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ORANGE COUNTY
RANDOLPH.

The fve months old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas st. Lawrence died at IN
early hour Sunday morning. The cause
10 not really known by the parents. They
had boon UP with the child and carefully
covered 1t to protect IT from the cold
during the night Mr., and Mrs. George
Newiand. grandparents OF the child. ar
rived from Worthwhile Monday for the fu-
neral services. which were held Tues
day.-The Christian Brotherhood ceiebrat-
81 It's annual ladies' night Monday at the
Parish house. Rev. Dr. Atkinson.
who spoke at the Methodist Church morn
ing and evening Sunday, left OH the night
train for Boston.-Miss Mary Adams, after
10 days here with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. j, g. Adams left Monday to resume
her teaching in North AndOver. Mass
Miss Nina Thurston, the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. j. b. Adams over Saturday night
and Sunday, has returned to Mortified. -
CHARLES Blaisdell, who has been critically
m at the homo OF his sister, Mrs. i. II.
Ketchuyn, Ia now somewhat more comfort
able.-Mrs George Earl. who has been N
Boston, returned Sunday.--Mrs. Esther
Hubbard Norton and son Richard Nor
ton came Sunday to pass few days with
Mr. and Mrs. A. n. Hubbard and Mrs. r.
q. Morton and daughter, Miss Jennie Nor
ton.-Dr. and Mrs. II. o. Blanchard left
sunday for Boston.--Mrs. Fred Ladue. tho
guest Of Mr., and Mrs. Joseph IAduo for
n few days, returned Sunday night to her
home IN Richmond william Mann,
III at the inn. is now thought to be i'm
proving from her late serious Illness
Mrs Rex Fulam of Mortified was at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
selden Tewksbury. over Saturday and
Sunday.
The town meeting passed of quietly.
The following were elected: Moderator.
N. j. Boyden; town clerk. Il. II Briggs;
selectmen. A. n. Smith. A. A. Gilman, G..
G.. Clifford; listers. Walter Clifford. II. II.
Temple. II. NJ. Gaylord; auditors. A. g,
Wells, A. A. Priest, John l.. Hutchinson
overseer of poor and collector Of taxes,
A. II. Beedle; trustee of public money Il,
A. Thomas: first constable. d. d. Howe;
town Grand jurors. l.. j. Harrington, ID.
u, Camp; agent to prosecute suits, G. e,
Clifford; cemetery commissioners. II. 81
Totman, II. A, Allen. r. 3. Banister The
town voted $1,000 to State aid; 90 for Me-.
mortal day; 800 to corporation for high.
way purposes; not to exceed $40 for 10.
pairing the retaining wall in tho rear OF
the Kimball public library; $40 for the
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ROYALTON.

The Royalton town meeting was called
to order by the Rev J. +. Whitney at the
request of Selectman Woodward. Amos
j. Eabn was chosen moderator Other
Officers elected are: Clerk, James +.
Waterman school director. l.. +. Ed
munds; lister. s. s. Brooks: scectmap.
Elmer y. Doyle; second road commits
sioner, George A. Russ; overseer of the
poor. George Ellis trustee of public
money. C.. =. Tarbel; treasurer. A. G.
whitman: first auditor, =. $. Belknap;
second auditor. Dana bearing: third
auditor. +. W. Rowland: hrst town
grand juror. A. j. Eaton: second town
juror. q. X. Taggart; first constable.
J. a. Whitney; second constable, G. l..
Woodbury.: town agent. William Skinner;
library trustees, Miss Emma Hubbard 30
serve five years, and c. i. Tarbcll. in
place of q. \. Laird, resigned, to serve
four years. The town voted to appropriate
500 annually for the maintenance OF the
Free Public library provided a library
building is erected at South Royalton
without expense to the town The tax
voted was for schools 30 cents. for high
ways 40 cents and for general purposes
100 cents on the dollar of the grand list
Forty dollars was voted for Memorial day
services. The vote on license stood Yes
IL. no 10 fifth class. YES ~, no sc. The
Rev. and Mrs. Josiah Kidder go this week
to Hinesburg for II few we.ns TO visit his
sister, Mrs. Sanctuary. Mrs. William
Harvey and children of Barre visited her
mother. Mrs. G. J. Taylor, recently.
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WESTFIELD.

