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BELLOWS FALLS TIMES, FEBRUARY 5, 1891.
Sfltourc ill5 STimcs.
VERMONT IN GENERAL.
BRATTLEBORO.
M. IToldon of Londonderry has
s.
bought the Percy restaurant in nana
block.
The bailiffs have instituted test suits
nrrninst-. liinl nronertv OWUCrS tO COhipcl
thn I'leftnlnc of snow from their side
walks.
Some of the most prominent military
men jn the state are expected to attend
the military ball at the town hall Thurs
day evening.
The Young Men's Christian associa
tion's gymnasium exhibition at the town
hall Saturday night faithfully exempli
fied Instructor Maynard's method. The
program included high calisthenics for
the boy's class, high kicking, dumb bell
drills, vaulting-buck drills, heavy bell
and club work, parallel and horizontal
bars, wrestling and pyramids.
C. C. Warren of Watcrbury and Dr.
II. II. Swift of Pittsford were in town
Saturday looking over the hatchery of
the local fish and game club, preparatory
to recommending to the governor a suit
able location for the establishment of
the proposed state fish preserve. They
are said to have been impressed with the
completeness and utility of the local
hatchery.
About 50 stockholders of the Valley
fair association met at the Brooks house
Saturday and re-elected the following
ofiieers for the year : Presideut, George
AV. Hooker; vice-president, F. M. Waite;
secretary, Charles AV. Sargeant; assist
ant secretaries, AV. S. McKenney and
Leslie Scott: treasurer, Julius J. Estey;
general superintendent. J. A. Taylor.
These rew directors were added to the
board : Fred Pierce and AV. K. Ware of
Chesterfield, C. D. Noyes, II. F. Brooks,
F. J. Bailey, C. N. Bemis, L. F. Pettee,
P. S. Eames and D. M. Barber of 'Brat-
tleboro, Warren Cushing of Vernon,
Charles Robinson of Ley den, A. 11. IS a-
son of Hinsdale, George Underwood of
JNewfane, A. VV. Kiee of Wilmington,
Willard Bills of Westmoreland, F. D.
Stafford of AVhitingham, It. Q. Wilcox of
Jacksonville, P. II. R'uterandtE. B. Batch-
elder of Townshend and George Kelson
of Coleraine. The various committees
who were elected recommended increased
premiums on farm products, and it was
voted to hold the next fair AVednesday
and l hursday, September 30, and Ucto-
ber 1. The proprietors of the Brooks
house gave a complimentary dinner to
the members of the society.
SAXTON'S RIVER.
fC. W. Osgood is agent for The Times for Sax-
ton s itivcr; win receive ana rorn-ara suu-
scrlptions, anil furnish extracoples.
E. S. Sabin is very sick with the grip.
' Miss Lingley, of Boston, is here on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. C. W. Osgood.
Charles Ranney and Miss Hattie Bailey
were married last Tuesday evening and
started on their wedding tour AVednes
day noon.
T. F. AleWniW nnrt v. n snfloii
went to Boston la3t week to see about
contracting for an oro-an tn nlae in the
TtpWsfc cbiirch.'
Michael Mack died Monday night, at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Patrick
Harty, after a sickness of about two
weeks. The funeral was held at 10
o'clock. Wednesday, in the Catholic
church at Bellows Falls
Rev.' J. H. Robbins delivered his fare
Veil sermon last Sunday morning, and
started for his home in .Nova bcotia Mon
day. He is a man whom it will be hard
to renlace. as he made friends every
where, especially with the young people.
It is hoped that all persons interested
in the advancement of the public wel
fare, will patronize the entertainment to
be given next Thursday and Friday even-
ings ior tne Denent oi uie reauius room.
" Sumter to Arjoomattox" Is a model G.
A. R tilav in most respects. Although
manv of the trying and most fiendish
incidents of the war are shown up in this
drama, unlike other military plays, there
is no firing of guns on the stage. The
camn scene and the tableau of the battle-
field of Gettysburg!! Dy nignt alter ine
second day's hgnt is luny worm ine
once of admission. A iuu orcnestra
will accomDanv the drama. Dr. C. T
Clarke, leader.
