptcy.
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NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF onEprrons.

NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF CREDITORS.
In the District of the United States for III.
District ofVermont, in Bankruptcy.
rupt.
To the creditors OF THOMAS NJ. BROCK, of
Montpelier, In the County OF Washington and
District aforesaid bankrupt.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 9th day Of
April, A. d., 1904, the said THOMAS NJ. BROCK
was duly adJudged bankrupt; and that the nrst
meeting OF his creditors will be held at
the :, Office OF the undersigned, Room No.
o U; 3, Post once Building, Montpelier,
on The lith OF May, A. ID. 1904 al ten
o'clock in the forenoon which time the said credI-
i tors may attend prove their claims appoint
trustee, examine the bankrupt, and transact such
meeting. ~
EDWARD II. DEAvITT.
Montpelier. Vt, April 30, 1904.
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ESTATE OF ALBERT N. BLISS.
STATE OF VERMONT,

DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, SIS.
In Probate Court, held In Montpelier, in and for
said District, on the 4th day of May, A. ID.
1901.
Warren 4. Bliss, Administrator of the estate OF
ALBERT n. BLISS late OF Calais, In said District,
deceased, makes application to said Court with the
consent and appreciation. In writing of the widow
and heirs OF said deceased, residing In the State OF
Vermont or license TO sell all Of the real estate OF
said deceased, situated In Calais, In said District
TO wit! Home farm, with the buildings thereon,
also the Marshall farm, with the buildings thereon
including the interest of the widow of said deceased
therein, amt the homestead right, representing that
the sale thereof would be beneficial to the widow
and heirs of said deceased and those interested in
his estate, In order to convert said real estate
into money.
Whereupon, 1t is ordered by said Court, that said
application be referred to session thereOfto be held
atthe Probate once In said Montpelier, on the 2lst
day of May, A. ID. 1904, for hearing and de-
csion thereon; and, II is further ordered that all
persons Interested be notified hereof by publication
of notice OF said application and order thereon three
weeks successfully I'm the VERMONT WATCHMAN
AND STATE JOURNAL, IA newspaper published al
Montpelier In this State, and which circulates in the
nelghborhood Of those Interested before said time OF
hearing that they may appear at said time and place.
and, II they see cause, object thereto.
1920 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge.
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Legal Notices.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM A. BAKER,
STATE OF VERMONT,

STATE OF VERMONT,
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, IS.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier. in and for
said District on the 30th day of April A. ID.
1904:
An instrument pnrportng to be the last VIII and
Testament of WILLIAM A. BAKER, late of Cabot
IN said district deceased. being presented to
the Court for Probate, 1t Is ordered by said Court
that all persons concerned therein be flied to APP
pear session Of said Court to be held at the Pro-
bate ONCE In said Montpelier, the 2Srd day of May
A. D.. 1904, and show cause,if any they may have
against the probate of said instrument; for which
purpose Is further ordered, that notice of this
order be published three weeks successfully in the
VERMONT WATCHMAN AND STATE JOURNAL, a
newspaper printed at Montpelier In this State pre-
Vious to said time appointed for hearing,
BY the Court-Attest,
1920 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge
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Relief In six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder
Disease relieved in six hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure. !"
1t is great surprise on account of
its exceeding promptness in relieving
pain in bladder, kidneys and back, in
male or female. Relieves retention
of water almost Immediately. If you
want quick relief and cure this is the
remedy. Sold by Harry A. Slade.
Druggist, Montpelier, Vt.
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"They haven't been married long,
have they?" ~ guess not. She still
thinks her husband looKs like Napole-
on. Chicago Record Herald.
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To One Lady Once
FOR $I.OO

Beautiful Embroidered Turn Over Collar.
White Embroidered Bishop Tab Collar.
For wash waists.
New and Very Popular Collar and Cuff Set,
Latest Bulgarian embroidery in colors on linen.
| Plauen Lace Top Collar.
Very stylish, ring pattern, ivory or butter color.
| Floradora Back Comb.
Dark tortoise shell color grooved turn over ton
and coarse teeth nicely finished zsc article.
Girdle or Neck Chain. :, inches long a., rov,
braided seed beads and tassel with large agate
beads All white all blue.
rear waist SET. Beautifully carved large size
buttons, with strong pins in back.
Peacock Eye Hat Pin. Now all the rage.
Every article named above Is latest
upstosddte style, and needed by every
lady this Spring and summer. The Toe
cannot be bought in any store for less
thdn S.o5. Our regular bargain price
Is 81. 90 --BDT-
Until Nay kSrd TO advertise ourselves and
ger new customers, We WH send eUery
rem named above by prepaid express,
also Uery latest Crushed Leather Beff
ofUndrcssed Kid, Without extra charge.
We cannot send this offer more than once to the
same person. and not dealers and after Nam %
Don't miss this. Order to-day.
ARSONS-PALMER COMPANY
Summer Street and Dorchester Avenue, BOSTON, MASS
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BIRTHS.

