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logs or timber, on auy public highway or
iu auy niauner that may, injure, such
highway, more than it would be injnred
by the ordinary way of drawing such logs.j
tirabei. ou a wagou. Cart, sled or other
or
vehicle, which would keep such logs or
timber from dragging on tho ground ;
provided, the selectmen of any. town may
; hir ilianrfitioti inve any person per -
roUsion to draw logs.or timber in any
way; when iu their opinions the highways
would not be, greatly injured thereby;
provided, any person may draw logs or
timber in any way at suh times,, when
by reason of frost, highways would not
be liable to injury thereby.
2. If any person shall violate the
provisions of the preceding section, such
person shall, on convictin, thereof, forfeit
and pay for tho nee of the town in which
such offense shall have been committed,
the sum of not less than five dollars, nor
nwro than ten dollars, in the discretion
of the court, together with costs of prosecu
tion, to be recovered on : complaint of a
town graud juror before any justice of the
peace having j urisdiction ' thereof. Such
person shall bo further liaUo to tho town
in which such offenso may : have bceu
committed, fur alt damages toauy public
highway.1 by;'rrason of the violation of
thiS'aut, to'bcj lecovcrcd in "the name and
for tin 'use of such town, in an action on
the case. '
Approved, Nov. 19, 1S60.
An act to provide for the repair of high
ways. . '
. Jt is hereby enacted, &c.
1. When in the opinion of the
highway surveyor or road master of any
highway district in any town iu this State.
it shall become necessary to take any
gravel, earth or stone, for tho purpose of
repairing or building any road unucr niH
charge that docs not lie withiu the limits
of the highway as surveyed, or beyond
limits of his district, and the owner thcrc
of, will, not pci mit him to take the same
without paying more than in his judg
ment he ought to pay, then the highway
surveyor or roud master shall have the
right to call ou tho selectmen of the towu
in which such material is located, and
they shall at once make an examination
of the matter, and it they arc satisfied
that the public good requires the taking
of such material, then theseleetmcu shall
give notice of the intent to take the grav
el, earth or stone, to the owner or occu
pant of tho land from which the material
is to be taken, and proceed to apprize the
damages, by the year or otherwise, and
shall pay or tender the same to said owner
01 occupant and they may then direct the
surveyor or road master to take the mat
trial so apprized to the amount necessary
for the purposes set forth in this act.
' g 2 Arid it is further provided, that
if the owner or occupant of said laud is
not satisfied with the amount of damage
allowed by the selectmen,' then he Bhall
have all the rights of appeal in. the same
manner and form as he would have under
the statutes, in case of appeal from the
apprisal of selectmen in opcuing high
ways. ' ' '" ' '
3. Any highway surveyor or road
master of any highway district in this
"State, may when in his opinion it shall
become necessary, takeny gravel, earth,
stone or other material for the purpose of
repairing or building auy road under his
charge that lies within the limits of tho
highway, whether tho same is to bo used
at or war the point where the same is
taken from, or other places on said high-
way.
This act shall take effect from its
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passage.
Approved 'Nov. 19, 1866.
An art relating to the rights and liabili-
tics of husband and Wile. '
It u herby ciuctcT&f
1. ; Suction one of chapter seventyone
of tbo, General, SutuUs ia hereby amend
d iu as to read as follows, viz; When any
'darned man shall leave the State aban
doning his wife and not making suliicicnt
provision for her maintenance, or when
nj married man shall bo under guardl
nhip by irtue of the laws of this or
any oihcr of the Initcd , States, if the
.,wife is of the age 9f eighteen years, the
.,( Sopreme Court may, ou her petition, au-
thonze tier to sell ana convey tier re
! 8taU or auy part thereof, and also any '
personal estate, which shall at the time
','ha.ve come to the h'usbund, by reason of;
-1 the mairiage and which may remain in
; ibe State utidiposcd of by him. ' , I
7 " g' 2. -This act shall take effect from its
passage. ' ' ' "' ' ' ' ' ' '
a, .ii Approved Nov. 2, I860. , "'
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An ait in relation to the earnings of mar-
jil vomen, anil in addition to chapter
seventy one cf the General Statutes."
