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MIDDLEBURY EEGISTEll, JAjSTITAKY 8, 188G.
Yoh. LI.
ounty ITews.
BnlSTOL.
Mrs. S. W. Ilntcli has Ikm'ii qutt 111 for
a fow days pat.
Miss Sarah Averill returnod from Kut
land liist Saturday.
AV. .1. VaiiPuttun or Burlington wus In
town over Sunday.
'I'ho lyceutn nieets nt llolly hall Friday
cvenlng of thls wcek.
Postniastor Kidley's son ".llniiny" is
nsslstlng In tho postolllco.
12. II. Dnnton has opcnod.i photogrnph
gallery over Farr Bro's. store.
Tho W. C.T. U. moet with Mrs. Ilns
liin's on Wedncsday of thls wcek.
The week of prayer Is being obervcd
:it the Baptist and Mothodist ehurohcs.
Kev. Mr. Strong and wlfc of tho Bap
tist church wcre oxpccted honio Tuesday.
A school lyceuni is to bo stnrted. The
flrst onc conies Monday evcning, .lunuary
11.
Itegnlar cnnununicatioii of Llbanus
lodge of Masons next Monday evcning,
.lan. 11.
Wihnor Tucker i wor.-o again. 1 1 is
trouble arios from a cold taken aftcr
vaeeinatioii.
Col. X. F. Dunhee sturts for lowa
this wcck Thursday on n buiness trip of
two wcck duration.
'I'lic lncoting at tho Advcnt church
this wcck arc eonducted on tlic holiness
plan, and arc wcll attcndcd.
Stuart Kogors, drnniatle impersnnator
and rcadcr, give au cntcrtainnicnt at
llolly liall, Tuesday evcning, .lan. 1-'.
Tho Christma cantata, givou last Fri
day night liy tho young pcoplc from
Xew llavcn. wa onc of tlic best enter
taiiunents tliat wu liavc liad hero. Tlic
progranune was carricd out niccly, and
all wcnt awnv sntisllcd.
New Haven.
At tlic proparatory lccturc .lan. 1,
II.
H. Barrow.s was clcctcd dcacon.
Tlic clerk's roport to tlicaiinual clinrcli
niceting to lic licld to-day (Friday) will
stato the ohanges in nioinbership to be:
Additiou, ninc; loss liy dcatli, 1.1; by
di-niision, two; total los, 15; nct loss,
six.
The Congregationnl socioty, at its an
nual mcctlng, .lan. I, clcctcd S. I). Doud
niodcrator; II. C. l'oscoc. clerk and atid
itor; M. .1. Landon, troasiuer: and I.orcn
Kiehards, K. 15. Ilickok and X. W.
J'artch, jirndcntial coininittcc. Tlicaudi
tor's report showed a dclicit of 100, of
wliicli inuranoc and jialnliiijc wcrc large
itoins. Meauros wcreinaugurated whieh
it is expocted will promptly extinguih
the dclit.
Mrs. Klntlicra (Andrus) Cowle, whoe
dcath was notcd in your column of dcath
last wcck, wa tho daughtor of Capt.
Jaines Andrus of Middlebury, and was
horn Dec. 8, 1801, and dicd at Kiverside,
Xoss Co., Kan-as, Dcc. 10, 1885. Mrs.
Cowles wa thorelictof Ollvcr I). Cowlcs,
lonncrlv a citizcn of thi town, and.
brotlicr of tho lato Martin C'owle?, an('
also of .Tosiah Cowles, now rciding hcrc.
Thewivcs of Ollvcr and Martin wcrc Ms
tcr, and also siters of Mrs. Maria Mun
gcr, who, with hcr husband, Itcv. Scndol
li. Mungcr, wcrc niany ycars inisiona
rics in India. Many will rccollcct tliat
Mrs. Munijcr dicd at sca, wliilc, with hcr
husband, sho was rcturning from hcr na
tivo land to hcr llcld of labor. The thrco
pistcrs wcrc cininently dcvotcd Christian
ladics.
Panton.
3Irs. Frank Ilolconib is sick, though
not soriously, it is hopcd.
Mrs.CharlcsSpaiildlngdoosnotimprovc
as fast as hcr fricnds could wih and her
condition is considercd critical.
Augustus Harris has bccn poorly
more so than usual and ho has hccn in
feeble hcalth for a iiumbcr of ycars.
I. F. Hill has invcntcd a toc-wcight
ior sporting mcn to apply to thclr specdy
aninials tliat appcars to possoss rcal
mcrit.
Ioc-boating, skatlng, jiolo and horsc
trotting on tho ieo ou Dcad creck havo
bccn tho ainuscinents'of Voung Anicrica
for a fow days past.
