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THE B OH LING TON, VT., FKEE TltESS : PE1DAY MORNING, JTEBETJAItY 22, 1884. Tho Democratic National committee meets at Wellington to-morrow to decide tho time and place ot holding the next National con. vcntlon. The places which seek llio honor are Chicogo, S . Liuif, Cincinnati, Xoul Vlllc, Indianapolis nail Saratoga, but it i understood that tlic cliolco Iks between Chicago anil St. Louis. As t candliUti s, tho Wash! gton correspondent or the Boston Pott tepirts that little Ij saiel. lie mtdsi "Only one man has cxpiesseel himself na de cidedly an lulrocatc or nnjone, and hoiu fuses to let his name bo publish) il, forTildcn. Mr. Birnibyof Hboile lie Is Island thinks that llandall would be a pretty good man to nomln to. Panelssaid to been. tlrely out of the race, and those who ought to know and who were very prominent In the l'ayne movement four years ago, say that he has no Intention of striving for the nomination.' (leu. Locan's nolltical ntrencrth kecma In partake of some of the characteristics of that uumuio uui active inec:t, tne ilea, lou cau't put your Anger on It. JIo Isn't stromr in ono State, his friends admit, but he is very stromr. thev c a m. In nnnthrr- nn,l wi, .,,. , , ,,. ..... .....,.., UU Utl tU UUU UillL'I LJlULU. VUll II 111 C11HL 11(1 isn't strong there, hut is so elsewhere. Wis- ' consin is one ol those fcitnles which his fiiu:i 1? claim for him ; hut the Milwaukee Sentinel. wlilch is the leading Republican p,pr - Wlcnnnaln Ivunla nut etiniln. ... ,w,l,,i !.. .,.........,, i ". .,v-. idling iu his lecord, as the fact tint lie has often 1 en on the wrong side of fluaiiti il iiuei.tiiu.s and has been hostile or Indifferent on the subject of civil sci vice leform, and siys Hint they will injure his chances for a nomination, and would "imperil his election it niinii uatcd." It fuitlicr diclares Ho belief that the Northwestern States generally are not likely to favor him, and It sees little pros pect of his obtaining any votes from the Northern States east of his own. TIIK CHICAGO CO.NTCVTIOX. Comlemeil from the Kalian I Herald. Vermont is a small State, and it is dcslr able that her little delegation should weigh as much as possible at Chiraro. In outer id get such a ddegation it will he necessary to nay no rciraid lo nillv claims nf inrnliiv The strong men ot the State, ttiong both by natural and acquiied ability anil inllucnce, ought to go to Chican-). Congressmen Slcwartaud Poland; ex-Oovcnor Smith, ex-Govcrnor Proctor, Frederick UIIIiDgs, lion. J. G. McCuliuiigu, General Wililiam Y. W. Hiplcv, Gmerai P. P, Pitkin, Hon. 13. D. lUrrir, Hon. G. G. lieue diet, Col. Aldace U alktr are nau.es thin naturally suggest Ihemtclvts from ntiicli t, select a strong delegation. There uru othei men as fit, but tin se names wtd d to in ii cate the kind of meu tlut ought to make up our delegation. Some ot them have a rea 13 served, tint so long ih they uie t' e fltu-ci they ought to lie beul aain with iu' uny ief Cieiicetu tormcr tervice. The d-legation ought to 8t.ii.cl for men of ncnitve I repuu tiou f,ir ability m im u of atlrtiis ; jmUiueii and puliucil mlcll'gence is chudy wanud, and jet tin- delejauon sliould lucbide ut lea-i two Mien of g,,o,l toweis of pii'.lic fpeeeh. Iu short nobody shounl tie ssm lor anv othei reason linn ihii' he is consp.eu aniy tit by Im native aim aupilred uMlity to tdU(l fur tin hel public opinion o! the Slate. It H ven easy to make a s -lions mUtak'! i.t Uhlcugi this year, and men of mature judgment, wilh miiuU lice from the prejudice ot pinisan ship, will be nieded to risist with nso.u'i ami culm remoudtraiire the dispo-iiioti Ii make uomiuatious ihat Hand tor n ithiut: better than the capacity to call foith "ii.r.'c cheers and a ligui'' from tin ruek'.ess crowd The j iVMiit peril ot tlu Itipunrcan p.irty n over-cotiliduicc-, if tint mood holds until tin Chicago ci nveniion there is great dame that the Wist will make 11 thoughtless 1,01111 nation, fay thai of Logan, which wo helievi would be hinlly biaten 111 New Yoik, Iudi una, Onio, Connecticut, New .Krtey, am, cvui Mii-faolnisetlp, for he not onlv nouln not cany the Independent vote, but he could not tairy the uiuiy vote East, where he i severely denounced for preferring an ex-confederate soldier to Col. Hooker nt sergeaut-ut-ai ins of the United States Senate. the "luite endent liepuhhean vo'.t" must be :h,uicu iu iuu im ur uie caiiiiidaic can not be elected, even If he sweeps tho entbi West; the "white plume;" "the drum and trumpet" businets is no longer a powerful factor in practical politics, simply hecauso the people read and think more than they once did, and have learneo to admire men for what they arc, and whai they cau do, rather than for what they were and where they dated their Dm dive into the sea of life, and the West will do well to re member it, when they talk about nominal, ing a man for President, who would invite deteat at the East in the doubtful Slates. Tin fittest man for President is our own Senator but he treats it as something that he would not turn his hand over to secure. Or couroe such a man has no chance against u Icllow who bids and angles tor delegation., t.xei l the devotion of unbougbt, unsolicited, un ternfled delegations from the East who have the courage aud the ability to Impress up ,i the convention that while the Wost can casl ly nomlnato thecandidatc.thedoubi fill States of the East are necessary to elect him. No vote that Eogan could carry would ha re fused Edmunds, whilo thousands ot men who would obstinately repudiate Wan' would enthusiastically vote for Edmunds. The Ueraldi suggestion that at IhK of all national conventions, tho Hepiililirans ol Vermont should he represented by their strongest and best, is loo obviously w Ibe to need argument. And with a single change wo accept its list as as gooJ ."a ono as can be made from which It will he well to make the selection. Let the name of Uov. J. L. i)ar etow, whose individual fagoctly as well as rcprerentativc postlou qualify him especially for membership of the del, tutcd for luat or Air. Benedict d,w , , not be eonsidered, and T' ' room to quarrel with cf criticize the li. Mr. Billings's national reputatlou,l,l3co-.nec. on win ,o great Indusl.ies of the North iisn, iu(wni:ii iijl- i(iu mm ii..n:it . his very wide aciiuuinlauce with public men ... bw ioib, niiue west, and on tho Pa. ciflc slope, as well as his nlnff,,,iom .. ...i t",tW'to."l en- uuaiaSn, a any cause which enlist, his strong interest lit him preeminently for such dutj and responsibility. Similar considerations woum commend the choice r r, '""""""'"'"""-'nuent of the Pudniaii Pal Smith and Gen. M.rv ., 'C..,.f 'H ."? centering ! S? Paul. i'r(.i,i o. ""uSu. uovernor lroc or'sst oDseense.stahility, and personal eight would greatly strengthen the delega- itntiit.. 'ut convention. But it Is not necessary to run through these names. Thev will ), , h Ee - . vwfcuunei as strong l and rcprctcntativo numu. r .i.. v,t.v. .u . " -'ssiromi ... rh -,.tb0 Cboieo .tl,ould made. Other Llhe P."'""'"