Montpelier, Mr.. and Mrs. o. r.
Smith, May ?, son.
Marshfield, May l, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Beckley.
Cabot, April %, daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Myers.
Montpelier, April 30, a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Maker.
N. Duxbury, May l. a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Callahan.
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NEWBURY.

Frank e. Kimball returned last
week from the west with another car
load of fine horses.
Nathan Carter, who is clerking in a
store in Barre, is spending a few days
here among friends.
Mrs. Louisa F. Wheeler and daugh-
ter, Francis, who have spent the win
ter touring through Europe, returned
on Monday to their home here for the
summer.
The Christian Endeavor social and
supper held IN the Congregational
church on Wednesday evening. was
largely attended ano proved to be a
very enjoyable affair, the supper was
fine, the entertainment good and cost
each one the small sum of ten cents.
Clarence f. Farquharson, attorney
for the Anti Saloon League, held three
meetings in this town last Sunday.
In the forenoon at West Newbury, af-
ternoon at Newbury Center and even
ing at union meeting held in the
Congregational church which was
largely attended. He gave an inter-
esting account of the temperance work
throughout the State, and the condi-
tion following the new license law.
The bazaar which has been in prep
aration for some time by the ladies in
terested in the furnishing of Chadwick
hall will be held IN that building on
Friday afternoon and evening, May 6.
There will be six booths and tables
where will be found great variety of
articles for sale There will be an en-
tertainment in the evening aud supper
will be served from 8 80 until s.
The presiding elder, Rev. J. o.
Gborhur,n Of CT Inbnch1ru mill
duct services at the church next Sat.
uiday evening, May 7, at Z 80. AL
are invited. He will also preach Sun
day evening, May s. The quarterly
conference will meet after the service
Saturday evening, May Z. Next Sun
day morning the pastor will preach
to the children.
WORCESTER.
Mrs. ]. F. Darby went to Mary
| Fletcher Hospital last week,
Mrs. Harold E. Austin was in More
town part of last week.
Henry Holt and wife and son, Rich
ard, of Montpelier, were at 0. NJ.
Ladd's on Sunday.
Mrs. f. E. Conner and child of
Barre and Grace Dodge are visiting
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Dodge
School commenced on May 2, with
the following teachers Village schools,
Flora Scagel, of Waterbury, and Mrs.
Carrie \. Towne; Hampshire Hill,
Miliceut Wheeler,of Lancaster, Mass
No. 2, Mary KERN, of Moretown;
Brook district. Mary st. Jock, of Ell
more; Wheeler district, Clair Tenn
pleton
DR.. W. d. Turner has been appoint
ed town superintendent OF schools.
SODOM.
Edwin Raycraft has purchased Mrs.
Charles Weeks farm.
School commenced here on Monday,
Mrs. Everett Morse teacher; twenty
six pupils are registered.
Mrs. King and Lewellyn Smith have
gone to North Montpelier to care for
Mr.. aud Mrs. Rodney Campbell, who
are ill.
Alanson Nye has moved into his
house lately purchased of Fred Will
lard.
Elmer Mathers has gone to work for
A. B. Peck, and goes to the Peck
school.
A. A. Bliss is transforming the old
store into dwelling house, and DR..
WILDER is to live there.
Mrs. A. A. Lewis is still confined
to her bed.
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MARRIAGES.

Waterbury, May 3, by Rev. L. K.
Whitman. DR.. Samuel G Spicer and
Martha Harriet Morse.
New York, May /. Earle Greene
and Miss Eva Oo1lin of this city.
DEATHS
Waitsfield, April 10, Eugene O.
Berry, aged 30.
Topsham, April 2S, Mrs. Nancy
Caldwell. aged ".
West Derby, April 30. Francis
Mitchell.
South Ryegate, May 1, Charles d.
Taylor.
Bradford, April 80. Norman Barrett.
Bethel. May ., Samuel WashburD,
aged "a.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
reserved Hanging Long Ago.

