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THE VERMONT PI1CENIX, BRATTLE BORO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1(3, 1887. Sljc Ocrmont Sjljccnur. llUATTLBllOltOi FRIDAY, SHPTEMHKIl 10, 1887. It Ik a very happy ntiil effective compari son which llio St. Johiitrbury Caledonian makes In its paragraph elsewhere given mi ller tlio Iii-ntl of "A Coincidence." Tim New York Republicans liehl their state convention nl Saratoga on Tuesday ami Wednesday, and iioiuiiiuteil a ticket heailcil hy Col. Fred (Iraiit for secretary nf slate. The increased ilelit of the Dominion of Canada is likely lo liecome a serious proh lem. Judged of on n per capita basis, it it at leant two niul one-half times larger than tin) ileht of the United States ; hut while our Indebtedness constantly tends to de crease, the lenileney of Cnuiulian indebt edness is to incrense. The threateneil overturn in tlio manage ment of tho St. Jnhnsbury Scale company iliil not take place nt the niinual meeting wliicli was heM on Wednesday. A hostile clement of ltoston anil Now York stock liohlers was present, hut tho alTnirs of the company were shown to he ill a prosperous comlition, with COO men employeil, HiOO Bcales beimr lnado n week ami onlers MOO alienil. The floating ilelit of tho company has heen reiluceil to JloO.OOl) during the present year anil there is every prospect that an eight per cent, iliviileml will lie paiil next year. The session w as an nil duy one ami some lively discussion tisik place, hut muter this showing the old Isiard of directors was reelected with n smyle ex caption, and tlio Fail hanks management is not disturbed. Harrison and Haw ley is the ticket which Congressman Grout tells a St. Johnshury Kepuhlicnn interviewer tlmt ho w-ntits to see nomiuuted next year Den Harrison of Indiana and Joseph It. Haw ley of Connect icut. Oen. Orout thinks this would ho n strong ticket hecauseit would win tlio sup port of the tempernnce element of the llo puhlican party, because Isith men are earn est friends of civil service reform, because both wero old soldiers with good records, and hecauso each comes from n doubtful state mid each would enrry his own state beyond a doubt. Oen. Orout realizes, do nil level-headed Republicans, that to win next year tho party must nominate its best men men who will attract ami hold the large element of voters of independent views who think for themselves, and on whom party ties sit lightly. There was a bloody conllict between the police and the people at Mitchellstowu, Ire land, lost Kriday. A public meeting was being held, witii speeches by Mr. Dilioiiaud other friends of the Ittsh cnuse, when lssly of jiolice forced a govcrnineiit ropoit or through the crowd to the speaker's stand, the puriiose lieing, it is said, to secure evi dence against tile speaker. The police ilid thoir work witii needless brutality, and the hot-tempered crowd quickly resented the provocation. Ill the ensuing hand to-liaud light witii clubs, sticks niul muskets tho h- lice were overiiowered utid driven back to their barracks nt tho low er end of tho square where the meeting was held. From the upper windows of the barracks several shots were fired, which killed twn of tho people and wounded otiiers who had taken no part in the fight. It is claimed that the meeting was a perfectly legal oue, eien mi tier tho sweeping terms of tiie coercion net, nnd that it hail not been proclaimed illegal. Tho affair was hotly d, bated in the House of Commons on Monday night. Sir it nam eruon-llnrcDiirt led, in a vigorous mnntier, the attack upon the government for the outrageous attempts to suppress f i ee dom of speech in Ireland, a course, he said which, if adopted in England, would result in a speedy overthrow of tho govei iiment. Ulndstonu and others followed up the at tack. Tho defence made by tho govern ment members was weak, and failed to jus tify tlio action of tho authorities in precipi tating the conflict. Thr Hi km m of I In Time. Several recent occurrences if politienl Bipnifieanco have done u work in call inthe attention of ItepuMieans to the actu ul political bituution and to the conditions on which efforts for tlie success of the He puhlican party in next year's canvass must ho hased, Tho two most tiuK)rlant of thesu have been, first, the strong, coniprehensivt!. and every-way adinirahle platform adopted hy the Iowa Kepublicaus, coupled with tho enthusiastic home feeling which was shown for Senator Allison; and, second, tho in terview with ex-Secretary Kohert T. Lin coln, in which, while earnestly disclaiming any wish or amhitiou for tho presidential office, he laid down several strong and ex plicit jwints of political doctrine. Tho sa lient feature of the Iowa platform was that which declared unequivocally for "the maintenance and improvement of the civil service law enacted hy tlio lEepuhlican par ty," supplemented hy the hroad and coin prehensive declaration that 'The sole test of an iuctimhentof ofHco or applicant for a place in tho civil service of tho govern ment should ho honesty, competency and fidelity with tho single exception that when all other qualifications are equal, tho Union soldier shall have the preference. This is a declaration, as wo have hereto fore taken occasion to say, which sums np the whole doctrine of civil service reform in a sentence. Mr. Lincoln, in his inter view, did not touch upecifically on tho question of reform, hut tho whole tenor of his remarks was in ucconl with tho thought of the progressive, onward-looking element of tho Kepuhhcuu party, and it umnistak ahly met a cordial response in the popular heart. The situation which tho Hepuhlican par ty must meet next year is such nn one as has never before been presented, ami if tho party would win this situation must ho met squarely ami honestly, Mr. Clevelund was elected President three years ago because a large element of the independent, think ing voters of tho country helieved that in his own person ho stood for the principle of reform m tho administration of the civ U-Berv.ce of the government, and these men thought ho would Iw strong enough to put this principle in practice in spite of the party behiud him. Mr. Cleveland had such an opportunity us no man ever had to ful fil his pledges, carry out his promised re forms, and stand like a bulwark against the howling mob of sjoiUmen anil traders in the government patronage. Hut he has not been able to do this. With inten tions which wo Iwliovo were honest ami sincere he has been gradually crowded off Ins feet by the hordo of men hungry for the spoils of oil ice. Little hy little, though slowly at first, the ground bus been gained, and instead of stopping at tho 'equilihri um" of o flice-holders between the two par ties, which wus ho much tulked alnmt in the beginning, a "clean sweep" of the of flees outside the civil service rules has prac tically Iteen made. Vermont is not ulouo in leing given over to 1mss rule, and in some cases, as in that of Maryland, tho of fence has grown so lank that even the most zealous of the mugwump "reformers' cry out against it. Iu short, in spite of many things promised and attempted, utid some of them accomplished, genuine civil service reform is anything but a reality it is a sham and a by-word under it Demo cratio administration, with u Democratic party behind the Kxecutivo. Hut because this is so it does not follow that the Republican party can succeed next year no matter who is nominated or what tho platform is. It is as certain us any such future event can lie that Mr. Cleve land will be reuouiiuutcd hy the DemacruU, and the reformers who supported him I tu tor, and will therefore have a personal motive tor gupiurtfiig him ug'iiu, "ill urge, us they now do, that, iu spite of the clean sweep which has been made of tho minor and general ofiices in the country, Mr. Cleveland has heM hv tho letter of the civil service law iu places Ui which It upplios they will claim, und with truth, that ho has held subordinates up to u nominal suj port (if the law, anil tin (Irmly nipped In tlio liinl scheme to tnko unino of the ainall er office; out of tho law's control. It will lie shown that the country has not none to rulu iiinler three yenm of Democratic rule, that the finances have not come to grief, ami that there lias lieen no unpatriotic at tempt to Involve the country at home or abroad, or disturb Its tranquillity. No out- ry nlwut pension vetoes, tlio return of tlio reliel flags, the predominance of the South A in national .iiTn.ru. or any of the stock nuh jeets of political agitation, will ho sufficient to olTcet these facts or withdraw them from the puhlic attention. The real vital issuo which tho great ImhIv of earnest, wohcr-ininded people will have tteriously at heart will ho an honest, thor ough going reform of tho civil service, with a statesmanlike view of such matters of national policy ai the education of tho illit erate masse which threaten tho public safety South ami North, the uphuilding of tho navy, a wise adjustment of the tnrifi( am! tho use of every practicable means to give the colored people of tho South the iwliticnl rights which the constitution guar nntees them. This, then, is tho issue which the Hepuhlican party will he called ujmju to meet next year ; and If its sincere purpose is to succeed in tho national election, as it assuredly ought to succeed, it must meet tho issue in no halting, uncertain way. Its platform ought to declare for civil service reform w ith ns much breadth, clearness and leeision as does tho Iowa platform to which wo have referred j herein should Ho tho keynote of tho campaign. On the Southern piestion there ought to Ihj shown the same spirit of recognition of the evils which ex ist, but at the same time of fairness and of comprehension of the difficulties involved, which marked Mr. Lincoln's expression on this subject ; and on the other leading piestions to which wo have referred the declaration should lie marked by the broad and progressive spirit which tho time do- mauds. This