? K'w .dub gave an entertain J """' names, like that of ex-Governor Uoraco Patrli.ni,. r c. . . U0Tcrnr nr n..,i.. .. uicu u Kooa n7, ' " P0BB1 cams sndl nutlet no difficulty will b. found TA 1,7. "n8. '.S1'00. 18 Chl"fi- whldb. w oSiion in Confess, tiouth email iflnambrj, will bar. th wsliht gad power to command attention. seetlnn 7TZ J, t, IK oeWw this SeCUOQ axe feellnr wru nl,,. ii . . I . w . CIIITTK,IUS l.dll.TI'V, AVIlliMotl. Subject for confeienc at the Unlvcrfftll't chinch evniln,' i f fii'.dav, February 24th "The I'liymcian and llls'Pioiiilsc." Ti xt, IjUko v s 3i 3J. Cull it. ml muling", Mat, ix ! 0-35; Met. xl ! S8 30 j Luku vll i 20-23. i(ti IiiiiiiiiiI. ElhE'lisof Huntiiiglnn, recently married to K I. Fii email, lias fur several ycais put been tb'j organist In the Union church, Friends of Ibe Buddy, visliing In some t'li'g- title liiMnnf.r I A i. vnrrxiu III tr umtrr,, 1 eld in n' tur pcrb-cj, cdled on her at the riaidenco nl her father last Monday i vi nlnir unit niesi lit. cd her wldi u silver cike basldt and creamer Mrs. Freeman was sumiKcd and much affected by this token of regard, but ih.inlieil r 'rlCQds in a beconilug manner. Jerlelin. Superintendent E. W. OikcsMid v,te of Wimlsor aie in town fur a lew days. II. E. Steven.", nun has bien spending the wintirinst, started upon hi? leltiin to St. Paul, Minn,, last .Monday. Wagons wire upon our studs for thu (list Itmo Ihlucnnaon M I.,t. ,.r 1 1,,.. ,. ..,,1. 'I'l... late thaw together wiili the pi cm nt one have 1c.1111er1.t1 travelling upon wiiccis in many nCrs-' portions ot our town picferiiblo to run- Thu i,otectmi ti h ivi posted thdr "nam im:" for town meeting Besides the regular routine, of business noilitiiir nppeais txctpllng arllclc U, which is in sec 11 iuu lown win iicci street coinmis I t ... I IMIIITH 11,111 Vllin 1(1 C,ll (."lllll,. Illltll ItMIl' l"IV 1,1 money. Vailous icasons arc assigned in favor 01 uie adoption ol the nrllcle, among which '"v' '".mur lnu wnn. ?eni uiu Highway pKraWB I ..l.i , 1.1 , . ... , numu ie, us a wnoie, in mucii ucucr eonui- "u"' Hud " tux of illlccn cents on the 'lollar paid iu money, placed in the light l.ltlfla mill work, ll nut IV rvtmnntnnl r,.i-l minders would result in better and more satisfactory roads, than does the tax of twenty cents on the dollar nnnlieil ns at nres cut. It is certainly woilh the lull. Jrrlelio Ooulrc. Airs. I'clcr Plant frill nil tlm Ice Silnrdor ,1 . ' -----j, anu uroieo ncr arm. The concert last week by the U. V. M. nn,irlrlln wm n anrviti. In -ir,i,u r,c...nt The house was well filled and all were wi ll pieaseo. Ilollon. Russell .1. Alorsc. Eso.. fell nn tlir Ico nn lavt week, aud his right shoulder was bad ly dislocated. lllnculiiircli. U 1 "dull l.ij mmiin, ti,.. ,,..,i Air. I). K. P.aiiek has sulfercd an injury bis lefl eve. bv llin bii'.ikin" nl nihili in nn manuiaciory. the oiilic n-rvc is so affected as to Impair tho sight, and ll is leare.t a long lime will bj required for lis UTovcry. Our nciulihoriiif tn.vn nf Mmilrlnn io on. jiyimt i series of icvival meetings, this woHi, conducted by Maty J, Weaver ol Ultima, and Jlr. Amrell of Glens Falli. M. V. Tl: fillcur nnltprn urn o-rtllr,. r,n,l r. wurk and tiuckwheat (Mkiq hint m-inl,, ai-mn are ripening ft. The thaw has run off ceirly all the snow md lietwcen the mud and Ice it is neither I igiiing n r wheeling. Isr-icl Ijthk' rrnlv-.d tnt irlcj In r.,tc!,w .. h.'ivv ladiicr to the m .f of Ins Ii -uku ln-i i edui s lay from wheh Im died Kri lay. Clio fitueral was attended Sunday. I ie public fchooh k 11 close l-'i i lav aliei 111 ('X(VI)tlOnillK' Ml' fl-S-sfiil ivint,.r I IVo ot I he Kho ,1s, at least No?. 2 ai d lt,i,, uve iheloiical excrilBefl to which in.- pitioui arc c rdially invited. 'I'lliTi! wan n trnt nn ITtmxttnr ,1, Siturd iy, which brought togcilier" wiiut' oi i ir uesi norses ana a great in my lovers ot 'his noble aubiiul. Tni ri' wa n lend ol Iuu, nit no alarming -peid was di'Velcped. MlK Clmrlpa II Won I u. i 1 1 I. or., n. . ('.... irega'i.mal soc'uble ut her hoihu Widuend.iy .'veiiui;;. It is a novel eight to sec the hoys skating lirnujh the viHihi. Tin. wii... to ,,r., ,...?. ihcet of nhuc lee at are the fl its iiIoiil' Ihc river. Veiilv. moviilcniM. l.it-ivi, 1-. n... Ii ij s this winter. How he g.'t his woo l : An'.oino Humc in .1 inlll' Pil.Hl. nxnn ul,., ...1.. I -vood pile. This winter he chopped 73 coids 'nor f.Mt wnml I;ll:tn,f im 1 1.,.-.! f Ho give one third ot Una for diaiing and ow 19 mo nappy possess wo! 10 cordn T.an Cliarlolto. -Mr. Bvron Eno. insicml nf m.lnn i.. v.... llftven. t; hurt inli 11(1(1,1 -..'i'.l n.,..,t....A ... ...... ....,..vl, 1'Uilltllv III cairy on Mrs. booster's farm. UU brother .ur. i.nruoa ino, remains on the homestead. Air. O. G. Prlnclo stalls in i few ilavs on an extended botamzlrz tr.nr t n,.. West aud Southwct onl.-lnr- l,.-., for tho present, his ohh- P.I t CP nr i! nt and thence proceeding into Mexico, and othar regions. His present cullection of plantsindlgenous to thlscontiuent.einbraces an almost endless varietv. i.mi ..n arranged and classified with the utmost cire. UIs fellow lownfi.ncnnlp mo 4nt.il., ........ i ..r - - , ,..w J'.iujr 1'1,'Uli Ul him and of the very impoitant work in which he is engaged. All unite in wishiim him the createst snrcpsn nn l,u -,...,... r- - -- w.. J'.lClilJl lUlil anu a sale return. His farinl here will he wtH looktd aftvr by his hrotlu-r, Mr Geo L. Pnni;k., thaa U nn it w mUl he ell nmi U. M find ,i mum ..m ana hts biisint'bs affairs largely by Mr. yTC II gforri. wlifi lm fur ciuitn it...,. i ' ci ted wl h .Mr. Pringle iu biiii;ess. xt v " I aimer ha.9 gone to Saratoga, rJ. I., for a fitinrr. riiiittnn .iti. .1. .. ter at one of the remrJhU iu&titutci of ihnt IUIonabIe little burch. A numhP fntin tt.Io n.. -,tt 1 1 . "ttj ivtu nu' ti a njcis. pentei s in the west part of the town a few e.vniuK.ugo, aiso .nr. At. I). Pullei's con cert at the Alethodist church North Perris- IlUmh. lllClOWttnnn nrr ,,f l enjoyment ut either centie of a'.tinclion. "elect tie and supper at the Baptist church on the evening ot the lath paw, a very pleasantly. R,v. Mr. Purry in his ad. m ruble lecture on the subject "Ih.. Iw ln,!"S'"'"-M attention of tl, well filled homo with uuabnted intuit ,)rn whole hour and l w,.rn , , stopped. Be understands well thu n V,r lianuiiug a good theme in tho mo;t iir. Hive 7" 11 " euougn to say or t he tuppei that it wasaot en ud aid ,,i .....i.' .n . !, wKllen up aril served will nil the fr" '? ,-lot.e .a Wednetihy evening, .March 21 , Z t,,7lr. ,.K I?B(;',U,-'r .Vf, '"1 Pular lee. on the subied-Tnn; '"," " ' ' V ".u,ft ll.rt 11..