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THE VERMONT PHCENIX, AND 11ECOED AND FARMER, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 188& BK ATTLEBOKO t FKIDAY, DEOEMBEU 1, 1882. vmiMoxx vnaixixraii issa. laNXiAJlCJEMENT ! 1 'or the )mr te of gMni) loth reader and netrer titer their fnll'due, Tnr. Vhimokt rucssix trill celebrate the beginning of it Fiftieth Volume, Jan. 1, 1883, by a UiTlBUL EHLABGKMEHT. Xta tubneribert ran leire The rneMixroiii thit time until Jan. 1, 1884, at the regular tnbieriptlon price for one year f 3.00, in adtanee. Addretl THE VERMONT HKEN1X, SBTTtEDORO, VT. The Spirit of Bill Twoed to Chalmers: "You know how it is yourself. What are you going to do about it?" Wo learn from the supplement of a neigh boring weakly that one of Herbert Spencer's groatest works was "Tho Origin of Species." This announcement is touchingly accompan ied with a thoughtful woodcut of Herbert Spencer leaning upon his band trying to re momber when ho wroto that great work. Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, minister to Spain, was impressed with tho informal politeness with which he was received at tho Court of Madrid. At his first presentation King Al phonso, who speaks English, but not so flu ently as tho Queen, said to him: "Now, Mr. Hamlin, come into tho next room and let me Introduce you to my wife," not calling her tho Queen. Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin are now on their way home to tho United States. They will not return to Spain. The New York Tribuno is very confident that General Butler Is training for the Demo oratio nomination for the Presidency in 1884, Ho will, it predicts, uso tho offico of Govern, or in a way to attract public attention. '"His light," It adds, "will not be concealed under a bushel during the next year. There will be frequent proclamations from tho house tops, and if the Democracy is looking around for a reformer for a candidate In 1884, it will havo hard work to turn in any direction without stumbling over Benjamin F. Butler. He is likely to answer 'Here 1' a minute or so before his name is called." The prevalence of diphtheria, scarlet fever, typhoid fever and other "filth diseases," in some of the Northern cities, is occasion for much uneasiness and alarm. At Philadelphia diphtheria threatens to become epidemic and at Boston the health authorities are consider ing what to do to stay Us ravages. In some of the Western cities scarlet fever has raged fearfully. At Providence typhoid has recent ly caused great anxiety. Whatever tho im mediate cause of these diseases, it is shown that general cleanliness is one of the best safe guards against them, and an experiment shows tho necessity of isolating persons suffering from these diseases as completely as those suffering from small-pox. The London Eoonomist has a long editorial arguingthat one result of a Demooratic restor ation in this country will be an attempt to annex Canada, and this is the reason for its belief: "The conquest of Canada scarcely attracts any serious American politician, as the Union has no wish for an Ireland ; but the admission of a willing Canada might be singularly attractive to the Democratic party, which, now that the slavery question Is over, might hope for a strong addition to its per manent senatorial strength from tho extreme north. Many circumstances would tend, if Canada over entered the Union, to make the Canadians Democrats rather than Itepubli cans." The Economist does not suggest what John Bull will probably do while the Democ racy are quietly "gobbling" Canada and cut ting it up into senatorial burroughs. Congressman Hewitt gave the county Do mocracy in New York some "frozen truth' to keep their jollification from boiling over,at a meeting held to celebrate their victory, "The people did not vote the Democratio ticket," he told them, "because they love the party, and they did not refrain from vot ing to put the Democratio party in power, but to punish men who proved faithless to them." The verdict at the polls, he said, was against bad methods and bosses. "The ltepubiican party has been bossed to death be careful that the same fate does not await the Democratio party" a plain warning against Mr. John Kelly. Mr. Hewitt an nounced that he was "ready to join with the Republicans, at the coming session of Con gress, to reform the tariff and internal revo nuo systems." In regard to the civil service he said: "Wo want a radical reform- Bnams." Ana no pointedly added : "I give you notice that you who think you can mako politics a trade must give it up, or men who rospect themselves will not take nominations at your hands. Tho late election has given the Democratio party one moro chance, and the last chance it will ever have, if it proves faithless to the trust." If Mr. Hewitt will stick to this declaration of principles the Democracy may be sure of one level-headed man in their councils. Tho letter of Wayne MaoYeagh to Prosident Arthur, under date of Nov. 8, 1881. in whioh he insists on the acceptance of his resignation as Attorney-Ooneral, has been published this week. The letter shows that only cordial and friendly relations could have existed between Mr. MaoVoagh and the President. Mr. Mao Veagh did not leave tho Cabinet in a hurry, but after he had come to the deliberate con clusion that his remaining would give color to the empbatio assertion that he was a legacy from the Garfield Administration left in charge of tho star route prosecutions handed down from that administration. Ho gives resume' of his whole connection with the star route oases; he had known comparatively nothing about them till President Garfield called his attention to them and wished the Postmaster. General to consult him rather than CorkhiU. Garfield had in fact decided on Riddle as CorkhlU's successor, said he should remove llrady as soon as he could find a man to fill his place, and spoke of the star route scandals as "unparalleled villainies" and "a loathsome ulcer to be cut out by the roots.1 for which he held Brady "principally respon Bible." "As you had the best of reasons for knowing," says MaoVeagh to Arthur, "I nev er eipected President Garfield to recover," and ne determined not to remain in the cabi net after his death. His chief reason for re- tirement, when solicited by Arthur to remain, was, as we have already stated, that he con siderod that the "howl" of tho Brady news papers at Washington against him would damage the case of the government before any Jury. JL Thunderbolt. A profound sensation was created in Wash ington last Saturday, bv the unexpected news that President Arthur, at c special mnotW of the cabinet held that day, announced thai ne naa determined upon the removalfrom of. flee of Marshal Henrv. Postmaster Alno-nr Assistant Postmaster Parker. Fnrfimn.ii Tlalm of the publio printing office, and ex-Senator openoer, government director of the Pacifio railroad. The President's action in this mat tor was based upon reports by Atty.