done, let there be put on the plat form candidates which mean w hat tho plat form says, ami success would bo fissured. Tho man who heads the ticket should not simply bo one who is ready to promise next year to stand by what the platform calls for. He should he a man whose character and public record are in themselves a guar anty of tho kind of man ho is. With such a platform nnd such a ticket the campaign might almost he left to fight itself, hvery Republican vote would bo held, and the bi'st element of the country could be confi dently appealed to for supiort, regardless of party lines, Tho Republican party would once more stand for tho very best and high st tilings in our national politics ; it would hold the vantage ground which it occupied a quarter century and more ago, nnd the canvass could bo carried on with all the spirit and hearty enthusiasm which marked the campaigns of 18?fi and 1&S0. Defeat under such conditions, and with such an antagonist as the Democratic party is sure to be, would not be defeat ; it would he the highest kind of a moral victory It is because the situation is such as it is that wo believe those Republicans are w roug who allow themselves to be drawn into the popular current of thought and expression which tries to narrow the choice of tho par ty down to oue man ami make tho renomi- natiou of Mr. Hlahie seem inevitable. V do not say this because wo believe Mr Maine to iw a bad man, or localise he is i man whom we and other sincere Republi- ans could not supjxjrt with a go! con science m case of his nomination. Wo say it because it is for the good of the party and in accordance w ith Republican principles and Republican precedent that it should Ihj said. It is not tho oice and sentiment of tho sober, thinking, voting part of the Re publican party which is trying to make Mr. Hlaine s reiiomiuatioii appear a foregone conclusion. This clas of men do not want to see next year's campaign needlessly made oue of attempted vindication of any man or one iu which tho pel sonal element shall be the predominating feature. Neither do they want it to he oue iu which banners, brass bands, fireworks and a general "hur rah" shall be tho weapons rolintl on. They want a campaign which shall put tho party nt its best, and in which every mom Iter of the party can work for tho best that is in him. This is what the Republicans of Ver mont distinctively want. It is most cer tainly the settled, well grounded sentiment of tho great majority of Republicans iu this part of tho state. Kven on tho score of policy the course wo have indicated is tho only wise one. Tho Republican party needs the Independent vote, and it is the rankest folly that would seek to alienate it further and permanently. Wo want to see that vote brought back into the ranks of its own free will, and tho whole party present a united front on u platform which says re form nnd a ticket which means it. The Republicans of Vermont nre of all others in a position to express their convic tions fearlessly. We believe it to lie the luty of tho Republican press of the state to give these convictions voice, and not Irift weakly and unresistingly into tho cur rent w hich for tho time leing is made to seem the KpuIar and "inevitable" one. It is one thing to rend tho "signs of tho times" as they are oiuted out hy scheming politi cians ; it is another to resist "foregone con elusions" which nre made to order, ami to point out the path in which lie the highest political duty and tho truest political sue cess, Au Otlioiia MrMrni The abuse of state prison convicts in the South under the lease system which prevails in most of the states has long been a crying evil and u blot on tho civilization of the country. Tho prisons in those states are not provided, as at tho North, with ample rwnn for the accommodation of tho prison ers and equipped with workshops and other means for putting them at w ork inside tho prison walls. As a consequence a system has grow n up of leasing the convicts for work outside, They work in chain-gangs, und certain firms make a business of em ploying them at a low price per day, as iu road-making, ditch-digging, stone-breaking, ami tho like, Tho sexes are employed indiscriminately, and it Is no wonder that beating, starving, filth, disease-breeding and gross immorality uro the rule. In tho present governor of (leorgia, tho ex-Confederate General John B. Oordon, a mau has nt last beeu found fearless enough to lay strong hands on tho system and summon the members of tho couvict-leaso ring Ikj foro him for a hearing. The scene when tho hearing began is descrited as a pictur esque one. Reside tho governor sat the attorney-general, before him were a circle of the best lawyers of the state, retuined for nnd against tlio convict system; while in tho centre sUxkI two colored men heavily chained and in strii?, Tho examination of the prisoners began, and upon their per sons wero found wounds In cte..! hv"w h o- m .... .... . i . 1 .g en prevent mem ironi 1VII1L' ilnuil. Wlipn nnti it tli..m t..1.1 I. .a ' " ..... htury lie wiM that tho uliiiiniiiir boss camo amuiiil in the night, cullwl for a Ixxiril, hail him thrown over it, and then whipped him till the blood run in ktreums down lux legs. It wus in evidence that it was a common tliihj,' for prisoners to lie bo liruised and beuten that they could not he down. The prison physiciun testified that for four years 1 1, lt...w l,n,l ti r... .i... " " improvement of the condition of the prls oilers, and it ujipears that the leaso i ing has grown io no an Uniiortunt if not a control iug factor iu the administration of tho state affairs. If tho picture of (Ion. (lonlon given in tho September Century, us an il lustration of one of tho w ar papers, does not belie him, he is a mail with till tho ugly energy and decision needed to prubo the wnoie onions gysiem lo l lie noitoiu, excise it to the public view, uud institute a re- form, The Cheshire railroad bill before tho .New Hampshire Itgishituro has become a law. It provides forauiucieuse of 11.000.- 000 in the cuiiitul stock, for laying a second track, uud thut the road may leaso any other louii or rouils, or lie leaseil, with a proviso that the shops shull not Is) moved fioin the line uf the present loud, or be operuu-u on a smaller scale inun ut present. Alsiut 13,010 people uttciuled the statu lair yestornuy. TIIK XKWS IN IlltlKP. A Wheeling, Vn., despatch of Sept. 11 snyst As the flew ork express was de scending a steep grade near Itodnmer's sta tion on the lialtlmoro tt Ohio railroad .Sat urday afternoon, tho brakes refused to work. Tho train became unmanageable and dashed down tho grado nt the rate of 75 miles an hour. At bridge No. 72 theen ..i.... , i..M n...i i.. i..r. ii. track, plunging Into a ravine 100 feet deep. brnkeman was crushed to death, and a number of passengers were injured, but none fatally. The escnpe of tho entire train from wreck was miraculous. John K. Malum, formerly a shoo manu facturer iu Snleui, Mass., and who with his brother tied the state to avoid defrauded reilitorn. reappeared there on Tuesday. footsore and travel-stained, having walked tho entire distance from New York. He olTeicd to give himself up to tho authori ties, saying no was urea ot being nn exile. Since his absence he lias been Fu Canada ami lately in Now York city. Ho says his brother is in Winnipeg, Man. James Davis, alias Goonro Wilson, an ex pert crook, Is under arrest at Boston. Da vis belongs in riularielpuia ami is about 40 years old. Detectives say he is the best liamouii thief in the country, and the only pickiKK'ket w ho can take a wallet from tho Inside tHK-ket of a man's vest without leing detected. Ho was locked up at polico head- piarters after being photographed. schooner just arrived atShelburne, N. S,, brings news of a schooner supposed lo be the Ocean Hride of ltoston, which was seen drifting helplessly at sea and lsarded. The decomiwised Issues of several men were lion ting in the cabin. The restof the crew are believed to havo been lost. The forest fires in tho vicinity of Koehler, Mich., nre again raging as badly as ever. and if n long soaking rain does not come soon the section will not have left u stand ing tree. A negro woman at Dialsville. Ala., lock ed tier Tour children in tho cabin Sunday and went to church. She found on her re turn only their charred remains in tho ruins of the house. Tho Lomiuimai volcano in Chili. 0000 feet high, broke out iu eruption July 24, accompanied by the rumbling and roaring which precedes volcanic action. Lava con tinued to Mow nnd eruptions to occur for several days. Dr. McOlynii asked the women of tho nwt-povcrty society nt v iork Tuesday nignt it mey would no wining to fold l,uw,- ihmj sets oi united laisjr ballots. An en thusiastic and unanimous "Yes" wus the reply. Mayor Francis of St. I,ouis has been trv- ing to select a church for tho president and Mrs, Cleveland to nttend white in that city and has given it up. Now he has written to Mr. Cleveland to express a preference. T ho Iowa supreme court decided Satur day that tho prohibition law authorizes the state authorities to prevent tho exitoita- tion of spirits as w ell as their use in tlio state. Mrs. Sarah J. Overton has been convict ed of the murder of her husband and sen tenced to .;." years in prison at Itrokeu How, Neb. Her little daughter testified that she saw her mother fire the fatal shot. Charles V, lde, Wsik-keeptr of tho First national bank at Glens Falls. N. Y.. has confessed to the embezzlement of $18,100 in tho years IfcW, l8l and 1KSJ. Ho hail covered up his trucks for seven yoars. Ho was nil omcer oi a Jiaptist Mint lay school and genemtly respected. No arrest has heen made. It is estimated that -1000 coal miners are out on a strike at Shamokin. Va. The mi tiers are thoroughly organized as Knights of I jilsir and are pi epared for a lomr lock-out. No concessions have been offered on either side. An east-lsiund passemrer ami n west bound freight train on the New York, lVniis Ivunia and Ohio road, tinder full