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Aroii. LI. MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT, FBJ3RUAKY 19, 18g(J. jSto. 8. Hlibblcbury -Kccjistcr. PUBLISHED BY THE REGISTER CO., Mll.t. STIIKKT, Miiii.i:ut'icv, - - vi:it.-io.T. EnUrttl nt the MUMhbiirg l'ostajjice a Stcontl Cl(is Matter. E. H. THORP, Editor and Managor. TKltMS : Oni" Year, il.5o .75 .50 .40 Mx Month" Four Months, Throo Months Advortlslng Ilntcs on nppllentlon i"--Aftor this datc papcrs wlll not be ills contlnuod ut tho explration ofthc tline psilil lor, unloss notlco Isglvonut tho tlme ofsub scrlptlon or boforo tho Mib-orlptlnn oxplres. I'nlc-s siich notioo 1 glvun thc pnper wlll bo coiitiiuiiMl to ro-ponsible por-onstlll thoy re (jucst Its dlscontlnuance iitul pay up al ar rcarngcs. This soenis tho l)i"-t ilan, and wlll lic uilhorod to In the c-ondiict of this paper hcrcalter. Joii ritiMiNU of every varlety at the lowe-t prlcos coirslstunt wlth good work and quulity o! stoek. KIMDAY, KKIUilWKY l'.l, 1SSC, COXOIir.SSMAN Mokim.sox has gotton up unother tarill'bill nnd iuc.'l it hofore the IIime. If hi-ligures aru corrcct, it wlll decroasc the revonue ahmit twenty nillllons ofdollars. Thi- stateincnt of the scopo of thu liill U publi-hcd: Thu ehlct changu nf Iniportuncc i- tho frce ll-t, to whieh aro adilod luiubor, homp, .luto, coal, -alt and Iron, lcnd and onppor on-, pnta toi'S hay, corn, brl-tlos, lin'-ivat, dry wik1, uninunufactureil cuith-and -tnnos, Thc chiof rcduetion- in cotton goods arc In tlic eoar-or grades ot clnth- and yarn-. Thc reduction in wonl arc 1 tjrlit and beurahnn-t untlruly on wool- for onrpot- nnd tho tlner gradus. im flax and llni'n gnod- aliout 15 pur.ocnt oftho duty 1- taken oir. IMg tron is out ilown troni Jii.72 to .i.mi pcr ton. -leol ruil- an- roduced fidniflTto -li.."n. Thure l ul-o a -light re dnction ln lcud and cnppor. m all wlndow and platc gla- the duty Is reduccil '.." pcr cent. Hiina, poiTclaln and riirtliciiwari' air ont on an avi'1'af.'i' nt'l-- wr ri-nt. iwif 1- '' ilnci'd 20 pcr ei'iit. bnt thi- lvdiii'llon and tlmt on Inmlicr N not to apply to kooiN from coiin trk'i whuiu an cportta N iinpo-ed. AVi: K-arn tlu-outlh a proiiiiiii'iit lmt iip niaii of Itrattlolioro that, o lar he lia- licard, that town iinil roiinly wlll lie ltnitt'il lor tlit- rctiini f St'iiatof K(liuiiU(N. lioth Col. Ilnokcr and cx Siit'akcr Marthi. thi-: ciitlciiiiin ivpoi t-:. sttiipoi t Mr. KiiimiinK and ncai ly all tho soiithiicnt that i? havc hcanl cxpi'L's-t'd in thU I'onnty i tnmly for Mr. IM-niund-' rctiirn. Tlic north jiart of tlic coitnt- wo do not know wcll; our frk'DtN in Vcrp'tiin'-. and tlic hcantiful strctfh of jirairic that extond to tlk' north and we-t of thcni; hut wc arc "ct- tinc; hcttcr ai'qnalntcd every day and cx jicct that thcir vicws will acrord wlth tho-o ot thc inore Mmtheru part on thi (jnction. Mr. KdniumK i howinc; hiin sclf, a tiiiial, a 'rcat ilhtor, and pliifk goos a jjri'at ways wlth Vi'riuontcr, t liccially when thcy know to licjoiucd to it a stalwart honc-ty that i nativo and to thc niaiior liom. -Mr. 1'MmumK ha served Vcnnont faithlnlly and wcll and is Auiug it now. Thc eour.-i' that" hc ha tahcn in in-Nt!iix that thts l'rcsidcnt should stato fairly hN reasoti for rcniov ng inthlk' olllci'rs, now tlmt hc ha ro t'lahncd a L'ivil crvicu rcforin poliuj-, wo believc to hc ri'ht and iironcr. Othcr wUy It wonld ccin to ih thu acrtion of this policy is a ;oim1 dcal of a farcc. The Town Farm. Thc warnin for thc town incctinj; in Middlebury nuxt month i-ontalns thi-s ar ticdc amoii'; othcr.-: 7 To wolftho town will voto tosell the town fann and pcrionnl jiropoi ty thereon, or any part tliereof, and reinvest thc luuds tlnii recilved in unother and le.