-Gen Brewster and Special Counsel Genres Tlliau which charged in effect that Marshal Henry was negligent and irregular In selecting the talesmen at the last trial, and Indulged in gross abuse of the government's counsel i that Postmaster AInger and his assistant. Par ker, were impunged by two postoffico inspeo tors In a report as to tho certification of the boeus bonds In Utah route cases, in which cases they wore cither guilty or criminally carolossj that Foreman Holm, of the publio printing offico, has In his newspaper per sistently abused and slandered all who bavo been Interested In bringing tho defendants In tho star routo cases to justice, sparing neith er judge, counsel or Jury) that ox-Senator Sponcer has persisted in absenting himself from Washington, in contempt of tho court, when wanted os a witness, and that all of these partlos havo by word and deed given aid and comfort to tho star route defendants, thus bringing reproach upon tho adminstra tlon. These letters wore read and approved at tho cabinet meeting, and tho action of tho President was unanimously Indorsed. Tho Boston Herald's comment on this action of the President covers tho whole ground ! Whatever doubt mav havo existed hereto fore as to the earnestness of tho administra tion in tho star routo prosecutions, tho events of Saturday show that it is at last determined to vindicate itself and justico at tho same time. As the day for tho second trial of tho conspirators approached, it did indeed become Important, in tho languago of Col. Bliss, that "the atmosphere which surrounds ''io case officially should be in some measure purified ;" and tho Presldont has performed that opera tion with the most efficient agent a flash of lightning. Tho simultaneous romoval of five of the government officials who have Identi fied themselves in a more or less direct, man ner with the persons on trial can have but one meaning I that tho President is In "dead ear nest," and that he has the full courage of his duty In this matter. Tho act was performed, furthermore In a manner highly characteris tic of President Arthur's best qualities. Tho preparation was carefully made j tno secret was perfectly kept j and when tho blow foil it was crushing. It is becoming ov ident that President Arthur does not proposo to leave himself or his administration in a position whero either would suffer by tho fullest revolatlons. He realizes that tho ad ministration, as well as tho conspirators, is on trial. His dismissal of implicated officials is a defensive as well as an aggressive blow. It would not be strange if there wcro mora to follow. This is a kind of stalwartism that the people approve. , Tlip Ifllalutnre. The Legislature of 188'.! completed iUwork and adjourned on Wednesday morning, after a session of 48 working days. Foremost among the important measures enacted ranks the bill for raising the Btato tax by a tax on corporations, which passed the Senate on Tuesday, with somo minor amendments, by tho strong vote of 24 to B. These amend ments wero agreed to by tho Houso and tho bill has received tho Governor's signature. To support the government till this new tax becomes available, a tax of 10 cents cm a dol lar of the grand list of 1882 was provided for, Col. nooker's bill to prevent tho covering up of money In savings banks was passed, and another measure makes all savings banks de posits above $1500 taxable. Next to legislation of this kind perhaps the most important is that consolidating and amending the acts relative to the grand list, Tho essential points changed in the law are few, however. The doubling clause is sc amended that for violation of the require ments of this act tho listers shall ascertain ai best they can tho amount of taxable property of a person or corporation, appraise tho same and double the amount so obtained. If the amount thus obtained Is in the opinion of the listers less than the amount of the tax-payer's taxable property, they aro required to assess him for an additional sum which will in their judgment make up such amount. Tho tax payer's oath is amended by the insertion of the words "according to my best knowledge. The final disposition of tho inventories is made uniform. They aro to be placed in the custody of tho town or city clerk and aro to be accessible only to certain town or stato of ficials, but each tax-payer has always access to his own inventory. After three years the inventories may bo destroyed, Ono timely and judicious bit of legislation Is that which compels all telegraph or tele phone companies, under penalty of a fine of $100, to paint their poles within tho limits of any incorporated village or city to the satis faction of the trustees of such village or alder- men of such city, and to substitute straight poles in place of all crooked poles now or hereafter erected. Amendments to the highway bill of consid erable length were passed, but tho bill re mains in its effect substantially as before, ex cept that there is now no limit as to the width of bridges, culverts or sluices for which towns aro liable for insufficiency, and towns aro also liable for "insufficiency of any highway for the want of suitable guards or barriers upon the margins thereof in places of especial dan ger." Persons claiming damages must give notice of such claim to the selectmen within 20 days from time tho Injury or damage is received. The bill to make moro stringent the pro visions of the liquor law failed of a passage This bill provided, among other things, that when, in liquor prosecutions, tbecourtordersa specification of offences, tho prosecuting at, torney shall not be required to furnish tho namo of tho person to whom intoxicating liquors were sold, furnished or given away. Tho several bills proposing to regulati abuses in railroad freight tariffs were finally merged in a substitute bill foibldding a great er charge for freight to any station than charged for like class of freight from tho same starting point to a station or greater distance on the same road in the same direc - tion. One of the most important bills passed, for the interests of the farmers, was that regulat ing the manufacture and-salo of commercial fertilizers. It compels makers and sellers of fertilizers to label their wares and take out a license. The full provisions of this measure, which will be published in due time, will be noted with interest. The bill making an appropriation for the state library building was killed. A further appropriation was granted for the completion of tho state historical gazetteer. The stato auditor's salary is fixed at $2000. The Sen ate concurred in the House bill commuting Almon Meeker's sentence to imprisonment for life. Of the 418 bills introduced in the House only 1G7 became laws, and of the 284 intro duced in the Senate 107 passed, and one was vetoed. Of the important measures which failed to bo favorably acted upon it is most to be regretted that that relating to revision of our state school system was killed. The Montpslier Journal is very complimen tary in its reference to the general conduct of the assembly and in its allusion to the Speak er of the House : "In the history of legislation in Vermont, it is doubtful If a more harmonious or a better mannered, a more industrious or a more pains taking general assembly has convened in the state house. The members of the House seem to havo worked like a well-broken team. No personal jealousy or violent antagonism, no itching for leadership or straying from the main line of legislative work, has disturbed the good fellowship or marred the proprieties of the session. Speaker Martin has more than vindicated the wisdom of the choice of a presiding officer. His committees wero sin gularly well constituted, and by their works it shall be known and conceded that they "have been loyal to their sworn duty. His lightning-like rapidity In the despatch of routine business, his unerring precision and bis lucid direction of a body of new members through parliamentary labyrinths, has very largely contributed to the intelligent under standing of measures and the orderly proced ure of the Houso. In tho few instances in which ho has joined In tho discussions he has spoken with force and displayed good sense and sound reasoning, and ho has been uni formly on the right side of all measures of a distinctive charaoter, Tho vote of thanks to him was no affair of cold conventionality," It is gratifying to ua of this section to know that some of tho most effective working force in tho Legislature came from Windham county, and to Brattleboro peoplo It has been especially pleasant to observo tho ex cellent position taken and held by tho two members furnished by this, town. All ac counts agroo that Col. Estey bos been ono of the most activo and diligent of Senators, and it may bo added that Senator Cutting's efforts havo been no less praiseworthy in pushing on tho legitimate work of tho session. In tho House, It need not bo said, Col. Hooker has been an acknowledged leader, and it Is not too much to anticipate that his work as chair man of tho Ways and Means Committee will mark a new era in our stato policy so far as tho proper settlement of the vexed stato tax question is concerned. On this point tho Journal appreciatively says : "The ways and means and tho grand list committees of tho IIouso have exemplified tho the truth of too reasons urged by Uio