headway, collided 18 miles east of Urhana, O., last Monday morning. Kntrineer Craig f the passenger train was killed and en gineer Kelly of tho freight was horribly mangled. Rev. (1. C. Price, u Methodist preacher at Rock Hill, S. C, was publicly cow hided .Monday just as he was going off to get married. Tho hi other of u sister whom the pastor is said to have circulated scan dalous stories alxnit, did tho whipping. A Collar id vnrr. (From the Kt. Johu-diury Caledonian The last instalment of tho Lincoln histo ry in the September Century magazine and the teeont interview of the Toledo Illado reporter with Robert T. Lincoln in relation to the coming presidential campaign furn ish two rather interesting paragraphs as showing the attitude of father and son w hen approached in much the same manner on the saino subject. The Century historians say that Abraham Lincoln was approached by an Illinois editor early in April, l&VJ, over u year before the assem bling of the national convention that nom inated mm, with the request that he per mit the use of his name as candidate for the presidency. Mr. Lincoln's answer was dated rspntigheld, 111., April 10. l&TJ, and iu it he says ; "I niuvt In candor say 1 do not think myself fit for the prcsldi ney. I certainly um (Uttered and gratified that some partial fi lends think in tne In that connection; but I really think it best for our cause that no conceited ctTort, such us you sug gest, shutild le made.' Ijist week's interview of the Toledo Itlade reisrter with Robert T. Lincoln brought from the sou these words so strik ingly like those sMkeu bv tho fnther iwnr- ly w years lefore und giving evidence of the same modest estimate of his own caim butties : "While 1 am irrutifled hv the kind toim nt the,. references to mtself as an independent matter, I greatly regret the une, of my name hi connection with any public oltlce whatt-ver. . . . Mv fit ness Is not to he compared with that of hundreds or other good Kcpuhhcaim." The interview furnished other evidences that the son has inherited inanv of his father s traits. (or. (aorriou of (rorglu, Cor. of Ft. Louis Globe Democrat.) Georgia has a handsome coventor's house and is building a line state capitol. She has also a governor who will grace such sur roundings, (ieneral John IS, Gordon is a man who docs not have to bo pointed out a second time to a stranger, the erect hg ure, tho tine ioise of the head, tho cut of mustache and chin whiskers, the clear. steady eyes, tho high forehead and brushed hack hair go to make up a whole which is not easily forgotten. Ami when this figure is clothed in a suit of gray from head to loot, the lrock coat closely buttoned, a hunch of rosebuds on tho left lapel, you have General John It. Gordon, once the dashing uoulederato leader, now the gov ernor of Georgia. Tho hair and the goatee are strongly tinged with gray, and tho face is deeply furrow ed, but the figure is as erect us ever and the tongue just as (juick; as in youth, One of tho deepest furrows iu the strong face is a reminiscence of the battle of Seven Pines. There the charge of tho rix Hundred bad its counterpart in tho ef- lori oi ino inn Aiunnma to do an impossible thing. Iu obedience to nu order that ought never to have been given, the (Ith Alabama charged across an open Held nnd into u thicket. The result was Hal ak lava over ugain. The only commissioned officer of the command who came "back from the jaws of dentil" wus General Gordon, und ho shows today the scars of his rido into that slaughter immi. uovernor Uurdon went in to the war us captain of tho "Raccoon Roughs," and later wus elected colonel of the tith AIula ma, but this charge at Seven Pines left him hardly moro than a handful oi followers. An inspector of the civil service bureau told a Jhtstou Journal reporter on ednes dav that the signal station on Mt. Washiiur- 1011 '8 ll tfiven up, during the winter . "l'"-.wrwm : it has been interesting to watch the atinos heric clm ftt timt htHt, ,iut t, are I T.r .; . . ui nine ur liu jirariiuui ueueut lo me Tvai of tho tlUtrk-t. The altitude is so treat that tho changes there rarely affect the lower atmospheric btruta. The wind might liu Mowing u hurricane at the summit of tho mountain while a dead culm prevuued at the huso. I suppose that tho station will bo run in tho summer season, suy from May to beiitemher. inclusive, to accomino date summer visitors to the mountains, but 't soeins of needless expense to maintain ,. ..,,: i: .Q .,1..... T I. uncomfortable place to spend the winter in. tuu M.(,M IIUIlll w.o nilllDl. l. n lllUSb and I guess the operators won't regret leuv- utg it iiuring that purt ut the year. Among other now inventions in electric. ity it is saiil that an electric head light has heen llxeil experimentally uiion a locomo tive of tho I.ake Shore and Michigan South ern railroad. A photograph was taken by its lleht on tho railroad near Cleveland. siiowiiigiiieieiegrupitH)iosclearlytorturee quartern ol a mile .ahead, A nowspiier has been read by the light four miles awuv. and the time discerned by a watch at a dis tance of nine miles. The reflection of tho light iu the clouds has lieen noticed 12 miles away. The light used is n 3500-candle-jiower are light, with a special rcllectur de signed for the purjiose, and a feed for tho curlions, which gives a constant light de spite the jar of the train. The engine for driving the dynamo is ulsoof a special type, designed to overconiu certain difficulties in cident tj the conditions of working on a running locomotive, and is said to answer its purjiose admirably. 1I0ME NEWS. Meteorologlm! lleceril. Wxick Kniiino Tiicrsdat Kvsslsn, Hkit. IS, 1SK7. Annoiincrmrnli ForRai.k." My house on Oak street. Can hud cheap hy Immediate Application. Wai.tku I.. IlAVW(M)l). Jftcotm lias had his Tea shni re-dressed ami hung at No. -It Mnln street, when he Is able to show- to all w 1m call the best linn of Teas ami Cof fees ever dlplncd la Hrnttlelioro; also choice Eroeerles, Hour, etc., at low rates. W. H. KNher offers his house nnd lot at tho West vlltnge for sale at a low price; $Hto can lie on tnortKdge. Photogravure, phntonrsphs, etchings, frames and eas"ls. Mas. H. M. CiUTriKM, Hooker HUck. One Hon Press for sale. Inquire of (1. 11. Hatls- bury Selling as fast as ever, tho ladles' Queen CulT Holder, a great convenience. !adles, you can not ftlTord to be without them. For sale hy Jew- ter Huhlstnl. Pictchk Fu akrs are. cheap at ClApp A Jones's. Artists1 materials, full stock. Reduced prices shiee April 1st at Clnpp Jones's. Artistic, Pictchb Fiuuino At Clapp & Jones's. Picture frames In arlety at A. F. Wllder's, Also acAiIeiny Iswird. Shop oen evenings 7 to 8. ltuy Picture Frames of lied J Is, Triirrlrr Arclilrnl Inaurnnrr. CimwoKTH CIMMW, Agenls. For i!Tt cents jier day, or $1 M for fto das, pro- tect yourself and fatuity as follows: jftKMineteiitor death, $1. a wtsk for disahllng Injuries, $30) for loss of I lli hands, 3tH ' feet, $mi) ' ees, " one hand ami foot, Siomt " " hand, $I0"0 " " " " foot. The sumo U-uetlts apply to yearly iollcle. nrnltlrber. "Jim tho lVinmm" at tho town hall this evuuing. "Sumuntha at Saratoga" is now ready . 1!. (IihMh, agent for Hrattlelioiii, will receive your subset iption. On Wednesday Knnppifc llniley sold I)i K-nU-y's tw- tenement house in Tcarl street cemetery hill, to Frank W. Weeks ami his sou-ill law, Spencer W. Knight. I'rice A large atten-hiucn of members of the W. U. T. U. is riMpiestiMl at the meeting to be held next Tuesday iifterii(M,u to ai ruiico tor work at the town fair, KoynlWood has sold a building lotto Frank Willard, who will probably build luereou next season Knapp ,t liuiley rejMirt a very active de mand for real estate. There huve lieen three gosl sales this week, and the num ber of customers for village and farm prop erty is greater than ut any time licforc since tho establishment of their agency. The bailiffs havo decided to locate a new gaslight on Canal street, near John Willis's, and to move the one at the railroad cross ing to the tlower lied near tho dest. r. II Smith lias Isiuirht N It. Manns place on l'iue street. Tlio Hrattlelsiro mcmlers of the ltroth- erhiKsl of LiK'omotive Kugineers go to ltos ton next Sunday morning by special truin Irom Wlnle ttiver Junction to attend the meeting of the national organization. It is particularly rcuuested bv those who have the isiultry department in charge at the coming town fuir, that exhibitors notify A. K Shackford. secretary, of the tiuinlier of entries on or lieforu Monday afleriiisiu, Uct. .hi, tlmt enough tssips may lie provided and all necessary arrangements made. I. K. relcli will act as ludee. and a larire ex hibit is looked for. The class in physiological uiemorv. or ganized under the "Ijoisettian" system by Kev. Mr. (.ollins. has increased to 1H niein- bers. There will be an early celebration of the ly communion in St. Michael's church on Sunday next ut 8 o'clock. Second service at Thiril, ut ? 