PITTSBURG, July 11.-John John.
son, colored, who with Frank Ousley,
also colored. viii hang next Thursday
for the murder of grocer James Don
nelly, has confessed to four other muir
ders. Johnson says he was born in
Georgia and when about eighteen
years old started out MS a tramp. Two
of his victims were with him travel.
ing In a box car on a Virginia railroad
and after numbering them for the 50
in their possession he threw their
bodies from the car while the train
was going. His other two victims suf-
fered a like fate on a Georgia railroad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11
STORE OPEN THIS EVENING TILL 8 O'CLOCK.
Another Sale Of
Pretty Wash Fabrics.

We are still Offering you the prettiest of the sea-
sons wash fabrlcs. True, many assortments have been
entirely closed out; but we added new numbers which
make our collection lust as handsome and desirable as it
was at the beginning Of the season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11

PHILADELPHIA, July 11.-John
Field, postmaster of this city during
the incumbency of John Wanamaker
as postmaster general and president OF
the Young. Smyth 4 Field company
wholesale dealers in dry goods and no
tons, while temporarily insane wan
dered to a secluded spot in Vernon
park, Germantown, a suburb, and com
mitted Suicide by shooting himself In
the head.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11

BINGHAMTON. N. Y. July IL
John Rankin, formerly mayor Of this
city, is dead here, aged sixty-nine
years. Mr.. Rankin was for many
years associated in business with the
late David Hannum Of Homer. the
origInai OF David Harum,sf and he
elaimed that Ar. Westeott had him Iii
mind as the character Of John Lennox
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-11

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa, July IL
Death and destruction of property fol
lowed in the train Of a terrific storm
that visited Punxsutawaney and the
adjacent region west of here last night
Nettie Dibelbiss, a ~ten-year-old girl
was n Of three girls who tried to
cross Sawmill run, which had been
swollen to a river. She was caught
in the current, swept away from her
companions and drowned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-24

Raleigh is glad to welcome to the
capital of this noble Commonwealth
the doctors who are among it's chief
foundation stones. In every COM
munity the doctor is respect
ed loved and honored. They
lead in good works, in generosi-
ty, in State pride, in living the gospel
of the brotherhood of9nan. They meet
to discuss problems vital to all men,
to exchange views, and to learn how
better to bless mankind. This city is
proud to be honored with their pres
ence and in advance of the eloquent
speakers, who will voice the formal
welcome, The News and Observer ex-
tends to them glad welcome and prof.
fers to them the freedom of the city.
In all literature-Sacred and pro-
fame, if anything good can be called
profane-there is nothing that comes
SO near the heart of men and women
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-24
.er1IE JUDICIARY EXHAUSTED,
Judge Battle Was Not Then on the
Supreme Court Bench.

TO the Editor: In Mr.. Gray's very
interesting article in Sundays paper,
he mentioned that at the time of the
campaign of 1868, the Supreme court
consisted Of three justices, Pearson.
Battle and Reade, two of whom were
Republicans, and because OF the par
ticipation of two of these i'm that cam
paign the bar made a public protest
which led to the contempt proceedings
of which he gave an account.
The election for and against the
proposed constitution and for five jus
tees Of the Supreme court. provided
for in the proposed constitution. was
held in the spring of 1868, and the
five new Justices Pearson, Reade.
Settle, Dick and Rodnan were elected
at that time, and went into Office ON
July 4, 1868, and my recollection is
that the particular partisan admins
tration on the part Of members of the
court that called forth the protest of
the bar was at the fall election for
President and members of Congress.
in November, 1868, Judge Battle not
being then on the bench. nor was he
on the bench during the contempt
proceedings. He was one ofthe coun-
sci for the arrested citizens i'm 1870,
and strongly participated in the appli-
cation TO the Supreme court at the
time when Judge Pearson declared
that ''the judiciary was exhausted"
s. A. ASHE.
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made by Mr.. James H. Pou in today's
paper would seem 10 indicate that per-
sons have been at work for at least
five years to get the stock of the State
in the A. & n. c. r. r. for next to
nothing. What was their object?
Was it not to compel the payment of
the non-funded bonds, upon which
the owners have a lien upon the
States stock in that railroad?
There is a significant similarity be-
tween the amount due on $136, 900
of bonds, with thirty or more years
interest, and twenty-five or thirty
cents on the dollar for the States
stock in the Atlantic & North Caro-
lima Railroad stock
Ii some power HIGHER up" is
not behind the schemes to grab the
Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad,
| then what is the motive?
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MORE THAN IT'S DEBT.

