The Vermont Watchman from Montpelier, Vermont (2024)

by four the liquor our by J. in S. of a all could is 1 or or A A A VERMONT WATCHMAN STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1876. Journal. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1876.

Advertising, column notices, for of one ten dollar: lines or longer less, inserted in notices, at the rate of ten centa per line. County Temperance Convention. All citizens of Washington county who favor the forcement of our present prohibitory liquor law, are notifed and requested to meet in convention, at the Grand Jury Rooms, in the Court House, at Montpelier, on SATERDAY, FERRCARY TWENTY-FIXTH, AT TEN O'CLOCK, A. for the purpore of appointing town and county commitM. tees for the ensuing year, and nominating a County Commissioner, to be supported at the polls on the first Tues day of March next.

By order of County Committee. FRANK PLEMLEY, Chairman. About Town. A DESIRABLE residence for male in Barre; 800 our advertising columns. CAPTAIN MEAD has generously donated a fine chronometer clock for the use of the new Pavilion.

ATTENTION is called to the advertisem*nt of Memphremagog Seed Farm," in another column. READ Whitney's advertisem*nt as to artificial teeth. offers good bargains, and does his work well. Mi. GOODELL, of the Seminary, officiated at the Sabbath afternoon services at Morse school-house, last Sunday.

F. V. RANDALL merchants, have failed, and are offering thirty per cent. as a compromise to the creditors. Lerrens without the post-office address of the writer are not easy to deal with.

Parties interested, please take notice. OuR correspondents will please bear in mind that everything intended for publication should reach us by Tuesday night. BAND CONCERT on Saturday evening, and those present may expect to hear a selection from the favorite opera of It will be given at that time, if possible. CLOSING exercises at the Seminary occur next week. Examination Monday and Tuesday.

Studio open Tuesday, and literary exercises of the middle class Tuesday evening at seven o'clock. MI. GEORGE P. BERRIEY, of Burlington, will open a juvenile class in dancing, at the Pavilion on Friday, March 3d. Mr.

Berkley is a leader of over thirty years' experience, and should have a large class of pupils, J. T. MAHONY, of Middlesex, offer their farm for sale. This is one of the best chances to obtain a first-class farm, and we advise those who desire to purchase to examine this chance before going elsewhere. See advertisem*nt.

MR. ROCHELEAU, a teacher at the Seminary, will read before the lyceum on Wednesday evening, an essay on the Native Quadrupeds of Mr. Rocheleau Is an earnest student of natural history, has made thorough preparation, and will treat his' subject in a masterly manner. MI. NATHAN MCFARLAND, of Hydepark, Mr.

Charles T. Sabin' father-in-law, ladriving about town a full Black-hawk stallion, six years of age and one thousand and fifty pounds in weight, which attracts much attention. He was raised by his owner, is a fine stepper, and bas already acquired high reputation as a sire. Ar Village Hall, Friday evening, February 25th, Professor Dorchester will deliver his lecture oll Catholicism and The wide-spread interest which is taken in it wherever delivered shows it to bean able production. At the little town of Enosburgh, the night was stormy, although he had an audience of over hundred.

Go and judge for yourselves as to its merits, FROM all sides, we hear favorable mention of the concert given the Choral Union, last Friday night, at Village Hall. It was not good fortune to be present, but we learn from competent judges that the singers did themselves great credit--and this may be easily believed from the fact that the affair was under the direction of Mr. Andrew Phillips, of Burlington, and comprised the best singers of our town, assisted a fine chorus, Tue fair given by Bethany Sabbath-school, at Village Hall, last Wednesday evening, was grand success, both financially and otherwise. The weather was not of the most propitious sort, yet there was a large attendance, and everybody entered heartily into the festivities prepared for them. The net receipts were in the neighborhood of one hundred and eighty-five dollars, which will be devoted to replenishing the library with readable books.

Those most directly concerned in the management of the fair desire to express their grateful acknowledgments, not only to those who so liberally contributed to the attractions of the occasion, but to the unexpectedly large number, from all classes and sects, who aided to make the occasion one of the pleasantest and most suecensful of its kind which has occurred in our community in a long while. A HEARING took place before Judge Redfield, last week, in the celebrated case of Margaret Stanton es. David Simpson, tried at the Orange County Court, last summer, in which plaintiff recovered large damages for the death of ber hasband, who was killed by Snow, in Walden, in 1872, because the liquor, under whose influence Snow labored at the time of shooting, was sold him by defendant, then town agent of Greensboro, The questions brought before the court, last week, were a motion for a new trial, and a motion in arrest of judgment. Both were overruled, and the case goes to the Supreme Court on exceptions. The motion on arrest involves the constitutionality of the statute under which the suit was bronght.

Hon. John W. Rowell, of West Randolph, and Messrs. Leslie and Rogers, of Wells River, are counsel for plaintiff; and Messes. Lamson, of Cabot, and C.

W. Clarke, of Chelsea, appoar for defendant, FIRE AT RUTLAND. -Rutland was visited by disastroas fire last Wednesday night. The fire broke out in the upper part of the Bates House, about eight o'clock. A prompt alarm was sounded, and the fire department were soon upon the scene.

A hose was taken through the front door up to the office and through it to the upper stories. A stream was thrown in here, but no good could be done, as the firemen were obliged to desist in a short time owing to the density of the smoke. The building had been occupied on the second, third and fourth stories as the Bates house, hotel, and was erected for that purpose. The first floor WAS occupied by stores as follows, commencing at the north: A. C.

Bates Son, saddlery and hardware; George W. Hilliard dry goods; A. W. Higgins, drugs, medicines and fancy goods; and Charles S. Mason, clothing--all fronting ou Merchants' row; and on Center street, Abraham cigars and tobacco; John Haley, saloon; Arthur 0.

Cunningham, clothing. In the basem*nt was a saloon, now, or lately occupied by Charles Coshman. All the above stores were entirely destroyed. Assistance was obtained from Whitehall. A careful review of the insurance on the fire, places the loss by the insurance companies at about eighty-five thousand dollars.

The actual loss is considerably more. The loss is well distributed among a large number of companies. Only the day before the fire, Mr. H. H.

Bishop, of this village, had returned from Rutland, where he had made arrangements to lease the house. We understand that it is the intention of Mr. Bates to rebuild at once. There is a deep feeling in Rutland that the incendiary should be arrested and promptly dealt with. We sincerely trust that such will be the case.

PROBATE COURT. -The following business was transacted in the Probate Court, for the District of Washington, during the week ending February 21st, 1876: February 15th-Elijah Nye's estate, second supplementary account allowed and decree made. Riley Mansfield's estate, will proved; Ira Richardson, executor; G. O. Boyce and E.

Ainsworth, appraisers and commissioners; license to sell personal estate granted. February 17thLucinda Gove's estate, administration account allowed. February 18th-R. E. Person's estate, and 0.

F. Lewis' estate, commissioners' reports returned. February 19th-Richard Kneeland's entate, administration account allowed. E. C.

Fisk's estate, Mrs. J. S. Fisk, adminstratrix; L. A.

Gale and S. K. Cameron, appraisers and commissioners. F. J.

Farwell's guardianship, guardian account allowed. February 21st, Halsey House's estate, administration account allowed and decree made. C. R. Corey's guardianship, G.

W. Belknap, guardian, ISTERNAL REVENUE. -The office of the Collector of Internal Revenue for Vermont, designated officially as the Second District of Vermont, was moved, on the 18th instant, from St. Johnsbury to Montpelier, where it is located, by request of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Collector Dana has organized his force of Deputies as follows: G.

A. Hunt, of Brattleboro, is Deputy for Windsor and Windham counties; T. C. Robbing, of Rutland, is Deputy for Bennington, Rutland and Addison counties; E. B.

Taft, of Burlington, is Deputy for Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle counties; W. H. Galbraith, of St. Johnsbury, is Deputy for Caledonia, Essex and Orleans counties. I.

P. Dana, Deputy for Orange, Washington and Lamoille counties, is located at the main office, in Montpelier, which is situated on State street, over the Montpelier National Bank. WORCESTER. -A gospel meeting will be held at the North church, on Sunday, the 27th instant. Death of J.

W. Wheelock. Just as we go to press, we are somewhat BUTprised by the painful intelligence that porary of FREEMAN died this (Wednesday) the our cotemmorning, about nine o'clock. Though for some months confined to his house by a painful disease (of the kidneys), our latest intelligence had been that he did not entirely abandon the hope of getting about again. Mr.