Mis Villio Conant arrivcd last wcck
to assist in tho care of hcr sistcr, Mrs.
.lano Kverest, who is vcry low. Mis
Taggart has bccn cariug for her for sonic
thnc pat.
Tho ciitcrtaiument givcn by thc Sah
bath scbool of tho M. 12. church on Dcc.
27, is roportcd as bclng as good as any
cvcr givcn by the school, tho singiii; bc
ing cvou botter than usual.
Ilonry Allen is really Iinproving. Ile
latuly galned 12 pounds in llosh in thrco
wecks, aftor having bccn undcr tho care
of Dr. II. F. Craui for about slx nionthV
and hulntr slek nearlv thrcn vi'jirs. N
0
r11ic writer rccently ate an ajiple, of the
lloxbury I'usset variety, from the cellar
of Hirain Kent, that was jiickcd In Scp.
teniber, 188-1, and was eonse(jucntly about
sixicen montiis old. lt was woll pre
pcrvcd and had rotaiucd its llavor so that
any ono would hardly suspcct lts ago
WE8T FEnnl8DURQH.
D. C. IJarto Is on tho slck llst for
Jew days only, lt is hopcd.
Itcv. .1. S. Xorth hcld a inecting
at
Jlasin Ilarbor school-houe on .Sunday
cvoning last. Sllas Iloyt took uhargo of
tho moothig at Gospel Clty.
Mrs. Ursula Ilatch has bccn nulte sick
for a wcck or tcu days, having hcen una-
Llo to bo liiovcd ovcn to havo hcr bcd
inadc or to ralsc hcrhccd from the pillow.
llcr dauphter, Mrs. IUoss, arrlved from
l'arlslivllle, X. V., on Thursday nlght.
f'hrltinas and Xcw Year's wcrc inadc
tho occasions for fainlly gathcrlngs and
tlic exelmiiKO of prcscnts. Twcnty-one
pcrsons assemblcd at I). C. llarto's
Chrlstnias day, where a heautlful trce,
heavlly-laden, nrccted the cycs of thc
youiifjstcrs and inadc glad thc hcarts of
thc oldstcrs. Onc hundred and nlnety
dilVerent artlclcs wcrc dlstrlbutcd; and
noxt ycar there will hc anotlior.
Vehqennes.
(Juitc a numbor iinltcd with thc M
12.
church last Sunday.
I.;Maldoon had a Xcw Ycar's present
lu thc shapo of a bouneingdaughter.
1'otatoes an; scllinn at 50 cents liy tho
(uautity. llay is sclling at 15 a ton dc
livcrcd aroiind town.
Hov. Fathcr Korlidou, formcrly of tho
C'athollc churt'h lu thls clty, paid lils
fricnds licrc a vlslt last wcck.
Thc ladjes of St. I'aul's church hcld
thcir sociablc this wcck Tuesday ovcnliif;
at tho rcsidcncc of Ij. M. Vlttuin.
Mrs. A. 12. K'nnbali has sold hcr houso
to .St. I'aul's parish for a parsonago;
pricc, 1500; vcry chcap property.
A dog tiglit last Tuesday cvenhif; crc
ated considerable excltenicnt, and for
awhilc it lookcd a if a iiiau llght would
grow out of it.
I'rof. A. IS. ClarkolllciatedatSt. I'aulV
lat Sunday. Ile i not a fiill-lledged
niiniter yet. hut is taking a thcologieal
couix' at Xcw Vork.
Samuel .1. Allen, clerk at 12. ('. Scott's
nicat niarkct, ha lcceived a pensioli of
two dollars pcriuonth and 5ti(l hack pay.
It caiue Xcw-Year'sday.
12. (!. Xorton has )urcliasd of the
l?ixby cstiitc the hoii'-c callcd tho K.ra
Sniitli jilaec. This s n pleasant little
houc and was bought at a fair pricc.
Wni. C. ltradbury, so long an elllcient
potal clerk, has resijjncd and gono int(tf
buaincss with his hrothcr Gcorgc in llos
ton, Mas. His addross Is in caro of tlic
Sheiinan Ilousc.
Mrs. A. 12. Kimball, formcrly of this
city, now cf Concord, X. II., i viithi;
fricnds 'm tliis city. Slio is kceplng a
fancy-goods storc in Concord, and rc
orts hcr buine.-s good.
Col. Scranton inadc his fricnds hcrc a
short viit lat wcck. His sliort stay was
rcgretted vcry inucli by thoo who would
likc to havo sccn him. His faniily arc at
Hou. V. 12. Woodbridge's.