If the States stock in the A. & N.
I. X. r., is worth a million dollars
and it will be shortly if no receiver
is appolnted-the States interest in
that road and in the North Carolina
Railroad will more than pay the full
recognized debt of the State. The
State sold or gave away its stock in
all the other great properties. What
would have been it's condition if it
had held on to it's stock in the Will
mington & Weldon, Western North
Carolina, Carolina Central, c. f. & Y.
V. Chesapeake & Albemarle Canal?
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ATLANTIC & NORTH CAROLINA
RAHROAD--REP OF
COMMITTEE.

We publish in full today the report
of the committee appointed by Gov
ernor Aycock to Investigate the affairs
of the Atlantic & North Carolina Rail-
road Company, and we invite our
readers to study it for themselves and
| to form their own conclusions there
| on. We herein submit some sugges-
tons to aid them in this study:
First.-As to the fitness and char
acter of the men who made this in
vestigation and report. r. T. Gray,
Esq, an able lawyer; Mr.. Henry A.
Page. a practical railroad man; and
Mr.. w. r. Lee, a successful merchant
all men of ability and of the very
highest character. Surely no honest
man will say that these men did not
report all things truly as the facts APP
peared to them.
SecOnd.-The manner in which the
investigation was conducted There
was some criticism, at the time, of the
fact that this investigation was not
made in public and that the press was
excluded while it was going on. 1t
must now be clear to the fair-minded
man that the committee did not de-
serve the harsh criticism. 1t now APP
pears from the report that an able and
skillful prosecutor appeared before
the committee and that he had full
swing. The testimony taken before
the committee was largely from wit
nesses subpoenaed at the instance of
this prosecutor 1t was taken at pri-
vate hearings and one witness did not
know what any other had said. Mr..
w. W. Clark appeared before the
committee as prosecutor of the pres
ent administration. He is easily one
of the ablest lawyers in Eastern North
Carolina. He lives in New Bern and
was familiar with all the charges
against the administration and knew
where to look for testimony to sustain
them, if it was to be had. He is not
in sympathy, either personal or poll
teal, with the administration. We can
therefore safely say that with his aid
the committee went to the bottom of
every charge.
Now what do these high minded
men find? We cannot undertake to
review the whole report. We can only
refer to some of the matters discussed.
1t will be seen they criticise, commend
or condemn without fear, favor or af-
lection.
They condemn the increase of the
Proxy Committee to 80 or 40 persons
when five is amply sufficient, and SO
do we. But it must be remembered
that the administration of the road is
in no way responsible for this. 1t was
not the act of the President or Board
of Directors. 1t was done by the
stockholders themselves-th owners
OF the property-and it only remain
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Spirit of the Press.
The First stenograpIlers.

Col. r. b. Creecy.
Within living memory there were
but three stenOgraphers in the world,
and there was but one publication
upon the art of taking down a
in short hand writing While it
tered. The stenographers wen
Gales, of Raleigh, N. c., the fo
of the Raleigh Register an Ens
man who fled from political causes
England and came to Philadelphia L
thence to Raleigh at the suggestion O.
Nat Macon. The other stenographer
was an Englishman, named Gerney;
and the writer of this paragraph.
The little hand book of stenography,
about the size of two hands, was the
joint production of Gales and Gerney,
and by mere chance a copy of it fell
into the hands Of the third party men
toned, in thetoWn of Edenton. 1t was
presented TO him, when boy by Rev.
Joseph H. Saunders, as a curiosity
1t was queer medley of signs, as
signs, curve, brackets, circles, dots
stars and dashes, and a crooked sur
petine figure indiscatin a depetition
of the sentence. 1t became our hobby
We studied it by day and night got our
boy companions to read aloud to us
while we took it down in short hand
After about six months we mastered
the whole system of short hand. We
became an expert under our own in
struction.
In order to test our skill we went
into the Methodist church in Edenton.
and reported a sermon of Rev Thomas
Crowden, which we submitted to him
after writing out our notes, and he
commended its accuracy.
Some years after. we saw Joe Gales
reporting debates in the North Caro-
state convention of 1895. He was
somewhat deaf, and his report of the
debates are very defective. His re-
port of Judge Gaston's great speech
on the 50 article of the old constitu-
ton is lamentably defective. Some of
its most striking passages are omitted
altogether.