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THE STANDARD. Local News. ALB.VXV. Poisoseii. Mr. N. I. Janes who a few weeks fcince hoM lii.s farm near East Alba ny, and then went to Berkshire, was dan gerously if not fatally poisoned with lied bujr poison on the 17th nit. He was sick at the time and his nurse gave him the poi son by mistake, which was standing by the side of the vial containing his medicine. What a fpiecr place to keep poison. I1AIITON. S.VD Accident. A Frenchman by the name of Fuller had his left arm wretched ly mangled in the planer in the chair fac tory mills in this village, last Thursday morning. He wits at work running the planer, when he slipped, and in trying to save himself from falling 4h rust his arm into the planer. The first revolution of the cylinder severed the hand just below the wrist, and threw it some ten feet from him, and the remainder of the forearm, to within about four inches of the elbow, was literally chopped to pieces. He was im mediately taken to his house, and Drs. Skinners and Perry called, who cut the mangled flesh and bone off so as to save about two inches below the elbow. He is an honest and industrious poor man, and has a wife and six children dependent upon him for support. 1'kkson'AL. Solon Robinson, agricul tural editor of the Tribune, is in town. R K i a I KKI. T. C. Cobb has repaired the two story house near the hotel of late expending some SoOO on the premises, and making very great improvements thereon. IIUOWNINGTOX. Thumb Off. T. Eddy had one of his thumbs cut off in Chapman's shingle mill last week. Invitation. An invitation has been extended to Rev. J. T. Olis of Exeter, J I., to become acting pastor of the congre gational church. A Bkkak. 1). M. Chapman's shingle mill has stopped, owing to the breaking of his main gear, throwing seventeen hands out of employment. Still, Oi:ovix;. Evans Mills keeps on growing. Three more houses are being built, one by N. D. Chapman, one by A. Wilkey and another by Alansou Denison, the hitter a new comer from Burke, who has considerable means and who is soon to erect a starch factory. Success to him and them. IltltKK. CovriiAity. On Tuesday la-t as Walker Smith was endeavoring to draw a small load of hay from his meadow, his horse re fused to draw. He tried to make him when the horse reared, fell over and broke his mt s2oo poor- neck, which left its owner er. COVENTRY. The Congregational church at Coventry, has called Rev. J. 1 Hawley of Norfolk, Conn. Oooi In VK.sT.MKN r. Rev. 1 Hi White took out a policy on his life Oct. ", I S") I for 1-100, in the Mutual Life Insurance Co. ofN. Y. He having died, the company have paid his policy July 20, as follows : Amount of Policy, 1,500.00 Dividend Addition, 80S.72 Making in all, with his .ih are of the prof its, ?2,30S.72. He has had the benefits of il. . :.. i i ? me insurance lor lutein years, aim at ins death he received all his money back with almost 5 per cent, compound interest in addition, which was his share of the profits ; it being just $258.07 more than the sum of his payments ; so we say it is a ijood incest wnt. Had Mr. White lived no more pay ments would have been required. All pol icies of the same date and kind show the same result to the policy holder. Summoned. Last Wednesday night, some ten or twelve men lrom this place were summoned to appear at Yv indsor the next dav : but when thev arrived at the de pot they were told that their services were not needed, the reason they were not told ; perhaps the landlord could explain. Chops. The season is very backward Some few of the farmers have finished hay inr, but most of them are but half done We know of one not two miles from the village that has not cut a clip. He says lie is waiting lor his grass to get grown. If the weather is the same as it has been for a month past he won't finish till snow flies. Corn is just silking out, and pota toes are getting large enough to eat DERBY. ACADEMY. ft is proposed to dedicate the new academy buildings, Sept. 2d, when distinguished speakers from abroad are ex pected. Died. Lewis C. Bates, an old and re spected citizen, died very suddenly Sabbath morning, Julv 20th. He had been sick for been so prolific of resolutions as most con ventions of that party, this one being sat isfied with the two following, which are certainly good enough : Resolved, That we cordially approve of the. resolutions of the democratic state con vention held at Montpelier, and will heart ily support the candidates nominated bv said convention. Resolved, That we cheerfully recommend to the democracy of Orleans county the candidates this day nominated, and that we pledge our best efforts to secure their election. After which the convention adjourned. That is right ; now elect your ticket. We have had enough of "radical misrule." Medical Society. The Orleans Coun ty Medical Society are to hold a special meeting at Newport, Wednesday, August 4 th to-morrow.' Temterance. The Express reports the cause of temperance as steadily advancing at the centre. Good Attendance. The average at tendance at the Union Sabbath School at the Centre, for the "past quarter, has been one hundred and five, which we should say was a large number for a place of its size, and hardly equaled in many places of a much larger growth. Connecticut and Passumpsic Riveks Railroad. At a meeting of the stock holders of this road, held on Wednesday j the following directors were elected : Henry Keyes of Newbury, Josiah Stick ney of Boston, Elijah Cleveland of Cov entry, William Thomas of Boston, Emons Raymond of Boston, B. P. Cheney of Bos ton, Albert Knight of Stanstead, P. Q., Henry Chase of Lyndon, Benjamin Tomc roy of Compton, P. Q., Thomas Upham of Boston, Gardner C. Brown of Boston, T. P. Redfield of Montpelier, F. M. Weld of Boston. The annual . report shows the road to be in excellent order and very pros perous. SHEFFIELD. Farewell. Rev. F. L. Wiley preach ed his farewell discourse at the Freewill Baptist church last Sabbath, (July 26th.) It is thought however that the society will make an effort to secure his services anoth er year. Replaced. Mr. IIay.cn Gray has pro cured a new wheel to replace the one found broken in his mill. New Road. Wheclock and Stannard have nearly completed a road across the mountain, connecting the last named place with South Wheclock. The road is over ive miles in length, and most ol the way s made through a sturdy mountain forest. It has been built at a cost of sl"00. TROY. Sold. Joseph Smith, Esq., has sold a three years old stallion colt "Nimrod, Jr.," for the nice little sum of -SjOO. Repaired. C. M. & C. A. Hibbard tare repaired and refitted the blacksmith diop formerly occupied by James Houston, Esq., and rented the same to Win. Dwycr, who has commenced work with all he can do. Since Mr. H. sold out our citizens have had to jro to Westlieldto iret all their work done. Mr. Dwycr is a young man, full of life, and ingenious, and understands his business thoroughly. Closed. Miss Rines closed the summer term of the village school last Fridav. The average attendance has been about fifty ; and we