Thc many fricnds u Mr. and Mrs.
l'rank A. Kos of l'rankliu l'all arc sor
ry to learn of thclr los in tlic dcath of
tlicir little cight-ycar-(dd boy, Charlcy.
11c had sull'ered for uionths
Barnard I!ro-. havo piiri,hac(l of the
I'ariners' national bank tho property on
(trccno strcet known a the Ilean block,
for $1700. Thev will niove thcir liarnes
boji to this plaeo in tho spriug and livc
ovorhcad, as there are scvcral nicc rooms
on tho socond and third floors.
, fKroin Aiiftlu-r CoiTi'MtHmili'iil.l
ViAiuoii; tho lcarilug industries of Vcr-
;cnncs, tlio crniont bhade Koller to.
occuplcs a proininenl plaeo. llie lnem
bcrs of thi s-tock companv livc in Bur
lington. Thc imiuufuutory is locatcd at
tho west cnd of tho hridge. It is 128x00
feot, and four stories hlgh. Adjoining is
tlio boiler houe, built of brick and stone.
Xcar hj- is tlic dry houso and storo rooin,
bcsidcs shaving houso and barn, niaking
altogothcr (juito an array of buildings.
Tho nioving snirit of this niaehinorv-
tilled structuro is a sixty-liorsc-powcr
wator whcel from tho Itodney Ilunt Ma
chine Co. of Orange, Mass. Thirty-tlvo
hands arc cinploycd, and tho ontiro os
tablislunent is undor tho centrol of Mr,
S. A. Tuttlc as supcrintciidont. Tho
market for the liianufaeturod goods of
this coinpany includos Xcw York, llos
ton, Pbiladolphia, Concord, X'. II. ; and
forcign ordcrs, through Xcw York housos,
aro not a novclty. Durlng the scason of
navigation cight boat-loads of nianu
faeturcd goods wcre shlppcd, cach boat
avcraging 750 gross of curtain roll stock,
i-v i i... .1. -i.. &
I'uniig iiii: wiiuor mumiis ino siiiiiucu
do not avcrago so hlgh. lU'sidcs tho 200
feot by 250, occupled by the doscribcd
buildings, tlio coinpany has about two
acrcs of land ncar thc stcainboat dock,
whicli is liicd lor tho storagc of stocL
On this two acrcs there are nino slieds for
the protcction of the bcttcr class of stock
and tlic wholo spaco is now occupled.
Tlio nianufactory is warmcdby steam,
and llrc-cxtinguiliiiigarrangcmcnts havo
bccn so jM'rfcctcd that It would seem al
inost impoelble for tlm structurc to bo
burned. Steam pipes run under both
the dry and shaving buildings, and cach
could bo llllcd with a dense body of steam
in vcry nriei inne. 'J no imsincss is run
on full thnc, and frc(iucntly niglit work
bcconics nccessary to (111 thcir largo or
der
West Salisbury.
T. C.
house.
A. (1.
visiting
Brancli is again contlncd to tho
Tones and wlfc, who havo been
Mrs. .loncs' parcnts at Folch-
ville, havo roturncd homo.
Hon. .1. M. Dycr has bccn eontlned tn
tho houso thls wcck with a sovcro cold,
but will soon bo ablo to bo about again
T. Larrow, au oxllo from tho onion
llelds of Cauada, is niuch pcrsecutcd by
dcsignlng rascals(?). Ho Is again lu
troublo and his vooabulary of cholco
Froneh explotives frcijutMitly explodcs
".lo"' says ho docsn't keep brood inaros
for tho fun of tho thlng.
Tho school in dlstrlct Xo. 1, taught by
Dan L. IJogcrs, ts lu a llourishlng condi-
tlon. Thls U his slxth vcry succcssful
tcrni hcrc. 11c bclongs to the scnlor
class of thc inedlcal dcpartmcnt, univcr
sity of Vermont, lt niay bo Intcrestlng
to sonic who aro not aequalntod with the
fact to know that tho grand llst of thls
dlstrlct ls ono-thlrd that of tlio wholo
town.
SALI8DURY.
lohu 12111s, tlrlng no doubt, of baclielor
11ft', his launchcd his boat upou tho rag
ing sca of matriniony. Ono of liipton's
fair daugliters ls tlio "niatc."'
h. X. Watcrhonsc, our popular town
clerk, has been conllncd to the houso of
lato with a chronio aihucnt ; hut we aro
pleasad to learn that hc ls again ablo to
bo about.
Olllccr Burrouglis was lu town last
wcck looking aftcr an antlquatcd spcci
nien of horse-llcsh whlch It is said was
sold or tradcd oll'contrary to tho wishes
of curtain interested partics. Tlio anlmal
bclonged in Monkton.