progres sive press of the state and recommended by the ltepubiican state convention for tho re election of old and capable members. Hook er of Brattleboro. chairman of tho former. and Jones of Waitsfloldj of tho latter, wero members of tho last legislature. Their native capacity, assisted by their previous training, has given the houso two membors whoso ah senco would havo been most seriously felt." The Tlorirun jaterj One of Thurlow Woed's legacies Is a full norratlvo of tho great Morgan mystery of CO years ago, with Mr. Weed's affidavit append- od. This affidavit is dated Sept. 28, last, and tho narratlvo was evidently recently written Mr. Weed's story not only ro-narrates tho facts about Morgan's taking off which wcro published at tho unveiling of n statuo to Mor gan during tho past year, but incidentally gives tho history of tho political movement which sprang out of tho Morgan excitement. Tho facts as gathered from Mr. Woed's rovo latiou and briefly stated are theso : Morcan was about to publish a book rovcal ing the secrets of tho Masonic order; to pre vent this, he was put Into Canandaigua jail on a trumped-up charge, of larceny, removed secretly to Fort Niagara, wlience no was tan- en at dead of night by several Masons in a boat to tho mouth of tho Niagara river, ana there drowned ; a body was washed up on tho shoro of Lako Ontario, which, largely by Mr. Weed's instrumentality, was proved to bo Morgan's, his wifo beforo it was examined having given a description which iucludcd a number of peculiarities as double teeth nil around and a scar on one foot that were found on tho body; subsequently on attempt was made to mako it behoved that tho body was of ono Timothy Monroe, who was drown cd In the Niagara some weeks beforo tho first inquest. It was not tho original intention to kill Mor gan, it having been arranged that certain Can adian Masons should take charge of him after his removal from tho fort, but tho Canadians suddenly rofusod to havo anything to do with him. The New York Masons then found Morgan an elephant on their hands, and un der a sudden impulse, after a champagne sup per, he was taken out in a boat, bound and drowned. Mr. Weed's statement is based upon and embodies a full confession made to him by John Whitney, ono of tho four men who drowned Morgan. This confession was made, to Mr. Weed in the presenco of others in 1831, only four years after Morgan's disap pearance. The story of Morgan's final taking off was thus told by Whitney At the suppor mentioned tho chaplain was called on lor a toast, lie responded witupe cuhar emrmasis and in tno lauKuago of tlicl: ritual : " The enemies of our order may they una a grave six loot deep, six feet long, and six feet duo cast and west." immediate ly after that toast, which was received with great enthusiasm, Col. Wm. King, an officer in our war of 1812, and then a member of tho Assembly from Niagara county, called Whitney ol Kochestcr, Howard of liuualo, Chubbuck of Lewiston and Garside of Cana da, out of the room and into a carriage fur nished by Maj. Barton. They were driven to toe fort, repaired to tno magazine, and inform ed Morgan, who had been placed there pre viously, that tho arrangements for sending him to Canada had been completed, and that his family would soon follow him. Morgan received tne information cheerfully, and walk ed with his supposed friends to a boat, which was rowed to tno mouth of tno river, where rope was wound around his body, to each end of which a sinker was attached. Morgan was then thrown overboard. He grasped tho gun wale of tho boat convulsively, and Garside, in forcing him to relinquish his hold, was se verely bitten. Twenty-nine years after this confession, Whitney asked Mr. Weed to have it nut in writing, to be duly signed and certified by him ; but for various reasons tho duty was neglected until after Whitney g death, Mr. Weed relates how the Insertion by him of a short Item in the llocboster Telegraph, with which he was then connected, stating tho bare fact of Morgan's disappearance, caused such excitement and denunciation that he left the concern to savo tho business for his part, ner. Ono of the most interesting parts of the narrative is that in which Mr. Weed tells how much misrepresentation and even persecution ho had to enduro on account of his connec tion with tho investigation into Morgan'i death. This paragraph, for instance, gives the origin of a well.known election phrase : On the evening of tho day that tho body interred at Batavia was declared by a third inquest to be that of Timothy Monroe, I went to tno billiard room of the Laglo hotel to see a friend from Clarkson. When leaving the room, Ebcnczer Griffin, a prominent lawyer employed as counsel for the Masons, who was playing billiards, turned to me. cue in hand. saying : "Well, Weed, what will you do for aMorgannow?" To which I replied : "That , a B00(1 en0Ugn Morgan for us till you bring 1 back the one vou carried off." On the follow. ing morning the Daily Advertiser, a Masonlo organ, contained a paragraph charging mo with having boaetingly said that the body in question was "a good enough Morgan until after tho election." That perversion went the rounds of the Masonlo and Democratic pross, awakening much popular indignation and subjecting me to denunciations in speech es and resolutions at political meetings and conventions. It wan everywhere charged and widely believed that I had mutilated tho body in question so as to make it resemble that of Cant. William Morgan. I encountered Droi- udices thus created both In Paris and London 20 years afterward. Mr. Weed also tells of tho difficulty found in procuring witnesses, and relates how, after an old man named Adams had been traced to a log cabin in Brookfield, this state, and there routed out after a winter's hiding, he refused to testify a word in court, but denied all knowl edge of the affair, although on the way to Rochester ho had confossed the whole story The reason ho afterward gave was that ho had been told by the lawyers on the other side that his story, if told in court, would send him to state prison, end ho was not oblig ed to criminate himself, Mr. Weed does not state or imply that the great body of Masons were responsible for Morgan a death or countenanced it. Mor gan's book was published, and other "disclos ures" have siuce been made, but with no such dire effect as the Rochester Masons of half century ago seem to havo anticipated. Mr. Weed says that however his purposes were misrepresented or misconstrued, bis only mo tive In the matter was a desire that right and justice might prevail.. The President likes the arrangement which allows him to have his residence separated from his office. At the soldiers' home he can no quite retired, ana receives mere none but bis personal mends, while at tne wnlti House he would be subject to eoustant intor, ruptlons. The work at the White Houso will not be completed for several days. No ono Is allowed to inspect the work, but it is t:i en out that the interior will be Greatly iru proved, and the decorations are finer than over before attempted. Work on the tunnel between New York and Jersey City is at a standstill on account of a lack of funds. Already some $!) 