PERKINSVILLE.
Leslie Herrick has gone to Mansfield,
Mass., to work m a shoe-shop.
Mr. Chandler from Maine is visiting at
his daughter's, Mrs. A. L. .warden's
Will Brown and wife of West Windsor
are stopping with Mrs. Leslie Herrick.
Mrs. Wecden of North Springfield spent
a few days last week with Mrs. J.E
Call.
Mrs. Lou Bailey of Charlestown, N,
H., spent Saturday and Sunday at her
lather's, E. Marcy s.
Gen. Charles Williams of Manchester,
N. II., is in town looking after the inter
est of his soap-stone works.
On account of storm the donation for
the benefit of Rev. H. M. Hopkinson was
postponed until last Tuesday evening,
when a goodly number gathered at the
Baptist church and left tokens of regard
to the value of about $4U.
Last Friday evening Dr. Hazelton,
when returning to his home, met with
quite an accident near Otis Stearns .
When turning out for a team to pass, his
horse becoming unmanageable turned
over the sleigh and freeing himself en-
tirely from it he ran, and all search for
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lord's barn for a night's lodging.
SPRINGFIELD.
J. W. Pierce has been sick but is out
again.
A minstrel show will be given by local
talent in the near future.
Rev. C. F. Mclntyre lectured at the
Universalist church last Sunday from
the suhjpct, " Some Thoughts on Intel
lectual Living."
Charlie Odette was arrested last week
lor showing indecent photographs and
fined, the hue and costs amounting to
14. Hearing that another count was to
be brought against him he left town
suddenly and didn't give any address.
The series of illustrated sermons at
the Congregational church closed last
Sunday night with the sermon on the
parable of the ten virgins. The meet-
ings have been well enough attended to
encourage Mr. Pressey to continue them
later. An Illustrated sermon is new to
this part of the country and the series
has attracted much attention.
A fellowship meeting to celebrate the
the tenth anniversary of the organiza
tion of the first society of Christian
Endeavor will bo held here this (Thurs
day) evening. All the societies in tho
Black Kiver union are invited and an in
teresting program arranged.
LONDONDERRY.
Miss Estello Dodge is at home
visit.
on a
Mrs. C. E. AVoods is quite sick
with
fever.
L. P. Sheldon and family are visiting
in Bennington.
John G. AValker, jr. is staying with his
father for a few days.
E. F. Bigelow and George Shattuek
are at work in the pulp mill at South
Londonderry.
Last week the. friends and neighbors of
Herman Dow, who has been sick for
some time, met, cut and drew up his
stock of wood.
The "Two Orphans," given by the
Londonderry Dramatic club On Friday-
evening, proved one or the greatest suc
cesses that this well known club has ever
yet scored. Union hall was packed to
its fullest capacity by a crowd that be
stowed unrestrained praises on the fine
way in which the play was presented.
J he drama is a realistic representation of
faucitul romance, bringing together in
contrast the characteristic influences of
the high and low life at the French me
tropolis. The parts ofthe "Orphans"
were taken most acceptably bv Miss
Ettie Gibson and Mrs. E. F. Arnold. It
may be unnecessary but we think we
can safely sav that Mrs. Arnold is one
of the best actresses in southern Ver
mont. The same may be said of Mrs.
AV. L Gibson, who had the part of La
Frochard playing it to perfection. The
parts of Jacques, Pierre, Chevalier,
Count De Liniers, and Countess De
Liniers, Picard, Antoiue and Marianne
were supported in fine shape and with
dramatic skill, by F. AV. Williams, AV. L.
Gibson, C. M. Earnes, A. A.Curtis, Mrs.
G. L. Parker, A. C. Gibson, P. It. Holt,
and Miss Myrtelle Eason.
WINDSOR.
Mrs. Philip Gorden, a former resident.
is tne guest or jurs d . m. Howe
The capital stock of the AVindsor
Machine company is increased 10,000.
Charles E. Williams is taking a three
months course at the school of oratory
in tsoston.