doubt if another school in the town been conducted in a more thorough placed near the centre of the field, went a way to watch the result. During that and the following day the corn was unmolested, but ou.the third 'a detachment of crows, attracted by the cries of their young friend, appeared and seeing at a glance how things stood, deliberately commenced pullingcorn to feed the captive. It is needless to add, the y oung crow was soon dispatched by the enraged farmer whilst the older ones took to flight, followed by a volley of curses more nice than wise." State News. h or orueny manner man mis. aliss k, is a teacher of more than ordinary capacity , . . . -. ana wnen we taice into account the larire The Baptist church in Whiting has fifty nine members. There are more strangers residing at Stowe for the season, than at any other pre vious year. Shares in the National bank at St. Juhns bury have recently been sold for$llG cash. The amount of butter shipped from St. Albans the 20th, was 722 tubs. Trices from 30 to 34 cents. There are seventy-five families connect ed with the congregational church in Man chester. There are 430 families connected with the congregational chnrches in Lamoille county. There are l.lOf) Sabbath school scholars connected with the congregational church es in Bennington county. There were (CI adult, 30 children) 91 baptisms in 18G3, in the congregational churches in Caledonia county. Col. Geo. A. Merrill, superintendent of the Rutland and Burlington railroad has gone to Europe on a two months trip. The Passumpsic River railroad company has declared a semi-annual dividend of three per cent, payable August 2d. Dr. Howard, of West Fa i rice, is recon structing the grist mill at Union village, at an estimated cost of $20,000. Mr. Sorrell of Ferrisburgh, who had a horse stolen three vears aero has just recov ered it. A house in Wilmington owned by Hi ram Wheeler, was struck by lightning and destroyed on Thursday. Agreed to Close. All the barbers in Rutland have signed an agreementtoclo.se their shops on Sundays. D. T. Corbin, formerly of Wells River, is now a carpet-bagger in fcouth Carolina, making Charleston his headquarters. He holds live offices and is a candidate for sev eral more. The Methodist church of Middlebury has voted to dispense with the afternoon ser mon for three months, and devote the time to Sabbath school work. Rev. Edwin Parker, who has recently returned lrom a ten vear's mission in India, will preach at the Methodist church on Sunday, Au2Ut K. Mr. Parker is a neph ew of Carlos Parker of this town. Union. On Sunday morning, Mrs. Sarah Bow man, aged 2 years, was found uet.u m her bed, at the residence of Mr. M. T. Mott of Mburgh, where she was visiting. Heart dise:ise is supposed to be the cause. Mr. S. G. Goodwin of Tunbridge, lost a fine colt recently, under circumstances that leave no doubt that some one strangled it in the pasture where it was found dead. The Rutland Independent says that Cain, of the Courier, has been sued for libel by Robert O. Hewett, who claims $10,000 damajres. There are now 87 chartered Masonic lod- A miraculous escape occurred in Hunt ington last week. Mr. Sanford Ross of that place, while engaged in mowing, discover-- ed a nana rake standing in trout ot his ma chine, and, lifting the cutter, reached down to remove the rake, when he discovered what appeared to be a human object just in front of him. He carried the blades over, and upon turning around saw his own son, a youth of four years, asleep in the grass, who but for the providential occurrence "of the rake being visible must have met with a horrible death. ; : : A worthy but eccentric miller of Caven dish has prepared his final resting place, and on the monument which marks the spot is the following inscription, which a friend has copied for us : "Thou I am dead yet speaketh for here is rest upon this mill stone top I set this noble block to let the world no what I have done it has ever been my heart desire to do unto you as I would that ye should do un to me so cast the beam out of your own eye and let me lie in peace and sing my re deemers love come my sweet companion meet me here." A Rascal. About four weeks ago a lad of about sixteen, calling his name Emer son, from Sanbornton, N. IL, called at Wells Norris' in Burke for lodging, enqui red of Norris' boy his name, wrote an or der for one pair of boots on the leaf of a diary, went to the village and enquired for the merchant's name, then inserted the name of David Coe, presented his order written with a pencil to Coe, got a Dice pair of calf boots and left. Coe watched the boy, as the order looked suspicious, and saw him take to the fields. Coe pre sented the order to Norris who pronounced it forgery. The boy was caught near Wil loughby Lake the same day by Coe and constable Allard. After being detained about three days for trial, he got tired of waiting and left one fine morning for part unknown, without bidding the constable a good bye, and what is strange has never re turned for trial. Coe is minus his boots. St. Johnsbury Times. Brownell Nile3 of Centre Shaftsbury went home drunk on the afternoon of July 5th, and insisted that his wife should drink some whiskey from a bottle which he had with him. She declined, when he seized the babe and poured a quantity of spirits down its throat, nearly strangling it. This done he took a butcher knife and avowed his intention to cut his wife's throat. He gave her a severe cut on the hand, when she ran out, and neighbors coming up, Niles took to his heels and remained out of sight several days. He has since return ed, and upon promising better fashions in future, his wife consented to forgive the matter, as did also the officers of the law. number of pupils, most of whom were quite ges in Vermont. The whole number of d state, according to reports t the liranu Secretary, ex- utit it sue can he excelled as a teacher in this valley. The scholar trimmed the school room very neatly, and made their teacher several handsome pres cnts. TflT A"V AfV'TnrvT Tlin i.tlmr rl-iv as Mrs. Robert Kay and her daughter, Mr rmiaiiey, were on a visit to their old home down the river, in attempting to cross the bridge at Mebuin s r alls, the horse became frightened at the hole in the bridge and commenced running backwards ; but Mr r. succeeded in Keeping the horse and hug- 10pe it js true. St. Johmlury Times. prv on the brulpre until thev had nearly Masons in the in the hands i ceeds .vutio. An Aged Walkist. Win. II. Leigh- ton, of Danville, 84' years old, walked from there to Stratford, N. II., where he is now visitinjr relatives, the distance beinar 125 miles. It is currently reported that the baptist society of rassunipsic, have decided to build a new -church, and that the contract for buildinsr it has already been taken. We backed off on the road, when the horse took a fancy to turn around and go home, and backed the hind wheels upon the log put up for a railing, when Mrs. S. jumped from the lnijriry and caught the horse bv the head and succeeded in stopping him, when a gentleman at work near bv came to their rescue, who