Wheelock was far too well to the people of the county, and, indeed, known of the state, to need an extended notice at our hands. Born in Eden, Lamoille county, in 1825, he entered a printing office in early life, and industry and indomitable energy some years since attained to the ownership and management of the FREEMAN establishment. He had also for two years represented the town of Berlin (within the limits of which he resided) in our state legislature, Possessed of decided conviction, Mr. Wheelock was endowed with the ability to defend them in an unusual degree. He leaves some worthy sons, who will succeed to his business.

SUICIDE. A man named Grover, living in Sudbury, committed suicide, Sunday night, by taking laudanum. He was found dead in his house, Monday morning. DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. The Dentocratic National Committee, which met at Washington yesterday, (Tuesday) decided to fix on St.

Lonis as the place, and the 27th of June as the time, for holding their nominating convention. BUTTER MARKET. -At the St. Albans butter market Tuesday, common to fair sold from fifteen 1200d fall winter, twenty to eighteen cents; twenty-five cents; fall butter, twenty-eight thirty cents, and A No, 1 fall, thirty-two cents per pound. AN ERRING express freight train jumped the track at Norwich, on the Passumpsic road, at five o'clock, Sunday morning.

Two cars were wreeked and five or six others badly damaged, brick building near by being also injured. CENTENNIAL. Bliss, of Georgia, Secretary the Centennial Committee of the American Dairymen's Association, left for Philadelphia, on Tuesday, to attend a meeting of the committee consider the subject of letting the contract for the building of the proposed model cheese factory the Centennial grounds. SALMON SPAWN -The fish commissioners the state have now fifty thousand land-locked salmon hatching in a pond in Ratland, which they are ready to distribute gratuitously to parties desiring them. Parties applying for them must state the area and depth of the pond and the DAture of the water, These salmon came from the Maine state hatching house.

THE STATE FAIR. -The locating committee the state fair have decided upon St. Albans as the place to hold the next fair. The competition between St. Albans and Burlington was very sharp, and we fear some bad blood has been stirred up between the places.

St. Albans has never had chance to show how good a state fair she could get up, and we are rather glad the committee decided to hold it there. SOWED IN. -A party of excursionists from Burlington to Portland were snowed near Fabyan House, last week, and compelled to remain there for several days. A portion of the party returned, and it is with pleasure we learn that the Portland people made the excursionists amends for their sufferings in the White Moun- tains by a steamboat excarsion among the islands Portland harbor, and sleigh-ride about the FoR CINCINNATI -The list of names of those gentlemen who have been proposed as delegates the Cincinnati Convention lengthens very rape idly.

Among these gentlemen who are thought to be averse to this honor, not previously men- are Colonels Veazey and Proctor, of Rut- land: Governor Stewart, of Middlebary; W. Smith, of St. Albans; C. W. Willard, of this vil- lage; John IT.

Flagg, Bennington, and W. H. Walker, of Ludlow. BURGLARY AND house of Watson, of Winooski, entered on Sunday evening, ransacked and robbed of whatever of value could be found, which, luckily, was of sinall amount. The robbers then attempted to burn the buildings by pouring kerosene oil on the floor, and setting fire to it.

The attempt was, happily, frustrated, and the fire extinguished with but little damage. A young man named Frank Jubell, about twenty years of age, has been arrested. HIGHLY SENSATIONAL. -A highly sensational account of an alleged revelation made by Curley, Barre bank burglar, to peripatetic correspondent of the St. Albans Adcertiser, lacks bat thing, and that is truth.

This element does appear to be at all essential to the various news items which eminate from this source, the apparent idea of the anthor being to create a sensation, whatever cost of truth or probability it may involve. The case of this barglary has been promptly and accurately detailed to our renders, any facts relative to this case shall be in the early possession our of readers. AGRICULTURAL MEETING. -There will be an agricultural meeting held at Fast Calais, on Saturday, March 4th, at ten o'clock, A. M.

The following papers will be read: On "Chemical Fertilizers," by A. M. Foster, of Fast Calais; on Fruits," by Dr. A. George, of Calais; Cheese, J.

L. Cobarn, of East Montpelier; A. Dwinell, of East Calais; Roots," by J. K. Tobey, of Calais.

It is also proposed to exhibit different kinds of grain and roots that are to put into the ground the coming spring. All farmers in East Calais and adjoining towns invited to bring one peck of each, with weight name, and take a part in the exercises. SUNDAY-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. The WashingCounty Sunday-school Association will hold next meeting at the Congregational church, Northfield, March 14th. All evangelical Sundayschool workers in the county are members of the association, and are earnestly invited to be presand participate in all the exercises, Please bring your Bibles, Winnowed Hymns and Gospel Hymns." This convention will be preceded by a gospel meeting, Monday evening, March 13th, at seven o'clock, which all the people urged to attend.

Through the presentation of God's Word and the presence of His Holy Spirit this and the following meetings, may showers blessing fall on the people. Come prepared to work for the Master. of chancery in dismissing THE BRATTLEBORO SCHOOL -The Rutland Globe says: The supreme court, at Newfane, Friday, decided the celebrated Brattleboro school case, in favor of the school board. The opinion delivered by Judge Barrett, and some threequarters of an hour was occupied in its reading, will be remembered that a large number of children of Catholic parentage, in violation of a of the school, absented themselves from the public school on Corpus Christi day; that on a previous day of obligation" of the church, they similarly absented themselves; that, on this occasion, they had requested to be excused from attendance, but were denied; and that, in consequence of their non-attendance, they were expelled from school. This present action was a bill chancery, brought to restrain the school board from carrying the order for expulsion into effect.

court held that the rule was within the legal power of the school board to make; that requirthe children to attend on that day and refusing to excuse them, was not such an interference with the freedom of conscience as to make rule in conflict with the constitution; that the holding of a session of the school that day, was any more illegal than it would be to hold a town meeting on that day; that the school laws, well as this rule, was made for all persons and, it did not conflict with the constitution, was legal and of binding force. The court, therefore, dismissed the bill. The decision of the court sustains the action of Judge Wheeler in refusing to grant a preliminary injunction in the first instance, and is based, substantially, on the sumne reasons. It also affirms the action of the court the bill." BROOK FIELD. The friends and relatives of Mr.

and Mrs. Spencer Graves gave them an agreeable surprise on the 19th instant, it being the fiftieth anniversary of their married life. Mr. David Bigelow was present, and was also at their marriage, fifty years ago. He gave an account of the dress and customs of those times.

Zerah Edson, read 8 paper prepared for the occasion, the contents of which were well received by all present. Mr. Graves was born in Whately, and came to this town in early life. Ile is remarkably hale and hearty for a man of his years, being eighty-oue years of age. Last season he bound eight hundred bandies of grain in seven hours--a feat that it would trouble many to perform who have not seen half that number of years.

Mra. Graves was the daughter of Amasa Edson, one of the first settlers of Brookfield, she being the last one left out of a family of eight children, all of whom settled in town, and all attended the same church for more than thirty years. The aged couple are now living with their daughter, Mrs. Calagan, on the same farm where they have spent most of their married life. After partaking of an oyster supper, the guests returned to their homes, feeling that they had been amply repaid for their time and trouble.

The Pavilion Opening. One of the pleasantest as well as one of the most successful social affairs in the state occurred last evening in the formal opening of the P'avilion. Quite a general invitation had been extended, and the result was anxionely awaited by those interested in its success. All day Tuesday the guests were patting in appearances, and along in the afternoon things began to look as if a general response to the invitations might be relied on. Opinions were hazarded as to the probable number of guests to be present, some expecting as many as two hundred couples, while others, more modest in their estimates, marked one hundred and fifty couples as the outside margin, The results outstripped the largest of these estimates.

The attendance from out of town did not erally exceed the expected number; but the attendance of Montpelier people was a very pleasant surprise. We believe there were two hundred and fifty couples registered at the hotel, and doubtless there were many present who failed to record their names. Altogether the attendance was excoedingly creditable, and plainly evinces the interest taken in the new Pavilion and its popular proprietor, among the people of the state. The music consisted of House's Band, and gave unusual satisfaction. The Germania Band, of Boston, had been engaged for the occasion, but were unable to fulfill the engagement.