- I, , ----- ,,, ( I'Ll Ul tho Poor." General children 10 ceuts. admission SO cents, Those ure tho times when the aanlram r,.r u,alc, PJ. honors nerer fails to beam nr,0I1 aU.auAIrs. .1. fi R,, rew. from their daughter a ,1 her hi "b. 7P " Mrs. E. B. Lyon.io" Um ne'o. ,J r! !C,:umes resnonslllj post of w"o uu uas ina ueau Jiurlcis. He has ahn fakc1 valuable omcs cad sec on o? iTr. liiW Vl,a "''18 where 1" 16 engageu mccessru v in the builnes of,Hk l."i'aiBH 0,11 W6t. "lM l n S a brief vis t w th friend. maKine, lviin.,,... h.J B "-K'onal chtirrh last Tri. day evening which was e,rii :tuer with ii't''',uunores. trnould thev of w..8r(!, Tt Hho la District No. 1 cles.d Feb. 8 .V.V " .? . wl.n,,r terms bn t&unbr BliV Dv' lhe dUWct b? W SK. ? pupllMn fall vf , Alien, Dene and ?'"1,J,.aJ'p' I?ne find JtnDla Wells. ff.u" NUBbtr of pupils In win ter term. 1 , mrj.a-,. ... ..J .'!" I SVm r.V.7 uZSl'm. m n bllcert Bites. LBixioa and Brrtl tstSeid, At tie slose of HBr im linn s-vn. . . . . frhool the toicher was presented with a nice album. The annual repo't of the Unh n Poor rrm Association, In uhbh Essex IiRh the larg'Sl periiniary Intinst of any town In Iheiisso. ciitlop,- s'liins Hint the eipcnibtiiK b for the ear oiiding Fit'. 15, 1884, were1 $1,. y68..0, anil llnl the receip s Wiletl.OLW 03, leaving a dctleit .o In i pivuled Inr liy the towns iiooci ted, of 482S H, to whlpli must he addi il t"c i jp i so of msincat Brnllle boro, Ti33.H, inaliiiig a tol.il detb-it nf $t, Ii3. of which Ihu share rt E-ex Is i 857 00. one hundred dol'a't mote than last Veur, In t'oirip ir s n wllh lal, )ear Hie Ifir.ii lifii iloiihli'd Its lndi Iitcdni ts, Increa'cd Its citpi tisi s aud le'seiu'd lis icieipls. The tiinntier ot Inmalei is the line. The farm Is valiud at 813,iJ0H, thu number of cows kept on ll Ih IS, and It bus all llio modem appliae.ee s neeesnry for lis economic il and successful mana-ienient. Initi ad of nu i i- raiiui) or p lying lis running expense', it his lor M'vernl jC'irs pant shown an inciciisini: detlrit. Vi rv initiually the taxp ie rs of the trwn, and pie minahly of llio oilier towns Intcicstcl, are s.rougly indued to inquire how it happen". The school in District No. 4 closed nn Til day o( last wtck. Jerry Ashley and Pied Term's have liad no marks agalustthcm (tur. Ing ttie thtee terms of the year. Geo. J. Avers had no murks durlue the l.iit term and l'atie llalklns had none during the Hist term. In District Ao. Ii Lnmia Jelley, Charlie Kellcy and Frank Bellows had no marks niMlnst llicm iluriutf the tlrst term. In District No. 11, Laura, Henry and Emma I'orler. over a nine away irom the fciiooI, wcru not absent n day and had no maiks against them. The Farmers' Institute, held hire on Tliuis day and Friday of last week, was not so largely ntlemlOU as it would have lieen, nan it not been for thu "Janu iry thaw," which set in in full foico, and mado ttie roails nl- most impassable. The members of the Stale Board pre-sent were Secretary Cutting, and Messrs. Jowie, reruticr, Lisnc nnn Jjnvi3, with Mr. Smith of New York. The pro gramme for the me-eting comDrled papers by the members, of the board, and discussions lea ny inuiviuuais in tnc locality, lion. A. B. Ualbcrt was appointed chairman, and snoKe unon me "jielurxisoi iiieiiwavBiiner vision." He advocated that by commission ers ns being the most practicable, economical anil most likely to secure the desired result, good roads. The smiled was further (lis cussed by Messrs. C. II. Nichols, Bcccher and others. Mr. E. Andrews piescnted n practical paper on "Poultry, fattening and, marktlltig." Dr. L. C. Butler Introduced the iliscii3ii'ino "Atwrtion in Uows," which pro duccd quite nn animated discussion, in which .Messrs. C'hapin, IVrgii'n, Davis and others participated. How to account tot the ililll- cnlty wa3 Ihcpiactieal point which all s, cmcil de;iious of uacliing, aud vcnuluion and cleanliness ol the stables, and the surround ing, the large use of corn nAa', of cotton i-eeu meal anil or Binutleu corn toiteler. wen suggested as 6olutious of the problem, not wuony saiibiactoty, as tney wsre not ul ways the antecedents of the tact. The suti ject is one of considerable practical import ance in this vicinity at tho pri'sent tiini', and we trust the bearel will take iho tnattt-r into CDiisideratum. The secretary occupied the afternoon and evening ut Thursday wllh in teresting aud practical papers on milk ami on our crops, how to raise ihem Mr. Smith itave some Biatisiics beaiiug uikiu wh.fi-i dairying. Mi. Lane spoke up m seii ni.flc leedmg, Jlr Towle Uiou potato cultu e-, Mr. P.inber u,i'ju the diii g ner.ly. uinl All', U.ivia chi-eil the meetli.g with n Mini uiai v ot Uie iiitakes ot tne larun rs. ev, r v line ol whiefh was bniutui ol piaelieal in- iliiuliou I T tin: lieu, til ot farun ta ml llmr' s ii'S unit llk'iglileii'. I hcse papers uru ol course repialcil with variations at every ineeling ot the lioanl, and win ere long tie printed ami di-uil lUled ov, r the Slu'e. Hi nee we attempt ui leport ot Ihem. The inejting win a success. The winicr teim of the Es' . C'assslcil instituted' ire on Fmlav ot ibis week with prize spe iknii" ny ten of Iho siU'leie?. A lively coupe tlltuu la expecit (I. The t xum illation exercises occur on ThursUiy and Fudiy. .Hilton. C. E. Coon has sold several thousand fniit trees to the fanners. In Milton and vieinitv. They will be delivered in about thirty days-. I he people of Milton h ive not the remo test idei ot adop mg the town sjsteni of sell i'b. We snail not "icmove the ancient land marks " Samuel Howard is talklm: of disnosim; ol ins real estate wuu a view ot going eouih, as a pe-rniauent ie3ident, on account of his daughters heilih. They have spent and are spending tho winter in North Carolina. A. O. Clark and fumllr have left for tliLir home in Jersey city, Mr. Faxon going with them. 1. N. Drurv Lai bonaht a farm in Essex and will tulie un his re-'de:icu there the first ot Jiarcn. The Milton band tilaved for tho students of me ii. institute, at tbeir closing school exercise, ine loin. Homer E. Bevnolds inlured his knee a ouuii iiuiu Biueu uv sir k linn n na i wune trying to c-itch a mouse. He look cold, and nas nan a vciy terious and painful time of it, Drs. Dixon and Ihrtlett thinking for a time, amputation would he neoessarv. Mm wi probably be crippled for lifs. F.tiex Jnntllnn. Mis. McLaughlin spoke to a full honse at the Union church, TuesJay night. A robin was heard sin2inc. Tuesday morn. ing. E. Morlcy has lwughl of Mis. Bylvla lllood the homestead bekjnainc lo the late Peter Blood, for eSSOO. Dr. Hamilton of Tairfax. who nurchnwd the Taft place l i?t rammer, has moved litre. WINOOHKI. Nviiannel oIe. from our Nclcbbon Several of the youui? hds emulatine their elders took a ride to Esex Junction the other evening. Skating partios are getting lo ho quite nun,eroil. '1 here was une on the rivtr Fri day evening, which was well attended by the young people of bolh ae-xes. An eleht veau old son of Lorenzo P. Win-dwell, while In I lie wood-work shop )t the liuilingion Woollen cemwinv. Frldav uftirnoon watching a line of the macniu. cry, was caught beiween the trame of a planing machine aud the wall of the buildinc, and was squeezed Into not much inoic tuaii two Inches space. Ho bones were broken, but the lad lies In a very critleal condition. Fiancls Lo Clair. Ea.. not bavlni? had on skates ;for over thirty