Tlio state of tho roads is soniothlngap-
palllng at this writlng. As somo ono has
ptly oxprcsscd it, tlioy aro "Z, Xo. 20.
Our Vermont wintcrs arc not what thcy
uscd to be, at least tlio foro part of
thcin.
12 vcry onc ls gruinbling about tho hlgh
taxes this ycar, and perhaps not without
cause. Jiut this town is loriuiiaic in not
having a heavy debt saddlcd upou thc
taxpayers, as have some towiw, and wc
ouglit not to griiniblc niuch if taxe aroa
little highcr this ycar.
A fcwchapsat thc village, pugilistl-
cally incllned, seem bcnt upou aciiuiring
i little notoriety in a sinall way. Scvcral
hand-to-haiid cncountcrs, i lu Jittiaw,
have taken plaeo wltliin a short tinic, and
niore trouble ls brcwlng. The authoiities
ouglit to incrcae thc force of rcgular
patrohnen, and stop all this violcnce and
blood-dicd in tlic strcets and placcs of
pulijic vcsort.
r
West Cornwall.
Stella lioblnson dicd this forcnoon
(Tuesday) of typboid fevcr.
Scwing circlc will nicct witli Mrs. II.
W. Bingbain on Wcdnesday afternoon,
the l.itli.
Mrs. C. A. Flandcrs of Pittsford, with
her little girl, visitcd at hcr fathor's lat
wcck.
gain lias been lieard the cliinio of
wedding bells ; this tinie in Whiting, at
tho lionio of .lames McDonald, Wednes-
dav evcning, Dcc. H0, whcn his niecc,
Miss Mabel, was unltcd in niarriago to
Will I'2. Taylor of the snuie place. At a
little past cight o'clock tho grooni entcr-
cd the parlor with lils niother, followed
by the bride on the arm of her uncle.
I'ho couplc stood underan cvergrccn arch
from whlch hung the traditional borse-
hoe. Mr. Mayhew peiformed tho niar
riago ccremony wliicli mado tlic twain
onc. Congratulations followed, and the
usual chat of sueh an occasion ; tlien
caiue rel'reshinents, to whlch all did am-
plojustice. Th(! tablcs wcrc ladcn with
i lavish abundancc of good things, oys-
tors, bi.-cuit, cold tonguc, salnion, cakcs
and cakcs, pieklcs, clwcsc, tca and coflec,
iec-crcain and orange. ' Ainong the pres-
ents we noticcd a lino albuni from the
uriue s uncle; reu taiilc spread lroni sis-
torMillio; nionoy from A. C. Ilubbard;
largo lanip. Mr. and 2Irs. A. S. Bingliaui;
hanging lamp, Mr. mihI Mrs. Bryand, K
and II. Taylor; napkiu rings, Bcrtie and
Minnie Taylor; plcklc castor and fork,
bride's niothor; glass sct, May Waite;
teapot, Mrs. Oeo. Waite; glas watcr
pitcher, Mrs. Waite; out glass toilet hot-
tle, silver sugar spoon' and ercani spoon,
Mr. and Mrs. II. K. Taylor. Tho guosts
rcniaiucd bcyond the customary thnc, as
tho niglit was very darkjiut there wasno
lack of cntcrtaiument. Ago forgot itsolf
and all were young togethcr, and fun
and lnerriinent ruled the hour; and
whcn all Ieft for hoine, they left bc
hind best wislies for the future of tho
couplojust scttingout togcther on this
new journey, and earrying with tliein
pleasant nieinorles of a vcry pleasant oc
casion and of tho vcry hospltablu uianncr
with whlch all wcre rccoived and cnter
ained.
Whiting.
A. Pond's faniily nioved to Middle
bury this wcck.
.ludge Abol Walkcr ls slek, and fcars
are cxprcsscd that hc niay not rccovcr.
Bissctte it Washburn are still buyin
and loading potatoes at our station.
Mrs. Calvin ICcNcy is gctting bcttcr.
The dootor says that sho has whooping
cough.
School inattcrs have (Hiietcd down hero
In town and cvcrythlng sccnis to inovo
on niccly now.
Mrs, F. D. Douglas i oxpccted homo
this couiing wcck from tlio West, where
she has been visiting hcr niother and sis-
ters.
Gertio Chattcrton is qulte sick witli
billous fevcr; and Itolla Goodrichis vcry
111 with dlpthcriH. lloth paticnts aro un
der Dr. Wrlght's care.
There was to bo a soclal visit at Mrs.
ilnry D. Grcen's thls wcck Wwlnepiluy
All woro iuvltcd and expcctcd to attcud
tliat could do so.
Soveral out-of-town iieojilo attcndcd
church hero Sunday and all say they
heard a very ablo discourso by Kev.