In our opinion, the general public was as well satisfied with the music present, as they could have been with the Germania. House's Band wits supplemented by the addition of Mr. Holmberg, the violinist of Burlington, which would be called an addition to almost any band we are acquainted with. We cannot do less than to cordially commend this band. The music it furnished on this occasion certainly was unexceptionable and of A very high order of merit.

The spacious and elegant dining roomn of the hotel was tastefully decorated, and at an early hour the tripping of the light fantastic" was begun. The list of dances comprieed twenty-four, most of which were what are denominated "plain dances;" but as the majority of those present, partienlarly the older and more influential guests, either did not approve of or did not dance "round dances," the programme met the approval of by far the larger share of attendants. The committee of introduction consisted of Charles Dewey, J. C. Houghton, J.

W. Brock, J. M. Poland, Charles W. Porter and George G.

Kellogg; while C. A. Reed, L. Bart Cross, J. W.

l'age, A. D. Farwell, A. W. Ferrin and E.

D. Hyde, constituted the floor managers. In addition to the regular list of dances, the music gave two plain quadrilles at the close. Winding up at the decidedly "early" hour of six A. M.

-too late to go to bed, and too early to find any one stirring. The supper was served throughout the evening in the breakfast-room of the Pavilion, and in two smaller rooins directly opposite. The supplies did not become exhausted before half of the guests were antisfied, as per general custom, but held out through a remarkable siege, renewed again and again. Without a single exception, the articles en the bill of fare were excellent. In all our knowledge of the numerous campaigns carried on against the suppers, we could not discover the slightest deficiency in quantity or quality of the eatables or drinkables," which is certainly 8 new experience in affairs of this kind.

The coffee was something marvelons, being neither cold nor muddy, and we regard this as conclusive proof of the manner in which everything connected with this singularly successful affair was conducted. Supper and music attended to, we will refer to the accommodations, which were in every respect that be desired. Probably no hotel in New England better arranged for conducting an affair of this kind than the Pavilion, and the most was made of every convenience. The hail was well heated and well ventilated, which last is almost a phenomenon. In short, everything was done to insure the comfort and convenience of the guests that could possibly have been expected or desired.

One of the agreeable features to the old habitues of the Pavilion was the presence, on active duty, of Mr. John Murphy, who for IL long series of years, was porter of the old Pavilion, during the times of Mallon Cottrell and Col. Boutwell. John seemed to be in his element, and we venture to say that no one derived more actual satisfaction from the entertainment than he. In conclusion, we desire to say that great credit is due to Mr.

Bailey for the manner in which every thing connected with the Pavilion has been managed, from the laying of the foundation to the finni dedication of the best hotel in Vermont, and one of the finest in New England. It has been a work of immense exertion to superintend and direct the labor of this very successful enterprise, and it has required no small degree of skill and ability, as well as perseverance and industry, to bring it to such an agreeable issue. In all his efforts in this behalf, Mr. Bailey has been ably seconded by Mr. Sibley, for many years the popular and eflicient clerk of the old Pavilion; and whose ability in conducting a hotel Mr.

Bailey has been fortunate enough to secure. Congratulations are in order, not alone for Mr. Bailey, but for Montpelier also. The clamor that has been raised (and not without reason, we must confess) for several years about hotel accommodations in Montpelier, has at last subsided, and will not be heard again in our day. We are glad to be relieved of this, and we have no doubt that the general public are glad to be relieved of the necessity of further If good business capacity and an active corps of assistants can be counted as premonitory symptoms of success, Mr.

Bailey is certain to sueceed in this new undertaking. If the general good wishes of the people of Vermont is any encouragement to the proprietor of the Pavilion, he is hereby authorized to take courage, and a good deal of it. Mr. Bailey certainly deserves success, and he will just as certainly meet with it. Among those present from out of town, were Judge IL.

I. Powers and wife, Morrisville; P. S. Benjamin and wife, Wolcott; S. C.

Shurtleff, Plainfield; J. C. Stearns and C. Jones, and wives, Bradford; D. R.

Sortwell and wife, Charlestown, and Miss Cleaveland, of New York; A. J. Dudley and wife, Newport; Hon. C. S.

Dana, St. Johnsbury: H. K. Weeks and wife, Danville; Miss E. Ashley and Mrs.

M. C. Weeks, New York; T. Jacobs and wife, Richmond; Geo, R. Chapman, Vergennes; W.

E. Chamberlain, Boston; J. Wead, Boston; A. R. Camp, Minneapolis, W.

H. H. Bingham and wife, Stowe; C. A. Pratt, New York E.

G. Carleton, Boston A. F. Chayer, Boston: E. Winslow, South Royalton; 0, G.

Barroti and wife, Carroll, N. Francis Richardson and lady, Lancaster, N. R. E. Peabody and wife, and C.

K. Chadwick, Peabody Station; Miss Ann H. P. Jennison, Littleton, N. Dr.

L. S. Wiswell, wife and daughter, Cabot; Geo. H. Lancaster, Boston; Dr.

F. B. Smith, Stowe; A. H. Holt and wife, Woodbury; J.

Wood and wife, Barre; O. Knappand wife, Plainfield; E. Keith and lady, W'm. Mooreroft and lady, E. E.

French and lady, David Mower and ladies, Dr. Chamberlain and wife, Dr. O. H. Reed and wife, Dr.

N. W. Braley and wife, Charles Templeton and wife, and C. N. Benedict and wife, Barre; Mrs.

Charles Bean, Lyndonville; J. B. Samborn, Concord, N. A. M.

Slocum, wife and daughter, Berlin; A. J. Cutting and wife, Indianapolis; N. Perrin and wife, Cabot; Geo. S.

Cheney, Athol, S. G. Gaines, Ver- gennes; L. G. Kingsley, Rutland; T.

W. Fisher and wife, Burlington; A. C. Bliss and wife, Calais; Z. Clark, Brandon; C.

E. Seaver, Boston; N. K. Herrick and wife, Middlesex; S. E.

Royce, St. Albans; Geo. C. Calef, Providence, R. F.

L. Wier, Boston: R. M. Hutchinson and wife, Calais; Miss J. C.

Adams, Boston; H. Tilden and wife, Barre; R. W. Warren and wife, Middlesex; Mrs. J.

G. Smith and daughter, St. Albans; S. J. Talbot and wife, Vergennes; D.

C. Barber, A. N. Merchant; W. W.

Henry, R. C. Rowe, G. P. Foster, William Wells, J.

A. Arthur, and wives, Burlington; W. C. Lewis, Hartford; Will Variek, Boston; L. R.

Joslin and wife, Waitsfield; 0. M. Fisher, Boston; E. C. Hooper and C.

I. Hooper, Detroit; J. F. Harvey, Lowell; I. M.

Strieby and E. D. Ives. New York; A. R.

Rantet and wife, Boston: C. W. Pease and wife, Hartford, S. N. Chamberlain, Boston; W.

Guy, wife and daughter, West Randolph. ROCHESTER. -On the 8th and 9th the State Board of Agriculture, Mechanies and Mining held a meeting in this place of considerable interest. From the first there was a large attendance and it constantly increased. Several papers were prepared by citizens of this and by those of neighboring towns.

There was great' interest manfested in the discussions, and many sharp points made on the several topics. What strikes an outsider as peculiar is, there is no niechanic or miner on the board. Should not the designation be altered It is solely an agricultural board, and has some able men on it, and perhaps would bear revision. The annual fair under the auspices of the "Ladies' Aid Society," of Granville, was holden at Village Hall, on Wednesday evening of last week, and, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, the good people turned out through the blinding storm, and gave quite a substantial lift toward the new organ for the church, for which the proceeds are to be appropriated. 'The society at present seems in a flourishing condition under the management of Mrs.

H. B. Hayes, President, and from the result of their labors in the past and their harmonious and united efforts of the present, we predict for them a continued success, and think the energy and spirit of these ladies should elicit the warmest praise. County Fair. The directors of the Washington County Agricultural Society met according to adjournment, on Saturday of last week (February 19th), at one o'clock, P.

in the Court House, and there was a very full board of directors present. The meetIng was called to order by the President. The question of locating the county fair for the next five years came up and bids were put in for the same by Barre, East Montpelier and Montpeller, and therefore a very spirited discussion arose as to the merits of each location. After discussing the matter quite fully, and some shooting, they then proceeded to take an informal ballot which showed abont even strength for each place--Fast Montpelier getting the most votes, Barre next, and Moutpeller the least, bat close up. After balloting some seven or eight ballots with about the same result, Montpelier finally received a majority of the votes, and it was located on the Bailey grounds, for the term of five years, providing the society remained an organization for that length of time.