years, put on the irons Saturday, and showed the voiiniier Etn- crutiou that he was not to bo easily ta-ali n ur. liurilicif. not satlt led that Mr. Le- Chir should conquer so easily, will conte-si wuu ntm at an cany time. Hugh Sherldau fell down stairs In the Win ooski block, and seven ly spr,.iued Ids wiist, aud otherwise bruising himself. Uu Is doing well. Tho young people are net tine up a series of cotillion pHilies to be held in Corporation hall, tocloso up with a grand supper. Tho numerous friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Webb thoroughly surprised them Wed ncsday evening by condnir en inaxro and making them a call. Afii r supper hnl been eerveil, they all ad 'Urma to tint hall tvirv nnn enj lying tbenicclvea with dmcing till midnight, when the parly broke up all hav ing enjoyed themselves very much. Hev. J. F. Audrt. nastor of St. FrancU Catholic church, having been in poor In all h mr some time, tailed tor Palestine and the Holy Land Thursday mornlnir. lie exrxcii to be absent abt ut six months, and we hope his health will tie much improved by his trip. During the absence of Itev, Fitber Aunet, itev. fathers lisnoyes and Uuardj will havs charge of Bt. Francis parish. St. Jean Baptists soolstv of this village at its last monthly meeting, held last Weriixg day, pressuud to their ebsplaln, P.er. Father Audet, previous to bis departure on his foreign jcurney, the sum of fifty dollars, as s slight taken of lb regard and affection In which they hold him. The soclsty was trgaoized in 1877, and it progressing Hasly, mainly through the efforts of Father Audet. It baa at present 390O la the treasury, snd has pali slaw it was founded SlfOOto Its slcfc ciiahfre, d his v pr;t 160 bsm-bers. viinisoN iwn.vri', .lllddlehllrv. With tho exception of a tew unimportant details the new town hall la conileted, and it win informally opened Wednesday night )j the holding Iheiclii of the eleventh annual liiaqueiilu ball, tiud sheet and pillowcase natty, internally, the bill it nc a liv niaiiv fonsldeii'il lo lie s uiiewli.it 111 proiiortioneel li"i n the btaiidpnliil of nichiUe.tural beauty, but the nni-t ilgnoni ( ritle will llnd Utile to (lnil laull with In thu Inleiior of the build, lug. Thu hill iiselr is indeed a hand some one, nn I the liapllsui which it leceived liotn the iiuiMpii rmlers on Wi dnisday nUht w.ia In all lesperlM woitby of It. Ttie man aiieis of th hall, Mesrs. W. II. Sheldon, Julius W. Pills, J. E. Sevi ranee and P. F. Chapman, had done everything In their power to iniiko tin' all'air a unci cs, and the result i f lln ir ill uls must have been ex tieniely giatlflng to tie in. Tin ic were not so until v couples of dancers present as had been c.s clril, it is line', as Ibe bad condi tion of tho loads lendeied ll almost Impossi ble lor those to attend who bail to drive hum mry cousldeia'ile dlstaiKC, but the towns nl'iig nn the railioul between llutland mid Burllnutuii weiu "-ell icpicscnlcd, and In all thu nu 1 1 it it r ot couples ilanelng was about lllty. A large number of spectators' tickets were sold, and wlnn the grand inarch was shuck up by the Howard Opera House or- clic.ttrn nt b iir-pt eight, nearly all the seats iu the gallery, m well as the available space on tne stiitre, wele occupied uv snectatwrj, The scene pufenlul by tho diuicers was beautiful and picturesque in thu extreme. the different vatieties of costumes ranging all tho way from the grotesque to the uorireous. Jlanv of the costumes were quite costly nud when the lloor was filled with the ilancers eo nir tliroueh the r cvolu lions a very biilll.inl and striking effect was presented In tho oust ncr. Pluvious to tho iiuuiasitii.g but low ot the tUncers had been tcco.nii7.pd, and when tlm nnmaikinir cime. at about ten i.Vloek, thcie wele several verit able surprises. That presented by tho uu. nuskiug of Mr. George C. Chapman was, however, by all means the most complete. Mr. Chnnuian. ulthouirh he is a emndfatlier. danced :n nimbly ns the younger folk, and so thoroughly wiih he disguiscil and so well Hid lie carry out his part that his idcutity was never su.-pi cttd not even by his two sous aud two daughter.", who were present, and from whom his intuition to attend had -been kept a ptofouud secret. The ball was brought to nn end at four o'clock Thursday pioruing, and is consideied to have been the most brillnnt aud .satisfactory one of thu seiies, In which it was the eleventh. It was also the most successful one from the finan tl.d point of viu.v, and taken all in all, was piolubly the gianilest affair of the kind ever held in Add, -nn county. I he music lurnish e.l by the 11 whiiI Opera Home orchestra was uniiMiilly tine and was spoken uf by all in teuniot the highci-t piaiss. Mia Miy Poweis has reluriiid home Irom Boston, where she has bien for the past five months RiuilyiiiL' music at the New England u ntcivnimy ol .uusie. ElwaulJ. C Miners of Middlebury has acci pled a challenge 1 1 wiestle P. J. Griffin at Itiitltnd at an early day. The building which Mcssis. Medio and Sargent tueui elect on the old Adams site will be 40 . 2S feet, and will have a brick front. The dance f"r the benefit of the G. A. It. IVilntEiM .Mid'lleliiiiv held uuder the uiihphvs of tin post mi Thuisdiy night, was n ve I y Mieee-'-tUl one in every respect. Tin re wiie 'JJ couples pit sent so many as to wcc!.ititto an a Ij iiiruinent fioni the GoikI Ti niilat.' ball, In which it was to have been held, ti the laieer hull in the rilleu llou-e. The loed In tiMcn beio and New Haven Iris been i oven d wllh water lor a part of the diMiuice iliuiiulhe past two or li ne days, the New Haven liver having oveifl mrit its banks under the influence nl the nuns, so much so lb il the roid lor a coiiMilernlile distance was ai cue tune ciibniugtd uuder six leel ol water. Miss Amies WaMs is spending the winter in West liiilliind, where she is visiting ula tict. '1 he ultai hmeiit on ,tbu propeity ot tlie Cut'er M ublee inpauy bis I e en withdrawn ui.il i-veiytliiin: isi ow iiinning along cmootli ly aeaiu. The prc-idenl ol the company is ex peited hem eliiring (lie early part of the week, and the company has received no in jury fioni its teniporarv einb.ir.iliient. The attarhmeiit was put on at the suit of ti pai ty to whom the company, as at present coiiiiiiiiiKi, is mil linieiiieil, and It would teem as .though some one had blundered sadly. Won; iu the rimp.iny's shops here was suspended for only a brief time, the men keeping along ut their employment un. dcr the tbteclion of Deputy Sheriff Cobb.; Officer Diekenson sccins to be slowlv re- coveilug fioni th" e flecls of the injuries re ceived in his recent mishap, hut the extent to which be was hint liiteruiilly is not yet cer tainly known, and may be greater than is supposed. A hundred sheep, belonging to George iiammonu which wero lo have been shipped by steamer from San FraticUco to Sydney, Australia, on Thursday night, nrc still in San Fran;isto, and it is doubtful if they arc ship ped at all. Mr. Hammond's aent in San Francisco has been