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THE VERMONT PJKENIX, 13RATTLEJ5QRO. FRIDAY. JULY 12, 1889. ffi. ail t fi - ,ti t fr v- C : Sf Jf o , , ?' Sf'wf &Mj'ai ? "cIo f of I ,'veti ' era stn .. org wax the vete. for r it wi hope itia: ahan . eertej Th. . fores! were with 4 , meml. white who ii 'at Colu" l tion del , 'and tr though that not The pro took cat kept the had negi tution ia occasion, seems to The Sen ground i colored b hini oonti the dinin te sea&io The Ne. Clerk 0 tirea haa memkera-e . ' 5 . har4iai Jonal diatn I are to i and i kWest u ooi.a niaja it . folic Dcrmont JJhirmv. MWATTUKntlW): mtHAY,.ifi.Y 1, m. I ballot nf ballot reform hill hM Yam IntmHnrnl in the New ll.inililr t.SSBaflBaBBBBalsB(sl Tk nMWr trmn tlw IhirHtifttoti Krw ftWNiffli "Th FW of frnMliltlnii, fnjrt"d, ftm to u n mini hi tiro, fetal-trafttt. rtflltiitt.t of Hie utilijprt a it now tftn1 lfor tin Tli 2Cpw Yfltk )mH-r are tiNhitf tlieir Wlfjilirt lint ttwitlier vtierft' to work up n liftrtii, for n M-orM1 fair to In held In that rtty tn 18.8, rWirnthiR Uip 400tli mini trnrj of the tlUenvery of Atueriru ly Onltiiiitiun, Tlie thmtflii Jourim.'ri WahingUm mr fPljtntK.eiit think mi extrn m-wion of CNm jfft mn iirnrtlrally Wen uWhliil ujwti, nlH. that the tlay of poiivt'iiinp will he ei ther the lnt Monday in October or the first in NnveinWr. Hie ptxHl mul evil qualities of the crow nro i1lrnwl nt length in the last rejrt of the Deiiartmeiit of Agriculture, as i. rUUm. in nn article in iur agricultural department totlny. hut it is to he noted that, whatever the churacter w hich is given him, the crow ih'k rlfilit on attending to business in the tnmt diligent mid undisturlied sort of way. DiMitUfuctioii w ith the management of Mr. HerWrt KadelyfTe as secretary of the Home Market club, ltoton, led to an ex citing time at the annual meeting held ou Wednesday. Mr. ItadclylTe made a stout fight to retain his place, but the result of tin liallotiiig showed only 140 votes for him to 512 for Col. Albert Clarke, who has recently renuned from Kutland to Ikistou. All Vermonters will ltelieve Col. Clarke's selection a w ise one. According to the Iron Age the longest stiaight reach of railroad in the world is from ltuew Ay res, Argentine Itepublie, to the font ttf the Andes. For a distance of overftM) milw the track is without a curvw. The level nature of the country will le evident from the statement that there is neither n cut nor nn embunkiuent which is deejter or higher than one yurd. The nbhcnce of wkm1 on this plain render t the use of metallic ties necessary. K. H. Wnleott. late of the Caledonian, ie engaged nR editorial writer on the Iturliug ton daily Free Press. The Caledonian ran grntulates Uth the Free Fress mid the city by the Inke, and welcomes bnck to Vermont ii worthv and valuable citien and a news paper man of rare tuct and ability. A'' Johwtmry Cnlfflnnuiu. Mr. Walcott'fi work on the Caledonian w as some of the best ever done In the state, and w e are glad to see him called bnck into our newspaper ranks and in the respnnsi Mo position which he now holdv A lull has been introduced in the New llnnihire legislature, authorizing the gov ernor to npimint a person to collect infor mation in regard to the opportunities fur do eloping the agricultural resources f the state by immigration, and cause the facts nhtniued and other kindred information to ho published and circulated under the direc tion nf the governor and council. The an nual appropriation for this purjnse is not to exceed $2500. The bill was evidently fashioned nfter our new Vermont law- for developing the agricultural and manufac Hiring resources of the state. Dr. ltrown-Setjunrd, the venerable and ctlehrated French physician, thinks he has discovered the elixir of life after 20 years' searching. He cuts out certain organs or glands from living animals, crushes them under a mortar in distilled water, ami from this extracts an essence which he uses as a hypodermic injection. He at first exeri mented upon disabled animals. The reju venation wa remarkable Then he sub mitted to the treatment himself. He im mediately felt ten years younger, and his capacity for work was increased three-fold. If he tries it on the Oriudstone wool figures and it works, we shall lelieve in it. "A member of the President's household' speaking of the Democratic talk about the time given to office-seekers, says : "For a fact the President goes to work at U o'clock in the morning, and except during a short w lnle for meals and a few- minutes every other day to shake hands with the public, is busy from that hour until 10 o'clock at night. Out of this day's work the only hour he gives to office-seekers is between 11 and 12, and they get only a part of that. The rest of the time is devoted to public business." That the President is annoved by the iinjiortuuities of office-seekers is not denied, but that he gives up his time to them is not true. "An average of twelve hours of everyday except Sun day is given to important public busi ness, and less than one hour each for five dajs, or less than five hours per week, to listening to the plaints of office-seekers.1' It is an open question whether the cele bration of the Fourth of July doesn't cause more casualties, first und last, than did the war for independence. In Postou three bys died in agony and five were lacerated by the explosion of some sort of a fireworks contrivance. Powder in a tomato can laid up six more boys in the same city. The explosion of a lnmb in a mortar at the fire works display in Salem killed two children outright and injured four others seriously. At Hich ford in this state a 12-years-old boy lighted a cannon cracker, holding it in his hand, and when the cracker went ofT, so much of the hand went with it that ampu tation was necessary, while at Mcludoes Falls a young man of 25, who drilled a hole in n rock, filled it with )owder, and got up at four o'clock on the morning of the Fourth and touched it ofT, was found dead by the riK-k with one hand gone. This record Uu ery incomplete one, hut it is a sample of what went on all over the country. Gen. Sherman's sou, who entered on his liovitinte in the Unman Catholic priesthood two or three year ago, received the final orders iw a priest last Sunday. The cere mony was held in Philadelphia in the arch bishop's private chapel connected with the cathedral. An interesting account is given of the first mas celebrated by the young priest in the church of Jeu at Philadelphia on Tuesday morning. His vestments were of white silk, the cha usable lieing made from the wedding dress of his sister, and the stole a gift from Miss Steele of Colum bine O. The alb was made of jioint lace, the material having been selected and made up by his mother, who is now dead. His brother, Tooumseh Sherman, who has re cently Iteonme a novitiate, served the mass, and a Uuutiful feature of the service was the music rendered by a uuuiIht of altar Uyt. When the time arrived for the ad ministration of holy commuuion, among the crowd who pressed forward to the altur railing were his sister, to whom he admin ihtered the sacrumeiit first, then to other relatives, and then to all w ho desired. Gen. Sherman was not present at any of thee eeremuii.es. His "creed," which is printed in a clipping on our first page Unlay, is not mi exact iu its terms as that of his children, but it is a broad and inclusive one. Aflrr the I'U.U. The despatches of the iast week show that order i liegiuniug to come out of ehaoi in the stricken city of Johustowu, Pa. The streets which, the day after the flood, were fthVl ten to twenty feet high with wreckage, have lieeu cleared aud uwt iiHH-e dfiued, except where they were totally obliterates!. The terrible jam above the Wue Itridge has been removed, and the water of the Coneinaugh aud of Stony Oiwk are now running in their natural chauHW. To remove this wreckage re fjuifd tte work of hundred of men for a ttwtttlt awd the use of almott seven tons of 4H(tliMt. WiUiiit a few dye tin state auUtoHtiitt "iti huv oompltft! the work of man ring U ddbru aud opening the Hef, ami thtt JohltfrUtwH will be left to fart fitr ttatff Hh belp a the ooun- tr h ntrmfty rnntrilaited or Uh statp of PtOfwvlvflhfft my fire. Tlie r-.my of , ftm4 und pmpvrty 11 in, renmMrucitoi f Mttefft and d ruins, relmlldltifr of bridge i and ml reft, will take nmny months and tfhn year to nmunpllsh A large ' tmmlef of portable hmioes have lieen I liftittftht from Chicago, set Up ami occupied, ami tins merchant are atiximi to resume hn1iieft x oon as opmrtunlty Is given them to do no. The wltole iiunilwr of house destroyed in the flood is estimated nt 3000, nud the final estimate of the loss of life is likely to lie from IKHKl to 10,000. The coroner' inquest on the disaster has resulted in a verdict holding the inemlwrs of the South Fork fishing and hunting club resHusible for the loss of life and destruc tion to property. Criticism is made of the way in which the relief fund is being handled. A total amount of $2,750,000 iu cash has leen contributed, hut it is said that so far only $500,(KX) has Iweii expended for the relief of the 1H.0O0 survivors, leaving $2,250,000 still in hand for future use. It will all be needed before the victims are reestablished in comfortable homes and made self-supporting once mure, but the problem of the wise and just distribution of the money is a difficult one. .11 np Wtlh llnvlng. When the map of the United States now in preparation by the Geological Survey is completed, says the New York Sun, it will lie a most creditable specimen of tho topo graphic art. Congress last winter