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BRAINTREE BRANCHES.Most of the schools in town close this week. Judge Henry Fitts spent last Sunday with his family. The Circular conference met with the "Hill church" on Tuesday. Many of the friends of George L. Spear attended his funeral at Randolph last Sunday.

C. J. Boyce, wife and daughter, of East Roxbury, visited in town the first of the week. Mra. E.

Tracy, of Randolph, has been keeping house for her parents during their absence. Mrs. Electa Cushman, of Barre, visited Mrs. C. E.

Woodward, her sister, the first of the week. Harris Bass and wife have been to Berlin the past week to visit Wales Bass, Mr. Bass' brother. The former neighbors and friends of George L. Spear were saddened to hear of bis sudden death at Randolph last Thursday.

C. E. Woodward is building an addition to his barn in the form of a cow stable and silo. Charles White, of Randolph, 18 doing the work. Road Commissioner Clough is making some permanent improvements on the road front Hutchinson's house, which Iked of ores mery, at long eat fourth of place, eurough and no of July can be had in the city this year.

F. Thayer and wife are soon to take 8 carriage drive through the north part of the State to Swanton, and after spending several weeks with Mrs. Jones, their daughter, they intend to continue to Saratoga, N. to visit their son. ENOSBURGH FALLS FINDINGS.Mrs.

Patie Leach has gone to Hyde Park to visit. Mrs. B. H. Dickinson visited in Burlington last week.

Miss Hattie Kimball is in Burlington for several weeks' visit. Children's day was observed at the Methodist house last Sunday evening. Clarence Roberts and wife, Springfield, have been visiting in town. Mrs. Frank Fish returned from a visit with relatives in Stanbridge, P.

Q. Miss Addie Ayer, of Richford, was the guest last week of Mrs. Fred Draper. Edward Searles is at work for A. W.

Woodworth at the Samsonville mill. The ladies of the Baptist society will meet with Mrs. Arnold Burt this afternoon. The Daughters of the King met last Thursday with Miss Eva Larabee in Berkshire. Mrs.

Lewis and son Harry, of Burlington, have been the guests of Mrs. F. C. Kimball. W.

B. Noble, of North Troy spent last Saturday in town, guest of Miss Stella Ken dall. Miss Mary Hamel has gone back to her home in Morrisville, after a four months' stay in town. Miss Edith Jeffords goes this week to East Albany to spend the summer with Mrs. Webster, her elster.

of George East Stratton Berkshire, and were Marned-intosh, Methodist parsonage on June 9. Dr. Tees has rented N. E. Baker's house on Main street, and will soon move there.

Mr. Baker will go to California in the fall. Rev. Mr. Waldron is attending the yearly meeting at Lawrenceville, N.

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1897, 540,800.00 WRAPPERS HOW TO OBTAIN THEM. 1. Every month during RULES. 1897 in each of the 4 districts SOAP Competitors Wrappers to as they can collect. Cut prizes will be awarded as follows: save as many off the top portion of each The 1 Competitor of who sends in from the wrapper, that portion contain- SEND THIS TOP PORTION the Largest district in Number which he or coupons she resides These (called will receive $100 Cash.

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No. of NAME OF DISTRICT. 2. The Competittons will Close the Last Day of District New York City, Brooklyn, Long Each Month during 1897, Coupons received too late New Jersey. for one month's competition will be wrappers put into from the unsold next.

1 and Staten Islands, 3. Competitors who obtain New York State (outside of N.Y City, soap in dealer's stock will be disqualified. Employees Brooklyn, Long and Staten Islands). of Lever Brothers, and their families, are de3 Pennsylv West Virginia and Dis- A printed list of Winners Competitor's district ania, Delaware, Mary. barred from competing.

trict of Columbia. will be forwarded to Competitors in about 21 days after The New England States. each Lever competition Brothers, closes. will endeavor to award the Bicycles are the celebrated Pierce of Special, prizes fairly to the best of their ability and judgment, 5. 1897 Pattern, m'f'd by Geo.

N. Pierce Buf- but it is understood that all who compete agree to a0- falo, Boston and New York, Fitted with Hartford cept the award of Lever Brothers, as final. Bell, Tires, First Standard Cyclometer, and Hunt Lace Saddle. LEVER New York. Class Nickle Lamp, New Departure IRASBURGH INKLINGS.Miss Myra Taplin is visiting in Boston.

Andrew Somerg and wife are visiting in town. Mrs. S. H. Howard is very ill in Lowell, Mass.

Dr. Bogue and family have gone back to Richtord. Children's day was observed at the Congregational house last Sunday and will be observed at the Methodist house of worship next Sunday. Mrs. Stella Bogue Downing died at her home in Bristol last week Monday evening after a long and painful illness, at the age of 33 years.

The funeral was held in the Methodist house on Wednesday, after which her husband and little daughter came with the remains to Irasburgh. A short scripture and prayer service was held at the home of Mrs. Templeton, her sister, and the burial service was at the cemetery, Rev. L. Dodd and RevP.

N. Granger officiating. Beautiful cut flowers from Burlington were sent by her many friends in Bristol. Mrs. Downing WAS a rare type of a beautifal Christian character through great suffering.

She had a host of friends who deemed it a pleasure to anticipate-ber wants, and see that nothing was eft one that could be done tor her comfort. Her little daughter an.I only child, eight years old, will live with Mrs. Temple: on. "For three years I suffered from Salt Rheum covered my hands to such an extent that I could not wash them. Two bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters cured me." Libbie Young, Popes Mills, St.

Lawrence County, N. Y. EAST ROXBURY REPORTS.Mrs. Agnes Ditty, of Brookfeld, went home last Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank E. Allen were in East Brookfield last Sunday. The road machine is in the neighborhood this week doing good business. Mrs.

Lepha Allen was in Brookfield last reek, caring for Mrs. Daniel Alison Pride and mother, of Randolph, ere guests of W. 0. Pride last week Tuesday. Mrs.

Mattie Wardner visited Mrs. Walter Howard, in Brookfield, several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. G.

V. Allen went to White River Junction last Monday, on their way Dome to Jackson, Mich. Evangelist Shaw and W. 0. Smith conducted the meeting last Sunday.

There was a baptism after the service. Mrs. W. O. Pride was ill last week from a severe attack of the grip.

Dr. Ellie, of Brookfleld, attended her, and she is now convalescent. TUNBRIDGE Mary Berry has gone to East Bethel tor a few weeks. Mrs. Ellen Preston, of Royalton, was a visitor in town last week.

Mrs. Abby M. George has gone to Chelsea, for a few weeks' stay. Chency Prentice, of Northfield, was a visit. or at Fred A.

Ross' last week. William Hazelton, of Waitsfield, was a visitor at M. Nelson's last week. Next Sunday will be observed as children's day at the Congregational house. The Good Templars' held a meeting at North Tunbridge last Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Salter, of Bethel, were visitors at A. P.

Salter's last week. The culverts near Porter Collins' were washed out during the rainy season. Mr. and Mrs. I.

D. Campbell, of Pomfret, spent last Sunday at O. F. Campbell's. Mrs.

Ellen Goff returned from a two weeks' visit in Barnard and Pomfret last Saturday. Mrs. M. B. McIntosh and Walter, of Exeter, N.

are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Tuck. er.

Miss Hattie Hayward goes to Lynn, to-day to visit Mrs. W. H. Outtrim, her sister. Rev.

Mr. Page preached at the "east hill" Free Will Baptist house to a large tion last Sunday. Mrs. Orvis Thayer, of Braintree, 1s spend. ing a few days with Mrs.