notified by cable that the Austiahau port had been closed against American sheep, but just what the meaning or it is, is as yet uncertain. Whether the arrangement is only temporary, or whether the importation of American sheep is to be permanently prohibited, is not yet known. The latest shipment of sheep from this fetation was made by U. 11. Twitchell to I'roy City, Wis., .Mr. Twite-hell's sou, Eugene I). Twitched!, going along with them. There were fifty head. Dr. E. 0 Portcr'go' rim away with when coming loll.e vilhge from Cornwall Monday luorninir, the shafts coming off from bis cut ter aud scaring the lior-c, but luckily no luitber damage was done. William City has purchased from George Lingworthy, Sr., the: buck house near Uie paper mill biiilge, w ith a lot of seven or eight neies ot lanil attached. The or ce pa d is $600. Cablegrams fioni E. N. Bia-ell announce his safe airival in Sidney, New South Wales, with the cargo ol sheep with which be stinted two moiiilij 1140. This is proba bly the 1 1st shipment of American she p that will get into Australia for u long lime, as it is understood that llio potts of lint country nave ue-en eni.-ie'i ngiiusi an -iiuei lean sueep 'liat weie not 011 the ocean on or before January "Slli. Mis. Maiy S .llivan, 11 widow living on Griuu street, slipped and fell on the ice iu tier door-yard Sunday und broko her aim at the WT.st. Levi Willard Felix Dubaitis McKillops died Sunday at the pivir hoii'o in .Middle, bury. Mr. MrKill ips was fnimeily a bright man, uu nvccllcn! mathematician ami class ical M'hohr, but his tab nta were useless to I1I111 through hfo in cunscquenco of his idle nud shittlcss Imliiis. lie was always nn odd genius, fouil ol telling big stories of wlieie hu bad been, what lie hud seen and what lie had done. In these little narra tives "llarly" used to miko out that ho bad travelled n gteat (Uui aud lived much in foreign countiies. "Bar'j" ns he was familiaily called is about thu 1 1st of 11 liltln eioleiie of odd and famous e haractci!1, who wero for many yiars well known 10 eveiybody in Middle- oury, itiiil to iitinohi every one who occis Bloiiallycui.ii) to town. Old .Middleburyians who havu been ub-ent from town for twelve or fifteen catii will gicitly miss, when Uny iclutn, ttie lainiliii feituicsand ecccntrlu tongues of Fied Lindon, "Old" Alexander, ('Piofessoi" Huso and "ltarl" McKillops. The ago of the late L. W. F. Dubartls Mc Killops at the lime of his death was 78 years. Miss Lizzlo O'Leary, who has been for severul yiars 0110 of the teachers In the Mill dlebury graded school, Is quite seriously tin;, Postmaster George Ilammrind has received advices to the effect that the prohibition against allowing American sheep to Und in Australian ports Is absolute; so that Messrs. ilirnpiond and Barton haie been to a uscleBS expense in tharte ring the sti airtr plying be tween bau Francisco and Sidney, and have been t3 thu nddilional melc'S expense of get ting a shipload ol ehcop to San Francisco all ready to tail. The attachment has cot yet been raised from the Cutter marble company's property. ai prtvlouily reported. Work In the shops is.suu going oa nowmr, unaertb overenut of an Officer and It is confidently expected that the attachment will be taken off in n clay or two at the fartherest. Thlngi nt the works are running as smoothly as ever. Some of the occupants ot tho blocks re ccntly burned down havo begun to clear away the debris preparatory lo rebuilding as soon ns the weather will permit. Somo hard feelings seem to have been de veloped by the controversey between linn, J. M. Dyer of Salisbury and J, L. liultolpb of Mlildlebury at the meeting hist wtck of the Vermont Sheep-shearing association, nnd some reckless statements uro being printed about thu matter which will not do their authors any good. The sleighing in the village Is nthest utter ly ruined, and wagons appeared 011 the roads Tuesday. Thu country roads are for the most part, no better, and the ilrawlng of pulp logs from Hiplnn to tho pulp mills Ins had to be suspended for the picent. Otter Creek has risen rapidly for a few days past, and llio water is higher now than It h is been before for seventeen or eighteen vents, with perhaps only ono exception. The ice is breaking up and large quantities are con tlantly going d.wii stream. 1 ne musical comciiy, "Ualy iNinl,' was presented at Scbool-housohtll Monday even Ing by a party ot Middlebury voting folks under the direction of Miss 0. M. Fletcher, Mrs. O. D. Miner presiding at the panio. 'Ibe travelling was so bad that a somewhat smaller audience than was hoped for was present, but the voiiue folks went to woik and did their best, and asnrcsult the play was very nicely rendered and Uie audience was highly pleased witli tho entertainment. It ii contemplated to repeat the perroimance Iu liristol iu a short time. Messrs. McFadden and Bothwcll nf Brcck cntidgc, Mo., shipped home a carload ol 108 liciid 01 sheep on Tuesday : and Loren It c 1 arils of New Ilnven went to Morgan, Texas, with 11 carload of 112 head tho samo dav. 11. S. Peikins and Darius Severance shipped 00 head to Troy City, Wis., Mr. Perklus go ing witn mem. BrWIol-Ncarlr FMul Accldem. Charles Htilelt whilo at work Wednesday aiicmoon in me saw mill or the liristol man ufscturing company, came near meeting witli a fatal accident. The belt on the blow, .er came IT, and he In company with Henry Sliedrlck, went belsw to place the belt on the pulley. They completed tho work and wtre auout to leave the reom when Mr. Hulett slipped and ho struck out his arm to save himself from falling, when it was caught by the belt, and drawn over a three foot pulley. The shaft was runuing very slowly at the timo and when his arm was eflughl it stopped and Mr. Shcdrick took out a kuire and cut the licit to avoid its starting again. Mr. Hulett was wedged into a very Hindi compass and it is a wouder that he was not ciushed In pieces. It took sevetal min utes before he could bo extricated from bis ositlon. He received several seveie bruises about the head. Mrs. Thomas of Itandolph, mother of Mrs. Elisha Eastman, h is bought W. P. Thump sou's residence on North strei t. William Gove, recently, cut a pine tree, on the Oe irec Prim farm, from whicli was cut uve logs 1 j ieet, and three 12 feet long. The tip end of the tree measured nine inches th rough. The temperance mass meeting Friday evening was largely atieniieii. I lie exer cisea of the evening opened witli a Bong, lol lowed by prajer hy Itev. .Mr. Coimlis. Mrs. h. G. Gieene of Bt. Albans was intro duced lo the audience aud gave a very inier- tsnng n'leiress. She was to owed bv Itev. A. D. F. Palmer of Middlebury, who gave a good address. The meeting then was open lo all. Prol. Boris took the floor und gave a pointed address nud several others mm Iu ic- nriikslo the point aher watch Itev. Mr Coombs lead a poem, tho "Grog Seller's ureaui." Alter Dcnciliction liy Itev. Palmer the meeting dispensed. lheW. C. T. U. was reorganized with aliout 2o member, with Mrs. Dimels prosi dent