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RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

a new telephon" company mas been or
ganized here under the name of the Poo
pies Telephone company, which viii take
over all the telephone properties ~ Rran-
don and will operate them as single
system. The stock of the new company
will have a par value of $40 per share
1t is expected that sufficient amount of
its stock will be taken by the town i
people. which viii give them control of
the corporation. The president, one-halt
of the directors. and manager of the new
company will he residents of the town.
The rates for business phone Will be
s2l a year, and residence SIS. The price
heretofore has been sl2 year with u
dollar rebate each month. The new COM
pany will have the benefit Of direct
connections with all toll lines of the New
England Telephone e. Telegraph COM
pany.
At recent meeting of the directors
of the Brandon Milling company IT was
voted to close up business on June J.
Mrs James l. Cahee died suddenly
Sunday morning at her home on Sem
mary hill. She was - years OF age
and is survived by n husband one SON.
l.. j. Cahee of this town and three
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WESTFIELD.

The Rev. +. 4. Junkins goes to stowe
this week to attend the Orleans County
Ministerial association where he gives an
address.--The Rev. ]. A. Ranncy attend
cd tho St Johnshury district preachers
evanEelistic conference at Lyndonvilc
and visits his parents at Sheffield this
week.-Next Sunday evening at 100 the
Methodist Church social meetings will
be held in the church and the Rev. M
Ranney will preach the first Of a series
Of sermons an Manhood. b T.. Gil
man had his leg badly broken last Fri
day by jumping from his wagon while
his horse ran away because his bit broke.
Union chidren's day services will he
held in the Congregational Church June
10.-Mrs. r. s. Miller and Mrs A. p.
Rider and Mrs. W. d. Bell are COM
mencirg on Rotations and Mrs. Lillian
Wright on music for the occasion.--AIr.
and Mrs. Murray II. Dodge arc receiving
congratulations on the birth Of a N
pound son. May S-Mrs. W. A. Lucy is
visiting her mother IN Loren
Hendrix and son spent Saturday and
Sunday Mt East Richford
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BROOKFIELD.

Tho Brookfield bal! team went to East
Randolph TO play a return game on Sat
urday last. The score was II tn in
favor of Randolph Memorial ser
mon and services Will take place AT the
Second Church Snow still fingers by
the road side in the Williamstown gulf
The high school ball team were defeated
at Randolph Center II to Wv. w.
Sprague visited friends in town last
week.-The graduating exercises of the
high school were held Friday evening
Eugene Price has sold his place to v
Holt Of Mortified, who takes possession
this week.--A petition is being circulated
for free delivery route, starting from
Randolph Center them to Rrookfeld Cen
ter to the branch thence to the north
end of the east hill them south to the
Randolph lne,-The w. w, Sprague
farm Is reported as sold to John Lam
son Of Brookheld,--J. NJ Angel and wife
and NJ s. Wheatley and wife are dele
gates from the East Brookfeld Church to
the conference OF Congregational
Churches at Wiliamstown this week. -
About Ia rods Of mud in the gulf has
impeded the automobile traffic TO date.
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PROCTOR.

J. Lee Wells Of Burlington. who for
over IS months has been with the Vermont
Marble company, resigned his position re-
Gently. Mr.. Wells takes up situation on
the first of June with a large firm i'm chi
.cago. His loss here will he felt espec ally
by the y NJ. &. A. with which institution
lie WAS closely connected acting in the
capacity Of treasurcr.-The famous Turner
art pictures comprising many thousand
dollars worth of valuable paintings are on
exhibition this week in the town hall
under the auspices Of me high school
Miss Flora Petite, who operates the tele-
phone exchange here, has resumed her
work after a few days sickness. The
Vermont Marble company has just re
ceived for use in their yard a large traV-
cling engine and crane with a capacity of
several tons. The engine is Of the latest
type constructed specially by the Indus
trial company Of Bay city Mich. CAN
die pin" is all 'he rage at the Y. NJ {. a.
alleys several being bent on beating the
l1,.,r N,.1 of
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BRADFORD.