says, had the horse backed six inches farther thev would have been precipitated some twenty feet upon the rocks below, and death would have been inevitable. This bridge has been in an unsafe condition lor several months several weeks, but had so far recovered as to be about the village, and retired Satur day night as well as he had been for sever al days. About three o'clock Sabbath mor ning his wife was awakened by his heavy breathing, found him unconscious and all efforts to arouse him were ineffectual, lie died very peacefully in a few moments af ter. His funeral was attended the Tuesday following. He leaves a family often chil dren, six daughters and four sons. IIAKDWICK. Returned. Capt. Davis of the firm of J. H. George cc Co., has returned lrom a nearly four years' whaling cruise, looking hale and hearty. It is hoped he will make this town his residence again. Back Again. Rev. J. Torrey has just returned from a six weeks' western tour, where he has been with his family visiting friends. IUASUUIIGII. Shameful. Last Sabbath as the people were returning lrom church, across the creek bridge, something like a dozen boys and young men were seen stripped naked uioii the banks, upon saw logs or in the wa ter, in too plain sight of passers by evin cing no sort of shame. There Is a law against the indecent exposure of one' per son. Better enforce it here. Sick. Rev. C. D. Ingraham is unwel at present and not able to preach. NEWPORT. Democratic Convention. The demo crata of this county met at Newport last Wednesday, for the purpose of nominating a county ticket. The convention electe Dr. T. H. Hoskins president and Chas. II Dwinell secretary. . The following is the ticket nominated by them : Senators W. II. lloytof Barton and F, M. Sherman of Newport. Judges L. C. Moore of Troy and Sime on Hidden of XJraftsbury. State's Attorney George P. Wyman of Derby. . Judge of Trobate Jabez Pinney of Greensboro. , , Sheriff J. R. Thrasher of Coventry. High Bailiff A. J. Morrill of Charles ton. , , ;,. . ' County Committee Geo.W. Aiken of Troy, John Kelley of Derby and Nelson Rand of Craftobury, The convention does not seem to . have and the selectmen have been repeatedly to a church in Lyndon, a few Sundays ago, notified of the fact, but have grossly neg- alighting on the minister's head, where it ected its repair. We know that their contentedly remained until brushed off by duties are arduous : they have had to cstab- his hand. The divine was praying at the ish a rum shop, and get it in running or- time. der in opposition to the wishes, and in fact L. Robertson of the Plain and Matthews the interest of this entire community. But & Pcttingill of Railroad street saloon this ought not to have taken up their whole keepers have been fined the past week for attention during the entire spring and sollino- Wr r.nntrnrv to law. Roberts naid summer, there are other matters that should receive a share of their attention, and the condition of this bridge is one of them. Several horses have had to be lift ed out of this bridge this summer. We .Mr. Denison J Joyce ot ravston, who was "sun struck" last summer, but who had re covered from the same, was again stricken down while at work last Monday, 19th, and serious doubts are entertained of his re coverv. A young man by the name of Robert B, Thomas of Salisbury, has caught by trap ping since last October, one mink, twelve foxes, fifty-five skunks, thirty woodchucks and eight raccoons, all prime fur, shooting crows, owls, hawks, &c, without number. unwelcome isitor. a dove now in his fine, and Matthew & Pcttingill appeal ed. "Touch not, taste not, handle not!" Caledonian. Declared Guilty. A committee of Baptist preachers have tried Rev. P. Frank- only wish that these same officials were lin Jones, lately in charge of the society of llydeville, and declared mm guilty on charges that when simmered down are false hood and conduct unbecoming a christian gentleman. The Addison county wool growers are getting discouraged at the continued de pression of the wool market, and are selling off their sheep and investing in cattle and horses. Thirty -eight cents per pound is the ruling price for first quality fleeces, and many of the farmers have three year's clips on hand, and are still waiting for higher prices. We learn that a little son of Mr. Stod- the only ones whose lives are in danger, then we should not be compelled to waste our ink and paper ; but when men and wo men who are of some sort of use in the world are compelled to risk their lives over such an unsafe bridge as this one, we think it time somebody should look to it. We truAt that at our next election all honest men will do their duty ; and we feel confi dent that if they do, such men as Forter & Co., will be among the things that were. and honest, truthful men will hold the of fices. WESTMORE. Postmaster. Jacob Richards has been dartl wu0 llvcs 011 tne u- G- 1IaIe Placc ia appointed postmaster in place of E. A. Be- Waterford, died suddenly on Monday. He miS. , lvn4 Tilnvlnrr nlrmt n a 1111 nl in t.lA fnrpnnfin but. fliml VifVi-i flufl r'rlnnlr 41ia nmp flav A " if 1 : 1, .t I ' J' J o luimor Hnva it - a hrain riittirMiltv snnpr- T.' L- 1 C CJ..1. H'l 4-1 J t .mi.m xvenueuy o! ouuui it neeiocK, '" induced by the heat.-ChoW with a severe accident in the followinc I TT.r.ii ... .1 1 Jacob Green, well known as an under ay : ner muier was mowing in me yara, xVftp :n p,nrl;nfrfftn rm,.ori 1l!lrl.0if ;- n . ,i- 1 1 . 1. t 1 : r . -".""v." ... - ana tue nine gin, wno was Denina mm, fit ot temporary insanity on Tuesday. Mr, attempting to run past him on the swath, Green had been out of health for some time was terribly cut. It seems that the scythe P4. an .much depressed in mind on ac- The Brattleboro Record savs: "A half- breed bv the name of Edwards, who for- nerlv resided in this place, and who for a period of 0 years has haunted this vicini ty at stated intervals, committing such crimes as arson, larceny, etc.. but who lias dways escaped punishment, put the iinish- ng stroke to his damnable deeds last week v proposing incestuous intercourse to h,s daughter, a young womau 17 years of age. The vouug woman treated his proposals with the scorn and contempt they so richly leserved. rlie informed the people where he had been employed ; the town author ities were notified and the villain persuad to leave town, promising never to return." Would i;e Bigamist. Geo. Shirtsleeves went to Lurhngton, and there called hini- elf Job Powers, as whom he courted a la dy of irreproachable character. In due eason they became engaged and then their names were Iianded in for the publication of the banns of marriage in the Catholic cathedral there. From some cause Rev. Father Cloarec became suspicious that Powers was not the man he pretended to e, and investigation proved him right. His real name was ascertained, alter the third calling of the banns and but a few hours before his marriage, and he was found to have another wile living, which upset his new matrimonial schemes, of course. Not having violated any law, he was allowed to escape with a severe casti- gation