anil Mrs. Gardner secietary. Cornwall. Pror. Foster or Middlebury college gave a very lino nuiire-s at the town lull 1-iiday evening. Fell. 15. under the auniees of the Young Ladies' Temperance Union, after ivincii i ne mines inviii ei me niiilienco 10 par take of an ojster flipper. A large number were present, and a good sum was netted lor the union. Murkblxmi. Israel Lddy fell from a ladder last week and received injuries from which he died at i a. 111. baturday. Ilrlilport. Henry N. S illace is very sick and but lit lie hopo of his recovery is entei tained. Mr. Solluce has lieen quite a piomlnent man in tins section and has a large number of friends and acquaintances. He was for many years postmaster uf Brldport, and it will be re membered Ihat while holding that position he was in 176 elected a Hayes and Wheeler elector, ana sent to Washington a telegraph ic resignation of his postmastership; and whin tbo electors met at Montpclier Mr. Sol lac was appointed by them to fill the vacancy in their number. Rlpton. A Are oocured Friday night by wlilch the house and barn of N. LaFiaocis, with all their contents, were telally destroyed. The loss is about $500. and there was only $120 insurance. Mr. LaFraneis is a pnor man, Hits property being about all he had In the world. The dwelling house and barn owned und occupied by Nelson Lafrances was destroyed by tire Saturday morning February 18." A small part ot the contents were suveelj in. sured toi $120 , there have been about 5100, subscribed for Mr. Lafrancis in money and clothing and provisions. M. P. Varncy, it it reported, is to build two more tenement houses the coming sea son. C. E. Smith has purchased Hirum Shut luck's store iu Union block. Itev. Mr. Morrill of Nubraska occupied the desk or the Baptist church last Sunday evening. Mr. Moirill somu years ago pre idl ed iu Lincoln. The ojBtcr supper giviu hy Comstock Post, Nu. SO, G. A. It., Tucsduy even. tig, was well attended. Misses Gage und Shut tuck favoted the audience with a song. Mi; Oawey Crane gave 11 iccitation and also Miss .Mi ley Smith. Messrs. Ilis metl und Hulett furnished the instrumental music. Jlr. Huberts and Mr. Privosu rendered some very nice songs. The W. (!. T. U. are to meet in the veslrv or the Baptist church next Tuesdiy utter- llOOIl. John Wlieelei, who fell nud fractured his hip bone, died on Tuesday, lie was 82 ye hi a old. William Cunningham, who has been con. fined to his lied tor some weeks past, died Tuesday evening. I'miiiiii. A donation tor Hev. Charles Church was held at M. W. Winun's Basin Harbor homestead Wednesday evening. The funeral sermon of Mrs. Dean was Pleached Wednesday week bv .Mis. Dr. Smith of Brandon, aud it spoken of us an excellent discourse. The deceased was n firm believer in Spiritualism. A large con- gicg ition were iu attendance. Wnt Perrltburcli. Thu roads In manv places aro very Icy, eipecially the Will Newton corner, where Uarlos liiinnaii was thrown mil mid ins nean quite badly bru'iBcd, on Saturday. Ira Brvdia tins sold his fine three year old colt to Boston parties for $150. The Ice In Otter Creik is worn very thin and if tho thaw continues a short timo longer will break up. Henry Warner, who was recently burned out, has rented a house In Bristol and is toon to move tbitber. ST. AI.BANS. News and Note From tha Franklin County metropolis. L. J. Bwett, architect fr the Tsrmont Central railroad, hu purcbsstd tbt G. O, Noble residence and will move into the same March 1. The priee pud was ?i500. The Ltdies' Benevolent society of the First Baptist church preseated the treasurer of the parsonage building fund 9100, the proceeds ot thslr tooUblw. li.VMoiiifii: cunvi'v, Plnrrlni llio. The proprietors of thu Lamoille Vallev pulp mill ate getting In an Immense stock of logs, for thu inannfiictiiro of spruce pulp during llio coming season. Thu Good Templars nnd members of the W. U. T. U. have accepted the invitation extended lust Sunday cvmlng, and for n while will alternato In having ciargo of the Union Temperauco meetings which are held ea iti month. Tho trusses have been put in at tho town hall, nnd tho hard wood lloor Is being put down.civcrlng an area 40x00 feet. Winfield S. Allen, a former icsldent of the town. 111 lived in town on Fildav evening coming horn Texas, in which State hu is now located near S.in Antonio. One ot It. O, Hill's Porlutjeso men cm- ployed In his mill In Elmore, was brought here on Sa unlay forenoon and carried lo Dr. C. O. Hiiblee's office', where 1111 oik in- tlon wns pel formed on his band, which bad been ba.lly cut by a saw Iu the mill. The index linger was taken olf, nnd several other cuts made. E. J. Hall. M. IJ.. will relnm from New 1 ork in 11 few davs. He has attended nn eight wicks' course of clinical lectures in that city. II. H. Morgan o! the Morrisvlllo foundry has piltchused the Merrlum house and lot on South -Multi street, at the head of .Maple aiieci. V. W. Hand, in the west part or the town, lus disposed of ills farm nnd intends to sell his stock and rami implements and will leave town soon. G. W. D ity will not purchase W. E. Clement's furniture business, ns wns expect ed, and Mr. Clement will coullnuu in the business for the present. II. P. Stowc who has had considerable trouble Willi thu tax collectors and hustees for some time, will vacate the town before thu lust of April. Itev. W. A. Uushce of the Congregational church aud Hev. M, P. Bell of thu .Methodist church exchanged pulpits on Sunt! ty morn ing, Hev. Jlr. Buslite occupying Hev. Mr. Bell's desk at Elmoie, thu bitter occupying me uesk 111 ins owu cuurcu uere lu tne utter noon, as usual. A pleasant limn Is antielpUcd atthe ladles' ball for the benefit of the repairing fund at the town hall, to beheld on Fnday evening. lint not being an attilr which Ihu to vnspeo. pie in general can and will loin in. undoubt. edly It will not be made the success it other wise would, the dance being .the hindrance. Col. D. J. Saflord, special pension exam iner, arrived 111 town on hiturd iv evening, irom Augusta, .Maine. .Mis. batford, wli' lius remained Iniu since the liolidije, is reported in very poor health, being coufiued to ine housj nt .li. f. 11. Uarver e. A prominent resident of the town got little mixe I on the exact day of the week and drew 11 load of wood on Sunday morn ing, not knowing Ids mistake until unloading ine woou in u ueigiiooi'B tiooryard. Missit. Poweit, Gleed nnd Hendee. three of our niott prominent "city fallieit," have each giveu a nice chandelier lo be placed in ine town n 111. SeV( nl cam of a freight train were thrown oil the Hack aliout a lntf mile uliovo th village, on Monday. Everything; win ilgliteel tviiiitnii ei image. MoiiHvillc Cornet Bind mcnibeii are re heats, ng musii! Monday nud Friday even ings, piepiiring for the concert to beheld on Weiluet lay, 1'cli. 27tll. .Mrs. I raev Culler delivered an interesting lecluieon "Equal Bights," at the Melhodis'l chapel on Mo.id y evening. .Mis Guild's remarks weie followed by a few word from Mis. J. Hidden of Ciaftsbury. A