M. D. Ordway, her mother, who is ill. Rob." the horse owned and used by John M. Kibby so many years, fell while working last week and died instantly.

Mrs. Abigail E. Baker, 8 former resident, died at the home of Mrs. Susan Stanton, her daughter, in Chelsea, last Saturday. She was 84 years old.

o. P. and W. G. Shaw, of Bethel, H.

W. Campbell, of Rochester, D. C. George, of Newport, N. J.

W. Grant, of A. Boston, B. E. Wallace, of Waterbury, F.

Hayden, of Montpelier, and Frank A. Blake, of Northfield, were guests of G. H. Raymond's last week. STRAFFORD STRAGGLINGS.Miss Edith Preston was at home last Sun.

day. Mr. and Mrs. L. A.

Clark were in Pompa last Sunday. Children's day exercises were held in the Congregational house last Sunday. Mrs. Ann Hoyt Flanders has a daughter and niece visiting her from the West. Recommended by Physicians.

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Circulation of Argus and Patriot. bona Aide circulation of the ARGUS AND RIOTIS OVER SIX THOUSAND COPIES PER WEEK, whichis and more than double that of most of much the largesteirculationof of any Vermont them. newspaper, This it much the most valuable advermediumin the State, and makes the above rates proves tising vervlowindeed. NEW SERIES: VOL. Vermont News Items.

of the Ely company, and each had the same treasurer. Early in January the New York and New Bedford directors and Worcester stockholders took steps Boston to oust from the management of the company the president and treasurer, obtaining from the United States court a receiver, who 18 nOW in charge of the property. The same gentleman being interested in both the Boston company and the Ely Mining company, the fight quite naturally extended to both companies. Money being not forthcoming to pay the workmen at the mines, work Was suspended April 1, and the company was petitioned into insolvency by the workmen. With bis visit to Vermont last week Hon.

William J. Bryan has spoken In ail the States of the union since be was nominated for the in Burlington last Wednesday, and was the presidency at Chicago June. He arrived guest of Alderman McGeary while in the city. His addrees at the opera house that evening was listened to by a large audience, which was enthuslastic at the be forcible and attractive manner in which preseated the arguments for bimetallism. He went to Rutland the next day and at several places along the line was called out of the car to address crowds of people who had gathered at the stations.

The meeting at the park in Rutland Thursday afternoon was A large one. Hon. T. W. Moloney presided Hartland is agitating the subject of A 80l- diers' monument.

Mrs. Jobn Woodfn, of Ratland, fell last Wednesday and broke her right ankle. J. E. Hodges, of Ripton, bad one band badly hurt in his father's saw mill the other day.

Mra. Newell Gould, of West Derby, fell down stairs the other day and broke both arms. Calvin E. Myers, of Bristol, was badly burt last Friday by being thrown from his wagon. Mrs.

Andrew Trombley, of Forestdale, was thrown from ber carriage last Wednesday and badly hurt. Senator Morrill bas recovered from his recent illness sufficiently to appear in the Senate last Wednesday. John Udall, of Strafford, was struck on the forehead by a flying stick the other day and received a painful wound. An infant son of Mrs. J.

H. Fletcher, of Bridport, spilled some hot coffee on itself last Wednesday and was severely burned. Joseph Stykes, who was at work in the woods in Andover for I. Balch, was fatally injured one day last week by a tree falling on him. Mrs.

M. W. Taft, of Bridgewater, has A hydrangea seven inches in height, upon which is a blossom 22 inches in circumfe.ence. The 13th annual meeting of the Woman's Suffrage association opened in Burlington last Monday evening and continued through Tuesday. Fred H.

Coolidge, of Manchester Center, fell on the floor of his dining room one day last week and broke both bones of one leg near the ankle. Isaac T. Pratt, Bennington's veteran bear bunter, captured his 63d bear last week. The animal WAS caught in Glastenbury and weighed 100 pounds. Archie Briggs, of Bristol, WAS thrown from his wagon while driving home 1 from the creamery last week Tuesday and had his left arm and shoulder badly hurt.

Theodore S. Peck, of Burlington, has been elected senior vice commander of the Medal of Honor legion. The next meeting of the order is to be held at Burlington. Henry Smith fell from a staging on Charles Cade's house at West Derby last week Tueeday and struck on a saw in such a manner as to cut a bad gash in one hand. Thomas Rivard, employed in Prouty Miller's mill at Newport, bad one hand caught in the chain of an edger and drawn against the knife last Wednesday, as a result of which one thumb was nearly severed.

Mrs. D. E. Rice and Mrs. E.

E. Wolcott, of Bridport, were thrown from a carriage last week Tuesday. Mrs. Wolcott received two bad wounds on the head and was unconscious tor some time, while Mre. Rice suffered severe bruises.

Vance, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waters, of Forestdale, got possession of a bottle of poison the other day and drank a considerable portion of its contents. He was seriously ill for several days, but will recover. Mary Wetherbee, of Manchester, who was indicted about a year ago for throwing her s1x-weeks-old child into the Battenkill river, and who was pronounced insane and sent to the asylum at Waterbury, has been discharged from that institution as cured.

Louis, son of Jeremiah Tenniau, of Brandon, WAS in A boat on Lake Dunmore last Sunday with two other boys, when the boat was upset. His companions reached the shore, but Tenniau sank and never rose again. The body was recovered that afternoon. A little son of Henry Moulton, of Newark, jumped over a bag of corn in the field one day last week and struck on an oil can. He was barefooted and the point of the nozzle completely penetrated one foot.

The wound was a paintal one but caused no serious results. William M. Ranney, keeper of the county jail at St. Johnsbury, died suddenly of heart trouble last Sunday at the age of 57 years. He WAs a member of Company Seventh Vermont Volunteers, and was a prominent member of the Knights of Pythias.

He leaves a widow and one son. Harley M. Chatterton, one of the officers of the House of Correction at Rutland, couraged by recent developments In other portions of the State, went prospecting for one day last week. He failed to find any gold but he dug up several Indian arrow and spear heads in a good state of preservation. Five Forestdale men who were fishing on a raft last week Tuesday were thrown into the pond by the raft breaking up.

The place where they went overboard 19 very dangerous, because of the soft mud at the bottom, Into which they sank rapidly, and they would bave been drowned but for the timely arrival of aid. Thomas O'Brien, of Richmond, nine years old, climbed on a load of stone which WAS being drawn through the street last week Tuesday, but fell off and was run over. One hip and leg were mashed to a Jelly, and the beavy load passed over his abdomen, causing internal injuries, from which he died in 8 few hours. A skeleton was found on the banks of the Connecticut river, near Hinsdale, N. last Saturday which it was thought might be that of Ned Alexander, of Bellows Falls, who was drowned in the river in the spring of 1895.

Mrs. S. N. Alexander, his mother, went down that examine the remains, but was 1sfled they were not those bor The body of 8 man was found lying near the railroad track a short distance from Swanton last Sunday morning, and was identifled as that of Joseph Almond, Burlington man, who had been painting in Swanton. His dog lay beside the body and would let no one approach it.

Investigation made it clear that the man bad been struck and killed by a train. Dr. Dwinell and Frank Thompson, of Lyndon, returned from a fishing trip to Canada last week Monday, bringing with them a bear cub. They have not told the story of its capture and Imagination is rite, but some scoffers aver that the cub was captured by some one else, as it could not have learned its numerous tricks in the short time since they started for Canada. David Marcott, A Frenchman living in Perkinsville, has been keeping two dogs for parties In Cornish, N.