. It i.f hereby enacted, &o. H
1. Whenever liny married woman
shall be abandoned by her husband, such
. married , woman shall bo entitled to her
own earnings and all the proceeds thereof,
and the sirae shall have no power over
the same; and the wife may niain-
, tain an action inercior iu utr uwu name
in tho same manner she could do if sole
and unmarried.
Approved Nov. 19, 18C6.
An act in addition to section twenty-five
chapter thirty-three of the General
1 Statutes, relating to the attachment of
property by copy. ' ' :
It is hereby enacted.1 &o. '
1. There shall be added to the list
of personal property, enumerated in chup
ter tbrrty-three, scctiou twenty-five of the
Gtneral Statutes of Vermont, and subject
to all the provisions of said chapter, the
articl e of tobacco iu the process of curing.
' 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage. . , ,; ....
Approved. Nov. 13, 1866. r .'
An act to amend section thirteen, chapter
forty ueveu, of the Gcuerul Statutes, en
titled "Of Levy of Execution."
It is hereby enacted,.. ; : - ;
1. Section thirteen, , chapter forty
seven, of tho General Statutes, is hereby
so amended as to read as follows : The
following articles shall be exempt ; from
attachment and execution, unless turned
out to the officer, to be taken 6n the at
tachment or execution, by the debtor,, to
wit: Such suitable apparel, , bedding,
tools, arms, and articles . of household
furniture, as may be necessaiy for uphol
ding life, one sewing machine kept for
use, one cow, the best swine, or the meat
of one swine, sheep not exceeding in num
ber tea, and one years' product of said
sheep in . wool, yarn, or cloth, ' forage
sufficient for keeping not exceeding ten
sheep and oue cow through one winter,
ten cords of firewoocd, twenty bushels of
potatoes, such military arms and accou
trements as tho debtor is required by law
to furnish, all growing crops, ten bushels
of grain, one barrel of flour, three swarms
of bees and hives together with their pro
duce in honey, two hundred pounds of
sugar, and all lettered gravestones, the
Bibles and all other books used in a fam
ily, oue pew or slip in a meeting house or
place of religious , worship, live poultry
not exceeding in amount or value the Bum
of ten dollars ; the professional books and
inKtruments of physicians, and the pro
fessional bonks of clergymeu and attor
neys at law, to the value of two hundred
dollars; and also one yoke of oxen or
steers, as the debtor may eeleot, or two
horses kept and used for team woik, and
such as the hebtor muy select in lieu of
oxen or steers, but not exceeding in value
the sum of two hundred dollars, with suf
fieient forago for the keeping the same
through tho winter ; provided, however,
that the exemption of said horses aud
forage therefor is Dot to extend or effect
any attachment issued on any contract
made on, or before the first day of Decern
bcr next, or to any execution issued on a
judgement founded ou any such contract.
2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Nov. 19, lfCG.
An act relating to criminal prosccu
: tions. .H ., , r, .
. It is hereby cnaptcd,,.. ;
1. In the ral of, ,a,ll indictments,
complaints, informations and otbe'r pro
ceedings against persons charged with
crimqs or offenses, the person so charged
shall, at his own request, and not other
wise, be deemed a competent witness, the
credit to be given to his testimony being
left soley to the jury under the instruc
tions of the court, but the refusal of such
person to testify, Khali not be considered
by the jury as evidence against him,
Approvrd Nov. 19, 1866.
An act relating to the redemption of bank
' notes. '
It is hereby enacted 4o.
1. After the expiration of the char-
ter of any bank chartered by this State,
or after the termination of the existence
of any such batik, agreeably to the laws
of ibis', State,, such- bank, may cause
notice, to be published in all the weekly
newspapers of the county where such bank
U located, for ou full year, setting forth
that said batik will redeem its outstanding
bills the day of the expiration of its char-
ter or the date of the termination of its
existence, and a copy of this act. And
j upon , duo publicati-m of siicli notice,
'neither such bank nor its officer Bball be
liable to any aitiori for tho' non-redetnp
turn of any of its outstanding tills, "'uu.
less1 tho same shall have been duly 'pre-
eented and payment thereof demanded
within the year aforesaid, at the banking
house of said bauk. K, ,
2. After the expiration of the char,
ter after the termination of the existence
of any such bank as aforesaid, such bank
shall cease to be subject to the operation
or liable to tho provisions of the sixty
third section of chapter eighty-nine of
the General Statutes.
