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    VERMONT PILGRIMS VISIT MCKINLEY AT CANTON

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    CANDIDATE SPEAKS ON PRESENT ISSUES

    Decorated with cedar sprigs, silk flags and badges, 112 Vermonters marched with a band to the McKinley residence at 9 o’clock this morning. The delegation was applauded all along the line of march. When they arrived at the house Senator Proctor, Gov. Woodbury, Gov.-elect Grout, Congressman Powers, Lieut. Gov. Mansur and Lieut. Gov.-elect N. W. Fiske, with the speakers, went into the study to meet Maj. McKinley.
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    CAREER OF SILAS L. GRIFFITH—ON BORROWED CAPITAL BUILDS A FORTUNE

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    The Troy Press
    Troy, NY, Saturday, July 25, 1903

    The death at San Diego Cal., this week of Silas L. Griffith of Danby, Vt. calls attention to the successful business career of this Lumber King of Vermont. A native of the town where his greatest business achievements were consummated, he is an example worthy of notice of the sort of men who succeed wherever they are. 
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    VERMONT TOWN CELEBRATES ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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    The Troy Record
    August 22, 1911
    Danby Greeting Its Returning Natives and Combining Old Home Week Features With Historical Pageant

    Danby has the distinction of being one of the very few small towns in Vermont whose population increased during the last decade. There have been no large new industries to cause this development; it has been the steady influx of those who realize the natural advantages of clean village life and good farm land, an influx which has counteracted the constant drain of the city. 
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    REV. MR. THORPE PREACHES AT 25TH ANNIVERSARY SERVICE AS PASTOR

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    A special service of appreciation was given by the Congregational church of Danby, this morning at 10:45, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the pastorate of Rev. William A. McIntire. The service was conducted by Rev. Walter Thorpe of Rutland. A large congregation had gathered on the lawn of the church where the service was held. The occasion was surprise to the pastor and expressed in part something of the respect, admiration and love for the service of the past and present years.
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    WILLIAM H. RIDDLE OF BROOKLINE, MASS., DIES. FORMERLY LIVED HERE AND WAS SON-IN-LAW OF LATE S. L. GRIFFITH

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    Word has been received in Rutland the death of William H. Riddle, aged 58 years, of Brookline, Mass., a former well known resident of this city. The body will be brought to Rutland on the Boston sleeper Thursday morning and taken to the Tossing undertaking rooms, and will be taken on the 10:35 o’clock train Thursday morning to Danby where the funeral services will be held.