The terms on which the society go there are as follows: Mr. Bailey and other prominent men of Montpelier are to put said grounds in order for holding the county fair; that is, they are to put the track in fine order for trotting and keep it so, and are to fence the grounds properly, and build good ronds to said grounds, and are to keep the same in repair for five years, and the society are to have the use of said grounds free of expense for that length of time. The buildings on the grounds in East Montpeller are to be moved down to the Bailey grounds, and be delivered there free of expense to the society, but the society have got to be to the expense of taking down and erecting the same and keeping them in repair. The directors then proceeded to elect a Marshal, General Superintendent, and Superintendent of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, and of Floral and Agricnitural Halls, The tine set for holding the next annual fair is Tuesday and Wednesday, September 26th and 27th, 1876. A committee of four was chosen, to take charge of taking down, moving and erecting the buildings and putting them in readiness for the fair next fall, That committee is as follows: W.

S. Martin, of Plainfield; A. 0. Cummins, of Montpeller; George Howland, of East Montpelier, and Wm. Chapin, of Middlesex.

The matter of procuring speaker and band for the fair was left with the President. The school in district No. 4 closed the 19th, taught by Frank S. Porter, of Fayston. Scholars who had no absences or tardiness- Elsie Morse, Frank Morse, Van Hills, Burke Hills, Georgie Hills, Carlos Turner, Levi Turner.

Gen- eral deportment of scholars, ten. WOLCOTT. Mr. H. Prescott, the evangelist, who has been laboring here, leaves oll the 28th for his home, in Boston.

He may be addressed at Wolcott, up to this date. Ten were added to the church, by profession, on the 13th, and more will come into the same church at the next communion. About one hundred and fifty have testified to new love for Christ, BARRE. -The evening of Wednesday, February 9th, was stormy, and the ronds far from being good, but the festival held in the vestry of the new Universalist church was as successful as any one could wish. A very pleasant time for all in attendance, and one hundred seventy dollars net for the society, make a summing up of results that speaks well for the cheerful and vigorous life of the Barre Burton French, of East Barre, aged twelve years, must be given credit for success in the line of hunting.

During last fall he caught seven minks, thirty muskrats and one coon, the whole of which were highly flavored by a collection of ten skunks. CORINTH. Rev. Mr. Nary and wife, of the Methodist church at Corinth Corner, received about the value of one hundred dollars at their donation visit, Monday evening, February 7th.

The donation consisted largely of money, some provisions, and a nice dress for Mrs. Nary, from the ladies of the More than two hundred persons were present at the Free Will Baptist sociable, at the house of John Merrill, Tuesday evening, February 8th. This has come to be an annual visit at Mr. Merrill's, and as the evening was fine, the sleighing excellent, everybody, with his wife and sister, came out. Oysters and other refreshments were served, and a general good time The school exhibition at East Corinth, Friday evening, February 11th, was well attended, in spite of the storm.

We understand it is to be Gospel workers from St. Johnsbury are expected to be present at meetings held at East Corinth, Saturday afternoon and evening, and Sunday, February 19th and 20th. -The following list comprises the roll of honor in our schools for the past winter. In the department taught by 7. S.

Stanton, of Roxbury, the following had no absences: Hattie Andrews, Ida Balch, Lucy Bruley, Gertie Brown, Bridget Cannon, Bertha Glazier, Nora Ryan, Winnie Flint, Amos Itich Clarence Rich. The following were not tardy: Hattie Andrews, Ida Balch, Lucy Braley, Gertie Brown, Bertha Glazier, Nora Ryan, Winnie Flint, Herbert Cross, Inez Rich, Nettie Braley, Carrie Goold, Alice Goold, Ella Simonds, Ella Sawyer, Jennie Sisco, Herbert Cross, John Connell, Cornelius Hurley. The following is a list of those not absent or tardy in the primary department, Miss Ella Way, of Warren, teacher: Not absent, Frank Willey, Georgie Andrews, Hattie Dutton, Alice Rich, Emma Sawyer. The following were not tardy: Frankie Willey, Georgie Andrews, Ernest Cross, Eddie Sweeney, Dannie Hurley, Gertie Robinson, Forence Willey, Marion Braley, Genie Chandler, Laura Kent, Alice Rich, Hattie Dutton, Emma Sawyer. amount of liquor sold by the agent in this place during the past nine months is one hundred and twenty-nine and one-half galIons; of this fifty and one-fourth gallons has gone out of town.

The amount sold in the same length of time last year WILS one hundred and seventyfour and five-eighth gallons; of which about fiftyfour gallons went to other towns. This decrease looks somewhat encouraging to the temperance people, Now if the agent would put his foot down, and stop selling to people from other towns, it would look more so. It begins to look 148 though steps would soon be taken to prevent the illicit sale of intoxicating beverages in some of the shops in the village; the grand jurors, it is understood, have forbidden the sale of beer in some of the groceries. The village scheol, kept by W. H.

E. Cummings, closed on Friday last with the usual examination, which passed off sat: isfactorily. In the evening a levee was held in the ball, which was largely attended by the scholars of the different district schools, as well as by older people. MORRISVILLE. -The citizens of Morristown will hold their annual meeting at Town Hall, March 7th, when all legal voters are requested to be K.

Hickok has just filled an order for seven hundred and fifty clothes dryers, which go to Asa Camp, Mineapolis, The spring term of Morrisville Graded School will commence March the close of the winter term of the Morrisville High School, the following fifty words were selected from the work done in spelling during the term, and pronounced to the class, 08 a general review: Facetious, factitious, February, feign, fictitious, flaccid, forfeit, gazelle, glacier, gueiss, guano, hallelujah, heinous, hydrophobia, icicle, illicit, initiation, jeopard, lettuce, kiln, luscious, martyr, medicine, menagerie, millionaire, measles, mustache, nausea, nuisance, obscene, pageant, parquet, oblique, Pentateuch, pedagogue, pharynx, physician, photography, prairie, precipice, porte-monnaie, propitiate, pyrotechnies, psychology, receipt, rhinoceros, synonym, stereotype, separate and soiree. Smith B. Waite, Mason Stone, Charles S. Loveland, Dayton Adams, Bert C. Sheldon, Elvin Borden, Cora M.

Dike, Emma S. Cram, Emma M. Burke, E. May Griswold and Flora M. Terrill, missed no words.

Four missed one word each, and four others two each. Edmunds and Morrill are expected to address the Republican State Convention, and it is predicted that the convention will declare against a third term. -Dr. Abraham Lowell, a well known physician of Chester, died at the residence of his son-in-law, H. Hilton, on Sunday evening of last week.

He was reported the wealthiest man in town, and leaves three children to inherit his large fortune, viz: Dr. A. L. Lowell, of Brooklyn, N. the wife of Hon.

Joseph Barrett, of the Cincinnati Gazette, and Mrs. George H. Hilton. The deceased was eccentric in his ideas, and for a number of years had not practiced his profession. He commenced practice in 1818, and always had an extensive and lucrative practice.

We understand that Mr. Barrett has decided to return to Chester to reside. We trust it may prove to be so. -George L. Stone, Superintendent of the Mixsisquoi, Montreal Vermont Junction, and Stanstead Chambly railroads, died at his residence, in St.

Albans, on Monday, aged nearly forty-four years. Mr. Stone was a native of Waterbury, and had been in the continnous service of the Vermont Central twenty-three years, at Northfield, Waterbury, Rouses Point and St. Albans. He had worked himself up, by his industry, sagacity and honesty, from a low place to the responsible posttion he occupied at the time of his death.

He was one of the most popular gentlemen connected with the road, and had hosts of friends along the entire line, to whom the notice of his death, although not entirely unexpected, will carry heartfelt sorrow. His remaius will be interred at Grange Meeting. Central Vermont Council, Patrons of Husbandry, met at Village Hall, and was called to order by the Master, E. E. Andrews, of Berlin, and opened in due form.

The Master read the constitution of the council, and it was discussed at some length by E. E. Andrews, Rev. L. Warren, D.