for the first time distinctly recognized the survey which for some years has lieen In progress as the basis of this map, by making a sep arate appropriation of $200,000 to car ry it on. These surveys, according to the Washington correspondence of the Ameri can geographical society, have now lieen com tie ted in Massachusetts, Ithode 1 Bland and New Jersey, and they are partly made in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Maine and New Hampshire. The maps now in progress or completed are on a scale of one mile to the inch, and are en graved on copper. The expense of the completed surveys has leen shared by the several states and the United States. It was recently announced that the topo graphic survey of Illinois and the surround ing states was nlmut to begin. The maps of the central and southern portions of the (Hiuntry and also the Pacific slope w ill be on a scale of two miles to the inch, while iu the thinly settled region1 of the Ilocky Mountains, the Great Itusiu and the high Sierras the scale is four miles to the inch. When this great atlas can be gathered into volumes it will comprise 2,(100 sheets, and for the first time civil engineers, stu dents, and the general public will be able to derive from these fiue specimens of the map makers' art fairly correct and minute information concerning the hydrography of the country, the relief of its surface and the exact position of its tow us. The topographical map of Prattlelioro and vicinity, the surveys for which are to be made this summer, will be a contribu tion to this work if we understand the matter correctly. The Vrirr PiKlil. The fight between John L. Sullivan of Hnston and Jake Kilrain of ltaltimore for the championship of the world, took place at Hichburg, Miss., on Monday forenoou. The governors of Mississippi and luisiana made a brave show of determination to prevent the fight, but their efforts were confine! to proclamations and orders to sheriffs, and the brutal exhibition took place w ithont any attempt at interference by the authorities. Secia1 trains carried the sluggers and their friends to New Or leans, and early Monday morning siecial trains were run out of the citylo Hichburg, 105 miles distant, where the ring was has tily constructed, tiers of seats were built of rough Umrds, and the fight liegan. Sul livan won on the ?5th round, when Kilrain gave nut from weakness and exhaustion It is estimated that 5000 men saw the fight. and enough of them paid $10 and $15 for the privilege to make the proceeds reach $:t0,0(K). Sullivan is celebrating his victory with a big drunk und three or four police men to keep him from smashing things, aud Kilrain is so Imdly battered iu the ribs that his full recovery is said to le unprol able. There is no need of moralizing on the subject, for the moral takes care of itself, The fight couldn't have tkcu place in any northern state. In spite of the columns and broadsides which northern papers have given to it, public sentiment has grown rapidly against such brutal exhibitions, and the time is not far d is taut when they will not lie tolerated in any part of the country. Au IiilrrrBiiue lrbl-iti. From the Manchester Mirror.) A Vermont suliscrilier writing in rather a luirubnoufl tone attout tue agricultural prospects in his vicinity says that "land has depreciated almost 50 er cent in the last 0 years." .twenty years takes us back to the bxwming prices of an inflated depre ciated currency, and there has been more or less ot a shrinkage in all kinds oi val ues since then. It must be interesting to know how- far this depreciation is due to natural causes other than agricultural ue pression or unpopularity in which all kinds of business have shared, ami bow the de preciation iu agricultural property com- tares with the shrinkage iu other invest ments. Whatever the facts may prove to lie, the situation is not one peculiar to Vermont, as is too often supjKjsed. The state assessors of New York report a general depreciation in the value of farm property in all the counties of the state, and they even pre dict that in many cases occupants are like ly to become tenants, instead of owners, iu consequence of the mortgage sales of their lands. Auslhrr Jbuslwu Pll. Johnstown seems to lie a fated name this year for flood disasters, aud Johnstown, N. Y., took its turn Tuesday night. Heavy rains raised the Cayadutta crek, ou which Johnstown stands, to a point never le fore known, two dams were carried away, let ting down a large amount of water, a large quantity of property was destroyed, in cluding railroad aud highway bridges aud ruilroad road lieds, aud at least six lives . ere lont Four of those lost were persons watching the flood from a stone bridge over the creek at Johnstown. The bridge was supjHised to be impregnable, but the water washed out the abutments aud it went down, The Ohio Hepublicaus summed up the doctrine of protection in this concise and striking way ut their recent state conven tion : "The Hepublican party of Ohio, iu con vention assembled, hereby annouuee the following platform of principles: first We renew our adherence to all the princi pies so clearly aud strongly enunciated by tue lie publican national convention of lotvj, and esiiecially to the principle of protection in its twofold meaning and operation protection to every American citizen at home in all parts of our country ; protec tion to ever) American citizen abroad, in every land, ou every sea ; protection to ev ery American citizeu in the exercise of all his iKilitical rights and privileges : protec tion to American industry and labor agaiust the industry and labor of the world. The ('aurrllcut V. (From the Ilamjishire (lazette I Connecticut has passed a law allowing persons io pay io me stale a lax oi one fifth of one er cent, ou evidences of debt ItomU. stocks aud mortgages. It can be iiaid once iu five years, aud caunot be taxed by towns. This law- is i tawed in view of the fact that only a very small part of these things now pays a tax, and also recognizes the fact that the real property on which these things evince debt, itays a full tax through other iHrsous, Very little of this proiterty is now taxed, and the state is con fljent that the law will result iu far more money to the state at this less rate, than at the higher rate at which so few paid, and then, think oi the uiiburtleuiugof so many consciences ' Captain Edward P. Doherty, the veteran soldier who was in charge of the detach' meut of men who 24 years ago surround: Garrett's barn in which was the assassiti of Preidut I.inoolu J. Wilkes Booth U ut prMMit a resident of New Yoik utv. and U&ls oflke as Jnstor ou the Board of inibiie worts. The l ine mt rhtllUii. IFrimt 14 IhitftofrtMn IVee 1lm.) ' The fad that eight Hate hare recently tefuted to ptil prohibitory olaifi into their flnufttitutfoiK. and the fact that the Mate f Ithode Islmid has voted to strike out of fls ronstttutfon the prohibitory cluiie which was inserted two or three yearn ago, are taken by the organ of the liquor traffic to mean that the "prohibition erase, as they call it, has had it day, and that the state which have prohibitory law on their stat ute Imoks will oou have them no more. This is quite too much of a jump to a con clusion. The facts alluded to simply show that the majority of the Jieople in those state hnve not the faith iu constitutional prohibitory amendments that some other people have. The importance of constitu tional prohibition has lieyoud doubt lieeii greatly overestimated. Many good people have seemed to supjxne that all that was heeded to stop liquor selling and intenqier- auce was & prohibitory clause Iu the consti tution. In Ithode Island, fur Instance, hav ing after a hard fight carried the prohibito ry amendment to their constitution, the the prohibitionists settled down in the com fortable belief that the constitution would execute itself ; that the contest with the rum traffic was over ; aud that the saloon must and would go from the great city of Providence as surely as from the smallest village. They have found a constitutional clause will no more enforce itself than a simple statute, and thousands of good tem perance men who voted for the amendment have now voted to take it out of their con stitution ; because they would rather not have such a clause iu their constitution than to have it remain as a dead letter. Paradoxical a the statement may seem, constitutional prohibition is valuable, chief- where it i not needed. In communities like Vermont and Maine, for instance, where the prohibitory law is sustained by the sentiment of the great majority of law abiding persons, a constitutional prohibi tory clause is of no consequence. In this state the prohibitory law- is as stable as it could be uuder a clause in the constitution. No attempt to repeal it, or to substitute a less restrictive law, has come within gun shot of success iu the last thirty-five years. It stands liecause it has been found to lie a most effective agent more effective than any high license law iu the suppression of the liquor traffic : because even where it is laxly enforced it operates as a steady force for temperance, putting a ban on the sa loon, driving the bars into underground holes, and removing temptation from the slaves to their appetite for drink. It is feared and hated and resisted by every liquor lealer and it has fairly earned their ill will. It has stood, nevertheless, aud it is going to stand, against the utmost efforts of its op tone tits. Here a constitutional amendment could neither help nor hurt the law. In communities, ou the other hand, where public