--. expriislve plaee for the kcoplntf ofthcpoor; or, It not, to np polnt iinr or inore dlMliitereteil priin-,year-ly, to aipiaie thu propuity on the town larm at the cloe of eneh lleal j eur. . Thc i-elcetincn wurc led to hriii"; this (luction iH'forc thc votcrs liy thc fact that thc prc-cnt lncthod of carin for thc paillters cciii to hc ncedle.ly cxiicnivc. For thc i:i"t tfii ycar-itlias cot Sl.'KM) annually, on thc avcrac, to keci thc jioor on thc fann. Xomtof thc iiatiicrs now tlicrc arc ablc to do any work cither iiwloorsorout. Thctowii has, thcrcforo, to jirovidc hclp to rtin thu fariu;to pay iuturust on thc Unitcd Statcs dciiosit liioiicy invutcd iu thc fann, and to lnty sniinlics. Thu dltl'crcik'c lictwccn thi! suniof thcsu ont;o's and thc uash rcccljits froni Mipidii" solil oll' the fann is tlic cot of keciiine; thc pauiers on thc larm. I.ast ycar thc boanl of uauli of thcni, on th'ls hasis, uost 8l.:i!l a wuck. It N flaitncd that it 1 hard work for thc inost lirudcut farincr to raisu iirodtiuo and sull it iit a prollt thusu thncs, if lie lias to hjru lielji to do thc work; and if this is so, it is fair to ctiiou tliu town cannot do po wcll as a privatu individnal, howuvur careful thc ollicer.s may lic. llcnuu it is snld that thc prodia'c rctjnlrcd wmlil bo boti(;ht inore fhcajily than it can hu grown. Thof-u who favor a chane pay that thu butU'r way wonld hu for thu town to scll thc largcr part of Its fann, rcsorvhig thu httlldlngs and a fcw aurcs, or scll all of It and buy a stunll placc sttltcd to tlic purposc, or buy a do.cii acrcs of land and put ttp stlltablc httlld iii;;s thereon. Thc eot of thc establih tneiit nced not uxceed half thc autount now Invcsted. It would reqtiirc inueh less hclp to run stieh a placc and thc pau pcrs could he tnalutalucd at a les eost to thc town. Furthcr,lt i said that thc hulld liij; nced cxtcnsive rcpairs, whieh ltiust hc liiadc at once, that wlll cot 81000 to -'00(1, and that the town will havc to borrow thu tnoiiey or raiM' it, thtts in crcitslng the ainotint invcstcd. Thcc arc, in brief, the argumcnts of tliou who favor a new deal. On thu oth cr haud, It is said that thu total cot of keephif; thc poor could hu niaterially rc duced If busincss prineiplcs wcre followed iu thc nianafjcnicnt of this part of tlic town's allairs; that thc fann would pay cxpen?cs,at leat, if those whorcccivc ail froni thu town wcre sent to the town fann and niadc to work instcad of bcing kept iu idlencss iu the vilhigc. It i? thc jaet, accordine; to those who take jthl vicw, that there arc a laj-gc nutnbcr of able-hodied persons who lay arouud do ing little or notliliig inost of thc tinic and tlien apply to the town and are hclpctl by it when hard up; and it is argued that these ought to jro out to thc fann and by their labor tlicre relicvc thc town of a portiou of its burdcns. If this wcre done. and the fann nianagcd by a coinpctcnt uian. tlic wliole ainount paid out lor snp ))ort of the poor would hc inueh less than it now is; and the paupers as a wliole would bc hcttcr oll'. The prc-cnt sy.-tcni of aid, it N ludd, fo-tcrs idlcnes and crimc and the nioncy expcnded is worc than wastcd. Tho-e who-c argunient e are statitij; ay that thc fann is a good oni1: that the expeii-e of the propo-ed rcpairs nocd not bc o;rcat as herctolore -tated. and that. if uianafred by thc right pcr-ons, it would bc thc bc-l tliiii"; that thc town could havc for thc purpo-c. It is. of cotn-c. not for us to Miy wliat thc town -liould do: hut it will bc wcll wortli tlic votei-s' whilc to thhik the uiat tor ovcr bcforc thc incctitig. in ordcr that thcy inay act intclligcntly. Thc expense. of thc town arc hcavy and eannot bc oth-crwi-c till -oine if its dcbt is paid. It is wcll, then, to -avc wherc io-slble. Information Wanted. Krom thu lree l'li'. . ot l'eli., 1:1.1 AVhcn the Mi-Mi-niier jet Mr. Kdinunds killcd oll', whom docs it propo-c to niakc Senator in his idaec'? im: .-r.cuirr imm'ovi:i:i:i. t'roni the t'ree l'li- of Kel. 17. Tlic Mi .