M. Mayhew.
The repalrs on the gallery at tho Con
grcgational clinrcli niako a grcat improvo
meut lu tlio looks, if notliiug nioro; and
wothluk tlio couvcnlunco will bo appre-
clatcd by thu slngers.
X'o objcctions are cntortainod, so far as
heard from, to auythlng that qecurred In
town on New "i car's day. Thc little
soclal dancc Is, of course, not nlluded to,
is lt Is hopcd that there will bo many
more of tliein before tho wlntor is over.
It was a (tilet little soclal gathering
down at .lames MoDonald's last Wodncs-
lay evcning, whcn Will Taylor and Ma
bel McDonald wcrc mado husliand and
wlfc by licv. W. M. Mayhew. It was a
juiot all'air, hut still thero wcrc many
nlco and tiseful presents.
fKroin Anntlicr CoiTespoiKlenl.
O, how niiiddy ! It ls almost linpossi-
blo to travel on tho clay roads, thls wcck.
Somo of our older scliolars aro attend-
ing school out of town this wlntcr, and
otbers arc romalniug at honic in prefor
cnco to attcndlng tlio distrlet school, al-
tliough taught by ono of thooldcsttcach-
ers In the county.
Dr. .1. Frcomaii, pastor of the liaptlst
church, was ablo to preach to hi.s"pcoplo
last Sunday, niuch to thclr satlsfaction.
lthough inucli fatigucd, ho also ofllclat-
cd at tho communlon tablc aftcr tho
niornlng servlco. It wa with niuoh
pleasuro that wo saw so many of our lit
tle folks 1 ii thcir accustoined placcs in
tho Sunday school.
Cornwall.
Mis (icrtio liond has rcturned homo
from hcr school In Castleton.
I'ho funoral serviccs of llcnjaniln Field
took place at his rcsideneo on Tuesday
last, Buv. .Mr. Stcbbins olllclating.
On Xew Vcar's day Kev. Mr. Stebbhi
piescntcd cach liicmbcr of his congrega
tion with a heautlful Xow Year's card.
The dalrymeu dn South Cornwall and
vieinity are qulte cnthusiastic over tho
contcinplatcd crcamery of X. B. Douglas
& Son. lt is a llne locatlon for Mich an
cnterprise, and it is thouglit the patron-
ige will bo large.
Last Sunday, the flrst Sunday in tlic
now j'car, Kev. Mr. Stcbbins addrecd
hi peoplo from tlio lllthchapterof I.ukc,
tliirtccntli vcrsc. The scrvice closed
with thc celcbration of the I.ord's sup
per; soveral unltcd with tlic clinrcli. The
Sabbath school concert wa cxceedingly
interesting, tho sulijcct being a rcviow
of tho past, and the Angel of thc Xcw
Ycar. Tlio school nuiubers 207, an In-
crcasc of twcnty; four havo been re
nioved by dcath. Tho old board of olll
cers was clcctcd. D. I. T. Matthews is
the supcrintciidont.
Orwell.
Col. W. II. Wrlght is npparontly slowly
recovcnng, hut is not out danger.
Mrs. Carolinc Dewcy of Champlain,
X. Y., is visiting hcr many fricnds in
town.
Mrs. Susan I. Brock is in town vi-it-
ing hcr children and scttling up busincss
inattcrs. hcrc.
(.ieo. n rlght ol Xew ork citv is in
town, called hcrc by tho sovcro sickness
of his brother, Col. W. 11. Wrlght
Martin Dundin and Miss Kato Murphy
wero inarricd at tho C'athollc church in
Brandon on Thursday of last wcck
Moctings will be hcld during tho pres
ent wcek at tho Congiegatlonal clinrcli
evcry day or evcning cxcept Saturday
Iho annual niceting of tlic Congrcga-
tional socicty was hold ou Tuesday, Dcc.
2!, and tlio usual routino Imsinivs was
transactcd.
Miss Mary O'Bricn, daughtcr Dennis
O'Brien of this town, and a gcntleman
from Poultney, wo bcllcvo, hut did not
learn his nanic wcre married at tlu
Cathollc church In Brandon on Thurs
day of last wcck. Success to thcse young
pcoplc.
Miss Minuio Cutts, dauglitcr of Hon.
II. T. Cutts, is in poor hcalth, caused by
ovcr-exertion whllo in school. Wo un
derstand Doctor W. II. Vinccnt is her at-
tcnding plij-sician. At last accounts sho
was no botter. Her ailmcut is acute
rlieumatism.
Uov. S. F. Calhoun gave an cxcollcnt
scrinon on .Sunday last and a largo audl
ence was lu attcudance. Communiou ser
viccs woro also hold in connecticut with
thu niornlng scrvice, and onc nicnibcr
Miss Mary 12. Galo was rcceivcd on
profcssion of falth.
