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ESCAPES TRIAL THIS TERM.
Naban's Case Continued TIL December
His Defense Insanity.

Manchester June 1s.--Alfred Mahan
Of Pennington, who was last week in
dicted by the grand jury of Benning-
ton county for murder In the first de-
gree pleaded not guilty here to-day
before Judge Hazelton OF Bennington
county court.
o. NJ Barber was assigned 10 act az
counsel for the accused man. He told tht
court that insanity would he the chief Inns
of defense. Judge Hazelton continued the
case until the December term Of court N
Bennington. meanwhile committing Ma
han to the State insane asylum at Water
bury. whore he will be under surveillance
Mahan, who Is charged with killing
his fourye niece on April %. made
a con fession few days afterwari Il
States Attorney T. II. MeaGher IN which
he told how ne had shame fully treated
the child when he was Intoxicated. and
then, afraid that she would tell hei
mother. took her in his arms and cut he
throat with a razor which he had In hii
pocket After incarceration. Mahan broke
down and made his confession.
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WEYBRIDGE.

Bert Dodge Of Proctor was the guest
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Dodge.
over Sunday.-The village school closed
with picnic Friday. 1t has been a very
successful term,-Children day was oh
served at the Methodist Church Sunday
The exercises by the children, were ex-
ceptionally fine, and the house was very
prettily decorated the work Of the chill
dren.-Cameron SprigE OF this place. who
has been in the employment Of the Proc
tor Marble Co., the past two YEARS. at
West Rutland. has been given the posi-
tion Of overseer at Belden's, and entered
upon his duties Monday,-Miss Bernice
Twitchell, and Miss Louise Johnson. OF
this place were among the graduates
from Middlebury High school, last week.
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STARKsBORO.

a horse belonging to Nelson Purington
Of Bristol dropped dead near Frank Hirs
Wednesday morning.. l.. Strong of
Chicago visited his sister Mrs O. W
Ferguson Sunday--Mrs +. Hanson IS
reported a little better Mrs Eliza
Wyman returned home Tuesday from n
SIX weeks visit. Among other relatives
Mrs. Wyman visited her sister Mrs
Gasca Rich, Of Mddlcbury, who is SO
years old.-The creamery ia now turn
ing out about 500 pounds Of print but
ter dai!y-There We're about 90 from here
who attended tho r. W. r. quarterly
meeting n Waterbury Center Saturday
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Charged with Violating the Elkins
Anti Rebate Law on Coffee
Shipments
WO0LSON SPICE CO. FAVORED
Alleged the Road Gave Them n Rebats
of One Cent a Hundred Pounds on
COffee Sent from New York
City to Dctroit--scven In
dictments Foun<

New York, June l7--Seven indictments
for alleged violations of the Elkins anti
rebate law were returned by United
States grand jury to-day against tho
Central Vermont Railroad company. The
favored shipper is the Same one that has
figured in other recent cases here, thu
the charges are based on coffee ship
Woolson Spice Company, Of Toledo and
ments from this city TO Desroit. The al
legation Is that the Central Vermont
granted the Woolson people a rebate of
ono per cent. per hundred pounds from
the tariff rate Of 20 cents on their ship
m"nts.
The Central Vermont operates a line
Of boats to New London, Conn. and
thence by raj, 70 a connection with the
Grand Trunk Railway. forming one OF
the routes Of the Merchants Despatch
fast freight line.
The corporations attorneys will appear
for formal pleading in a few days.
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SHOREHAM.

