Argus and Patriot from Montpelier, Vermont (2024)

and Patriot. Montpelier, July 21, 1897. Papers Sent out of the state in single wrappers will always be stopped at the expiration of the time paid for, unless special arrangement is made to the contrary. No name will be put upon the list for a paper to be sent out of the State if not paid for in advance. All in other States recelving papers in a single wrapper must renew payment in advance, if the continuance of the paper 1s desired.

"BUSINESS MERE MENTION" NOTICES. "Business Mere Mentions." occupying the most prominent position in the paper, will be inserted for 15 cents per line, with no charge for less than fre ines. All notices of meetings, lectures, society meetings, entertainments, resolutions of respect, and everything of that nature, will be charged for. No free advertising. THE MERCHANT Who neglects to advertise in the ARGUS AND PATRIOT simply neglects to avail himself of the very best means by which to secure the attention of the purchasing public.

Every business man in Montpelter knows that this is a fact. BUSINESS MERE 1 O. H. Hale. Auctioneer, Barre, tt Farwell's.

good style straw hat for 25 cents Bids received on judgments, for sale by Emery Company. See list ou page 3. 1 We are closing out summer suits at very low prices, so says Farwell. 1 WANTED situation as housekeeper. Address ARGUS AND PATRIOT office.

1 Children's wash suits, ages four to 10 years, at 50 cents, $1, $1.50 and $2 at Farwell's. 1 We sell the best coffee 3 pounds for a dollar. A good one 4 pounds for a dollar. Brooks Berry. FOR SALE, OR 1 TO RENT.

Nine room house, all modern improvements. Sibley Kemp. 23tf 1 rooms. TO on Cedar St. -Tenement Hot of and seven cold water.

Apply to L. B. Huntington. 24tf WANTED-A competent girl for general housework. Apply to Mrs.

W. 0. Standish, 24 Elm street, Montpelier. Eyery, cored one should having write a with breach and want stamp for reply to A. B.

Dugar, Worcester, Vt. tf 1 At Huntington's, to-day, vanilla and strawberry creams orange sherbet. For Sunday, vanilla and pistachio creams and Roman punch. 1 Celery plants for sale. Good, thrifty plants.

Price 50 cents per hundred. Mail orders promptly attended to. M. G. Andrews, Upper Elm street, Montpelier.

Have good places for more girls to do housework. Send or bring in your applications. Places waiting. No charge whatever. M.

W. Wheelock, Intelligence office. 1 Orders for ice cream To de taken, and delivered between 12 and o'clock Sundays. Nothing less than a quart delivered. William Miller, 118 Main Montpelier.

Have choice bargain in house off Main street at $1,300. All modern conveniences, easy terms. M. W. Wheelock, Intelligence and Real Estate office, Montpelier.

Good fresh steer flanks suitable to cook fresh or for salting, at three cents per pound; also 25 pounds of prime corned beef for one dollar at Standish's meat market. 36-38 Special values for a few days in our cotton goods. Organdies, dimities and muslin in a variety of Sold all season at 15. 18 and 20c. Now, only to close.

Temple, McCuen Co. FOR SALE. -Thirty new carriages at cost. consisting of top buggies, road wagons, Concord wagons, Surreys, express wagons, one-horse and two-horse lumber wagons. George Wheeler.

35tf intelligent, Protestant American woman, for housekeeper on farm, by family of three adults. House new; water in house. Best of references required. Address ARGUS AND PATRIOT office, Montpelier, Vt. Have got all caught up on our book and magazine binding.

Parties who have been waiting to get their books bound can now send them in and they will be finished up at once. M. W. Wheelock, Montpelier Book Bindery. learned where orders for monumental work have been given W.

R. Weston, and the parties lieved when they ordered it that Mr. Weston was still in my employ, and that I was to do the work, I wish to state that he is no longer connected with my place in any way. Charles A. Smith, suecessor to Weston Smith.

Temple McCuen values this week. 25 dozen lawn waists. never sold for less than $1.25, now 69 cents each. Five dozen metalie silk waists in and linen skirts at 98 centa. Handsome black and colors at 31.40.

White duck mohair skirts in black and colors at would be cheap at 83. You can buy a suit of most any kind at less than half price in wool or linen. 90 silk capes, for this week only, $1.98. We bought them for spot cash cheap. SOMETHING NEW.

Excursion to Vergennes via Lake Champlain and Otter Creek river Saturday, July 31, under the auspices of the I. F. and Daughters of Rebekah, of Barre, Montpelier and Waterbury. Fare for round trip from all stations between Williamstown and Waterbury, both inclusive, $1.00. Special train will leave Williamstown at 7.30 A.

arriving at Burlington 10.05, and at Vergennes 1 P. M. Returning, boat will leave Vergennes at 3.15 and Burlington 6.30 P.M. Tickets good on special trains only. This will give a lightful sail on the lake with also a sail of eight miles up the Otter Creek river.

As the boat winds its way up the river the scenery is something never to be forgotten. If you can take a day off do not miss this excursion. Summer tours by the Royal Blue Line, personally conducted excursions to. Old Point comfort and Washington; Gettysburg and Luray Caverns Mammoth Cave and the Nashville Exposition. For itineraries, address A.

J. Simmons, N. E. 211 Washington street, Boston. 34-36 Card.

I have just received a complete line of the Improved Knickerbocker Shoulder Brace for men, women, boys and girls. The cheapest and only reltable combined brace and sus. pender in the market. Call and examine them. LESTER H.

GREENE, Druggist. The possibility of serious international complications between the United States and Great Britain as the result of the recent gold discoveries in Alaska has become apparent to the State Department. For two years there has been constantly recurring friction in the matter of jurisdiction over the gold fields of Alaska. Portions of the rich mines on the Yukon river and Forty Mile Creek are so near the dividing line that nothing but an accurate survey can determine whether they are located in Canada or Alaska. The American miners were comparatively helpless in asserting their rights, as the mounted police of British America assumed authority over the dispated territory and enforced their regulations.

It has been apprehended that this would be resented by the gradually growing force of Americans, and that bloodshed would follow before either nation realized the seriousness of the situation. After much negotiation a treaty was prepared providing for a joint commission to survey the 141st meridian, which forms the boundary line. The best paying mines of the Yukon river and Forty Mile Creek and the new Klondyke fields are so near the divisional line that they must be more or less in the disputed territory. Mr. Dingley may talk till doomsday.

and apologists for the Republican party may rack their brains and their consciences with excuses, but the big, ugly fact cannot be hid that as soon as the sugar schedule of the new tariff bill was made public in the form 10 which it will be enacted into law the investors and professional traders of Wall street immediately concluded that the Republican tariff had made the $37,500,000 of sugar trust common stock worth 64,125,000 more than it was before. Even the preferred stock advanced six points, probably on the theory that the favors of the new tariff would enable the trust to swell its immense profits to an extent which would permit it to inerease the fixed dividend. At the highest quotations of last Monday's excited market the share capital of the sugar trust was held to have a value more than 86,000,000 above the figures of Saturday. There should have been no need of asking for an opportunity to discuss the revised tariff bill in the House. Speaker Reed of his own accord ought to have managed matters so as to give the Democrats a fair chance to obtain from the Republican managers full and clear explanations with regard to the more important features of the bill.

To shut off debate by an unreasonable application of the gag rule is always a mistake. Nothing is gained by it; not even time. The Democrats of the Senate are in a position to insist upon an adequate, discussion of the conference report, and the indecent haste with which the matter was railroaded through the House will make the public not only willing but desirous, that the changes made by the conference committee shall have a thorough examination in the Senate, a chamber in which procedure is still deliberative. It were well to hurry up the enactment of the tariff bill. Otherwise the country night miss the connection between high tariff and the trade revival.

MONT PELIER MERE MENTION.Mre. T. L. Casavant is ill with tonalitis. Moses Doon was in Swanton over last Sunday.

H. C. Gleason assisted in Bethany choir last Sunday. A sewer tor surface water is being laid on Western avenue. A son was born last Saturday to Santiago Caneles and wife.

Dr. N. W. Gilbert, of Northfleld, was In town on Tuesday. Mrs.

Joseph Wood visited in Wells River few days last week. A child of Mr. and Mre. Alexander Glinney Ill with pneumonia. Mr.

and Mre. C. H. Smith, of Boston, are visiting at C. M.

Hale's. A daughter was born last Thursday to Mr. and Mra. John Bishop. Wesley C.

Taplin, now of Windsor, was in the city briefly this week. Willard C. Colton went back last Thursday to his work in Lynn, Mass. H. A.

Dewey and wife are back from their outing in Poultney and vicinity. Miss Harriet Lewis, of Waitsfield, spent last week in this city and Barre. Secretary of State C. W. Brownell, of Barlington, was in the city last Monday.

W. S. Smith bad three fingers of his left band badly burned one day last week. Mrs. Nancey Dewer, of Randolph, 18 at the house she owns on Seminary hill.

A band concert will be given next Friday evening from the State street band stand. Miss Anna Mayo has been spending the past two weeks with relatives in Newport. W. E. Terrill and wife are expected home on Thursday from Eagle Camp, Grand Isle.

George W. Wing was up street last Mon. day, for the first time since his recent injury. W. A.

Holmes and family will move next week into their new house off College atreet. Prof. Joseph A. De Boer and wife became the bappy parents of a son the first of last weck. Misses Amy B.

and Hattie C. Fisk went on Tuesday to Waltefield for a stay of a week or more. Miss Mamie Jangraw went last week to Burlington for a visit of 10 days or two weeks. E. H.

Dwinell 19 111 the employ of F. A. Dwinelt, his father, during his vacation from college. Mrs. and Miss Van Studdetord, of St.

Louis, are among the summer guests at the Pavilion. James W. Peck left last Monday for a trip to Washington, D. and Norfolk and Richmond, Va. Miss Alice Bates went last Wednesday to Cabot to spend several weeks at the home of her sister.