-;( cxUts siniply to llght thc 111:111 who -tand- iu its owncr's way lo thc rnitcd Statcs Scnatc; but it ought not to fccl "jutiticd" in stating what is not trtic, cvcn in siieh an cxigeney. The Burlington Carnival. The Burlington coasting club dccidcd Saturilay to i-suc the notice printcd bc low, and 0 their carnival Aill couic ncxt wcck, instcad of this. It is to bc hopcd thcy may stieceed llnally, asniuch inoiicy lias been expcnded, and thc pcople of thc Qucen city arc prcparud to cntcrtain visi tors iu a lirst-class nianncr. Tlic I'rce 1'rcts lias isucd a vcry handsoiiic illus tratcd carnival nuniber that would do credlt to any newspaper olllec iu thc country. Tho unusiial mlld wc:thor leads us to lin. llovo It will he wlo to potpone our oainlval untll feh.'JJ to SH, as wi do not wi-h to havc Jieoplu vlclt us exeept nnder thu inost iiniplli ous clicuinstances. Tho carnival was luanK tirated not tor t-iierulation, lmt for the inutuul enjoyinent of our nue-ts and our-elve-, and we shall not relax any etrorts to earry out our oiinlual Intent. We can nsiure the people that wc wlll not pcnnit theiu to cotue to llur llnton nnleis the wcuther W Miltahle to fully earry out our pi'OKlnmnie, and we are eonll ilent that the tbue tled wlll bo piopttiou-. Tho samo veducud ratos and arranKeineutx upon railioails will bc In oll'ect durhiK that wcck. (SiKiied) Ki:cirrivi: CoiMim:i:, lluillnu'ton Coantini,' Cluh. CURRENT OPINION. O'Donovan ltos-aislosingagrcatoppor-tuulty lu negleetiug to clahn credlt for organiing thc I.ondon niobs. Jluttm Jlt ((. Up to thc p.rcM'iit timo the llousc, dc spitc tlic changcs iu thc rulcs which wcre to niakc it so inueh inore cxpcdl tlous, lias bccn thc slowcst, la.iest, and uost iiieouipctcut that wc havc had in a long tlnic, and it is hardly cmcclvablc that thu lcvul of its rcputation will bc ralscd by the thra-hlng It willgive to thc old straw of the l'orter cac, Aeto York Tiniis. Thc Ircc tradc thcorNt wlio arc labor Ing wlth our lnanulacturcr.s to in-truct thcjn how thcy can huprovc thcir busi ncss ouglit to hcar about thc lcarncd pro- fcssor who wcnt iuto a work shop to cx plaiu the oicratiou of an intricatc ina- chlnc. Thc profcssor got vcry angry at thc iutcrruptioii of a worklngiiiau, and akcd : "Who is that fcllow that prctends to know 1110ns than I do about that iu- istniineiit?" "Oh! hu is thu uian that iuvcntcd it,"was thu answer. l'rorithnce Journal. The Addison County Temperanoe SOOIETY. 'nieannualineetlngof thlsorganlzation was held Wednusday afternoon at thu Congrcgational chureh wltha good rcpre scntation of the tcnipcranec people of the county prcsent. In thc absencu of the prcsident, 1'ev. Ur. Ilatulln, Mr. Cllnton Sniitli of Middlebury, the viee-ptcsldcnt, called thu inccting to ordcr and preslded. Aftcr thc 10th I'sahn had been rcad by Itcv. C. S. Sargcntof Xuw llaven. iiraycr wa ollercd by licv. Mr. Sargcnt, Jlrs. C. S. Hurdett, Mrs. lhitton and Itcv. Mr. Speare of Middlebury. Tliu rccord of the lal inccting was rcad by tlic secrctary and aceeptcd and adoptcd. Thc chalr wa directcd to appoint coni nilttecs, and naniud these: On noniina tlons, l C. Harrows of Middlebury, Sainuel .laincs of Weybridge, Dcacon Sniitli of Shoreham, W. II. Matthews of Cornwall, ,1. K. Wceks of Salisbury, Mr. Tlioinpson of New llaven, Seneca Ilaard of Kcrrisburgli ; 011 resolutions, .ludgc Knapp and Mrs. Itutton of Middlebury and Ilon. f. W. Wlcker of Fcrrlsburgh. During the deliberations of thc coin niittces Mrs. Sinlth rcad a lctter from ltev. Dr. llamlin that was recuivcd witli applause. A collection aniotinting to Sfl.S.'l was takcu up. A. P. Tuppcr of Middlebury, speclal pro-ccutor, said he was making vcry good progrcss in cxccitting thc prohibi tory law. though hc dld not receivc the support of teinpcrance men to the extent lic had expccted. Mot of the coinplaints wcre niadc by tho-e not -pecially inter-c-tcd iu teinpcrance leforin. There is 110 lack ol law or of a piosecutor, but there i need of vigilancc 011 the part of tho-e who wl-h the law cnforeed. I'ubllc -eiitiuicnt i- all right. .luror- arc rcady to do their duty ; and this had not always been tlic ca-c in pa-t ycars. lCach citl zcn ouglit to -ec to it that he doe- his duty, too. Tlic couiuiittec 011 noininations report cd a- follows through their chairinaii, Mr. Iiarrow-, and thc rcjiort