Chldren's Gay il. Congregational Church
will be observed June 23-Mr. an. Mrs
II. ". Jones are visiting their daughter,
Mrs +. II. Farnham, in Sudbury.-Mrs.
W. W. Moore has returned from Spring
field, Mass.-Chares I.avalley has re-
turned from the Foresters convention in
Hennington.-Mrs Arthur Waters and
Myrton have returned from visit in
WallinGford.
Hands Cove Chapter, u. A. r., met
Friday afternoon, June IA, with Mrs.
Joel Buell. hostess. As the occasion
was the annual meeting the reports Of
the officers Of the past year were read
and accepted, The election OF officers
was as follows: Regent, Mrs. william
y. Platt; vice-regent, Mrs. Warner T.
Delano; registrar Mrs. Joel Buell.
treasurer, Mrs. Herbert l.. Keller; sec
rctary, Mrs. Stowell II. Witherell; his
torian. Mabel c. Delano; advisory
board, Miss Jessie Griswold, Mrs. Will
liam w. Moore. Mrs. Wallace I-arrabee.
Mrs. James Thomas. The year book
committees report was read and ac-
ce3ted and the books ordered printed.
Mount Independence marker commit
tee reported that there would be an
excursion to Plattsburgh Friday. June
2S, on the steamer Vermont leaving
Larrabee's point or Fort Ticonderoga
on the regular boat and returning
June 20. All are cordially invited to
take this delightful trip. Inquiries
may be made of Miss Jessie Griswold
or any member of the chapter-Dr.
Howard is In Burlington attending the
meeting of health officers. Mrs. How
ard accompanied him,-The Misses
Sophia and Erica Bissell passed Sun
day with their grandmother, Mrs
Hathorne. leaving for the Thousand
Islands Monday evcning-Miss Scales
of Montpelier was the guest OF Miss
North over Sunday.--Miss Towner Of
the telephone exchange has returned
from Sandy Hin, y. Y
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NEARLY DIED FROM HEAT.
Young ROdman ut BrnttlcborO Wn
Unconscious Many HOUR.

Brafteboro. June 19.-Horace Scott oi
this town a member OF the class OF 1853
Rersselaer Polytechnic institute, Troy, y
Y. employed as a rodnlar with a Cana
OF surveyors at the site Of the proposed
dam across the Connecticut, was proStrat'
e,l by sunstroke at four o'clock yester'
day afternoon. He was carried 10 the
shade of a tree by his companions in an
unconscious condition and physicians wert
summoned from this town. Drs. A. ].
Miller and G. r. Anderson made the run
of six miles n eight minutes by automo-
b!le,
II was thought the young man would
die and his relatives were summoned. but
after being packed in ice until midnight
consciousness was restored and Mr.. Scott
was brought % Brattleboro this afternoon,
in fair way 10 recover
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NO GIRL GRADUATES.
Something Different at Burr and BUR
toms nth.

Manchester, June la.-The Z anniver-
sary and commencement exercises Of Burr
and Burton Seminary were he'd here this
afternoon at Music hall beNore large
audience Walter 5. Burrage, professor
of Greek a Mddlehury, addressed the
graduating class on Going to College"
The members Of the class are Harold
Abbott of Hartford, Asa Il. Bacon OF
Londonderry, Walter c, Buck Of Man
chester, Guy l.. Davis OF Londonderry,
Arthur b. pelauo OF Shoreham. Charles
II. Graves Of Sunderland, Cedric =.
SMILEY OF Bennington, Leale II. Towsey
and Lewis l.. Towsley of Manchester.
This is the first tina siTIce the early
years of the institution that he gradual
ing class has been without young womcn.
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BRISTOL.

Miss Daisy Cushman OF Mddlebury is
a guest of Mrs. Fl. c. F.. Bristol-Mrs,
r. A. Sessions is visiting in BRANDON
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermon Hallock Of Hunt
ington Centre, have been visiting Mrs.
Sarah Sprague this week.-The carpen-
ters began work on the q. A. Hanks
house SaturdaY.-F. Il, Brooks Of An
thony. kans, is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Ward.-The Baptist Christian En-
deavor society has elected these officers
for the ensuing six months; President,
Miss Evelyn Dumas; ico-president.
William May; treasurer, Miss Edith
Brown; junior superintendent Mrs ]. r.
Rider; muscial director, Miss Georgia
Peck; corresponding secretary. Miss
Georgia Peck; recording secretary, Mrs,
William May.--E. c. Norton was at
tackled by young bull while doing some
work on his farm Friday The bull
knocked him over and rolled him around
in the dirt. Some OF his men came to
his assistance and drove the hull Off
Mrs. Lucinda Gllett of Morah, n. Y.
is visiting her daughter, Mrs, l.. r.
Bissonette- and Mrs. Justin Tucker
of Warren are visiting here for few
days.
MITE - W. s'iii'l VI burlington NlSlt-
ed here over Sunday.--Mr and Mrs. &.
i. Young and son OF Burlington are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs n. d. Bisson-
ette.-Mrs Edmund Iadue returned
from Winooski Saturday where she
was called by the Illness Of her moth
er. Mrs. Maxwell-Mr. and Mrs Tom
Sprague and child OF Bellows Falls
are guests OF their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C., w. Sprague,-A colored preach
er, the Rev. ]. H. Hector. addressed a
large congregation at the Methodist
Church Sunday morning He spoke
again Tuesday evening on Personal
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RIPTON