10,000 has been expended on tno enterprise and lt estimated that the cost of completing it w; be 11,600,000, making tho total cost of work nearly $2,500,000, the Sir. ll lier'a Life of Clirlat" Null, Henry Ward Bcccher's last lawsuit was mora successful than tho other one. Tho case as thisi In 1NG7 lleocher contracted lo use his best endeavors lo deliver to Ford Jc Co, n Life of Jesus tho Christ," within n period of 1H months. Now an nobody knows anything about the llfo of Christ except as it ia set forth In tho gospels, cightocn months was not an unreasonable time for Mr. lleecher to tako in order to ivolvo from his inner ion. pciousncss tho necessary padding and filling to mako up his romance. Hut ho was not qua! to tho occasion, Do all ho could he was unablo to squeezo out of his teeming brain more than one volunio within that time, leaving tho work half done. That was straugo Roelng that about 18(17-70 nearly every other man was writing more or less of a Life of Christ. But with ail tho helps afforded by ltcnan and others olthor in tho way of ap propriating or controverting, Mr. lleecher felt tbo true inwardness of a dry and exhaust ed imagination. In the words of his contract bo did "uso bis best endeavors," but they wcro of no uvoil. Copy would not come, no matter from what iourco ho sunmioued it. For a time tho publishers wero restive, but as miracles are louietiuies wrought ill behalf of tho saints, so in this case n miraclo canio to tho aid of brother lleecher. Ford J Co. wero foolish enough to saddle themselves1 with one of those weekly sectarian papers sometimes sarcastically onllcd religious, and tboir whole rolianco for making it go was on lleecher. They stopped prodding him for moro copy of the Llfo of Christ and bent llielr whole en ergies to spurring him up to mnk,) llio Chris tian Union ft great and profitable "religious" paper. Into that ho poured his harmless heresies, into that he emptied hot things for the use of his critics. But time u nit on, and although Bocchcr had dropped the "Life," Saum 1 Wilkoson, ono of the linn of Ford ,t Co., occasionally sent hiti Itcvctcud friend u sharp letter on the subject. It had got to bu 18711 and Wilkeson miw pathetic pictures of tho sufferings and losses of his firm, then staggering under tho weight of overtrading and tho panic. But when another partner chanced to see ono of Wilkesou'a philippics ho straightway disowned it in the names of himself and another partner. Soon after Wilkeson's severo letter, tho Dt'ccher-Tilton scandal began to 1111 tho air, and Wilkoson declared (although that u as nut In tho evi dence) that tho Life of Christ was "knocked higher than a kite." if lleecher could not construct the reft of his biography when tho skies were clear he certainly became wholly incapacitated when tho only lifo he could feel like writing or taking was that of Tiltou, lie, however, did keep tho Christian Union going throughout his six mouths' attendance in court, but whether it paid expenses may be doubted. At all eveuts Ford & Co. failed, and Wilkosou purchased tl.o linn's claims against lleecher from the assignee for $1000 and brought suit for sonio $i2,IKHI duuinges for breach of contract. Ford & Co. had ptid Bocchir a sort of re taining fee of $10,000, and like some lawyers who take retainers aud do nothiug, Mr. Becchcr could not toe his way clear to retain this little douceur. Why should ho ? 1'orel & Co. made money out of his lialf-lini-b-d book, and every account showed them in his debt for tho royalty they had agreed lo pay him. Ono of tho partners swore that even allowing for a very large edition iuiprovidcnt- ly printed and still on band at a dead loss, and also allowing for tho 1-10,000 paid in ad vance, Ford &, Co. made $."i,OIIO clear profit out of the first volume, and that their failure in business was not due to Mr. Beecher's failure to completo tho book. What Wilkcson sued for was prospective profits in case tho book had been completed. It also appears that in 1873 lleecher was still credited with royalties which tho court held was a waiver of tho eighteen mouths' contract, ami after 1B73 it was proved that no domand was made on Mr. Deecher to finish tho book. Taken altogether, it was a cuso of uiisfor tuno on both sides. Had Tiiton never e xUt- od tho book would probably have been fiuif h ed aud the firm and Mr. lleecher would both have made much money perhaps although tho panic would hare abridged tho sales. As owner of tho copyright it is possible that Mr. Beecher's prospective profits wojld havu been greater thau thoso of Ford .t Co. tin. der all tho circumstances, it was rather small in WilkeHon to buy up the claims aud bring tbo buit against his old friend. Judgo Barrett could not do less thau to turn it into a uon suit. Appoint iiirnta, l.'fc- Governor Barstow has re-appointed lion Wendell P. Itico superintendent of tbo state prison and Hon. ueorgo A. J--a)res super.u tendent of the house of correction. W. II. II. Bingham of Stowo and John W. Crauitou of Rutland are appointed to fill vacancies in tho board of directors of the stato prison and house of correction. William 1'. Dillingham of Waterbury is tax commissioner under tho now revenue bill taxing corporations. The old board of agriculture is reappointed Hi ram Cutting of Lunenburgh, I',. R. Towle of Franklin, C. L. Feuiber of Wells, M. W. l),i vis of Westminster, 0. M. Goodwin nf Hart land and Henry Lano of Cornwall. On Tues day Wayne llailoy was reelected railroad com missioner. The total debentures (mil-age aud per di em) of the session aro $."1,031. The inci dental expenses aro at least itiOOO more, mak ing tho total expenses of tho session about $;o,(X)0 for 157 days' work. Tho momber from Readsboro had the largest mileage. The Senato descended from its usual grav ity last Friday, and had a pretty jolly time over tho bill to exempt a physiciau's team from attachment. Tho committee reported an amendment, to include preachers and lawyers. This was adopted, and then it was amended to include tho team of every per son ; then a wrench, oiler and cork screw were added, and the bill finally killed. There is a thoughtful independence, an in dependence that wins respect, and two of the Democratic members from Windham county belong In that category Asa Win. Chester of Marlboro, and Willaid Shepard of Stratton, They did not wear tho collar of a political guerrilla, nor think it necessary to sneeze when ho took snuff ; they were car riod in nobody's pocket, and proved that they had brains sufficed tp i havo moro than one idea. Argu. A Good .Tluit to Jei iu iffllud. tFrom the Washington Capitol. Here aro a few facts for my Democratio friends, whoso oyes are already glistening with the prospect of a grand redistribution of official power in 1884. I would venture to ask most careful attention to them: There is a man in this country named Goo. F, Edmunds. He hails from the state of Ver mont. He is the sort of man whom n largo major ity of the people in this country want for President very much that sort of a man. He is a Republican, and tho other party does not happen to have any man who pos sesses the public confidence and respect to the same extent. He does not want to bo president, and will not try to be. This is among the first quali fications for tho office. The feuds in his party will probably make him a necessity to it in 1881, Tho factions can unite easily enough on him, lie is a good man to keep in mind when you are flguriug on the next presidency. The Secumty of National Banks, The forthcoming report of Comptroller Knox states that 87 national banks havo been placed in the hands of receivers during tho twenty years the national banking system has been in operation. Of tho 87 banks the affairs of til have been closed. The loss to creditors of the failing banks, including dividends which will be paid hareafter, does not exceed $7, 000,000, The aunual loss, therefore, has been about $400,000 a year in tho business of cor porations which have $450,QOO,QOO of jcapj. tal and which havo been responsible for tho safe keeping of deposits in their banks con stantly averaging over $800,000,000 This is about ouo.tw.eutieth of ono per cent of au nual loss to depositors. Local Intelligence, Announcement Ilrles nml lmioi st clitnej t Cltpp's. Itswlry nrfpr to-day a few very ilrgsut Impottpil clotli rloitks. Vt'o noer ia a nnrr atock f somla outalilo or tho city llian Jeweler Trllit hat new, Jircrnratory tu bla lloll.tay (raile, wiilrll willt'C Inrnienac If wecanjuilgr., aa l'rllik la n llalilr and only sella Inn brat. 1 Uo -iilillr are Intltod In the full illaj.lay of Olirlat mas enrils at (Mieiiey h Ola; p's. IBuit tlftmrn. Col. Hooker nud family left for Washing ton this morning. Tho Odd Fellows dance, Wednesday even ing, was attended by 72 couples. Mr. (loorgo J. Brooks starts next Mon day for his winter's slay In Ssn Francisco. (led. TIowo Is now located in Hpringllild, Mass., engaged In work for Iho pension de partment. A parly of Raymond excursionists en ruutci for th l'aclllo coast passed through here last evening on the I! o'clock train. - The annual meeting of llm Untitle horo