Rev. J. Wassail, who has been confined
to the house for two weeks, is able to be
out again
Mrs. AVilham Sheldon is spending
few days with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
jyi. iv. raine.
The post office was closed on Monday
from 2 p. m. till 7.43 p. m. and the flag
nung at nan mast.
The home talent minstrels will give an
entertainment February 10 for the benefit
oi me w musor iiDrary,
ice cutting nas commenced. The ice
stored In the largest stack which was
made la8t spring has been purchased by
nanes lien.
OlareneeJ'.nmiima hnn rprp?vp1 frnm
the presiding elder of the New Hamr
shire Methodist conference an appoint
ment as local preacher at Hinsdale, JN.
ii., and commenced his labors there last
Sunday.
A meeting of the shareholders of the
Windsor national bank is called for Feb
ruary 11, to see if the shareholders will
vote to place the bank In voluntary liqui
dation, and to select an agent to close up
Its allairs.
J. Frank AVilliams has resigned his
position in the Windsor national bank to
accept a position in the Ogdensburg,
N. Y., national bank. Arthur Harris
has been appointed to fill the vacancy in
--
A very large number were in attend-
ance at the auction sale of the real and
personal estate of the late Volney C
Hodgman and prices ruled high. Luke
Watriss of Claremont, formerly of
Windsor, bought the farm for 82 105.
Mrs. nodgman has removed to Hart-
iora
CHESTER.
A. N. Chandler is agent for The Times for
unester ; win receive ami torwaru subscrip
tions, and also furnish extra copies.
Beautiful weather the past week.
W. P. Chapin and wife made a short
visit at Walpole, N. II., last week.
From the effects of the warm wind the
past week the snow has settled one-half.
Social dance at Fullertou hall this
week Friday evening in aid of the base
Dan club.
George II. Waldron and nuffh Henrv
attended the state encampment at Bur
lington this week.
There are several from here talking of
attending the Masonic dance at Bellows
Falls Friday evening of this week.
The school at Factorvville is to have
an exhibition this week Saturday even
ing. A drama, recitations, etc., consti
tute the program.
Quite a number from here have im
proved the opportunity this pleasant
weather to fish through the ice at Lowell
lake and the result has been good.
The nigh school scholars are to give
a dramatic entertainment at their school
room February 20 and 21, presenting the
drama, "I'nder the Laurels" and two
farces.
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May Concert companyat the Townx ha
!a"L?-f "-as enjoyed
i mm.li uy an urtscuu jt was IirSL-
class in e ' wa IIf)nft
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EAST JAMAICA.
isirs. A. 15. Metcalf has just closed a
very successful and pleasant term of
school. She is a teacher of ahilitv anil
8UCC-f dS PIT."8 the good-will of her
pupils, and holding them interested. She
gave such entire satisfaction, that it is
the wish of scholars and parents that her
services may be secured for anoibor
term. The scholars, parents and friends
gathered on Saturday evening at the
home of Solon Densmore, where the time
was very pleasantly passed in singing,
recitations, etc., and all went homi fL
ing tney had been amply repaid for the
trouble in getting out on such a arnrmv
evening. Several expressed a wish that
they might have similar gatherings, and
in so doing became more neighborly
and better acquainted, with kindly feel-
ings for all.
FELfcHVILLt.
Iloraeo f :
homo with his family
mis week,
Fred Cole h.i rL t. ITanover. N. II
to work in a grocejry store.
Dana Cov. wir In ml son. are the guests
of her mother, Mils. Harriet Amsden.
Hank White wp"1 tn Brandon the first
of the week to assHt in tho presentation
of the old f ashloneU "deestrick skule."
JNews was reeeivdd of the death of A.
AV. Tutnam. a fo ilier resident of this
I
town, at his home il I Proctorsville Thurs
day morning. I
Ihe telephone BOal held at the ladies'
rooms Thursday e-ning was not a suc
cess on account off the storm, but five
uuuars Deing received
Mrs. Forest Persn
s is in Boston, called
there to attend tte
funeral o her aunt,
Mrs. Pierce, with i
lived, and she is nw
horn she formerly
attending her uncle
k, a retired Congre
la number of years
Saturday morning,
ilghly respected by
who is dangerousl ij
Rev. Horace Hen'.
gational minister, f
a resident here, die
no was a man very
every one, having
smile and pleasant
WOrtt lor all, and Will h irrpat-.lv misapH.