E. Boyden, J. E. Hollister, J. N.

Perrin, Mr. Gould, of Middlesex, and E. L. Smith. The list of granges was called, and the following were represented: Berlin, two granges; Waterbury, two granges; Barre, Middlesex, Roxbury, Warren, Waitsfield, Duxbury, Fast Montpelier, Washington, Cabot, Williamstown and Marsfield.

It was moved and voted that a committee of eight be appointed to nominate officers for the council. The Worthy Master appointed Brothers L. Warren, J. N. Perrin, N.

Ellis, E. L. Smith and D. E. Boyden, and Sisters 5, E.

Williams, Esther Godfrey and M. C. Spaulding, as the committee. After which a recess fordinner was held. AFTERNOON.

The council met at one o'clock. The committee nominated the following list of officers. Master E. E. Andrews, of Berlin.

Overseer, Eldredge, of Warren. Lecturer William Schoffeld, of Worcester. Miles, of Middlesex. Assistant Stewant. L.

Hertick, of Middlesex. Rev. L. Warren, of East Montpelier, Treasurer E. Moody, of Waterbury.

Secretary, L. Smith, of Barre, Gate Keeper. George Carleton, of Paxbary, Ceres. M. C.

Spaulding, of Roxbury. Pomona J. Williams, of Middlesex. Flora. L.

N. Ellis, of Berlin. Lady Assistant Steward. E. E.

Andrews, of Berlin, These nominations were unanimously ratified. It was voted that the next meeting of the conncit be held at Barre. D. E. Boyden presented the following order of exercises for the conneil meeting at Barre, on the last Tuesday in May: First, Opening of the council; Second, Secretary's report; Third, A report by some patron from each grange in the council, relative to the condition of their grange; Fourth, General business; Fifth, Recess for dinner; Sixth, Discussion.

J. N. Perrin, J. W. Bassett, ltev, L.

Warren and Eli Holden were appointed disputants; Seventh, Public address. The order of exercises was adopted by the council, The council elected an executive committee aN follows: Brothers J. Coburn, F. N. Ellis, and Eli Holden.

After considerable discussion for the good of the order, the council adjourned to meet at Barre the last Tuesday in May, President Hulburt, of Middlebury College, lectured in Howe's Hall, at the close of the Graded School, on Friday evening, on The lecture was given by a man of culture, and proved of great interest to an appreciative audience. Education was defined 08 drawing out and strengthening the faculties of the man, not adding new faculties. He said: Education is putting faculty into one's Inenlties, putting power into one's powers." His ideas of education were broad and liberal, and no one who followed him could fail to be interested and At the close of the winter term of the Northfield Graded School, room No. 1 (Mrs. Carrie M.

Smith, teacher) contained the following list of pupils who have earned a perfect record in regard to tardiness and absence: Elbridge Ainsworth, Frankie Beuson, Frankie Cox, Maggie Doland, Susie Green, Thomas O' Grady, Freddie Moriarty, Katio Paine, Charlie Paine, Patsey Doland and Mattie Dr. Benjamin Porter, who in the prime of his years ranked high in his profession and was always a much esteemed citizen, died at his home on Sunday last, aged eightyseven years. His fanerul takes place to-day, the 23d at one o'clock. Ho was a consistent member of the Congregational church of this place, and a Mason of long standing. He will be buried with full Masonic The last school meeting voted to accept a deed from the trustees of the Northfield institution, with conditions requiring a high school to be maintained, and authorized the directors to obtain the deed and place the same on record.

All of which we understand has been done. The committee on plans and estimates reported, advising a building two stories fu height with four large rooms on each floor, and estimating the cost of brick at twelve thonsand dollars, of wood ten thousand dollars, both estimates including all necessary furniture. The report was recommitted, with instractiona to receive additional plans and report at the adjourned meeting. The meeting adjourned to meet Wednesday, February 23d, at Concert hall. Good Templars' Hall in Northfield village is being enlarged so that when completed it will be forty feet by forty-two and a half.

The lodge has grown to such dimensions as to require the enlargement to No. 2, Ella M. Dutton, teacher, had the following pupils who were not absent during the term: Angie Badger, Katie Harrigan, Katie Houston, Josie Page, Etta Stebbins, Fred Holt, Fred Knapp, Addie Denny, Jimmie Grady. Delia Farnham has not been absent or tardy during the entire school year. WARREN, -An old, unoccupied house, known by the name of the Legget house, owned by E.

P'. Freeman, was burned February 12th; evidently the work of some evil disposed person or persons. The loss on the house was slight, but it contained a quantity of seasoned lumber, two or three thousand of shingles, and the fire destroyed several nice apple trees near the Dextor's panorama and concert troupe exhibited at Warren Town hall Friday evening, February 18th. The musical part of the entertainment was decidedly flat, and the dissolving views (as the prietor aptly terms them), were very faint, being hardly visible, owing undoubtedly to the fact that kerosene lamp with a smoky chimney, which gave about as much light as a tallow dip of "ye olden time," was used in place of a calcium The members of the Baptist Society held a levee and oyster supper for the benefit of their pastor, Rev. J.

W. Burgin, on Thursday evening, February 10th. The net cash proceeds amounted to one hundred and fourteen dollars, which shows in what high estimation he is justly held in this The members of Mad River and Cold Water Lodges, Independent Order of Good Tem. plars, are preparing to give a dramatic entertainment for the benefit of H. J.

Worcester. The play to be presented by Mad River Lodge is a tragedy, entitled George It is under the direction of H. G. Van Deusen, which is a guarantee that it will be 0. K.

It has not been announced what play will be presented by Cold Water Lodge, but it will undoubtedly be a good one, as they are noted for that kind, and have some very fine dramatic talent in that lodge. Taken together it will form an evening's entertainment well worthy of patronage. ladies of the Methodist church gave an oyster supper at W. P. Whittier's WInooski Hotel, on Wednesday evening, February 16th.

The tables were bountifully loaded with everything that went to make a good supper, and those that were not lovers of oysters found no difficulty in satisfying their appetites with other delicacies. All voted it a first-rate time. Net receipts, forty-eight dollars. The school at Lower Cabot, taught by W. W.

Thomas, closed Friday, the 18th, with a very creditable examination, both for teachers and The schools at the village of Cabot, taught by Misses Dora White and Alice Cowles, closed Friday evening, the 18th, with an exhibition at the Village Halt, which showed that the teachers had spared no pains in the training of their pupils to appear creditably before the public. Great credit is due the teachers for their untiring efforts to make it an esting entertainment for the large andience in The temperance lecture given at the Methodist church, last Sabbath evening, by Rev. H. Stone, was listened to by a large and appreciative audience. The lecture was given in the speaker's usual earnest, clear and interesting style, which never fails to hold the attention of the audience to the last The remains of Miss Helen M.

Gardner, daughter of Hiram Gardner, of this town, who died in Boston, on the 16th, aged thirty-four years, were brought here for burial on the 18th. WATERBURY. The revival in Waterbury continnes with unabated interest, and is apparently extending in the vicinity. Meetings for prayer and conference are kept up five evenings in the week, in both the Methodist and Congregational churches, and there are prayer-meetings at nine o'clock. These meetings are attended by from one to two hundred in both churches.

Such a manifestation of religious interest has not been seen in this place for years past. Nearly one hundred have here expressed desire to lead new lives in the future. The young pastor of the Congregational church expects the assistance of his father, Rev. 0. G.

Wheeler, of Grand Isle, the present week, who will probably take principal charge of the evening meetings, perhaps preaching; also preaching next Sabbath. This interesting state of religious feeling in our community is suggestive of serious thoughtfulness, especially to those who have passed through similar seasons in different periods of years gone by. In reasoning from past observation, the well known laws of the human mind and the teachings of the Holy Scriptures, are we not warranted in believing that many who are now thinking seriously, but perhaps not very will, complacently, of the doctrines of the gospels, in time, look baek to this season of revival as the last opportunity, or last call by the Holy Spirit to repentance? It there be special calls to of repentance, this may be their last. The acceptance God's terms of salvation is simply a matter of the human will. God may and does say, Turn ye, for why will ye die if men will not, His free agency cannot be abrogated.

Vermont State News. ADDISON COUNTY. ADDISON county will continue to be an objectionable locality for thieves while the Bridport and Addison Detecting Society continues in vogue. BENNINGTON COUNTY. BENNINGTON proposes to erect a monument in commemoration of the famous battle of Bennington, and subscriptions are being made for that purpose.