rille club for tbn election of eillloers will bu held at armory hall next Tunsdsy evening at 7:3(1 o'clock. A job printing offlro In Keeiie, N. II., well loealod and doing a good business, 'h of fered for rale in onr advertising columns to day. Next Sunday evening He v. Mr. Whitney ill itlve the first of a aeries of lectures to young people. Tl.o subject will bu : "Will Power.1' Slnno for Growth's pioposed new build ing on Flat ftreet is now being taken ftom a blue limestone quarry lately opened on land bought of 1). H. Pratt. Wm. S. Now ton, I!ei , was called to No. 1 latin, Mass., jesterday, on account of Iho Bcrious Illness of his mother, Mrs. llelsey New Ion. The usual Tbauhsiminu fcativitie s at ti e asylum were supplemented ye-ate'rdav. in tin evening, with u presentation em the- chapel slagf of the pleasing elrains, "Deiire r I' an Llfo.' At th' nrofesf lonal club uie rling on W.sl- nesdny evening Hev. Geo. 11. Marl in rind an i xe. llent paper on "Tim best Illnculion for Professional Men, "and an interesting discus sion fnllowfd. The free publio library is iudebteel lo tho courtesy of Col. O. W. Hooker for a com plete tet of state reports ; also a copy of the revised laws ot eriooiu. A vaiuauio audi tion to tho library. The Windhaiu Couuty Poultry and lVt Stock Association are arrnnuing for their fifth aunual ixhihtltou. wbich will Iki hcliMhe first wi ek ill January nexl. Tbo pn ininni list is now in the hand, or I tin printer. In his Thanksgiving sermon, yestenUy, Rev. (i. I',. Martin took his text from II. Chron . xxis : 31 , his sermon bfing n consid eration of the spirit, cause and result of right thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving season brought ideal Thank'tlivini weather. Know enouub fellou Wednosday to make sleighing possible, and on Thursday there wore bright kies amis clear, frosty air a veritable typical New Eng land Thanksgiving day. Ou and after to diy e"lst lust.) the- fret- library will Imj ope-n daily. Patrons are ro quested to bring in hooks without waiting till ruturdar ingot, Irani tor tneir own entire u ii'nee and that of the librarian. Mrs. Fulton has resumed h"r dutii- iu the library. The Hinsdale bridge prop, rty has been bought by a company of gentlemen, who met Nov. 2.1 anel orgauized by choice' of the fol lowing officers : President, v. J. Amnion treasurer, Gen. S. Dowley; directors, 0. J. Amidon, lMward Stebbins, Henry I). Hollon, Geo. S. Dowlej-, J. It. Martin. The good Baptist brother who left his horso anel wagon standing on Main streit iu Wednesday night's storm until long pafct midnight, whin the night watchman, in re sponse to tho horse's r peitteel appeal', had it taken enro of at Atkins's stetbles, where about 2 o'clock it was called for, has an op portunity to rise and explain. At the annual meeting of I'heuuix eng!uo company. No. II, held on Wednesday evening, thi follow ing officers wero elected tortheyear tiiKuing : i'oremau, .luho Magulm : Ut aaaiatant, U. K. Cava uagli; 2J asfeiaUDt, Ibeis. Teuton; clerk and trttuur er, Tfiiiolby riri.rald: aiirtlou Itospmes, Martin Austto, Cliav. McMluiilman, John Pi-vIqc, Job 1iog; leading boaemeu. Mautiee lloylp, Jobn etalvlo, Tbeja. I-uij, ratrick Kelly; steward, Patrick Magillrc The hearing of Iho commission appoint ed to hear and decide the claim of the estate of tbo late Mabel llouker against lliei estate of the late Itoxaim lJaveuport has lieeii helel this we-ek. They find the amount duo the Bowker estate to be -J.,270.73. Tho case will bo carried by the Davtnport heirs to thecoun ty court. At tho annual meeting of the W. C. T. Union tbo following officers weru elt-cted : pre ildtul, Mra. II. lue'ker; vice pr-IU ett, Mrs A. 11. Triui, Mra. CI. II. (low, Mra. I. Orion, Mra. A. J. StiarDa; secretary, Mra. II. L. 'lolttia; lre-aaurer.Mra. tl. II. Clanp; mnaical director, Mra. K 11. llarrett; el'-cutlve eomuiltlee, Mra. (I. ItJlx ruon, Mra. Toilet, Mra. F. I!aatti)K, Mra, t'lapp, Mra. C. V. Wituan, Mra. I.. Hardsell; viaitiog couitnlltee, Mra. E.ll. bar ren, Mra. II Oner, Mra. W. K. fleddla, Mra. E. L. Krullli. E. P. White left llraltleboro on Wedne-s. day morning, en route for Gainesville, Fla , whero he w-ili speuil the winter. He was ac companied by his fdinil tu far as Worcester, Mass., and will himself loiiVK Now York for Florida direct to-morrow morning. He will bo jejiued by liansom l'arr of Chestorliel I. The two have a contract for building a house in GaiutbVille this winter. TIim asvlum palieuts fouuel groat enjoy ment iu an entertainment of r'adings given them on Friday eveuiug last by Hon Jos. M. Tyler. Thfl selections wero made with ram discrimination and wore admirably rendered. .V party of personal friends of Mr. Tyler fsupposeel to bo sane) feel themselves under obligation for being allowed to participate in tho enjoyment of the evening. The markets wero only moderately sup plied with Thanksgiving poultry. Good poul try was in activo demand anti was readily tak en by the regular dealers, to that little or none was sold by farmers from house to houso. The paying prieo for chickens was IS and 1G cents and for turkeys 18 cents, with 20 cents paid for some choice lots. Turkeys sold for cents and chickens for IS and -0, Tho Argus has a good word for Col. Hook er : "Some people seem to bo born to good luck, and Geo. W. Hooker is one of theiu. A big Democratic majority in the lower houe of Congress makes it pretty cortaln that the colonel will not be s-rgeant.at-arms of the Houso again, but be is quite liable to step In to that position in Iho Senate. Well, if tho Itepublicans are going to have tho offices io tbo Senato, wo hopo George will have ono of tho host ones." The following is tho list of letters remjln. ing Iu the Brattleboro post office, Dec. 1 : Ladlu jUiura Arliu, r-iuule K. llowlea, Mra. Mar) 0. Cook, Nellie Carter, Mra, Robert Delaoey, Mitilda laoiiaboe1, Julia Dunn, Kate Francia 3, Mra, Leatitia Falrbacka, Aloaa. F. OiDford, Mra, Florence Herman, Mra, Hamuli It. Miner, Mra. I'. Wllliama, Ceiila Luelua Averlll, C. X. Hell, Clarence Cliate.II. eiliadbourne, Jas.CanfleM (also package), Otis 8. (Ja pcu, T. ajuttber, M. A. Doolittle. lleoaou Denlce, W. 11, 1 laber, Jaa, Froat's bi ira, Mllea II. Goodyoir, O.K. Hall, Lnvell Holt, Odori? L. Hall, T. llolleue-, Alonzo Hame, Of o. II, Jamea, K. A. Lord, U. V. Mlll-r, W. F. Metitwottb, Nelaon Ward, AUou A. M'arren S. In our mention of the warrant for the village meeting last week we overlooked the article which asks for an appropriation to pay the Decoration-day expenses. Tho Grand Army post has heretofore raised tho funds for this purpose by subscription or otherwise, but its members feel that hero as In many other towns and cities a regular appropriation should bo made. Not over $.10 will be ro. quired and it seems to us the money should be voted. The train on which most of our homeward-bound legislators, including Colonels Estey and Hooker, left tho btate capital, Wednesday noon, collided at Montpclier Junction with the south-bound express. For some reason the air-brakcB did not hold, and tho shock was fearful. Fortunately, hovever, nobody was hurt but tho conductor ot tho Pullman car, Charles McAllister, who had a leg broken, and a lady passenger on the ex press, whose face and hands were consider ably scalded. Tho publio will be glad to know that the Star Minstrels have in preparation au enter tainment to be given about the middle of De cember. This will be the eighth annual ap pearance of this favorlto organization, aud wo havo tho best of reasons for believing that this will bu the best entertainment thoy have ever given. All the musio has been arranged especially for tho occasion, and the programme) and a)l the specialties will be entirely now. A specially attractive featuro will bo the rean. pearauco of tho old-tlino Arlou quartette in new and attractive) selortlnnn new and altractivo selections. Tho villogo financial report ts out in pain. nblet form and ready for distribution. Tho debt of the village has bpen reduced to $31100 during tun yoar. Jir. iirrnca, ns collector, lina milled Iha tnl-1,111 nf IMHl In full ft bit of prompt despatch of business which will I1U tiuui't IW iiennillie