was acct'iit cdand adoidcd: I'rc-idcnt. M. 1!. Will-iain-on; vicc-prc-ident-, Mrs. f'linton Sniitli. i'cv. t'. S. Sargcut : -ceretary and treasurer. K. II. Thorp; cxccutivc eoin- mittcc 1'. K. Stcwart of Weybridge, V. K. llaven of Vergennes, Seiieea llaard of I'crii-burgh, t'. K. Sniitli of I!ri-tol. Kufu- Sinith ol'Addi-on, 1!. T. I!ri-t(d of l'auton. Daniid Mcadcrof Monkton. I,. W. Stowe ol Xcw llaven, ('. A. Ituiiip ot Salisbury, W. II. Matthews of Cornwall, .1. K, Crancof Middlebury .C.W. .lonc- ol Shoreham, Marcellu- lioyce of Orwell, A. M. llubbaril ol Whiting. Mr. Wllliain-ou wislii'd to bc cxcu-ed but thc socicty dcclincd to do that,e-pec- ially altcr Itcv. Mr. Speare had -tatcd tlu prc-idcnt-clect's ipialilication- for tht placc. itcv. Mr. Sargcnt told of the necd of tcnipcranec work in Xcw llaven, whieh is the port of cntry for Itri-tol's intoxi- cants : and Mr. Tuppcr stigg'-ted tliat special iiro-ecutor could stop thi. .laincs M. Sladeot Middlebury spokcat -oine lengtli. Thu law, hc said, niight bt niadc cllcctual, particularly .-incc .ludgc Veaey liadcome toprc-idein the county court. It is dilllcult now to llnd a jury who will not give an hone-t verdiet. Itcv. Mr. Sjicarc cxpres-cd his pleasure at lieariug thc hcttcr statc of things dt.i. cribcd by Icssr.. Tiippi'r and Sladc ; but hc itie-tioned wlicthcr prosecutions wcre liu-hcd a-thcy ouglit to he in vicw of tlic-c faets; and he dld not think tcnipcr anec pcople should bc blamed as inueh :is thcy wcre. It was true, howcvcr, that soine onc was at lault. I'ossibly thu jieoplc dld not apprcelate thu extent of thc tralllc. If thcy did, then there was a tcrriblc respon-ibility upon soine onc for lettiug It go 011. ludge Knapp reported as follows for the coininlttce 011 rc-olutioiis : lliwlt iil. That we havc rea-ou foreoiiKratu latlon that theie are so inauy evldeme'. ot Mih-tautlal iiroKier- iu individnal thouht ln this couiuiuulty aml throuuhout tho worlil towanl 11 111010 thoroiiKh teiniuTaiU'o work uinl iiraetlee. That we havo iimou to bo proud of tho alaerity witli whieh thotate of Vcnnont has taken hold of tlic work of eari.vln out tho Milcntlllu teiupcraneo lii-truetion law Iu our Hehools, anil we uifto a more ihoroiiKh atten. Ihm to this inatti'r. That we re-allh'iii our udheroneo to the inlu elplcn of prohibltion and total alistlnunce, and uiKo a nioiii thorouKh tipiilU'iittoii of tho var lous luitruiuontallties iu 11-0 to proiuoto thoiu, lneludluiiotoiily tho varlousuioriil lutlueucos Iu operatlou hut al-o tho u-o of thu loual weaiions put Into our hauds. That whllo wo havc so niany ren-ons for re- JolebiK, wo havo liiuoh to reKl'et, aiuon other thliiK- the 1i-- trom oiirinid-t of ourlate pic-1-deut, lr. Ilaiulin, Tlic rcport was aceeptcd and adoptcd as prcsentcd. ltev. Messr.s. I'alnicr and Speare dls cussed thu tcaching of tcnipcranec ln thu .Middlebury graded i-chool. Tho formcr thoiight thu law was not cnforeed. Mr. Speare said it w as taught in thc high sehool, but not lu thu lowcr gradcs and siiggcsted that something bo oinittcd from tlic list of studies lu thoso grailcs, so that thc subjcct could havu attcutlon. Tho S,tcachcrs alrcady havo inore than ciiough to do aml nothlng should bc ad ded to thcir labors. Mrs. Jtuttun said tho tcaehers weru all intcrcstcd ln the work. Adjourned. Addison County Aqricultural Society. Tho executlve board of thc above so- ciet' tnet at the Addison Ilouse 011 Wcd- ncsday, Kcb. 17th, wlth l'rcsidcnt E. X. Hl-sell iu the chalr. Iiut little ehango was made ln thc scvcral coiiunittccs or lu thosuporintendcnts of departlnents. Thc dato of tho ncxt fair was changed to Mouday, Tuesday and Wedncsday, Aug. 10 and :il and Scpt. 1, 18S0. lIon..Tamcs I. Hatchelder of Arlington wlll bo invit- ed to dclivcr the address. Vermont Matters at Washington. llo-ton Journal Dlsputch.l Thuro aru confilctliiK ttatoinunts ln clrcula- tion as to thu attltudu ot Mr. Kdnmnds to. wards thu conllniiatlonof 11. It. Mnalley of tho Duinouratlc Xutlonal coiiiiultteo as uolleetor of