sentiment is more evenly divided, and the saloon interest more powerful where a prohibitory law might be passed one year aud rejiealed the next there constitutional amendment could be of ser vice, to give stability to legislation and to the prohibitory jiolicy of the state when once adopted. Hut there, if the tenqier ance people fall back on the constitutional clause, exjiect it to enforce itself and the laws enacted under it. and relax moral ef fort, constitution and law- will alike fail and the people may be glad to return to some less stringent but more easily enforceable mode of restriction of the traffic in iutuxi cants. We have never maintained that prohihi tion was a universal panacea for intenqier ance. When a judicious law prohibiting the salt; of alcoholic liquors for other than legitimate and proper uses can be enforced, it is the fairest, most effective and most practicable mode of legal restriction. Where the necessary public sentiment is lacking to back such a law, some other method of re pressing the rum traffic becomes necessary. Let local option do its liest for temperance w here the state as a w hole is not ready for prohibition. I-et high license, the Scott law, or other similar statutes, do what they can to lessen the number aud )ower of the saloons, and lead the way up to something lietter where nothing lietter is now- practi cable. Above all let principles of self-con trol, temperance and right living lie instill ed into the young and be olieyed by men and women till w e reach the good time com ing when principle shall everywhere take the place of prohibition. Iu the mean time, aud as a step towards lietter things, the policy of adopting the strongest ossible re striction of the Hqujr traffic, up to the point of prohibition, wherever this can le main tained, is going to make steady progress in this and other lands. It would make more rapid progress if the olitical prohibitionists, whose folly has caused much of the seeming reaction against the policy of prohibition, could cultivate a little more common sense and learn something by exjierieuce. MIXOll XOTES. The sickly green jxtstage stamp has got to go. The iKwtinaster-general has called for new designs, and the color of the two cent stamp will be either carmine or metal lic red. Mrs. C. C. Coffin, the wife of "Carleton," the distinguished journalist, suggests to the war department that in arranging the new stars on the flag, thirteen stars, represent ing the original states, should lie arranged in the shae of a star iu the centre of a blue Held, and the remaining twenty-nine lie placed around this central collection. One hundred and fifty persons have lieen indicted for crimes against the suffrage iu the tenth Congressional district of Tennes see at the lost election a fact which is cal culated to clear up a good deal of the mys tery as to how a district nominally iCepubli can huppeued to le carried by the demo crats by SKMK) majority. On the 15th hist, a new law goes into ef fect in Maine, which provides that pedlar must lie American citizens and must carry papers certifying to their good moral char acter. This law is expected to make life somewhat less a burden to unprotected wo men in farm houses. There are said to lie more bicycles in Washington than iu any city in the world, aud there are more lady riders there prolia bly than in all the world beside. They have a club of their own, and wear a navy-blue uniform of their own designing. The fa vorite wheel for the ladies is the low Safety machine, aud they mount ami speed them as w ell as any man can. The Purliugton Free Press mentions that Senator Edmunds and Ueu. Wells are sal mon fishing ou the Natawjuau river iu Can ada, which empties into the Uulf of St. Lawrence ou iu northern shore, miles below- the mouth of the Sagueuay and six degrees of latitude north of Purlingtou. It takes two weeks for a letter to come from there. It is estimated that more than 1000 teachers are in attendance on the American Institute of Instruction in session at Beth lehem, N. II., and the meetings are very successful. At last accounts there were more people liviug iu the towns of Oklahoma upon the lioom that does not come than there were digging up an honest living in the fields, and a good many of thoe who lived iu the towiu were killed or injured by the falling of a grand stand at the Fourth of -July races. The old Bald-Kuob feud aud blood-shedding has broken out iu the half-civilized districts of Mi&souri again. Three men have recently lieen killed, aud there is ev ery prosjiect of more slaughter to follow. The new directory of the city of New York contains :iM,12 names aud addresses 15,B!4 more thau in 1883. The compil ers estimate the resident I top u la tion at l,7o5,(110, ou a basis of five to each name, and suppose that 400.000 jiertouv besides go iu and out of town daily, having their busi ness in New York aud their homes in Brook lyn or elsewhere on Ixnig Island, on the Jersey side, ou Stateu Island or northward. Artificial ice is cheaper and purer iu I Southern titie than the natural article in York. 1I0ME NEWS. ?lrlerteslrnl lletrl Whmc Rtftum TiitnuihAf Ktkkhmi, Jctv 11, IWW TTieruiotii Wind Her. 4 'd -siir. 7i ' I Mil-. If f I .tun- AI.1S OH j ft M N. V m M N. n :M.1S N H4 , At N. K. , H Jl nu 01 Wi 77 KM 01 N.wJ 10 40 Ktf 3 m ii ' w m n, K , u wi ffl n 30.1ft (H 78 I ft) H. 15 146 t 3 35 so m tifi , to I oi h I a !m Tc"u Antitunrrnifnlii The llapt 1st ladien 111 hold their next Fortnight ly Hewing Meeting with Mrs E. W. HUnlJard on Th u ml ay afternoon, U-glnnliig at 2 o'clock. Tea rved niton the lawn at C, to which the trentleineii as w ell as ladies are invite!. Ktchings and Kiigravliurs ut C'lapp Jt Jones's. Arttxttc Picture Framlug at Clapp Jones's, llur Picture Frames of (leddis. Picture framing of alt kinds at Clapp Jones's. Picture frames In variety at A F. Wilder', laundry building, Flatst. Open evening, 7 to a. DON'T TJtAVEI. without Accident Insurance when It costs only iTuvnt per day for S-ftkUand SUper week. Insure hi the TRAVELERS with CcnwoHTH A Ciiium, Agents. To ItBNT A small tenement: price $S. In quire at W Odar street Small tenement to rent In Hyther bill Mini;, Main street Enquire of J. T Hiliikktii. Croquet of eery drHcrlptlouut Clapp Jt Jones's Having Uaed tlie room oer iTatt. Wright A Co's . store. 1 shall op-n an ofllce for the practice of dentistry on or a Unit August 1st. O. F Hahhkh, 1) V H. A "Fhe o'clock Tea" will lie given at the Indus trial Pnlon room on Wednesday afternoon, from five to Hevrn. rrenh tomato salad, Tor but a la cmne, and other "goodies" will be served We w ould call your attention to the "indurated fibre" water coolers nw shown by us. If ou do not know what "ImUiratwl fibre ware" Is. call and shc the large variety of goods manufactured Van 1oorv A Mount Iirut!lt-br. Thomas l)aua & Co., the well known wholesale grocery firm of Boston, of which Herliert K Brooks is u member, gave a lan ijuet to their 40 employes at the Parker House last Saturday evening iu celebration of the .V.Uh year of the firm's existence. The gathering was an unusually pleasuut one. aud all of the Boston dailies give au extended account of the proceedings, Mr Brooks was one of the sieakent of the evening, and interestingly described his ex periences as a traveling salesman, in which capacity he has lieen connected with the firm for 24 years, lieing one of the jiartnen for the past three years. New potatoes of home growth liegan coming into market a week ago, the first ones commanding $1 J5 a bushel. This week they have plenty ut $1, and the price will proliably take another drop next week The quality is good. The Springfield Hepublican mentions that cases were on trial in the superior court iu that city on Wednesday which iu vol vet S. M. Waite's share iu the division of tho es tate of his nephew-, Edward Vinton, who left some $ 10,000. The two banks iu that vicinity which lost heavily by Mr. Waite, the Chopin national of Springfield und the Mechanics of Holyoke, levied ou the estate to secure their claims, as did also Truman Buck, and these parties were ult represent ed in court. The cates all go to higher court ou law jMiiutN. Ex-tiov Itohiusou is administrator of the Vinton estate The et-rner stone of the new St. Eraneis de Sales (Bomaii Catholic) church at Ben nington was laid ou July 4th with the im jKising ceremonial of the church ritual, and a Bennington item says that the silver trowel used by Bishop de ttoesbriaml on the occasion has lieen presented to A. P fluids for the largest contribution to the church on that day. The estimated cost of the structure is $100,000. A Burlington Free Press (tersonal says "It is stated that Miss Lou, the youngest of the Sherlock sisters, who got up the local ojiera in this city lat year and who went to the Adirondack recently, is very low and not expected to survive long." A piazza party will lie held next Wed lie day evening at Liudenburst, Mr. Crow ell's residence, to which all the young people of the Baptist church aud society are invited. Arguments in one of the St. Allam caes growiug out of the failure of the First Na tional bank iu that place have lieen heard by Judge Wheeler at the Brooks House this week. The case is that of Mrs. E. A. Sow les ugaiust the bank to recover 10,000 of collateral securities put up by her uus band to secure the bank for au indebted ness of $50,000 during the ruu iu 1884 Mrs. Sowles claims the ownership of these securities as legatee nf the estate of Hiram aud Susan Bellows. The arguments have lieen by C. W. Witters for the liank as re ceiver, H. A. Burt of Swan ton for Mrs. Sowles