His family have the heni rfit.
of their friends and neighbors.
Ihe many friends of David Bnrnbnm
and bride gave him a surnrise. last, Mon
day evening, the ladies with their lunch
baskets. All were very cordially re
ceived and a good social time was enjoyed
by all, interspersed with music, both
vocal and instrumental, also games, dur
ing which refreshments were served;
soon after all left for their homos wish
ing them a long and happy life.
The minstrel show under Hank White's
direction, which was repeated by special
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jcijucau iiui 1 1 maj teumg iur me tele
phone, was a success financially, the
hall being crowded to its full capacity.
Over .$150 were taken, which gives a
fresh impetus to our telephone project.
II. AV. btocker and little son were the
chief attractions, their singing being
heartily encored. The parts were all well
rendered and caused hearty laughter.
The clog dancing by O'Brien of Keene
deserves notice. Hank can sneak for
himself as he was there as usual.
WESTON.
E. A. Clayton was home over Sunday
T. H. Richardson is off to Acworth, N.
ii., ror a visit.
Rev. II. C. Searles lost his horse rather
suddenly last week, it being sick only a
tew hours. (Jause of sickness unknown
Rev. E. S. Pressey of Springfield de
livered a valuable lecture to a small but
appreciative audience last Tuesday even
ing. At the Demorest prize speaking con
test at the Baptist church, last Friday
night, rank Howe succeeded in obtain
ing the silver medal, although two or
three others were marked nearly as high
The Library Association will present
the.drama, " Uncle Tom's Cabin," onUrl-
day and Tuesday evening, February 13
and 17. This is always a favorite drama,
and will be satisfactorily rendered. New
scenery and costumes have been engaged,
a big house is expected and seats are
being made accordingly. Admission 20
cents. Parker's orchestra of London
derry wiill furnish music for dancing?
A saw mill run by 1 hotnas Vail, was
burned last Friday nigh t with contents,
including considerable machinery and
manufactured stock. The Harris manu
facturing company had $2000 worth of
machinery and manufactured stock in
the mill. The latter tas to have been
shipped to Rutland on (Saturday. M. J.
Francisco & Co. of Rutland held the in
surance on the property. The total loss
is estimated to be from $7000 to $10,000.
The Harris manufacturing company has
made arrangements for the shipment of
chair stock from another mill. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
PUTNEY.
Mr. Graves moves into C. W. Kimball's
new house this week.
Patrick Mooney is in Rome, N. Y.,
having a cancer removed from his lip.
Rev. F. W. Whippen of St. Albans,
a former Universali3t pastor of the soci
ety, was called here to attend the funeral
of S. E. Wheat last Monday afternoon.
One hundred persons connected with
the Baptist society of Brattleboro took
a sleigh ride to Putney on Wednesday
evening of last week and took supper in
the vestry of the Baptist church in this
place.
The ladies of Putney met at Masonic
hall last Saturday afternoon and evening
for the purpose of orgauzing a Woman's
Relief Corps. After organization the
following ofiieers were electtd and in
stalled: Mrs. L. P. Bailey, president ;
Mrs. C. F. Brown and Mr3. M. D. Whit
man, vice presidents; Mrs. II. Smith,
treasurer; Miss Ada uaie, secretary;
Mrs. F. P. Sawyer, conductor; Miss
Minnie Morse, assistant conductor;
Mrs. Bobbins, guard ; Misk Cora Gale,
assistant guard; Mrs. M. It. Gale, chap
lain. 1
LUDLOW.
The I'nlversalist society have a sociable
and supper Thursday nigtit.
.Tuyere Tiinea is so much better that lie
is able to sit up part of the day.
Wo nnt Wrl Frank Adam and b uller
Bates of Chester in town Thursday.
Several of Ilazen Fletcher s relatives
from Chester were up u xuueiai
Thursday.