at the hands of the father of the young lady whom he had thus intended to so foully wrong. Yxother Soldier Gone. David Wright was born in Scotland in 1812. At the age of eighteen he enlisted into the British army, where he served six years. Being ordered with his regiment to Quebec, he there married Margaret Sullivan, by whom he had seven sons and six daughters, all of whom were born iu Ryegate, Vt., to which place lie came soon alter marriage. In isoi, when our government was calling loudly lor men to put down the slavehold ers' rebellion, the old soldier was roused in his breast, and with three ot ms sons en listed into different regiments, all as three vears men. At the earnest solicitation ot his wile, and in consideration of three sons in the service, the adjutant general forward ed to him his discharge, which came ius before the battle of Mine Run. His com rades urged him to go home and not risk his life, but the true patriot prevailed " Yes, I can go now, but every shot tells on the enemy," and into the fight he went, coming out unscathed, noon alter he re turned to his family, but news from the scat of war made him uneasy, and he again enlisted, this time into the dd ermont re giinent, where he continued until after the terrible campaign ot 1M4. In the lldcr ncss fight his son Henry was mortally wounded, but as Hon. A. G. Chadwick in his forthcoming history of the St. John bury volunteers gives a sketch of this young soldier, we pass over it. At this battle he was attacked with acute inflammation in his eyes, which made him nearty blind, yet he continued with his regiment fighting his way down to Coal Harbor, where he became detached from his regiment, wandering blindly about for three days, until brought n by a iNew lork soldier; he was nearly tarnished, nis sutierings intense and m his blistered face and swollen eyes his com rades did not recognize him. From there he was sent to Brattleboro hospital for me dical treatment, where he remained until lUigust, 18oo, when he was discharged an sent home with his sight nothing improved During Ins service he was 111 thirty six bat ties, fcince that time he has suffered very many extremely painful operations upon his eyes, but all 111 vain, and fiis sutlerin life closed the 27th of June, lie bore hi pain as coming from a Father's hand. El even of his children still live and are scat tered widely, yet all fill their station in life with honor. Sargent Jimmy Wright was the brave boy ol whom mention has been made in several ot our state papers. Cal edonian. HiscellaiieoiLSj Items , ; Florida has admitted a Negro to the bar. Yates take3 his juleps' without a straw. A nine cent stam is now called for. Anna Dickinson is lecturing iu Califor nia. ;, . . ,- - , .1 Millard Fillmore andThurlow Weed are at Saratoga. - ' John Bright is expected in America, in a few months. . Steam has "been defined as a bucket of water in a tremendous perspiration. White flannel shirts are affected, by the swells at the seaside. Lord Mayo has decided that Hindoos may be made Free Masons. The Viceroy of Egypt gave away $30,000 in London. . v ;;; ..... ; Madame Sass received a $4000 necklace from the Viceroy.' . ,; . , Kentucky has a snake with two heads and no tail. . There are ten Indians to one Russian in Alaska. The brakemen on the Swedish railways are instructed in surgery and bandaging. The postmaster of San Francisco gives bonds of $300,000 the highest given. The leader of a recent camp meeting in Ohio announced, "The brother-in-law of president Grant will now lead us in prayer." The fishing at Au-sau-au-quot-au-son-go-mon-go-ton-go lake, in Oxford county, Me. is reported as first rate. . The Alaska Times, printed at. Sitka, boasts of representing more territory than any other paper in the world. The collection of old bones 011 the battle fields of Virginia, to be used a3 fertilizers, is now prosecuted as a regular business. It cost just $208 to try a negro at Colum bus, Georgia, for stealing a chicken valued at 37 cents. A white girl twelve years old, and a col ored girl, eleven years old, were kidnap ped in .New Haven on ednesday evening. The grand jury of Owen county, Ky., has presented a true bill of witchcraft against an aged woman. It is said that Sunday was the first tiise in fifty years that it has not rained on the 25th of July. ir'o great has been the clanship of Scot land, that 150 surnames represent 3,000, ('00, or one-half of her inhabitants. There is talk of enforcing the English laws against betting, as the only wiy to save the peerage from financial extinction. An Austrian editor has been fined five florins for calling Andrew Johnson the most corrupt scoundrel in America. In Great Britain, to a population of 24, ."05,000 persons, there are 36,200 ministers of all denominations, 34,700 churches and chapels. The Dixon (Illinois) Democrat says that a tombstone in. the cemetery 111 that citv bears simply the suggestive epitaph: "Gone up." " ' "' A young gentleman of Logansport, 111. has sued a barber for spoiling his mous tache 111 trying to color it, and laid nis damages at $50. "Why should we celebrate Washington's birth day more than mine?" asked ateach cr. "Because he never told a lie !" shouted little boy. Ezra Streeter of Westmoreland, N. IL, hung himself on the 12th inst. Long con tinned bodily infirmity is thought to have ncited the act. He was G4 years of age. V Georgia boy, twelve years old, perfect ly well and healthy in other respects, is bio to breathe only about four times a minute. His case puzzles the doctors. a larmcr at JfortMnith, Arkansas, re- ntlv plowed up a keg containing ?y000 1 Spanish silver dollars of the date of about 1S0G. and American half dollars of d date. The keg was probably buried twenty or thirty vears ago. struck both legs a little above the ankle, sawing across the bone of the right leg. and cutting a deep and ugly gash on the left side of the left leg. This threw the little girl and as she fell forward, one of I pations of trouble in his business affairs. State Fair. The Annual Fair of the Vermont State Agricultural Society will be held at Burlington, September 14. 