1-. u. Tho lieoiilo of Ksteyville uro haiiiiv oVer the prospect of a new hall 'JlxHO feet which will lie useil hy ttie hstvyvlllu liunil as a room to practice in, also as chapel, and for the general use of the hill. It will be locat ed on Kstey street just south of Fuller Turk. L. F. 1-awton, through Kuupti ,t ltailey, has exchanged his house in Springfield for the Knight store property iu West Hum mers ton. J. F. White bus scored another inven tion, and this time a very simple and prac tical one, it being a lamp-burner support, by the use of which tho tidy housekeejier can fill her lumps without danger of outside dripping and without using one hand to hohl the hunter, the device was patented June 14th, nnd Van Doom & Morris have the sale of it ill this town. Alsiut half-u-dozeu ltruttlelsiro members of the old Kiglith Vermont regiment went to bite lttvor Junction this mornimr to atteml the regiment s reunion. The bailiffs havo lately received inunv complaints for violation of the sunitary regulations 01 tne village. As they pro liose to see these regulations faithfully en- lorceii, violators will ao well to iiieuil their wuys. The Cuual street sower has lieen com pleted to tho foot of asluiurtoii street, n distance of about 2t;(MI feet, leaving, with its isrisiic ami Washington street connec tioiiR, nliout HOlM) feet yet Ui lio laid. The latter isirtiou will, however, ls3 compara tively tpjick uud easy work, requiring little or no rock-cutting. r. Holtou retiirne-1 on Wednesday from his attendance on the International Medical Congress nt Washington. He found tho session one of great interest nnd prolit. The number present, which wus liclwcen 2800 und 'JD00. was luiirer than at uuv ore vious session except tho one at Ijnulon, when !1 100 names were legistered: but on that iM'casiou 1 100 of tho doctors present were from Loudon, The number of for eign doctors present in Washington was netween nw ami ;iu. Tho improvements which Merritt l)owley has made on his house and grounds, corner of ino ami rleusant streets in Ksteyville, show a spirit of commendable enterprise. Knutiti & Hailey havo sold the fine build iug lot on Oak street ail joining ex-Congress- man iylers to Ainlrow A, Uregg for flNOO, Mr. Oregg will simiii add another nice resi dence to thut purt of the village. Kuapi & Hailey have also completed the sale of O, M, Law ton place on Westorn uveuuo to Timothy 0. Shea for $4000. Mr. Shea buys this property for his own occupancy and offers his Elliot street property for salo this week through Knapp it llailey. The work of preparing the grounds and buildings for tho approaching Valley fair is going rapidly forward. Tho track is al ready iu very good condition, though fur ther work is to 1m) done on it; tho main building is ready for the roof and tho erec tion of the grand stand has Ix-gun. Every thing will be in reudiness for the exhibition on Oct, 0 uud 0, A shower of invitations Ui meet the twelve men good and true of the grunt! ju ry in private session at Nowfaue iloated si lently down on Monday, and alxiut 20 of them "lighted" on the heads of "strictly temperate" lirattleboro men. It is under stood that with ono or two exceptions none of them could recall ever having drank anything stronger than tonio beer. N. It. We lielievo none of these gentlemen are members of tho Iiisettiau "physiological" memory class. Tho ladies of the Episcopal society enter tained their friends in an agreeable man tier lust evening at their annual fuir uud 1 restlval, the hall was handsomely arrung 'ed, an excellent supper was served, and there was a lively sale of fancy articles. The receipts of the evening were nearly iaoo. A fellow named Edwards who had been at work for several weeks on the Canal street sewer ami lioarded at Mrs, Chase's on Elliot street, on Monday morning stole un entire suit uf clothes belonging to a fel low boarder, Isirrowetl iffil of his landlady, and skipped town, Miss Sawyer's school for young ladies at her home on North street opened Wednes day with !I0 pupils, a large increuso over last year. Another school room has beeu added to provide the necessary increase of accommodations. Everything promises a successful meet for the bicycle boys ut their fourth annual touraiiient to be held next Tuesday, Mrs. E. T. Housh of Uruttleboro was elected state president of the W. C. T. U. ut the convention held iu Woodstock this week. The "Iitithiuns" held their annual meet ing Sent. 14th, at which these ollicers were elected : President, Hattie Wise; vice pres ident, Susie Kir wan ; soe'y, Carrie Shat- Thermom- tci,i 1 1 I Her. ",ml 5 . 111 J f Stiff if l Kept. ""I il W.U 3? fl , -It H. W I.MiW 10 :w.tr Ki 76 M N. w. "af Til (57a "!ov ir mmi vT "tvT "ST w. 17(57 M 30.315 "S7 "rvT 4S N.K. TF "iSM JTo is .Di.1911 UT "oT"Sr k. k. "7 Ito wT To 11 1 1 (W 75 I tiO h. iT IS tTTs oi tttck ; trens. , lcnn Walker. It wan nlso de cided to have a "corn festival" In the near future, when the young ladles hope to see nil their friends present. Col. Hooker will deliver the nildreM nt the county fair nt New fane next week. A largo audience saw "Tho Old Home stead" on Tuesday evening, nnd found till picture oi oiii-iime country life even mure delightful than on its former presentation here. The acting is gil throughout, the singing Is a strong feature, and ni tho main iKiint Iu the please i u of the nudience the in imitable part which "Joshua Wliitconib" plays Is brought oven iitoro strongly into the foreground than In tho original play which has made that worthy a household liainu all over tlu country. llio annual meet in; of tho limit mm Woman's Indian association is posttsinisl to Oct. I Hth. The llrnttlelKiro ladies who attended ih W. 0. T. U. stato convention nt Woislstock this week wero Mrs. E. T. llnn.h. Mrs llr Tucker, Mrs. 1). N. Tolles, Mrs. 0. W. Wy- innti, Mrs. S. A. C'olbiirn, nnd Misses Helen Fletcher, Jennie Wilder and Carrie Hough ton. b At the preliminary meetlm? of the Plum. tnuqua circle, held on Wedncsdav ovening, these ollicers wero chosen for the" season of rti-nn : Mrs. 1'.. . llnrlow, president; Mrs. S. K. II. Ileemaii, vice president ; Mi ". S. A. Davis, secretary and treasurer ; Mr. S. W. Edgett, assistant secrctnry. The first regulnr meeting will be held Oct. 12th nt 7:!I0 1-, M., at the usual place, and visi tors who come, not to be entertained, but to find out what the C. L. H. C. wurk really Is, will be cordially welcomed. Orders for Issiks and tho Chnutnuquaii should bn sent ill nt once. At the ndjoiirned meeting of the High sclnsil reunion society held last ovening tlio reisirtof the executive committee was pre sented and adopted. On motion a Hnntim couiiiiitteo of throe was appointed consist ing of F. W. fluids, C. It. Crosbv niul W. J. Heed. It was voted to hold the first re union this fall and to accept the olTer of the ladies to furnish a banquet. Tho ques tion as to arrangements und eiileitaininents was left to the discretion of the executive coiiunittee. Dr. Holton being called iis,n addressed the meeting mid suggested the iiiK)i!iiuioiii oi a registering committee with whom the names of pupils und year of entering or leaving the schtsil may bo left. In answer to un inquiry it was voted to extend the invitation to join the sis'iety to nil former pupils uud tenchcrs of the schist, g H. W. Sargent has fitted up a job shop on the Inner (Ivor of llarmonv block, in the rear of llildreth ,t Falcs's printing of fice, with new machinery of the latest pat tern. Mr. Sargent Is au ingenious tnechau ic, ngissl workman and n favorite tinning Hrattlelsiro j tg folk. He will undoubt edly leceive a liln-rul pationage. Some very attractive special bargains ate offered at the Elliot street variety stun this week. A new ndNeiliseinent gives pnrticitlnrs. A New Yoik item nicutiiiiis Hint the linn of JleKiin, Mead White, architects, have niadii the iihins for the new million dollar theatre which is to be elected un the site of the present Madison .Square (iai den. The Mr. Mead of this strung and successful firm of nrchitocls is a Hrattlelsiro I my and a brother of Ijirkin (I and t'has L. Mead Mr. I'rcsMin F. lVtrvili.Hl il.i- ., ...... ut the residence of his' ndiilitcl ilaliifliler. Mrs. Stuir.uil, iu t'entreville Mr. l',.Ty was for many years otti. ur our m,t re sieeted ami iiillucutiul i tlieus He , ,, native of Dover, when. In- followed the mercantile business for sunn- years, leumv ing to West Hiuttlclmm alsiut Is.",:. ,. be was successively usMs-iated ln withS. L. .Morris. Muni Willis I V. F Howe He was isMtiuaster f.n- in i.iv years, and at various times held iniirtuut town nnd lis'ul ollices. H,. wusaU.ti pruin ""t mberof tlic('oiiirreuntiiiiiul..iiii-..l, His nge was alsiut lid years. Waller llavwissl. for the hut lis in the employ or the Eslov Organ inuipnnv, has decided to go to Detroit, Mich., to enter the etnpliiy of Messrs. Fariauil ,V Votev. organ milkers, us niiierinteinlniit of the tuning ilcpHttment, uitlinfaiiinls e salary. Mr. ICilwaiil otev, the junior uiU-rnf the linn, was hitn-elf fonin i ly m the em ploy of the Etcy cumpativ. and is a sun ur nV' ! A' V,l,"- '"'cor Vust Hluttlelsiin I he firm h.ne Isen in busiues alsiut six yenrs, and mm make sumo Jfill ititriii.i..uti. per month. The aiiiiouuceiiieut or Mr and Jirs. nuywissl s Inteiiiled ileluirtllle causes sincere regret, and thev will can v with them to their new home the best wishes of wide circle of friends. 'I'liee ii.l..n,l i,. lcuo during the pi event month." 1 Ins evening's presentation of "Jim the elllnan" will mscss acei Ijiin uciilmi. in. Iciest from the fact that Charles Young, has died suddenly in lyin don within the week. The liov. Mr. W'all.i-i.I,... ..f t..i..ri.. N. II . will preach at the ITiiiinriaii i luircl'i next Sunday in exchange with Mr. Ijitimer. 