H. He was ignorant of the provisions of the Vermont dog law and proceedings have been commenced, under which he is liable to a fine of more that $40. As he 18 without means to pay, he will have to go to the House of Correction if the prosecution is carried out, and his family will become a charge upon the town. Daniel Woodbury, 17 years old, employed in the wood mantel works at Castleton, was struck in the head by the pleces of a bursted emery wheel last Friday and suffered a compound fracture of the skull. A plece of fractured bone as large as a half dollar was removed and he recovered consciousness and began to Improve.

Mr. McKenzie, the superIntendent, was also struck by one of the fly1ng pieces and newhat bruised. Benjamin Roberta, of Dorset, against whom the grand jury of Addison county recently found 19 indictments for selling liquor, was convicted after a jury trial last Saturday upon 15 of the indictments. He was ed to pay a fine of $150 and costa, and to be imprisoned 30 days in the House of Correction. This is sald to be the fret case in the State in which a man las been sentenced to the House of Correction for a first offence of selling liquor.

The Baptist societies of Addison county held their 64th annual convention at Addison last week, the exercises closing on Thursday. Rey. I. P. Kellogg, of Monkton, was chosen chairman and Rev.

W. A. Kinzie, clerk and treasurer. Mr. Kellogg preached the annual sermon and Rev.

Thomas Cull spoke of the work of the State convention. The reports showed that the association now has 496 members. The convention is to be held at Whiting next year. It may not be generally known, says the News and Citizen, that way up on the heights of Sterling mountain, set as a gem in the midst of a heavy, black forest, is a pond covering about 30 acres and which has been sounded to a depth of 600 teet, ite water is said to be too cold to be babitation of deb. It is located far beyond traveled road, but a large party went by bicycle as far as they could and then tramped to the pond, which was located only after A long and nearly abandoned search.

Miss Mary daughter of 8. P. Stock well, of Center Rutland, was walking on the railroad track early last Saturday evening, when she was attacked and robbed by an unknown man. She made a flerce resistance and broke several times, but he dnally overpowered her and took her purse. She was badly bruised but not seriously injured In the struggle.

Carrie Dwyer, an 11-yearold girl of the same place, was attacked by a man that afternoon, but escaped with nothing worse than a bad fright. William Welch and John Walker were walking down Center street in Rutland last Saturday night, apparently on good terms with each other, when Welch suddenly drew a razor and slashed Walker's neck, touching the windpipe and narrowly missing the jugular vein. Twenty stitches were required to close the wound and Walker will recover. Chief of Police Stearns and Officer Mercier were standing near when the assault was made and seized Welch in time to prevent him from making a further attack. There is a controversy in Sharon over the control of Standing pond.

The State claims control over all waters covering an area of more than 20 acres, and for several years has been stocking Standing pond with try. Some of the owners of land along Its shores have lately pond, but posted a recent notices survey claiming shows control that of the pond covers 30 acres. There is some interest at present to learn what whether the proposed scheme of drawing down the water so AS to reduce the area below 20 acres will be successful. White River Junction people appear to be an easy mark for swindlers. One ofthem, claiming to be a wealthy Californian, Arrived there last week, and soon discovered that the wife of a resident of the village WAS a distant relative.

He WAS greatly pleased thereat, he promised numerous things to his newly found relative, and agreed to buy her a farm. Then, fearing that he might die before be had carried out his intentions, he made a will, leaving all his property to his newly discovered relative. But he 8000 changed his mind, and borrowing $7 from another easy mark he left the place and has not since been seen. The Ely copper mine was gold about year ago to men interested in the United Telegram company of Boston, a concern with a profitable business. The vice-president of the Boston company was general manager XLVII--NO.

31. and Mr. Bryan delivered a powerful address. In the evening he spoke again on equality before the law. Mr.

Bryan was royally entertained at Burlington and Rutland and was the recipient of marked attention. State convention of Congregational societies was held at Middlebury last week. There were 250 delegates in attendance, representing a large proportion of the 206 societiet with 21,817 members. The gain in membership during the year has been 274, and 764 have been received on confession of faith. The societies yielding the larger proportion of accessions, a8 usual, were the 53 mission organizations, comprising 2,384 members.

The officers elected are President, Rev. V. M. Hardy, of Randolph; Vice-President, Rev. Mr.

Babbitt; Secretary, Rev. S. L. Bates, of Burlington; Treasurer, D. Camp; Trustees, Rev.

Henry Fairbanks, C. Thompson, Rockwood Barrett, C. Osgood, and Hon. W. J.

Van Patten, of Burlington; members of the Fair. banks board of education, J. Poland, Revs. E. and H.

Fairbanks, W. Hazen, and L. Elliott; trustees of Fairbanks relief fund for minis. ters, J. Stineson, C.

Thompson, G. Sykes and Revs. E. Fairbanks and C. H.

Morrill. A resolation was adopted enaorsing the prohibitory law and recommending that delegates be sent to the conventions of the antisaloon league. The treasurer's report show. ed cash received cash paid out, 09. The number of Sunday school scholars 1s 21,784, an increase over last year of 570.

The membership of the Christian Endeavorers is 8,580, a loss of 375. State's Attorney Robb, of Windham county, 18 trying to earn his salary. stituted a series of raids at Bellows Falls last Saturday. The Commercial hotel was visited first and a small quantity of liquor was found. Landlord C.

L. Forbes made tracks for the New hampshire side at a lively and pace, Constable hotly pursued by the State's attorney Buemond. The landlord proved the fastest sprinter and made good his escape. As 8 conviction now would be for third offence, it is likely that he will not visit the Vermont side for some time at least. The race between Forbes and Buemond was an exciting and laughable incident.

In a very short time several bundred people bad congregated along, the line of the race on Canal street. Buemond and the State's attorney made frantic appeals to the bystander to arrest the fugitive, but no one interfered. Two men, strangers in town, were arrested for not heeding the call of the officers, but were soon released. A room over a meat market kept by Daniel Simpson yielded up a broken bottle of whiskey. Dur.

ing the afternoon two countrymen with a jaded horse were stopped in front of the lockup, put under arrest, and two gallon jugs of whiskey were taken from the wagon and carried to police neadquarters. There were also one or two arrests for drunks and some were held as witnesses. Forbes is still in North Walpole on the New Hampshire side. He asked the State's attorney the next morning if he would consent not to prosecute bim if he would agree to leave the State as 8001 as he could get his business in Bellows Falls settled up. The reply was that be would be put under arrest the minute he put foot on Vermont soil.

James Farmer, a Glastenbury man, 60 years old, was the victim of an atrocious assault at Bennington last week Tuesday. He went to the village early in the day with $60 in his pocket, and collected enough more to make $104. He was met on North street by a young man who walked with him along the Woodford electric railroad, and at a place on North street where they stopped for a drink the old man displayed his money. He did not know his companion, but the latter told him that be was Frank Knapp, and that he bad worked in Woodford and Glastenbury. Farmer then remembered him.

As they walked along the railroad track Farmer noticed that two men were tollowing them and when opposite the foot of Maple street Farmer was struck a heavy blow on the head. He says that Knapp then continued to beat him until he fell to the ground unconscious. When he regained consciousness bis companion was gone and so was his money and gold watch. Knapp went back to Bennington and bired a man to take him to White Creek, N. Y.

The driver says that on the way there knapp twice tried to take possession of the team, and was only made to deBist by his threat to kill him. Knapp has served two terms in the House of Correction and la regarded as a dangerous person. When Farmer went to the village to have his inJuries attended to it was found that one side of his face was battered to a pulp, one rib was broken, and there were four bad cuts on his head. He secured the services of Deputy Sheriff Nash, and the officer tound Knapp in bed in a hotel at White Creek, N. Y.