The Rev +. G. FreHch of Lyndonvlle
occupied the Congregational pulpit Sun
day morning in exchange with the Rev.
n. j. Kilbouru. Tho Rev. NJ. French also
spoke at the mems meeting, held at Hotel
Low. sunday evening. Arthur Phillips
has moved his family rom lyndonville
into the house recently vacated by h. J.
Coffrn.-MiSs Susan blanchard OF
Peacham a guest of MIR. and Mrs.
George Jenkins last weck.-A bonnet party
was given by the Iona hapter, q. l.. s.,
in the Masonic hall Friday evening Mrs.
c. *. church left Monday for Barre 10
visit her daughter. Mrs Thomas Carswell.
for some time. Miss Laura Butler, who
has been teaching in Winchendon Mass,
and died of pneumonia, was brought here
and the funeral was held from the Con-
gregational Church Saturday.-Mrs. Sarah
I.add was In Corinth Friday and Satur-
daN.-Albe Merrill. the five year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs, l.. A. Merrill, died Friday
morning after a brief Illness OF diph-
theria.-Miss Elsie Burroughs commenced
work as clerk in the store of j. r. Hunt
Monday.-Mrs. Annie Spauding ts the
guest Of her son, Earle, at Burlington
The Rev. j. O. Shcrburne hied at his home
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at
Grace Methodist Church. Mr. Sherburne
has been pastor Of this church for the
past vcar-Mr. and Mrs A. T.. Hale en-
tertained their friends AT their home Sat
lurday evening The senior play is to be
given Friday evening in village hall
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LOWELL.

6. r. Cello has returned from Aver
Mass Charles ". Greenwood died AT his
home Monday May = aged about 40
years. The cause of death was blood
poison resulting from an injury he re-
ceved by beng thrown from his wagon
the Wednesday betore.-E. F. Cello Of
Fletcher IS In town.-John Shcltree. aged
Is years. son o. Henry Shetree, died
Wednesday May with pneumonia. "A
son was born May II to Mr. and Mrs.
Scott Stamina MIR. and Mrs. Bradley
Sanborn Of New York city and Mrs.
Branch of Amherst, Mass, were called
here last week by the death Of c. w.
Greenwood r. Watson has returned
from Middleport \. Y, and II. F. Hall
from Clarksvlle. Va, where they have
been passing the winter.-p. A. Wake
field of Westheld has taken possession of
the property known as the Works Mill,
which he has purchased of the Rosetta
Coolidge eState.-Mr. and Mrs. Fl. n.
Maynard are the parents OF daughter
horn May =
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ORANGE COUNTY
RANDOLPH.

The graduating class Of the r. n :.
this year consists OF but six members
and exercises will take place June IA.
Harry Morton is president; Helen
Wedgwood, vice president; Franklin
Salisbury. secretary and treasurer. The
other members are Eliza Goodhart. Isa
Ranister and Lula Blakely. Miss
WedgwOod is to have valedctory and
Harry Morton the salutatory. out Of
a class that started with % members
only six will graduate.
There was very large attendance
at the Grange meeting held in Grange
hall Saturday evening. The lecturers
programme consisted Of the-four act
drama, Uncle Rubc," presented by II
members of the Grange Dramatic club.
The cast of characters was as follows
Reuben Rodney, Arthur NJ. Vaughan;
Deacon Smailey. John l.. hutchinson {.
Mark, his son, Harry Morton; Gordon
Gray, a young artist, Charles Written.
Epson Asterbilt, a New York swell,
Or. w NJ Kelly; Ike, the hired man.
Martin Connolly; Bub Greene, n young
rustic Fred Hayward; Bill Tappam. a
con stable. Fred Jerd; Millicent Lee, tho
pretty school ma'am, Miss Edith How
ard; Mrs. Maria Bum, n charming wi
dow, Miss Mary Morse; Taggs, a waif
| from New York Miss T.. IIarriette
! Hayward. The play was very pleas
| ing from start to finish and special
mention could be made Of each in
dividual part Among those from out
of town who attended the meeting
were the Misses Adine and Jennie
Bell, daughters OF Gov. and Mrs. G. j.
| Roll of Walden.
| John stimets, proprietor OF the
Brigham creamery, has received from,
Boston four horses TO be used to brins
cream from Brookfeld. Braintree and
| Randolph Center TO the Brigha n
creamery Trips will be made tc
Brookfeld every day and to Braintree
three times each week
Capt. r. F. Bowman announces thai
the round trip fare to Minneapolis
for the G. A. r. encampment in Angus
| will be s26 and that the Central Yer
mont and Grand Trunk railways vii
run . special train through to tha
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city, leaving Vermont August II. The
full itinerary of the excursion VIII be
made known In few days.
The story Of n bold houscbreaklng and
robbery has just been made public.
Horace n. Howard il the victim and
loser of $1,000, which was taken from his
safe at his home IN Weston street during
the noon hour May 8. Mr.. Howard
left home that morning on the 1917 train
for business trip to Hanover, n. H.,
Al about 1920 Mrs. Howard left the
house. locked the doors md visited one
of the ncighbors for few minutes then
she returned and found that some party
had entered the house during her absence.
broken open the safe and taken siG7 20, the
sum Mr.. Howard placed there before
leaving town. A gold watch and $50 gold
piece in another part of the safe was left
untouched. The burglar, who must have
been thoroughly in touch with the move
ments of the family and the means OF ac-
cess to tho house. made his entrance
through the bulk head, UP the cellar
stairs to- the room where the safe was
kept. and then gained entrance to the
safe by breaking the lock
About 20 men interested In forming q
club met Tuesday evening in the rooms
recently vacated by j. e Jcrd and
Eanized club. to be composed of mem
bcrs, old enough TO represent the town
and young enough to escape the Osler
treatment. Tho following officers were
elected: President. A. T.. Dean. secre-
tarY. T.. F.. Bowman; treasurer. l.. r,
Sault: directors DR.. 6. w. Scott. A. a.
Chadwick and A. f.. Bass. The directors
were instructed to draw up a constitution
and bylaws to he acted upon ~ the next
meeting to be held at the club rooms
Tuesday evening, May %. at 7:i5. At the
next meeting all those interested in the
Iclub are invited to be present, assist with
the organization. and become charter
members.
Mrs Frank *. Graves. formerly Of
Randolph. visited here yesterday and
left in tho afternoon for her home in
STERLING. Conn.
| Mrs. r. =. Lille entertained the w X.
&C.. at social held at her home on School
| street Tuesday evening.
! William owen left yesterday for Boston,
where he will spend some little time.
William Goodhart, Carl Bass, w. y.
McCollom, Welby McColom and Jackson
| Vail were in Hanover, y. H.. yesterday
md witnessed the Dartmouth Brown ball
game.
Albert Martelle loft Yesterday for Leb-
anon, y. H.. where he has employment for
the summer.
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RANDOLPH CENTRE.