1 here w ill In. services mornim? nu.l eveiiiu,' The isirngraph un our llrsi inn... alsiut "An Abandoned Artesian Well,'" should be ci edited to the (laette of North ampton, Mass., where the deep but llselehs hole Is located, Uev. S. II. MePoHeslcr uf Mnrll-iru, N. II., n ITiiiversalist mmisler well Li.,u I,, this county, has stnrted for a tour around the world. He will pass some time in .In pan and China, wheie In- will tudi- their governiiient, si-lnsils ami religion. W e supsise eiery imreut would think it "hard lines" to have a child sent to the re form sclnsil for stoning the slns-t letter Isixes ; but some child or ulher, old or young, is likely to bring up tin re ver iu if the inillii'ious defacelin-ut of the "l.ixes isn't stcpitsl. Theblae which nn, seen in a southerly direction from heie last Saturday evening had its origin in tho binning dwelling house occupied by Iiolaud 1. Allen, sou of Aimer Allen, who formerly lived iu this town. During tho abseni n of the family, the house, located iu the southeast pait of (luilfonl, fcsik lire and was destiojisl with its con tents. Cudwiirtli ,t Childs had un iiisiir auce of J.'IKI on the propel ty. The Connecticut tier Vulley Mwliculus socintion will hold its Septemlier meeting here next Tuesday, nt HI o'clock a. i. The HellonH Fulls library fund has grown during thepust week Ut $1811) mid all ac tive canvass for farther subscriptions is iu pii.Miisn. iv niW iH-en ilecnleil to have the public enterlaiiunent in aid of tho fund take tho form of n "kirmess" to lie held on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday even ings, Sept. 2S-i!0. The lirst two evenings will be devoted to suppers ami the side of articles from tho different lssiths. On Wednesday evening thero will lm a slant stage iiorforiiianco and on Friday evening there will Iki au old folks' concert incos tume. The Times, in alluding to our sug gestion that a delegation go up from Hrat tlelsiro Ui show neighlsirly gissl will and see the new hull, suys : "The lady malin gers of the Kirmess desire us to express their full appreciation of tho suggestion, and to say that if any mimlier of the Hrut tlelsiro sipo will visit our village on tho occasion referred lo, they will try to give them u reception worthy of the well known public spirit uf HrnttlelHiio " w lm,... somebody will movo promptly in the mat ter. J. F. Anderson has the job of supplying the fuir ground with wnter from a spring on W. F. Kiehurdsou's land und is now at work iqiu it. The job culls for some (1000 feet of pipe, .IIKK) feet Mug rispured to bring the water from tho hillside. The new electric light located at the cor ner of flrove and Muiu street put in its appearance Tuesday evening, (Ireen and Thorn's ding stores ure to be lighted by liiciiiiilcsccnt lamps run by Hnr rett's small dynamo. The largo dynamo is now bcimr nui to within u fraction of its full capacity. One of the horses attached to the Wil mington stage fell dead near II. M. Whit ney's, in Marllsnn, Wislnesday morning, while en route to Hrattlelsiro. Henry A. Stieeter, sou of Cupt. II. 0. Strceter, sturted tislay for New York, to takoucoiiiso of study iu I'm-kurd's busi ness college, comer of Twenty third street nnd Fourth avenue. A change iu the film of V. II. fh nson A- Co., hardware dealers, is announced this week, --Mr. C. O. Iiobliius, who has been with the firm since last June, taking an in terest iu tho business and the firm becom ing (llcasoii ,t Hobliins, Mr. Ilobbins is the son of tho senior member of tho well-known Chester hardware firm of Itohhlus ,t Jlnrsh. He has had ample experience in thu busi ness, nnd has alreudy ctiine to have a good degree of iiularity witii the customers of the now store. ANOTHER JUDGE FOR BRATTLE. BORO. (lov. Ornishen has tislay tendered Hon. J. M.Tyler lite nppuintiu.'iit as Judge of tho Siiinvine Coint to (111 thu vacancy cnused by the resignation of Judge Walker elsewhere uniiounced, und Mr. Tjler holds the matter under consideration. The np pniiittueiit is oue eminently lit to bu made, ami Is u tlesei ved recognition of Mr. Tyler's high standing throughout the state both us n lawyer and us n inuu. lie Your Ou-u Doctor. It won't cost ynil liue-lulir us 11 ill. ll I loliol de lay. Kciid tluce it cent sIuiiiih ful jHmlaire, anil ue will seail)oti llr Knutiuuiurs great woik: line culoreit plilti-s tro-ll life: on qilst-itse, lis fun,- uuU lliiiue t'ure " Aildltss.V I Orduuy & t'u.. tlostuu, Mass IMPORTANT BUSINESS PIIOJECT. At the special meeting of the Farmers' it Mechanics' Exchnnge held last Saturday af ternoon, there was a fnlr representation of the members. It was (he sense of tlio meet ing that they had better buy tho A. 1'. Hall real estate on Flat street, and n committee of five, comiMjsod of I. II, Tnft, Thomas uannon, joiin i: uooueiiongh, I). Cobb nnd O. A. Ss)fforil was chosen, to investi gate the whole matter niul report to a spe cial meeting to be cnlhsl for that purpose Tho Rchcmo iiroiKised, as wo understand it, is to erect a largo building, sny four stories high anil practically covering the lot. which is about HO by 100 feet nnd backs the lot on which the grange storo stands ; the build ing U bu titled up for running a milling business in connection with tho store, and supplied withn steam engino and Isiiler of siilhcient capacity to run tlio mill machin ery, nnd the store elevator, and nlso to fur nish stwer to let in connection with tho surplus rtsitn in the building. It is consid ered that the spot, from its central position, would bo a favorable ono in which to locate the electric light plant which will s'oon ho wanted for supplying tho village with lights. Aside from this, however, there is a con siderable and grow ing demand for rtwni anil power by small manufacturers, The pur tlcs in the scheme nte already assured that it can lie iniido it successful investment so fnr as tho erection of the building nnd leaso of power nre concerned, mid should the stockholders of tho exehango decline to take hold of the project as n Issly, private parties stand ready Ut do so. The com mittee iu charge have their first meeting t-!tiorrow 25T1I WEDDINO ANNIVERSARY. It is enti-ely safe to suy thut one of the must complete surprises of the seusnii was that which the friends of Mr. and Mrs. C. It. Hriggs "peipotruted" upon them last Saturday evening. 'I he in-cnsinu wns the S.lth wedding anniversary of -Mr. olid Mrs. Hriggs, although the exact date of that pleasant event wus a few days gone by. under various pretexts Mr. anil Mrs. Hriggs were separately beguiled into the Odd Fel lows apartmenls, wheiethrv found gnther- ed a large compaitv of the Incmln'rs of Wantastiiittetanii Dennis Heliekuh lisL'es of Odd Fellows, witii other friends, including letiow woiKincu irom llio r;stcy shops, und it wns only nfter some time hud elapsed that it dawlteil 11mii the recipients of the even ing's testimonial what it was all alioiit. The siH-ial pleasures id lite evening were inter spcrsed with vocal selections bj Mr. Max hum, uud li) Mis. Drown and her sister, Mrs lllackmer, with Mrs. Sherwin as oc compauist. At nu appropriate time Itev. Mr. l'arry Usik the llonr, ami iu a relicitous little speech presenttsl the handsome gilts brought by the rrieuds present, theso In cluding a cake basket fioin Mr. Hriggs's shop mates, a leu service from the Itslgo members, and various other ni tides of sil ver, including n reiiii inbriincc for Miss Ma bel. Mr. and Mrs. Hriggs rescinded with such self-isissessiini and cnqitcssiouof heart felt thunks as the could isiinmand. He Iresluuents were served, and nt a timely hour the company reparutril full of pleus ant thoughts of un evening which hud pionsl one of the most iMiglitful of its kind within tin- meitiory of the parlicimut. LOCAL EXIIIUIT AT THE STATE 1'AIR Eight cnrluuils nf live stock from this vi cinity, comprising ;J i,..n f oxen and steers, went up to Hie state fair at Hut ling tun, Monday, the exhibitors Mug A. F. it I'. M. Wiute, E. E StiK-kwell ami J. 1' Nichols of tins town, J. Anns Miller or Diimmerstoii uud Henry Day nf Nnrthfield, Mass. Messrs Fay & Nash of Vet Hrnt tlchuro exhibited suitte uf their iimnufnc tunsl articles. Hesides the Messrs. Wuite, Messrs Stixkwell, Nii hubainl Nnsli, Lieut, llov. Fuller, Col. H.siker, lion. It. D. Hnr lis niul C. 11. l'latl were in attetnlanee at the fair, which elided tislav. The fair was iurticularl) strung in the cuttle dcsirt mellt, but that our lial exhibitors held their own in eomin-titioti with the ls.t cut tle id the state Is pmvisl by the tact that they were awatdisl preinitilns amouiitilig to $114, divided us follows : F. M. Wulte 1st and J. A. Miller vM on 'J-venr-uld steels, J. A. Miller 1st and F. M. Wuite -J, I on year ling steers: F. M. Wuite lid on fut oxen, .M nnd M on draught oxen, 2d and :ld nn matched oxen, and 2d on liest live yoke ; .1 I'. Nichols 1st on draught oxen; J. A. Miller 1st each on 2-jeur old and yearling trained steers. ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR RAIL CARS. I he liitrmioii or u llriillleboro lloj. A recent number of the Scientific Amer ican foutaius a description of the svstem of lighting railroad cars by elettiicity iu vented by S. II. liurrett of Springfield, Mass., formerly of Hrattlelsiro mid a broth er nf t'has. E. Hnrrett, the machinist. Mr. Hunett's system i-oinhincs the Use of Isith the ilyiinmo niul the storage luitterv. As a matter ot ecuuiimy, a single generating plant is used to , .,t an entire train or curs The dynamo nnd engine nre pluccd in the nnggnge c.ir, aim sii-amini the mntiveiMiw- er is supplied by a hose cuuphsl through to me engine. i ins, it,., iiew-ription says, "with HI incandescent lumps ton car, ror'ins an effective and isimplete lighting plant, with one cxYclilloli . us linn: as the ouiHne is attaelieil, the sy sU-in will wurk, it mutters not w hether the truin is tuiitnd ur iu mo Hon, the ilyiinuio, Mug run by au nnlt'iu-n- lent engine, villi alwavs L'e ate current but T the liHuuiotive is uncoupled, then the iiyitamo engine, iMMtig iicpnve.l or steam, must come tu a stop. H it were necessary to detach one or inure of the cars supplied oy H, me cars so uuciillplisl isiulil receive no nioie elect licit) from the dy nnmo, nnd w-uiitn is- icii in inn itarKness io provnle .u.'ntiist these contingeht-i-s, each carispru- vnlisl with its ow u storuirc U-itierv. or this. 20 cells ale placed in a jsix under tho llisir ot each cur. 1 hey ure stored or charged rroni the same dynamo th.it lights the curs. Just under the cciitrirugu! governor or tho engine an nittotualic switch is nrram.'cd. Hv the action nf this mechanism the batte ries ure throw n into or out of the dynamo circuit us required. When they run down uud the current weakens, the switch closes and they receive a charging current. As s-siu us chnrged, the switch onens and cut them out, leaving them in condition ror sen ice whenever called Ulsui. The eflivt of a cur thus llu'litcd Is verv line. In pluceof the unsatisfactory oil himps.nqunu- uiy oi uiuiiaiii lucuuilcscctil lumps lllumi- naui evciy cunier ol the car, so that it is us easy to read by night us by day. The ugnv in us saiisiacliiry qualities coiupures with gas. I he clement ul' safety U also of .l..