He had $54 of the money and Farmer's watch, which he gave up to the officer, and went back with him without waiting for requisition papere. knapp pleaded not guilty when arraigned in county court at Manchester last Friday, but afterward changed his plea to guilty and WaS sentenced to the State prison for 10 years. Masonic Week. Masonic week opened in Burlington last week Monday with the 23d annual session of Vermont Counoll of Deliberation in the hall of Washburne lodge, with an unusually large number of Masons of high degree in attend. ance.

The degrees of Haswell Lodge of Per. fection were worked upon one candidate, and those of the Princes of Jerusalem and Chapter of Rose Croix on three. All but two of the grand officers responded to the roll call. The committees having been appointed Illustrious Grand Commander Marsh O. Perkins, of Windsor, delivered the annual address.

The reports of the grand secretary were read and showed the lodge to be In a flourishing condition. The officers elected were: Commander, Marsh O. Perkins, Windsor: First Lieut W. Cummings, St. enda Prior, Rev.

H. H. Titus, Vergennes: Grand Chancellor, J. M. Clark, Grand Treasurer, 0.

W. Whitcomb, Cavendish; Grand Secretary, W.G. Reynolds, Burlington; Grand Engineer and Architect, Collins Blakely, Montpeller; Grand Hospitaller, H. S. Root.

Newport; Grand Master of Ceremonies. C. A. Stearne, Grand Standard Bearer, Kittredge Haskins, Brattleboro; Grand Captain of the Guard, J. H.

Jackson, Barre: Grand Marshal, F. W. Lewis, Rutland. The Knights Templar held their annual conclave In the asylum of Burlington commandery on Tuesday morning. Sir Knight Rev.

A. N. Lewis, of Montpelier, conducted the devotional exercises. The reading of the records of the last annual conclave was omitted as the report had been printed and was in the bands of the members. Grand Commander R.

J. Wright delivered the annual address and reviewed the affairs of the order for the year The address was reterred to the committee on doings of grand officers. The reports of the secretary and treasurer were presented and filed and the petition, paper and books of St. Aldemar commandery, of Barre were referred to the committee on dispensations and charters, who recommended that a charter issue. The report of the committee on finance showed more than $1,000 in the treasury.

The election of officers resulted as follows: Grand Commander, Sir Robert J. Wright. Newport: V. Deputy Commander, Sir Daniel N. Nicholson, Burlington; E.

Grand Generalissimo, Sir Jesse E. Thompson, Rutland: E. General, Sir Daniel Payson, Windsor; E. Grand Prelate, Sir Rev. A.

N. Lewis, Montpelier; E. Grand Senior Warden. Sir Daniel P. Webster, Brattleboro; E.

Grand Junior Warden, Sir John H. Whipple, Manchester Center; E. Grand Treasurer, Sir Edward V. Ross, Rutland; E. Grand Recorder, Sir Warren G.

Reynolds, Burlington; E. Grand Standard Bearer. Silas H. Danforth, St. Albans; E.

Grand Sword Bearer, Sir William H. Kingsley, Middlebury; E. Grand Warder, Sir Charles A. Oatderwood, St. Johnsbury: E.

Grand Captain of the Guard, Sir Elihu Taft, Burlington. The grand council of Royal and Select Masters convened in the hall of Burlington Council Tuesday evening. The annual address of Grand Master M. J. Horton was an encouraging review of the condition of the order and an exhortation to the members.

The committee on finance, after considering his recommendation that the fee tor degrees be made $8, reported favorably on the recommendation and it was laid on the table tor action by the next annual assembly. The officers elected are: M. I. Grand Master, Don A. Stone, Burlington; Deputy Grand Master, C.

A. Calderwood, St. Johnsbury; G. P. Conductor of Work, D.

Payson, Windsor; Grand Recorder, Treasurer, W. G. C. H. Reynolds, Heston, Burlington; Montpelier: Grand Captain of the Guard, E.

B. Conductor, D. S. Danforth, St. Albans.

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ver. mont met in the hall of Washington lodge Wednesday morning, and was opened in ample torm with prayer by Rev. A. N. Lewis.

The report of the grand lecturer was read by the secretary. Grand Master Kittredge Hasking, in his annual address, took up many matters of interest and importance to the organization. The special committee to whom was referred the address of the grand master recommended the appropriation of a sum not exceeding $30,000, in addition to the amount already appropriated, for the erection of a Masonic temple. The officers were not elected until the second day's session and are as follows: M. W.

Grand Master, D. N. Nicholson, Burlington; R. W. Deputy Grand Master, W.

S. Nay, Underhill: R. W. Grand Senior Warden, W. F.

Lewis, Rutland: R. W. Junior Warden, C. R. Montague, Woodstock; Grand Treasurer, C.

W. Whitcomb, Carendish; R. W. Grand Secretary, W. G.

Reynolds, Burlington; W. Grand Senior Deacon. G. F. Leland.

Springfield; W. Grand Junior Deacon, T. L. Snow, Barre. The Masonic Veterans' association met Wednesday afternoon and elected the following officers: Venerable Chief, R.

O. Sturtevant, Swanton; First Assoctate Chief, J. W. Stowell, Putney: Second Associate Chief, W. H.

Vinton. Brattleboro: Veteran Treasurer, C. A. Calderwood, St. Johasbury: Veteran Grand Secretary, W.

G. Reynolds, Burlington; Veteran Chaplain, Rev. Edwin Wneelock. Cambridge; Veteran Marshal, A. A.

Butterfeld, Jacksonville. The Imperial Council of Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine held its session Wednesday evening abd elected: Grand Sovereign, Sir Daniel N. Nicholson, Burlington; Grand Viceroy, Sir Henry H. Ross, Burlington: Grand Senior General, Sir Jesse E. Thomson, Rutland: Junior General, Sir Allen L.

Pease, Hartford; Grand High Prelate, sir J. Henry Jackson, Barre; Grand Chancellor, Sir Warren Reynolds, Burlington; Grand Treasurer, Sir Sales Nichols, Burliugton; Grand Recorder, Sir Russell E. Tilley, Burlington. The exercises of the week closed last Friday with the annual convocation of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter, the officers of which are: Grand High Priest, M. E.

E. S. Weston, New Haven; Deputy Grand High Priest, R. E. O.

W. Sherwin, Woodstock: Grand King, R. E. C. Calderwood, Williams, St.

Bellows Johnsbury; Falls: Grand Treasurer, R. E. C. Grand Scribe, R. E.

C. H. Whitcomb, Proctorsville; Secretary, R. E. W.

G. Reynolds, Burilugton: Grand Captain of Host, E. S. B. Walte.

Hyde Park. Dempsy Wilder, while attempting to elope with Miss Betsy Jones from the house of Thomas Berry, near Red House, and last severely Friday, wounded, was a load of upon buckshot taking effect in fired by Berry one shoulder. He fell from the ladder on which be was trying to reach the young woman's room. He managed to escape, leaving 8 bloody trail behind him. The young woman wAs reared from infancy by but the who latter says is as determined, and says if Berry, she ball not marry Wilder, he does not die of his wound he will have the girl.

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JOHNSON Price 25 00, 21 five Custom House Boston. The farmers of Somerset county, New JerBey, have formed a Farmers' Alliance Co. operative association, with a capital stock of $20,000. The objects of the assoelation are the purchase and sale of groceries, dry goods, hardware, tools, farming implements, horses, cattle, sheep, wilk and general produce and the manufacture of butter and cheese. Mrs.