The rite of baptiem was administered at 'Bethany church" last Sunday morning by Dr. Seaver. Mrs. C. 0.

Barnes is vialting in Fitchburg, Mass. She 1g accompanied by Miss Mary, her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bancroft, of Columbus, 0., are guests of Mrs.

E. P. Walton, Mrs. Bancroft's sister. Miss Bessie Shay; of Littleton, N.

has come to Montpelter to make her home with W. ber brother. C. D. Eastman, of Groton, has been in town for a few days past, and expects to remain here for the present.

Kimball Walling started last Monday on his annual vacation, which he will spend "down on the farm." W. C. Belknap, editor of the Bellows Falls Times has been spending 8 short vacation in Montpelier and Barre. Mrs. Minnie Marsh bas gone to Bosten, to attend a eummer school at the New England conservatory of music.

Earl Hunt bas been assisting L. B. Rivers In W. E. Terrill's drug store during the absence of the proprietor, M199 Minnie Stoddard, of Waitsfleld, spent several days in town last week, on her way to the White Mountains.

Col. Kittredge Haskins and C. C. Fitts, of Brattleboro, were in attendence on supreme court here last Wednesday. Presiding Elder L.

L. Beeman will (occupy the pulpit of the local Methodist house next Sunday morning and evening. F. S. Platt, of Poultney, a member of the lower house of the legislature of 1896, was in the city three days last week.

Mrs. John G. Farwell came home last Friday from Boston, where she went several weeks ago for medical treatment. Mias Manne Clark, of Uxbridge, has been a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

A. 0. Cummins for the past few days. George W. Kidder was called by telegram on Tuesday to St.

Johnsbury to care tor a gentleman there, who is seriously ill. V. W. Curtis has work for H. D.

Segel, his place in the Boston clothing store being taken by M. C. Barker, of Barre. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles B. Kelsey, of Hartford, are at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Holden, Mrs. Kelsey's parents.

Mrs. S. I. Smith, of Lynn, was in town a few days last week, looking after some property she owns on Berlin side. Frank A.

Bailey has so far recovered from his recent injuries that he bas returned to Montpelter and resumed his law studies. Henry C. Scott, of Chicago, is at the home of Mrs. J. W.

Elits, his mother in law. His young daughter is quite ill with dysentery. Robert W. Emery drove last Thursday to St. Johnsbury for a visit.

He will also spend some time at Greensboro before his return. Mrs. A. W. Kemp and Misses Bernice and Claribel Hunt have gone this week to Rye Beach.

N. for an outing of several weeks. Gen. Guy V. Henry, of the United States army, and Gen.

T.S. Peck, of Burlington, were registered at the Pavilion last Monday. Miss Gertrude Cochran, who has been spending the past year in Boston, is at the home of Mrs. D. F.

Clark, her sister, for 8 visit. Nearly every city official this week has been in the grip of one or more bridge agents, about a dozen of which have been in town. L. Bart Cross and wife came home last Friday from a trip to Isle La Motte, where they were guests of Lieutenant-Governor N. W.

Fisk and wife. An eight year cut old son of Frauk Ben way had que toot billy last Monday by stepping on a plece of glass. The wound was dressed by Dr. Chandier. Rev.

J. E. Bagley, of. Quincy, preached at the "Church of the Messiah" last Sunday. Mr.

Bagley was accompanied to Montpelier by his wife. Mrs. Linnell and child, of Lowell, were guests last Friday of Miss Etta Thompson, Mrs. Linnell's sister, here on their way to Waitsfleld for 8 visit. Junior Lieutenant Theodore D.

Dewey of the United States navy been promoted to a full lieutenantey. Lieut. Dewey is a 800 of Edward Dewey of this city. Misses Margaret, Ruth and Hilda Hopkins went back last Monday to their home in Franklin, after a visit here. They were accompanied by Mrs.

H. D. Hopkins, Sr. Fred Chapman bas finished work for H. A.

Bowman and formed a partnership with J. L. Shorey in the fruit and tish business. Wil. bur Lawrence takes his place at Bowman's.

Rev. W. J. O'Sullivan has been chosen by St. Peter's Court, Catholic order of Foresters, delegate to the State court of the order, which will assemble at St.

Albans in August. Frederick W. Meyers, of Chicago, arrived in the city last Friday and is the guest of relatives of his wite, formerly Miss Mary Bailey, Mrs. Meyers came several weeks ago. Michael J.

Riley will deliver an address at the Baptist house next Sunday morning. As his address in the afternoon is for men only, this will give the ladles a chance to hear him. Lee C. Tewksbury is slowly recovering from his long and severe illness at his father's home in Worcester and expects soon to return and take charge of his business here. Judge M.

E. Smilie went back last Saturday to Gloucester, to his vacation. Chief of Police John L. Tuttle went down Monday to spent two weeks with the judge. Rev.

James F. Sexton, of New Haven, who officiated at Christ Church last Sunday, spent eeveral days at the Riverside in enjoy ment of the beautles of Montpeller and vicinity. T. W. Eagan's team indulged in another runaway near his Barre street home last Sunday.

The result was that Mr. Eagan's new buggy has a smashed wheel and broken shafts. The marriage of Edwin C. Holmes and Miss Ardelle M. Dickey, both of this city, 1s announced to take place next Tuesday at the home of an aunt of Miss Dickey in East Corinth.

Prof. D. S. Blanpied is spending this week In Hanover and Nashua, N. H.

He has resigned his position A8 organist at the "Church of the Messiah" to take effect August 1. Mrs. F. T. Gallagher and three children, of Philadelphia, are visiting at the home of Mrs.

L. C. Leslie, Mrs. Gallagher's sister. Mrs.

Leslie's mother, from Nortufeld, is also her guest. The trustees of the art gallery will give 8 musical in the gallery next Wednesday evenIng to the members and patrons of the Young Men's Christian Association and Ladies' Auxiliary. Company 19 now actively preparing for muster and is drilling two or three evenings per week. Capt. Pattee bad the company out last Thursday evening drill on the State house yard.

M. J. Levin, who recently fled a petition in insolvency, has effected ament with bis creditors and opened dis store on Main street last Monday ready again for business. Fred A. Fleld, of Rutland, who is to Buc.

ceed Emory 8. Harris, of Bennington, as United States marshal, was in the city last Thursday. He was accompanied by E. D. Field, also of Rutland.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wheeler and two children, of Concord Junction, are guests this week at H. C. Colton's.

Mr. Wheeler is the proprietor of the largest harness factory in America. Levi Lavally was before Justice Lucia last Monday for 8 second attack of whiskey paralysis and was sent to jail for 20 days. He WAS arrested about 9 o'clock Sunday morn1ng by Policeman Wood. M188 Inez English has mastered the telegrapher's art at the local Western Union office, and bas gone to Lake George, N.

where she bus a position as operator during the summer hotel season. H. 8. Colton and A. E.

Niles and their families are enjoying a vacation of two weeks at Brookdeld. They are living in a previously unoccupied bouse there and boarding at the village hotel. F. W. Stanyan, manager of the Barre railroad, and wife are now residents of Montpelter.

They bave given up their house at Barre and stored their household goods, and are now boarding at the Pavilion. The body of the late Mrs. C. N. Hubbard WAS brought this week from Passato.

N. where she died and was buried at Berlin Corner. Mrs. Hubbard and her husband were formerly residents of Berlto. Oliver Weeelock, of Berlin side, has a writ ready for serving, bringing suit against Wheelock Dawley, also of Berlla side, to recover for alleged damages to the spring which supplies his house with water.

A. Felix Pratte, who 19 at the hospital, 19 slowly regaining the use of his right side, which has been completely paralyzed. His condition is etill considered critical and for several days last week he was wholly unconscious. Mra. A.

J. Patterson and Mra. John Hubbard, of Ked Bank, N. and Mrs. John Bishop, of Jersey City, N.

were at the Pa. vilion this week, and went from here to Holt's, in Woodbury, for their annual summer outing. Master Ilarola Ledden bad his left arm badly broken one evening last week by a fall from the piazza, where he was playing with his brothers, one of whom gave him an ACcidental push. He was attended by Drs. Bls.

bee and McGuire. The meeting of the creditors of the Mont. peller Hardware company to choose an as. signee which was called last Monday was postponed for two weeks on motion of George W. Wing and at the request of a number of the creditors.

The Granite Conetruction company Das been awarded the contract to lay the walls of the new St. Augustine's Church to the root and work is to be commenced at once and pusbed rapidly to completion. Derricks and a hoisting engine will be brought to the city to facilitate the work, probably arriving today. It is expected that the roof will be put on the edifice this fall. The river above the dam here was searched last Sunday by Barre men who were looking for the body of the Inglis boy who was drowned at Barre last Wednesday.

It was thought that the body must have been carried some distance down stream, The Eastern Star chapters from Northfeld, Barre and Randolph united on Tuesday evening with Rob. Morris chapter of this city in tendering a reception to Mrs. George W. Wing, the recently chosen State Worthy Matron. The reception was held in Masonic ball.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilkinson, M188 Olive B. Stout and Miss Mary Tromblee have gone to Ogdensburg, Alexandria Bay and the Thou.

sand Islands for an outing. Miss Stout's place at the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance office 1s taken during her absence by Mra. E. A. Nutt.

Capt. H. C. Lull was the speaker at the Young Men's Christian association meeting last Sunday afternoon. His subject Patriotic Man." Next Sunday afternoon the address will be by Miohael J.

0' Reilly, who WaS once the proprietor of one of the worst dives in New York. The members of the party which went last week to the leles of Shoals have returned. One of the well known business men of the party had never seen the ocean before and another WAS 80 ill during the short tripover the briny that he does not care to see it again for some time to come. The work on the electric road is progressIng rapidly and satisfactorily and the work of setting poles and laying the rails will begin within 8 days. Poles have been distributed up "Clay bill" and the question of belt line around that way to the corner of Main and State streets is under discussion.