james Boutwell,. al aged citizen. died
sunday evening from a general break
down. lie is survived by widow and
two sons. He held the office OF justice
for several years.-rhe schools on the
West Hill are closed for n two weeks
vacation. Miss Hazel Gilpin went last
week TO Rchford to spend part OF her
vacation At the home of her brother. r.
W. GIlpin. Edward Wright of Barton
came last week to spend few days with
his brothers. o p and w. y. Wright
Nearly every louise in town has one or
more victims OF grip. Communion serv-
ice was observed at the Congregational
Church Sunday Owing to inclemcnt
weather the church attendance has beec
very small for several weeks.-H. r.
Gray is having both his houses and
barus wired for ~ electric lights furnish d.
Ell by installing a private storage bat
tery. lie recently bought five head or
Hoisteins Of high grade. registered. at
the IIolstein- F'riesian sale at Brattleboco
bringing his registered iOlstein herd up
in Il in n,Inohev
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DERBY.

The Rev. l.. Davis, pastor OF the Congre-
gational Church here. conducted prayer
and praise servc" at the home of George
HopkInson for the benefit Of his mother,
Mrs. A. b. Hopkinson. who has been con-
fined to the house some years by the
crushing of one hip In a fall Quite a
company. consisting OF her children and
grandchildren and other friends. were
present and took part in the songs.-Miss
Cecllc Hay returned to the school I'm which
she In engaged as teacher in Massa-
chusetts last Sunday night after vaca
ton Of IL wcek.-Miss Mildred Hay is
teaching i'm Orleans.
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system in White River junction. The
plan has the hearty endorsement Of resi-
dents In every section OF the village
IN addition to the already announced
basketball game in Gates opera house
Friday evening. when the MONTPELIER high
school team will play the Hartford high
school boys. there will be dual game
with the girls basketball team of ST
Andrews parish school. Manchester, ~.
H.. and the White River Junction village
girls team as contestants Robert Carr.
son of Mr.. and Mrs Fred A. Carr. and
for year past stationed at Fort Ethan
Allen as member of the Second cavalry.
has been transferred to the signal corps
Of the regular army and leaves soon for
Fort SIocum, n y
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GREENSBORO.

r. A. Messer has bought the creamery
al South Walden and Ralph Lawson has
gone from the Caspian Lake creamery
TO take charge of 1t. Warren Walker Of
Chelsea is taking Mr. Lawson's place as
assistant here.-John Darlington has
bought the blacksmith shop owned by
j. D. Wilson and soon hopes to have n
blacksmith located there.-Mr. and Mrs.
Lytts Of New York city are spending
their honeymoon at the Spar cottage at
Caspian lake. Mrs Lytte was Miss
Elizabeth Spar of Princeton. n. j.
=. A. Jackson is recovering from his re-
cent illness and is able TO be on the street
again.-George Porter has been i'll with
the grip for couple OF weeks.-Mrs.
w. S. Ingalls, Ia i'll with the grip.-George
Rodgers Is recovering from the measles
and his children are now III with the same
disease.-John Silver has the measles.
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BELvIDERE CENTER.