; 3. ' This act shall take ' effect from
its passage.
Approved, Nov. 19, 1866.
An act providing that towns may elect a
'collector of taxes.
: It is hereby enacted &o. ; . '
- 1. ;Any town iu thisSUto may, at
its annual March meeting, choose from
among the inhabitants thereof, a collector
of taxed, who shall have all the powers
and be the subject to alt the duties and
liabilities that first constables are now
under in tho collection of State and oth
er taxes, and the first constable shall be
collector of taxes as now provided by law
in such towns only as shall not choose a
collector of taxes as hereinbefore provi-
)ded. '
2, It shall bo the duty of the town
clerk to give the same notice of tho elec
tion of a collector of taxes as is now re
quired by law to be given of the election
of Cist constable, aud in all cases of the
election of collectors of taxes, all warrants
and rato bills for the collector of taxes in
stead of the first constable, as is now pro
vided by law. 1
3. All acts and parts of acts incon
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
4. This act shall take effect from
Us passage. ' .
Approved. Nov. 18,1866. '
CIIAS. C. MORsE, Editor.
Hyde ParU.Wfdnnday, Dec. f, 1860.
LAMOILLE 10UTY COURT.
DKCEMBKR TKIIM, I860.
Hon. W. V. Wilson, presiding.
"on. L W Ihlmcs. 0 . t
Hon. K. S. l'age, j a
The court was opened here yesterday
by prayer from Hcv. J. G. Bailey, of this
town, when the following jurymen were
called and received tho oatn :
J. C. Ilodgkins, Helvidcro.
Stephen Atwood, Cambridge.
John Dufiy. "
C. N. Melendy,
J. M Wilcox. "
Samuel Scott, Elmore.
Augustus Adams, Eden.
Warren Bassctt, "
A. Cobleigh, Hyde Fark.
V. D. Fitch, " , ,
Saml Cinnamon, "
D. L. Waterman, Johnson,
Harvey Beccher, '
J. F. Andrus, "
Lyman Woodworth, Morristown.
A. D. Thomas, "
Frank Kenfield, ".'..,
Jlilo Small, Stowe,
John D, Wilkios, Stowe,
F. J. Mower, " ,
W. B. Hutchins. Woloott. v .
James E. Bullock,
Solomon Manchaster, Watcrvillo. '
S. B. Miller,
No trial by jury being ready, the court
was occupied with court trials and hearing
motions.
The trial of the cuso, Morgan v. Bay.
mort, is set down for to-iuorrow. !
County OrFiCEns The Judges and
Sheriff, met at the American Honse on
last Saturday, and made the following ap
pointments for the ensuing year :
L. S. Small, County Clerk.
J. I. Glced, llcgister of 1'iobato.
Aaron Horeo, County Treasurer. .
V. W. Waterman. Court Auditor.
Almon Boardman. N. F. Kecler, Clark
Fisk, Jail Commissioners.
beputirs:
A. Dwinnell, Hyde Park,
James Parker, No, Hyde Tark.'
Geo. W. Doty, Morristown.
W. C. Doane, Johnson.
Jcssce Scars, Cambridge.
Norman Camp, Elmore. '
Dauiel Landou, Stowe.
A New .PAtNT.' The Universal
Mop-Wringer.' was shown ,u the other
day by W. & W. 8. Oillett, of Stowo, the
patentees and inventors, i The wringer is
attatuhed to the pail and is operated by a
lever, wquoezing almost every drop of wa
ter from the mop iveiy easily. ., We con
sider it much the . best thing of the kind
ever used. h will soon bo in the mar
kot, and no house-wife. : after having teen
eno, will be long without it. It was pa
tented November, 13, I860. ,. State rights
l'otsalo by the iuvcators. , . ; , , :, ,,;
CO.GRES.,
Monday, Dee. 3
-rTho-, credentials of
tho
lone Senators (amo,g ihem Watd
id Edmuuda.) were prisenied, .and f the
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an
uiators took the oath ofjlUco iud their
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seats. Mr.-Sumner ait em pled to calT up
tm.. ..