Burlington, Vt. As ovorythlnt; that Mr. lCdniuuils lias said occurred in uxecutlvo ses- slon It Is not ixw-lhlo to veiify it, but thuro Is roa-on to hellevo that hu intonds to treat tho nonilnation of Mnalley cxaotly axho wlll treat any other noiuiuatlon. That nioaus nntlouht. udly that ho wlll onduavor to aseertaln thc rea-oii'., or rather thu papers, whieh may havo contalned tho ehaiKus iiKalu-t G011. WelN, who wiiM sutpendcil to luako tho plnco for Mnalley, and tlmt fallintf to socuro that inforiiiutiou ho wlll re-orvo his deoli-ion. Tho ca-c Is -tlll In tho handsof thu-ub-coininlttou, whero It is llkely to reinaiu for soino tlinu. All of thu -u-penduil ca-os aru to bo treatud npon the samu busis. Soniu who oiiKht to bu Inlorined aru of the oplnlon that thero wlll ho 110 eonllrination ol thu supendud ca-e-' iink"s thu lnforination for whieh thu suniito calls for is foithconiliiK. Thu attentlon of: senator Kdiuuuils wns this lnoi nlnK ealled to vailous iiublk'atlous to the eH'eet that he had heuotno a eonvert to open -U--I011" and that he hopeil that thu old cu toni of -I'eri'ey wonld be ahandoned. To this Mr. Kdinundi -ahlj "The .-tatement I- ontire- ly wlthout fotindatlon, and, of cour-e, wlthout nuthoiity. I'nilouhtedly lu paitleular in- -tanee- It would bu wl-e and rluht to taki' oll" the injtinetiou of .eeieey from proeeodinjrs bolha-to trcatlcs and noiuiuatlon", but lu Keni'iul It niu-t be plaln that Ihe,dl-eii"lon of treatle- ouaht to be eonlhlential, the -anie an di-eu-Ion by a bu-ine-sllnu of theirhu-lne-- plan-would bu privntu aml eonlhlential be- tween the Kentleinen foneerned; and a- to nominatloii-, It olten hapneu- that aeeu-ations ai;aln-t (,'entlenien 110111 inated aru niadc of whieh the .-enate fed bouml, a-a niatter ofjn-tleo anil falnio , to Inforin the uandldate 'wlthout di-elo-liiK tln-iiaiue- of per-on- Kiviiif; -ueh iiiforinatlou,' iu ordcr that the Kentleuian eoneernel inay havc a fair oppnrtitnity to defend hlin-elf afialn-t fiil-c and -eanilalou-aoeu-atlous. It would not bo for t'.ie publio Intere-t iu Mieh ea-u wlierc the defen-e- are eomplete to ituhli-h -ueh thlnK-; anil tm'ain, 111 lo uoiuluatioii-, It ollen inu-t happen that re-peettui; tho paitleular qualilleatlon-, tltnus- nnd eapaelty of the en tlciimu piopo-ed thi'io -honld be ah-olule Ireeilinu of 1II-1U--I011 w Ithout the lear of iu- juriiiR the iVelhiR- or woundliiK thu -eii.-lblli- tle-of tho eandldale or of his Iriend-. That I- tho ay I lei'l about tlll- matter and 1 thlnk tho conehlslou- aro wl-e." The Telephone Profits. t'l'oui the New York Thncs. The people would -hed 110 tuars if the Ilell telephone atents -hould be declared iiull and vold. The uionnpolj that lia-been u-tabll-h-ed upon the-e patont-by thu Aineriean Ilell Telephone eompany lias few Irleud- exeept tho-e w ho-e fiieiul-hlp ha- been boUKht and paid lor. Kor niany rea-on- It lias beconie ob-noxlou-i to the puhllc. It deiuamls nnd col-leot- trom thu coplu 01101111011- pricon for thu u-u of telephone In-truuient-,. Tho oonipany ha-te-tllled that tho eo-tofasut of the-o bc Mrumciit a tran-iuitter and a reeeher do. livered at II- In-peellnK deliartinent Is only 53.42. For the u-u of thee two lii-truinents It flmiKe- to a loeal c-oiupany an auuiial rent of iU. The rent in thlseity is -ald to be 1.1. On Mareh 2a, ls?.", tho parunt ooiniiany had ,12'.i,S2iitiaiiniilters and reeelveri in uo, and Its reccipt- froni ri'iit lor thu procodlnj? year had been i-1 .'.:'. ',4 1 J. I!y tho coiupnny's own iulinl-lun the eo-t of these In-truinont-was only J.Vil.iKio, and thu valuo ot Its tuluphone for tho ealeudar year ls-4 was entereil ln Its stateiueiit ol a ets at only s."i.'is1:nu. Mill up on this luvcjtiueut ot less than ti00,0uu it du. niaiuled and roculveil from tho loeal "ux. ehango!." ananniial rent of nearly i2,(i,(hi. Hero Is an enoriuou- anmial prollt of .S.VI por eeiit, whieh the Ilell eonipiiny eaets from the loeal exehanuo-. The-e e.chane- mu-t take aiiother rollt trom th' suli-erlher. l.et 11 kcc how inueh thl- prollt 1-. Aliout one year iiK" a per-011 thoronhly fauilllar witli tho telephone bu-lno!.