Nacy E. Clem, who died last week at Idnianapolis, was the central figure In Indiana's most famous criminal case. She was tried five times for murder and sentenced to bang twice, but finally escaped on technicality. She WAS later convicted of perjury and served four years in the State female reformatory. Kansas city is to have a real estate company whose officers and stockholders will be all women.

Not a man will have a word to say about its management. The women will do all the talking. The articles of incorporation for the organization, to be known as the Women's Real Estate company, have just been fled. The capital stock is $11,100, divided Into 148 bares at $75 a share. Miss Delia Lally, cashier for Barker Starbird, of Boston, dealers in photographic supplies, was robbed of cash and bonds amounting to $750 on Devonshire street last Saturday afternoon.

Miss Lally had the money and the bonds in a small green bag, and was on her way to the bank, when a young man snatched the bag. She fainted and the thief escaped. Wolves and coyotes have slain hundreds of head of calves and sheep in southwestern Kansas and northern Oklahoma and slaughter has been 80 great that the men's association was compelled to offer rewards of $12 per head for wolves, $5 for whelps and 81 for coyotes. Several packs of greyhounds are to be turned loose and an exciting chase and many vicious fights between the dogs and wolves will take place. The burial rites over the body of Mary Stanley, the late gypsy queen, head of one of the wealthiest tribes in the country, were held at Davton, 0., last Thursday.

she WAS crowned queen of the tribe at Munroe, In February, 1891, and was but 18 years of age at the time of her death. She died at don, embalmed. last December and her body was The Stanleys reside near Day. ton and are accounted the richest gypsies in the world. A century plant that bas been in the White House conservatories at least 60 years 19 about to bloom for the first time, and the gardner 1s anxiously watching it.

He expects the bloom to appear in about two months. The century plant was at the White House when he went there 21 years ago, and he was told that it had been in the President's hot house 40 years previously. He thinks the plant is 70 years old, and says that it will die after it blooms. He holds that century plants do not survive a hundred years. Nahum Taylor, a Quincy, black.

smith, attempted suicide while temporally insane last Thursday. He bought a cheap revolver, loaded it, turned the muzzle toward his forehead and fired. The shock knocked him down, but, finding himself still alive, he pulled the trigger again. He felt a fearful blow, but kept on living. Three times more he tried to send a bullet into his brain with the same result.

Having no more cartridges, he gave up the job, his forehead seamed with bleeding wounds. The doctor tound that not one of the five shots had pierced the frontal bone, which is of great thickness and strength, but all had glanced off. One bullet, flattened to the dimensions of a nickel, was discovered imbedded under the skin. Secretary Long has declined to accept the resignations of three naval cadets who have completed a four years' course at the naval academy, and who wanted to engage in privale business. The Engineers' Corps, to which all three would have been assigned on graduation, has been depleted greatly through death and retirement, caused by the hard work of managing the complicated chinery of modern warships, and Secretary Long holds that for that reason he cannot afford to let the young men go.

Cadets on entering the academy pledge themselves to serve the government eight years in change for the education at the public expense, and these cadets must stick to their agreement. Letters received at San Francisco show that the expedition which sailed recently on the brig Percy Edward for some South Sea paradise, where living can be earned with small labor, has collapsed at Suva, Fiji. The plan was to colonize some vacant island, but the 100 members took no funds, and they found when they reached Fiji that the Eng. lish government had passed new laws for the Solomon group, on which their eyes were fixed, establishing a heavy tax on all settlers. About 20 went to work piantations on shares, but of the remainder half will stay at Suva, and the remainder will go on with the brig to Aukland, where the vessel will be sold and the proceeds divided.

Most of the colonists were accustomed to the California climate, and were unable to labor under the tropical sun in Fiji. Summary of News. Washington County Court. The whole of last Wednesday forenoon was occupied in hearing the arguments In the petition to grant a new trial to George C. Buzzell.

The case of Peter Blondin vs. Mary H. Blondin, an action for divorce, was taken up P. Rowell, who i.be was recently convict ed of perjury after a trial which excited 8 good deal of interest, appeared in court on Wednesday alternoon to have the verdict and judgment in his case rendered. Bail was fixed at $3,000, T.

J. Deavitt, T. R. Gordon and Mrs. C.

W. Selinas becoming his sureties. Judge Rowell rendered his decision on the petition of George C. Buzzell for a new trial on Thursday morning, refusing to grant it. The respondents, Mrs.

Marsh And Buzzell, who were recently convicted of murder in the first degree, were in court when the judge rendered his decision. In his decision the judge said that be had considered the ques tion very carefully and had decided that it was not in his province to set aside the verdict of the jury unless there was good ground tor the court to interfere. In the case of State vs. Michael Gleason, alias Martin Green, the State's attorney made 8 statement to the effect that he had had conversation with the respondent, and had some doubt about the case, as the identification of the man was not entirely satisfactory to bim. He bad agreed with Green that if he would plead guilty to the charge which was brought against him he would recommend to the court that he would be given a sentence of 18 months at hard labor in the State's prison.

Judge Rowell rendered judgment in accordance to the suggestion. In the case of Mrs. Bassett, arrested couple of weeks ago charged with keeping a house of 111 tame, application was made by her attorney for a writ of habes corpus on the ground that the city charter governs matters of this sort. The writ was denied. Arguments in the case of F.

A. Dwinell, assignee, relating to the assignment of the Montpelier Hardware company to him, were completed on Thursday, but no decision WAS rendered. The case of Standish et alvs. Mont. pelier and Berlin was dismissed without costs at the request of attorney for the petitioners.

James Victor Morrow, who was with Ells. worth in the late war, was brought into court with his wife to have bail fixed for appearance at the September term of county court, when they will answer to the charge of keeping liquor with the intent to sell, etc. They were held in the gum of $100 each, which they furnished. The court disposed of a small quantity of business on Friday and adjourned for the term. There is a Class of People Who are Injured by the use of coffee.

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and 25 cts. per package. Try It. Ask for GRAIN-O. 9-8 The tube mill of the Reading Iron works at Reading, was closed indefinitely last Saturday.

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Parkhurst, the New York reformer, nounces that be has retired from the business of suppressing evil and will hereafter devote all his time to his duties as a clergyman. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup brings instant reliet in cases of asthma, bronchitis, and all throat and lung diseases, down to the very border land of consumption. Thomas White, employed by John Holz, a commission merchant at Trenton, N. was sent to the bank last Wednesday to collect several bundred dollars.

Instead of going back to the store he took a train for Philadelphia. The Philadelphia police were not1fled, and when White alighted from the train he was arrested. Why Suffer With Your Stomach When Dr. R. C.

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Great interests in New York are considering a proposition to corner twothirds of the whiskey in the United States in order to control the output and raise prices. They are contemplating the formation of a pooi of $50,000,000 to buy up 80,000,000 gallons of whiskey now in bond in the State of Kentucky. Outside of this the only available supply consists of 50,000,000 gallons of rye whiskey which is distilled in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Wisconsin, and in smaller quantities in other portions of the country. Kentucky distillers believe there is little foundation for the story, and say that the whiskey sales in that State are very light. Jacob Lee, of Olbia, was thrown from 8 horse in early boyhood, from which time he grew gradually worse mentally, until he became violently insane.