Senate bill No. 1, on suffrage in the Dis- guigin iU thfl- Bperit f AndroO(
triot of Columbia i'W.VVohl.souii WoundeJ. He hex endooWi'
no bill of the last session could bo consid- fiHngg anJ urrer8 uv more outrajuH
ered until after the sixth day of the pres. . than ay ollier. ,nan who has
eut 8cs'si(iii.nir l, ' , MI j ( -Slvld sence tbo day of Hamlic more, in
In the House, Mr. Elliot of Mass. in- j?ldj ti,an Hamlickendopredwjcer
trod deed Villi lorepVarseoriSoTthyaoV-y a 1, ftp
of July 17, 1862, which "authorizes Hie mother raarricd agin'afore her mourning
President to grant pai-don' and amnesty to c'0i'ng 'wu2"wor ' 0'uU ioUiu. no 'savin,
rebels; ' and.1 n 'a suKpePsidh of the rules; pru(lcnt woman WOuld do, but what wuz
the bil!" was' Jramc,diatcly7pasHcd--ayeS' thftt tQ what A - joun'8oa edoors every
111. nays ..'"A bni'was-'lnt'roiliicl'd're-l d'y?; .-jJott5lJ; .!,;: t -;.'i'.?i.) he cf
quiringm1, Secretary of ATVeafld to' Cabijct''mC(;tin to ' which' I wnz
sell two millions in'grild 'evcr vMon'day '? sunimoucJ WUJi calleir for' the' p'urpos'e Mv
another 'assigning' thd'4th'-of 'Mitt oh" ncxli b d(JJn a'teiir'or'two bver'' the 'election
for the mcctiug'of thtf '40th Congress ; ftn.(
other to equalize bounties ; and another hy- ' His ' ; Excel lcriey1 hrd
(by Thad' Stevens) 'regulaW Removals tcvei , witha. a ! few' days ; 'and( fi
from office.1 Kesolutionk' calling' nforma-1' corao t0' Wun,! the seal .uV wlch
tion'at tho arrest 'Of John II. Surra'tt, one Mnt nV .ms; v.nll do' -r4nU)ant.
of the conspirators -'against' the late Pre9-!
irJnnt " nn nrrAthnr W "''f nritiifu into- the
,mv., .,,
ntodc of procedure ib'cafcs' dr'imrbaeh-
mcnt, were adapted. ' he" I resident a
message was uien rcau (
A New Book nt Mrs. ,'EA,Di.E.f Nj thi V)""8 V tho Democrasy, .he fK he!
SooTHwbBfn.-T.B;.I!etersou.&iBrothors hail a ,it t0 sl,Cak' Ho wi1,td 'f1.
Philadelphia. havciVprcssnnd vrill.pub-.i & 'undcrstocd that he WUshtd his hind
lish on Saturday.- Decombern
book by Mrsi D K Nouthwortbiienti P.? & 'Ho tei seed little." ' In states
tied " Tho - Bride of Liewcllyii which i ,which h6"u? a'
will, beyo-dil-.outt,'vproVc-.to bb.tho, tlcd themselves" to" Johustm;
most i popular-1 ahdsoocessful .'work that t0 prcmatoor grave,
has ever been written by her.f fofc-sHe.-is!1 thi' highffis" reta.niSd him
beyond all question the mo powerful tc-1 ff0m that "thf P,nJcra' wodeul
i :!.... ... ,i 'carry flueh d cussid load; but he wood
maiu writer iu 1 .unci ita,' ii u. ju io
world. No one etcr! road a chapter of
oue of hcr: works without wishing to read
the "whole book.'bud hone") ever read one of
her books without admiring the raro gr.n
ius of its author, and wishing 1 that she
might soon write another. Her scenes are
life-picture.' her iucidaiitB are'fouuded ou
facts, and her sentiments are character
ized by a singular purity1 bDtb, pf conwp-,
tion und expression1 She-hus the rare fucul
tyof saying what she means, and ofoay ing
it is wuch a . manner that bcr uicuuing
cauuot be misinterpreted.;, In short, .she
possesses in an cmiucutderce those qual
ifications which arothp, peculiar, preroga
tives of a good, writer. ;, and while. she de
lights the readers imagination with her
discriptive beauty, she applies home truths
to her understanding with the force of,'ru.
tional couvictiou. VheBridoof Eicwi 1
yu" will bo welcomed by all. such readers
especially ; ; and, those .who have never
read the woiks.of thewpmn- sliould trot
fail to buy, and,, read .this, now 'novel iiy
this gifted American authoress. .
fttjTTbe Ncw .Yoik Ledger ,n nounccH
a serial story from i the pet) 'of Bey. Heury
Ward Beccher, , which he is iipw at work
upon. , (The story will commence early an
tbo year and extend through several
months. - 6 .....