Mrs. Louise Humphrey, the widowed mother of A. F. Humpbrey, of Berlin side, died at the bome of her son on Tuesday, aged 82 years, from old age. She was a sister of the late Asa Blanchard and had always lived In vicinity.

Besides A. she leaves another son in New Hampshire. The funeral will occur on Thursday afternoon. Mildred Brewster is now able to sit up all day and take short walks out of doors. She spends her time reading and playing soli.

tatre. The wound in her head has nearly healed and 19 not noticeable except on close examination. Her father, who bas been spending the past week at his home in Hunt. Ington, returned on Tuesday to Montpelier. H.

D. Gates, the well-known dealer in western horses, last week brought suit against James R. Harvey, of East Barre, to recover $75, the price of a horse which Mr. Gates sold to Harvey some time ago. The case was set for trial last Friday before Judge Smilie.

At that time Harvey failed to appear, and Judge Smilie rendered a judgment for the full amount and costs in favor of the plaintiff. Alexander Crutckshank, of this city, recelved the $100 reward offered by the Barre city autborities for the recovery of the body of the Inglis boy, drowned last Wednesday. Mr. Cruikshank has been 111 for several weeks and went up to Jones Brothers' sheds Tuesday morning to look for work. He walked over to the river bank and immediately saw the boy's body floating in the water.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Wetmore Morse Granite company was held on Tuesday evening when the old board of officers was re-elected. They are direct ore, Albert Johonnott, W. E. Adame, Thomas Marvin, F. M.

Corry, F. A. Dwinell, Col. F. E.

Smith and George E. Taplin. The directors chose Albert Jobonnott, President; W. E. Adams, Vice-President; C.

A. Gale, Secretary and Treasurer. Ralph D. Blanpied has finished his vaca. tion here and will go back this week to Richmond, Va.

In company with four other other young men he has formed a publishing company with headquarters at Springfleld, and the company is to embark in the subscription book business. The risk they take is very small and Mr. Blanpied believes there is money in the business for the members of the company. Thomas Smith, brother of J. G.

and Hiram 8. Smith, of this city, died at his home at Shady rill last Friday, from dropsy. He was 63 years old, and had been ill for 8 long time. He Was 8 farmer, and has always lived in this vicinity. He leaves a wife but no children.

The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Vater, of Worcester, offciating. The burial was in the cemetery at Worcester Corners beside the body of his first wife. The Eastern Cycle company, of Amesbury, made an assignment last Monday to E.

R. Sibley and Alfred C. Webster. Mr. Sib.

ley 18 well known in this city, and is a brother of A. J. Sibley. No statement of liabili. ties or assets was made and the assignment was made to close out the business.

The bicycles made by the company achieved quite a good reputation, and there are a number of them in this city. The company was capitalized at $30.000. The Young Men's Christian association camping outfit was taken to Sabin's pond in Woodbury last Saturday by J. W. Smith, of Berlin side.

L. S. Burnham went In charge of the outfit and D. P. Ring as the caterer for the party.

They took along J. G. Wood's steam launch to use on the pond and have engaged other boats on the spot. The members of the party went Monday and others will go during the week. They expect to be absent not less than two weeks.

C. H. Clark, an expert photographer and engraver, of St. Johnsbury, was in the city last Monday, having made the trip on his bicycle. He is the editor and publisher of the Camera, a monthly magazine devoted to amateur photography, and one which eeems to be just what the beginner In the art 1g looking for.

Mr. Clark put in his time durIng his stay in the city in looking up amateure and as a result secured quite a number of subscribers for his publication. Mrs. Ann McNulty is the mother-in-law of William Ewing. Mrs.

Ewing was recently ill and her mother assisted in caring for her. She thought she should have pay for this work and as her son-in-law would not come down with the price she sought a lawyer and brought suit. The case was before Judge Smilie last Wednesday. John G. Wing appeared for the plaintiff and S.

C. Shurtleff for the defendant. The evidence tended to show that the suit was principally the result of a family jar and Judge Smilie decided it in favor of the defendant. Receiver Joseph W. Brown, of the wrecked Sioux national bank of Sloux City, Las a well known Montpelier attorney at work looking up those of this vicinity who have not paid the assessment on the stock of the bank recently levied by Comptroller Eckles and suits will be brought against them.

A will Do soon rad alT those who bave no property attachable in the hope that they may sometime acquire something that can be taken. A majority of the stockholders here have paid the assess. ment. A gang of miscreants was abroad last Wednesday night, and seem to have kept busy in malicious mischief. They pulled off the out.

side electric fixtures at the Capital cate, broke down the roof water conductor at C. H. Shipman's, pulled up all the sweet peas In J. F. McDonald's garden, set the water running from the sill co*ck at the same place, mutilated the shrubbery T.

C. Phinney's, and otherwise abused the privilege of living, which they do not deserve. It is to be hop ed that they may be caught and dealt with as they deserve. M. Pembroke, superintendent of the mills at Wrightsville for the Wright estate, was quite seriously injured last Saturday.

He was assisting in getting in hay and was on the load. Another man was pitching on, and as Pem broke reacbed down for a forkful, one tine of the fork was driven into big right arm just above the wrist. It passed at one angle up his arm and came almost to the surface near his elbow, making a very painful wound. Dr. Chandler dressed the wound, which was highly inflamed, and it will be several weeks before the arm will be usable again.

Sheriff Bancroft was last Saturday morning summoned to the Montpeller and Wells River railroad station by a row in the ing house up stairs. He found, however, that his services were not needed, as the woman keeper of the establishment had proved herself entirely capable of caring for her own interests and knocked down ber most refractory boarder with a stick of stove wood and driven the others out of the house. The trouble appears to have been that sever. al of the boarders bad been drinking and were making trouble for each other and everybody else in the place. The installation of officers of Court Ethan Allen, Foresters of America, occurred at their hall last Thursday evening.

Grand Chief Ranger James S. Haley, of this city, was the installing officer. The officers are Chief Ranger, A. J. Allard; sub-Chief Ranger, John Sexton; Recording Secretary, Charles E.

Campbell: Sentor Woodward, Augustus Johnson: Junior Woodward, George St. John; Senior Beedle, Jobn Glliyman; Junior Beedie, Josiah Gillander; Second Trustee, Marshail Laviolette. Grand Chief Ranger Haley will go to Barre on Thursday evening to in. stall the officers of Court Granite City. The sorest crowd ever seen in Montpelier were the supporters and friends of W.

A. Lord last Thursday when it was announced that James L. Martin, of Brattleboro, WaS to be the next district attorney for Vermont instead of their favorite. Everything un. kind and uncomplimentary was said about the members of the Vermont delegation in Congress, there were rash threats to cut their throats do politically at the first opportunity.

They not deny the fitness of Mr. Martin, who is well known and popular here, but they wanted Mr. Lord the more, and could not understand why the delegation did not see it as they did. H. A.

Dubuc for some time past has missed small sums of money from the drawer in his coal office and Special Officer Brown was detalled to watch the place for a few nights. On Tuesday morning about 4 o'clock he ar. rested James F. Tuttle, whom he saw enter the place through the window. Tuttle bad a hearing Tuesday afternoon betore Justice Lucia, when he was prosecuted by Grand Juror Carleton and defended by John G.

Wing. The evidence for the defence showed that Tuttie has many times entered the place through the window with the knowledge and consent of Mr Dubuc and he was discharged from custody by Justice Lucia. Mrs. Eugene Buck started from Worcester on Tuesday morning to bring Marshall Buck, her father-in-law, to this city. At the junction of Elm and Spring streets the horse became frightened at a laborer in a ditch and ran, throwing out both the occupants of the buggy.

The vehicle overturned on Mrs. Buck, who, however, clung to the reins until they broke, and by that time several men were at the horse's head. Mrs. Buck was not injured. Mr.

Buck, who is past 70, struck on his head, and for a time was unconscious. He was taken in the ambulance hospital, where he was attended by Dr. Goodale. His injuries do not appear serious, and he expects to go home this morning. There will be a special meeting for men next Sunday afternoon at the Young Men's Christian association, when Michael J.

Riley, B. (born again) familiarly known 88 "the Bowery Evangelist," will give his experience. He is a witty, fluent speaker and has met with marked success in speaking to men. He is so earnest and practical in all things now that anyone would hardly recognize in him "the champion jig and reel dancer of England and Ireland" several years ago. He has seen a great deal of what 18 termed "the shady side of life," And his whole desire and aim now is in telling from his own experience that if a person sows wild oats, just as surely will that person reap them.

There will be special music and an interesting meeting is expected. All the merr of this city are invited to bear him at 4 o'clock. The bumor of Vermont's prohibitory laws are well illustrated by the case of the Misses Fisk, well known millinere of the city. Recently they have received many circular letters from a firm of liquor dealers in Ohio offering to send them any brand of frat class liquor destred. Last week the fem sent them a personal letter in which they stated that the expected order had not been receiv.

ed, and reminding them that they could not do better, promising to pack the goods so eecurely that the sharpest eye could not tell what was concealed in the package. The Mieses Fisk are well known AS among strongest believers in temperance in the city, which makes the joke the greater. It is, however, an uncalled for nuisance for temperance people to be subjected to this kind of persecation in the way of unwelcome correspondence. Many pensioners, since the discussion over the reduction of agencies has arisen, have been troubled by the fear that something WAS impending that would mean delay or added difficulty in getting their money as it becomes due each quarter. T.