-, otliuated the eo-t ot w lie, lii-truiuent, exehaiifjo plunt, ete., for anox. elianno of 40uO Mih-eiibors lu this cdty at :iil,O"0 a year and the o.pcn.-e- for salaries, reiiair.-, ete., at i7ii,2mi a year. On tho other haud, the reeelits for thc year from 4ikkimi1i cerlhei, at an aveiaKo auiiual paymeiit ot $17.1, would ho .sfToo.OtKi, -o that inone year tho enllre Jilaut wouhl bo jiald for, the runnlni,' o.lien-e- met aml a Mirplu- of 2.'i'l,-ili) laid lo-iilo for MocklioMcrs. The-e tlKuroMiiny iu dleate tho i-lze of the lnollt taken by tho lo eal oxchanjio trom tho Mih-erlber. WI111I iiereeiitaKo of tho eapltal palil ln ea.-h tho divhlend- 1 ued by tho Ilell eompany rep rt'xuiit H ls illllleiilt to aseertalu. An olllelal Matcmcnt 4iiiontod to tho Maiaehu-etts letil-lutuio when tho epinpany was askbiK for permi 1011 to iullato iUcnpital from f 10,iki, il to ji:M,iimi,(ki shows that only 110,0011 was pahl luto tho troa-urlcs of tho thrco comiui ules that precedcd tho Ilell eoinpany 11 1 1 1 1 wero merKoil luto it Altcr $!i,i'i02,4o! ln stoek had been U-ueil tho eouiiauy btated that $:l, 102,000 had been paid iu ea -haud that $il,.'0,oiK) hail been iiald in ,-lock to tho Xatlounl eniiipany for proiierty valueil by that eouipauy ut only (sV),ink). Tho llostnu Hlnbe and other ai)ers havo declared that thostocklmsbeeii watered Mivvii tlines or by kIvIiik to holders foreaeh oiiKlnal Miaio xeven now oues, m lliat the valuo of thu shares, whieh wasat 0110 tlmo ve ry Kreat, has been illluted untll tho protltn do not appear to exeeeil 17 jicr eeut. Hut 11 II bo truu that tho total ainount of easha litvested dld notoxeeed l,uoo,(i, tho slzo of tliu dlvl dend wlll appear, for tho net curiiliiKs oftho eompany iu tho year endlni; Mareh 1, InO, wero l,10,Kfi, to ay nolhliiK ot dlvlilends trom btovk ln loeal coiupaiiiesto thu faco val uo of ovcr $22,000,000 hclil by thu pnrcnt coin' pany. Tho ltull eompany lias bcoomc allled to .luy Goiild's Wcstorn L'nlon tok'Ki'aph monopoly and ls In one sunse a hranch of that oritanizn. tlon. Kor this rcason nlso lt ls not I n favor wlth thc pcople. At thc bcgliinbiB of its ox Uteiicc thuro was 11 lofial contcst lictwccn thc Ilell eompany nnd thc Wetern l'nlon, whieh controlled coinpctiiiK patunts. This contest cnded In a eoinproinWc, tho Wcstorn t'nlon tranxfurrbiK its jiatcnts to tho Ilell eompany and tho lattur aKieelnu to pny ono-lllth oflts nut prollts uvury year to thu WcMern t'nlon and promUhif; to iircvunt tho usu of thutulo phonu In eompetloii wlth tho tulonrnph fortliu transmlsslon of "goneral busincss mcssages, inarkut iinotatlons or nuws for salo or imblb catlon." Under this contrnct thu Ilell compa. ny paid to thu Wosturn Unlon ln 1Sn" ovcr $4(hi,(i and ln the fourprecedlnKyonrs $1,104,. .'i'i.'l. L'nder lts eontract lt has as--tod the Wcsturn l'nlon ln Its work of pluiidurbiB tho people by dlcrlmlnatln( ngalnst othur tclu graph conipanles. ln this way lt has beun thu Western Unlon's servnnt, to thu Injury of the publlc. Staunoh Republican Papers. Thu lloston Dallu Advtrttter nnd thu Iloston Evening Ilecord aru now undur thu inaimgv. mentolHon. Ilenry Cabot I.odgu and Hon. Kruilerle b. Amus, two of thu lciullng Heub lleans ofMaK-aehu-utts, nnd wlll bu condnct. ud as stauiich IlcpuhllcanJ papers, duvoted to the proteetlon of Amurlcan industi lc. The newudltorofhoth papurs Is Mr.t'hainborlaln, a nntlvo of Newbury, Vt., and formeily on thu edltorlal stalTof the Chleago Trlbunc. Thoy wlll iay speeial attentlon to Vermont nuws and the devclopmeiit of Vermont lntere-ts. .Mr. I.ocIkc, tho inanaKlng director, was chalr. lnan of the Ma aehusotts Itepublleun stute conmilttue In 1-S4,and made a brilliant and -uceofiil eaiiipalgn in behalf of lllalno and I.ogan. .Mr. Ames Is a pi'omhiont niemberof tho nolud lainily of that iianto. OBITUARY. Mlis. -. I). Afsiiy. The coninnmlly was -addoned 011 Monday ofla-t wek by the -uddeu death ot Mr-. Olive 1'., wlfe ot .