15. lo and 17. ine arrangements that are be- herfeet caught on the scythe, cutting a jng made promise to make it one of the deep gash just behind the toes and severing two of the tendons. Union. CANADA ITEMS. , ' Pip not Work Well. A. certain far mer iu Stanstead being grievously troubled by crows pulling up his corn, after trying be took home, and after tying it witn a best the society has held ; and it is to be hoped the farmers and mechanics of Ver mont will take an active interest and make full contributions of their products to the exhibition. Robbery. Tuesday evening of last week John O'Conner stole $150 worth of cloth ing from John Bissonette of Richmond, for next he j toot nome ana aiter tying n witn a wom he wag ftt work and fleA - The any plans to keep them away ..finally tried d he Wftg at Williaton and t the following experiment: Going to the property recovered; and on Saturday of the woods he caught a youugcrow alive, which same week Judge Shaw, of Burlington, he took home, and alter tying it witn a isenwmcuu mm 10 one year m eiai.e prison The Rev. James Anderson, for manv years pastor of the congregational church is on a visit among his old parishoners in iuancnester. iarge vs. fcMALL uows. A " corre spondent writes us from Charleston as fol lows: "Since many dairymen are buying little French cows, and claim so much for them there is increased importance to the ques tion, which are most profitable for butter making, the large or small breeds of cows, Perhaps fair comparison may assist in de cidmg a matter of so much moment. Our preference is for large and good cows and one reason for it is in such facts as the fol lowing : Dr. J. A. Bowker of Charleston owns a six year old cow pediVree ua w A O ' " 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 , Known out 01 aeciuea Durham appear ance, whose weight previous to droppin. her calf, about May 1st,-was 1308. Her feed through the winter was hay, the slop: from the kitchen, and some three bushels of grain. Her present condition of flesh is good, her feed pasturage only.1 1 Your correspondent saw a common wood milk pail and a ten quart strainer pail both we' filled at her evening milking July loth, an hour earlier than his own cows were milked. - - i lrom four successive June days' xnQk out of which hia family of five including "the twins" were supplied, there was made eleven and one-eighth pounds of butter, Now we will hear from some of the litt French cows." Newport Express : ' The czar of Russia, by a recent ukase has abolished at one sweep the hereditary haracter of the Russian priesthood, a body numbering, with their families, not less than seven hundred thousand. The heat in California was so great on the last days of June that the grape crop was injured to the extent ot several thous and dollars. Chicago has a company for distilling al cohol and extracting soap grease from city garbage. Each barrel of swill will produce three pounds of grease and four gallons of proof spirits. The number of Tolcs exiled and impris oned for participating iu the last rebellion amounts to 140,000, most of whom were ent to Siberia. Daniel Kinsley of Auburn, Me., 83 years of age, has a pair of boots 35 years ol which he still wears on festal occasions and sound in every particular. Recently twenty-eight young Chinese have arrived at Toulon, from Cochin China for the purpose of studying theology in the citv ol Marseilles. the atrocities committed by the i?pan iards in Cuba are liorrible. One captain of volunteers boasts of haying himself mur dered more than 200 defenceless victims. Some narrow sonlod nivtmi bns discover ed that Rev. Mr. Ilallcck, who was killed 011 the Erie railroad recently, was the vic tim of a special providence because he was in the smoking car. Tennessee contains 37,700,999 acres of land, valued at $170,0S4,054i other prop erty valued at $37,959,415,69.; The aggre gate value of all the property owned by the state is $207,053,3G9,G9. , ' The editor of the Waterbury, (Ct.) Amer ican telegraphed the other day to Col. A. II. Fenn, at Plymouth: "Send us full particulars of the flood." Fenn replied: "You'll find them in Genesis." A' snake sixteen feet long and propor tionately large, which has been affrighten- ing people near Columbus, O., was dis patched last week by two boys whom it had chased for half a mile." -'-: . ' The closest , calculations made by the Treasury Department officials show that the reductions of the debt for July will be about $9,000,000. This will make $40, 000,000 of reduction of the debt since the 4th of March. ; J VV;, I The Memphis Appeal intimates that the subscriptions toward the Chinese immigra tion scheme set on foot by the late conven tion do not come in so rapidly as expected. Of $100,000 necessary to make up the cap ital of the society, however,, $00,000 have been subscribed up to the 21st. ... . Timothy Ryan, of Black Hawk county, Iowa, went suddenly insane a few days ago, and remained so up to the time of his death. The doctors attribute his insanity and death to the intemperate use of tobac co, the man being an inveteraie smoker. , . , .The corn crop of the United States for 18G8, was 900,000,000 bushels ; of this about 4,000,000; were exported. . The, wheat wop was 225,000000 bushels, and of this the larger portion was exported either in bulk or in flour.,, ..r.. it A wealthy farmer named Reed, living at Brewster station, Ct., shot a milk thief in the back, inflicting an ugly wound, last Friday night, and has been t arrested and placed under $1-0,000 bonds to appear for trial. Twelve hundred estates have been con fiscated in Cuba.' .These-will be nice pick ings for faithful men in "the ever faithful island," should the patriots fail, and the chances are very much in favor of their failure. . Walker's majority in Virginia does not rise as the returns come in. xuenmonu papers of Saturday last have return or re ported majorities for governor from all the counties in the state except Amherst and Henry, which foot up for Walker 115,109, and for Wells 9G,44G. showing a majority for Walker of 18,GG3. As an officer of Clinton prison, N. Y., was returning to that institution on the top of a stage coach, a few days since, with an escaped convict he had recaptured, the prisoner threw cayenne pepper in the of ficer's eyes, dealt the driver a severe blow with the shackles of his wrists, and then umped from the stage and escaped. The Hartford Post says that on the arri val of the afternoon train from Providence, Monday, the conductor engaged a hack to carry a sick lady, who was unattended, to the hospital. Arriving there the driver found that his carriage had two occupants. For the prevailing worm pest it is recom mended to mix in three or four gallons of warm water, one pound of black or white hellebore, and add to this say eight or ten pails of water. Apply to the insect infect ed trees, bushes or vines in any way you please, but a syringe is the best. The cure will be immediate and certain. It is said that three-quarters of the hop yards, in Michigan and Wisconsin were plowed up or abandoned this season, owing to the disastrous result of last year's oper ations. Consequently but comparatively few hops will be raised in those states this year. The examination of Turner, the negro postmaster, who is charged with attempt ing to pass counterfeit currency, began at Macon, Friday. It was proved that Turn er, in the early part of this year, attempted to pass to a bank in that city a SI 00 bill, which was rejected as counterfeit ; also that he confessed to several parties his guilt, of which certain proofs have been found. A German physician at Jefferson, Wis., recently administered poison to an infant which he thought could not live, after con sultation with the parents, who thought the little one's -sufferings had better be end ed at once, in a few minutes it was a corpse. June Peter Cummings, who drove the team for the first boat that ever passed through the Erie canal, was drowned in the same water a few days ago, at the age of 70 years. The old man delighted to tell how Gov. De Witt Clinton