J. Deavitt, who has bad as much experience in pension matters as anybody in Montpelier, states that it will make little difference, so far AS the pensioners themselves are concerned, whether President Cleveland's order consoldating the pension agenctes in the United States from 18 to pine is allowed to stand or not, and whether President McKinley does or does not revoke it, as recommended by the commissioner of pensions. The President has the sole authority to decrease or increase the number of such agencies as be pleases not to exceed three agencies in any State. The pension agents, Mr. Deavitt says, are generally active politicians with non-partisan and partisan work to do, who are boun.

tifully paid for the former work to contribute liberally to the latter. George W. Wilson, who has figured as the tance "button man" in arrived the in ranks of Montpelier the long trampe, Saturday night, having walked from Bethel that day. He was on his way from Chicago to Augusta, and return on a wager of $1,000 that he could make the trip on foot without money between April 5 and October 5. When here he had already been to Augusta and was on his return trip with about 1,800 miles yet to travel.

He pays his way by peddling buttons of the motto and fancy varleties and stated to an ARGUS AND PATRIOT reporter that 80me of the way he was able to live pretty well, but at other times "mighty slim." At each large town through which ne passes he secures a letter from one of the newspaper offices to prove that he has visited the place. One of the conditions of his trip is that be should visit the capital of each State through which be passed. He left here for Burlington Sunday morning and Intended to go from there to Rutland and thence to Albany, N. Y. He carried with him a large number of souvenirs of his long tramp.

The city council and the selectmen of Ber. lin held a joint session last Monday afternoon at which time the second lot of bids for the construction of a new steel bridge in place of the "red arch" were opened. Thirteen companies put in bids and each firm presented two bids for bridges differing slightly. The bids were Maryland Steel company, Baltimore, $12,471.50, 50: Massilon Bridge company, Toledo, 0., 818,600, Vermont Construction company, St. Albans, $10,964, Groton Bridge Berlin company, Groton, $13,640, 985; Bridge company, East Berlin, $14,828, King Bridge company, Cleveland, 0., $13,148, Toledo Bridge company, Toledo, 0 $12,350, Edgemoor Bridge Works, Boston, $14,438, Wrought Iron Bridge company, New York, $13,099.

Boston Bridge Works, Boston, $14,875, Youngstown Bridge company, Youngstown, $13,220, New Jersey Steel and Iron company, Newark, N. 814,830, Horseheads Bridge company, Horsebeads, N. $13,663, $13,130. The contract was awarded to the Vermont Con. struction company, as the lowest bidders, at $11,216.

This company is one of the best in New England and city is sure of good treatment at their bands. The bids for the Montpeller city bonds recently advertised were opened on Tuesday evening by the city council and the bonds awarded to the highest bidder. The bonds, aggregating $49,500, were in three lots, name1y, $17,000 5-20's, bridge bonds; $17,500, 5 20'g funding bonds; $15,000, 10 20's, street im provement bonds. The bids were 14 in num ber and all from Boston banking Arms, except those from this city. The bidders and their bids were Blodgett, Merritt 5 20's, 101.01, 10-20'8, 101.54; E.

C. Stanwood, 5-20'9, 101.83, 10 20'8, 103.37; James W. Longstreet, 5-20'8, 101,236, 10-20's, N. W. Harris company, 5-20'8 101.83, 10-20 101.83; Dietz, Denison Pryor, 520'9, first lot, 101 377, 5.20'8, second lot, 101.277, 10-20's, 102.477; W.

J. Haves Song' lump bid on the 5 20'g of a premium of 610.65; and on the 10-20's of 505.50, averaging 101.366; George A. Fernald company, 5.20'8, 101.637, 10-20's, 103 367; Cushman, Fisher Phelps, 5-20's, 101.49, 10- 20'8, 103.19; Parkinson Burr, 5-20'8, 101.691, 10 20'8, 103.357; E. H. Rolling Sons, 5.20's, 101.547, 10-20'8, 102 837; National Life Insurance company, 102 50, 10-20'g 104.61; Capital Savings bank, 520's, Capital Savings bank for $5,000 of the 5-20's, 102.50.

The Montpeller Savings bank sent in a gradunted bid for the entire issue, ranging from 103.77 down to 101.24 The bid of the National Life Insurance company being the best made the whole issue was awarded to that company. All the bonds bear interest at four per payable semi-annually. At the figures at which the bonds were awarded, the city will receive a gross premium of $1,554 above the face of the bonds. The annual meeting of the Barre and Montpelier Traction company was held last Wed. nesday evening at the office of Dillingham, Huse Howland, the attorneys of the road.

The meeting was to have been held during the day, but was postponed because storm prevented the arrival of some of the men until evening. The officers elected are President, J. S. Pierson, Burlington; VicePresident, J. J.

Flynn, Burlington; Treas. urer, A. O. Humphrey, Burlington; assistant Treasurer, George Butman, Boston; Clerk, H. K.

Bush, Barre. The board of directors are J. 9. Pierson, F. C.

Kennedy, A. 0. Humpbrey and J. J. Flynn, of Burlington, and F.

G. Howland, H. K. Bush and D. M.

Miles, of Barre. The contract for the construction of the road, awarded to Ferguson Richardson, of Worcester, was formally ratifled by the stockholders, and the contractors told of the progress which had been made in the building of the line, while the outlook was discussed at a great length, although with no definite result. The directors were of the opinion that the road would be speedily completed and that the work would be pushed forward as rapidly as consistent with thorough construction. The progress made thus far has been satisfactory to those in charge, but the rain last Wednesday set matters back a littie. The rails are expected to be on hand today and if such is the case the work of laying them will be commenced on Thursday.

Director Kennedy is responsible for the statement that the company would commence operations after the road WAS completed by running four cars, although they would have double that number on band. He also said that a large enough torce of men would be put onto the work of grading so that they could easily keep ahead of those who are to lay the track. None of the officers of the company gave an opinion in regard to the length of time which will probably be required to complete the line and put it into shape ready to operate. A regular meeting of the city council was beld last Wednesday evening. The superintendent of water works was directed to move the hydrant at the corner of Elm and Court streets to the other side of Elm street and also to put in a 9ix-inch water gate near T.

C. Barrow's residence on Elm street. Thom88 H. Corry was directed to complete his repairs to his water pipes on Barre street and put the bed of the street where it had been before disturbed by him before last Monday. Bills audited and ordered paid were H.

A. Blanchard liquor, two bills 8182 and Moore Sinnot, liquor, Ira Pierce, r. Merrill, clerk, Joel Foster, salary, 879.16; expense department, 8342.67; E. D. Hyde, E.

W. Bailey A. D. Silloway, 84; F. H.

Wood. ward, C. F. Jones, $18. Permits granted were M.

Martin, to repair house on East State street; R. M. Harvey, to erect house and barn on College atreet and also to blockade the sidewalk there not more than one week. The for petitions lonve to of D. G.

Fold night Parka. carta were tabled. Thomas H. Corry WAS given permission to dig up water pipes on East State and College streets and relay the sate on condition that the work be com pleted between July 21 and 26, inclusive. It was ordered that Elm street as far as Vine street be macadamized 88 soon 89 School street 18 completed.

A petition for the macadamizing of Loomis and East State streets was laid on the table until the next meeting. It was voted to buy the dump cart owned by Herbert Welch. The city attorney Wild di. rected to notify plumbers to place on record with the city clerk all drain, sewer and WEter pipe connections made by them. A new ordinance as llows was adopted: No person shall ride any bicycle in the streets or public ways of the city unless the same shall have a bell thereon, suitably arranged for warning of the approach thereof.

This ordinance is to take effect August 11, and it was ordered advertised in the ARGUS AND PATRIOT and the Vermont Watchman for two weeks. The ordinance was drawn up by City Attorney F. P. Carleton. Five thousand dollars will not cover the damage in the city of Montpelier from the great storm which culminated last Wednes.

day morning in the worst midsummer freshet known here for many years, and $15, 000 is a moderate estimate of the damage in Washington county. In the city the worst damage was on the hill streets. The sewers were utterly inadequate tor the immense volume of water, and in most cases the open ings to the sewer chimneys became clogged and the water poured down the gutters and cut channels for itself everywhere. The new macadam roadway on Bailey avenue was damaged badly. It was not the fault of the roadbed, but of the sewer underneath.

The lower end of this sewer was of eightinch tile, while the capacity of the sewer farther up was considerably greater, and the result was that the sewer became choked and the water tound Its way underneath the stone of the roadbed and undermined 1t. Clay hill also suftered severely from washing. The Town brook overflowed at the top of the bill and a large part of the water followed the road way down the bill. The new sewer on the hill carried all the water until early Wednesday morning, when debris be. came piled over the grates of the sewer chimneys.

On this street and the connecting roads beyond to the city limits it will probably require several hundred loads of dirt to make good the wash, Which is piled up on lawns, gardens and other places where it 19 not wanted. Orrin Daley's cellar, at the foot of Clay hill, acted as a receiving reservoir for the waters of Town brook and WAS filled almost to the floor timbers. Mr. Daley Wednesday atternoon broke a bole through the underpinning of his house to let out the water. His garden was under four feet of water and was The North branch wag higher than during the usual spring freshet and set back into gardens and basem*nts all along its course.

Up the stream for two miles the meadows were overflowed and many tons of hay were destroyed or rendered almost valueless. Luther B. Cross' garden on Elm street was 80 deep in water that only the tops of the bean poles disclosed the tact that the area was not 8 part of the rushing river. Almost every cellar on Main street was partially filled with water and in all of them there was some damage, though people have learned to look out for high water during the past two years. The bridge across the branch near the Lane Manufacturing com pan's shops was undermined and rendered unsafe.

The Union house stables were par. tially under water all day Wednesday. The Winooskt inside the city limits was very high, but not up to the record in its mark. The gardens on the south side of State street were mostly ruined and Ernest Jacobson's flower gardens were badly damaged by the water. It also entered his green house to a depth of several feet.