aud E. A Sowles foi himself. U. S Attorney Plumley, V. S. Marshal 1 tub in son and Hon. Geo. P. Johnson, clerk of V S. courts, have lieen in attendance. Two parties of fresh air children passed through here this week for towns in the central aud northeastern art of the state The first party to remain in this vicinity, 44 in numlier, will arrive next Tuesduy Four of the children will lie cared for at Amherst, five at Bernardston. two at Ches terfield, lo at farms along the line of the narrow gauge railroad, and the remainder in town, Mrs. Charles Harris taking lit, Mrs. Jonathan C Howe four, and Mrs. C A. Brown three. It is desired to secure places for TiO more children in this county aliout August 1st, aud people who can take them are requested to notify the general secretary of the Y M. C. A. liefore the 2:id inst. As recorded last week, Diana, wife of the late Houghton Laze lie, died ut East Itover, June HO, She was a daughter of Asa Stock well, sr., of this town, and wan Uirn ou the farm now occupied by Geo. II Willcutt. For some time after their mar riage Mr. aud Mrs. Luzelle lived in the now unoccupied house nw net! by Ezra Ames, east of B. A. Clark's farm. "Mary, the mother of Jesus," will lie the subject of Uev Mr. Phuleti's sermon at the Unitarian church ou Sunday morning. All are welcome There has lieen a change in the Valley Mill company, by which Mr. Miner takes the meal, feed and grain business, under the style of Miner t'o., and E. G. Frost takes Peel's food and will push iu manu facture and sale. Mr. Frost has proiosi tions from Hartford and New York parties for putting this business into a stock coiu pany. The Brattlelro Woman's Indian associa tion will meet iu the Y. M. C. A. room at 4 I', m. next Tuesday. The Brattleliorn Jelly company's Ellison elevator was finished ou Wednesday ami is now iu working order, running from the basement through the four stories of the large new building to the attic, making practically six stories in all. Its working is different from that of other similar ma chines which have lieen put iu here, the motive power lieing furnished by a tubular hydraulic engine iu the cellar, and the lift lieing by wire cables from aliove. It is found to work admirably. Mr. Whitman and Mr. Williams are having a busy sum mer iu getting the new- building aud its ap pliances iu order, aud in making ready fur the jelly season which will begin in two mouths. When complete, the plant will lie as convenient aud as jierfect as could lie w ished. Six children received the rite of liaptism at the Unitarian church last Sunday morn ing, and the entire service was of unusual interest and impressiveuess. The marriage of Col. C. A. Miles of this place und Miss Fannie G. Train, daughter of the late Dr Horace Train of Sheffield, Mass., will take place at the Episcopal church iu that place Aug. 8. Col. N. C, Sawyer sjieut Sunday in tow u, his first visit here since he left seven years ago, During this time he has held a clerk ship iu the pension department, hut has now- been appointed a special examiner with headquarters at Northampton. The strawberry cron was cut uuduly short, but black and red rasplierries of ex cellent quality are now in the market in great abundance, Stickney Brothers alone handling about four bushels a day grown by Vernon and Hinsdale parties. Next month F. A. Whitney will add an other story to his Maiu-st. block and make a flat roof. The Christian Science association will meet Wednesday evening with Mrs. J. C. DeWitt, 20 Prospect st. The New Euglaud telephone company's men are putting in a long distance telephone line between Brattleboru aud East Iutney. Bailey Ac Miuer have bargained for the sale of the Ms sou Ingram place iu South Newfune to John M. Moore. The farm is owned by Mrs. A. S. Ingram of Buffalo, N. Y., aud is Umght by Mr. Moore for his brother, who is now on his way back from Dakotb, satisfied that Vermont and Wind haul county are good enough for him. This is evidently what will hapeu iu many cases iu the pear future, for Bailey A' Miner are aoustantly receiving letters from men who went years ago from Vermont to the West As. iT irtftTrTo and who now ask what farms can belwught for here, and say that they are anxious to get bark to w hat they still call "home." The first of a series of entertainments for Imys, to be held fortnightly, was given at the Y. M. C. A. rooms Monday evening. The telephone exchange's new call card. w ith name arranged by numliers, has lieen tailed to su1Mcribern, and all calls are now made by number. Charles L. Ililliard, fur several years fu the employ of Kstey fc Co., has liought a Issit and shoe store at Bristol, this state. Services iuSt.Mlchaer8Episcopal)church Sunday will he : At H a. M.,holy commun ion ; 10:!10 a. u,, morning prayer ami er mou ; 11:45 a. m., Sunday school ; ?:H0 I'. i. evening prayer. The White Mountain train has lieen crowded since it was put ou, and Monday it had ten cars. After next Sunday the Universalis church will Iks closed until Aug. 18. The Sunday school will, however, continue its session without intermission. Mr. Fred C. Stedman, who reached his majority yesterday, was pleasantly remind ed of the fact in the evening by' a call from the member of his High school class, that of '87. Gift of remembrance w ere brought, refreshment were served, aud all good wishes left. for coming years of maturity. Dr, Edward Thompson, brother of the late Dea. I). B. Thompson aud a cousin of Henry Burnhaiu, diet iu Banbury. Conn., July 1. He puttered from a stroke of paral ysis in May, and never rallied sufficiently to leave his lied. He was born in Brattleboro iu 1817, and lived here until 1840, when he moved to Daubury, where hi home ha lieen ever since. Mr. Thompson's life-long business was that of a travelling truss dealer. He was a man highly resjiected and esteemed. AUiut three yars ago he made a long visit to his BrattleUiro rela tives, iucludiug his nephews, It. H. Thomp son und H. A. Wadswurth. His two sons reside iu Daubury. The First Begiment band give their Bixth concert from the Brooks House balcony next Wednesday evening The Sunday Ue publican began last Sun day morning to run its uewspajier car through to Brattlelioro, arriving here at 0:110. It is understood that the project of a Sunday newspaper train from Bmton to St. Albans, via Miller Falls aud Brattleboro, has beeti given up. I. B. Thorn and H. B. Willis have form ed a partnership. They will make Hop and Burdock Tonic" and various extracts a specialty, but proxwe to establish a whole sale drug house. Mr. Thorn has already built up agots business in the sale of drug gists' supplies throughout New England and New York state The adjourned Universalis parish meet ihg was held Tuesday evening. C. H. Dav t-nport, iu liehalf of the committee, said that they had conferred with Mr llhnan and that his decision concerning his resig nation was final. Suitable resolutions, re gretting Mr. lllmau's proposed dejiarture, were unanimously adopted. Dea Stearns, T. J. B. Cud worth, F. H. Harris, Mrs. A J Hiues, Mrs. (i. E Warner and Mrs Har ry ltowe were a polluted a committee to make arrangements for the state eon veil tiou of Universalists to lie held here next month. Edith, daughter of Frauk Farr, fell from the top of a stair railing iu Crosby block to the floor below Monday night, striking upni her head. She v.us picked up in au unconscious condition, but has now appar ently recovered Mr. Harry A Kilburu is now at Swamp Ncott, -Mats., for the summer, iu charge of the conumidious and opular Ocean House. He writes that the house is already well fillet! and there is every prosjiect of a pros ierous season. Much auuovatiee wuh caused by the fail ure of the Vnlley railroad to stop its train at the new crossing two weeks ago on the H'casiou of the C ha tube rim u Horse comiia na s auction sale Investigation shows that through a misunderstanding the trams were stopped there ou the Saturday liefore the sale, but on the day of the sale, having no orders to that effect, the conductors re fused to stop. The fault, however, was not Mr ChamlieriainV. During the month of June the letter car riers delivered ,40G mail letters. 150 reg istered letters, 5.W1 mail cards, 0,700 pa iers. They collected 10,420 mail letters, :t5'.