Between thirty and forty oi uie u. -a.
R. boys attended the funeral of comrade
Fletcher in a body.
Another daughter of Patrick Phelan of
Mount Holly was brought here Tuesday
and buried, she being the third that has
been taken out of the Im y within a
few weeks by that dread disease, diph-
theria- .
More seeping and wailing by Ludlow
capitalists. The CawkerOty bank and
Tnion Investment company of Kansas
City are in trouble, and now the Ameri
can National bank of Kansas 1 City wants
the stockholders to chip fen" 0nn
the dollar to set them ou their leei again.
CAM BRIDGEPORT. ,
Timber for the new M&gtog
drawn. we shall expect to see a new
structure soon. 1
Quite a number attended
the hotfl last week and everyone seemed
to have a good time. I
No more school this Sln X
teacher. Miss Tower is atffj"8
teacher's institute at Bellows
Why Royal Baking Powder is the Best.
"The Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure,
for I have so found it in many tests made both for
that company and the United States Government.
I will go still furrher and state that, because of the facilities that company
have for obtaining peifectly pure cream of tartar, and for other reasons dependent
upon the proper proportions of the same, and the method of its preparation,
the Royal Baking Powder
is undoubtedly the Purest
and most reliable baking
powder offered to the public.
'HENRY A. MOTT, Ph. D."
Late United States Government Chemist.
PROCTORSVILLE.
Bertie Dunlap has gone to Burlington
to school.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilosea Bradish in a quiet
way celebrated their golden wedding on
Monday, February 2.
A. W. Putnam died Thursday morn
ing January 20. Funeral services Satur
day atteruoon. ms remains were
placed in the village tomb.
Saturday evening at C o'clock came
the cry of fire. C. D. Parker's steam
mill was ou fire and the flames spread so
rapidly that in about an hour' from the
first alarm it was consumed, insured
for $500. Xearly all the lumber was
saved.
Mean temperature for the month of
January, reading of the thermometer at
7 o clock each morning was lu.U degrees.
Highest on Friday 30th, -10 degrees; low
est on Sunday, 4ih, 14 degrees below.
There were three mornings that the
mercury was below zero, onejustat zero;
eleven days were clear and beautiful,
four days in which either forenoon or
afternoon were clear, all the others
cloudy or stormy. The mean tempera
ture for January, 1890, observations
taken at same time and place, was 21.16
degrees.
SOUTH WINDHAM.
The weather mild and snow rapidly
settling.
Quite a brisk changing of owners of
oxen and steers In this section.
W. Ilemenway's singing school seems
to be gaming in numbers and interest.
The union services were well attended
last week, and a pleasant time the result,
Mrs. A. B. Metcalf closed her term of
school at East Jamaica last week, and is
at home.
Clara Votey expects to close her term
of school on Wednesday and attend tha
teachers' institute at Bellows Falls.
MVa Rn'rlan Unwunt anil daughters.
"who have been stopping at FrtTrSafitfTs
for the past two weeks, have gone to the
venter ro visic relatives. .
What's the matter with all the hens
this winter that they cannot be induced
by any means to lay ' Eggs have been
very scarce in this section thus far.
The pastor of the church here expects
to secure the services of an evangelist
this week, and meetings will be held
from Tuesday evening, until Saturday.
WEATHERSFIELD CENTER.
Plenty of snow here yet and indica
tions that it will stay with us are sure.
The young people gave a very success
ful entertainment last Friday evening.
Tableaux, the Peak sisters, readings.
recitations and singing, closing with an
oyster supper mane up tne program. A
goodly number was in attendance who
enjoyed the best of times. Wednesday
evening, February 4, it was repeated at
w catnersneiu jlsow.
j. ne weamer report ior January is
given below. It must be remembered
that these reports are made from obser
vations taken with self registering gov
ernment, wiermometers sucn as are used
at all regular signal stations. : Highest
temperature, 22nd, 43 degrees; lowest
temperature, drd, 1. degrees; mean 21.5
degrees; range, 49 degrees; greatest
daily range, 14th, ;S5 degrees ; least daily
range, aotn, o degrees; mean range, Ij
degrees. Cloudy and stormy days, 19 ;
ciear ana iair, iz; snow or ram, 1 ; per
fectly clear, 3. Average temperature
for January 1890, 24.5 degrees.