Henry Potter and daughter, Miss Hazel.
were called TO Enosburg Saturday by the
serious condition of Mrs. Clarence Coburn.
B. W. Fletcher has been quite III for the
past few days.--The Ladies' club served
a baked-bean dinner at n. w. A. hall
Tuesday. There was a good turnout and
about so was realized.--The March meet
ing passed OF quietly. The following 10 q
report of the result: Moderator, L. ".
Potter; clerk and treasurer j. O. Th0mss
selectmen. r. A. Fletcher, W. Il. Davis.
l.. w. Potter: auditors. A. G. Chandler
and Floyd Potter: school directors. Ralph
Thomas and Fred Slayton: road commits
sioner. j. r. McCucn: listers. r. L.
Guard William Barry and Fred Slayton:
oveseer Of poor. u. w. Fletcher con
stable. N. o. Woodward: tax. * ON the
dollar
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
NORTHFIELD.

Meteorological W. A. Shaw. in charge
of the local station of the United States
weather bureau, reports mean tempern-
ture for February OF l2 degrees, which is
five degrees below the normal for the
month. The highest was 10 degrees, on
the nth, and the lowest was q degrees
below zero, on the 18th. The greatest
daily range WAS AZ degrees. on the 7th.
and the least daily range WIS six de-
grees. on the 10TH The temperature fell
below zero on Is days during the month
The precipitation rain and melted snow)
amounted to only "a inch. the normal for
the month being 226 inches. The snow
fall was "a inches. The prevailing wind
was from the north. the total movement
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LOWELL.

Ira I4apiant, aged about "a years, died
very suddenly March 5.-Oh Monday MAY
belle, aged - months. only daughter OF
c. l.. Duchsrme OF Orleans, formerly Of
this town. died at the home of her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ducharme
or Westfeid.-Mrs Peter Gardner was
called to Westiield last week by the seri-
ous illness of her granddaughter. May
belle pucharme. Charles Messer had the
misfortune to Cut one OF his legs very
badly with an axe Thursday Clifford
GERMAN Of Montgomery Center visited
at the home IF his sister aud husband,
M. and Mrs. Fred Diette. Frlday.-Miss
Marion Brown. who has been teaching In
West Westfield. returned Friday, her
school having been closed on ac-
count Of scarlet fever,--Jamcs Collins,
who has bean very III with pneumonia. is
slowly gaining. Miss Hazel Derusha Of
Derby IL spending few weeks at the
home OF her brother. b. y. Derusha.
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RANDOLPH CENTER.

Charles Robinson and wife. who have
kept the boarding house for the "Agges.
closed their work there Monday.-Dis-
trict superintendent Sharp of Brattleboro
came here Saturday afternoon and held
the regular quarterly conference at the
Methodist parsonage and preached Sun
day morning and communion was OBJ
served.-F. y. Ball Is very weak now
ana confined in lned.-L. G. Vorcc. ~ years
old. has had "A hard attack Of grip. but
Is rallyina.-A. C. Wells started Tuesday
on trip in the interest of good roads
machinery that he is selling.
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NORTH TROY.

+. W. Elklns OF this place. but located
at Quebec In the u. 8. customs service.
was In town the first Of the weak for a
few dsys.--G. A. Place. who has been con-
fined to the house by illness for number
Of weeks. II now able to he out.--At town
meeting q. p. Hunt was elected seiectman
and Ralph Hardy lister. Tax voted was
q as on the dollar. On the subject Of TAX
ing deed OF the real estate OF Bailey
Post. q. A. II. and erecting a monument
In considera ton Of II the vote was 10 pass
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the question or lay 1t on the table for the
present. Monday afternoon .. S. Annis
addressed the high school OH the subject
OF Lincoln as "a lawyer."--Ole Hansen,
who has been confined for some time with
an injured and Inflamed foot and ankle.
is in so serious a condition that necessity
of amputation liz feared. lie has been taxi
en- to the Mary Fletcher hospital.--Mrs.
r. Molla. who Is very III in Boston, is
reported slightly improved.
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CAMBRIDGE.