-M U.ll. One nf Mr. Hurrett's pistils is now in suc cessful expciiiueiiliiluseun one nf the Con necticut River road's local trains, uud he hopes to iiitnsluce it into permanent use on this mill olhei lending hue of railroad ONE MORE WARNING TO PARENTS. Tin- ist office dcpirtincnt is likely tore move fot lb with theletter-lsixes from Ureen street, from the corner of Oak und High streets nnd fr-uit lie- coiner of Spruce street and Western avenue, unless the pu- irinis oi inese ooxoh cuu in some manner prevent their being defuceil uud broken by children or others. No less thuu three dif- rerent tunes have these boxes been provid eil with new glusses uud curds for public information, and as many times have thesu lieen destroyed. The children and others who are guilty of this systematic destruc tion know Mter than to do it and their iirosecutiou and conviction would mean u heavy lino and commitment to tho reform school or other place of imprisonment. If parents in the vicinity of the Isixes named will iio their iluty tlio mischief can be ston ped, otherwise they uud tho public must siitfer. The Im.v on Washington street, au well as thu one on Elliot street, show marks of hard usage, and these Usi require protoo tion from the hoodlum spirit iu order to iu sure their lieing kept where they nre for tl. i.nl.li.. , ...!...... J i ,,,v ,v ... kJ,l,n,nu CUUII JKI rent male u Personal mutter of this and sees to it that his or her children aro not among thu guilty ones, uud sup)siso, too, you tulk it over in the family a little when you reuu mis paragraph. nEV. O. II. MERRILL. Tho Itev. C. II. Merrill hus this week da cided Ui uccept the secretaryship of tlio Vermont Home Missionary society, and w ill resign his pastorate ut West Hrnttloburo ami tiegui work in his now- lielil us soon ut tor Oct. 1st us may be. For thu present nu win uci as liei.i secretary, witu the uu dcrstuudiiig thut in Juno next he is to bo come the general secretary, succeeding tlio present incumbent who wishes to resign his ullico at thut time. Mr. Merrills heud quarters will be either at Moutpcher or Hur lington, prolsibly tho former place. The uiiiiouiiceiueut that he is lo leave Hruttle Isiid causes universal regret. His term of service with the West Hrattlelsiro church has extended over n periisl of more thuu 14 years, nun hus liuen longer than that of auv minister now resident iu tow n. It has been longer, too, wo believe, than thut of any Mliuiat..-, nun III u-,ll, DL-l ll- III tlieiSlllUiy Under his devoted and accomplished mill istrution tlio West Uruttleboro church has been strong, earnest uud united. It hus not only prospered to un unusual degree iu material things, but it boa grown iu the higher things of the spirit ami the life, uud us ineima-rs uro ol one uiinil in their ap preciation of Mr. Merrills work and their regret at his departure. Hi influence aim woric nave exieuueu outside uu church anil have been felt throughout tho town. For sovernl yearn he lias done elllelent work as town superintendent of schools, and ho has been one of the most active niul useful members of the Isjurd of free library trus tees. Ho has, (u short, been n cltnten of tho whole town, niul the town can ill af ford to lose his services, Doth ho ami his family will enrry with them to their now work universal love and esteem, 13A8E HALL. I'robably BOO peoplo saw tho Hellows Falls defeat the llrattlelsiros iu a closely contested gnino of base ball on Frost's meadow last Saturday afternoon. The homo nine held the lead until tho Nth inn ing, but errors at critical Inomonts turned bnck the tide of victory, and tlio Fulls lsiys wero made happy. The Hrattlelioros, how ever, are by no means disheartened by thu result, and another gnmu is promised at nn early date. For the Hollows Falls tho bat tery work of Howard and lllakt) was lunch admired, nnd Jones niul Messer hatU-d heav ily. The batting of Fl eleigh, and catches of fly balls by Ixdtay, Hubbard nnd Freleigh, and double plays by McKeiitu-y nnd Hub bard were the best features for the homo tciini. Ilubbnril eM-cially distinguished himself by remarkable work-in tho field, and Freleigh by one brilliant catch. Hoth plavers received liberal applause from tho audience 1IKI.UIWN rAI.!A. A. II. 4 II II. s II l-n. .1 Messer, Bh, .ll-tlHH. m., Kiilllvnu, t!li, Selalr, ef, lliiwunl, II, lllako, e. Murphy, If, Itlnghulii if, ItriiHit, Hi, Totals, II :i .Tl tt IS niurrmsmoii. A II. II II. s II. I l-o 3 .1 It li I I II c McKeiuiey, ss, tt 1 I Iliirrlgnu.xli, A 'i 1 KrrllKh. HI). I 3 lU.vnril, e, H ! II lsl(ay,ir, .', I I lliiliisinl, i f, ir. ., (i 1 Maiiniiii;, rr, cr, fi t ii lluyce, li, .1 .Martin, p, I 1 II II II I :l Total, II III It) 3 'J I II 11 HCOHK 11V ISSIMSS. 1 II 3 4 .1 o r K II li II 0 1 0 1 U 11 II 2 0 .1 i! 0 I 3 0 0 III iws KulN. HriitllelHiros, Jiartiisl runs. IMIiihs Fults-2. Ilrullleliuro :l: Ihii ktsc hlls, .Meswr 'i, Junes I, Krellgh 3. slrui'l out, Sullivan, Hetiitr, Ilniii, McKeiinev, lliiiligan. re hfh. l-ltuv 'i. Hull Mini a. MiiiiiiIiii 'J: Imlsi- uu Isllls. MiswerS, rtvllk-h 1, Ibiiii-.'l: itotil tie play. HulilHlhl iiii.I Mi'Kelltii'y-: li ri un luises, IMIows falls 3. litatlMmrusO: uw..l Isills. Illuke :l. II.. innl 3; wllil pitch, Martin. Time, lib, Win. Uln plrc, I-. V. Sulhvnil. Tho High Sclnsils ih-renled the River sides Wednesday. The features of the game wero the catching of Davis of the High Sehtsils, the throwing of Carey of the Hiverstdes, uud the bnttiliL- of the Hiirh Sclnsil nine. Following is the score by inn ings : Itiiiliu,-, I j :l t ,-i ft 7 H llluli (schools, I I 1 ill l o i.-, ItiicrsMcs, 1 0 I I a t tl I s Arranv'eiuents have been made to have the Salem club, which is one of the strung st nines in the New England league, slop fl here on their trip up the statu, ami nlav a game with the Hrattlelsiro team. The game will probably take place a week from Saturday, and it is oxiccted the island will bos ired for the piiis.e. This will lie the most interesting liuse-ludl event that lias taken place since the Hostuits were here. Admission will 1. ehnrL'ed. and a sullicient backing has been ims'iircl to warrant its success. PERSONAL. .Mrs. F. W. Hnsiks and her daughter Alice will sH-nd the winter in Herlin Mr. iin.l Mrs. F. (I Ilvan, who were ex-cted home this tn..utli, liuvc derided to siend the Uniterm I-rnuce. Mrs. II O. Aldrich and her son, Alliert, left Tuesday on their re turn to Huston. Miss Wnite was called to MirnunleM vesterduv hv th ,lMll. ..r nephew, which is i curded under the obitu ary head. Itev. ami Mrs. Wight of Lin ihuiderry are on a visit to their children. Mr. and Mrs. F, A. Huhlmrd. Mrs. Oco. E. S.dh-ck started for Cleveland. O . vester- I.-iy, Ut lie nliscnt ulsiut a month iiitiinr friends. E. I, l'uiker is teuiisirarilv laid up by the rupture of the ligature of one knee causisl by jumping from his fence u few days ago. Mrs. II. E. Walker and Mrs. F. D. Morris are visiting the former's sister at Fiskdale, Mass. Mtisu Willis and wife have gone Ut visit friends in Middle- bury, Vergennes, uud vicinity. Miss Aiiuiu Orout nnd Mr. Hates of West Hrattlelsiro aro ut New York for a few days. Mr. J. . Smith und daughters huve visited friends iu Saxtons Uix-r this week Fred A. I'lagg of North Adams und Lyinun Childs of Wilmington w vie guests uf Cupt. Childs lost evening.- Muj. W. II II. Hollon nnd wife of New York are in town tislay on their way to visit nt their old h e in Ja maica. Mr. Will Rockwell left Tuesday mi his way down the Connecticut by cunoe to join his class ut Yule college. A lnrgo lmrtv t his young friends irutllerisl to irivo him mil liiloi,'. Miss Mabel HriMik is to will for Europe, accompanied ,y n New York friend, eurlv iu OctoU-r Miss Hettiu W. Uurdon nf Is-nsl Dale. Vn., who hns liccu stoninni.-for u few u.u.lra past with friends in town, returns this week to her Virginia home, starting on Tuesduy morning. Her aunt, Miss I. tin J Oordon, matron of the Worcester lunatic asylum, in 1-oiiipaiue.i ner as lar us .New Vuik via Ibsisue Tunnel nnd Hudson river du) Isiat. Mrs Jnhu Coserove flimi Htsiuvillu. tn is expected ill town tu mm row, culled here by the illness of her rather, l.yinnn (1. Hhss. NORTHAMPTON'S STONE-CRUSHER. I f rom thedoAlteer i1iIsh,s L Seven hundred uud fifty Minis of otinrrv stone nnd Isilllders. nt 1 a vurd ui.r ii-Jl III the IsitUilii isilirse of the'l 'iHI lin....r f,...l of iiiucudam done on Elm street, uud ulsiut rssi ynnls of the crushed stum,. t ?.i ,i. o ynrd, for the UiN.-r ismrses It cost 75 renin a) am to haul stone from the crusher, utid an cuiiul sum per yard wdl ever the ost ot crushing, iiu fu.liiiir interest ,m nruu- erty und plant. At this rate the crusher will s. .ii iay for itself, even if the roads muile were no lietter than those made by the old plan. A cubic fo.it of the hurdest gneiss is crushed as though it were a piece of cheese, and the machinery runs righton, no matter what is fed into tlio crusher. ADVERTISED LETTEHB. The following is n list or letters remain ing" in the Hrattlelsiro jsist olh'cu Sept. 10 ; Women .Mis .Mary Anieriuore, furrle llnrlsr, Mrsll h is f, Khulra Khner. II W (lonleu. hniinii Joliiisun Mrs .Mary Junes, J M Morse, Mrs Mary Mom-, Julia Mui f. Ijiev Muther, Mrs M Mum.He hMieriiiaii, Mrs II A Tavlor, M K W lllilt.l Nettle I Whllney, Mrs Murld I' Wliltte Mrsfl, Wenloiiri, Mrs KM While i-,i,'i'"7.'r..A:1.";!' K IMi '''-. II I Hater, Henry tnl li, (' ( i-ui ,t, J w c'is.i, w ii-ni,ii,l,ll,;, '' V.H'S'i'', y ".Usher, II Y (llllhrle. S I' lUill S1' N ,I,"K'.'