iu luowijneinnui,, - -- report of the chiof engineer, which accom panies tho financial report, shows the llro de partment lo ho In n generally salisfarlnry con dltlou. There 1ms been no general alarm to call out tbo department during tho year. A telephone lire-alarm ts recommended as a vai nabio adjunct for tbn department. Copies of the report may be procured at i illn r national bank, or of H. N. Herrick, Win. H. Newton, Hellcck .t Davis, P. Harrows or A. l'ettee. wmiNEv v. Finn national hank. Tho neueral lorni of tho supromo court at Montpclier decides tho case of J. D. Whit noy against tho First National bank, in favor of the bank. This case has horetoforo been reported iu detail iu our columns. Iho suit was to recover tho valuo of $1,000 of United States bonds deposited for safo keeping In 1808, whioh the bank claims Wcro stolen ill the robbery of Juno 7, 171. It was tried by jury in 187H, and a verdict rendered for the bank. It then went to the state supremo court whero tho judgment was affirmed. Whitney then sued out n writ of orror to mo United States supremo court, where it was heard at tho October term, 18HI. This eeurt roversod tho former judgments in tho c.iso aud remanded it for n now trial. It was again tried by jury at tho March term, 1HM, of the Windham county court, when a verdict was rendered for tho plaintiff, It was then taken to tho supremo court on exception, and the full bench has rovvrsed Ihe judgment nud remanded the case for another trial. At this writing tho opinion of tho court has not been received, and tho exact grounds on which tho case is remanded aro not known. Another case, similar to this, that o' Wiley against the bank, is pending in the county court, awaiting Ihe final result ot this suit liKOOMJ MATCH AT OAK OltOVK 11ANOB, IUES DAY, NOV. 28. 1 2 3 4 3 r, 7 S 9 HI Maytiard, Tborn. Ilo'ey, Cobb, I-amb, W I, Jtlclwla, A. 0. Putnam, Hantiott, Howe, Killfhl, III 9 11 9 9 11 12 12 111 12-llir, 11 9 11 12 10 II 11 II 9 9-1U-1 11 11 IS 1! 11 S 1 9 10 ll-lttt 9 S 10 HI 10 10 10 11 12 11- 99 8 9 9 HI 10 9 10 10 10 11 94 10 10 10 10 12 10 8 8 10 8- 90 7 10 11 9 H 10 10 9 11 10- 9 10 VI 12 II 7 II 10 S 10 91 10 HI 9 8 S 10 9 9 7 12- 92 9 S 12 12 7 12 10 10 7 10- 91 10 10 8 9 12 7 10 II tU 0- 89 tVral IlrMtllt Intro. Nottiuber rainfall, neeordiug to Isrn"l Wcod, 1 inches; snow, !l inches. The examination of the classes on Man day and Tuesday, and the publio exhibition on Monday evening, reflected much credit on the teachers and pupils of Glenwood Classical Seminary. Union services wero held Tbanksgiviug day, at the Oougregatinnal Church, hermon by Iter. Mr. Truai. Dedicatory services were held in Iho Baptist Church on Thursday evening. Ksr mon by Itev. Dr. DeWitt. With new inside wall, new carpet, new paint, etc., the old brick edifice is better than new, and reflects grat credit on tho enterprising pastor and those who opeutd their purses iu aid of the gooil work. tauniliii-ratin. Ilev. J. .Merrill preached his Thanksgiv ing day sermon us promi-ted on Sunday tho 'Jiith iLst. Tho txt was from Gen. xii, ;il: ''Iu the- shall all families of the earth be blessed.' It was an (icelleut discourse. Lteven portraits have been engraveel for the Duuimerston history thus far a gooel re ward for the patieut waiting ot subscribers. A little sparu time remains bt'forej the print ing begins, to iutrnduet ufew more portraits, if any person or persons are disposed to do. n itc tlie same. n. L. u. rct.li llltar. Oa Monday oveuiuc, Nov. 27th, Mr. and Mrs. U. T. Cutting were agretably surprisiel bv the appearance of l.'.'of tliefr lriends and neighbors. They came to remind them of' tno tenth anniversary of their marriage day. After purtaking of u bountiful supper, Frank Ward in tbo behalf of the company present td the host and hostes-s with ft variety of presents to tho value of forty dollars. Final ly at tho wee hours of uioruing,thH company, after crowninu' them with the bet of wishes. took their departure and pronounced it one of the h.'st g'tthenugs of the season. ii. The ladies' aid society will meet with Mrs. Henry Stone Wi-dnesd ly, Dec (;, after noon aud evening. All are invited. iiulir.it. Tho young people of Halifax will give an entertainment at the uhureh. TLur-dav eve. niog, I-o. 7h. Ihe neici.os to consist of declamations, dialogues, tableaux, and muic. Alterwanl there will be a necktie festival aud oyster supper, eerve-d by the ladies' aid socie ty. All arc invited. .Jack so ii a lilt. Three inches of snow fell Nov. 21th, also three on the 1'i.U;, and several on the l".Hh on the 2Hh mercury fell within 2 of zero. Hooks for subscriptions lo the capital stuck of the llruttleboio A Benuiuoton rail road will be opened at the Glen house, iutbis village, on Wednesday, Dec. (1th, at 10 o clock a. M. A. 0. Stetson aud wifo and V.. II. Stetson aud wife have reeontly returned from a week ot pltasiut visitinc: with friends iu Iloton. - ltnel Willis has sold five acres of timber land to V. A. Cheney, from which ho will bike lumber pnucipilly for chair stuff. W. A. Brown has bought of Norman Chose one undivided half of one hundred acres of woodland for about live hundred dollar-e, aud will e-ugag) quite txteusively in luiiii-eriiii; uie coming wiuier. Nov. 22, Ihe donation for lt-v. J. Hamil ton of Wilmington, who preaches ono tlis courso he-re each Sahbalb, was well attended unit betwee u fitly aud sixty dollars received most of it in money, for which tho donors bate the hearty thanks of Mr. Hamilton and family for their kindness and favors. Nov. 22. over thirty relatives of Sirs. Mary Wheeler of Sadawga, with whom re sides tne widow ot tno late Itav. Mr. Shcr. win, met at her residence as a surprise party to congratulate uer on tne anniversary of her i i th birthday. The occasion was uiado one of interest, pleasure and profit to all present. x.om!oiiilerrj. Tho "library association" havo sent liOO.OO to Jordan Marsh ,t Co.. of Boston. for books ,aud wo hope to have something to rouu pre try soon. Thcro wat a turn-out at tho church on Tuesday of this week, with brooms, mobs. soap and water, etc. It Is evident that 6onie of our people believe that cleanliness is a part of godliness. Tho ladies' sociable at their last meeting voieu to put now carpels into tbo aisles of the church as cocn i;s the funds could be raised to do tt. A church fellowship meeting i to bo ueiu bi me cuurcu on Tuesday December 5th, e-iiu nu iiiteresiing oruer or exercises. JIurllioro, Elliot Halladay and wife started on a vis it lo Michigan and tho West, Wednesday, Xt'Hfune, Itev. Geo, p. Gow ot Brattleboro will lecture by request, at Union hall next Wednes day evening. Subject, '.'How we make Druukard." No ThonksKivintr service was held ves. terday morning, but the usual ovening meet. ing iuuk tuo piaco or mat service. Dr. u. 11. Howard has been unusually uusy mis inn, as moro sicanoss uas prevailed. The patients are all improving. Dr, J. DeVore returned from Saratoga this week, with tho Intention of 6ponding the winter in i ayciioviue. Itev. W. W. Nason will close his labors here at the end of this year. Mr. Worthy Chase and Mr. Hollis Merrl. field have recently painted their houses with n new coior, in tnree shades. A new engine has just been put into the steam mm. lutnty Two persons were baptized by imm sion last Sunday, Miss J. A. Field of Hartland, a magnello hr.fl.lpr Ia etnnrtfnrv at .T IT l)ai.n..a ,.1 , Bho will be pleased lo receive the sick and uuiicieu uo uitvo been disappointed in oth er methods of treatment, and also will visit patients at their homes if within reasonable .lI.lnnAn .,!.,, . .... uiswiuue. iuiss mem comes uiguiy rccom tueuded. P.ev. Dr. McCollUter lectured before the tenipcranco society last Monday ovening, making a very eloquent, oarnost and forclblo address even for him, which is saying much ; advocating tho restriction of intoxicating drinks os a boyerago, as far as possible, aud giving his observations of tho drinking peo. pie in Huropo ns ho had seen tbetn in his travels. Tim gathering under tho auspices of tho ladlos' aid noeioly (Unlversallst) at tho town hall on Friday evening was ft very enjoyable affair. Invited guests from Chestorfield and Westmoreland