The subject for the sermon at the Meth
odist Church Sunday morning will he
Seeing the Good in Others. Mrs.
Charles Belden. who has been seriously III,
Is slowly recovering Mr., Belden. who
has also been III, is able to be out.-My-
ron Hamilton Is gradually falling. His
daughter, Jennie, and daughter-in-law.
Mrs. John Hamilton. both OF Boston are
caring for hlm.-The exercises by the
children sunday evening at the Methodist
Church wero n success. Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Morse of Bridport are visiting in
town. Edison Day Is passing a few days
with friends In Sa aXtons River
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SIX VIOLENT DEATHS.
Unprecedented Record for 30 Days mt
white River Junction.

White River Junction, June 10
During the past 80 days there have
occurred in this village and immed
late vicinity six violent deaths,
namely: The death of Alexander Le-
ware caused by the explosion of
kerosene lamp, May "a. the suicide OF
Peter I.augier at Russtown, May %;
drowning of stephen Hall and Jerry
OMeara at Wilder June 3; and the
instant death of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
Wood caused by runaway horse
June II.
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Thermometers registered so degrees in
the shade here Sunday.--W. w. Hatch
Is ill.-Jasper Page of Middlebury and
S. J. Ashley of Waitsncld. were in
town Sunday.-Two persons united
with the Advent Church Sunday by
baptism in the rivcr-M. n. Ross, who
by log rolling on him, was in the
village for the first time Saturday. -
Mrs. Ada Hewitt of South Framing
ham. Mass, is visiting at T.. l. Hewitt's.
The village reservoir Ia 225 feet
higher than the square in front of
Holley Hall--Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Lafayette, are back from their wedding q
trip and are at home to their friends
at Lafayette place.--A. II. Newton of
Boston is in town.-Tho baptist
church was we'll filled Sunday evening
for the exercises of children's day 1y
the primary department.--Mrs. w. NJ
Farr and two children, are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. NJ Could, IN
Morrsvillc.-The Rev. -. T.. Coffcy has
gone to the Fanny Allen hospital for
trcatmcnt.-The Bristol high school
team went to Proctor Saturday and was
beaten, / to Mrs. Mary c. Curricr
Of Enfield, n. H., arrived Saturday and
r.uI ,,,,,o bor homo ,yitb bor son. g
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bridge. y. Y, are guests OF Mir and Mrs.
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MONKTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.. Collins were in Bur
lington Saturday.-Guy Toby of Hines
burgh was here Monday Misses Rubio
and Anna Mct.ntee of Rutland are visit
Ing their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. p.
McEntee-A. G. Jameson has entered the
employ of w. c, Donahue, Frank Nc
Entee of Hinesburgh passed Sunday IN
town Mr., and Mrs Butley Rass and chill
drcn of South Burlington visited his ia
ther NJ. Rass, Sunday.
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LEICESTER.

School in town closed last week with 4
picnic at Warehouses;, Lake Dunmore.
Friday,-Mrs, Kate Dodge Of San Diego.
Cal, has returned to the old homestead
to visit her brother and will remain dur
ing the summer.-Mrs, George johnson
and Mrs Noble Jennings were in Rut-
land Thursday,--The camp meeting at
Silver Lake opened Friday for Q session
of 10 daYA
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LARRABEE'S POINT.