'. As will be (Ken . by, tho following cor.
respondencce, Mr., Bigtvbc, thinks be -will
have it ready by. thaUimOy,.;; ,
Lidbkh Of pick.; P() Iletkman St, 1 ; .
:' Now.Vurk.jNov. f8GC.j;
BeV, IlENBy WltU BKECUKB-T-A)f"-
Sir : Does .the enclosed announcement of
your Ledger story nwet your vicwsas to
the time of .commencing .its, j publication ?
Please let me know at once,, as I wish to
maie the announcement ,in the number of
the Jedyer,.Vdi is noy going to, press,
i , Truly vours, . Bobbiit-Bo.nneb.' ,
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; i . . MlW BEKCIIEb's BBl'llf. ; ,,
BrtooKusf, flovvlS.plSCC. ,
Mr. Robert Bo.vjip.Rjyr .rrTThe
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announcement of which, you send. nioijT na!'u:'7 ,u.,l'.,ny i saw
proof copy, is correct,., ,1 hope to" put(erPt mun wl hwVDteilcctooafncSd
enough manuscript in your had to "enable .bc,'eilth lbo 8nowy ' tVoiitasj
you to begin the awry i.'jcariy a-fbe Jrcar j ?t!Vub' .1 b,u.!''c. uoaor KIc - ''u '?
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f:.v.u,j;j?.,rM....;d
Uknht Ward Beecubr.
CiT Iavitt's troupe was welcomed liere
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fltl S:tnidnV fllfflir.. l.v ft laraa an.1 anrtrJ.
-r-,-- t:B"t"J - " ri'l"v-
elating audience. , and gave us really a,? , , 8,M,BUUn WW9 Wea pwt wwicThoavjr oep
good concert. , U Emma Bailey ranks bcI,,C,h''; ''J 'hisjierea-im- his.i iar ion; which, 'during the' p;.st - few wceK
among iqe pesi .singers in. the couutry,
und master Eddy will mate fda for the
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Tk ru.r,ornnraf.;n f!...,v !
Si Kenfield, at Morrisvillo. has bedn'dis,
i. t o i-i'.:':.i':ti ' L :
ouivu. ,mi u. a. v iiujiiiu in iue DUCeCeHOT,
in the business, and wtl disneiiM all,
vinni af nrrA a nan :.n-'bL' l':j;:..
store to his na'trorifiVt'tdW' V.tn.''1 it J t.
. , . r; . .via;,
Wnif-nowVlin UdftiviAJi.
teoeii
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'I 'I ' IPO It. 1.1 II ., I I i . A . .. .
. Th lW,Ur WW 'JL.iL':.-
j seems to plingo ksfatr pofijjy, notw'ithi
, standing fthcrl opinions i of tVe' people re -
jcenvly .exprwsed bj.tW vots. -'
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Nasby in a late jctter upon ; ine pyx-
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tionslios tho fc
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folloipg:;.i HUf
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in Washington i bf j otir
& ' he riC8iJCnt. tos cewnftjrt
r-" - . t .
. .. , , , There ain't no dis-
rrturuBi an(. to ' cocsidor a variety -bl" lot-1
b;ff.f; jjnifc- boucliant; guppOrted ' by trot-'
i .t j ' i ' i.
tm noises, on a ncia or petn ciym. n
wu-z'frora Holi. J0htf Mortissey, ; who lied
jbat 'bcpn tlceteii Congress in N6tf ToikV
Mr. Morrisy1 remarked, t bat fez'ot.e'ttv
say that the result of the' election in 'Nob'
Yolk, where tbey dcpendcd'solcly on mus
cle and niggerwhich is the reel Democrat
capital, and succecued, 'while' where' thi
Democrary wuz loaded down with Johu'
sonisra they failed,' satisfied him. that the.