AVni. Iladlev, who has Hvert in town
hut a sliort thnc and occupled a tcneiiient
house bcloiiL' hnr to S. M. Wriirht. wa.-
arrcsted bv Constablc Koach of llub
iiardtou, on a warrant Isjjitt'd Kdward
Ganscn, for the steallug of a harncss from
.lay Ilall of that town and au ac from
tlio postmasier. Ilelell anollicr liarucs
in place of thc onc lie took from Mi
llall, ior wliicli no owncr lias yet been
fouud. Tho letter "II" is on the blind-
ers. Tho prlsoncr pleaded gullty and
was licld lor trlal In 8.100 bouds. aud.not
bo lug ablo to furnlsh tliein, wascommlt-
ted to tho house of coircctlon. The fani
ily aro in vcry necdy clrcumstances and
wni ai oiico nccoine a town cbargi
lt
consists of a luolhc
dren.
and scvcral chil-
Shoheham.
Tho wcck of piuyer Is to bo obsi.i vc.l.
Mrs. L. II. Tottlnghaui aiid Miss Xcllle
aro spoiniing a iow (uiys in Hutland.
Scvcral car-loads nf potatoes aro to bo
taken from towu soou by dliroront pai
tles.
riu j . .. I i
iiu: ('iiiciiaiiimeiu aunouiiced for I ucs
day, ,Ian. 12, Is, ou iiceount of the bad
roads, poslpoued ono wcck. Addltlous
will bo mado to tlio pnigraniiue.
e aro gimi to aiiuouuco that our
young irieiid, .iiiiiiih ll. .North, Is couva-
losccnt and lt Is nxpccicil In' can bo re-
inovcd to his hoiuu hcloii) niany days.
Thc (Irania, ' 'Our Folks," was pro-
nounced a success by a large and apprc-
ciatie audlence. Many dosiro that lt
hnll bo rcpcatcd, and tlmc and L'ood
leighlng will tcll.
Sunday nlght, ncar Hlchville, au uu-
known teani overturned Georgo Wrlght,
throwlng him from tho wagon and dlslo
catlng his riglit shoulilcr, thcn drove
along, lcavlng Mr. W. to tako care of
hlmsclf and tcani.
Tha Waltbain (Mass.) Jlernrd says:
"Gracio Blngliaiu, tho little Vermont la-
ly now so wcll and pleasantly known to
Walthamltcs, passed through thls city ono
day last wcek and a large delegatlon of
frlendly admirers who had been notltied
of the fact of her comlng on a curtain
traln, assombled at thc depot to grect
hcr. Whcn tho traln arrivcd tho little
ono allghted and rcceivcd a cordial rc
ceptlon and a llne lianiuct also. Slie ls
pronouuccd to be a llne looking chlld and
tho gcntlomeii who havo taken so niuch
intcrcst inj hcr aro more plcascd than
ever with thc little stranger friend."
Chrlstm.is, Gracio rcceivcd a nico sllvir
cup from thcso gontlenion.
State XTcits.
Slieldon pcoplc aro talking about put-
ting up a crcamery.
Xearly 100 buildings, valucd at 8250.-
000 woro nut up at Burlington durhiL'
1S85.
Tho niuslclaiis of St. .lobubury arc
prepanng to give tlio "1'irates of Pen-
zance."
Cbarles Kinery was couvicted of arson
in thc Orange county court. Senteiicc
was defcrrcil.
In the village of Bellows Fall, wliicli
lias a populatlon of .'1000, there were only
lt" deaths last ycar.
Hutland is to have a prie lilit. be-
tweon .limmv Ilurst of Montreal and
lames Ilalcy of I'2cx, two weck lience.
Ainong the pensions rccently grantcd
is onc of 8 a nionth to a Danville wo
maii, who gcts hack pay to theamountof
2200.
Kach studcnt's room iu the Verinont
uiiivcrslty at Burlington lias bccn titted
with gymnastio apparatu by W. .1. Van
Pctten of Boston.
Montp(dier's latcst acqulitiou i a
military band, said to be lirst-class, and
cqulppcd witli triplo silver-platcd in-tru-ments.
It will aecompanv tho Grand
iVrmy posts of tlic State to San Fran-
cico next sniuiner.
Brattlcboro's free public library, whlch
tho town is to have through the lnuuili-
ccnce and public splrit of George .1.
Brooks, is to be completcd by Octobcr 1,
18S0. Ir will bc 50 by 2S fcet, witli a
wing .'Cf by 10, and will hccoutructcd of
presscd biick, witli brow nstoiie, granitc
and tcrra-cotta trinmiings.