good nuuiocr weie ill uiieiKl iuce. The spiing term of school at the ncudciny opens lu-uuy. It The selectmen h ivo posted warnings for 1110 unuiiai iowii meeting. Paul Ilrolhem' orchestra goes to Swinloii to lurnish musiofor u W.isbiuglon'u biilLduy nan 111 iioiei uiuimpi uu. scfiivo. -Miss Anna C. Brut-Lett of New York citv bus hired the lluller mansion 011 Suns. I hill for the summer. .Miss Brnckett is one of the most noted teiu bi'is in .New oik. Two ol lion. Ficdeiiek Billings's daughters attend her school, bhc has spent tier suinmcis at S'owe lor the past six years, bringing her own liding lioi'jm, hoiselmtk ruling Peiug her f, 1 voi ite mode of ixcicise. Some of her lady friends ami associate tcaelieis will oc cupy the Butler mansion witli her. Th people of Stowe are p'eaHil to welcome Miss lliackelt, lint Ihey lm e that her getting the Butler place will not deter Judge Bradley of the United States Supiemu Couit from "bin annu d sojourn at bt uve. Ho lias icecntly tccupieu tue miner house 011 buus.nl inn Sljelu lurli Officer Hardy was called cm Saturday to attend to p.iriies particip iting in 1111 attempt ed shooting affiay in that part of Ilvd- Park called the "Diggings " W' ih one Fiemout Bowen was pa-sing the h "'i1-- J bn Ami don, .Mrs. Amnion rnii.e t , I'r I wilh a gun and find ,it Bowie, , ,' -ini,, tliol sinking bill) nnd bis horses. As soon ns the gun wns Hied Mr. Aniid.ui rii'htdoiit wilh an axe ai d threaten) d to "finih"Jiiui,but fur ther action was prevented by the uriival ot Bowen's brother. It appeals that Bowen was crossing lmid owned by the Amnions' witti his team which he hvil been turbid len the right lo do. Mr. and .Mrs. Amnion hud a healing belore Justice Cady and the result was that lath was bound over in 5100. WASUISitiTIO OOU.NTV. .ilnntpclicr. A children's sociihle was held nt Grand Aimy ball Tlmr day evenini.', the proceeds of which, nearly fclO, will be devoted to the Siindaj -jchool liluaiy of Chiist chinch. Hon. and Mis. II. V. Fifitld returned from Bo-ton Fiid.iy. Jed. C. Camp, formerly oh ik of the Pavil ion lioti I here, has incepted a p. sttion ns eluk III a Michigan hotel unit lefl town Tbursdiy. His niaiiv friends wish him suc cess The Washinct m enmity Good Tcmplari,' Pniiin was held at the Baptist chinch on Fiidiv. The m , ruing scs-1011 was occupied witli rep tIh of lodges and gcnci.it biisiucsa. Ai tlic ii'Ieinoon seion lln ic weie declanin lions, fsiijs, tei ilations, music and 11 dis cussion ot Uie (pi'-stion: "Has personal labor 1111 re lo do than public iulliience iu cic atmg 11 public se-nlinient iu f.ivur of Ibe probibiloiy law ir" The ipietion was soably argued on both bales lint the committee leserveil a decision. After tlie decision fol. lowed short speecln's on llin gii'iil of t lit) or dir. SiipK:r was served nl the chtireh for 11 l.iriw number, and at 7 o'e'oek the lodges re-asseinbled to listen In an addros by Frank Pluinley, Esq . of Noithlield, G. W. C. T. of Vermont. .Mr. Pluiulcy b id an ludienco of over 000 people, and more lb 111 sustained Ids reputation us an eloipieut and poweiful speakir. Neaily 301) members of lodges through the county attended the union, and Ihespuit wilh which every one entered into tlieexciciscs lendered it an unprecedented success. A company of lovers of mnie gathered at the Pavilion 'Sunday evening Mid raised their voices in sweet concert. Conspicuous among them was the rich contralto ol Mrs. Seavcr, who was formerly with the Boston Ideal opeiacompauy. Tho milllarv ball cived by Company II, Cnpitsl UnanKTiicsday evening at the Pavi- 11.... ...1.1. lll..lc.lll,a Tnil (irelit'Clrii nt tin lircl lllill will! i,,,t. ..... ..w witti all the hotel's c niittsyaiid elegance of repast and wllh aliout 80 couples in attcn- dance, was reuileied ttie event ot tlie seas 111. Tho pleasure was iiuitotin from dusk till nearly tlawn. James K. Applcbee has been engaged to deliver a lories of four lectures in the vestry of tho Church of the Messi ih. Tho proceeds will be devoted to the Montpclier public library "which Is to be." Wiiterbnrr. Pliny II. Woodward, who has been Try tick with pneumonia, Is reported to be very much better. Acrlculturat Meeting. The mectingB of Ihe board of eftriculture for South Hero and Middlebury havo been poitponrd one week and will b held Feb. Mth and 37th at tnt tnt place, and SSth and ffth at the hat. BLANK HOOKS rOR The Farmer n,.,i The Business Man, FltEE 1IU2SS ASSOCIATION, ISO College Street. WRITrNG PAPER AND ALL KINDS OF FINE STATIONERY, ciin.w. I'KUE IMM3SS ASSOCIATION, 18S) CoUcro Street. 1000 Qood Envelopes, plain, $1.25 wuu witn ycur custcoti card handsomely printed on, ftl.75 All kinds and qualities at corres- Donamgiy tow prices. Pit 1:1 PIM3SS ASSOCIATION, 181) Collcgo Street. PENS, INK AND MUCILAGE cnn.tp. NOTE PAPER ruo.M 4 Cents a 55 4 ' " Quire, Roam, upward. FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION, 189 Collcgo Street JAPANESE PAPER NAPKINS, For Fontlvals, Tea Parties, c, Al one ce:;t each. WE HEA N0RTHEEN FOR -AJjLi KINDS OF AND PR The Free Pre 189 College Stre (inA.ii isi.i: cou.vrir. Altiurgli. Johnnie, chUtt son of Dr. I'. A. Wheeler of Albniirh Centie, ilicd Sundny, I'eb. 10th. u'eil 10 yeuiB nud three months. Little Johutiii', ns he v,as fmiiilliurly known, was 11 ertent sufferer ilurin j h'3 illness, wine lusted 11 Utile over a week nnd which at first wis supposed to h a relapse from n remittent fever which he had early in llio Winter, but winch later tuK llio lorm ut curebro-spimu meninnltii. He wns 11 irciieral favoritJ with nil lb.it knew him and wns a irenrd, original little fellow much in advance of his years wilh a pleasant v,ord fur all. His death Is a sad blow to tin; parents, who have the svm pathy of all 111 their bereavement. Tlic funeral services were held nt the Methodist Kpiscnp il church em Tuesday nnil were con diietrd by Hev. D. Marvin, assisted by Itev, .1. 1 upper. The selectmen have ordered nn cxamina. tion by two physicians of the condition of Muses Ilohannan and if found insane he will be removed to the insane aylum nt once. His condition tlie fore part of the winter was such as to require a person in constant charge, hut lately he has appeared so much better that Ihe keeper was eliecharg. cd. Within a few days he has become vio. lent again and the authorities have. decided to remove him if pronounced insane. i:astcii.n veh.uont. (.'Iielaea. The meetinc of the Stale Board of Ajri' cull ure, at (Jheloea, tho 7th and Bth, Inst, was liruely ai tended and of great value to the nirroundinr; residents. Heury Lane of Cornwall and Loren P.Smith opened the bcs slon Thursday mnrnine with intcresline re. murk nn "Nitrogen nnd fertilizers." After the addre's of welcome by Hon L. Q Hnckley nnd n r nlv by Loren P. Smith Messrs. Lane and Smith led the disrussion on the snblects. "Scientific Feeding." "what shr.ll be fed nnd how?