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JACKSONVILLE.

D. S. Chamberlain is staying at +.
+. Bell s.
Henderson brothers started their mill
this week.
Miss Clara Stetson is visiting at ii.
f. Stetson s.
Orsan Thayer of Guilford is visiting
at f. S. Allen S.
Bert Leonard is night Waterman at
the Henderson mill.
Charles Bird has finished work for
Henderson brothers.
Rachel Hall has returned to her
school in Newton, Mass.
William Bardwell of Shelburne IS
buving cattle and lambs.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Stetson visited
in Brattleboro this week.
Forest l.. Stetson of Greenfield was
in town the first of the week.
Clinton Gates lost a cow Tuesday, 1t
getting tangled up while hitched out
to tree to feed.
Mrs. Minerva Legate and daughter,
Mrs. Sumner and children, are visiting
at Uric Brigham S.
Mr.. A. f. Morse of the Old S Engine
Co., set up a gasolene engine Tor T.. >.
Allen & Son this week.
The grange presented the following
program this week: Singing by the
grange; selections, Mildred Corse and
Vivian Dalrymple; song, Bertha Faux
ner; discussion on Canning and Presery-
ing Fruit by Sisters Martha Fuller, FL
vira Easton. Rena Cutting and Flora
Faulkner: song, Mrs. Geo. Coleman;
selection Rena Cutting; song by the
grange. The members voted unanimous
" to Join with Halifax grange in their
grange fair in October.
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audience and stirs them up to unbounded
enthusiasm, while the stage groupings and
the work of the chorus lend color to the
production that has to be witnessed to be
thoroughly appreciated.
As the action takes place on an island
in the Japan sea with all its oriental
wealth Of scenery, ample opportunity IS
given for the exercise of the producer ;
Skill in a lavish environment of picturesque
settings and spectacular electrical sur
prises. The production is specially ar,
ranged and produced under the personal
direction Of Gus Sohllle. one of the great
est masters of stagecraft. who has been
exclusively engaged by Mr.. Whitney for
his numerous spectacular productions.
1t is claimed for the Isle of Spice that
it contains more song hits than any other
musical comedy en- tour. Some of them
are The Goo Goo Man, Peggy Brady; The
Broomstick Witches, You and !, Uncle
SANS Marines. Little Maid of Nicobar
Same Old Girl, Take Me Home, and How
Can You Tell Till You Try.
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Vermont Branch, Woman's Board of
Missions

The 37th annual meeting will be held
in the South Congregational church, st.
Johnsbury. Wednesday, Sept. %. Ser
vices at 9 a. m, and 80 p. m. The
speakers will be Miss Martha +. Price,
South Africa; Miss Harriet l.. Osborne,
China: Miss Lucia c. Witherby, WON
ans Board, Boston; and others. The Ia
dies of st. ,Tohnsbury are prepared to en-
terrain all officers and delegates OF the
branch. Each auxiliary and Young Ladies
society Is entitled to send two delegates
to this meeting. Application for entertain
ment should be made by Sept. 20, to Mrs.
Henry Fairbanks. st. JohnsbuTy. Dele
gates meeting in the vestry from $50 TO
$50 Tuesday afternoon, which Will be
open to all women interested in discussion
of methods of work BY invitation of the
branch the w. III. NJ. e. will hold pub,
lie session on Tuesday evening which Will
be addressed by Mrs. y. /. Jones, Porto
Rico. and Rev. f. 5. lead, secretary of
the c. Z. s. This will be followed by an
informal reception to all in attendance.
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w II RRACKETT Cashier of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the above
abatement is true 70 the best of my knowledge
and belief. o,,,-,, cu.
Subscr;bed and sworn to before me this 10th day
of September, 1909. .,,, MN.
HARRY P. WEBSTER, Notary fuohe'
Correct-Attest:
H. P WELLMAN.
C. X. CROSBY.
JIG. ESTEY.
Directors.
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No. 2305. ,,,c
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE fEo
in the State of Vermont. at the close of business
September l. 1909.
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WEST DUMMERSTON.

Mrs. Percy Baldwin of Barre, VT, is
visiting at B. C. Baldwin's.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson of Westfield, Mass,
is visiting in town this week.
There will be a dance in the Grange
hall next Friday night, Sept. "a.
C. d. Hostley of Springfield, Mass. is
visiting his niece Mrs. w. d. Leonard.
Mrs. Stella Halliday of West Brattleboro
visited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. o.
NorcrOsS.
Mrs. Jennie Horton of West Brattleboro
visited at Mrs. III. ). NOrcross's the first
of the week.
Mrs. Daniel Dyer and son RAYMOND re-
turned to New York last week after spend
ing several weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Robert Coombs.
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ISLE OF SPICE.
Tuneful Opera to Appear Here Again
Tuesday.