Tlio wifo and child of Alvln Bullis,
colored, were probably fatally burned
Thursday lnorning at Ilinesburgh. Tho
child, tlirce inontlis old, was ou the bcd,
iiid anothcr child, thrco ycars old, wa
amusing lt by whirliug a burning tick,
whcn tho little ono's clotlies took tlrc.
Tho niother came iu, and in her attenipt.-
to put out tho llre and savo her child had
licr own clothlug burned ofl' from hcr.
Freo I'ress.
Probably fatal injuries were received
by Galusha Bundy at St. .lolinsbury the
other day. Ile was riding witli his grand
daugliter, when the horso becainc friglit
oned by thc brcakiug of tho harncss and
ran, tlirowing out tho oecupants of the
slcigh. Miss Buol was not soriouly in-
jured, hut Mr. Bundy struck on his liead
and lias bccn iinconscious sinco and his
dcath is hourly oxpccted. Ho is nearlv
80 vcars old.
There ls to bc a niceting at Waterbury
tho 20th iust. of tho cxccutivo conmiittee
of tho Stato Cainp-Mceting association,
whcn plans will bo mado for the annual
out-door August gathering. It is propo
od to hold incetlngs three days in siiccts
sion, witli three cmiuout speaker, at
thrco difl'crcnt polnts in the Stato, intead
of a thrce-days niceting at one plaee as
herctoforc. It I thought that sucli a
scries of lnectings can be mado to dcvelop
an intcrcst over the State.
At Berlin, tlio other day, Mrs. Farrar's
hircd nian, nanied Wllllain Curren, sud
denly dlsappcared witli 80 of hcr inoiicy.
Deputy Sherill" llowe of Xorthlield traccd
him to White Kiver .lunctioii, thcn to St.
Albans, and from there to Cauada, and
llnally arrcsted him at a small hotel about
two miles from Stanbridgc. Mr. llowe
got Curren acro-s thc line iuto Wrniont,
and he was put Iu jall at Montpelier.
Curren had four days start,but was ovcr
taken aud lodgcd In jall in 20 hour.
Ainong the cascs to come before the -bin-uary
terinof thc supremc court for Cblt
tcndon county i that of the Granito Stato
Mutual Aid association, organi.ed under
the laws of Xow IIainphire, against thc
lnurance coinnilssioiiers of Vcrniout to
conipel theiu to issuo a lteeno to tho as
sociation to do buslness in tliis State. This
isan ainlcablo actlon brought forthcpur
poso of having a coiistructlon put upon
that scctlonof the Vermont Insurancclaw
relatlug to thespeclllcatlonof tlieaniount
of capltal stock and assets of insuraiice
coiupaules.
l'atal skatlng accldents arc rcported
from West Pawlet, where on "riday Koh
blo Koberts.aged nlno ycars, n ot Kob
crt.l. Koberts, and llugh Kolerts, aged
12 ycars, and Willle Kolerts, aged
nlno ycars, sons of Kobert K. Koberts.
whllo skatiug on what Is kiuwn as Fol
ger's ponil, broko through ho ico and
wero drowned. 'I'ho warm weathor had
rcndercd tho Ico unsafc. ('I'ho bodlcs
wcrc rccovcrcd aftcr having rcinalned lu
tho water about an hour. Tho fathcr o
two of tho boys a fow days ago lost ono
of his oycs whllo at work in a slate quar-
South I.ondoiidcrry's new postmaster,
F. M. Wood, Is besct with troitbles that
promlse to cost his place, nccordlng to
tho llrattlcbmv Jlrformrv. A buhiess
11:111 of that town rccently posfed a let
ter wllh a pccullarcnvclope, contalnlng
150 aud two cbccks for the Vermont
iiAtional bank of Brattleboro. The let
ter cannot be traced bcyond Wood's olll
co. In invostlgating this mattcr lt turns
up that Wood holds tho olllce 011 sbarcs
with ex-Postinastcr .Sinlth, who reslgncct
in favor of Wood providcd thc reccipU
bo dividcd and tho olllce ho kept in
Smitirs store.
Burglars inade thclr appearancc at
Manchester Sunday mornlng, and broke
into tlirce placcs of buslness Burr &
Manlcy's store, .1. P. Blackmer's, and the
olllce of W. II. Fiillcrton's marblo sbon.
From thc safo of Burr & Maiiicy, whlch
they blew opcn, 250 In inoncy was taken.
At one of the other placcs thcy wcre
frightened away by a watcli-dog aftcr
having brokcn Into thc bullding. Tho
thicvcs are bulievcd to bo the samo ones
who robbed Mr. .North of Shoreham, bur
glari.ed store iu Brandon, and more rc
cently blow (ipcu the safe of l)enlon
Bros. at Pittsford.