President wuz n inku'bus. '. He Bed; this
with all dio repeuk forthe ollis, Mr. Mor
rissey further remarked that, he hud also
personal reasons for .making this request,
lie commenced iu a humble position, aud
he'd filled the public eye lung enough, to
Satisfy his modest am hi a hen ; ho had
Waloped Sullivan and Hciian ; he owned
the fastest horses aid won more money
at faro than any man iu America; His
ambisbcu wuz satisfied so fur cz he was
eonceriied, but ho hoped to leve behind
him bis infant son (wich wuz only twelve
years uv age, und wich hod development
uv i nte. leek and muscle rcmaikable for
one so tender, hvia already waloped 'eve
ry boy in-the ekulo to which! he Wuz a
goin.) a honorable name' It lied biu giv
en out that he wuz a supporter uv the
PresidcUHhel olns, and it was kjurin him.
He wished that stigma removed, a regard
for bis rcputasheu forced him to insist up.
ou it. . : :
" And this epistle wai dooly : signed,.
his ' 1 -! ' "!'' '
- John MorbkseV, M. ;0. "
;'' ' ' mark;- :'; '"'
There wuz silence in, the K)binct.
This last stroke had iutcnaificl tho gjooni
wliich ned settled oiito' the ' governmeiit,
and cz t turned my tear-bedewed' eyes! 1
saw the great drops coursin 'down' lue
cheeks uv every one. present. "Mr Sew.
ard retired without sayiu anything about
ninety days," aud oue by orie they ail dc
parted., " " " ' " !" -1,,'J' .
It wuz a solemn timo. There wuz oih.
er letters yet to be read, but no, ond had
the heart to open 'cm. I niado a ' move
in that direction, but Aiidi'oo , prevented
mo. ,"i am sick," murmured hb iii "a
voice which showed that' his' hart
tar lira nrt.H..n,l nll.l.. . ' i I . 1 ' " f ' '
accordingly glowed, not wlth'the yooEooal
i.'-:h':'. ... l... i VV L f S 'i . VI'-' .
ui iiuauk uuu, uui wun a uun, uoua ana
ghastly bloo. . Nuticin
tho convulsive'
uwiim ui tuu aiYcio icu ncirav
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uv tho ki
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T.3 "ttV0 ''"' tKurboo,,tBat(,.wblcb .tone tim threatened a p.u.oDw
Red one hold. ea 'Delaware had lustained!
lnm.-' A flush uv iatihfaotion passed orcr
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, "ui ii BuusiaoU ID m .tiiwtiiit,
... ' .'.KUBfa u" 11 oum uow.'but bc.eariy and fnUteriaf decline in prwra "
wro the next election h rnnr.U iuit ,w...
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"M?wiu aooiishnisti will buy. tiwi l.bd wo decline, abd' oone(
cuBsld st?te and re ncorild'it t,t
ana 00 8av" Convulsive gasn and' sunk
lnt troubled slum bcr;
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i it n... . . ...L ..
" leeuiu occasion. -' -''tij
' imoutM'VvAiBr.pM.
'wich is rostjnaster. 1
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tT Mi II. SwraU ha. beco .rrcateS
riXAKCES f X LAMOILLE COl'lSTY.
Mi. Ediior :-Jt is understood that
the fonnty is som ix or eight hundred
dolfapip debt, wh,ih is yearly increasing
byjinterst abd repajirs of buildings. Kot
lngfifirrcV I heard iu individual gay, oe
should soe tho eounty, which means that'
jHeispn'fj "joperty of the county may
be taken ond sold to pay the debt. Now
how is it is the county property rented'
as it ought to be, aud as the law directs.
The law provides" tbat when ie iaii
HoM-i epid- by the-sberiff, the muo..
t outt' shall assesf .the., rent to be paid
by the sheriff, in other cases it shall be.
assessed 'L. tbe'sberiff; who, in either case
shall be accountuite that the rent shutt le
unauallg paid. 'lniarc tff "neglect it is
the duty of the State's Attorney, to '
'commence a suit in tho nanie of tho
couutyi" against 'such 'sheriff for"' the rei"
coVery of suclv rentB." S
v Tho law is, all right, but. is not exoca. '
tdd.' ' I '''li'tiders'tahd , tlid,' present sheriff
say's fie did nol: know what the law war
about it. For one I think, this system
aud practice baa run lobg enough. Two
thousand dollars, or more is already lost '
to thd'Tcoyuty y this neglect, n The pres
ent odiiuptit o t the Jail1 1 1 dusc." rindctlcti ;
a part of;the bouse..takes the rent and
puts it in his own, pocket, ; If twcuty.fivo
cents worth of repairs are-made, thecouo.'
ty has to piyj i't. H'an any.! one tell wh'
tlic county' hbould furnish the Jail House
rent freo. J lie is well paid for boarding
aU;prisoners-Ti$:l.'iib; per weik' and 59 cfe.
key fee, 'in and out. For one, I thiuk iU
is time ,a pew policy was pursued. w
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" Iax Payer.