-ainuel 1). Au-lln. Mrs. Au-tlu was the elde-t daughler of thelato A-a (iood 110 and was born iu Mlddlebuiy Jan. 7, 1-21. At the age of Iiineteeii -he was inarried to Mr. Au-tln,by whom -he hail thiee ehlldien, Mrs. v. llilllngsorManche-tor.Mis.Oeoigo C'opeland of -an lllego, C'al., aml Albert I). Au-tiu of this luu n. she wa-a true and I'altliful wll'e, a duvoted niolher, nover -hrinkliiK from duty nor tlrlng lu hi'i- i-irorts to make home iilea-aut aml hap py. Thctio was peeuliarly -tiong between iiKither and ehlldri'ii. Thc llfjht ha- frone out oftho home and hu-band and chllilicti aro lelt de-olale. As a nelghbor and fiieiid -ho was kind and -ymp.'ithl'.lng. 'Xoue kuew her but to lovo hor." lu 1-."i7 -ho f?ave her heait to the I.ord and unlted wlth tho Mothoill-t ehureh and .-Inee that timo -he has been a laithful followc rol ber.-a lour.and lu her la-t ilaysgave uvlilunec of lu lalth lu her lic deemerby -everal pa at-'ci of -erlpturo and poelry lelt teeonli'd lu her Jon.nal. ller work done, we tru-t -ho ha- cutoicd Into th.it re-t whieh reiualneth lor -hoso that loo the I.ord. ( m WimIik day 1110111I11',', th(i 101I1, a larj.'u eoneour-e ot liiend- a uinliled at hur luto re-ldeneu lo pay their lat tributo of re-peet. Thc -ervlees weie eondueted lu an impre---lve inannur by hi'r pa-tor, l!uv. Mr. Xoc, ho took lor tho -uhjuet of hl- reniark- a text .-eleeledhy thedeeea-eil found In II. ( or., eh,ii. v, part ol" elght ver-o "Willln rather to be ab-ent from Ihc body aml to bo at home w 1th the I.ord." Tho lemalns wero intcircil ln tho Muple Trec eeiuetmy, thuro to await thc re-urreetloii morn. There eomes a painful runior from across tbc seas that the Iri-h orange erop has been touelied by the fro-t. lli.-tim 'Vkiimt;'. "A civll cnglncer, ls hc:-" -aid Mrs. I'arvcnuu to her daughtcr, who was tcll ing of a gentlciuan who had paid her uiarkcd attcntion; "wcll, I'ni glad he w as polite. but I don't want you to inarry Into 110 railroad fainily." .V. 1'. Mifl. A cautious I.ondoucr, "lli, Hill, got auiateli'r" "N'othin' but one o thcni parlor in:itclio." "Wcll, give it to 111c." 'Xo. 1 won't!" "Wy not?" 'Vou'd scrateh it." "Of course I would." "Ve, an thc iierlico d bc down 011 us, a-thlnk-ing it was a dynainiteoutragc." Vhu-wjo l,r say, ina, let's take your watcr proof," .-aid .liuiiny Tull'boy, a hc ru-h-ed into the hou-e drlpping wct. "Why, you arc wct alrcady. Thc watcrproof wou't do you auy good."' "Oh, I don't want it to wcar. I wouldii't be -ecn witli a womau's dttds on. I'ni jit-t a goin' to niakc a tent In theback yardand play 'twas Miinmer, ThU w intcr is gct tin' tcdious." Unrtfnnt l',t. n. TWO oi Tlllli:i; (iOOI l .SV -Klls eau llnd employiuent 011 npplleatlon to thl-olllee Mu-t be wcll reeoiiiiuended. The .-oonerthcy nre lu the ihdd tho hcttcr. NOTICE The under-igneil wlll start a eentrifu!.'al eruaiu unuratnr lu thu Muiiik'. ln i:.i-t Mldille- lllll , illlil llll 111, i-e irlllllK 10 iiccouic pairou- I wlll plea-e notlly liim at oneu, o to call a j mcctliiK toappoint illleelius uinl 11 Mdu-man tll tilki I'llliri'u ol tllelr lliti.r.'ht ij. ti-hai.i:. l.'ast Mlildlubiiry, Kcb, js, iK-ii. Mf ut.iti: or i:it.noA r iiuiiiii r .1.1. (lUoll. M4. Thc luolmto court for tho dli.trict of Addi son To all porsous iiitorostod lu tho oMute of Xoriuan II. I'lielps, Into of bridport, lu said IM-trk't. (imxiiMi: lly tho authnrlty of tho Mato of Vormout, you are hcrehv uotltleil to appear beforc tho sahl I'rohato Court, ut tho I'rohatc Olllee lu Mlddlehury, ln said DUtrlet.ou the 13th day of .Mareh A. I. lssl, at 10 o'eloek a. m., to show CUUM-. If any you havc, why tho aeeouut of A. A. Fletcher, ndiuinlstrutor of tho ci-tato of said 1Ieeea1.nl, should not bo ulloweil, aml al-11 why tho reslduo ofMildostato should not bo dl-tributed to tho imrtlcs outltled thereto. Datod at Middleliury, lu said Dlstrlet, tlils lMh day of Kcbruary, A. 1. Insi. S I.V.MAN K. KSAl'l', Judge. ' Cwassers ff antecl iocal Dtrcctory. TRAVELER8' GUIDE. Tralns pas Middlebury statkm nt tho hours glven below ! Got.vo KoiiTlt Kxpross, .1:30 U. m.; loeal ox press, 7:50 11. 