stood on the bow and gave the word to start. The pas sage of the boat, which was the Young Lion of the Wsst, was one continued ova tion. This was October 2G1S25. As Samuel C. Savory of Alstead, N. IL, was yoking a pair ot bulls recently, he was furiously attacked by one of the beasts and his ribs broken, one of which penetra ted his right lung. A little son, 11 years old, who witnessed the affair, was so much frightened that he went crazy, and a day or two after hung himself. Savory's re covery is doubtful. The Czar of Russia, who is the head of the Greek church, has interposed his au thority and forbids the attendance of the Russian bishops at the Ecumenical Coun cil at Rome, The Pope will have it all to himself, and is not likely to bring over the rest of the world to his views. The spider's invitation to the flies is very generally de clined. Two boys, about 18 years of age, attempt ed to rob Mr. Eugene Underbill, near Wa verly, , this afternoon, in broad daylight. He was" driving along the road in his car riage, when they stopped him and present ed a pistol at his head and demanded his money. They then attempted to escape, but were subsequently arrested , ; , Terrible Riot on a Steamer. Chi cago, III., July 29. A terrible riot is re- f orted on board the steamer Dubuque, at lampton, on the Mississippi river, about ten miles above Rock Island. -A number of raftsmen, who took passage on the boat at Rock Island, insisted on being allowed to occupy the cabin, and on being refused commenced a row, which became general, not only with the crew but with the pass engers. Eight men are reported killed. The sheriff of Rock Island was telegraphed for, and immediately started for the scene of the riot with a large force of police. A Heroic Fireman. Last Saturday the engineer of a train on the Ogdensburg and L. C. R. R., near Malone, discovered a child on the track ahead and promptly reversed steam and whistled for breaks. The whistle brought the child's mother to the door, who, discovering the danger, ran at once to the rescue. The fireman, W. Lavenway, seeing that she could not reach the little one in season, leaped from the engine, ran with the fleetness of a deer and snatched the child away just as the forward wheels were about to crush it. As soon as the mother saw that her child was safe she uttered one loud cry of joy ami sank faint ing to the ground. That fireman did only what any fireman should have done, but few would have had the quickuess to think or the heroism to execute the gallant deed. DOUBLE LOCK ELASTIC STITCH - " GOLLy MEDAL" ':ni SEWING MACHINE.1 , For Simplicity if has no Rival. The Inventors having made this branclh of me chanics their special study for many years, be lieve they have succeeded in producing a Sewing Machine, which, for u.se in the family or mana faotory cannot be excelled. It combines the Greatest Simplicity in Construction, with the Greatest Jtiase, Certainty and Durability in Operation. A comparison with any of the numerous ma chines in the market is respectfully solicited. The Gold Medal makes less noise than any other two thread machine while in operation. The trouble often experienced in setting the nee dle in other machines is avoided in this, as the . needle is set without difficulty. This is a feature of great value as every operator well knows. : The power of its driving -machinery having been greatly increased, has increased its speed in operation, and better adapted it to the hearier classes of work. Several other improvements have been made, such as the manner of holding the spool, regulating the tension, operating the treadle, etc., each adding to the value of the ma chine. It is put up in every style desired, from $40 to 100. F. P. CHENEY, Ag't Glover, Vt. 1 A CARD. Mr. Eart.k Dear Sir : Permit me to acknowledge with thanks the lavish com pliment paid me in a recent issue of your paper far more to my credit than is due, for I have done no more than every agent ought to do that has an interest in his busi ness ; and certainly no one deserves enco miums for doing their dvty. When I came to Barton, as agent, I found many things in somewhat of a dilap idated condition, and my first and greatest desire was, not only to have the reception rooms look more tidy, but the freight room and surroundings. Last spring, with the assistance of Mr. Jones, we cleared away some of the dirt and trah that had been accumulating for years. This spring, I am happy to say, there is a more whole some atmosphere, and things in general look more tidy and in place than hereto fore. Permit me to thank the good people of Barton, (though it may seem to be rather a late hour,) for their kind, sympathetic feelings ; their very liberal and generous assistance, both night and day, during the weeks ot my greatest ana most trying ai fliction. It is a true saving, and worthy of all acceptation, that "friends in need are friends indeed." Many such I have found in Barton. May the Giver of all good bestow II i s manifold blessings upon all for their ready and willing aid in the hour of affliction. May you, friend Earle, be favored with the continuance of your valuable health, a long life, and all worldly honors. Yours respectfully, D. B. Russell. Barton, July 30, 1869. The wool during the Suffering in- Texas. The New Or leans Picayune says painful accounts are received from Texas ot the devastation of the flood along the vallevs of the Colorado, Brazos and Guadaloupe Rivers. The first has particularly suffered. Whole villages have been swept away, and the farms along its entire breadth have been ruined. The estimated damage on the Colorado alone is put at $3,UOO,uOO. The Methodist vote onlay representation does not promise to go over 100,000, of which about three-fourths will be in favor of the measure. The Advocate says that those churches which have tried the ex- Eeriment when connected with other ranches of Methodism have generally vot ed agairst it. The Wesleyans of England increase slow ly, having added but 3,180 to their mem bership the past year, giving them a total of 345,562. They have not yet made up the loss of 1851 to 1855, during which peri od a large number of their memberships se ceded to form another Methodist body. The relaxing power of "Johnson's Ano dyne Liniment" is truly wonderful. Cases are already numerous where bent and stif fened limbs have been limbered and straightened bv it. When used for this purpose the part should be washed and rubbed thoroughly. Apply the Liniment cold and rub it in with the hand. A crowd of "horse men," and others, dai ly throng the stores in country and town tor "Sheridan s Cavalry Condition Powders. They understand that horses cannot be kept in good condition without them, and with them can be on a much less quantity of grain. Mr. Spurgeon has found it necessary to deny formally the oft repeated slander that he believes "there are infants iu hell a span long." He says,' "I have always believed in the salvation of all infants ; and I in tensely detest the opinions which your op ponent dared to attribute to me. I do not believe that 011 this earth there is a