CALEDONIA COUNTY. Ox Saturday night, the 12th Welcome Bemis, of Lyndonville Centre, a man about eighty years old fell down and broke his hip badly. His recovery was A few days since, Mr. Badger, of Danville, was driving up the clay hill near Fairbanks village, St. Johnsbury, when cow came running down the road and and frightened the horses.

They whirled and rau down to the flat, when one of them fell and broke a leg no badly that Badger had to kill him on the spot. The St. Johnsbury Center Good Templar's lodge has abolished the hefty" and monotonous CHiStom of reading the ritual, and now spends its evenings in promenading and conversation, with an occasional dance; and consequently it is believed to have outlived its usefulness, and a revocation of its charter is Canker-rash and diphtheria have caused the closing of the graded school at Danville, and the district school at North Danville, CHITTENDEN COUNTY. D. C.

BARBER, of the Van Ness House, Burlington, has recently come into possession of 311 interesting relic of the last century, in the shape of an ancient powder-horn, bearing on one side the following inscription: October 11, 1776. Shabael Barber, a son of liberty. Marten Barber, his On the opposite side a horse is carved, which, if taken as a correct likeness of that noble animal at that time, certainly shows that linmense changes have taken place in the last hundred Mrs. Peter Goodwin, of Charlotte, an old lady of eighty-three years, was found dead in her chair, Saturday morning, the 12th Sullivan, a laborer on the Burlington Lamoille Railroad, was fatally injured on Saturday afternoon, at South Bar.ington, by a blast which hurled a stone upon him. FRANKLIN COUNTY.

MR. WHEELER, of Sheldon, has been raising cabbages in his cellar this winter. He had some small, unthrifty cabbage plants left over last full, which for an experiment he planted in the sand in his cellar, and cabbages have been grown from she plants, weighing eight pounds. Henry Marvin, son of Mr. Richard Marvin, of Swanton, recently shot himself in Chicago, where he resided.

He spent last winter with his aged who are now inconsolable at his loss. Temporary insanity is assigned as the reason for his rash act. GRAND ISLE COUNTY. Ox Saturday evening, the 12th a young man crossing on the ice from North Hero to Alburgh, in company with a lady, drove into open water, They were rescued by a man who was driving behind them, but the horse was drowned. LAMOILLE COUNTY.

ARTHUR CLEMENT dangerously injured by falling tree, while at work on the Burlington and Lamoille railroad company's wood lot, at Pleasant Valley (Cambridge), on the 17th The directors of the Lamoille County Fair Ground Company, at their meeting held recently at Hyde Park, voted to hold the fair on the 5th and 6th of September. Directors, I. L. Pearl, Harmon Morse and A. C.

Slaytou resigned, whereupon J. A. Andrews, E. P. Mudgett and George A.

Harris were J. Chaffee, of Belvidere, has A cow that has given birth to a very singular specimen of the brute creation. The head was formed like the head of a panther, or wild cat, while the legs and feet were nearly or quite like those of a pig. ORANGE COUNTY. FRANK A.

ABBOTT, of Fairlee, had his left leg broken just above the knee, while descending from the top of a freight car at White River Junction, on the 17th by an iron ladder at the end of the car. The train was standing on the main track when he started down the ladder, but the sudden backing of the train brought the ends of two cars to bear on his bended leg, snapping it off instantly. He was taken to a hotel and cared The Randolph normal school has commenced its spring term with an attendance of one hundred and thirty, ORLEANS COUNTY. GEORGE MOREY was recently convieted of perjury, at Irasburgh, and has been sent to Windsor for two years and a half. Mr.

W. C. Code has presented a proposition to the citizens of Barton Landing, that he will baild a new hotel at that point, the cost of which shall be between seven and eight thousand dollars, provided the town will raise two thousand dollars to assist him in building. February 8th a meeting was held by the citizens, and committee was appointed to try and raise the required amount, which, if raised, Mr. Code gives satisfactory bonds to have the hotel ready for occupancy the coming Nettie Priest, of Coventry, has been sent to Irasburgh jail for two months, for threatening to kill her A three days' meeting in the Free Baptist church at East Albany has resulted in the conversion of twelve or fifteen persons.

RUTLAND COUNTY. A LADY in Rutland has a house rose plant that she has kept more than forty years. It is still vigorous. During a part of the winter she keeps it in the Michael Kennedy, of Center Rutland, a workman at Sheldon Slason's marble mill at West Rutland, was quite seriously injured on the 17th inst. He was standing near the gang, when a horse drawing a stone-boat passed by, the animal ran against him in such a manner as to throw him upon the gangs, breaking three of his ribs.

Patrick Smith, an employe in Sheldon Slason's marble works of West Rutland, while working near the saw, Monday of last week, had both legs broken by colliing in contact with the The ladies of Rutland county propose giving a grand Centennial promenade costume party at Rutland, February 28th. WINDSOR COUNTY. THERE is a movement on foot to build a railroad from Bethel to Rutland, through Stockbridge, Rochester, Pittsfield and Mendon. Stockbridge and Rochester have already voted to bond themselves eight thnes their grand list in aid of the proposed road, and the route has been surveyed from Bethel to Rochester, a distance of about eighteen miles. It is said that if the towns along the Ine will provide two-fifths of the expense, or about four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, including what has been pledged, Boston capitalists will furnish the rest, and the road will be constructed at Saturday morning last, the engineer of the mixed train from Bellows Falls, while nearing the railroad bridge at the Morris crossing, in Chester, discovered a team there without a driver.

The train baited, and the horse, valued high as a trotter, was found wedged in between the rails, dead. In his efforts to extricate himself his head had been reduced to shapeless mass. It is supposed that the team was in charge of a young man from Rockingham, who was returning from a masquerade ball in 111 intoxicated condition, and while in that befuddled state drove on the railroad until the accident took place, when he abandoned the Loring Bemis, of Chester, manufacturer of ladies' shoes, has been obliged to suspend payment on account of depression in business. Liabilities, five thousand dollars. HARDWICK.

-Colonel Hiram Earle has at last yielded to the force of circ*mstances, financially, and suspended. An officer visiting his premises Du Tuesday last, for the purpose of securing claim, discovered that all the Colonel's livery property, as well as other personal effects liable to attachment, bad been removed. This was the first intimation to his numerous creditors here that he anticipated or expected an assessment. Those best informed have long expected this result. The times are evidently squeezing with relentless hand those financially weak, who continue business solely through the clemency of their Harrison Chase has purchased the Sim Goodrich farm' of Malachi Conant, for three thousand dollars, The farm contains eighty Much sickness prevails about here, mostly severe colds or 'the epizoo," as some call it.

Few severe cases as yet, but about every person met on the street has a full grown cough, or In too hoarse to sing bass, while many are confined to their homes. A few cases of pneumonia and also of canker-rash are The Ladies' Aid Society held a at the Academy Hall, on Wednesday evening of last week, as a missionary benefit. The attendance was small, much more so than the character and objects of the entertainment merited. The acadomy and village schools closed the winter term Friday, February 18th. From the registers, we learn that ton out of twenty-five registered restdent pupils in the academic department, and nine out of thirty-five in the primary, had no absences during the term of eleven weeks.

The attendance has been very stendy during the term. Miss Burnham, we understand, is to continue in charge of the primary department during the spring term. As previously announced, those prosecuted for their instrumentality in the recent whiskey seizure, by 0. M. Mack, its claimant, had their cases heard February 16th, before Justice Perley and jury, Verdicts in favor of defendants.

Mack appealed, which carries the matter to the higher courts for final determination. The verdiet of the jury fairly expresses public sentiment. as it has been generally believed by our citizens that Mack or some one in his locality, had been dealing out the ardent freely, for months previous to the seizure. Weekly News Summary. FREDERICK DOUGLASS was lately refused necommodation in an Indianapolis hotel.

thousand two hundred and eighty-eight patents were issued in the United States last year, an increase of two thousand six hundred and eightynine over 1874... tramp lately asked a lady for money. She offered him food. Gracious!" was his observation, "do you think I can eat all the The Massachusetts legislature has smothered a resolution against the acceptance of railroad passes by engineer of a train of cars appronching Alfred, several days ago, saw a Newfoundland dog on the track, and tried to frightened him off by sounding his whistle. As the dog did not move, he stopped the train, and then found that just around the curve close by was an ox team fast to the case that puzzled a London magistrate was that of a woman who had assailed her husband with an axe, If he sent her to prison, the husband would have to hire somebody to care for her children while she was incarcerated.