A river almost large enough to be navigable flowed down Barre street and around the Main street corner. Every street in the city was damaged to a greater or less extent, and the street department will have its bands full for some time to come. The hill roads outside the city were all badly washed and gullied, and some of them rendered impassable. The rain fall was 7.87 inches, the greatest continuous tall of rain since 1869. The season 80 far has been one of extremes and this storm appears to have been the climax.

It 18 directly attributable to heat of the preceding week, which charged the atmosphere with moisture to such an extent that an Increased rainfall WAS to be expected somewhere. In some places the storm was accompanied by thunder and lightning, but there was no electrical disturbance in this vicinity. GLOVER GLEANINGS.Martin Bean has gone back to Swanzey, N. H. There is an unusual amount of illness in town.

The teachers who taught the spring term in town have nearly all been re-engaged. The heavy rains of last week damaged the roads and bridges to an amount that 18 estimated at $1,000. Mrs. William Merriam died last week day and ber funeral was from the "North church" the following day. Very few of the farmers have progressed very far toward harvesting the bay crop, which is light and back ward.

Dr. P. L. Templeton, of Montpeller, and C. A.

Barrows, of North Troy, are in camp at their cottages at Stone pond. Roy Davis, who has been attending school at Wakefeld, for the past year, is at H. H. Davis'. His mother accompanied bim.

The body of Miss Inez French was brought to town from Binghampton, N. last Thursday for burial. She died of typhoid tever. After completing the work on the roads, Commissioner Sargeut is obliged to restine with a full gang of help, because of the damage done by the recent storms. There is considerable complaint over the prizes offered in the Indian race at the Fourth of July celebration, and the cominittee in charge is considering the matter of paying the winners an additional sum.

SODOM SOLDER.Nellie Lawrence's health is improving. William Kelley vieited nis daughter in Barre this week. Mrs. Richard Lizzer, of Linden, and ber two children are guests of Reuben Parker. Rev.

B. F. Wheeler bolds A meeting next Sunday at Barney's ball at 11 o'cLock A.M., and Mr. Senter, of South Woodbury, at 4 o'clock F. M.

BARRE BUNDLE.J. M. Taft 1s at work at East Barre. Dr. D.

J. 8mith visited in Fairlee last week. E. S. Burnham has had his pension increased.

C. J. Kinsley was In Waitsfeld over last Sunday. Many will take in the excursion to Burling. ton to-day.

Van Bullock is spending his vacation in Orange, Mass. S. S. Ballard came home last Saturday from Detroit, Mich. A son was born last Thursday to Mr.

and Mrs. John Paul. M. C. Baker has gone to Montpelier, where be has a position.

A son was born last Wednesday to Andrew LeClair and wife. Rev. Thomas Cull is to preach to the Baptists next Sunday. Mrs. C.

M. Rodee and daughter are visiting in Plattsburgh, N. Y. M. F.

Waterman has been spending the past week- in Burlington. L. M. Averill and wife are spending the week in Portland, Me. Mrs.

Charles Templeton is visiting her danghters in East Barre. E. W. Bridge will finieh work for E. A.

Drown Co. next Saturday. F. W. Stanyan and wife went last Thursday to Montpelier to reside.

L. P. Thayer, of Burlington and Randolph, was in the city last Saturday. Buel Lamb is home from the Albany, N. business college for a vacation.

Prof. A. W. Peirce was in the city briefly from Franklin, last week. E.

A. Prindle and family are back from a visit with relatives in Troy, N. Y. Miss Alice Frened, of Nortbumberland, N. is visiting at Mrs.

L. L. Boyce's. A party from Plainfield attended the ball game on Central park last Monday. William B.

Viall, of Randolph, was one of the visitors in the city last Saturday. Charles Lapage and Ezra 8. Burnham have each been granted additional pension. Mrs. James McKenzie and children have returned from a visit in South Ryegate.

The new grand stand in Central Park has been completed, and will seat 400 people. Mr. and Mrs. William Petrie have gone to Bar Harbor, for a stay of several weeks. Miss Anna Renfrew, of Peacham, was entertained by Mrs.

Bertba G. Durkee last week. Miss Myrtie Moore 1g employed at her home in East Barre, where she went last Saturday. J. D.

Smith and family have moved into the house formerly occupied by Rev. P. C. Abbey. Rev.

George H. Watt, a former Scotch stone cutter, preached at the Baptist house last Sunday. McDonald Buchan are cutting a large granite monument, which is to go to dout, N. Y. Henry Whitaker came home last Friday from St.

Albans, where he has been for 9everal weeks. Miss Edith Barnes has gone to Martha's Vineyard, to attend a summer school for teachers. Burnham street 19 being raised by an plication of granite chips, which are 80 plentiful in that locality. Miss Fannie Clark has finished work in Montpelier, and came back to her home In Barre last Thursday. F.

G. Rowell won the guessing contest at B. Corosky store which closed last week and won the $100 bicycle. Mr. and Mrs.

George Mackie and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bruce have gone to Cieveland, 0., where they have relatives, for a visit.

James Higgins was employed in the Granite City clothing store last week, during the temporary absence of Frank W. Jackson. Prof. C. O.

Thurston and wife, of Kingston, are spending their vacation at the home of his mother in the east part of the town. Mrs. B. H. Wells and daughter bave been spending a few days the past week at the home of Mrs.

Wells' mother in Woodbury. Dr. B. W. Braley bas been appointed one of the board of examining physicians for the Montpelier pension examining board.

S. P. Gill, of Pittsburg, spent last week in Barre, in the interest of the Knox Blasting System company, of which he is a member. The Barre railroad has put on a new pas senger train to the quarries. It leaves Barre at 1.30 in the afternoon and returning arrives at 3 20.

The Odd Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah will run an excursion to Burlington and Vergennes next Saturday from Barre and Montpelier. Rev.J. S. Stevens, of Montreal, will take the place of Rev. Thomas Mitchell, pastor of the Presbyterian society, during the latter': annual vacation.

Mrs. A. H. Holt and two children left for Brattleboro last Saturday, and after a short visit in that town are to go to Old Orchard Beach to spend several weeks. J.T.

Callaghan 18 to put in a large new oven for his bakery. He and S. B. Durkee were in Boston last week to pick out the style of oven to be purchased. It is expected that the famous pacers" John R.

Gentry" and "Robert will be among the attractions at the races to be held in Barre the last week in August. St. John's court, Catholic order of Foresters, has elected T. H. Duffey delegate to the State court, which is to be held in St.

Albans the last week of August. F. H. Burke was chosen alternate. A party of Barre young ladies is camping at Lake Morey in Fairlee, with Mrs.

E. W. Cumings as chaperone. Mrs. H.

K. Bush and two daughters are also at Lake Morey, where they are stopping at a hotel. Dr. George D. Mitchell from Bucksport, has opened an office in Barre for the practice of dentistry.

He occupies part of the office rooms formerly rented by Charles H. More Co. In Bolster's block. Dr. Scribner bas entered a complaint to the local board of health in regard to the sanitary arrangements of the Spaulding Graded school, alleging that the cremation of the sewage 18 a public nuisance.

Fred and Flossie Glynn, of Boston, arrived in the city last Saturday night, making the whole journey on their wheels. They are tho Nia Bister or end A reward of $100 was offered for the recovpry of the body of young James Inglis, who was drowned last Wednesday. As 800n A8 work for the day closed at the sheds large parties of stone cutters search the river until dark. A special communication of Granite lodge, of Masons, will be held next Friday evening, at which it is expected that members of De Witt Clinton lodge of Northfield, will he present. Atter the work of the evening the ladies of the Eastern Star will serve a banquet.

The street commissioners bare been compelled to return the records of the street numbers to the city clerk, where they are now accessible to the citizens of Barre. Parties who now wish to have their houses numbered can find out at the chy clerk's office what the number should be. F. S. Glynn, C.

A. French and Misses LilHan Creighton and Florence Glynn arrived in Barre last Sunday night, after a bicycle trip of 500 miles and over. They left Boston ten days betore and rode from there to New York, thence up the Hudson and by the most direct route to Barre. The only stop of any length was made in New Haven, Conn. James Reilley was arrested last Sunday night by Officer Spear and Monday morning paid $12.01 for a first offence of intoxication.

The same evening John Bressett had too much to say to the officer and he was charged with breach of the peace and fined $7.51. Both hearings were before Justice Scott, Grand Juror W. W. Lapoint appearing for the State. Division Commander W.

W. Lapoint, of the Sons of Veterans, bas appointed Elmer E. Perry, of Barre, adjutant, and L. N. Gauthier, quartermaster.

The other staff appointments will be made later. The press committee appointed is composed of Col. H. O. Bixby, Chelsea; Capt.

F. W. Sault, Randolph; Earl March, Manchester; George Fisher, Lyndonville; C. J. Smith, Hunting ton.

George H. Anker, of Barre, and Miss Kathern Belle Carney, of Waterford, N. were married at Waterford last Wednesday. The bride was attended by Miss Harriet Mitchell, and the groomsman was Wilmarth A. Drew, of Barre.

At the close of the ceremony a collation was served and Mr. and Mrs. Anker left tor a short wedding trip. They will arrive in Barre the first of the week and soon go to housekeeping in R. 9.

Currier's house on East street. Base ball enthusiasts were again unfortunate last Saturday when the advertised Fort Ethan Allen team failed to arrive and no game was played. The soldier nine pected to come on the White Mountain train, which, however, would not stop at the fort so they were unable to make connections. The cavalry band from the post was also adver tised to come with the team and to give a concert in the evening but like the ball players the musicians did not reach Barre. Barre is now a member of the Northern base ball league composed of Burlington, St.

Albans, Barre, Vergennes and Plattsburgh. Only one league game, however, has been played so far and Barre met defeat in that. It was with Vergennes last Thursday and the visitors scored eight runs before Barre began to play. The Granite City boys, bowever, played a fast up-bill game and took a lead in the eighth inning only to lose in the ninth on a close decision by the umpire. The score was 14 to 13.