With a story that abounds with mlrth;;
inspiring situations witty dialogue and
brilliant lyrics, Allen Lowe and George +.
Stoddard, the authors of B. G. Whitney ;
piquant musical mixture, the Isle OF SPICE,
have given to the patrons of amusements
one Of the most delightful entertainments
that have ever been presented. In the
music the composers, Paul SCHNEIDER and
Ben NJ. Jerome, have supplied a tunetul
>timulant that elevates the spirits OF the
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County NeWs.
WILMINGTON.
Death of Ashley M. Parmelee.

Ashley NJ Parmelee, who had been
in poor health for some time, died at
his residence in this village Tuesday
evening, Sept. Z. Mr. Parmelee was
the son of jeremiah and Polly M. Mel
LEM Parmelee and was born III inns
town July 49, 1887. Thus he had but
just passed his I'D birthday lie had
and one half sister, Emily Calista, VINO
married j. A. Brigham. Both died sew,
eral years ago. OF his own brothers ana
sisters there were Henry W., Maria b.,
Martha l.. and Mary Jane, all beng
dead except Henry W., who resides in
Boston. Mr. Parmelee had spent near
" all of his life in Wilmington and was
known to large circle of friends ana
acauaintances. He was married to Miss
Eunice Green Sept. -, 1878. She sur
wives. Mr.. Parmelee had followed the
occupation of farming most of his lie.
In politics he was a republican; IN re-
lioion a Uniyersalist and a constant at
tendant at that church. He was well
informed upon matters of public inter
est and was able to maintain his views
bv argument He never sought ONCE
but whenever he accepted any trust ne
was faithful and exact. The funeral
was held Friday, the 10th and was large
lv attended. Rev. Mr.. Blackford ofii-
ciated. The floral tributes were numer-
Gus and very beautiful. Burial was IN
Riverview cemetery.
A number have been summoned to
Newfane this week in regard to the
Mccarthy ease.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd S. Crafts and Miss
Ethel Allen left for Seattle and other
western points Thursday
Arthur H. Stearns has closed his cot
take on High street and returned to
Brooklyn with his family.
Mrs. Gertrude Kingsley and her son
and daughter left Thursday fol, Cali
fornia where they will remain during
the winter.
Mrs. George Bellows, sister of Mrs.
A. NJ Parmelee has been in town Tor
a few days since the funeral OF MI
Parmelee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller of Somerville,
Mass. are visiting Mr.. and MIS-; Au-
bert. Mrs. ALBERT is daughter OF MI
and Mrs. Fuller
Among recent visitors are Fred A:
Flagg Of Troy, Arthur w. Childs OF
Name hester, n. H., and Lyman f. ret
ters of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Brown re-
turned from California recently. Mr..
Brown was terribly poisoned from IVY
while in California and at the present
time is seriously Ill.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-12
TENNIS FIELD CUT DOWN
Harris Of BrOttIcbOro Meets SIacVeigh
In Scmt-Finnls To-day.

st. .Iohnsbury. Aug. 1.-THE pla wing in
the second day Of the Vermont State
tennis tournament has almost reached the
semi final round and the best players are
quickly coming to the front. The fastest
match Of the day was in the doubles be-
tween Porter and Collister against Harris
and Fairbanks. The latter two had never
played together before bu, were game 10
the finish It looks now as II the winner
of the tournament would he Harris Of
Brattleboro or MacNeaRh OF the Phillips
Exeter team. These two meet tomorrow
In the sem-inals To-days matches re-
suited as follows:
First round-Leland Olds heat g. w.
steele 6-l. 10; A. 9. Sprague beat r. r..
Clark. go, 60; G. NJ. Richmond beat p NJ.
Fitch. 10. 6-l; Fennimore Cady beat F.. A..
Freshman. 7-5 G.
Second round-J ~. MacVeagh beat
Caoy, G-1. Cd; f. n. Harris heat c. H.
Collister, 6-3, -: Olds beat sprague. by
default
Preliminary round in doubles-Porter
and Collister boat Harris and Fairbanks
,-s. 6-3. 7-5 Fitch and Fitcn beat Steele
and Richmond. CO as s-2
First round-Porter and Collister beat
Stone and Odds 6-l, 6-S. Kicker and
Spaulding beat Sprague and Hill. 6-3. 1-s.
6-3
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TWO-WEEK-TERM PROBABLE
Progress Of Cases in County Court nt
North Hero.