Mrs. Linus l-eavens is spending the week
with Senator l.eavens in Montpelier
Miss Winnie Storey returned home Tues
day evening from "A several weeks' visit
in Washington and Albany. y. Y.-Nr.
Horatio Gates was called 10 Mont gomery
Tuesday by the death OF her brother. who
was killed by the train on Monday Hrs
Mary EIlingwood has been spending a few
days in Waterbury. --Mrs. Belle Nathan OF
Burlington il spending few days in
tovh-MY. aud Mrs. Clarence Horner of
johnson are visiting their sons, clyde and
Charles, here-H. A. Buckley is visitor
In Boston this week. attending the auto
mobile show.-Mrs. A. l.. Brush and son.
Wyman. were visitors in Burlington Sat
urday.-A son was born Sunday 10 Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Wheeler John McCuen
has moved to the Wiley 4 Bros farm.
vacated by Frank F1inton, and Frank
FlintOn to the farm vacated by Thomas
ROss.-W. l.. Griswold lef, Wednesday
evening for Washington. ID. c. From
there he will 60 to Florida for few
weeks stay.--(;eorse Douglas has finish ed
work here and gone TO ST. Adams. where
he has employment Mrs. ID. II. Mack
and Mrs. Joseph Delphy of West North
field. Mass. visited in town Friday and
Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs. w. n. Howard OF
johnson visited in town Saturday and
Sunday.-Miss Blanche Payne of Essex
visited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. s.
Payne, over Sunday.
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VERMONT NOTES
News Items of the State Gath
cred Here and There.
WAS NATIVE OF WlNHALI..

Corydon o. Chamberlin. aged 81, a ma
tive of Winhall is dead at Daytona, Fla.
lie leaves two sisters and brother, all Of
Brattlcboro. Before going into the hotel
business he was conductor on the horse
ears between Boston and Cambridge The
body is to be brought to Brattleboro in the
spring
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HEAD THE SIZE OF a PAI1.

Silas Dubuque of North Hero, who was
badly burned when gasoline. with which
he was thawing out "A frozen water pipe
exploded, Is In a critical condition. His
head is said to he as large as a good
sized water pail, When he ran from the
cellar his wife had presence of mind
enough TO throw a fur coat over him and
put out the flames.
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JOINS MAYO BROTHERS.

Dr Henry l., Stickney of Manches. CT.
y. H., who is IL son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Augustin Stickney of Springfield. Is 10
become member OF the star of S.,
Marys hospital, maintained III connection
with the University of Minnesota by \
million dollar endowment Of the MAJ
brothers.
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WATERVILLE.

At the town meeting Tuesday the fol-
lowing were elected: Moderator. DR.. q.
b. Maurice: town clerk, H. +. Beard:
school director Edwin Locke; listers. for
three years. Leslie HARE. for two years.
Homer Stearns: selectman. w. p. Smile
road commissioner, D. J. Morgan; over
seer of poor. H. A. Jackson; trustees of
public money, II. A. jackson. w p.
Smile. A. NJ. Brown; town treasurer, NJ.
II. Mann; auditors. A. l.. Laraway, Cies-
ter Austin. j. S. Beard: town grand jurors
r. S. Pierce. Clarence Davis: constable,
T.. j. Leach; town agent, II. A. jackson;
agent L. S. money. W. p. Smile: tax.
200 cents on a dollar for all expenses of
town including State and county taxes
license vote, no "a. yes 6: fifth class. no rs,
yes 5.--Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Waterman
of Johnson were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Brown Sunday.-Miss Ruth Chand-
Ter of Cambridge visited relatives in town
over Sunday.-Eldon Westover has finish
ed work in st. Adams and returned home.
Representative G. II. Beard and r. s.
Pierce OF the sergeant-at.ar1ns Office
were at home for town meeting.-Nr. and
Mrs. H. r. Beard were recent visitors in
Williston.-Mrs. J. o. Thomas of Belvi-
deere visited Mrs. Della Taylor last week
Walter Cook has moved into l.. T.. Til
lotson's tenement house on Church street.
Mr. Colby has moved onto V. l.. Lang
dells farm.-Ars. Julia Mcfarland and
daughter lila. were in Essex Junction Sat-
urdAy.-W. w. Gauvin has moved onto A.
n. Carpenters farm al Cambridge juno
tioo.-Mrs. Phoebe Church has returned
home from Burlington.
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