(0 mail cards, 175H local letters, HHM local cards. Total numlier of pieces of mail matter delivered, 52, 77 : total col lected, 21UWKI, total handled, Hl.077. The Indies' Enterprise, society will give a lawu party at Fuller park, Esteyville, next Tuesday for the Iwuefit of the Esteyville band. Super at 5. HO Music furnished during the evening by the band. All are cordially invited. Uol Fuller and his officers and men are in a ery proper state of happjuess over the receipt of a Iwttery of new steel guns of the latest government pattern. AUiut two years ago Col Fuller made a requisi tiou on (iov Ormsliee for a battery of the new- steel guns then lieing cast at the Wa tervhet arseual. (iov. Ormsliee and Ad jutaut-General Peck visited Washington and procured au order from the war de partment for the re-equipment of the Ver mont liattery, but not until now has the matter lieen brought to a successful isue. The new steel carnages came on Monday, and on Wednesday the guns came ami were promptly mounted. The carriages were designed by Col. Buffingtoti of the Springfield armory, and are beautiful spec iiiieus of metul work The guns are 7 feetO inches long. H 2 10 inch bore, aud will throw a lil sHihd projectile more than five miles. Their weight is 80H pounds each, or 400 pound less than the old guns. They are the first steel breech loading guns issued to a voluuteer battery, and Col. Fuller is con fident from his own observation at home and abroad that they are the finest in the hands of any troops in the world. They will make their first apjiearatice iu public at the coming annual muster at West linn doliih in August, when Secretary Proctor ami Gen Schufield will be present, with a jMisMihility that President Harrison may al so lie able to attend. The ladies of the Industrial Union will give another "afternoon tea" next Wednes day from 5 to 7 o'clock. The Congregational Sunday school picnic, postponed from Wednesday ou account of rain, will lie held this afternoon. A union gospel teiiqierance meetiug will lie held iu the Centre church Sunday even ing at 7 HOo'cl.K'k, ut which an address will lm given by Mrs S. M Perkins of Cleve laud, (., who is said to lie au exceedingly interesting seaker. Work will lie resumed at Bos White's jiajier mill Monday, after a vacation of two weeks. The Unitarian ladies have preparations well advanced for their annual fair, which occurs on Thursday evening, 25th inst. Trussell V Co call attention Ut a new line of glassware iu attractive patterns. E. W. Bhslgettof Newfaneand D. P. De Witt, a young man who has been employed by the Estey organ couiiany, are putting a stock of groceries into the new store iu Emerson's building, and will do a cash re tail and jobbing business Mr DIodgett was formerly in trade iu New-fane, he is well known in the county, aud we ure glad to welcome him as a resident of Brattle lioro, Uev. C O Day suds from New York for Scotland Thursday, to lie alisent until a Unit September 1st. He goes Monday with his family to Catskill, N. Y., where they are to remain during his absence. Mr. Day's companion on his foreign trip will Im a friend ami fellow worker, the Uev. Mr. Merriam, formerly of Eajthamptou, Mass., but now settled in the West. Harrison G Cutler, aged 4Ht died Tues day at West Brattlelioro on the farm w hich he recently Umght. His father, Jonas Cutler, died less than two years ago, and the death of his mother occured last May. Mr. Cutler was formerly in the bakery business with his father. The funeral was held Wednesday, the Odd Fellows, of which he was a member, attending in a Usly. Uev, Mr. Atwell of Bellows Falls will preach iu St. Michael's (Episcopal) church the last two Sundays of the mouth, while Mr. Collins is uway ou his vacation. A six-years old daughter of G. H. Ken- 1 dull, Jiving ou Cedar street, fell from a miru-story window butiday, but was not seriously injured. The tuxes of every description in the town of Brattleluro amounted to 0H,040. 10 duriug the ast year. Tlie Uutlaud Herald now reaches here at 10 a. w J G. Ullery is the local agent aud corresj undent. F. A. Uoberts & Co., successors to F. E. Drown, promise to deserve and secure a share of the public patronage, as will Iks seeu by their opening advertisement iu this issue. Another Brook House musical will be given uext Tuesday evening. A party of canoeists from White Itiver Junction passed here Tuesduv. en route for . Springfield, Mass. No morning service will be held by the Baptikt iMHiety fur the next four weeks. The Sunday school will meet as usual. The annual school meeting occurs uext Tuesday evening. In addition to the ruu tiue business there is an article, uuder the new law, to see if the district will vote to employ a sujiervisor of hcIiooU, aud to see if it w ill vote Ut sell auy real estate. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Mairs of Lau&iug- burg. N. Y., came to town last Saturday for tlie burial of their infant daughter, a grandchild of Uev. Dr. H P. Tyler, and remained here until yesterday as guest of Mr. aud Mr. B. A Clark. It wa Mrs Mair' first visit to Brattleboro since she left here with her father family 20 years ago. Jtoth she anil her Iiusliauil were charmed with the town and expressed the hoje that Dr. Tyler might come here to spend hi last day, which would bring them here n!o. Their little sou is named "Tyler," thus pleasantly jierpetuating the family name. The railroad commissioner, who are on their annual tour of Inspection of Vermont railroad, came to town last night and to day have gone up the narrow-gauge road, accompanied by Superintendents Fos and llrook, and by J'rot. Hitchcock of Dart mouth college, who is engaged by the com missioner as a bridge expert. The following is the list of letters re maining iu the mst -office July 12 : Women (lertnide 1 In ant, Minerva IMlow. Margie la Itruwn, It N Cavanaugh if, Mrs Hat tie Frost, Mrs II C Field, Ume Hoe. JeimieT Ijowe, Mrs. K 1. Moore, Maramie K. Mather, Minnie la Metcair Men C F Allen, Arthur llarrus, 1. (1. llelle finer if. II II. Ifmwn. O. 1 Itmwii, II K It. Kmllli, Jocal Tonne. BTATE MEDICAL BOCIETV. The Annual .llrrliug llrld Iu Untitle bora iliU Week. The semi-annual meeting nf the Vermont stat medical society was held at the Brook House ou Tuesday am Weduesday, accord fug Ut announcement. The attendance w a not large, uumlieriiig alsmt H5 meinlier. The president, Dr. J. M. Clarke of Burling ton, formerly of Brattlelioro. was iu the chair, and In the absence of the secretary Dr. 0. W, Phelps of Bellow Falls acted us secretary pro tem. On account of the ab sence of several tnemliers who were un signed pajiers, the first paper read on Tues day afternoon was by Dr Holtou on "Med ical legislation." This had reference to measures tending to promote more efTectu ally the ends of the law und the elevating of the standard of the medical profession. Dr. Holton took up first the subject of ined ical exjiert testimony, advocating the up lKintiuent by the courts of exjiertH in lieu of their selection by attorneys a at pre ent, and that such exiert lie reasonably com en sated for their services bv the state The next topic related to the appoint merit of medical examiners iu lieu of cor oners a at present, to act in case of death under suspicious circumstances. Thirdly, Dr. Holton advis-ated the estub lishiuent of ntute Uianls of licensers and examiners, with jsiwer to prescribe the qualification Isith of thoe who wish to lie come medical students and of those who wish to become physicians. These propitious were supported by quotations from the laws of unous states and propmed enactments looking Ut the ac coiupliHhment of these ends, as well as by strong jiersonal argument iu furtherance of these objects, showing that the docUir had given the subject mature thought und careful investigation. During the dwtission which followed the reading of this pajier Col. Hawkins, who was preseut, wan invited to participate, and did so, his remarks pertaining to the pay meut of expert aud having reference es lecially to a recent case in Ileiiniiigtoii county where physicians culled as exjierts iu a murder trial were paid only the ordin ary witness fees. Following this Dr. C. W Peck of Bran don read un interesting aud valuable pa per entitled "Some observations cm the cause of disease," At the evening session Dr. F. W. Good all of Bennington, the vice president of the society, read a pajier on "Throiiilsisis und emlsdism of the pulmonary artery." At its conclusion the uiemliers repaired to the residence of Dr Holtou, where by iu vita tiou of Drs Holton and Drajier. they met a tsimpany oi our prominent towmqieople, lioth ladies ami gentlemen, refreshments were served aud au enjoyable social hour was sjient On Wednesday morning the doctors ac ceptcd au invitation from Dr Drajier to visit the asylum and two hours were sjient in inspecting the institution projier, the Summer itetreat and The Cottage, a call hiug paid also at the fur ni buildiugs on the return. On asseinbhug after the return from the asylum Dr Drajier read a jMijier ou "The Oath of HipiKXTates," showing how the principles emimdied in the oath of the father of medicine liave Iwen preserved through two thousand years of time and are fcslay so far from obsolete that thev foim the ha sis of all the codes of medical ethics by which the profession throughout the civil ired world is governed. The formal proceedings dosed with a pa ier oi. "Auie.sthetics." of purely profes sional intercut, read by Dr O W.PbeIpof Bellows Falls, the visiting uiemliers leaviyg for home on the afternoou trains Four new nieuiliers were admitted at the opening sessiou on Tuesday Drs. Lawtou aud Pratt of Brattlelsiro, Iticeof Wilmiug ton aud Johnson of Jacksonville Interesting exhibits of medical pre para tions were made during the sessions by New York and Philadelphia drug stores THE SCHOOL KEPOUT. The school committee have made a com uieiidable new dejtarture this year, pre sen ting in addition to the usual financial statement a pnutd reiort um the work of the year, and u rejsirt from Miss Wood, the superviMtr The couuuittoes report suais up the financial exhibit in brief iu its opeuhig jaragraph. Under the new school law four terms iusteAd of three were iu eluded iu the year's work, causing au in crease in exiieuditure of $5,500. The $1500 iu Umds due iu HSH was (mid, but to meet the exiieute of the fourth term it was ne cessary to make a teuiNjrar loan of $1500, leaving the actual indebtedness the same as a year ago. Had the school yeur Ikhmi as usual, a reduction of $2500 iu the bonded debt would have lieen shown The coin lug year's expense are estimated at $18, 0o0, for which a tax of 45 cents will lie ne cessary, in addition Ut the public money Dr. Holtou, who makes the rciiort, speaks iu the highest terms of the good work done by Miss Wtsul, the sujiervisor, and earnest ly recommends the continued employment of such au official He tHpeuks fur the new High scIkhiI principal, whoever he may lie, the