GRAFTON.
Rev. Ira Burwell of Cambridgeport
preached at the Baptist church last Sun
day. Rev. B. S. Morse pastor of the Baptist
church has tendered his resignation to
take effect May 1.
A mail route has been established from
this place to Chester depot. Bids for
carrying the mail are in order.
The grange anticipate a sleigh ride to
morrow afternoon to close with an oyster
supper at the hall in the evening.
Herbert Alden, who spent his vacation
with his uncle, W. S. Eaton, returned to
the Boston school of Technology last
Monday.
Prof. Stanley Starr, elocutionist and
impersonate and Mrs. Starr, cornetist,
will give an entertainment under the
auspices of the G. A. R., at the Town
hall on Saturday evening Februarv 21.
CAVENDISH.
Miss Lizzie Kendall was home over
Sunday.
Charles E. and Hugh II. Atherton are
in Boston this week.
Miss Martha Lovell, is home from Bos
ton, for a short visit.
Col. Sperry has gone to Burlington as
delegate to the state encampment of the
G. A. R.
The box sociable last Friday evening
passed oil' pleasantly, and was' a success
in every way.
Miss Anna Carlton who has been in
Sonicrville, Ma3s., for several months,
returned Saturday last.
Monday evening quite a number of the
young people were invited to George I.
Pratt's to celebrate tho birthday of his
daughter, Clara. All report a very
pleasant time.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
Mrs. Densmore and Arthur Tripp are
visiting at Manchester, Vt.
Miss Kate Lawrence has gone to Bos
ton to visit her sister, Mrs. Belle Howe.
Our teacher, Miss Johnson, is attend
ing the teachers' institute at Bellows
Falls this week.
John Peck had the thumb on his right
hand taken oft' below the first joint and
his other fingers badly bruised while
coupling cars at Wardsboro Station last
week.
NORTH SPRINGFIELD.
The school taught by Miss May Whit-
comb closes Friday of this week.
Elder Clayton ot Brattleboro preaehed
at the Advent church last Sunday.
The town auditors commence their
labors on Thursday of the present week.
A kitchen hop at A. P. Fairbanks, on
Friday last with fifteen couples pres
ent.
fipnrm Martin of Brooklvn. TsT. Y..
has been visiting friends here for several
days past.
Slavery in Vermont.
From the Rutland Herald.
The Burlington Free Press says "Ver
mont has the distinction of being the
first state to abolish slavery within her
borders." Xow as slavery never existed
in the state, the state could not have
abolished it. The first constitution
adopted July 8, 1777, prohibited it. It is
true that the census of 1790 gives a few
slaves in Vermont but, as the Banner
has often pointed out, Col. George Har
rington, when he was an officer of the
census bureau at Washington, discov
ered this to be a clerical error. The fact
was widely published at the time and
has been separately alluded to since. In
view of this fact and of the fact that the
constitution of the state prohibited
"8laVeryV0cglu Wtuiii'lb efcu lacmiiu--
ble for Vermont editors, as they often
do, to speak of slavery ever having an
existence in the state Bennington Ban
ner. For many years it was continually
being said, In and out of the state, that
"no slave ever trod the soil of Vermont."
Then a census report for 1791 was found
showing 17 slaves In Bennington county
and antiquarians were puzzled, and again
somebody found that the report was
wrong and then statements like that
of the Banner were started and have been
going around again and again ever since.
Ooiiverning the census the Windsor
Journal tor October 11, 1791, had an item
as follow 8 :
"The return of the marshal's assistants for
the county of Bennington, states, that there
are in the county 2"03 white male over 1G
years of ae and 2G17 under that sxse, 5o"9
white females, 17 black males over and four
under lo, 1; black females; total of in
habitants, 12,351; To the honor of humanity,
no Slaves."