ASMJAL Alf'RTIKfi! OF THE STATE TElL
' j PtKA.VcE SOtlLTV.. .
The Annual Meeting of Mic State Tctn.
peranco Society villi be held at St. Albans,,
on Tuesday and' Wednesday, tho Wihi
and l9th of .December- ... .
The ixcrci.ses wiU be atefollows :
"Tuesday; 10 A; M. Organization and
Report of the dencral Agent, Ilev. W. W
Atwater of Vergcnes. ' '"',"!
Tuesday Evening Address by Prof..
Henry E.' Parker of Dartmouth Oollcge.i i
Wednesday, A M. Bcjiort of the ('om
in it tee of Finance, by Dr. Sheldon of Kut
laud... , ., ., ...... ; '.' ''....
; ; Wednesilay,' P. M.-fllcport of the Ei'
ccutivo (v'emmitte, by liuv. B 1. Bay of
Hartford. ' , .
The subjects of these various report
will bc opcu for general, discussion. ,
Alt Churches and Temperance' organ
izations arc invited to send. delegates ,
In. behalf of - the"' Ex. Cora: !l' ' '
Chairman
C'Thff success of the Atlantic Tele
graph has. brought back.' to Cyrus V;
Field a portion of his lost wealth, and li
first care lias been to. make good all looses
to others',' jjie has1, 'addressed a lefter to
to every creditor who suffered by the fail-
uro of bis house in' t SCO,; rcquestiog him
to Bend a statement of the amount com
promised, adding th.0 , interest for nearly
six years, and us fast 'as presented retorne
U cheek in' full., ,fhe whoW amount will
be about $200,000.
are in1 receipt of Waltbii's Hegistei1 for tho
coming ycar Jia 'printed on new tvp
andlooks much1' better "typographically
tlma formerly.-1 Its business directory s
unusuairy ' concise ' and cprfect, also' its.
statistical i matter.'. For sale at all tic
stores. , "' , .
"l! "I.;:.! s.. W, ;::-. " .
" T-T- .i ., :r"f.: .,
.' C'iT" I-othcr Bowker cf Mcinistown m
irought ui Ivh'ti' JusticV '.Itokubeck, in
'BiirlingtrtiS,'' laaft Sattirday'' mofniog,
ehargeof stealing $40 from Ixnas Firrsni
of Essex arid, was bound over in the ium
of $20Q"tbwit trial," , Bowker Wiiirf-
tested im Aliddlehury, by Ikiliff Tuttlq: '
!W York Wroklr Hop Beporl, rreparnl
prtKxiyropihuitwmiKAi.Eiiby Kmmet
, ' tofiimtKdioB UciUur tn.tfoibi. 'o. 43, fro"
V V .'i... l.....r..llMlHt
It,
;: ip
its'w VoRt, Deo. 1. !.
We, notice, a much better feeling incur
I - ... - ,. . .
- .-;....r v.
wry little effect, (upqt)';thc.',Hopaikct.
Local consumVfil Irtl many . inotances Md
. . ..-. ".,i.m ...... i. . ...
i Dae . t kci r orders, in aftticinatioa oi u
! but aMtm .m tiwMi ' wnh MtiNfled there.
........Hj...Jt,.i.y . yv., ,
, throuirh the season' '
... ,.,!
lUooipts for tho week, only .,223 hI
durrvvMcd fii'iHti.tjo'iii show' a erlighl Id
vunco in prices of luncy IJops.
V
I. i
4eof AtttiKI.
i , . "
20 to.
4.' W
80 I iJ
M l W
DM A.rtiim.T. t!"ti 1 1
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New ArtM-Mcaii,1 laftrlnr .i
iFaney.flftitJA ii:-in
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ih . -iiil ni.'.J J, fill el
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