The surgical operation known as trephining was recently performed and the next morning be awoke pertectly rational, the first time in 12 years, and he is getting along well. The piece of skull removed was two and one-balt by three inches, and a depression in the brain where the skull had rested for years was plainly discernible. There seems now no doubt that he will not only recover from the operation, but that he will also completely recover his mental powers. State Insurance Superintendent McNall, of Kansas, in bis annual report declares that the foreign insurance companies doing bustness in Kansas during the past 25 years have taken out of the State and invested where over $22,000,000 over and above losses. He favors the enactment of laws that will compel investment of this money in Kansas securities.

He refers to certain secret eleties that "prey upon the people of Kansas" under the guise of "fraternities" as "tranda" and advises that only the well known fraternities be recognized. MIDDLESEX MATTERS.Miss Hattie Austin, of Barre, is visiting in town. Mrs. W. H.

Herrick was in Waterbury last Monday. J. Q. Hobart is unable to work owing to a lame back. Fred Winn has begun work for Wright Richardson.

L. 0. Morgan was at his home in Underbill over last Sunday. Mrs. Adolph Durkee, of Boston, has been visiting in town.

Miss Mattie Price was home from Barre over last Sunday. E. A. Earle and R. C.

Bagley were in Waterbury last Sunday. M. W. Miles, of Waterbury, was in town one day last week. Fred Hills has gone to work for Cassius Reed, on his farm.

Ed. Daniels made a business trip to Waterbury last Monday. Mrs. Ellen Hersey, of Montpelier, spent last Sunday in town. Gilbert and Ora Silloway were in Waterbury one day this week.

Arlette Hastings was down from Montpelier over last Sunday. Miss Mabel Morse, of Waterbury, 1s visiting this week at Herbert Hill's. Seaver Howard and wife came home last week from a two weeks' carriage drive. Mr. and Mrs.

W. H. Hammond were at William Marshall's in Waitsfield last Sunday. W. C.

White is planning to open a store in the same room where he will have the post offlce. Frank Guyette and wife, of Hardwick, were at his home in Middlesex over last Sunday. Bart Casey, Harrison Lombard and F. A. Ward will go this week to Greensboro for a few days' fishing and camping trip.

The new schoolhouse on Moretown side has been completed and school opened there this week, with Miss Lizzie Rooney teacher. K. M. Knapp expects to go next week to Waterbury, to work with his team on the electric railroad between there and Stowe. Mrs.

Mary Hoffman, who has been stopping with Mrs. Bart Casey, her daughter, for a week, went back last Monday to her home in Moretown. The Home circle will give a social on Thursday evening at the home of E. E. Campbell.

Strawberries and ice cream and cake will be served. The grass on several of the lots in the village cemetery has been cut and the entire yard needs an application of scythe and lawn mower at no distant date. Charles Ward, Curtis Stewart and Carl Knapp went tc Shelburne pond last week on a fishing expedition and brought home a fair string of pickerel and a few other ngh. Arthar and Julius Ward left last Wednesday for their home in Frankfort, Mich. They were accompanied by Harold Ward, who will remain out there until September.

Electric lights have been put in by H. B. Nichole, F. A. Ward and E.

A. Earle. Others will soon follow and it is hoped that arrangements will be made for a few street lamps. E. E.

Campbell and wife were called last week to Braintree by the critical illness of Mr. Campbell's fatner. They were bome over Sunday, but Mr. Campbell went down again Monday night. The river has been very high the past week, higher than last spring at the time the snow went off.

Meadows were somewhat damaged by sand and mud, but no damage was done to property in the village. Several will go to the Buffalo Bill exhibition at the Capital to-day, but not as many as usual to shows of the kind. Hard times have been prevalent in Middlesex and people are not paying out more money than they are compelled to just at present. Moreover, the spring work 18 badly behind owing to the unusual amount of rainy weather. WORCESTER WAVES.Rev.

P. H. Carpenter preached at the odist house last Sunday. Seaver Howard and wite, of Middlesex, were in town last Saturday and Sunday. Elton Taylor, of Barre, with his wife and baby were at Frank Taylor's last Sunday.

Mrs. Gertie Hatch Coffin, of West Berlin, 19 the guest of Mrs. Caroline Hatch, her mother. Rev. William Vater, of the Congregational society, spent part of last week in Middlebury.

Mrs. Will. Culver, of Putnamsville, who had been ill for a long time, died last Friday and was buried on Sunday. Children's day was observed last Sunday at the houses of worship with appropriate services and the floral decorations were very beautiful indeed. A curious state of affairs was revealed In New York last week.

The government wants to lay a conduit in the streets for lighting the custom house, but the city cannot grant the necessary permit. The board of electrical control has granted to a private corporAtion the exclusive right to lay conduits for electric wires. The government will therefore have to pay a private company for lighting its building, or pay a rental to a monopoly for the privilege of doing its own lighting. peterred Town News Miss Blanche Ewens is visiting In Barre J. L.

Mason, of Newport, was in town la Monday. A. W. Livingston and family spent last Sunday in Lowell. Mrs.

E. G. Gardyne and son Harvey spent last week in Lowell. W. W.

Norris, of Johnson, made a short visit in town this week. Children's day will be observed at the Congregational house June 20. Mrs. Rutus Harvey returned last Monday from a visit to Bakersfield. U.

A. Gardyne and family, of Montgomery Center, are in town tor a few weeks. W. W. Edmunds, of Newport, and C.

C. Waller, of Richford, epent last Sunday in town. The first excursion of the season was to Plattsburgb, N. on Tuesday, by the way of Burlington. J.

L. Nason is at home from Richford for a vacation. His house is receiving a fresh coat of paint. Mrs. James Royce, of Farnham, P.

is visiting G. W. Shepard, her brother, at the Frontier house. Mr. and Mrs.

S. S. Huntley are taking a carriage drive through parts of Lamoille and Caledonia counties. Bishop Hall, of Burlington, visited St. Augustine's Church last Monday.

A small class was confirmed. The school building on the west side of the river was sold last Saturday at public auction to Fred W. Elkins, for $105. Mrs. C.

P. Ewing visited her parents in Franklin last week. Mr. Ewing was in Hartford, on 8 business trip. The village schools closed last Friday.

It is expected that before the next term the new school building will be reany to occupy. Principal N. D. Blake is spending the week In Burlington, Miss George has gone to her home in Newbury, and Miss Elking is visiting 1u Derby. Mr.

and Mrs. T. J. Reagan pleasantly entretained a company of friends last Friday evening. Music was furnished by the band and orchestra.

W. J. Wright, of Montgomery Center, was in town last Monday. He purchased the large windows and doors recently taken from Lewis' gallery. George W.

Bruce died at his home in Jay June 1, aged 47 years. His death resulted from pneumonia. He was formerly from Waterbury Center. H. B.

Parkhurst had charge of the funeral. C. J. Lyford and Carlin, his hired man, have been sentenced to serve 90 and 60 days respectively in the House of Correction the for larceny. For some time the articles.

people in vicinity missed Suspicion proved to have pointed in the right direction when the arrests were made. ers on Lake George. He has the same posttion as last summer. T.A. Riddle caught three trout near the falls a few days ago, the combined weight of which was five and one fourth pounds.

JOHNSON JABBER.Ernest Bicknell has returned from Boston. R. Hinds, of Cambridge, was in town last week. Mrs. Wyman Wetherell is visiting V.

her son. Mrs. Alice Kinsley has gone back to her home in Fletcher. Ross Kinsley, of Lowell, visited at V. R.

Knowles' last Sunday. A fine deer was s. seen in the pasture near H. A. Beecher's last week.

E. S. Campbell 19 arranging to put in a cheese factory on his farm. Anstin Richards had the misfortune to dislocate his right boulder last week. Dr.