-.J."I"' IVIersnu, II Itk-rnirii, Wli W ilknis, l.lan .V Waul. Wlllulugton. Several Iwnl organizations will set tables on the fair gtound nt tho isuning fair The indications now point to u fair or more than Usual excellence this tall. The Rnptist ssiple at n recent church meeting voted to make their church seuU free. A little son of Oscur V. Hovd broku his urni on Wisliiesdny. Dr. Hire attended nnd set the Isine. Miss Hnttiu (luylord, a former resident or this place, has la-en elected Ijitin pro fessor in the Chester (Vn.) female i-ollege. Itev. Mr. Sexton wus prevented from lirenching last Sunday by sickness, and Rev. Mr. Phelps supplied his pulpit. Tlio usual nuinW of our people nro en joying a visit to Nowfuno these days. -Miss Kate Selleck of Hrattlelsiro was in tow u several days recently. Henri Titus, Mrs. S. Titus ami Miss Mary Titus of llrooklynare with friends in town. J. S. ltiro recently hud ten sheep killed by bears. Tho concert of tho Asillo dub, Fred A. Flagg leader, at the Congregational church fuesduy livening, wus well uttended for such u stormy night, mid tho music was all that could ho desired. Mr. Flagg appear ed only onco in solo, und then received a hearty welcome mid enthusiastic recall, hut was unable to resKnd owing to u severe cold. The Ajkillo club will ulwuys receive n wurm greeting in Wilmington. Tlio reeoni neud given by tho administra tor of tho estate of the lato E. T. llutter flehl, in his uuctlmi bill, to the people of Wilmington, shows thut thero has been a change since tlio following entry wus made in the record Issik of the military compiiny or this tow in ' ' ' "Sept. 23. ISiw. Then met agreeably In the als; e lueiitlniiisl Order on the Regimental Parade hi Matllsirn and by calling the Hell e found thut iipiicureil lo do duly Oipt , 1 Lieut , 1 Hnslgn, 4 hcrgt ,3lluin-l, ailiuiuniers, I Klfer and .13 I'll-""V.-. Nolhellttrlo fenuisl III the Regiment, lust tin- llet lew. formed u few Muiiieuiers hy tinier of I'ul, IIiiIIikK, ilranol our ruin und were lllsuilst. All.-Bl HAM'LI.lVKHMOIli:, Orderly Hrrgt." M't si C'lit-slrrllrlil, N, II, Tlio sale of young Western horses adver tised to take pluco ut tlilson's horse mat t on Tuesday was a great success, Tho whole lot of colts was cleared out nt prices rang ing from $(l: to lltt each. Resides these, seven work and driving horses were sold. Mr. (lilsou believes in keeping business on the move, and Is now on thu wuy to Cunada to buy unother lot uf good horses, the sale of which will be announced in due time. A STATEMENT AND EXPLANATION KflH THR ItHNEKir OK KUnNt-HIIIKIIH (IN TIIK JACKHONVII.I.K MTACIK lllllJTK. The freoiient romnlnltits which rnino to us from the people of Jacksonville, and other towns on the line ot the .Jacksonville stngo route, boennso they do not rerelvo their papers on Friday, nnd the inconven ience which they are subjectisl to on this account, seem to require that all explana tion should bo given. The regular sched ulo time of the Jacksonville stngo for leav ing llrnttlelKiro Is ono o clock r. M. To hit this innll nt this hour would rcipiiro Hint tho paper should bo put to press at 12:l!0, a thing which It Is ImjHissible to do and give, as Tho l'lio-nlx now gives, all the local nnd general news up to the hour of publication. Should it lie done much matter would Inev itably bo omitted which the Jncksonville, Halifax and (luilfonl people wish to see nnd are entitled to see. Up to n year or moro niro it wns the custom of tho stngo driver to wnit on Fridnys, on his own re- snonsibi htv. until 2 ocliK'k or 2:.I0 beftiru leaving, so as to oblige the people on his route by carrying tho local pnpers to them nu thu day of publication. This made him .... 1 . T-..1 Ill- !... laio on ills arrival us uucssuiiviiie, uui. us his delay was hot to oblige himself but the load public, nnd as there wns no connec tion Ut make nt the JnckHonvlllo end, no Issly made complaint becnuso everylssly was accomiwslnted. When tho now Dein ocrntlc jiostninster mine in nt Jncksonville, however, ho Instituted a "reform" by re porting tho driver Into when ho waited for tho pniers on Fridnys. This subjected the driver to n flue hy the demrtmeut nnd ill self-defencohe wns compelled lo leave Hint tlelsiro on Fridnys nt the usual hour and thus deprlvo tho people of their papers. I jist spring a movement was made Ut remedy ihls by n petition to the isjst oftlce department praying for alt extension of the running time on the route mid for leave to make tho hour for leaving on Fridays later the main thing aimed ut by the peti tioners lieing to secure this lnst-nuineil point. The depni tment promptly refused to grant this jietitiou on the ground that tho extension of time nsked for wus uuren soiiahlu und could not bo made under the contract for currying this mail. The pub lishers of The l'hu-nix knew that the real jsiint aimed at was not understtssl by the Second Assistant Postmaster General, who has matters of this kind in charge, and w-e therefore procured n direct nppeal to be made to him through the Hruttfelioro office for n Inter leaving hour during tho sum mer, and especially on Fridnys. Au an swer came immediately buck saying that this would he granted provided tlio Hrattlo tlelsiro tostniaster, the mail carrier, niul thu Jucksunville (HistmnsU'r would sign the schedule sent, 'i he two parties lirst named gladly signed it, but when tho document enmo to the Jacksonville sistmastcr that official refused his signature on the ground, as wo understand, thnt it wus au extension of running time Hint wus wanted, and that ho did not promise to sit up until a late hour for the lecetpt of tho mail. This re fusal seemed all the more unreasonable be cutise tho hour of arrival of the mail should not havo lieen later thuu the usual hour ot closing business places in villages like Juck- sunviiK, aim iK-cuuse iimler this schedule the driver would have waited until after the arrival of the New York mail nt 'J o'clock so that people oh his lino would have received New York letters n day earlier and New York papers on the day or their publication, say nothing or the local pajs-rs on their publication day. Such an arrange ment has lici -u in elfect ull summer, as well as during several previous summers, on tlio Wilmington route, to the great arroiumo catiou and satisractiou or the jieople on that line. We do nut meuii to raise nny question ns to motives or to criticise Mr" Porter's iu terprctutiou or his official duty. We sim ply think it unfortunate thai by means uf tins interpretation the people ol three tow ns have Is-en deprived through tho summer of mail arcoiiunislatinus which they might otherwise have had, uud it is due them that the facts should be stated. The time for n summer schedule will sisni Is, over, hut there is no reason what ever why a leaving time of say 2:!!0 p. M. should not lw established for Fridays dur ing the winter on Isith the Jacksonville and tho Wilmington lines, which would assure the mailing niul receipt of the local papers on the day of publication. The se.t ollico depnrtmeiil will cheerfully grant this it the people wish it and the isistmastersand mail cai riers ugieo to it. We think it would lm well for the ieoplo interested to talk alsmt this a tittle, and the sooner the lietter On our own pint we have never spared hard work or expense to accommodate the jasi plu on these two stage lines, and we shall continue to do our best to serve their inter ests and coiiv eliience. WINDHAM COUNTY CONFERENCE. Tlie Itrrrul Auuunl Nessiou nl IVraU iiilnslri Wt-sl. The Congregntionul churches of Windham county held their 4lith annual conference r-ept , and H, with the church at Westinins ter West. A gisslly numlier of the im.st.irs und brethren were present, twelve of the sixteen churches in the conference lieing represeuieil. I lie .-September weather wus nil that could lie desired for such a gather ing Tlie oiH-ning service of prayer v.ns conducted by the venerable Dr. A. Stevens, who, nfter forty-live yenrs of rnithrul lnlsir, has only very recently given over the nc tive work of his pnrish t,i Itev II A (itssHme, a native of Westminster, who for the past three years has U-en Inlsiring nt Towiishetul. The conference sermon, preached by Rev. (). F. Chapin or Suxton's River, from John 2:3, was a very simple und isinerful presentation id the grentduty or olicdience. It produced a deep impres sion ujsm ull who heard it and liecame the keynote of all the meetings. Tho conference was organized by the election of Hon. I K. Hatchelder for mod erator and Kev. C W Thomison for scrilie. In the afte noon Rev. H. A. (ioislhue re liorted iisni the "State of Religion in the Churches." There have lieen nosiecial re vivals during the year, but a gissl degree of interest and progress was shown to ex ist iu most of the churches. Saxtons River reports the most additions, Hrattlelioro com ing second. The little chiin h in Marlboro, under its efficient iator. has 1hh-ii advanc ing steadily. A noticeable movement is ob served iu the fact that iu fou r ruses two churches aro served by one minister. One td the most interesting hours was that do voted to the societies ot Christian Endeavor, of which there are seven in tho county do ing gissl work for the young people. "Tho religious needs of Windham county" were lUsciissod by Rev. 0. H. Smith and "Rev. O. F.Thayer. It wus shown thnt although thero aie 0 churches of all kinds in the county, yet more than half the people never attend church j it wus urged that what wo need is not more meetings, or moro rhurches, but more personal endeavor to lead men to accept the gosjiel. The evening service w ns devoted to a con sideration of tho claims of tlie lending be nevolent societies, nnd wus full of interest and instruction. Rev. James llerrick s(sike for Foreign missions, dwelling uiwn the work iu India with which he was identified for forty years. Roy. C. O. Day siwke for Home missions, uud urged especially tho duty of Vermont churches to contribute for missionary work in Vermont. Rev. C. W. Thompson ssike for tho American Mission ary association, and Rov. C. II. Merrill for thu Congregational Union. Thursday morning Rev. H. M. Rowdeii sisiko upon "The moral condition of our chiiK-h ineinliers." He thought that where there seems to lie a letting down of the standard of morals it Is liecntlve u ., an, in transition stale, passiinr from n irIo.l I uiii..i. r,,rn, ... .1.1 v. . . ; " ci viiiug ui ono in which spirit is to be einphasTzed. Rev. C. O. Day ssike upon "NeighW lusxl woik by local churches," gathering up the thoughts which had been brought out in the various discussions. It can hardly lw otherwise. than that all who listened to nil that wus said will go back to their work im pressed anew with the duty of aggressive Christian work. A profitable half-hour was spent in listen ing to Dr. Stevens while ho answered out of his own experience various questions which weio handed him, uud the conference wus brought to a closo with the Communion ser vice. Altogether the meeting was an ex ceedingly pleasant nnd profitable one, nut the least pleamnt thing being the cordial and Ismutiful provision made Tor the com fort of visitors by tlio gissl people of the W estininster church, Most of tho old ollicers were reelected, except thut Rev. 0. II. Smith was chosen register of the conference in place of Rev. O. H. Merrill, resigned, Tlie next meeting is to 1 lie held at West Uruttleboro with Rev. 0. w . Thompson for preacher. Wt'stuilUNlrr. The season of hot and wet weather hns Proved unfavorable to tho wtatu crop. It is much eflected hy rot, some fields almost ruined, Thu villngo has had its usual number of visitors this summer, nnd we notice among those still leiuainiiig, Mr, Wulter W. Subiu and family ot Portland, lie ; Mrs. Hinghuiu of Hoston i Mrs. Win. Hills of New York nnd Mr. Q. Wilkins and family of Hemp fort, S. C. Of those who have returned from summer vucations are l)ea. R 8 Saf ford, who has been visiting with his daugh ter at Detroit, Mich ; Mr. G. W. Whittle and wife from a trip to Provincetawn and Cmie Cot, and A. Ooodridge and family, who have been spending the past three mouth, In Low el Mass., with their daugh ter, Mrs. C. A. Dickiusou. 