hearty supKrt of Uth parents and teachers, and make other timely rec ommeiidatious which we hojie will lie read ami seriously thought of Miss Wood's rejiort covers the work done in tho grades under her charge and uliounds in suggestions which sieuk for themselves of the individuality no Iesn thau of the de votion which she brings to her work The auditor's report shows iu detail the receipts from all sources, and the exieuditures un der the different headings of salaries, re airs, supplies, etc. Copies of the rejsirt may lie obtained at the liauks, at H. B. Chumlierlaiirs and at Geddis'tf. THE BAPTIST LAWN PAHTY. The weather of last Friday evening was as favorable as could have lieen wished for the iwtimed lawn party of the Baptist ladies. Col. Estey's grounds have never been so attractive as on this occasion. Be sides the hundred of colored lanterns, five arc lights were hung at different joints, and a line of incadesceiit lamps lighted the Ihpi'm bimiur ta.iit lirilli until Tk 1 for the hale of fancy at tides aud flowers and the dolls' barar were attractively fitted up aud well patronized, but the exhibit of centennial relics gotten up and presided over by Mrs. Fuller aud Mrs. De Wolf was unquestionably the happy hit of the eveu- ing. One of the broad verandas of Col. i Estey's house was used for the gallery, i curtains of rich old tajiestry and home I woven counterpane hanging ut either en I trance. The illumination was by many ! caudles, which shed a soft radiance over the rare old curios, and the ladies moving about iu their quaint gowns and high i topjied combs, completed the harmonious I picture. The loau collection of relics was ! a large and choice one, aud showed that no eud of lalior had lieen given to gathering the articles from many sources. The sup ier was served by young men aud women in costumes of the olden time, and G. Washington with his hatchet, Alexauder Hamilton, Brother Johuathan, and other personages of only less distinction were familiar figures about ths ground. The baud music was excellent, the attendance was large, and a net sum of over $300 was realized, iucludiug thy proceeds of the sup lers sold on Thursday evening. IT OUGHT TO BE BO HEBE. IFruiu the tSpriusfield Itepublicau, July &. After having experienced the quietest Fourth of July iu our history, nobodv in Springfield will desire to go back to the old order of thiugs, The compromise gave the boys au opportunity to make a noise aud burn owder from suurise until 0 a. u., and then again iu the evening from 7:.t0 to 10:it0. This offered sufficient veut, and for the rest of the day aud night comparative quiet reigned. The relief was prodigious and most grateful to grown-up folks. It is precisely this rule that ought Ut tie enforced in Brattleboro, and were it done the hoys would have the good will of every body in their Fourth of-July racket. Us observance this year would have saved several invalids (vuisequeuce from which they have not yet recovered. PEUSONAli. The five sisters of St. Joseph have gone to Burlington for rest, to be away until Sent. 1st j Martin Austin and Henry Brocklngton are at their home for a vacation. Mr. Wm. Welcome and two daughters are at Vergenne for several weeks. Mrs. Ellsworth Clark of Springfield, Ma., has lieetUn town thi week. Mr. Edmund Carey is in West Fitchburg, Mass , fur a stay of several weeks. Col. aud Mr. Hooker and James are at Ijng Branch for a week. Williston Walker, a professor in the theo logical choolat Hartford, Oonn., ami son of Uev. George Ion Walker, ha leen in town this week. Mrs. Uev. E. W. Whitney and daughter Maliel, of Cincinnati, are visiting at T. J. B. Cudworth's. Miss Minnie Haskins is taking a vacation of several weeks In Boston and vicinity. Hon. Walter Howard of Fair Haven, a professor in Middlebury college, visited last week at S. 8. Hunt's. Many year ago his father was a Metlifslist minister in Guilford Mrs. Drury Weatherhead, Iner. and Charles Fairliank, have arrived from Con cord, N. H. Miss Abbie Griffin, for many year in the Perkins institute for the blind at South Bos ton, has graduated and returned home. II. K. and J. F. White of Meriden, Conn., have lieen fu town briefly. Mr. J, F. White ha been at her father's S. T. H. Cheney's, for some time. Miss Nettie Harris is iu Shushau, N Y. Mrs. Henry Fletcher, Miss Helen Fletcher, Lulu Bruckett, Iouise Uawson, Amy limes, Charlotte and Uuth Noye, are among those who are at Chesterfield lake for several da v. The many friend of Mr. and Mrs. Ed win Ootsluo'w will lie Pleased to learn that they return to town this week after living In Lynn, Mass., for two year. Clerk Johnson, ut the swt office, has re turned from Virginia. Geo. Clay, clerk for Pratt, WrihttS. Co., in in Boston for a vacation. Bicyclist Uowe of New Haten, Colin , called on the Vermont Wheel club Isiys this week. Mrs. Eva C. Huling. the Christian sci entist, left Wednesday for her home iu Denver, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. I. O. P. Smith are sending a few day iu New York and Brooklyn. Frank Foster, a Iwnk clerk at Ilauou, N. II., has lieen at his grandfather, liar vey Houghton's, this week. Will Dutton has sold his farm iu the west part of the town to Henry Akley, and mol ed with his family to Nashua, N II Uev. and Mrs. F. J. Parry have Iwen called to Cincinnati, Ohio, by the sudden illness of Mrs. Parry's brother. Carroll Parker of this place, Uiokkeeper for E, J. Bullock & Co., of lieadsboro, lost his personal effects by the fire at that place Sunday night. Geo. E Crow ell and family and Miss Kittle Milliken of Maiden, Mass , are at the White Mountains. F. L. Houghton is soon to go on au ex tended trip through the South aud West in the interest of hit paer, the Holsteiu Frie siau Uegister. Mr. aud Mrs. C F lteed have returned froniatwo weeks' visit iu Bon ton aud Prov ide nee. Charles Chase, son of Major Clia.se of Northampton, has been iu town this week II. C. Stevens is at hit old home on Oujie Uod for an outing Mr. aud Mrs W. P. Mcpherson of New York have made their annual visit Ut Brat tlelioro. Ferris Vaughn is at Woodstock duriug his vacation Henry Smith of New London. Conn , has tteeu in town this week Mr. and Mrs Geo. Corey have returned to Lehigh, Iowa. Willie Fisher returned to Keetie with his aunt, Mrs Nathan Gould, who bos been here two weeks. Miss Flood of North fie Id. this state, is visiting in town. J. M. Crosby, of Philadelphia, has lieen here this week for business consultation with Smith A Hunt. Mrs. Walter Haywood and sou of De troit, Mich., are visiting relatives in towu. Miss Edna Hall is exjiected to return from Europe next mouth. Misses MlUtne and Beie Bushnell, of North Adams, are spending a fortnight with relatives. Misses Jessie Gregg and Izetta Stewart start today fur a carnage drive to Ludlow Will Barnes is at home from West Ban dolph, w here he has a photograph studio, aud is doing a gois business. The desjiatches announce tlie safe arrival in Europe of the steamer Trave, ou which Mr aud Mrs. J. D Uoess took passage. Col. aud Mrs. Estev, Mrs. E. P. Cariien ter, L. W. Hawley, E. A Hall, B. A. Clark, It. II. Hockley and wife, Miss Carrie Hough tou, Mr Westgale, Christie Crow ell, Thos. Cain, Wm. Cain, Will Smith and Alsou Harris were among the Brattleboreaiis who attended tlie meetings at Northfield this week Ernest Be in is is intending a fortnight's vacation among the West Brattleboro hill Capt. and Airs C'hilds have lieen at Ben nington this week to attend the wedding anniversary of A. P. Child. Mrs. E. S. Adsit of Burlington is at her brother's, G I. Clary's, on Oak street. She will go Ut Wihuiugtou for a stay of several w eeks, hoping for full recovery from un attack of rheumatic fever. Uev Mr Phaleii has been ou a visit to his father aud younger brother at Camden, N. Y , this week. G T. Cojieland, formerly of this place, lives at Glovrrsville, N. Y., one of the vil I ages which suffered severely from Tues day's flood. Mrs. Fred Veet of Sprinfield, Mass., ii at her father's, J Betting, Sr.'s, for a few weeks Chas Bingham and family are to occupy the house with Mr Bingham's mother on Green street Col. Estey attended the Home Market club meeting at Boston ou Wednesday Mr Dr. lKarlioru aud daughters go next week to occupy a cottage at Sunape Lake, N II. L. F. Iawton, the contractor, is back in towu. Mr. aud Mrs. J. J. Bay, of Boston, are now on their way so Europe, accompanied by Mr. Bay's mother, Mrs. J. L. Uav. Mr. aud Mrs. II. G. Uiddell, of 'Boston, have been with Mr. aud Mrs. J A. Taylor the past week, aud will go next week ou a visit to Wilmington. E. 1). Whitney loaves next Monday for Minneaistlis to join his family, who' have been there for some weeks. He will lie ab sent about a mouth. Mrs. Edward Crosby and her daughter, Mrs. Walker, go next week to Saratoga for a fortnight. THE BIFLE. The follow ing scores were made at Ver non ruuge July 4th. Itaiu preveuted the fiuishiug of the Of Kl yard score : yds. fi & & 6 5 5 5 fi ft & ,V) French, -OM 3 A ft 5 & 4 4 ft ft ft S fuu ft ft ft 3 ft h to a a ft 4 s ft ft ft ft 5 -t ft."i 44444& & ft 45 Putnam, ( oo (4lO - am fill It 14(h) -Ml (now ft ft a ft ft s s ft s-iK ft ft 4 ii ft ft ft4. (Vl.h, ft 4 a & 4 ft44ft44ftftft ft 10 &ft4&&4ft&4ft-4T ft 4 li u ftH4&84ftft & ft-44 NiclioU, fond ft a aaa&-i&44ft 4 it, M ft ft ft S 4 ft 4 -I 4 S-44 Oolt, 3 4 4ft 4-41 I mm 4 4X) -rsw ft ft 4 4 ft 4 4 4 ..!, fluod&le, Cooley, Kuight. Military LVilih, ! 