single professing christian holding the damnation of infants; or, if there be, he must be in sane or utterly ignorant of Christianity." A German, named Carl Schell, married a young girl just from Faderland at Omaha, some three weeks ago, in a most peculiar manner. He purchased a pair ot ear bobs, put them in her ears and informed the yonng lady that "this little ceremony con stitutes a marriage in America." After a week had passed he took them out, and in formed her of another piece of news, viz : This little ceremony constitutes a divorce in America." He is now in jail for steal ing a trunk. s , . Alabama Claims. We arc informed that the most persistent and unyielding of the private citizens who have claims vs. the British government arc Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., of Lowell, Mass., the manufacturers of medicines. They will consent to noth ing less than their demand for medicines destroyed by the British pirates shall be paid in gold and in dollars to the Lost cent. They are emboldened by the fact that the destruction of their goods by the English in China and elsewhere (for where are not that troubelsome nation trampling upon somebody?) have hitherto been paid in fully and they now say that they shall be. They however propose this compromise : Give ua Canada and Ave will call it eten, because we can then send our remedies there without duty. Washington News. Murder-Highway Robbery by Boys. ELMIRA, N.. Y., July 29. Frederick Straader, a farmer about 50 years of age, residing near this city, is undergoing an ex amination before, the Recorder, on the charge of causing the death of an infant child of a young woman who lived in hia family in the capacity of a servant. - Boston Wool Market. -market has been very active past week, and transactions in domestic foot up to a larger aggregate than for a long time past. The sales of fleece have been mostly of new wool, which is coming forward in large quantities, presenting a more complete assortment for the selection of buyers than we have had for many months past. Fine clothing wools are beginning again to accumulate on the hands of dealers, and ! several round lots of rather heavy fleeces, not very closely graded, have lately been sold at about the same prices realized for light and good conditioned lots of the low er grades. Medium clothing, delaine and combing wools, though arriving quite free ly, are taken at full prices about as fast as received. The outlook at the West is such that manufacturers are disposed to operate free ly for supplies of staples before the season has farther advanced. Were it not for the scarcity of money, and the constant anxiety of holders to realize, it is very probable that prices would sharply advance. They will be likely to do so as soon as this check is removed. As the case stands, consumers cannot help seeing that wool is now cheaper in the Eastern markets than in any other part of the country ; and as there is no certainty of its remaining so for any length of time, that it is for their interest to secure liberal supplies with as little delay as possible. Hence the present activity. At the AVest the speculative feeling con tinues with but little abatement, and much the larger portion of the clip has been caught up, aud is now held out of the mar ket at prices which could not be realized from consumers upon the seaboard. In this condition of things, Eastern consignments are likely to fall off materially after the large lots now on the way have been re ceived; aud the alternative maybe pre sented us, at a later period of the season, of going without wool or levelling up to the Western standard of prices. There is a good demand for California spring clip and low foreign wools, though at rates hardly satisfactory to sellers. Sales of domestic for the week have been large and foot up about 1,400,000 lbs. at a range of 45a55 for fleece and 37a52 for the various grades of pulled. Commercial Bul let 111. The result is a Sewing Machine which, for simplicity, reliability and durability, can never be surpassed. It uses two threads and makes the celebrated double lock elastic stitch, now acknowledged to be the best for all family pur poses, and in fact the only one that will stand any amount of strain in wear, and allow the gar ments to be thoroughly washed and ironed with out breaking. The machine is all on the sur face, and can be oiled without removal ; the length of stitch can be changed while the ma chine is in motion ; it feeds Uie fabric through the machine without assistance from the opera tor ; the thread is taken directly from the origin al spools without re-winding, using silk, cotton or linen thread of any No. ; and working with equal facility from the finest lace to many thick nesses of heavy beaver cloth. Their range and capacity, for work is even greater than most of the high priced machines, as with proper attachments you can hem, fell, stitch, bind, qnMt, tuck, braid, gather, gnage, cord, plait, ruffle, and by merely inserting threads of suitable size and colors embroider in the most beautiful style, superior to anything attained by hand. You can also, on these -machines, qnilt on the bare wadding without interlining, thereby making it as soil and pliable as if done by hand. Their wonderful simplicity renders instruction for using them almost entirely superfluous, as a child ten years of age, of ordinary intelligence can soon learn to operate them successfully. It is unnecessary to fasten the end of the seams made by this machine ; this is done by the ma chine itself without the use of the hand needle, as each stitch is independently tied, and cannot rip even if every third stitch is cut ; still, by prop er instructions, the seam can be readily removed when desired. T his machine is the result and combination of all that is practicable in a sewing machine, doing away with aJl the complicated surroundings of other machines., f hey have been examined by the most profound experts, and pronounced to be simplicity and perfection combined. The unprecedented popularity of this celebrat ed sewing machine iu every place where intro duced, has few parallels in the history of sew ing by machinery, and the manufacturers are now receiving the highest commendations from the press and public as a worthy tribute for their utility and intrinsic merit. We furuih with every machine free, an oil can, a henimer, a screw driver, 6 needles of va rious sizes for sewing all kinds of material, with full directions for operating the machine upon every variety of work. With our new factory and greatly extended facilities fortnanufacturing we shall be able to turn out the machines with great perfection and rapidity, and tor the pur pose of introduei jg them immediately, without a vast outlay in advertising, we propose to place the price bat a trifle above the actual cost; there by giving our patrons the benefit of the vast sums used by other companies in puffing their machines, believing that we shall profit in the long run ; and thereby affording those in want of so useful an article a rare opportunity of get ting a good double thread machine at less tfian the wholesale price of other double thread ma chines. While we are sensible ot the opposition ot manufacturers and operators in high priced machines, and of their untiring efforts to place our sewing machines as unfavorably belore the public as they can, in order, if possible, to raise the price of machines or crush ns. we cannot but be convinced that the more they talk the more they advertise our machines. Knowing the ver dict of a discriminating public is tor us when we preltr the "uiniUle sixpence" and satisfaction to our patrons, with these advantages we place this machine fearlessly before the public, in the full assurance that its m.'