Huntley, a missionary to China, preached at the Baptist house last Sunday. Ben. Butler is at work on one of the steam- ESSEX EPOCH.F. W. Hall is building a new barn.

Mrs. Sayer, at Butler's Corner, is very low with heart trouble. Hubbard Mansfleld and A. Dorr each had a young colt die last week. Rev.

Mr. Tenney and wite, of Waterbury, arrived last Friday to visit their son. Dwight Bellows' cow recently died, and subscription paper is being circulated to obtain funds to buy another. The Congregational people bad a mission. ary gathering and tea last Friday afternoon, at the home of E.

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E. 332 Washington Boston. Santa Fe Route. 29-83 The Park View Cottage, Highgate Springs, Vt. Formerly the Elmwood Cottage.

It has been thoroughly renovated and furnished all new, and is under the same management of the Franklin House. Rates, $7.00 to $10.00 a week. E. H. VARNEY, Manager.

Cottages on Lake shore furnished and unfurnished to rent to camping parties. 29-36 J. L. Scott. THE FIRST OF THE SEASON MONTREAL EXHIBITION Aug.

19th to 28th Increased Prizes. New and Varied Attractions. The People's Outing to Canada's Metropolis. Cheap Excursions on all Railways. For Prize Lists.

Programmes and all Information Address: S. C. STEVENSON, Manager Secretary, MONTREAL. 30-83 The Safety Hand Separator. There 19 all over the country 8 general interest in what 18 known as the Moody plan of of us In the ing dairy separators Mr.

Moody is putting in five bundred Sharples hand ma chines in connection with his factory. If you want to know his plan send to us for circular, fully describing it. P. M. SHARPLES, West Chester, Pa.

Elgin, Ill. IN THE REDWOODS. It was the night of November 25, 1880. The moon, half spent, rose over the long unbroken range of mountains that extends along the northern coast of California from Bodega inlet to Humboldt bay. Perhaps an hour before midnight a young girl stood in the doorway of a deserted cabin far up in the Russian river canon, watching the east to grow light and waiting for the moon to rise.

A trail, half obliterated by the growth of underbrush and fallen trees, ran a few yards in front of the cabin, and led on down the canon to the camp. By the light of the moon this trail would be plainly visible at the place a quarter of a mile higher up the mountain, where it crossed a clearing in the redwoods, and toward this spot the girl's face was turned. She was alone and seemed impatient for the coming light, which lingered so long among the tall trees on the summit of the range. A cloak, black and long, and from its shape evidently a gentleman's, was thrown over her shoulders, and its hood covered her head. The moon had risen.

The trail which Mal had been straining her eyes to see through the darkness now showed clearly where it came from a thick growth of chaparral, and she watched its stretch across the clearing more earnestly than ever. She had not long to wait, for soon the man for whom she was looking issued from the brush. He was on horseback, and a riderless horse followed him. At the center of the clearing he stopped and discharged a small revolver. Mal's heart leaped.

"All is right," she said slowly to herself, but her conscience told her all was wrong, and she burst into tears. "Poor dad! He'll never take me back, an' Ben an' Jim! Oh. I know he'll never do it. But if he don't," she said between her teeth, "I've seen folks die, an'-an' -But a pair of strong arms were round her, and that voice which had led her so far was calling her his Mal, his sweet Mal, his little Mal, and asking her if tears were all she had for him. Her arms sought his neck, and she begged him not to be angry.

won't cry no more, she said imploringly. "Promise never to be angry with me again." "And now, Mal," he said, 4fwe must be getting out of here. We'll cross the river and stop at Jim's." "No, no, no!" she begged. "Not at Jim's. Jim would know that something was wrong an'-an' he might kill she whispered.

"Well, if you can stand it, we'll cross the range and stop in one of the old logging camps tonight. Tomorrow we'll go on to Sonoma." I can stand it," she said. "I've been there with dad lots of times. Only don't stop at Jim's." He lifted her into the saddle, and she clung to his neck until he had kissed her many times and called her over and over again by all those sweet names that love makes up for its ornaments. Then he threw himself upon his own horse, and in single file, he leading, down into the depths of the canyon they departed.

The trail which they followed had once been used as a logway. On each side rose the giant redwoods. Among those trees had been her home. Their every sound and look in pleasant and fearful weather she knew, and now she was leaving them. Was it forever? Shortly they came to the old camp where she had spent so many happy hours watching the huge logs thin themselves out into timber and seeing the great saw spin round aud round.

Perhaps some of that very timber which she had seen cut had gone to the city to help build his house-the house which he had told her was to be hers. Thus she thought on until, leaving the camp, they descended into the creek bed and followed on down toward the river. They could hear it rippling over the stones at the crossing. Then they passed Jim's. It was 80 a strange, she thought, to go by Jim's withont stopping Jim, who had rescued her from drowning when she had attempted to cross to his cabin during the rising of the river the fall before; Jim, who was almost as dear as her own father and so much gentler; Jim who loved her so.

"Jim 137 she called aloud. Her lover halted, startled at the sudden cry, and came to her. didn't mean to do that," she said. "It came out. I couldn't help it.

I was thinking so much of him that it slipped out all of a sudden." A mile beyond Jim's they came into the trail again just where it commenced its upward climb into the redwoods of the coast range. An hour later, at the woods of El Diablo, they reached the cabin where they were to spend the night. Here they dismounted, and Mal's lover led the horses into the brush while she, not in the least afraid, pushed open the door of the dark and vacant hut. There was a close and stifling odor within from the old and musty straw scattered over the bunk in the corner. A wildcat jumped out through the window.

Mal gave a little start. She sat down on the edge of the brush where she could see her lover loosening the saddle girths. Once more she thought of her home far back at the head of the Russian river. That dear old riverhow it pained her to leave its soft ripple, its blue, clear waters, and her dad, and Jim, and her brothers! Thoughts of them call came surging up from her heart. She hid her face in her hands and burst into sobs.

So long as he was with her she was happy, but alone how troubled she grew! Some strips had been torn from the roof of the cabin, and through the opening a little moonlight fell upon her. When she raised her face it was very white. The hood had partially fallen from her head, and one of her locks of ruddy hair had shaken itself loose from the knot into which it had been tied and slipped down upon her shoulder. Her lover kissed her when he came. Then all was changed, and her heart leaped with joy.

"You are not sorry, my sweet one, you came, are you?" he said to her tenderly. She looked up at him. "Why do you always think I'm sorry? I ain't sorry. Only dad-dad'll miss me, an' I know he'll never take me back," she said, "an' Jim-Jim'll miss me too." "I'm afraid you're getting tired of my love," he said. "No, no; I'm not.

I won't speak of them again. I won't, I won't," she cried clinging closer to him and trying to stop the heavy sobs which would come even when he had told her all over again how much she was to him. you'll marry me when we get to the city, won't you?" she asked. But he turned his head away and she could not see the look that came into his face. dear Mal, why do you ery so? You know I love you.

Rest your head here and go to sleep. I will wake you when it's light." So, with a sight, her head dropped upon his shoulder and Mal went to sleep. The moon had risen little higher. It shone full upon Mal's face and her lover kissed her. would almost take her for a man in this coat of mine," he said to himself, "but how sweet her face is And another caress told him how sweet indeed it was.

A cool breeze had sprung up from the coast and WAS bringing a heavy fog with it. For some time Mal'e lover watched it through a break in the trees as it came rolling in over the range and settled down In a cloud over the Ragsian river valley. Then he must have fallen asleep, but only for a moment. He awoke with a little start and under the impression that he had heard voices. He listened.