Mrs. Levi Washburn, aged 92 years.
died Thursday. The funeral exercises
were at Grace Church, OF which she
WAS member. on Sunday the 18Th. in
the afternoon. Mrs. Washburn was the
mother of NJ. l.. Washburn, who IS we'll
known in the state in connection with
the Ala ska trade. Mrs Washburn was
a very estimable woman and sympathy
OF the community is extended to the
family.
Prin. e. a. Morrill, attended the teach
crs meeting at Chelsea Monday whore
he gave an address.-Mr. and Mrs. Ber-
ME kidder of Rochester visited f. w.
Parmcnter over SundaY.-Thc senior class
of the normal held fair Tuesday even
ing for the purpose of raising funds to
defray class expenses.-Mrs. Hugh Phil
lips OF Montpelier visited at the old
homestead a few days last week.-Mrs..
Sarah tWlder) Hunt. aged 81 years
died May : at the home of her daughter
Mrs. G. J. Billings. of dropsY Of the
heart. The funeral was held at her late
home the Rev. r. NJ. Baker officiating.
The nterment was in East Bethel ceme-
tery.--lienrY Sawyer of Boston was here
last Sunday to attend the funeral Of his
grandmother, Mrs. Levi Washburn.-
Thatcher Stone had an operation last
Friday by Drs. Clifford and Scott. Mr..
Stones large toe had become diseased SO
that II required skilful operation, which
was done and Mr. Stone is as comfort
able as could be eXpccted.-Thc Brad
field and Randolph Center base ball
teams crossed bats here last Saturday
with a score Of a to 3 in favor of Ram
dolph Ccnter-Tho Randolph Center base
ball club held n promenad" at normal
hail last Saturday evening for the benefit
oil
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MIDDLESEX.