North Hero Aug. lin Grand Isle
county court yesterday was heard the
divorce case OF Nettie Klhhie Allen VS..
Orville w, Allen, and n bill was
granted on the ground of desertion.
c. s. Palmer OF Bur4ington WAS coun
sci for the petitioner.
jury wns empaneled in the case
of NJ X. Hodgkins VS.. F. r. Allen and
this suit Is now on trial. 1t is an
action OF general assumpsit. Darling
and Mower OF Burlington appear for
the plaintiff and A. G. Whittemore OF
Burlington for the denfendant.
The next case is Austin McCar-
gar vs. d. Langlois, alleged breach of
contract for sale Of hay. The term
will probably last two weeks.
FOUND WOMAN DEAD IN BED.
ST. Johnsbury. Aug. 1l-Mrs. Laura
Frye. aged 6S years, was found dead in
her bed this morning by Miss Fannie
Chesley, who went to call her. Mrs.
Frye was employed In the Stocklcy res
taurant and retired last night in her
usual good health. Under the conditions
II was decided to hold an investigation
when 1t was decided that death was
caused by heart disease,
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BUSINESS Is PARALYZED
Only Two stores ESCAPED the Fire in
MonticcIIo-OnIy Three Resi-
denccs Were burned.

Middletown. n. T.. Aug. 1.-THE bust
ness community of Monticello which was
swept by such a disastrous fire last night
and early to-day. is paralyzed The ruins
are still smoking tonight and only two
stores remaX standing The loss as
conservatively estimated will reach $500 900
with only $4,000 covered by insurance.
AS only three residences were destroyed,
however. there are no homeless. there is
no physical suffering, and It has not been
necessary to place guard about the
burned district as there has been no at
tempt at thievinE. No one was injured.
Summer guests who were driven from
the hotels destroyed found shelter quickly
in boarding houses. Aside from the
interruption Of telegraph and telephone
service which will he rc-esiablished to-
morrow, the fire was mainly a blow to the
business mon Of the town
Three hotels filled with summer
guests. mainly from New York city.
were destroyed. They were the Rock
well house. the largest hotel in Sui
Ivan county; the Pnlatine Hotel and
the Bolsum House. All the guests
escaped with most of their personal
effects. The Monticello House was
and both newspaper offices were des-
troyed.
Early this morning when It was
seen that the business section Of the
village was doomed the firemon began
to use dynamite to blow mp the build
ings by which the fire threatened to
spread to the residential district. Ry
this means the residences except for
two of the better class of houses were
saved
Monticello ordinarily Is a village Of
less than 1000 residents but during
summer when thousands of city
dwellers rush to the mountain region
the population swells to nearly 5000.
The hotels and boarding houses We're
filled to ovcrfowing last night whor
the fire broke out in the electric light
station in the rear of the palatine
Hotel in Main street.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-12
IMMENSE LAND SUIT.
Title to 100000 Acres InvoIved-Maine
Orporntion the Parties.

Concord, y. H.. Aug I1.-A bill ir
equity involving Millions has been
brought by the Publishers Paper com.
panv. organized under tie laws OF
Maine. and having It's principal place Of
business In Portsmouth. y. H. against
the Forest Product company and George
+. James OF Boston as defendants The
Forest Product c0mDany also is a Maine
corporation. doing business a Woodstock
and elsewhere In Grafton county. y. RI.
Mr.. James Is the publisher of the
American Cultivator.
II Is alleged that James entered into
an agreement to obtain 400 ONo acres Of
land for a corporation 10 be known as
the White Mountain Paper company, that
two years after the company was
mortsaged in 1902, James caused TO be
orgaplzed the Forest Product company.
II IL charged that James Is the prnci-
pal owner Of the Forest Product COM
pany and that his company was organ
lied for the purpose of getting the titles
to all the lands, etc. into the hands OF a
third party. a corporation practically
owned and controlled by himself, al
though the descriptions Of property in
the mortgage and the language Of GER
tain other deeds. TO which e., White
cited TO effect as TO where .he rishtful
ownership was or was believed 10 he.
The plaintiffs. the Publishers Paper
company. prays that the defendants be
ordered specifically to convey to the
plaintiffs all the land. rights and prop
critics claimed under the bill In equity:
and, If the defendants are unable TO do
SO. that they account to the plaintiff for
the value and the damage suffered be-
cause Of the loss OF such lands and
rights.
James W. Remick OF Concord and
FIX, Atty Gen. Clarke C. Fits Of Yer
mont are the solicitors for the plaintiff.
and Streeter & Hollis are counsel for
the defendants.
Various prominent names are men
toned in the bill and its exhibits" such
as George y. James, Charles F. Locke,
OakleiEh Thornc. Samuel p. Colt. Hos-
mer p. Parsons. H. NJ. Blackmer. A. c.
Kennctt, H. II. Hollins, Alvin Burlegt
and George B. Fiske.
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DISCOVERED CRIPPLE CREEK
Although Hc Found So Much Gold
Robert WOmnck Died Poor.