If he fined her, the husband would have to pay the sum. If he put her under bonds to keep the peace, the husband would be responsible. She was discharged with an the one thousand seven hundred and eleven newspapers issued in Great Britain, eight hundred and eight are penny Sandwich, has picked two thousand barrels of cranberries this hoppers are so numerons in Plymouth, that hens feed upon Senator Fenton, who is now in Florida, has written a letter declaring himsell a excursions to the United States are advertised throughout Europe at cheap A Greenland, N. man has recovered one thousand four hundred dollars from the town becanse his horse shied at an old log by the road, and threw him out of the wagon, breaking his are one hundred and sixty-two driving parka in the United States. The value of the property held by these associations is estimated at five millions; and that of the horses entered in a single year, fifteen The kangaroo is said to been introduced into severnl large estates in have France, and is now hunted there like other game.

The flesh is sold in the market, and in considered a great Ezra Baker, of Boston, made no will for relatives and lawyers to fight over, but, just before death, he gave his million dollars' worth of property to his only son, the legal heir, and instructed him how to distribute It. Lyon's Kathairon prevents the Hair from falling out turning gray, renews tts growth, and gives strength and vigor. It la delightfully perfumed, and makes a splendid dressing. it is the cheapest and most desirable Hair Tonie ever produced. Used by the elite.

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Yes, by the fragrant Sozopost, May beauty's mouth be garnished. Spalding's glue mends headless dolls, ete. Ilarriages. Marriages and Deaths inserted gratis; Obituary Notices, five cents per line, invariably. In Rochester, February by Rev.

Hubbard, NORMAN HARVEY and FRANKIE E. BEEDLE. In Corinth, February 1, by Rev. C. M.

Winch, HENRY GREEN and JENNIE both of Topshain. In Corinth, February 15, by M. Winch, FRED I. JOHNSON and LYDIA J. CURRIER, both of Corinth.

In Granville, January 4, If. Hastings, FRANK ELLIS and ALMA O. THATCITER, both of Granville. In Morrisville, February 10, by Her, R. I.

Barton, C. M. COBE, of Albion, and LURENDA SEARS, of Barton. In Corinth, Jannary 11, by Rev. C.

M. Winch, JOHN F. BROWN, of Bradford, and SUSIE E. RICHARDSON, of Topsham. In Rochester, February 14, by Rev.

S. Hubbard, 111B- BARD A. BURK and LUCY W. CROSSMAN, of West Rochester. In Northfeld, February 13, by Rev.

R. Greene, Capt. N. N. CHASE and NANCY A.

WHITCOMB, both of Northfeld. In Corinth, January 1, by Rev. C. M. Winch, GEORGE E.

TABOR, of Haverhill, N. and ELLA A. MAGOON, of Corinth. In Cambridge, February 13, by Rev. A.

Scribner, GEORGE L. STORY, of Montpelier, and MARSALISE D. WHITE, of Cambridge. In Royalton, February 21, A by Rev. Drake, D.

FRANK H. DOUBLEDAY and NELLIE both of Royalton. In Pittsfeld, Sabbath evening. February 20, hy Charles W. Clark, CHARLES T.

NICHOLS and HATTIE R. CHURCH, both of Pittsfield. Deaths. In Montpelier, February 18, LUELLA M. KIMBALL, aged 24 years.

In Montpeller, February 22, LAURA A. NELSON, daughiter of A. 8. Nelson, aged 24 years. In Hardwick, February 14, C.

W. CATE, aged 57 years. In Rochester, February 14, HELEN E. DAVIS, aged 22 years. In Northfield, Febrnary 20, Dr.

BENJAMIN PORTER, aged 87 years. In West Rochester, February 7, AMOS STEVENS, aged 19 years. In Swanton, February 20, Rev, J. ROGERS, late of Wells River, aged 44 years. In Calais, February 18, NELLIE L.

CONVERSE, aged 15 years and 10 months. In Lower Cabot, February 18, JOHN GIBB4, aged 67 years. He was a highly respected citizen. In Randolph, February 5, CHARLOTTE SPEAR, widow of Araunah Spear, aged 84 years, I month and 17 days. In Boston, February 16, HELLEN GARDNER, daughter of Hiram and Sylvia Gardner, Cabot, aged 35 years.

In Rochester, February 10, FRANK O. JEWETT, son of Stillman Jewett, aged 20 years. lie was a young man of great excellence. Weekly Markets. Cattle Market.

At Cambridge and Brighton, for the week ending Tuesday, February 92, 1876. AMOUNT OF STOCK AT MARKET. Cattle. Sheep. Shotes.

Caters. This week, 1,799 3,276 110 3,600 Last week, 00 3,700 One year 6,248 00 5,000 15 -Beef Cattle--Extra fat and heavy premium oxen, drat quality, second quality, $6.00 006.50; third quality, 93 100 the, on total weight of hide, tallow and dressed beef. A few choice single pairs, Bulls, Working pair, or according to their vaine as beef. iandy steers, 150 83 pair. Mitch Coms- Fair quality, extra good, with or without calves.

as may be agreed farrow and ordinary, $200640; yearlings, three-years-olds, $2-004t. Sheep -Common, extra, 38 fb. on live weight, or $2006.50 Shotes- -Wholesale 004,00, retail, 006000 97 th. Fat hogs, 33. th.

-Brighton, country lots, Calf 1200123,0. Tallow 61, co00e 79 th, Country Pelta with wool on, each. Conntry Iota, $1.25 001.75. The latest news from Chicago la rather discouraging, the A market there the being North dull and without inprovement. few oxen from were sold at th, dressed weight, and a pair or two at a trifle above the latter dgures, Hathaway Swift sold forty-five steers to E.

D. Kimball, average 1,876 the, at de fb, live weight, and forty-tve to M. Kain, average 1,390 the, to at $5.60 8 ewt. Scollans de MeFlynn sold sixteen steers N. Jackson, average the, at 50,0 4 lb.

0. Kimball sold eleven oxen and steers, at lb. dressed weight, 0. E. Taylor sold two oxen, to dress 1,250 the each, at de el tb, dressed weight.

Cows sold at 5406075 The market for sheep is full an firm was last week. Robinson sold one hundred and fifteen sheep, average 70 the, at Bh, I. Adams sold seventy three sheep, average 15 the, at 3 th. E. for sold live sheep, average 75 Ibs, at tie lb.

Lyman sold thirty-three sheep, weighing 3,000 ba, at 2 pound. Boston Produce Market. MONDAY, February 21, 1876. BUITER There is a little more confidence on the part of holders, owing to the continued scarcity of flue grades, but we cannot report any more activity, and prices Just about the same as previously quoted. Strictly tine lots will readily command and selections 3460350 3 lb -but these are exceptional figures, because there In hardly anything now coming in good enough to go at over 300.

Good to choice New York and Vermont dairies range at and these figures cover the bulk of the sales. Western not arriving very freely, and we hear of sales of choice at 37 fb, but most of the business is done at 2266260 th. Common butter, of which there is a light quoted at though very little sells under 20c 27 pound. CHEESE -Mince our last report, choice factory has been selling at PR lb, and it is safe to say that prices are el ib higher than a week ago. This in a legitimate advance, for cheese that has been in store since December has lost fully th by shrinkage, not counting the insurance and other expenses.

The sales range at including fair to choice, and some holders are now asking 14e for their best brands. Fine cheese brings lie at once in Now York, and with the present export demand, we should not be surprised to see a higher price established before many days, EGGS Soon after the closing of our last report, prices drooped to 186420e 3R dozen, and for several days past 900 has been an extreme price for large lots. Dealers say they never saw the market so dull, and if receipts do not fall off. prices will drop much more. Western are down to dozen.

BEANS- The best mediams are offering in car lots at $1.35 8 bushel, and several lots of common have been sold as low as $1. el bushel. Pea beans are selling at $1.50061.60 for the best hand picked, which is a decline of about 56610e 3 bushel. ited Kidneys are hard to sell at $1.50 9 bushel. Yellow Eyes are steady at in small lots.