William clifford has a position as sec
tion boss in West Hartford and has gone
there. Mrs. clifford and daughter Mil
drci have gone for Il short stay pre-
paratory to moving there. Marian Lee
land has finished work for G. Reed and
returned to her home.--L. r. Wells re-
turned from Burlington Saturday where
he has been attending the United States
court, Mrs. Charles NcDernid Of Boston
is visiting Mrs. Nancy Richardson Mrs.
McDornid's mother, George Wiley and
wife spent Saturday and Sunday in
tpelier.-Miss Edith Wheelock teach
or in primary grade visited her home
over Sunday.-Mrs. William Squier is
slowly recovering from an attack of the
grip.-Edward Daniels Is convalescent.-
Miss Ella Comstock has commenced TAX
ing course In photography and type
writing Of Miss Mae Billiard of Mont
pelier,-William Kidd the local station
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Mrs. NJ. ID. Chittenden of
Fairfax, Mrs. e. II. Snow of West
Swanzey. n. H., and Mrs. w. a.
Fuller Of this town. The funeral was
held from the house on Wednesday
afternoon at 80 o'clock.
The funeral of Mrs. james L. Cahee
was held yesterday afternoon at two
o'clock from the house on Seminary hill.
The Roy. Robert l.. Thompson of Gran
vile, n. v, offciated and the bearers
were Il. ~. Snow. w. A. Fuller, j.. J.
Cahee, NJ. y. Chittenden, f.. r. BARKER,
and a. Il. Cahec. The burial was in
Pine hill cemetery.
Mrs. Will II. Kdder of Providence, r.
L. is in town for a short time at the
summer home of her father r. f. Kid
der.
Carroll A. June is passing week or ton
days with friends at Long Lake, n. Y.
Mrs. W. H. Williams and Mrs A. r..
Cahee of Rutland, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Snow Of Swanzca, y. H. and Prof. and
Mrs. NJ. u. Chttenden of Fairfax are in
town, being called here to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. j. l.. Cahee.
Mrs. w A. Yell is passing the week
in New York city with friends.
Rutherford H. Everest head clerk at
the BurnhtDl store, is passing a few days
with Robert Moorby OF West Addison.
w. Il. Shaw Of Pittsford was In town
yesterday visiting his daughter, Mrs.
F. r. Kingsley
Miss Ruth Spraguo is at home for a
short visit from Lowell Mass, where she
Is attending school.
Mrs. Edward Thomas Is in town, the
guest of Mrs. Stephen W. Jones'
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WOLCOTT.

q. r. King has finished work in the
saw mill al North Montpelier and re-
turned home last Thursday. Mr.. King
will he sexton OF the Congregational
Church and also Of Paramount cemetery
the coming ycar.--Mrs. s. a. Fife was
In Hyde Park last Wednesday and
Thursday.-M Emma Cnrrier of Nor
rsville was n guest OF her sister, Mrs
b. r. Kus'c, last Wednesday.-Th many
friends and neighbors Of Ernest Corrow
gave him n pleasant surprise last Thurs
day evening. May 10, the occasion he
ing his 2lst birthday. refreshments We're
served and general good time was en-
joYod by all Ono Of the most valuable
presents was pretty driving horse from
his father.-G. A. Flanders and wife Of
East Hardwick listed at the home Of
their son. Arthur F'landers, here the lat
ter part OF last wec...-Mrs. Lillian KIM
ball OF Hyde Park was the guest Of her
sister, Mrs. T. G.. Arbuckle, over Sunday.
The Rev. w. VI. Wills Of Underhll has
moved his goods and family here and is
nicely settled In the Methodist parson-
age-Thc Rev. II. NJ. Perkins went Mon
day TO his home in Melrose, where he
will spend the week with his family
The house owned by W. s. Noyes OF
Cambridge and rented by John Fireman
was totally destroyed by fire about 1870
o'clock Monday night May 18th. the fire
starting the chimney. Nearly all Of the
goods We're saved. What were lost will
= be covered by insurance Frank Stone
spent Sunday at his home in Eden.-W
F. Mead. who has run the station here
for the past four and half years has
finished and gone to his home In Under
hill.-C. W, Patch Of Fletcher will supply
at the station for a few weeks after
which r. c. Judd Of Greensboro Bend
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IRAsBURGH.

Charles Warner. man aged about %
years. who lived alone on the John Willy
farm about mile from this village.
was found dead IN his bed Friday after
noon May II. He was found by one Of
the nciEhbors who went into see him
Or. Templeton was called and pronounc-
ed his death caused by heart disease,
which evidently occurred the evening pre-
vious. He leaves one brother in Cali
fornia Tho funeral was at the home Of
his uncle, Elijah WILEY, Monday after
noon. the Rev. G. n. Wright officiating.
The burial was in the Irasburgh Gene
tery.-Alex Sanville on Lowell mountain
Is very i'll with pneumonia .-Ex-Govcr-
nor Grout of Derby will give the Memoir
ia day address at the court house hall.
The 1rasburgh band have given one open
air concert from the band stand on tho
common. Miss Ethel Drew is at home
from Franklin Falls, y. H.--'rhe teach
crs and pastors of both churches attend
81 tho cducationa meeting at Newport
las Tuesday
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FORESTDALE.