Colorado Springs Colo. Aug. 11.--Rob-
ert Womack, famous as the discovered Of
cripple Creek. died here yesterday from
paralysis. after a lingering illness. He
never profted by his great discovery and
died in comparative poverty.
Womack was born IN Kentucky &C years
go. and with several other children his
father took him to Colorado In the early
co.'s. The Womacks settled on land on
Cripple Creek where they raised cattle
They remained for several years, when
the elder Womack. with son famed
william, went to Colorado Springs. Rob
ert Womack. however. believing there
was gold around Cripple Creek. remained
there and kept up tireless search for
many years. At last his expectations
were realized. It was while riding the
range with his brother-in-law. Theodore
Lowe that he found traces OF gold IN a
piece OF float rock which he picked up.
Immediately Womack sent Lowe on q
six days' rde to Denver to have the rock
assaYed. while he himself went on with
his work. On his return Lowe had a
certificate showing that the piece ~
float rock gave returns of $3.50 in gold to
the ton.
The two men set out FOR the place
whore Womack found the rock. In
what is known now as Poverty G,ilch,
Just outside the limits q Cripple
Creek. After some years, however,
Lowe gave up the task but Womack
was as persistent as ever
It was not until January. 1901. that
Nomack was finally repaid for all his
efforts Then hc came across the real
\ oI tn,
the FL Paso lode Of the Gold King
property, and later he struck bonan-
"a lodes.
Apparently he could not stand pros
perity. for soon after his discovery he
went to Colorado Springs and uring
an alleged spree sold his bonanzo for
$500. II was during one of these
| visits To the Springs that Womack
rode through the streets brandishing
revolver and proclaining his secret.
The next few days witnessed one OF
the biggest rushes TO the scene of his
discovery that the West has ever
known.
When he finally came to his senses and
decided to return to Cripple Creek
Womack found that the hest mining prop
erty had been seized by others. He sue
ceeded In stalking out n few claims. but
they proved valueless. Finding that he
would have to go TO work. he did so with
out murmur
In his last days Womack was dependent
on his sister. who keeps a boarding house
whore he died. Records show that from
the land where N-omack Irst found gold
$23s 900 ono worth Of the yellow metal has
been taken.
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BIG DEMAND FOR LABOR.
Prosperity Bulletins Verified by Re.
quests for Men the Country Over,

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE prosper
ity bulletins which are coming from
all directions find verificatlon in gov
eminent circles in Washington. Ac-
cordinS 20 officials Of the department
Of commerce and labor there IL a con
stantly increasing demand for men
from all parts OF the country
This increased demand began about
six weeks ago. In the last two weeks
the division Of Information has con-
cluded negotiations which resulted In
the sending Of three thousand men Ia
the West. The report OF the agricul
| tural department. predicting bumper
crops Of grain. are verified In the de-
| mands made upon the division OF In
formation for men to work in the
| harvest fields of the Northwest. A
| more settled business condition
brought demand for men to work
| in a brick making plant in Missouri
and 16 families were given informa-
| tion by the government. which result.
ed in their going to the Missouri
plant.
| AS soon as a settlement of the tar.
| in question was In sight an uphol.
/ steTy concern III IH'nolS RhVe notice
Of it's purpose to resume business, and
asked the department Of commerce
and labor to assist In the nndlng OF
| willing and competent men.
J These are merely instances Of q
general demand which has made II
clear to those In charge Of the di.
vision Of information that the report.
Of revivinR business are not mere
newspaper talk"
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NAVAL TUG CAPSIZED
'hree Members Of the Crew Drowned
-BoRt Wns Heavily Loaded with
Anchors for the Missouri.