wero present In large numbers, A ioneious collation was served, followed by song nud rocitalions by tho "Merry Gleam cr,s" who wcro out In forco, after which two bours wero sponi in dancing, anu lano ciuck all proccodeei to their homos, feeling that tho ovening was speut ill n rational and becoming manner. A tlartmntilh student bv the name of Bugboe is employed to teach tho sbool in Dist. lio. 1 ot this village ruo 6cuooi win begin next Wednesday. Mr. Bugbeo comes highly recommended. -Mrs. Lucy W, Ashley has been secured for another term as teacher in Dlst. No. 2 of this village. Mrs. Ashley has been tho teaoh er in this district for n number of consecutive terms, and as a teacher of experience nnd ability needs no indorsement where tho is known. Dr. McColliskr. lato of B, Hows Falls, now of Marlboro, N. H ,gavo a lecture In tho Congregational church last Tuesday. Subject, "From Jerusalem to tho Jordan." Tho uu- elieuce was quito too small for the interest of the subject aud tbo ability of tbo speaker. Ho gave a very claborato aud interesting ac count of the journey as ho saw It, mluutoly describing tho scenery of tho wilderness, Bethany, Jericho and tho Jordan, with tho in cidents of tho journey. w. -Messrs. DoWittaudMaxham closed their labors Thanksgiving morning at the town hall, having held 40 consecutivo meetings. The evangelists have been faithful in tneir wotk, and ft goodly number of conversions Is the result. Tho interest is sufficient to war rant tho continuance of meetings. Itev. N. D. Parsons will preach In Last Putney Friday uiL'ht i in the town hall next Sunday at 1 o'clock ; in Last Putney 'Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights. Tonnsllriill, liEronT or examininm committee to the TRUSTEES or LEIANH AN11 OUAY SEMlNAnx. Having been called by you to tho service of examining tho work of tho teachers and classes for the term ending Nov, 17, '82, wo make tho following report : 1st. Wo aro deeply impressed with the fact that this academy i is doing a work for the rising generation, especially for this pHrt of Windham county, aud generally for the world, which will not be dono hy any other school now existing. Therefore wo rec ommetiel the raising without delay of au en dowment of at least i2.'i,IIOO,to put the acade. my on a permanent financial basis. This can b'i doue hy tho people of Towusheud and Windham county If they will, 2ud.' After examining tho work of tho in structors, Prof. C, C. Boynton, Miss O. S. Prentice, Miss E. F. Morse, Miss S. V. Con verse, and Profs. Like and Bryant, we ore fully satisfieel that they aro teachers of more than ordinary ability, and aro thoroughly, faithfully, and lovingly doing tho work iu their several departments. :!rd. Wo report that most of tho students give evidence of having dono honest and faithful work, and that, with a very few ex ceptions, they did themselves great credit in the examinations. Wo make special mention of the work done under Prof. Boynton in his classes in civil government and Latiu, under Miss Prentice iu her classes in physiology and physical geographv, and under Miss Morse in uei ciasbc-H iu reninuH una aigeura. Uev. Wm. Nabon, Bev. H. V. Bakeh, Fxamiuiug Committee. Vf-rnnn. Elder Hemeuway will preach in tho Chap el at vernou next baiiday, at 1U..IO A. M. subject, "The Supremo Court." Also at 1.30 I. M. ; subject, "New Things." b. Tho select school taught by G. E. Tvler. in Dist. No. t, closed a successful term on Friday, Nov. 17. Tho whole number of schol ars was 2,i ; average attendance 2-1-V ; 11 schol. ars had no marks. Saveral prizes were awar ded at the close of the term : among them a copy ol uowpcr s poems the prize for great est improvement in penmanship was given to Julia II. Tyler : a pretty inkstand, for sec ond best penmanship, to Mary White; a silver medal, lor best behaviour, to Willio Hreslin ; a dictionary, for second host behaviour. to Myron llussell; a roll of honor, for promptness and punctuality, to Hattie l: ton". i or general excellence in recita tion throughout tho term, a freo scholarship for one term st Powers Institute. Bernardston. Mass., was offered by Principal Jackson; this was given to Charlie J. Aldrich. Mr. Tyler has the bolt wishes of all, and his scholars manifested their appreciation of his faithful instruction by presenting him with an elegant 0 clopedia of Biography at tho close of tbo term. u. The ladies' circle will meet wilh Mrs. J. O. Frost next Wednesday aftcrnoou. m. Noulli Vrruon, A completo surprise was given Conductor J. JI. Jlornll and wife, Monday evonine. bv their friends aud neighbors, it being the fif teenth anniversary of their marriage. Many tokens of remembrance were left them, among which wero n hanging library lamp from their Piortu Vernon lriends, a sliver fruit basket from tome of his railroad friends, an easy chair and various other presents from South Vernon friends, with some from his friends in New Hampshire. Appropriate remarks wero made by B. It. Houghton, master of cer emonies, and by Ur. Pierce of Northfield and It. mown, who performed thojnarriage cere mony I.'j years before. A feeling response was made by Mr. Morrill. Ample refresh. ments were served by the ladies, and some uno singing and a general social time cnjoyeeL Tho railroad companies have just nut in a steam pump at South Vernon, to throw water Irom tho stream to the tank house. Wlllltainavlllo. P. F. Perry of West Brattleboro has deed, ed to his niece, Miss Stella Perry, the old aeeeuuuise parsonage. The winter term of the village school be gins Monday. Miss Abbio L. Morso, teacher. The ladies' aid Bociety nronqses to offer llir, nieinln n Wllll.n, .II l 7.1.I..IL I re" - 'fiMtiuo,,!.!, uuu vjcifiii.jr a first-class lecture courso, for which some well known lecturers have been secured. Itev. S. H. McColIester, D. D., will open the oourse next Tuesday evening with a lecture on "The Nile and tho Pyramids." Dr, McColIester is too well known to neod auv oommendatinn. Tho second lecture will bo given the follow ing wecK by ilev. r. 1'. Frost of Bradford t subject, "Tbo Infant of tho rtevolution." the press comments unon this lactnrn r nf the most flattering kind, aud those who hear it win uavo a raro treat. Hev. 11. K. Pierce, D. D., of Boston, will give the third leMuro suujeci, - Ane rowor or unaracter." Many who heard Dr. Pierce at the church dedica. tion have been anxious to hear him again, and wo consider lt very fortunate that we are to nave a lecture irom mm. notice of the otb er lectures will he givon hereafter. Tickets for single lecture, 25 cents ; for the course ot seven, $1. lectures begin at 7:30 p. m. IVIiitiiairham. Mr. Mansfield of Charlemout, Mass., has bought and taken out of town a large lot of lurneys ana cuicgens or a choice quality, pay, Ing 18 cenfs per pound for turkeys, and II cents ner tiuund for i-hli-tr-ana nhlAl-una U extra quality have bpen sold as high as 10 cents per pound to other parties out qf town, Wo have had light falls qf snow on the 17th and 21th ult. That on the 21th was followed by a wind, making a lively time with iuj auuw. Mr. Allard has moved on to tho Perry viuneuii (arm in tne soutn part ot the town, no win worn; in uie steam mill, close by, un til next spring. J. 0, Stimpson has bought and taken down the old hotel barn at the oentro of the town, which stood there many years, with the luicuuou or buuoing a oarn on tits farm. Willard Pike has a yoke of working oxen m gooet uesu weiguing auout U200 pounds 1 also Amos Pike has a yoke weighing about oeuu pouuus. nt Ilev. Dr. DeWitt, the evangelist, will preach iu the Baptist church at Sadawga next Sunday, Deo. 3d, and every evening, durinu ' lumnru. B, Ko USUknOWa Wbat a mir.ttirlnif inl tla ivlfa la until bo cornea home one day, suffering with a dread ful cold, aud she bappena to liore bottle of Cr.Bull's Cough Hyrup lu tbo liouac, No evil propcualty of the human heart ia ao power ful tbat It may not tie aubdued by discipline. tVllmlnffton ntmNINd OP THE CONOBEOATIONAt. tllfm n, The Inhabitants of our usually nnui J lago woro aroused from their slumbers at an oarly hour on Monday morning Inst by n olarm of fire. Tho flro proved to be In th, basement of tho