Mrs. B. w. Burle!gh is passing two
weeks with her daughter Mrs. c. H.
Mckee at Three Rivers, p Q-Mr. and
Mrs. l.. H. Gricnes Of Rutland passed
Sunday at II. Sanders's.-Mrs. r. f. Platt
and Miss Nclli" Platt and Mrs. w. G.
Larrabee attended the u. A. R. meeting
in Orwell Friday.
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WIDELY KNOWN HOTEL MAN
George j. BrOdenu of Rutland Dies
after Operation.

Rutland, June 19-George J. Bro
deur, aged 36 years, died at the Rut-
land city hospital this afternoon fol-
lowing an appendicitis operation, Mr.
Brodeur had wide acquaintance
with the travelling men throughout
the state, being clerk at Hotel Ber-
wick here Is years. He leaves wife
and one child.
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VERGENNES.

Mrs Allan Norton died saturday af-
ternoon at her home In Fcrrisburgh
after lingering Illness from cancer,
aged Ga. She leaves husband, one
son, Fred Norton of Ferrisburgh, one
daughter, Mrs, Warren OldruT Of Port
Henry, n. Y, two brothers, Glare Pull
sipher of Tewksfield, Mass, and Bela-
more Pulsipher of New Haven, Conn,
two sisters Mrs. Clayton Sargent Of
Massachusetts, and Mrs, Emma Rock-
wood OF New Haven. Conn. The fun
eral was held Monday at the Ban
tist Church at East Addison at two
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MI booth out pruiSins ms rlght leg
HeN''''F ana "'So pauiN shaNns h''n
up INC morse ran as iar as the Amer
ican House wnere ne was stopped. IL
Is reported that 'he auto was from
N"''''e't''ut an" was eNcoeu'hg '"e
speed hmlt-Mrs' ~ T. Stilsoh went
rluaF 10 iroctor 10 Nislt Mrs' H. H.
son OF Mr.. ana MIS-
matthew Froh'h OF Monkton' Is Ill
Mrs' H. H. Dawes VINO mas oeeh VISIT
ing her i"'h'r ht NauSeoil' 'h'o' Ior
apout Two months returned nome FIJI
daF'--lhe Kew pr' H. D. Selneer mas
returned from BOSTON, Mass whero ne
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ing 'heIr uaueh'er' MIS- iienrE ii"'.
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or SprinShoid' Mass" teachers IN IN"
NerRennes graded school lett Satur-
day to pass the vacation at their
honcs-The Champlain valley stock
farm has recently sold registered
four year-old Holstein cow and calf
to Varney Brothers of Bristol, n regis
tered calf Of the same breed to +. IT,
Eastman of Bristol, and also one ITol-
stein calf to A. w. Hawkins of Ferris
buruh.-Carlos r. Pecu who was call
ed here by the illness Of his mother,
Mrs. William Pecu. returned to Mont
heller Saturday.-A. n. Vittum and
Felix Field assisted the Bristol band
SATURDAY. evening at its weekly home
Lora Clark has closed
ber school in the Webster district Fer
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SOUTH STARKsBORo.

Mrs T., II. Young Is visiting her
daughter, Mrs, E. b. Guindon, in Bris-
tol this week.-Mr and Mrs. David
Merrill attended the yarney reunion at
the home OF Gardner Draper in Lin
coin Thursday.
Continued ON 2nd Page.k
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Their Solution Discussed at Yes
terday's School of Instruction,
Held in This City.
THE STATE LABORATORY.
Subject of Interesting Paper by Dr.
u. II. Stonc-Thc Disposal of Sew
age and Importance of Bet
ter system of Recording
vital statistics.