The wind was stirring the dead leaves and moaning among the trees. Was it only the wind he had heard? Gently he laid Mal down upon the bunk and drew the hood around her head. He stepped to the window and listened again. Still there was only the sound of the wind. Yet he was sure he had heard other voices than those of the forest.

Yes, he was right. Presently there came to him the sound of crackling brush. Some one was coming. Yes, now he caught a glimpse of some half dozen horsem*n on the trail. "Heavens! Her father's horse and Jim's." be breathed.

after me. They'll lyuch me if they catch me." He glanced hastily at Mal, kissed her softly--it must be his last, he knewthen out through the door into the long grass, upon his horse and away, men coming up the trail heard him crash through the brush in the distance, but thought it some deer startled at their approach. A little distance from the cabin the men halted and dismounted. Their leader was Mal's father. He went softly to the window and looked in.

The figure in the black coat caught his eye. Fury seized him at the thought that it was the abductor of his child. It was all he cared for to have his vengeance upon him. He did not look to see if Mal was there too. He did not think of her.

His passion for revenge had mastered him. He beckoned to the men. There were six of them. They crept stealthily through the open door, Jim and Mal's father a little in advance of the rest. For one moment they hesitated, then threw a heavy sack about the sleeping figure and drew it tight round the feet and neck with ropes.

It was quickly done. There was a half smothered ery, a brief struggle and then the men bore their burden away in the redwoods. A few yards from the trail they stopped. A rope was run up over the projecting limb of a huge tree and its noose passed to Jim to fasten. The others knelt upon the struggling prostrate figure to quiet it.

With a quick jerks Jim loosened the cords that had held the sack cloth about the shoulders and neck and slipped the noose over in their stead. "All ready," he breathed. The men got off the body. There was 2 sound as of a rope running over hard bark and Jim and Mal's father lifted the figure to a standing posture. A moment the men hesitated.

For an instant the noose slackened its grip. Life and sense and thought rushed back to Mal with that breath, and stillness of the red woods awoke to the shriek of her voice calling: 44 Jim Jim! Jim The figure in the sack fell heavily to the ground. The terror of the woman's voice came over the men. They stood speechless. Again Mal called, but it was only a moan- Jim Jim! Now they bestirred themselves.

They tore open the sack and freed Mal from the cloak and the smothering hood. Jim knelt to hold her. "And he-where is he? He, your man?" they shouted. Mal shook her head. One of the men spoke up excitedly: "The crackling bush we heard! He saw us.

He was off. We without the words the fact had commonicated itself to them. They were mounted in a moment and off' down the trail, Jim alone remaining with Mal. The two listened to the mad clatter of hoofs over the stony trail until they died away in the distance. Jim was still kneeling by the girl's side; He put his hand on her shoulder.

"Do vo' love him so, girl?" he said. But Mal only gripped his arm more tightly and leaned forward to listen more intently. "He may get away, girl; he may. Do yo' hope he will?" Mal looked at the man. she said firmly, "they must get him.

They must kill him. 1 hate him. He ran away." But even now Mal's lover, lay in the road a mile down the -dead, though not by the vengeance of those who sought to kill him. Fast to his boot were a stirrup and a broken strap. The saddie he had no time to tighten had turned In his mad race for life, and he had been dragged over the rocks of El Diablo.

To the "Gulf of Maine." THOUSANDS WILL SOON BE FLOCKING TO THE SALUBRIOUS DOWN-EAST COAST. In no department of the great New England summer vacation field have more extensive preparations been made this season tor the increased accommodation of tourists than in the picturesque seashore section of the "Gulf of Maine." Someone has happily revived this fitting old-time appellation of that part of the Atlantic lying between Cape Ann and the beginning of the Bay of Fundy, and to its alternately rock-bound and shingly shores thousands of expected vacationists will shortly be hieing. At the shores of favorite resorts seattered along the coast line of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, the hotel and boarding-house managers have been getting their hostelries in shape for the summer army, and wisely foreseeing that this is likely to be a "record breaker? in the summer outing line, have in many instances added materially to their accommodations and conventences. In the past few years the growth of this cool and health-giving section has been something phenomenal, and it looks as if this season the railroads will have their passenger facilities pretty severely taxed. True to its traditions as an up-to-date transportation line, the Boston Maine Railroad has made advance preparations for the comfortable and expeditious handling of this season's big hegira of seekers after outdoor pleasures, that will make any serious delays or discomforts practically impossible.

Its connections with "Down-East" railroad and steamboat lines will be better than ever this year, the most important change in this respect being the placing of the favorite steamer "Frank Jones" upon the new Portland, Mt. Desert Machias route. The steamer will this season leave Portland for its various eastern calling places, instead of Rockland, as formerly, enabling the tourist to enjoy a full night's rest on the boat; close connection being made with express trains from Boston. Those who contemplate a visit to any portion of this glorious surface section of New England should send to D. J.

Flanders, General Passenger Agent, Boston Maine Railroad, Boston, for the company's "Summer Tour containing hotel and boarding-house list, and any other general information they may desire. W. T. Stead contributes to the Review of Reviews for June an article on "The Queen's Empire." Herbert Myrick, au unusually well informed man on that subject, writes of "Sugar, the Question of the Day." Dr. Frank Allport writes of "Defective Eyesight in Children." Many matters of interest and importance are treated in the regular departments, and the illustrations are numerous.

Review of Reviews company, New York. Toilettes for July presents its usual handsome display of attractive designs for ladies' costumes. Toilettes Publishing company, New York. Observation Sleeping Cars on B. 0.

Commencing Sunday, June 13, the B. O. R. R. will place in service, between Baltimore and Chicago, Pullman Observation Sleeping Cars.

The cars have saloon parlor in the rear, furnished with easy arm chairs, upholstered revolving chairs and sofas. 'This will enable passengers to view with better advantage the scenic wonders that have made the B. O. famous. 31-33 SOUTH WOODBURY WRITINGS.Mra, R.

M. Pray visited in Calats last week. W. J. Town was seen at the store Inst Baturday.

AmOR Whiting and wife, of Wolcott, were in town Just Sunday. Children's day was observed last Sunday with appropriate exercises, Mrs. Jennie Strong has been cooking at the Mountain house for two weeks. Frank Batchelder and wife have finished their work for W. J.

Town and have moved back bome. Theodore Stowe and wife, of Barre, visited at Mrs. Lucinda Farnsworth'e last Saturday and Sunday. Willie Leach, who has been 11l for a long time at Beery Leach's, was moved down to A.M. Benjamin's last Saturday.

SOUTH FAYSTON FUND.Nathan Hill was In Moretown last Satur. day. Henry Bushnel, of Waitsfeld, was in town last Wednesday. Robert J. McAllister, of Waltefeld, was in town last Friday.

Mr. and Mra. Joseph Palmer visited in town last Friday. Wallace and Howard Howe, who were ill last week, are on the gain. Mr.

and Mra. Haskins, of Bristol, are visiting Mra, John Chase, their granddaughter. Anne Mahuron and Minnte Maxwell, who graduated at the Normal school in Randolph, have returned. WOODBURY WORDSMrs. Alson Judd, of 8t.

Albane, in visiting Mra. W. C. Daniele. Rev.

Mr. Dixon, of Cabot, preached Inst Sunday in exchange with il. A. Dr. E.

A. Widber and wife moved from B. H. Daniels' tenement to South Woodbary last Friday. Misses Emma and Ella went to Montpelier on Tuesday to the com.

Watson, mencement exercises. B. H. Daniels and Maud Bornham were married at Boston May 25. They have gone to keeping bouse in his tenement over the post office.

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