The little difficulty between the city and the street railway company will probably cause no further trouble. Last Monday President Pierson of the company arrived in the city and held a conference with the street commissioners and the city attorney. In the afternoon the street commissioners, Mr. Pierson and Engineer Nash drove to some of the recent operations in the northern section of the city on a tour of inspection. The ditficulties which it were thought Saturday would result in the bringing of an injunction by the city against the company are now in a fair way to be removed.

The Barres did up the Cuban Giants last Monday by a score of 10 to 4, on Central park in a hot and well played game. Wells, their new acquisition, was in the box for Barre and proved invincible, the Giants, who are one of the hardest hitting teams in the county, only getting six hits off his delivery. To-day the Barres play an exhibition game with Plattsburgh at Burlington. Thureday the team plays a league game with ton at Burlington. Friday there is to be a league game with Plattsburgh there, and Saturday the team will return to Barre for game with the Rutlands on Central park.

Henry Recor was found one night last week apparently insensible lying upon the sidewalk between King's jewelry store and Gilbert's fruit stand on Depot square. Officer Spear picked Recor up and the latter immediately began to camplain of his head. On the sidewalk was Kecor's empty pocket-book and a piece of garden hose with 8 granite pointer inside. Recor's watch was also missing and he said that he had been knocked down by two men and robbed. Dr.

B. W. Braley, at the request of Chief of Police Howland, went to Recor's house and made a thorough examination of the man, but could find neither bump or scratch on bim. The officers claim that the whole affair was a put up job on Recor's part, but just what hie object was no one seems to know. The Grand Lodge of Vermont, Knights of Honor, held its 19th annual session in Barre last Wednesday.

The annual reports were read and the general business of the lodge transacted. The officers elected for the coming year are Past Grand Dictator, C. W. Kimball, Potney: Grand Dictator, William Wetherbee, St. Johnsbury; Grand Vice Dictator, E.

S. Munger, Putney; Grand Assistant D1ctator, A. G. Stone, Wallingford; Grand Treasurer, A. L.

Pease, Hartford; Grand Reporter, C. L. Piper, Brattleboro; Grand Chaplain, F. Carrothere, Brattleboro; Grand Guide, Bradley M. Newell, Jacksonville; Grand Guar: dian, Mr.

Guild, Bellows Falls; Grand Senti. nel, R. R. Doolittle, Vernon; representatives to supreme Lodge, Jake Heyman, Rutland, one year. At the session an advisory board, consisting of F.

A. Bond, of Middlebury, Willam Wetherbee, of St. Johnsbury, and E. 8. Munger, of Putney, was created.

The next session will be held in Middlebury, the second Wednesday in July, 1808. A sad accident was the drowning of little James Ingles during the bigh water last Wednesday. He, with his older brother Wil. Ham, went out to the railroad bridge in front of Whiteomb Brothers' shop to look at the high water in Gunner brook. It is supposed that James became dizzy and tell in.

Wilson Maraball and Mr. Whitcomb, who were returning from dinner, the older boy screaming for help and hastened to the spot. Mr. Marshall waded into the water and BUOceeded in getting hold of the boy in the stream and pulled him several feet nearer the shore, but the strong current carried him from under too. Finally the boy was wrenched The his victim grasp was and the carried son of out George of his Ingli8, reach.

of 31 Pleasant street, eight years old and a WAS favorite among his playmates. The body great though not found until forenoon, to Montpelier careful and search all was made all the way the places have been be dragged hidden. where it is thought the body might Tuesday It morning evidently and was rose found to the floating surface in the pond at Jones Brothers' sheds by one of employes. last The accidental killing of John O'Connor last week. week Tuesday 0'Connor was was briefly mentioned had been down the track a with section his boss, and some work.

Just before 12 o'clock men doing started for their boarding place at they Mrs. ped 27 Granite street. Mr. O'Connor stepRyan's, side two freight cars standing on 8 between Stebbins track, and just at this time Engineer track to the was siding shifting to allow cars the from noon the main train to pass out. Stebbing set his cars back 80 quick that they bumped into the ones beHe tween which Mr.

O'Connor was standing. evidently did not know that the cars were 10 motion, as he was almost instantly killed. Health Officer Chandler was notified, and the body given in charge of Undertaker Colthe by. An examination of the body revealed faot that the upper part of his chest was smashed in and his left arm broken. An examination of his clothes brought to light several letters, a jacknite, watch and his of which pocket-book.

In the latter there was $562 45, $555 was in bills, $5 in gold and 45 cents in change. The money was placed in the blame Granite Savings to bank for safe keeping. 20 knowledge of his being there, and be attaches the engineer, as he had could not see him from the engine. He had been at work for the company about 10 and was a trusty, faithful hand. He years, about 60 years old, and not married.

A sis. was ter in Montpelier, two brothers at Waterbury and one at Swanton survive him. SORTHFIELD NOTES Miss Marion Doyle has gone to Boston to visit relatives. William Braley, of Barre, was a visitor in town last week. Mrs.

Emma Cox is back from a visit with relatives in New York. A daughter was born last Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Victor E. Holt.

Charles Blood, of Chicago, 18 visiting Mra. Mary Blood, his mother. Mrs. Mary Reed, of Montpeller, visited last week at Mrs. N.

L. Ellis'. E. J. Connell was confined to the house by Illness a part of last week.

Mra. William Spedding came home last Saturday from a visit in Pasooag, R. I. B. F.

Armitage, of Matoon, is at the home of Mrs. Mary Blood, her aunt, for a visit. Miss Juline Gilchrist, of Somerville, is a guest of Mrs. M. S.

Gilchrist in Northfield. Mya. C. Penniman, of Worcester, 18 visiting at the home of Mra. C.

H. Wright, ber sister. Abel Knapp and wite, of Rochester, are visiting at the home of 0. 8. Richmond, 1o Northfield.

H. L. Kenyon and Miss Helen, his daughter, were in Randolph over last Sunday at the home of H. C. Soper.

The usual dull season which always affects Northfield atter commencement seems denser this year than usual. Misses Margaret and Kate Dwyer, of White River Junction, came last Saturday to Northfield to remain several weeks. Miss Frances Sutherland, of Montpelier, 18 spending a vacation from her duties as nurse In the Heaton hospital at the home of Mre. William Line. Miss Mary E.

Doheny has completed the "Normal course of the American Correspondence Normal of Dansville, N. and has been granted a diploma. Prof. and Mrs. C.

W. Emerson, of Boston, who now have a summer residence at Roch. ester, spent a part of the past week with Prof. Emerson's mother. The work on the Universalist house bas been completed and the building 1s in the best condition, both outside and inside, that it has been for many years.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dutton, Mr. and Mrs. J.

M. Bullock, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ball and several others went last Saturday to Berlin pond to camp out for several days. G.

R. Andrews bas a contract to deliver to the Central Vermont railroad 160,000 feet of dressed lumber, and this will keep a large force of men busy for three months. H. J. Dane takes the place in Nichols Sanborn's store formerly held by Wilmot Baine.

Mr. Dane is a registered drug clerk who has had several years' experience. Rev. E. C.

Downey is back from his tion of four weeks and preached last Sunday At the Universalist house, where he WAS greeted by a large congregation of the members of his parish. A party composed of Mr. and Mrs. C. D.

Edgerton, Miss Minnie Smith, Mrs. W. J. Walker and two children, of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs.

Chauncey Willey, of Barre, are in camp at Berlin pond for two weeks. William L. Tilden and bride were serenaded last Thursday evening by the band and large party of their other friends. The ending party was invited in to partake of cake, ice cream and other good things. Mrs.

Jerry Greaney, of Bridgewater, is at the bome of George C. Sanborn for a few weeks. She is a native of Northdeld, beIng a daughter of James C. Fletcher, of West Woodstock, who 19 also visiting in town. Blanche, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. John Dumas, has been very ill with diphtheria, though last Saturday she was pronounced out of danger. She Was attended by Dr. Mayo, who so far has not had one of his diphtherla patients die under his treatment. Ed.

Doheny, the well known Northfeld base ball pitcher, is wanted by Boston. The management of the Bostons has offered to trade Catcher Ganzel to New York tor Doheny, and it is possible that Doheny may wear a Boston uniform for the rest of the sea. 801. J. C.

Donahue is now the proprietor of the Lawrence bakery. Messrs. A. E. Denny, Dutton Richmond and Mr.

Donahue had 8 claim against the former proprietor of the bakery, which they forced last week and took possession of the establishment. Its man agement was assumed by Mr. Donahue. Mise Minnie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

J. Davis, died of diphtheria last Monday funoral, to me nature of the disease, and the Interment that afternoon W88 as private as possible. Mr. Davis has been in the south for some time and was not at home when his daughter passed away. Several new cases of diphtheria have appeared.

Two are in the family of Mrs. John Davis at the corner of Wall and Pleasant streets and one 1s in the Chase block. The Piesseant's boy, whose illness WAS tioned last week; died before the paper WA8 printed and was the last fatal case reported ay to last Saturday night. W. Ordie Gokey, formerly of Northfeld, and now of Everett, who has been spending his vacation in town, went back to Everett last Saturday.

Before leaving he surprised his friends by taking a partner for his joys and sorrows in the person of Miss Mamie Whelpley, of Mont peller. They were married Thursday evening, but a few of their friends tound it out in season for congratula. tions before they left town. The storm last week was very severe in Northfeld and vicinity. Roads were badly a washed and grass and crops on all lowlands were much damaged.

Among the worst suf. ferers of the local farm owners were Homer Denny, Il. R. Brown and Frank Houston. There was water in many of the streets and several cellars were flooded.