6 Itrooltllitr. L. 0isil ft Son hnve harvested four noreii of heavy emllage corn. I'otnbsjsi are belnjf dug. The rrop is n light oue nnd rotting. Joslnh Ooddnril nnd wife of Londonderry were recent visitors at 0. V. Stickney's. null J. W. Praltof Orange, Mass., nl J. A. Shut- luck s. Mnusel Hush and wife, of Huston, have tnado n week's visit mining tin ir friends, Win. Hastings mid wlfu have taken near ringe drivo lo Hinsdale nnd Winchester, N. II. Miss Aniilo Mason of flnrdiier, Mass., Luke Moore and wifo of Iluhbarilston, Mnss., nnd Henry Mnson nnd wife of Three HIvers, Mass., have been the guests of lv (1. Mason. Iftiftt Ilorrr. The friends of Win. nnd Jennie lietter ley, to the iiumls-r of TO or more, gathered nt their homo on the nfteruooti nnd even ing of Sept. 2d to celebrnto tho nth mini versnry of their marriage. .Mr. nnd Mrs. Hotterloy wero taken completely by sur prise. The crowd scrims! to enjoy "them selves, doing ample justice ton welf-sprend laiile. 1'resents wero lelt hy tho rrieudsto tho ninoiint of $ilO, for which Mr. and Mrs. Hotterloy return thanks. Also to all who contributed to innke the occasion so enjoy nble. it." Olltlltllt'1-MtOII. I-I.EAHANT UIUMI AltMV SIKR1IWI AT Mill llltKKNWIXIll'sl. The (Irnnd Army isist of Putney met for social entertainment Sept. Hth nt the home of Mrs. E. I). (Ireenwissl iu Diimmerstoii. Thu t"'st benrs the nnmo of her husband, the lato Col. Win, II, OrccnwotsI, nnd hus in the person of hiswidow u true friend and benefnetress. The expensive and brilliant colors of the stars ntut stripes rurrbsl by the tssst was u present from .Mrs. Ureen wissl to them not long ago. On the is-en sion of their n cent viit to her home, she gave the company n fine crayon srtruit, life sle, of the lato Col. (Irceuwissl, lo be hung iu the (Irnnd Ai my hull nt Putney The chnplnin of the post, Rov. N. D. Par sons, rescinded to her words of presenta tion, giving n brief history of why theisist was named after Col. (Ireenwissl : and, ns he sMjke tenderly of the memory of her husbund and her own geuerous gifts to the company, ninny eyes wero blinded by tears among the citiens present, nnd among the soldiers standing iu lino with uncovered heuds. The isirtrnit wns presentisl during tho afternoon exercises. Tho hour of meet ing together was alsiut iuhjii, A generous repast sisin followed. Then came intellect ual exercises. Prayer wnsoflVred by Rev. Mr. Steele, of tho Metluslist church iu Put uey, w ho utso made some interesting re marks. National hymns and war songs wero sung. Rev. Mr. Parsons mnde tho principal address, and his hearers numbered DIO persons. Many lsiys and girls were present, nnd enjoyed the physical ssirts nf swinging nnd erisjiiet playing The Putney drum corps furnished martial music, and gave the grand finale of exercises witii resonant ruttlo of drums nnd shrill notes or iifes. We luny bo purdoneil for muklug special mention of Win. IE. Smith of dies terfield, N. II., who was uinong the musi cians. He wns n member of the lid Hlnsle Island regiment of henvy artillery during u service of three yenrs and two mouths in the war of the rebellion, and is what sol diers rail "an old lintlery fifer." "We could tell," say they, "one of those old bat tery lifers ns far as w e could hear tho sound or his fife :" nnd it must hnve been n long distance if they nil fifed ns loud nnd well us Mr. Smith does. In conclusion it may 1m stated that the Putney js-st with their fnmi lies and others w ho may desire to meet w itli them nt the home of Mrs. (Ireenwissl, will have nn opsirtunity for so doing, annually, so long as the s-st shall exist as au organ izution, and their lienefuctress shall live to entertain them. Now let us slnir, "Img live the inst' And Mrs flreeiiHissI, lnir Ihe she"' And w hen they next nt lier homestead meet May we Ii.- there to ws-. All episisle worth n irrnting wns the rc mnrknble drumming by u little son of the lender of the drum crops. Kirk Crosby of Duininerston, not yet five yenrs old, and a collection was taken up to buy the little fel low a drum, Itev. Henry P. Lamprey, Into pastor of me Loiigregaiionni rnurch iu Acworlh, N. II., preached in the Duninierstoii cbnr,.. last Sunday afternoon. There will lie ser vices next Sunday at 2 v. M. Preaching may lw expected. Sunday school begins nt 1 p. M. A full uttenilnnce is desired. Do not forget to be present at the time of com mencement. Mrs. Dr. Kenyon or Townsliend will givo a chalk talk in the vestry next Monday evening nt 7:110. All w ho come to hear her will be well repaid, and the children are especially invited to come and bring their parents and older friends. The exiiense will lw defrayed by n collection. Rev. C. O. Day will ronduct service in the school house iu the Samuel Wheeler district next Sunday afternoon nt 3;:M). fJiiilfortl. There will lH- divine service iu Christ church next Sunday ut 2:IJ0 o'clock. Hrmd Hrook lintel is to change proprie tors, Mr. I'hatlield having sold his lease to Edward Squires, who takes lsissession this week. Workmen began tearing the old briib... dow ii W ednesdny. It w ill probably- lie near ly a week Iwfore the traveling public will test tin- merit or the new iron one. Complaint has been brought by tho town grand jurors against two of our town olli cers for compromising with parties who did not obey the dog laws, nnd several w itness es went Ui New fnno on Wednesday to ap iear In-fore the grand jury. Mrs. Hannah Pryse, a sister of Alfred Drown, returns to her Maryland home this week. 1!r'?' )V.".r,l' Wilder is viMling relatives iu -Uhol, Ma. fiuilroril Criilre. Rev. T. W. Illman will preach in the Uni versnhst church Sunday ut 2.110 i m. Halifax. The marriage of Hertlia Relic, eldest daughter of Watson DeWolf, Esq., to Her bert lute or Dedhnm, Mass., t,k place ednesdny morning nt the bride's home, Rev. Mr. llisxlnow- olliciating. The bride vvas lovely in n rich ottomau silk nnd lace. After n wedding hreukfnst, the happy eon Pie started for their future home ni Del ham During tlie four years the bride has ived in our little hamlet she has won all to love her, and the best wishes of a host of rnends follow her to her now home. Wr.t llullrux. Oco. L. Clark has built an addition to his house uud is now painting it. Mr Hentley, the famous song evangelist, railed to put iu mi appearance last Sundny as ier notice, much to the regret or a large rongregution. Ho wns detained by the slid ilen and dungerous illness or his invalid mother. i Jni"1 H,"niItu. who hns lieen iu feeble health for some time, wns given a "benefit" on Wednesday, 7th, ul.nit a dozen men irom tins ,,iai. au,i vicinity doing his work in thehaylield. The ladies' aid society is preparing to fur nish dinners on Fuir day. The tables will probably lw set iu Albert Putnam's yard. Jiidtsourillr. CIIIXA WEDIIIKU. Notw itlitaiidiiig the unfavorable state of the weather ulsiut .10 or the friends nnd neighbor of i, H. II. Pnrkerand wife net ut thru- residence on Monday evening, the 12th nist,, to celebrate the 20th anni versary of their marriage, (lifts, includ ing a suit or clothes, to the value of oliout f-..i were presenttHl. Wilber Chase inado the presentation speech, spiced with pleas antry tt whu-l, Ur. Pniker briefly luit feelingly and gratefully resjiondeil. Re fresliiuents were served und the occasion was one of much social enjoyment. This flienilly expression wusdoubly appreciated In view of recent family alllittions. , A. A. Rutterfield, Esq., is absent nttend. u' iV'n.''01""1' T,urt- CaM" ll'ikerand W . I). Chnso are the grand nnd petit jurors from this town. I). F. Palmer iindW.I. llyington, ageuta or the erinont Iliblo society, aro cunvass ng the town selling Ribles and gratuitous ly distributing to those unable to buy. cowtwgU Skills has lately lost a valuable Axro Oleasoi. is sufTerliig from nu injury to Ids shoulder by a fall. Charles Fox has had a finger Iwdly In jured by a sausugo machine. Fred Collins nnd wife nro stopping at J. H. Chase s. Vines mid tender plants have suffered from late frosts, Oeorge Portur has tho care of a liuir of oxen lielonging to tho town tlmt weigh 11 110 Hw, Frank Williams nnd wife of Orange, Mass., are stopping ut Henry Lunphoar's. Mrs. E. S. Allen is seriously ill. Iituinlru. Mrs. H. A. Morse and daughter left for Hrooklyn, N. Y., Wednesday morning. v.rJ,i"I,lVl",.1'',,",t teaching the school on West UUI which Mrs. Silas Humes left on account of illness. Monday morning w0ple received n pleas ant surprise by learning that W. U. Holtou was about to bu married to Miss Chloe Dob- hi 4 1