The Bellnu.ralls liipior ilealcrs passed
an uubappy ,.w Ycar's. Thclr placcs
werciiliMllij adeputysherill'arincd witli
warrant- plaecd in his hands by the
State.s attorney. Ile lirst aircted A.
McDonald, propriutor of the Avcnue
Hou-e. .MeDiinald was so drunk when
taken that hi ca-c bad to be put over
until .saturday. when he pleaded gullty
to 20 iiiilictinent. Ile was lincd 200
and cost. and appealcd. Charles Hink-
ley" saliHin on Canal strcet was the next
place raided. Ile pleaded gullty to 18
oll'ences and was llncd 180 aud cots.
Hi ea'-c was alo appcaled.
,V tally-ho cnach witli a family of ciglifc
woinun and children bcsidcs the drivor
left Burlington Saturday for a ridc to a
neighboiing town. Ono of the party
carricd a kcroene lanterii inside for tho
(larknes of tho niglit. Suddenly thc
coaeh ran into a ditcli and upset. The
lamp was broken and the burning oil set
tlrc to the clothlug of tho woinon and
children. A Mrs. Miller, one of the oe
cupants of the coaeh, was burned so
that she will probably die. When the
coaeh upet -he fcll on top of the lan-
tcrn. Thc lleh 011 ono ido of her body
wa- terribly burned.
I.ongcvity and nuiubers wcre cbarac
tcrUtics ot the family of the lato David
and Mary Xewton of Hartford. There
were 10 children and thc lirt-born child
wa not 25 ycar old when the younget
wa born, 110 deatb took plaee in the
family until the younget chlld wa near
lv 25 ycars old. and the entire family
were living under one and tlic .-anic roof
when the younget of the 10 children
wa-in tlic cradlc. The average ages of
the whole faniily at death wcrc 0!) ycar,
and of thc children 08 ycars. Thc young
et child and la-t urviving nicnibcr dicd
iu 1S70.
Morton Davi, thc Duinmerston school-nia-ter
who hot a fariner of the dlstrlct,
Iiu been plaecd undcr 150 bouds toawait
tlie rcult of hi cxploit. It is said that
tlio night before the shooting and aftcr
Davi had sent ono of tho boys homo for
diobedience Dodge wcnt to the scbool
Iioue where lie opcnly threatened tho
teacher, who took the mattcr toheart and
that niglit proeured a pitol whlch hc took
to school witli him tlio noxt day in antic
ipation cf further trouble. Dodge went to
tlie schoolhouse that 110011, accompanicd
by two of thc boys whoni the teaeberhad
correctcd, and it is said again threatened
Davi. in a violcnt and abuivo maniicr,
whereupon thc latter ordered Dodge out
of thc schoolhousc,wlicn the shooting fol
lowed. Dodge Is rccovcring.
(Scncral 21!ctt)5.
DOMESTIC.
The Mt. Pigah Prcsbyterian church,
about four lniles from Pittsburg, Pa.,was
the sccno of a de.sperato cocking-niain
Xow-Ycar's night.
President Clevelaud has eontributed
100 to the Grant uiouunicnt fund. Ac
eoinpauylng tho contributlou i tlie hopo
that the aoeiation would succccd In its
object.
Senator Blalr has iutroduced a bill to
providc for tho erection of lnouumcut.s iu
Washington to President Lincoln andGcn.
Grant siinilar to tho Washington nionii
mcnt, to cost 1,000,000 cach. Xonc hut
Ainerican citlzcns aro to bo cinploycd
upon tliis work.
Potuiaster-Gonerul Vilas's house at
Washington was cntcred the other evcn
ing by burglars whllo tho family wcre at
dinner. The burglars got into tho houso
through tlio seeond-.-tory window, and
carricd oll'a seal-skin saeque, a gold watch
and a garnet nccklace, wliicli wcre valucd
at 150.
Final decrces wcre entcred in tho Unitcd
States circuit court at Philadelphia Tues
day in tho sults of the Ainerican Bell tele
phone coinpany and anotlicr against tlie
Baxtcr Overland tclcplioncand tclcgraph
coinpany, tho Pcnn Overland tclepliono
and telegrapli coiniiany and tlio Overland
tclepliono coinpany and anothcr. lt is
dcerccd tliat tho lcttcrs patent grantcd to
Alexandcr Grahain Bell, March 7, 1870,
and .lanuary 110, 1877, aro good and valid
iu law.
A. P. Wooldridge, chalrmaii of tlie oiU
zeus' coininlttco at Austin,Tox.,otllclally