Mrs. l.. ID. Wheeler corresponding sec
rotary Of the Vermont State Federation
of Women's clubs. reports that new clubs
are Joining the organization at intervals
and as they begin to appreciate the ad-
vantages of being a part Of this large
body. Among the recent additions are
the Housekecpers of Pittsford. a club of
GO members: the Fortnishtiy of Westford
and the respective Womens clubs of
Lowell and Canaan.-A basketball game
that promises to be one OF the most holly
contested OF the season is scheduled for
the coming Friday evening In Gates opera
house. when the Montpelier high school
team will play the local high school boys.
All White River Junction and It's vlcin-
ity Is tn-day intensely interested IN a
poem written by Frederick L. Gibson. a
local plano tuner and musician. The title
Of the poem 10 THE High Cost Of Living
and IL q dialogue humoresaus between
husband and wife. The poem has u stan
sas. each one swing illustration Of the
presents day high cost Of some everyday
article Of food.
An important community svsnt Of the
week 10 the circulation 81 . pstition tn
the national postnfios department askins
for tho establishment Of q mail delivery
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MIDDLESEX.

George Adams OF South Barre spent the
weekend with his sister, Mrs. Minnie
Richardson. and Mrs. c. r. Miles and
Mrs. Cora Morrison were guests Sunday
OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. p, Bigelow of More
town.-Mrs Hazen Arbuckie, who has
been feeble all winter. had IA bad spell
Sunday night. She remains still quite
low.-F. 3. Miles has SO far recovered
from his illness az TO be able to go to his
store Tuesday.-Mrs. Cora Morrison OF
Waterbury Center. who has been in this
section for Some time, went TO her home
the first of the week.-Harold Hayes took
the civil service examination for r. F.
ID. carrier and has been assigned the
route from Waitsfield where Levi Boyce
has been carrier for several years. He
begins his work March l2.-The cow-test
ing that was begun earlier in the year
and was given up by the agent was re-
sumed last week by Mr. Sargent Of Stowe,
starting with the 4. p. Bigelow herd
". u. Chaplin has SO FAR recovered from
his recent illness as to he able to be out.
Mrs. Edward Wallen and son spent last
week In Washington visiting her sister,
Mrs. Wesley Childs came Monday from
Burlington, where she had been in the
Mary Fletcher hospital for treatment
She returns much improved.-U nder the
auspices OF the Grange County Agent
Abbott gave Wednesday evening a lecture
for the farmers. It was very instructive.
A box social followed which realized for
the Grange $l6.1.-The Grange and
friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. q. y. Miles gave
them little surprise after the lecture
by presenting them sum of money and
Mrs. w. II. Vaughn "A birthday cake and
Mrs. Albert Taplin a wedding cake in
honory of MIR. Miles's 18th birthday ana
their 18th wedding day.
The house formerly owned by Silas
Mead, now owned by ID. Kern, and occu-
pied by Edward Wallen. was discovered on
fire early Saturday morning 1t was 80
far along when discovered that nothing
was saved. Mr.. Wallen. the only occu.
pant. barely escaped with his life Insur-
ance on the house amounted to $500 Mr..
Wallens furniture was insured. The
Wallen family Is stopping for the present
with Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Reynolds.
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BIG WATCH LIGHT ON PLANT.

The Bethel Chrome Tanning company
has recently placed on top OF it's water
tower a 1000 watt electric light that -
switched on every night and fairly lights
the entire surrounding premises. II Is
equivalent to the light of 1880 candles.
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n. e. ALUMNI DINNER.