Prof and Mrs r. j. Bacon of Hart
ford Ct. are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
j. C. Bernor.-Miss Agnes Willett of
Whallonyhurc, y. y, spent sunday with
her brother, r NJ. Willett.-Mrs. l., NJ
Baker. who has been i'll is improving, -
Miss Hattie Larock is visiting friends in
Granville and Hancock. MIR. and Mrs,
William IaFrancc and two children of
Bristol spent Sunday at Ahram La
Frances. -WiIllam Kimball died at the
home of James Thomas very suddenly
Monday morning, aged 81 years. He IS
survived by on" son. willard klmhdl
of Springfield, Mass. The funeral was
held at the Woman's Mission church
Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. &. f.
IIl officiating. The ntcrment was in
Forestdal
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BROWNINCTON.

Mrs A. r. Dennison has recently
bought the L. p. Going farm in this
town.. A. Smiths cousin Hamilton
Ransom. of Stannard visited him last
week.-Mrs.. Bowen returned to her home
in Charleston last eaturday.-17he home
Of Mr. and Mrs. r. NJ. Porter was the
scene 81 a quiet wedding Tuesday even
ing May s. when their oldest son, George
G. and Miss Florence Sylvester OF Bar
ton were married.-The Evansville band
gave an open air concert Friday even
ing.-The Ladies' Aid served ice cream
and cake from which they realized ton
dollars. which they presented to the band
hoye
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piver Jupctio,, hos bcen annointod adj
,,iris,ro,or o,, ,bo estate of hi. father.
tho lo,o rob, - p,,,p Mrs Jonnin +.
Naval Of pnvto, Noes was IN town
a few dave NJ lac, ve.k returning home
nm TUESDAY THO How. Curtis s. Emery.
,n,,oc,or ~ ,ha ,to,,nhremapor district.
was RECENTLY In tov.n In attendance at
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c,..,a.,.,,,. a,a ...,,, ,ar hro+hor ch,r,os
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ro,,.a,. noe ,a,,oa 20 south Pova,ton
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IT, ., - ra,,ro,., a ,or,,-
-. ,,,.i,,r oho,,. two ,,iles from tho will
"a ,oors diod -,
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VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
(Continued from third pnGeJ

tenement opposite the school house'-Mr.
and Mrs. Eli wcstcot visited his sister,
Mrs william Downey. last week.-Mr'
and Mrs. Henry Mcfarland of hyde
Park visited his father. Captain McFar-
land last week Mr.. and Mrs. Heman
Miller returned from Troy on saturday.
where they have been stopping several
months with their daughter, Mrs. Henry
Marry.-.Robert Wiley was In Norris
VILE on business on Monday.-Mr' ana
Mrs. Henry Mann OF Troy were in town
several days last weok.-Luke Potter mas
PAINTED his place on Main street.
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ORLEANS COUNTY
CRAFTSBURY.

Mrs. Sprague, an aged lady, who re-
sides here with her daughter, Mrs. Lucy
Patterson. is seriously ill.-Agncs Huse
from East Aburgh Is clerking for r.. n.
Nelson.--The Methodist parsonage is be-
ing thoroughly repaired The sad news
of the death OF five years old son of
Edward Uric. by drowning at West
Lebanon was received here last Wednes-
day. Mr.. Tries family resided here and
has many relatives and friends in this
place.--Mrs. r. f.. Rockwell Is sick with
pneumonia. F. w. Slicer has purchased
the Battle Taylor home. paying eight
hundred dollars Skate Slcer returned
from Boston last Wednesday, after an
absence of three months.-Phineas Attn
erton and bride returned from their we'd
ing trip last Wednesday. Web
her Is building an addition to his barn,
the Smith brothers are doing the work.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
MARSHFIELD.

r. T.. Walker has resigned his posi-
ton as second man in the creamery
Martin W. Newton has purchased the
place which was formerly the home of
Asa NJ. Bullock, but lately owned by
Gilbert Smth-Application from per-
sons desiring appointment as rural letter
carriers should he in on or before May
o. to be in season for the next civil SER
vice examination. which will he held
June Miss Florence Wooster spent
last week sunday at her homo here.