= 2ockport Mass, Aug. lin stag
ing round Cape Ann before wes-
% gale and loaded to her gunwales
Ns h anchors the naval tug Nezinscot
- tain Evans. bound from Ports
mouth for Boston, capsized on Hall
but Point. Cape Ann, at $50 a. m. to-
day. carrying down three members OF
the crew and compelling the others
to tako to the boats.
Those drowned were.
Cook white
Seaman Taylor.
Unknown colored man.
The second officer, the captains wife
and her little boy and four OF the crew
landed at Lancsville at 1910 a. m. and
reported that Captain Evans, the sur
geon the engineer and several sea-
men were drifting ont to sea before
the gale on the life raft. Half an
hour later a dozen fishing boats put
out from here as well as the life-sav-
ing crews from Straitsmouth and
Gloucester to rescue the men adrift
The Nezin-cot left Portsmouth at 3
a. m. to-day with a cargo OF anchors.
anchor chains and searchlights FOR
the battleship Missouri. The tug was
a boat Of low freeboard and her cargo
brought her down until her decks
were nearly awash. She was manned
by five officers and a crew Of about
ten men. Captain Evans was in COM
mand. He halls from Quincy, Mass,
and has been in charge Of many bat
tleships for the Fore River Shipbuild-
ing company during their trials on
the New England coast
The westerly gale was blowing
when the Mezinscot left Portsmouth
so Captain Evans hugged the shores
as far az Ipswich. Then he headed
across for Cape Ann. AS the tug
went of shore she met rising seas and
began to roll. on Halibut Point big
sea bore the little boat over until the
water flooded her engine room and
she became helpless. Captain Evans
ordered the single boat carried on the
tug swung Off and put in It the second
officer and the captains wife and Ut
tie boy who had accompanied him on
| the trip.
Scarcely had the boat dropped into
the tumbling seas than the Nezinscot
lurched and plunged under the waves
The captain, surgeon. engineer and
three or four of the crew managed to
haul themselves aboard life raft
which had been cut away Then 1t
was found that three Of the tugs men
had gone down.
As the Nezinscots boat was being
rowed towards the shore the life raft
was driven seaward by the gale. The
boat landed at IAnesville at 730 a. m
and the second officer Immediately mott.
fed two life saving stations and nearby
fishermen Of the plight Of those on the
life raft. The commandant at Ports
mouth also was informed OF the accident
and replied that the tug NJ Mitchell Da
Wis would leave at once In search OF the
Nezinscots raft
At 300 a m. the gale was stll blowing
but the wind had worked more to the
northward. which, the fishermen here
said. made it possible that the HE raft
would be blown across Massachusetts
bay and that the men would be able to
make landing somewhere inside OF
Cape Cod in case they were not picked
up.
The Nezinscot was attached to the
Portsmouth navy yard. She was & feet
long, 10 feet beam and feet mean draft.
Her displacement was 1856 tons and her
speed 10 knots.
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BIG STEAMER HELPLESS.
Sent Out Warning ny Wireless That
Tail shaft Was BrOken-AnOther
Steamer Sent Out to Her Aid.

Beaufort, n. c.. Aug. 1.-THE steam
ship Arapahoe OF the Clyde line for
Charleston and Jacksonville from Now
York broke her tail shaft this after
noon at S;45 o'clock and reported by
wireless message received at this sta
tion at $50 o'clock that she was drift
ing helpessly.
The ship nt the time that she fash
ed her GO. q. D. was 81 miles south
west of Diamond Shoals lightship
The wind was strong from the
northeast and was drifting the ship
In shore. She is heavily loaded and
has quite number OF passengers on
board
Wireless reports later stated that
the steamer Huron OF the Clyde line
arrived to aid the Arapahoe at 6 90
p. m. The Huron was standing by
and possibly will take the Arapahoe
In tow.
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sANCHE SUES DEWEYs.
New Yorker Claims S50,OOO for Al.
Ieged False ImDrisOnment.

Rutland. Aug. 11-Deputy United
States Marshal +. RI, Chapman Of this
city to-day attached property belong
ing to Charles II. Dewey, treasurer of
the Bennington Savings bank, and
Arthur j. Dewey, "A Woodford lumber
man, for $4,000 as a result Of suit
brought in the United states court by
Hercules Sanchc of New York against
the Messrs. Dewey, The heavy dam
ages are claimed on the ground or
false imprisonment, The suit IL re-
turnable to the October term Of the
federal court in this city.
Mr. Sanche alleges that February
10. 1907 he was arrested as the re-
suit OF n trespass case for 81 1000
brought against him by the Deweys;
that he spent Ave hours In jail great
ly in1uring his reputation and caus-
ing great mental suffering; that he
spent great amount OF money In
getting his liberty; that the fact that
the trespass suit was brought with
out grounds was shown by the proof
that in 10 days he received notice
from the Messrs. Dewey that II had
been discontinued.