Congregational church, The) cngiuo was on tho ground promptly, but 'euiu iu utiotc&r uu UCCUUUI Ol ICO lU thfl valvos. At the time of its arrival the fire ,! peared to bo confined to the room occupied by tho f urnaco, and many think the flaui,, could havo been extinguished had It been in working ordor. In tho meantime hose . boing strung from tho Estey mill, but before it could be got in order tho fire had nnj. such hooding that it was uselcst to waste time trying to savo tho church. The adjoin. ns.j. .uuugu in a dam. aged condition. The house on the cast tide ownedby Hosea Mann, Jr., was damaged to tho extent of soveral hundred dollatsi full? Insured. Tho ono on the west, owned tr Mrs. Woodward, was slightly damaged ; alsJ insured. An effort is being made to raiu funds to rebuild tho church, Within the past year tho church had boon thoroughly reoo vatcd aud newly furnished. Loss 5;J0f insurauco $1200. It causes many sad hcarla and tearful faces to feel tbat all that remains ot tho dear old church Is a mas-i ot blackened 1 uiun, Chas. Haynos and wife of Minn8oU are in town. Tbero is to be a discussion of the i- system of Bchools at tho M. E. church, next Tuesday evening. E. A. Fitch, E. 11, IJufTurx) t ranK uorbott and olbers will participate. Tho supper in tho vestry of tho Conors, gational church last Friday ovoniug .i s success, nearly lot) being present, thoogh tbo night was stormy and Mr. Ballou's sudden death cast a shadow over tho community, and many who were intending to bo present could not feel to attend on that account. Winslow F. Ballou, of whom mention was mado last week as being sick with pneu. monia, died very suddenly Friday mornini The funeral exercisos were attended at his late residence on Sunday, at 10 A. m , and hit re. mains were taken to Kowc, Mass., for inter, ment. The bereaved wife and son have the sympathy of tho entire community. Westminster. Copies of Portland (Me.) papers now be. fore ub announce the formal acceptance by the Socond Parish church of that city of the resiguation of Itev. C. A. Dickinson aa their pastor. The church is evidently deeply sad. denod by Mr. Dickinson's departure, aud the resolutions adopted at a meeting held on ths 20th ult. express tho greatest confidence in and affection for both him and his family. At this meeting elegant gold watches and chain) wero presented to both Mr. and Mrs. Dickin. son. ' Mr. Dickinson's work with the Kirk-st. church, Lowell, Mass., begins next Sunday, VEn.TlUtf X -TEaTS. Hon. Wm. H. Da Bois, state treatarer, gives notice that tbo treasurer's office will be removed to West llandolph on and after Dec. 1st. John Battles, a boy of 11, fell backward out of a coal wagon at Uutland, Monday, and fractured bis skull, causing his death. Ann Humphrey, 43 years old, employed in a hotel at Waterbury, drowned herself Sunday night A note left in her room said they "would find her body iu the river near the upper bridge ; that she was discouraged and did not want to live any longer." Uer shawl and gloves wcro found folded on the river bank, and her body was found a few rods below, in shallow water, frozon to the Ice. Charles Sutliff was drowned, last weel, while trying to cross tho Poultney river on tho Ice, and Albert Spink, who endeavored to save him, also lost his life. The wife of Hon. James Barrett of Hol land fell from a carriage last Monday and was severely injured. Sho had only recently reoovercd from a sickness ot several yean' duration. A thriving business In broken-down horses is now being done in the northern part of the state, it is said. Old horses are bought in Boston and in other cities and shipped to Vermont farmers, the latter buying them and feeding them over winter on straw and coarse fodder. In tho spring they prove a perfect bonanza to the horse jockeys, who speculate in them with avidity. Several car-loads of these horses have been sold recently in .Wil son county at from $."1 to $10 apiece. Post Brooks of Montpelier held a very interesting camp-fire last Friday evening. Lt. Gov. I'ingree, Gen, Orou.t, Cpl. Hootei and Senators Walker and Dartt were among the gentlemen wbo assisted. The Journal mentions that Col. Hooker, wbo was a stal officer of Gen. Stannard at the time of the engagement at Cold Harbor, and was serious ly wounded there, gave a very oomprehemire account of that hotly.contested battle. He related somo humorous incidents of camp life and made several pleasant allusions apropos of the camp fire. The supremo court has affiirmed the judgment In the case of Davis against the Central Vermont railroad company, which settles for Vermont the question whether a railroad is liable to an employe for the negll, genco of a fellow-employe. A fireman named Davis was killed by his engine running into a washout between Bellows Falls and Kutlacd, and his widow sncd the company. The jury found that the washout was due to the negli gent building of a culvert, for wbich the master builder was responsible, and brought in a verdict of if S,000 damages. The com pany appealed on tho ground that the lire man and builder were co.laborers and that the company were not liable to one for the negligence of the other. To this plea the opinion of the supreme court is averse. .VI 1.1 Ola .VOTES. The early returns of the late elections ap peared to judicata au almost entire oblitera tion of the Greenback party. Hut later ao counts correct this impression. In 6ome of the States the party increased the vote cast for Weaver for President in 1880. TheGreen back vote in Indiana is over 18,000, an in crease of nearly C,000. Either Greenback principles are spreading or dissatisfied voters, who did not want to go clean over to the De mocracy, complimented the party with an off year ballot. There is considerable disturbance among the iron and steel liianqfuctqrfirs, in conic., quence of the fall jn th,q price of steel rajhj and the anticipated action of Congress in re ducing the tariff duties. Soma mills iu the West have decided to shut down a,fter filling present orders, hut they will probably think better of it and keep on. Steel rails have faU ion from f 00 per ton to $10, iu consequesos of the deoreasad demand. Papers reoeived from the South show that the Manning.Chalmers swindle it too heavy for a good many of the Bourbon papers to carry. The Memphis Appeal, Vicksburg Com mercial, Nashville American and New Orleans Picayune, all denounce the counting in of Manning as a fraud, which can only injure the Democratio party, A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, who has been at Honesdale, and called oa Anna Dickinson, writes that the family is "as poor but proud as ever." Anna, he saye, hu refused numerous offers to re-enter piiblio life, notwithstanding tho fact tbat her last the atrical venture took her last dollar. She looks careworn and somewhat sad, and It is impos sible not to feel after a glance at her face that disappointment has embittered her life. For eighteen years the deor on Boston common l;aye bocn one of the chief attrac tions of tbat claaslq spqt. They h,avo fur nished a cheap delight mqreover, for tj1 cost of maintaining (hem has been only about $.0O a year. But the fence inclosing them has naturally deteriorated and at last, when the escape of several animals made it evident that constant patching would no long er serve, the Common Council voted to dl Eenso with the deer, tbero being no money to uild a new fenco. Two ot the Councilmen have taken four of themi two have been bought by a Lowell gentleman not General Butler throe havo been exchanged for swans, and the people of Boston may enjoy the mel ancholy satisfaction of gazing upon two oth ers at Central Park, in New York City. Tht remaining three will ba disposed of as soon as possible, and then the rickety fence will oome down and the inolosure will be tbrovn open to the publio, except a small space re served for hot-beds. To do an evil action ta bate; to do a good one lth" out Incurring danger la common enough; butlt Utua part of a good maatodogreataDduohleuocdabougil he rtakaeverylblog. Ilood'a Saraaparllla gtrea an appetite, and imparl new life aud energy to all the fuoctlona of tbe Ixsl. Try a bottle and realise It.