Several pigs were drowned before their owners realized that the water was rising so rapidly Wednesday forenoon. The funeral of the late Jessie Moriarty was beld last Wednesday from St. John's Catholie Church. The general esteem in which the young man was held was testified to by the large attendance, which included several from Bethel, while a number from Montpelter would have been present but for the lateness of the trains, owing to the high water. Thedeceased was not quite 22 years old and engaged to be married to a young lady from Bethel.

He leaves several brothers and sisters, who, with the other members of the family, are receiving the most sincere sympathy of the community. HARDWICK HAPPENINGS.J. H. Drew spent last Sunday in town. T.

T. Daniels 18 putting in a new 60-horse power engine. M. H. Teacheout has sold his mules to George Belville.

M. M. Hatch has sold his farm to Joseph McReage tor $1,500. 0. H.

Marsh has a brother from Waltham, visiting him. Mrs Thomas and son, of Rutland, are visiting at A. B. Thomas'. Miss Beatrice Batchelder, of Lexington, 18 visiting in town.

Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Batchelder bad gon born to them last Saturday.

M. M. Hatch disposed of his bousehold goods at auction last Saturday. Dr. F.

M. Crane And wife and L. H. Warren and are camping at Connecticut lake for 8 few weeks. Mr.

and Mrs. George Garland and children, of Boston, are visiting D. S. Chubbs, Mrs. Garland's father.

Jonathan Foster, an old resident, died at his bome on the Center last Wednesday. His age was about 78 years. The members of the Woodbury Granite company are in town with a view of locating their cutting sheds, and it 18 probable that they may If they can secure land tor what it 1s worth. WOLCOTT WALKS.J. M.

Drew, of St. Johnsbury, was in town lust Monday. Mrs. Esther Foster, of Morrisville, 18 visiting Alvah, her son. Mra.

Don Grey and children, of Lyndonville, visited at E. A. Grey's last week. Mrs. G.

E. Doty and son, of St. Johnsbury, visited C. Lawrence, her father, last week. Earl Jordan returned last week from BORton, where be has been the past two months.

Miss Leah Sherwood and Bessie, her sister, of Naponee, are the guests of Miss Lillian Vallian. Miss Lena Liecomb has gone back to her home in South Randolpb, after spending 8 conple of weeks at P. S. Scribner'8. Edwin Bundy and son, of Lakeport, N.

Mrs. Porter Crane and Stella, her daugbter, of Concord, N. are the guests of Mre. Es. ther Benjamin.

Mrs. Effe Cobb and Miss Nellie Moody went back to their home in Boston last Monday, after spending a few days with H. B. Moody, their brother. The heavy showers of last Wednesday did a great deal of damage, carrying off bridges and washing the roads so badly that some were Impassable for several days.

Gardens more or less damaged, some being nearly all washed out. ORANGE ORIGINALS.The King's Daughters meet with Mrs. A. L. Noyes this afternoon.

Mrs. G. Barnes was quite ill last week, but is considered much better. Mre. I.

C. Noges spent last Friday with Mrs. John Bacon, her sister, of Chelsea. D. R.

Eastman, of South Ryegate, recently visited Mrs. J. M. Lord, bis daughter. Miss Alta Worthen, of Burlington, visited Mrs.

E. H. Cutler, her sister, last week. Mrs. Stella Chandler, of Boston, 18 stopping with Mr.

and Mra. D. R. Platt, her parents. Miss Nellie Tillotson, who has been teachIng In Warren, N.

is spending ber vaca. tion at home. Royal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious. ROYAL OYA BAKING POWDER Absolutely Puro ROYAL BAKING POWDER NEW YORK. WEST TOPSHAM WHATJohn Harvey was in Montpeller last Fri.

day. Rev. George Manning occupled the local pulpit last Sunday. Millie and Esther Sanborn are visiting in Groton tor a few days. Asa Williams is cutting hay for N.

D. Wood and 0.8. Sanborn. 8. K.

Dexter and family, of Lowell, bave arrived in town tor a few weeks. Mre. A. N. Fellows, of Brooklyn, is visiting Mr.

and Mrs. G. E. Newton, her parents. Mies Annie Cinnamon, who has been visiting in town, went back to Bradford last Sunday.

Mrs. H. L. Watson and children, who have been visiting in Calais and Woodbury, returned last Thursday. ENOSBURGH EMANATIONS.Jay Davis suffered 8 sunstroke last Thursday.

H. S. Leach was with the heat July 8 and fell, breaking overcome, his ribs. B. H.

Rice celebrated his 80th birthday last week Tuesday with a party of relatives and friends. Dr. Oscar Roberts and wife, of Springfleld, Frank Heyer, Mra. Robert's brother. do are in town, called by death of Miss Minnie Denio W88 poisoned with polson ivy while picking field strawberries last week Monday and 18 not able to leave her bed.

The flood last week carried away Joseph Gillhar's and George Morway's barns and Levi Sylvester's dwelling house and did thousand of dollars worth of damage to farmers whose lands lay near the streams. EAST BARRE BATCH.Mrs. Owens is very ill. "Uncle" Nat. Carnes is rapidly failing.

James Harvey has gone to New Hampshire. P. H. Marrion has returned from New York. W.

E. Bixby is putting the roof on his new block. Grearson Brothers have their new stone shed well started. Mra. Colby, of East Orange, is the guest of Mrs.

A. C. Dickey. Mr. Brown, from Bradford, has been spend.

ing a few days with Mr. Baker. Levi Hyatt has moved la his livery teams up to the barn near William Carnes' new stone shed. Watson Dow has bought of William Carnes the old mill property, where he will build a block later on. JOHNSON JABBER Leon Story was at home on a visit last week.

Mrs. Wright, of Montpelier, 18 visiting E. her son. Maud Burnham has gone to Tonsfield, to work. Mr.

and Mrs. O. W. Stearns have returned from Burlington. Horace Good win is to carry the mail from East Johnson to Johnson for the next four years.

John Burnham had three sheep killed by doge last week. The dogs belonged to Dr. Goodwin and Chesley Hartwill. Frank Boyce's horse started from the depot last Saturday night and ran over H. Peok's cow, breaking seven of the animal's ribs.

NORTH MONTPELIER MEANDERINGS.Mrs. Herriot, of Hartford, is visiting relatives in the vicinity. Mrs. Herbert Everleth and Master Henry are visiting at Walter Little's, their uncle's. Mr.

and Mrs. Ephraim Pray took a carriage drive to Elmore and Jeffersonville last week. M18808 Blanche and Shirley Bradford are spending a week with Mrs. W. G.

Nye, their aunt. Misses Sally Oviatt and Mary Stevens, of Montpeller, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stevens. Ned Sullivan cate to George Kelton's the last of last week, where he 18 to spend his vacation with his wife and little daughter.

WEST BROOKFIELD BALE.Carl E. Bowman and wife visited his parente last Sunday. Frank Thrasher, of Boston, ts spending his vacation in town. Mrs. George E.

Boyce and daughter have gone to Everton, to visit her father, and from there will go to Maine to visit her grandparents and other relatives. Eliza I. Abbott died at West Brookfield last Wednesday, aged 71 years. She was a sister of Mrs. D.

Hatch, and was taken ill while visiting there about two months ago. Mrs. Charles Litch, her daughter, of Montpelier, has been caring for her. Her remains were taken to Braintree bill for burial. EDEN ENDEAVORS.Mrs.

Oscar Taylor and children, of Barre, are visiting at Samuel Stone's, her father's. Fred Fuller and Mattie Hodges were recently married at Johnson and went to Montreal, P. Q-, on their wedding tour. They have gone to bousekeeping on the Kittel farm which Fred purchased about a year ago. John Lovern's entire buildings, consisting of house, horse barn, sheep stud and large barn, with almost their entire contents were burned to the ground Inst week Sunday morning.

About three o'clock fire was discovered in the sheep stud by the dogs barkIng. The buildings were in a mass of flames before help arrived. Most of the things in the house were saved. Insured. EAST MONTPELIER ETCHINGS.Mrs.

Mallory 18 visiting in Brookfield. Mrs. Joseph Bero bas returned from Bellows Falls. The Universalist Sunday-school is planning a picnic to Owl's Head. Mr.

and Mrs. Jackson expect soon to move Into the E. B. Arbuckle house. Miss Mattie Severance, of Montpeller, 1s visiting Mra.

C. C. Willard, her aunt. SOUTH READING RHOMBOIDS Miss Maude Louis bay returned from a week's visit in Rutland. Mrs.

Augusta Best, of Highgate, called in town the first of the week. A monument 19 now being set in the Wilder lot at the village cemetery. Miss Mae Lewis is attending the summer school at South Woodstock. Loren Wells, of New York city, made a flying visit at his father's the first of 'be week. Scrofula Makes life misery to thousands of people.

It manifests itself in many different ways, like goitre, swellings, running sores, boils, salt rheum and pimples and other eruptions. Scarcely a man is wholly free from it, in some fo a. It clings tenaciously until the last vestige of scrofulous poison is eradicated by Hood's Sarsaparilla, the One True Blood Purifier. Thousands of voluntary testimonials tell of suffering from scrofula, often inherited and most tenacious, positively, perfectly and permanently cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla Prepared only by C. I.

Hood Lowell, Mass. Be sure to get HooD's and only HooD's. are the best after-dinner Hood's Pills pills, aid digestion. 250. On account of the general Interest manifested, the Trustees of the "Thomas W.

Wood Collection in the Gallery of Fine Arts" beg to announce the opening of the Gallery in the new addition to the Y. M. (. A. Building with a public reception, Tuesday evening.

July 27, 1897, from eight until ten o'clock. We hereby cordially invite all to be present at that time to view the new Gallery and its contents in sculpture and painting. THOMAS W. WOOD. JOHN W.

BURGESS. JAMES C. HOUGHTON, ARTHUR B. BISBEE, JOSEPH A. DEBOER.

Trustees. GEORGE E. TAPLIN. L. BART CROSS.