-uifo'.u merits must make itself manifest to the discriminating eye. The capacity of this machine for work is ex tensive, we think, far beyond any other machine yet invented. It will sew every fabric known or ever sewed, and make equally as fine a stitch on the coarsest material as on the finest silk. The heaviest cloth can be made up with neat ness and rapidity. Silks, laces, cambrics, mus lins, sheetings, woolens, cassimeres, broadcloth of all thicknesses, and leather can be run through this machine and sewed, (with the same thread and needle,) one succeeding the other continu ously while the machine is in rapid motion, and without stopping an instant, until each piece is sewed; anthe stitching of the machine will be found precisely the same on each piece or fabric, presenting the same uniform seam through them all, and stitched with a firmness, beauty of finish and regularity surprising even to experienced operators of the most celebrated machines, an achievement not yet accomplished by the high est priced and most widely known machine. The stitches can be cut at intervals of an inch, and then it will lie found utterly impossible to rip or tear the seam apart. Washing and ironing does not alter its ap pearance, or weaken the seam. The stitches can be made liner or coarser while the machine is in motion by a very simple contrivance. And the work can be guided aud sewed by children equal y as well as by grown persons, the manner of sewing being so simple, easy and perfect. TESTIMONIALS. Receipts for the Standard FOK THE WEEK ENDING A C O V S T 3, 1 8 6 9 . A Dawson, Troy, 2,00 II W Phillips, Glover, 2,00 M N Howland, Coventry, 2,00 T nVENTY FIVE YEARS' PRACTICE In the Treatment of Diseases incident to Fe males, has placed DR. DOW at the bead of all physicians making such practice a speciality, and enables him to guarantee a speedy and per manent cure, in the worst cases of Suppression and all other Menstrual Derangements, from whatever cause. All letters for advice must con tain $1. Office, No 9 Endicott Street, Boston, N. B. Board furnished to those desiring to re main nndertreatment. Boston, July, 1869 29yl 1 T WORKS LIKE A CHARM.' Reader Renne's Pain-Killing Magic 0 il cures Headache ! Renne's Pain-Killing Magic Oil cures Toothache Kenne s Paia-Killing Magic Oil cures .Neuralgia ! Renne's Pain-Killing Magic Oil cures Cholera Morbus! Renne's Pain-Killing Magic Oil cures Rheuma tism! ' Renne's Pain-Killing Magic Oil cures Lameness Renne's Pain-Killing Magic Oil cures Skin Dis eases! . Some folks seem to be proud of telling how "lame their shoulders are" of "my crick in the back" or "I have got the Sciatica V and de light in bragging that "nothing can enre me !" but when we get nuch "awful folks" to use Renne's Pain-Killing Magic Oil, faithfully, we not on!v cure: their lameness and charm away their pains, but we actually take all that kind of "orag out or them r anu iney irauKiy own up, and say, "It works like a charm ;" Sold by all Dmggists, Merchants and Grocers. WM. RENNE, Sole Proprietor and Mannfac urer. Pittstield, Mass. ; ly6 , Sold by WM. JOSLYN & SONS, Barton. DERBY ACADEMY. GEORGE IIENEY BLISS, Principal. The Fall Term Begins Wednesday, Sep tember 8th, 18GJ. , The new Academy Building is finished and furnished and the Trustees have engaged a full Board of Experienced Teachers. - ; For circulars, or board, address ; - EL1SHA JENNE, - 31tf ' Chairman Eexecntive Committee Having purchased and used the Gold Medal Sewing Machine, sold by F. P. Cheney, we find it a strong, sure worker, and, although it is sold at a much lower figure than the old style ma chines of the same size and capacity, we consid er it a great improvement on them, being supe rior and stronger, and consequently.more easily understood and operated, and more durable. It makes the Grover & Baker stitch, which is the strongest, and most reliable seam made for Men's cluhingand for dress and cloak making, and will not (like the work of some of its competit ors) pull open by getting unloosened. We cheer fully recommend this new machine to all who desire a first class machine, combining all the points in the old style one's, with essential im provements, and a new model, which in beauty ot design surpasses them all. It is just the thing for a lamily sewing machine, and only needs ta be known to be appreciated. Mrs. A. A. Randall, Miss Mary E. Chamberlin, Mrs. J. F. Morrill, Mrs. J. M. Brigbam, Mrs. Cyrus Berais, Sarah E, Mason, Mrs. E. Dixon, " Mrs. L. II. Nye, A. P. Tart, Miss M. Ritchie, . Craftsbury. Derby, i Barton, Stanstf.d, P. Q. Glover, ' u Greensboro. Gold Medal Sewing Machine Co. : You may rest assured that I always recommend your ma chine, for I have had mine eight years. 1$ is a good machine and sews perfectly well now. Mrs. E. K. PRAY, Uolderness, N. H. Gold Medal Sewino Machine Co.: Ma chines came to me all right. Have sold all but one. People here are just beginning to find out that the Gold Medal is just what they want. My wife will not use the Florence which we have in the house, but will use the Gold Medal. W. T. RICHARDSON. Box 4SS, Northampton, Mass. "We like our machine very much. It makes a strong stitch, requires no fastening off, and has the advantage over all other machines in the convenient access to the lower needle." M. S. B1DWELL, Jr. -Monterey, Berkshire Co., Mass. I think the Gold Medal the be of any ma chine I have ever seen, and desire to benefit the community by introducing it into this region." Rev. T. RYDER, Middleboro', Mass. "Your machine is the best one ever brought before the public, and besides it is the cheapest." MISS ELLA ODWYER. . - Middle town, Ohio. "I have had one of your machines inuseahout a year and like it very much." ADAM PLANCK. ' Engellsvillc, Scohane Co., N. Y. ' "I congratulate you on the Gold Medal Ma chine. I have examined every kind of sewing machine before the public, aud think the Gold Medal the best in the world. No family should be without one.'" -: : , '' H. S. BUTTS. ' Fredonia,N.Y. "It is just what the advertisement says, work ing with less noise, and doing better work than a S50 or $75 machine." - 1 - ! i LUDLOW Vt.) GAZETTK. "We are exceeding! well pleased with" your machine, and would not do without it for twice scost.'V ; " 'A, P. WILSON. 26 Coldspring, Allegany Co., N, Y WnyfDreturen MT tfsterrriti tervorttt escribin&lnasmucfi aT he ToBTSobrrranti fdcaflT I i.i t. 1 .i-.t, .... ..,,. .. ......1... .- . :. 1 ifi