111.; mall, :)T2." p. ju.j expresa, 0:15 )). m. (iot.vo SotTit Mall, DS55 n. 111.; passenger, 4 M p. m.j mlxed, S :40 p. m.J expross,!):r,2 p.m. Maii.s Ci.osk North, 2-M aml 7:30 p. m.J South, 0 20 a. m., and 7::io p. 111. Sco Central Vt. tblic-table, ulsewhere. The Churches. fsT. STKl'IIKX'.S. HKV. AI.VA K. CAllfKNTIUt, ItKCTOIt. Mmday servlces, 10 :4." u. m.J 7:00 p. m- Simday sehool, 12:15 p. m. Krlday evonlngservlee ln ehapel, 7.00 p. lu. S-peoiul servlees on lloly days. COXGKKUATIONAI,. I!KV. S. I.KWIS 11. Sl'KAKK, l'ASTOIt. Sinuluy servlees, 10:45 a. m.J 7:00 p. m. Sablmth sehool, 12:00 m. Thur-day, ooirference muetlng, 7 .00 p. m. Thur-day, teachers' nwutlng, S.-00 . m. rrayur-meetinj,', 10:13 a. m. It.U'TIsT. 1'EV. A. IlKK. I'AI.MKll, I'ASTOIi.' unday -invlees, 10:45n.m.; 7.00p.m. Sunday -ehool, 12:oom. II. .1. Chapnian, -upriintendent. l'rayer.iueetliifr, Thursdav, 7 :00 p. tn seats frue. JIKTHODIsT. I'i:v. .lous .1, Xok, r.vsroit. sunday Servlees : ln :45 a. m. 7:00 ). m Sahhath chool, 12 IHM11. Cla-s.muetln;, 12 .00 ln. Class-meetlin.' Wedne-da, 7 :im p. 111. I'raj er-incf thu; Thur-diiy, 7 :uo p. m. IiOMA.N" CATHOMC. IIkv. llnsr.v lani:, I'A-rou. This I- the ordcr ol" -ervlees in thu 1!. ( ehureh eomnienelnir wlth the llr-t .-undav ln Kebruaiy Fir-t nnday In I'ebiuary Ma at 10.:io a. lu.; eatuehl-ui, :! :!0 ). 111.; benedletlon, 7 10 ). 111. .-eeond -nnday Ma-s at fi n. m.; eateehisin, :l::io p. m.; benedletlon, 7 .:!0 p. m. Thlld umlay Ma at IO ::oa. 111.; eateehl-in, :l :o p. 111.; huuedletion, 7:'!0 11. 111. rourth -nnday Xo uioiulnuor iilternoon ser leu, but benedletlon ut 7 ."u p.lil. The above ordur of -ervlee- I- to hu followed ln rotatioii every four eon-euntlvu -undays. w H. BLISS, ATTOUNKV A N 1 1 Ct It'N'-ni.OI!. Olllee in Tupiiur's Illoek. Middlebury, Vt. w H. KINGSLEY, DKXTIST. t'p-talr- lu Allun Illoek. Oilk-c hour- from 0 a. 111. tlll 5 p. 111. .Middlebury, Vt. I ' W. JUDD, i .1 Maiml'aetuii r and dualer ln all klnd- of AMKitlCAX am KOItlMO.V MAItHI.E, OltA.NTTK WOltK, KTC. Wltliold Middlebury MatbleCo. j S. CHANDLER, I'KXSIOX ATTOltXEV. KllTos", , Altcr .lunu 1 may hu found athlsolllc flrst door uii-talr-, ua-t oftho po-toillco, " KVKKY WKI.NTI)AV AND -ATt'KOAY, froni - to'l. Coi re-pondenee eareftilly attond ed to when i-tuinp i enelo-ed. I E. MELLEN, D. D. S., J J. DKXTIST. Olllee hours, S to 12 a. 111., 1 to 5 11. m. Oltlco ovcr I'rank A. Karnsworth's htorc, MIDI)I.i:ill'ItV, Vt. I.auiihiug tsa adinlnl-terud. M iiii.i::it it v oitciiKsTit.v. l'rof. -M. II. DAXA. Director, 1-t Vlolin. WII.l, OAIXi:-, . 2d Vlolin. .1. II. CA.Ml'liKI.I., - Clarlnet. .1. II. I'OIIU, - tdrnet. K. I.. IIAKIilXliTOX, . Trombono. 1;. 1.. s'rmvi:, - - n.n-o. Muslc lurnished for l'uhlle ll.ill-, l'ilato l'artles, laituitaliuueiit-, ete. "-"orTuriu- np. ply to .1. 11. ('OISIS, -ue. Ua- We ii1m double iu hill w Ilell oeea-lon reipilrus. ;l-7t i3 ffl H la' -cnd lo eiMit.- iio-tagu, 11111I IX I I L I wl" ""U ,rtw a toyul, U I ahiablu, Kiiuple bo of 11 Ull I good-that wlll put you iu the wav of making innr iin117 at onee, thau any thiiig el.-e lu Aiuerleu. Ilolh -ecs ol all agi s e.in llve at linine andwoil. ln -pare tiiue. or ailthuthne C apltal not ruipilied. We will -tart vou. lnmien-e pav -uiu lor tho-e who -tart"at hiht iinon A ( o., rortland, "ilaine. Vmaotti Episcop&l IasUtute BU RLIlMCTOfJ, VT. H. H- ROSS, A. M., Principal. ltit.irih s Seli'i'il lur i...s T uriiiih pri ira- tm lur 1 n- ntu or I ulU'.-e Ullitar) Drui l'li- 1 lln 1 1 eireil at un t mi' M iiil llu l'ri i.l lur r.italii-'ue. FARM FOR SALE! Thc fariu known as the I'.Miu etatc, lu tho town ot .Middlebury, i't nilles froni tho II lage, lu tlic soulh part of the town, eonslsting 112 jGFLJHtS, wcll wooded aml watered, uiid under gooi' cultivatloii. Itulldlngs lu good ropalr. (iood dalry fann. A liargalu lf taken Imiucdlately. Tcrins to Milt uireliiisors. Call 011 or addross, .11. ('. Etll-m Middlebury, Vt., Jan. 27, IkxI. 5wl