This shows that Alden Spooner of the
Journal, the father of Vermont editors,
was a pretty stlfTabolitionist, and it also
suggests tke presence of a question as to
whether slaves really were in Benning
ton county. Abolition sentiment was in
fact strong here from the first, and
slavery never had any legal existence
here after the state was organized. It
did have a real existence, however, and
that after the state, was admitted to the
union. The census report is of little con
sequence, one way or the other. It may
be that the enumerators reported no
slaves then just a3 they would report no
saloon keepers now, because none could
exist under the law, but slavery
was here in fact as saloon keepers
are now. There are many well
authenticated instances of negroes
held as slaves, perhaps the most interest
ing being that of the woman Dinah, who
was bought and brought into the state in
1783 by Stephen Jacob, a lawyer by pro
fession and one of the most prominent
men in Windsor. She was kept as a
slave until the year 1800, and, finally be
coming old and helpless, came upon the
town for support and thejtown brought
a suit against Mr. Jacob to compel him
to take charge of her upon the ground
that she was his slave and that he was
therefore bound to care for her through
life. The suit was dismissed by the
supreme court.
In the Windsor Journal for February
17, 1794, appeared an advertisement as
follows :
Eijrlit Dollars Reward.
Kan awav from the subscriber, on Monday
the third day of February, 17!14. a MrL.vrro
Fellow name'd Dick; had on when he went
away, a short brown or bordering upon the
gray" sailor Coat, Trowscrs of the same col
our", a checked woolen shirt, his jacket a
cross-bared neheet, somewhat fa!el, wears
Canadian Jloccasons, a black felt Hat, he is
about 35 years of aire, about tivc feet six
inches hfch. Any person who. will secure
said Fellow and return him to the niener
shall receive the above Kkwakd and all nec
essary charges paid bv me.
William 1. I'latt.
Burlington, February, 171)4.
This is a tolerably singular item to
find in a Vermont newspaper, but it indi
cates the facts in the case. Vermont was
settled when slaveholding extended all
over lower and older New England, and
the settlers brought their slaves with
them, although never in any considerable
number, 'ihe slave came from Massa
chusetts and Connecticut with religious
persecution, the use of the branidng iron
to punish criminals and many other
things which civilization has left behind.
None of these things are to be pointed to
with pride, but they have their place in
history.
VERMONT NEWS.
Horse thieves are working in the
mountains about Rutland.
At Coventry recently eighteen logs
were cut from a pine tree. Seventeen of
these logs were 12 feet long and one log
9 feet in length.
January 30 William W. Kinsley, one of
the officials in the custom house at
Richford committed suicide by hanging.
Despondency was the cause.
It is stated that there is hardly a town
in Rutland and Addison counties in which
the dog tax collected issullicient to meet
the damages awarded for sheep killing.
U. D. Twitchell of Middlebury has
bought about 40,000 pounds of wool of
Johnson Brothers of Sudbury. It was
the product of their own flock since 1880.
' Charles S. Forbes of St. Albans and
R. J. Humphrey of Poultney have made
arrangements for an excursion to
Plymouth, Mass., July 10, of the Ver
mont Press Association.
The unfavorable weather lessened the
attendance at the musical convention at
Newport, but the receipts were better
than they were last year. All of the
parts in the chorus were well sustained.
The social hours were filled in a very
creditable manner by local talent mostly.
An excellent program was prepared for
the grand concert, when all of the artists
appeared.
George Stewart, an aged and prosper
ous farmer of Westford, the morning of
January 28 took a dose of what he sup
posed was cough medicine, such as he
had lately been in the habit of taking.
On the same shel f was a bottle of carbolic
acid, and this was taken by mistake.
An emetic was immediately provided, but
he was unable to swallow it and diyd in
20 minutes:-"-" -" .- .- '
During the year ending December 31,
1890, the importations into the district of
Vermont from the Dominion of Canada,
for all purposes amounted in the aggre- .
gate to $10,915,985, on which duties to
the amount of $2,753,789 were collected
or assessed, being a decrease of $590,280
in value of importations, and an increase
of $235,499 in amount of duties assessed,
as compared with 1889.
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