CHARLES ME. MORE. ANNETTE UPHAM. RANDOLPH CENTER READINGS.David Howe 18 Ill and confined to his house. N.

L. Boyden and family went to Silver Lake last Monday. Mr. Seagraves and wife, of Cambridge, are at the Maplewood. Mr.

Vance, of Manchester, N. is visiting Mre. Storre P. Paine, his sister. Luke Parish had on a force last Sunday and got all of his hay into the barns.

George D. Hyzer bad runaway from his bayfeld last Monday. The rake was badly demolished. W. 8.

Bryant, J. H. Hayes, Guy Bickford and F. J. Washburn attended the Advent meeting at East Randolph last Sunday even.

ing. Fred W. Wedgwood, who has been stopping at N. L. Boyden'e for a two weeks' vacation, has gone back to his work, but his wife remains.

The was a hearing at N. L. Boyden'e office last week before Judge Stanton to ascertain the sum due on a mortgage held by Dr. Good. rich against David Jeffords and wife, of East Brookdeld.

THISIWEEK WE OFFER Nun's Veilings, Sicilians, Henriettas, India Twills and a large variety of Fancy Weaves in Black Dress Coods. The Latest Patterns in Laces. The Latest Shades in Ribbons, Up-to-date Styles in Rufflings, Neckwear, Collars and Cuffs, Belts and Fans. BARCAIN DAY EVERY FRIDAY. L.

P. H. C. CLEASON. A Word To The Wise.

Do you use flour that makes big, light loaves of bread, quick rising and easily baked? "BRIDAL VEIL" Does it to perfection. But we don't recommend it for pastry and every thing else, too. "ROYAL' BRAND makes nice crisp pastry. Of course it's not as good for bread as Bridal Veil. 'WINDSOR'S Is our best all-round flour, good for bread and pastry alike.

Try it once and you'll understand why SO many housekeepers of this town use it continually. Flour at wholesale cost 25 cents a barrel more today than it did last week. Next week it will be worth 25 cents more. Prudent housewives are buying flour supplies today to last two months at least. Marvin Sherburne, 40 and 42 MAIN ST.

DIED. In Middlesex, Friday, July 16, Thomas C. Smith, aged 63 years, brother of J. G. and H.

S. Smith, of Montpelier. The Markets the Past Week. Montpelier market shows stagnation and it is almost impossible to dispose of farm produce tor prices any way respectable. Quotations on Tuesday for Butter were seling price being by the tub.

Print butter sells at about 17c. per while dealers pay 16c. per lb. for a first-class article. Creamery butter sells at 22 cents.

Dealers are paying 12c. per doz. for Eggs and selling for 13c. Potatoes 70c. per bushel; paying price 60 cents.

per lb. was paid for Cheese by retailers, who sold it for per sage cheese is quoted at 16c. per lb. Granulated sugar sold for 5c. per lb.

by the barrel, and 5c. in small quantities. Family Flour sold for per barrel; spring patents for $5.00: winter patents, $5.25. Corn per bushel, Meal per Bran fine middlings Oats per bush. Cotton seed meal $1.15: Gluten Meal Bananas and oranges sold for per lemons at 35c.

cabbage 4c. per new table apples 15c. per cucumbers, 4 cents each; pineapples, 25c. each; string beans, 8c. per quart; beets, 35c.

per peck; tomatoes, 10c. per bunch onions, 5c. per bunch: Watermelon Sc. per pound; green peas, 40c. per apricots, 10c.

per peaches, per blueberries, 15c. per quart; California plums, per dozen; white Russian turnips, 10c. per quart; new potatoes, 40c. per peck; Bartlett pears, per doz; cantelopes, each; currants, 15c. per qt.

The prevailing prices for butter and other articles of country produce at Waterbury last Monday were for tub butter per 5 lb boxes per print lb; eggs 12c. per potatoes per bushel; new potatoes, $1 per bushel: beans, per bushel; beef by the side per lb: round bog per chickens per fowls per unwashed wool per pound. The market for four was very firm in Boston last Monday. Clear spring wheat was quoted at straight, patent, clear winter wheat, straight, patent, Corn was very firm and track steamer yellow was quoted at Oats were steady and clipped were quoted at 29c. The market for beef was dull in Boston last Monday.

Choice was quoted at good. light, lambs, muttons, veals, The market for butter was quiet in Boston last Monday. Creamery was quoted at dairy, Cheese was quiet and was quoted at Eggs were dull were at Potatoes were very firm and quoted at 70 The market for refined sugar was Arm in Boston last Monday. American was quoted at and Revere 4 13-16c. SHALL order my "freedom suit" of Woolson, for JULY 4, 1918, for I know it will be "made as it should be," -up-to-date in all details.

BERLIN TAX NOTICE. Tax Payers are hereby notified that the Town Highway, School and other Tax Bills voted at the Annual March Meeting in 1897, of the Town of Berlin, are now in the hands of Martin M. Whrelock. Town Treasurer, for collection, and said taxes are to be paid him within ninety days from July 2. 1897.

A discount of 4 per cent. allowed on all Taxes paid the Treasurer on or before October 1, 1897. MARTIN W. WHEELOCK, Berlin, Vt. July 2, 1897.

34-36 Town Treasurer. O. H. PERKINS, M. Montpeller, Vt.

Office Lawrence Block, Main St. Residence 69 Barre St. Office Hours. 9 to 11.30, Morning, 7 to 9, Evening. 32-44 Advanced and Improved Methods taught by mail.

THOROUGH Full Course $40. Write BUSINESS for Prospectus to CEORCE R. FOSTER, EDUCATION Hopedale, Mass. AMENDMENT CITY ORDINANCES It is hereby ordained by City Council of the City of Montpe- lier as follows: Section 5, Chapter 8, of the General Ordinances of the City of Montpelier, is amended by adding thereto the following: And no person shall ride any bicycle in the streets or public ways in the olty unless the same shall have bell thereon suitably arranged for warning of the approach thereof. The provisions of the ordinance shall be duly published in the Vermont Watchman and State Journal and in the ARGUS AND PATRIOT, newspapers published in the city, and shall take effect from and after August 11th, 1897.

Passed by the City Council this 14th day of July, A. D. 1897. Attest, TIMOTHY R. MERRILL, City Clerk.

Petition of Insolvency. STATE OF VERMONT, Court of InsolDistrict of Washington. veney. in the matter of William A. Bradford, Insolvent debtor.

TAKE NOTICE. that a petition for adjudication of insolvency was fled in this Court by William A. Bradford, of the city of Barre, In said District, on the 20th day of July, A. D. 1897, at the Probate office In Montpeller, in said District, and that meeting of his creditors will be held at a Court of Insolvency, at said Probate office in Montpeller, on the 31st day of July, A.

D. 1897. at 10 o'clock A.M.. to prove their debts, and to choose one or more assignees of his estate: and that the payment of any debts, and the delivery of any property belonging to said debtor, to him or for his use, and the transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law. Dated at Montpeller, this 20th day of July, A.

D. 1897. HIRAM CARLETON, Judge, NORTH FAYSTON FANNINGMre. Clara D. Miller and children, of Bos.

con, are at home for their summer vacation. Mre. Emily Parish, of Duxbury, is spending a few weeks with Mrs. J. Somerville, ber ter.

M. E. Davis bas bought of Elmer Trask all his mountain lot, which contalas about 808 for $3,000. Albert Somerville had a very narrow es. cape last week while coming down the bill from his uncle's, He lost control of his bicycie and was thrown about 24 feet and was somewhat hurt.

The rain of the past week did some damage. Mr. Granddeld's lower will dam broke away and let the water on Lephen Johnson's land, destroying bia crops, and onto Allen covering half of his meadows and taking away two bridges. E. A.

Davis' 4am was somewhat Injured, and the water carried away the bridge doing into the mill yard. It also covered Orrin Boyce's meadow and corn In its conrse down Shepard's brook. It took the big bridge near T. C. McCarty' mill and washed out the brook road, which la impassable.

The travel now la over the hill road. Wednesday people were unable to get either to Waitedeld or Moretown, IL beIng the first time in 35 years that the stage failed to deliver the mail at Moretown. There was considerable damage done in the south part of the town. I KEEP COOL. PLENTY OF LIGHT-WEIGHT WOOL SUITS AND WE HAVE PUT VERY LOW PRICES UPON THEM TO CLOSE THEM OUT.

A NEW INVOICE OF STRAW HATS AND CRASH SUITS. PLENTY OF TRUNKS, BAGS AND DRESS-SUIT CASES. A NEW SUPPLY OF SOFT SHIRTS. A. D.

FARWELL. DO NOT BE MISLED Into buying a Monument, Headstone, or any other kind of Cemetery Work of some agent who gives you a lot of talk about "CHEAPNESS." Nobody can give a gold dollar for ninety cents and live, but I can sell you COOD WORK aS low as the lowest. Come and see me and you will more than save your expenses. CHAS. A.

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BLANCHARD. Tinted Stationery Is the Latest and most Fashionable and Ladies who are posted will use no other in their correspondence these days. A line of the finest tinted Stationery ever shown in Montpelier may be seen at the Argus and Patriot Store, and it is sold at a Lower Price than it can be bought elsewhere. Four shades, the most delicate colorings and most Fashionable Tints, in each box. Ladies who appreciate Fine Stationery and wish the latest thing in papeterie should not fail to inspect this line.

IF YOU HAVE ANY COLLECTIONS YOU WISH MADE, CALL ON EMERY COMPANY. Lawrence Building, No. 33 Main Montpelier, Rooms 2 3 W. M. ORDWAY, Manager, Below is a revised list of judgements for sale at our office: John F.

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E. Coppins, 14.72 Ed Roleau, Montpelier, 11,61 S. L. Royce, Barre, 12.91 Chas. Sawyer, Barre, Vt.

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