-' and "Fertilizers and how to ue tnein," dunne the session nf Ihu iiflei 11001 and evenlnc, Hirum A. Cutt Inn. tlie eecratarv Mne absent. On Friday. the 8tb inst., tho subject, "Water on the Farm, " wns discused by M. Vi. Davis of Westminstcu, K. It. Towle of Franklin and others. In the afternoon "Our Potato Oiop" a treated bv .Mr. Towle. and "Soil. Ing" by M. W. Divis. In tlic eveninc iinswcrs to nuelMns and 11 discussion on maple tunar by M. W, D.ivis rlosed tlie ex crews, which all priinounced entertaining nnd profitable. J. K. Dirllnir, E-n , Side's Attoincy, on Thursday, removed from 12at Coiinth to t"hilf:. Kdwnrd Spiller, a former resident here, hut litely a druggist of es,t rairlee, died iu Minnesota. WYil ICliiidtilili. Stock shtpnients were linht Ibis wcik. The repoit that Oeorete C. Mmit(;oniery may be eibliejcd lo resinii hU position at Hut land 011 account of ill health, is incorrect. The stmv probably grew from his having boiiuht the Dike place on Church street ro ctutly. Acidia Loeke, No. 15, I. O. 0. T., have electeil Ibe following oBlcers for thu present eiuuitiT! W. C. T., Mrs. A. It. .Mann i W. V. T., .Mis. . D. Illaiiehiril; W. S., Jlary M. Tilson; W. F. S.. C. II. Pratt; W. T., Mrs A. J. Dutton ; W. C, A. A. Smith ; W. M., Mis. S. N. Oould; W. I. G,. Llllie (luuld : W. O. 0., Charlie Kimball ; W. It., II. S., Dr. Gould ; W. L. H. S., Mrs.S. 11. Latham. Thu lodgo is not in a puticularly Uourishiup; condition and more interest should bo taken in it. Those interested and having in chargo tlie work of opening n free milling room met at tlie Iianlist church Monday evening and or. ginizeul with the following olHcerss Presi. dent, W. II. 11. Melntyre; vice-presidents, .lames llutcbiuson, A. A. Smith j secretary, L. P. Thavcr; ciecutlve co nmlllt-e, V. 11, II. Melnfyrt', A. A. Smith, Henry W. Tewksburv. A laree sum has already been subscribed by the citirens and the prospects uro good tor opening a irea roueiing room soon. A dog at Vershire his killed about forty sheen recently, and lis owner has lust tacrl- flced tho animal and ?75 in payment there of. A book called the Wlndior Oonuty Ua E'tteer and Diieclory has been Issued, but does not rive fatlifaetiea. While hanJIine lew, Monday, Mlahtel Hsgan of Barnard hadhia las brokaa. A state convention Callad. B06IOK, Feb. 30. A IlepuDllCan 6UU ...r.minn for thn r.holc of delecitee t Lb Katloaal Cosventloo vrtll be held bare April niMTiivn OF A.ILjEj Kl TSTUS. Front uIIiiii(lnoine)VI.Mltlntf Curd to A FINJ3 JJOOK. First-class work at low prices. FREE PKESS ASSOCIATION, 18!) College Street. FAS niONA I J LE GILT-EDGE VISITING CARDS, With your naas neatly printsi on thsa, Only '10 Crnts 11 I'm liiiac. FREE PKESS ASSOCI ATI OK" 181) Collc-re Street. Cards in all tho Fashionablo Styles, handsomely printed, at very low prices. FREE PKESS ASSOCIATION, 181) College Street. In boxes at 5JO cents and upwards). AMI Of nico Note Paptir, witli , your business c.irel printed on, $1.DU and up wards. FREE PKESS ASSOCIATION, 180 CoIIcko Street. STVLOGKAPIIK' PEeNS, ONE DOLLAR EACU. DQUARTERS VERMONT COMMERCIAL PAPER INTINCr. ss AssooiatioiL et, Burlins;t.orL, Vt. tiii: ?1 VSOJiS. Allliuill .llrctlnu- til' tliu W'vhtt'rll 'vr moilt .tiltttlili: I llltili. The aiinuil meeting of tho Wtslcrn Ver mont Masonic icunion v,u held at .Middle bury Wednesday. The only public pneced ing was the address, delivered in the new town hall by Sir Knight Alficd A.IIall -)f tft. Albans. .Mr. Hall clmsc for his subject the "Philosophy ot .Masonry." In n general way he considered the antiquity and use fulness of Masonry, "whose four comer stones," he said, "are belief in Uui, iu the immor tality of Ihe soul, loyally to government aud the brotherhood ot man. Ad of these aro important, but it is llio la-t which is tho must prominent anil clmrr.ctcristic feature of Masonry." The address occupied a1 nut half . u hour in its delivery, ami Hie spcilier was ap plauded generously. .Mr. ilaliS addre-ss was well written and tiiu ly delivered. Those present who bcie.ugcd t'i'he ' rmcel circle then adj aimed to the lodge mom of the Middlebury Masonic Lodg-, where pri vate proceedings weie had. Among other business traasicted, win the election of officers fortlie forthcoming year. Follow int; are the officers elected : President, W. F. Lewis of Rutland ; viccpiesident'", T. M. Chapman of MMdltbiiry. S. S. G dues of Yergennes, T. 8. Peck of Burlington, N. F. Duusbeeut Hristol ; corrcsp uding secretary L. K. fiurnli.ini of Itutlnnd; reemding secro tary, U-jorge A. Knob ill of Orwel1 ; trea surer, A. A. Fletcher of Mi Idle' ury ; execu live committee, I). II. Bennett of Ilrulp rt K. P. Russell of Middiebuiy. C. 11. llol lirook of Brandon, G. A. Culling of Shore ham, W. II. Wright nf Orwvil; ftn.neial committee, Ilirm Rib' its if Bran ton, Samuel Brooks of Middlebury, Ozru Mcach an, nf Brandon. Thu annual banquet im held at the .Vi ilieon Hons.' at hall p.llt sei en In the e Ven ice, u(ti r which the Mjm,u ml iirned t' M.e town hall In lake pi.t iu tlic .uiuu d pi uu cnmlc conceit. NoiiTiir.it - vi;i(.tio.m'. Eimt 1'nlrHt'ltl. M. W. Ii-haiu sold a housi' and lot m tho village lo Win. 11. h ittuek nf ISakerfie d lor iS'iO : nlu a budduig 1 t lo C'h J ihu. son fur ,$7.1 on the Htli inst , also on the llith, a lol to D. I.cueh I r S-l. It is ic porled that ut least three new houses, wnl be built the coining sprirg. It. J. Webster is piepaiing lo builil a barn 41) x 11)0 feet as oen as spiing opens. llitlii-rUc-lil The Merritt Willi mis IW U. A. Ii. play eel tlie "Loyal Mountaineers" nt Iliigbam Hall, four evenings, closing Fridiy evening, wilh go nl success. They weie assisted Oy dipt. J. N'. Culver, of Si. Alb.eus. On Frid iy evening tlie -3nel, the academy boys will produce the "(.'ourlHlilp of .Miles Standish"at Brlghim h ill. l'alrlux. A prclitutuary hcaiiogon ihc roinplalnta against Sylvester Bell of Fuiifji, forthreat. filing his family, occurred a' that place oa Fndny befoie Justice Fairmju. Hell was dually he-let for trial in the sum of $5000, and as proceedings for dive'ice had been iustitti ted on aehalt of Ids wile ami uu injuuitlon served on him, temporarily "tiing up'' all bis uropertv. he nas unablu to obtain bail lust then and wni taken to St. Albans for . rr. . t.l... 1 . t.l. ..Ill n..n connnenieni. 1 ue umesi s-ui, usue, n. ueu, was held in the sum of $500 for assault on his father. He tecured latt.IItaxngfr, SOUTIIEIIN VUU.-UONT. IClltlnuet. The remains of Gen. II. H. Baxter ar rived in a special car from New York Wed. ncsday morning at 2:U0 and hid in stale in the president's room In the Baiter bank. The biiiiiling is draped In mourning and guarded by members of the Baiter boso company and the Kingsley Guard. A largo concourso of people viewed the remalus dur. Inc ine ilay. 1 ut mncrai reivices ivetu ucm at Trinity church Wednesday at 3 o'clock. Tha Bales nour, Rutland, nai falei on Saturday for 67500 ovir tho mortgajc fabout 5,000), Dr. John A. Mead betuj lis yursbMr. Hanrr MeCormick of Rutland, seed 28, unmarried, a biakeman on Ihe Bcht nectary freight, 11 1 1 -Mntlv killed by thti cars near Fairly ve- 1. runday n t,l.t. Hts bony was frisihuuiiv .a- si, wholi) (tralaplCOverit.