4 ft ft ft 4 4 4 4-4tf M ft 4 4 ft s o i 4-s: 3 5 4 S urn i 4ll r 1 S t (I i 3 i a 5 4-81 i a i' a s 4-14 VAH1S OKK H.MI. 5 $ 5 & i 5 4 S-4H i S 4 S J J 5 f4: a 4 4 a a a a 4 4-40 a4&4a4(4 4-41 4a44B44a 5-44 34534544 4-44 6 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4-14 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4-4J 34343454 411 444433434 -4il 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4H 444 5 433X 4-41 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4-1! 33444444 411 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3-41 Onoly. Xk-huU. KUflltt, Kninlil, i Colt. I - i ( Frrui'li. 6 I rulimm, & OAK UHOVK HAMIK, JU4.V (!, 18H). (Vl.b. Fffiit'li. : i iw i g i 5-Ki hgsiu curse lo-rs 10 9 r '. 8 10 9 6-ttl iu b u 8 r r 7 s r IU- TV iw : r o n ; . in t u in c ; U 6 Ctobb, '! be t'arral local ai.llcatlou, a. tby caunot ivicli Ibo UiMud tuition of lb ,ar 'tIici U only on aj' K drafiio. aud lliat i. ,y rountltutlou iuUllln ortb umc-ua Unliuj of tte j:uCK Tube WbMi tlila tube get iuflanml j ou ua""a ruuiUiuKiawiidur lmiirrfn-t bearing, aud .ben Kij.''W '''IT1 ' ! riult, aud un' Inn; tu IntlaiuaUou fan be taken out aud tbl. tube reooied lu iu normal couditlon, beartuir be de.tr.iyed f ore er ; nine cawa out of teu are i-auaed bv ratarrb, UU b U notblnirbut an lulUiued iCiT ultlou of tbe mui'U aurface We IU Kie One Hundred Kollara for any com of deafueiu (iaued by catarrh) I bat m.i-iiiiiot rare by Ulliif Hall iWrrb Cure ... . I' J CHENKV Jt CO., Toledo, o liETsold by drueg-biu, 76 ueuta. '.u be free from tick beadacbe, Ullouuieaa. sou jUpalluu, r4i. ue Carter'a Utile Lher Mus Slru4ly legeulle Tbey gently .Umuku tbi & tr and free the atomacb frtin Uln. cvu.mK liors at vimn:n:i.i. A lllrd'.-llje Vlex ml thr Nprnkrra nnri Nrrtlrra Ihr l.n.l I'l.r Int. NnnTiinBi.li, Man., July H, HI. Several relirmenUitivefiof the llrattlelxini Y. M. (J. A. Iisve Ikhmi here ulnce tlieien ing of the t-ollege atudehtV llilile rotifer enre, having a tent on the aeniinary gruunda, where the latch atring i alvvayn out for the leaa favored lmy ho are only aide to pome down for a day or two. Every day we ee amid the hundred of atrauge face, in Htone hall familiar one from home, anil on Sat urday and Sunday quite large iartiea came down. Of pourae iu our limited apace, an exteuded account of the conference ia Im KM4.iMe . only a pamiug glimpae of the va ried and deeply intereating aervicea call tie given. A the end of tlie meeting draw near, the etithuaiaRtii increase ; more meetiuga are held, and lew attention ia paid to aporta. William Illakie of New York waa the flrat peaker Saturday morning, hi. auliject be ing the title of hia liook, "How to Oet Strong,1' and the addrea, waa moat Kiitited and practical, aliouuding iu helpful aug gentiou. Dr Driver uf i'ortlutid, (Jr., fol lowed with hia lecture on "The interprets tion of the llilile." Hia concluNion'woa that there in nothing revealed iu the llilile which cannot lie mode to apjiear reaaouahte anil ahown to lie a fact, on a cornpariaou with nature ; yet in lioth caaea the philosophy of fact ia an ever iiKTeaaing atudy. The afternoon waa devoted tocoiitoaU in rumiiug, jumping, etc., iu which Home ex celleut reifirda were made, and a game of foot-liull lietween Yale ami Trim-eton waa won liy the latter, the acore atanding 1 to 0. The evening w oa given up to Ja)aii and the work there, A letter from Mr. L. D. Wiahard waa rend, which gave a hojieful account of the reailiueaa in which Japan atanda t take great atridei tonard civili zation ami Chnxliatiity , uImi a cablegram atuting that oer 5410 dapuneae atudenta w ere uKHemtiled ut the "Northiield, jr.," con ference now in aeqaion at Kioto KfTective appeal followed from two native Japanese, couched iu language which few Americau atudenta could rival. The Imiv having aeut iu a complaint that Mr. Moody ilid not talk to them often enough, he announced that, while he had other aieakerH in view for the forenoon and evening KeHious, he wa will ing to promine them that he would ieak for au hour each da to all who chose to attend a aervice ut 0 o'clock a m The college conference ou aociation work, at (i.4 o'clock Saturday evening wa addrwaied Ii) Dr. Luther (iulick of Spring field and William IMakle of New York, the tiipic lieing "The claim of local Young Men' L'hriMtian UHHociation on rollege men a ath letic director." On Sunday morning Mr. MiKy jike at li o'clock ou jiemoual work and the reijui aite for Chritiau service, aud at II o'clock ou "l'raver," for which he named ten ele meuta adoration, coufeioli of aiu, reati tution, unit) , thaukgiviiig, forgiveue, faith, lierKeverance, iietituin ami aulmiia ioll. At 1(1 4i o'clock, 111 the new village I church, llev. Dr. Mo-.es Huge of Ulclimond. I Va , preached a liowerful anil acholarlv f Mention ou "Tlie Duty of Service to Ood." Iu the afternoon Itev. Chaa. Spurireou, jr., who hod called at Northfield while on Ida way from Australia Ut Ijudou, gave a picturewjue Mention ou "Nail," using for Lie text the words, "Aud I, if I be lifted up, w ill draw all men unto me. " The cron wa represented as a magnet and men and women as uaila of different sorts, which could only lie drawn to the cross w lien cer -tain condition were complied with Sunday evening wa chiefly devoted to tlie interests of Japan, Yincouut Miahima aud John T Swift giving addree on the need of workers iu that country and em phasizing the present tune as a crisis, owing Ut the oitemng of the eountry to aviliia tiou and tlie casting aside of their old faith by the young men of that vast empire A collection of ?4IH wa raised, to which Mr Moody and live others added iKKI each, and I the $1(100 wa given to Mr le, a native' preacher preseut, to go touard building a church for lii congregation Short but telling upjieal for volunteer missionaries j were uiaue oy .uessrv. apeer aim V tiuer, and a few w orda from J. Q. Woolley of Miu neuiohs gave a vivid picture of Christ's liwer over the demon of strong drink. Ti emiay EvtsiMt, July, !lth. ( lu Monday , besides the o o'clock meeting , Dr. Driver's "question meetiug" ou Itouud bill, and tlie liihle study and association conferences, there was a fine sermon ou "Conformity to the image of Christ," by Itev. M. K. Halduiu. Episcopal bishop of Ontario, and iu the eveniug, owing to tlie non arrival of President I'atton of Prince ton, Mr. Motsly consented to give his ser inou ou "The Holy Spirit for service." Tuesday morning's 1(1 o'clock sessiou brought auother jsiwerful aermou from Ilishop Baldwin on "The oieratioii of the Holy tihost," which was followed by one from Dr. Hoge on A Personal Christ " Mr. Woolley closed the session with a brief hut pathetic teliqierance address, iu which he told how futile were his attempts at re form without tbe help of (led. The ouly hoM3 of reform and salvation for the drunk ard is through Jesus the Saviour. Mr Wolley w as formerly a brilliant aud w ealthy lawyer iu Miuueai!i, but through iutem eraiice lost fortune, (sisitiou everything He was an attendant, w lieu at home, of the church uf liev. A It. (1 raves, who is well known to some lirattlelsjro ieople. Among the most interesting meetings of tlie conference have lieen those devoted to the students' volunteer llllssiou movement The interest und euthusiasjll in this work is steadily growiug, and nearly 40 volun leers have been secured during till confer euce, making the whole number in attend ance alsmt Km. A meeting held in the ho tel tarlors Tuesday aftenusiii, to interest the lady guests in this work, was ojieued by prayer by Itaron von Shaack, general secretary of the llerlin Y. MCA. and earnest ami siw erful apeals w ere made by li E Ser and W W Smith, Princeton men who have coll-ecrated themselves Ui foreign mission work, aud by Miss Nettie Dunn, international secretary of Young omen's Christian associations As a re suit of their strung presentation of the cose, over KI0 was raised iu a few moments, for the feehug seemed to lie, as one lady expressed it, "if these noble young men aud women are ready to give their lives to the foreign mission work, we surely ought to Im w illiug ui furnish the money to enable them to do it." The iqieaken. Tuesday eoniug were rep reseutatives of the Hntish universities of Dublin, (ilosgow, Alierdeen, Oxford aud Cambridge, who gale iu a condensed form an account of what these institutions are doing in the way of Christian work at home and iu heathen lands. Dr. Driver 8ke Wednesday morning Uhih "The eterual souship and incarna tion of Christ," and Mr. Misly(by requesti preached his well-known sermon ou the iu apiration of the Ilible. The confereuce ou college association work considered the question "How to promote aocial purity in our colleges." The two lost sessions of the conference were held in the afternoon aud evening. The afternoon meeting waa giv eti up to the students, who told what they had gained during the conference. In the evening representatives of different col leges addressed tlie meeting on various sub jecu. Mr. Eastman, an Indian who is studying at Hoston university, made au el oquent plea fur missionaries among his race. There were 10 speaker, iu all, including V K. Ober aud Dr. Driver. Singing by the Mt Herman quartet, con sisting of Messrs. Lane, Daniels, Critchlow and Ureeu, waa one of the pleasant aud helpful features of the conference. The congregational singing, under the lead of Prof. Towner and H. K. Williams of the railroad Y. MCA, was graudly inspir ing, and Mr. Sankey sang several solos iu answer to urgent request. Oim NATIONAL GAME. The game Tuesday lietween the lirattle Isiroa and a picked nine of atudenta from different colleges, who are spendiug the summer at Northfield, was too one-aided to Iw interesting. Our Iwya might have blank ed their opiKiiieuta ; a it waa they simply toyed with them and made them a preseut of a few scores. Woodcock, except when men were ou liases, tossed the ball over the plate. In the last two innings several of the home players changed sisitions, Ilurrell and Dowd trying to pitch. The UrattleWiu did not Ut Itergatroui heavily, but there was no inceutive for them to do so, as the collegians fielded like school girls, and gave them plenty of scores A runuingcatch by Leltay w as the liest play of the day. BUATTU-BOUOtf. A.U . 