The New England Alumni association or
tho University Of Vermont will hold liza
18th annual dinner at the Hotel Vendoms.
Boston. Friday, Maron 70. The object nt
this meeting 10 to further the interests
of the university and 70 renew old nsss.
Citations and college friendships,
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NEW DRATTLEBORO POSTOFFICE.
The postofficc OF Brattleboro has been
moved from the town hall building TO the
new federal building. The Office had been
located in the town hall building for -
years on the opening day in the new
quarters about LOO inspected the Offices,
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WILL NOT RAISE PRICE OF MILK.

Though reports OF a raise In milk prices
come from several places In Vermont.
Rutland dealers are said to have dccidet
not to lift the price which was established
last fall.
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HE is A LIVELY OCTOG ARIAN

r. r. Morse OF Worcester is 50 years Of
age. but is said 10 look not day over
70. He appears rugged, hale and hearty
and gives as his rule for long life ah-
stemious habits. good nature. and the SIM
pie life. His friends expect to see him
round out century at least
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MORETOWN.

Town officers elected Thursday are:
town clerk. james Haylett; school direc-
tor. Fred s. Howes: lister. A. J. Mills:
selsctman, A. c. BrownsOn; overseer. W.
Il. Chase; road commissioner. +. II.
Burkeley; license vote, yes %. no 4s.--Thc
Campfire Girls are to have promenade
and food sale at the town hall Saturday
evening. William Somerville and daugh-
ter. LeOna. of Montpelier called on friends
and relatives Sunday.-Mrs. Meora Thorn
as has not been SO well the past few days.
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

Henry febbetts has gone to Cabot
where he will spend some time with
his brother John.-Harry. the younG
son Of Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Benjamin.
who has been III with pneumonia. II
improving.-The Rev NJ. H. Hale Of
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ROCHESTER.

.\zro q. Stockwel. a lifelong resident
Of Rochester. died Sunday morning after
long illness. The funeral was held ut
the Methodist Church Tuesday. the Rev.
O. b. Wells officiating.-A daughter was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Kerr last
Friday Charles McGovern of st. Johns
bury was a recent visitor in town. Ward
Hodgkins returned from Randolph Mon
day.-Paul Tinkham was taken seriously
i'll Sunday evening. DR.. Tinkham was
called from Burlington and operated Mon
day morning for stranguiated hernia and
appendicitis. At present he is doing as
we'll could be expected-Mrs. John
Wyman has been seriously i'll with pncu-
monia. \ nurse from Pittsfield has been
caring for her Mr., and Mrs. j. F. Nc
Govern visited in Brattleboro and Spring
field, Mass, last week.-Mrs.. II. Lyons
arrived Monday from Tacoma. Wash
called by the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. j. WSman.-Mrs. Paul Tinkham re-
turned home from Orange. y. j., Monday,
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SOUTH ROYALTON.

The Delta Alpha class met mt the YES
try of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Tuesday to tie quilt and hold their
annual meeting. The officers elected are
President, Mrs. Nellie Barker; cc-presi-
dent. Mrs. Frank Blake; secretary, Mrs.
e. II. Hibbard: treasurer Miss Helen
Southgate; committee on entertainment
Mrs. c. l.. Hutchins.-Six persons united
with the Methodist Episcopal Church on
probation Sunday morning.-The scarlet
fever quarantine was removed from the
Ashley house the first of the week and
it is believed no more cases will develop
A smaller number of voters than usual
attended the town meeting. Among the
new officers elected were: Moderator. \.
j. Eaton; school director, l.. +. Edmunds.
lister. :. $. Brooks; selectman. q. L. Dut-
ton: overseer of the poor. George Ellis:
second auditor, ID. T.. bearing, and sec
ond constable. c. l.. Woodbury.. The town
voted to appropriate $40 annually for tho
maintenance of the town free public H.
brary in case public library building
Is erected at South Royalton without ak
pcnse to the town and is kept open regu-
larly for free use of the public