The school of instruction for health
officers was resumed yesterday morning
in the lecture room of the Williams
Science Hall at the university, and the
visitors began the day with n long and
interesting programme ahead Of them.
The meetings have been well attended
and have proven most successful In the
way Of instruction. owing to the board
Of health having secured such an excel
lent list Of speakers.
Yesterdays meeting was opened by
Prof. G. r. A. Wins'ow of the Massach-
usetts Institute of Technology. Boston.
who delivered an illustrated lecture on
The Disposal Of Sewage" Mr.. Winslow
presented fine display of pictures deal
ing with tho different methods employed
by cities in disposing OF their sewage.
and showing the results of experiments
along these lines. The way in which rv-
ers and other bodies Of water may be
come polluted through the means OF
sewers was also finely illustrated. He ex-
plai that there We're two great dan
gers arising from improper sewera sc.
the organic matter which might generate
and the presence Of disease germs He
spoke Of the hes, way Of dealing with
these dangers and explained the process
of selfpurifcation of sewage under GER
tain conditions. The lecture was listened
/ to with careful attention by the health
officers present, who were given facts OF
the utmost Importance in their work.
Tho discussion of the matter was open
e1 by Prof. J. W. Notey Of Burlington,
who urged especially the reed Of a
remedy for the present pollution of tho
rivers and lakes or the State Of Yer
mont. and the care that should attend
the districts Of summer campers where
the question Of the disposal Of sewa SO
was n most difficult one. He said he no
| lioved that steps should he taken 10 free
the rivers and lakes Of the state from
pollution. in order to make II attra active
Ia summer visitors as we'll as healthy for
the residents who are compelled to take
their water supply from these bodies Of
water The discussion was continued by
DR.. C. w Peck of Bra ndon. and several
others who had auestio 70 SIX of Prof
WindslOw as to the best known methods
of dealing with the pollution difficulty.
The next paper was by Dr, R II, Stone
director and pathoogist of the State
laboratory, whose address follows:
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THE STATE LABORATORY OF HYGI-
ENE AND IT'S WORK

''' S''"N'' Va fb'Al' 44N ElfIa'' bT state
medicine is a development OF the last
two decades although many of the IDEAS
which hnd embodiment In our modern
methods Of fighting disease had been
Germtnatcd FOR many years previous to
this time, The knowledge which led to
the phenomnal developments Of prevent
I've medicine In these two decades was
the epoch making discovery OF Pastcur.
Koch. Lister and their contemporaries of
bacteria and the causal relation to the
diseases which had been the scourge Of
the world FOR so many centuries. Ration
al methods OF fighting these disea ses,
and that is what sanitation is in its
essential, could only come with a correct
knowledge OF their etiologv: with this
knowledge the subject becomes an exact
science.
Thus We see sanitation was dependent
for its very existence on the laboratory
for all OF these Investigations We're work
ed ont by the tireess efforts of those
pioneer scientists. There was the problem
of the research laboratory and splendidly
has It been met in tho past and ably will
its function be fulfilled IN the future. We
can safely predict that the cause of
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whoopng cough and the other communic-
able diseases will be made clear in the
near future and that great light will be
thrown on the nature, cause and preven-
tion Of cancer.
But there Is another function OF the
laboratory. which, while perhaps not 50
spectacular or attractive. is none the less
valuable. Almost every discovery in
science every advance in engineering has
contributed some fact or condition Of
practical interest or Importance to gener-
al hygiene These advances in the l<nowl-
edge of sanitation increase the RESPONSE
bilities of the sanitation and the demand
for a special training is constantly grow
ing greater. Tho ordinary educatio of
n physician is not adequate for the ever
growing problem OF sanitation.
The health officer must he prepared to
answer questions regarding plumbing
which puzzle an expert plumber ques-
tons on ventilation which will stagger an
architect; questions regarding water sup
plies which will baffle a chemist or en-
gineer; and question on the dlagnosls of
disease which are beyond the specialist
In fact he must be an expert Of experts
in all OF these and many other lines.
In America, educational opportunities in
public hygiene are few and unsatisfactory.
Sanitation is allowed only a minimum of
time In our medical schools and little or
no place in schools Of engineering. The
University Of Ottawa, McGill and the
University of Pennsylvania are the only
American educational institutions which
offer special cources in the subject to-day
The rea son for this is partly at least ha-
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