3 . 6 . 3 .1 3 5 5 4 . 4 In. a.u. p.n. a. c llowd, SUP IVilliipy, 3b,o, ll'luiurke, c, Sb McKeuuey, sa, .. Woodcock, p, r.f. lb Uurrell, lb, r.f. u, ab, leltay. If. Hubbard, u.f. . . liudry, r.f. lb Totals. 41 M 5 1 S7 Si 'a OHU.K.1USS. H. B. S H. F.o A. K (I.Wright, e.f Kwillg, 3b,,.. I'ahuer, c,.,.. llrowu, a.a... . Clarke, lb .. . Uuyd, U 1'lersou, Sb lierirstrolu, p . , W. Wright r,f.. . Totals, ttaire by hiulujra, llrallk-buros, Culles-iaua. II 11 U II 0 1 0 I u u li u 1 u a II o M 6 1 w ir iu I 4 3 6 T U I i u i a j i o-u UUU00U0I4-5 tiM'0?1 DB'. Bases stolen Brattleboro 0; OoUegtaiai I. Base oa colled balk-tlrattlelorua 1: (touVejan i: u lhirrrl out -lit WtMleoek eti nan iirsniewroa, i; ivieKlaM 1 a.: tk 7, lhirrrll 1, now . S7 UniiHre, Jahwsi lloiiaM " atnmi n i-asea of gam, t hour Nell-.. The Hinsdale beat the Keeum last s.i unlay, III to 1 Oollopy played with tk, Iliuadali I)owd aeeured a two-bagger ami a in,, and O'liourke a two bagger iu the gain, lietween the L. J Uutiii and Fitclilnirrt laat Saturday, they playing with theOunil, Score "i to I in fovor nf the (lunii. A game will probably aixiii be arranged with the Kcarsarge nine, the college l,,y, at Greenfield who have beaten the I. J (luntu aud Athols. Ilrattlelsiro ra. I.. J. Omnia today The boya intend to make it four ntraigkt with the Claremont at Claremont to nmr row. The Wilmington are anxious to pla) tli. Wheel club next Tuesday. President Lilli ha been in Iloston tin week to aee alamt new uniform for tlie Ilrattlelsiro. Tlie Ilellowa Fall association held a meet ing Tuesday, elected officer, and autliuru ed the manager and directora to secure a good nine. It ia exiected that Aldrn-li (Jraiiville aud other Athol player will on the team. The High Schoola have gone tislay bj Springfield, thia state, for a game. A liaaeliall flew o'er tlie field, one day ; A teiini Is.!) iassed liear by; "Why, where are you flylnir an fast aita) The tennis liall taused lo cry. "A pitclier lirotifclit me Ut this," be said "A temperance one at that; He hurled me forth ttllh an acblui; head I've JllRt come off a bat " Theli tbe tennis hall lauirhed In a tsiMermi sat A tlmllBrh be would blirt Ills jacket, "Then here we strt, I'm sorry toaj For Tin going ofT ou a racquet " - .V V Sun Ural llmlllrbre. A IIAKK HIIIW Of TKOPIfAL HUKI1IH That row of more than a hundred yucca plants, many of which are now In the glo ry of iilisjui, on the upier Isirder of SIu. (irouf llower garden, i just now a sight a lieautiful as it is unique and ronspicuoui The leuder wimmIv acajie or stalk, some six or seven feet higli, lieariug a large pyra inida! tuft or panicle of three or four hun dred (one of them counting 4MSI elegant, nodding, cup form, cream-colored or white How era, an inch or twoiu diameter, makes a somewhat singular and attractive show iug. The yucca seem to be exclusively iu digenous Ut the tropical regiou of our western continent. The plant above named have all lieeu grown from one that came to Miss Urout from the West Indies They lielong Ut a genu of American liha ceoua plant, and are sometime called "Ad am' needles," because of the sharp point of the leaf . sometime "Spanish daggers," for the same reason : and aoroetimea "bear's gross " or "liear'a thread," because of the filaments or long, reversed, thread-like fibres with which the edges of the leaves are lieset. The name yucca aeema to be of Siauiah origiu, though some think it lndi au. One interesting peculiarity about the plant ia that, being of a tropical origiu, it never seems to mind the cold. It erect, lanceolate, filauieutoua leaves, from oue to two feet in length, all densely clustered from the top of its root stock, stauu the frosts and anowa of winter with no aign of harm, look oa fresh aud green out in the garden iu the dead of winter and amid the snow, as iu the rain and beat of summer, and so never requiring the plant Ut lie taken up or protected from tbe cold. Jenuison Tburtier lost three cows last week by poisouing f rom Paria greeu, which hod been carelessly left exposed in a iail ami which the cow a drank. H C. Jones ia the new clerk at M I. Mather's. Fred McClure of New York city is spend ing his vacation with his brother in-law , John S Worsl. Prof II. II Shaw and Mrs. J. H. Babbitt are attending the national convention of the societies of Christian Endeavor at Phil adelphia, Wr.1 Uvrr. It is reported that T. S. Estabrook has sold his buildings in this place to Mr. Davi. of Milford, Mass. Itev. Mr. Hudson will preach at the Con gregational church next Sunday at 2 o'clock. James liartlett is ou the sick list aud is under the care of Dr. Hice. Mr. Webb aud family of Arlington visited at E. K. Cook's ou Wednesday. Prof. Hattou re turned to his home in Taunton, Mass , Ju ly .1. Lester Sylvester from Cleveland, Ohio, is visiting at his father's. Weal ll.lMMrril.,, The Oreeuiield Gazette mentions that H. II Park and family, who have recently re moved to this place, were called uion aud pleasantly remembered by their Greenfield neighlsira and frieuda on the afternoou of the Fourth, just before leaving that place. iJrreai Silver. Uev Chas. Scott w ill preach iu tbe church next Sunday at 11 a. si. aud Her. Mr. Har ris at ? p. at. Aliout V) couples attended the dance' at Clisliee's, all of whom aeeuied lo have a merry time. Sneak thieves have been prowling about the vicinity of late, taking iiarU of mowing machines, robbing clothes lines, etc. The parties are pretty well known, and unless their enterprise iu this direction is restrain ed, they will lie quite likely to lie provided w ith a jienuauent home. If the (i rove correspondent wishes to rake over any one's character, she is respectful ly requested to keep it out of the Green Hiver items, as w e are quite cpalde of do ing all we wish to have done iu that line. As for C. L. Stew art, the dentist, he bad his faulU as well as others, but be did nut leave suddenly nor privately ; be told when he was going, and paid his Isiard bill before he went. We learn from private sources that Dr. Stewart is a deutist of good repute, and that he is now in the office of hia preceptor in New York during the latter's absence ou a vacation. Eti. finilferd. A sad story is reported from the south part of the towu, of a young couple (.whose names no oue seems to know) who were married ou Sunday by Justice Barney and weut to Fred Burdick's to work duriug tbe hay season. Tuesday night the bride, who was but 10 years old, committed suicide by taking Paris green. As Johu Yivier, wife aud child, and Mrs. Jane Howard ware riding down tbe hill from Paul Morris's, July 4th, the horse rail, throwing them out, breaking the wagon and harness, and finally bringing up ou the Carienter farm in a tangled heap. No one was seriously hurt. A young tramp who had been working for Elwin Ingram, disaniieared the uight liefore tho Fourth, also Mr. Ingram's rub tier coat, and $30 belonging to Seth Hoyt, a young man stopping with the Iugrams. No attempt was made to catch the thief. Mr and Mrs. Frank Houghton of Colum bus, Ohio, are visiting at J. Houghton's. (iuilferd Vraure. " The display of fireworks at the Guilford Springs farm on the evening of the 4tb was very fine and enjoyed by many. The friends of S. L. Hunt and Mrs. F. L Hunt aud family will be happy to learn they are soon to spend a few weeks at their farm. Mrs. J. A. W alien and little son have' been spending a few days at J. G. Thayer's, f Rev. T. Y. Illman will preach iu the" Vuiveraalist church at the usual hour Sun day afternoon. JoicbMaville. Him. LEOKAIIU BKOWN. Uy tho death of Mrs. Leonard Brown, which occurred ou Monday, another old set ler Misses away. She was a native of Wil mington, but had been a resident of Whit ingham more than 03 years, aud of Jack sonville for the lost 49 ; she hod been a mem ber of the Baptist church aiuce 1831, and a lady justly entitled to the respect of all w ho knew her. She leaves a husband aud three children to mourn her loss, out of a family of five w ho lived to maturity. The funeral services were held at the house on Tuesday, Itev H. Eastman ofliciatiug. EdR" "t. and EOie L., son and daughter of It. I), Brown, are both at home again having completed the requisite course of study aud graduated on the same day, June 1st, from the resiective schools they have been atU tiding, Edgar at the Drew acade my at North Adams, where he has taken a four years' course 'and Eflie from the State Normal school at Itandolph, where she haa taken two years' course, and received a Ave years' state certificate. We understand it is the intention of Edgar to enter upon a collegiate course the coming fall, aud Eflie is engaged to teach the school iu district No. U for the fall term. The grass crop is very good, but the con tinued wet weather makesitdiRicult for the farmers to make hay. Measles have disapieared but mumps are still prevailing. aiUF' 1r S"1'' Kn al"1 JUKhUr, of hhelliunie rails, have receutly visited Mr aud Mrs. J C Chaw, the pareuta of Mrs. Cane.ly.-Mrs. Martha Stickuey of Boston lias recently visited iu this vicinity. Jeasmira. Mrs. Abijah Mutiy, who has been quite sick in New ork, come horn last weak 5-