POTATOES The market is largely supplied with potstoes, and the very highest price for Jackson Whites is bushel. Early Rose have been selling mostly at 45c, and Peerloss and other common varieties can be bought at 3560 40c 73 bushiel. HAY AND STRAW- -There in rather a slow market for bay, and choice seldom goes over $20 el ton. Medium grades range at 97 ton, with a moderate demand. Rye straw commands GRASS SEED Clover ton, but is rather quiet.

Is still firmly held at 14015c, but there has been a slight reaction in New York, and the indications are that the season will not open with as high prices as was expected. Trade continues quiet. FLOUR -There la still a very quiet feeling in flour, and prices are unchanged. iteally cholee fainily brands are not The plenty, trade but there is an abundant lots as supply wanted, of all other kinds. are purchasing in and we quote sales at $7.75669.25 for the different brands of fancy Minniesola, $6.50609 for commion and choice winter wheat St.

and Louis, $6.25409.25 for Illinois, and for Ohio, Indiana Michigan. Bakers' Minnesota brands have been selling at $5.50406.75 barrel, as to quality, and Western common extras at $5665.50 87 barrel. GRAIN There is a scarcity of corn, as most of the stock now on hand will be shipped to. Europe, and holders have been able to get better prices. We quote sales of mixed and yellow at 6060674,0 bushel.

Oats are in fair demand at easier prices, with sales at for mixed and No. 2 white, for rejected, and for No. 1 white. Rye sells at 9506651 el bustiel. Shorts sell at fine feed at and middlings at $23 el ton.

WOOL -There has been a fair business doing in domestic. The demand considerable tor fleeces this has been mostly for medium and No. of description having been taken for the Philadelphia market. The sales of and xx Ohio and Penn and sylvania have been at 456047 medium and No, I at Michigan and Wisconsin at fb for dium and So. 1.

Combing neces are selling at 5060600 for washed, and 4046490 for unwashed. California wool in in demand, and considerable sales have been made at for fall, and 2069340 for spring. Some 2,000,000 tba of new Australia wool is expected, mostly bought on manufacturens' account. There is very little doing in foreign wool, and the stock is smaller than for many years. Reading Notices.

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99-32 haustion of the vital forces- every by kind nervous followed by ex Intemperance of general debility, with restlessness of body and prostration mind, and the with borty no Incapable power of of exertion concentration, the mind feeble, capricious, and often subject to denTo pondency, recover and a indisposition to do battle with the world. permanently abstain from the excessive use of Whiskey and Tobacco, reform irregular habits, and take Du. COMPOUED ELIXIR OF PHOSPHATES AND CALLRATA, to restore tone to the stomach, vitality, to the and muscles and energy to all the organs of the body, Sold nerves at $1.00. 18-19. Hew Advertisem*nts.

LYNDON LITERARY LYNDON CENTER, VT. Spring Term opens March 8th, 1876. Selentifie First-ciass School. Fall Board of Instruction. Classical, and Ladies' Course of Study.

Library and Reading-room free to students. Send for Catalogue. Address I. W. SANBORS, Secretary and Treasurer, 19-20 LYNDONVILLE, VERMONT.

FOR SALE. The subscribers offer for sale their farm situated in Middlesex, three miles from Montpeller, on the Worcester Branch road. The farm containa a boat one hundred and twenty acres, more oF less: about twenty-five acres of it being woodland, the remainder suitably divided into tillage and pasture lands. The place in capable of easily keeping fifteen cows and a team. and 14 one the finest in that vicinity.

Good apple orchard and of sugar ducements orchard, and bolidings in good condition, offer rare water to any who may wish to purchase. Running at house and barns. Our reasons for selling are into perative, and an unusual opportunity in offered to some one procure a good farin at exceedingly low terms. J. MAHONY.

T. MAHONY. Midillesex, February 23. 19-21. RESIDENCE FOR SALE IN BARRE, VT.

The property known as the Dr. Paddock place, in Mill village, one- third of a mile from the business part of Barre village and depot, The property consists of A Large Two-Story Brick House and shed, barn and shed, carriage-house, corn-barn, And about twelve acres of choice inendow land, and four or fire of wood land. Superior educational facilities consisting of justly popular Academy and Goddard SemInary, or Universalist College, unsurpassed in' the state, both within one-half mile- -offer great inducements to those having children they wish to educate in a moral and religious community. Low Price and Quick Sale." on For the further particulars, call on or address the place. H.

FISHER. subeeriber, Barre, February 14th, 1876. REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE At Auction. The following described property, belonging to the estate of Allen Smith, late of Barre, deceased, will be sold at public auction, at his late residence, THURSDAY, MARCH 16111, 1976, at one o'clock, P. 3.: HIS HOME FARM, containing one hundred and sixty acres, more or lean, the sugar utensils, one horse, one cow, one breeding sow, one buggy, one top baggy, one old wagon, one gig, one two-horse lumber wagon, one sleigh, two harnesses, two mowing machines, such farming tools as not heretofore sold, hay, straw, onts and potatoes.

Also, at the same time and place, 125 ACRES OF LAND, in the town of Orange, and about ten tons of hay, on said premises. 8. 8. KELTON, Administrator. East Moutpeller, February 22, 1876.

19-21 MEMPHREMAGOG SEED FARM Specialties! VERMONT BUTTER 20 PER OUNCE. LANE'S SUGAR BEET. 00 PER POUND, ORANGE GLOBE 80 PER POUND. IMPROVED AM. 00 PER POUND.

ENGLISH 60 PER POUND. LONG ORANGE 150 PER POUND. SNOWFLAKE 00 PER BARREL. LOST NATION WHEAT. 25 PER QUART.

PEDIGREE 25 PER QUART. Choice Garden Seeds, HOME GROWN, FRESH AND GENUINE. Liberal Discounts on Large Orders. Price List free to all applicants. Address DR.

T. H. HOSKINS. 19-311 NEWPORT, VERMONT. ARTIFICIAL TEETH! -GOOD OFFER! $10.00 Per Set! will furnish teeth at the above price per set, made of the BEST MATERIAL, and Warranted in Every Particular! will also insert teeth on gold, silver, platinum or contiauous gum work, at reasonable prices.

First-class Gold Fillings. $1.00 to 2.00 First-class Silver 75 to 1.00 Cheaper Fifty Cents Liquid nitrous oxide gas administered for extracting teeth I will attend promptly to calls from those who may wish teeth extracted at their residence, or without gas oF ether, H. T. WHITNEY, DENTIST, Main Street, Montpelier, Vermont. Owing to a large increase in my business, I am able to accommodate any young man of good character, of suitable age, who desires to study dentistry.

Apply in person, or address 19-10 I. T. WILITNEY, Dentist, Montpelier, Vi. Legal Flotices. MARY M.

GATES' ESTATE. COMMISSIONERS' NOTICE. The undersigned, having been appointed by the honorable probate court for the district of Lamolite, commissioners, to receive, examine, and adjust all claims and deof all persons against the estate of Mary M. Gates, late of Morristown, in said district, deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby give notice that we will tueet for the purposes aforesaid, at the office of the Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Montpeller, on the 5th day of April and 5th day of July nest, froin ten o'clock, until four o'elock, p. each of said days, and that six months from the 18th day of January, A.

D. 1876, is the time limited by said Court for said creditors to present their claims to us for examination and allowance. Dated at Montpelier, this 19th day of February, A. D. 1876.

W. 19-21 F. FULLERTON, Commissioners. BARTEN TRACY'S ESTATE. COMMISSIONERS' NOTICE.

The undersigned, having been appointed by the honorable to probate court for the district of Washington, receive, examine, and adjust all claims and demands of all persons against the estate of Barten Tracy late of Hosbury, in said district, deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby give notice that we will meet for the purpose aforesaid, at the store of A. W. Tilden, on the 15th day of March, and 94th day of August next, from one o'elock P. months until from five the o'clock P. each of said A.

days, and that six second day of January, D. 1876, 1A the time limited by said Court for said ereditors to present their elatina to us for examination and allowance. Dated at Roxbury, this Ist day of February, A. D. 1876.

18-20 A. W. TILDEN, Commissioners. PHILANDER WILEY, DERSIS RICHARDSON'S ESTATE. STATE OF VERMONT.

District of Washington, In Probate Court, beid at Montpelier, in said District, on the 22d day of February, A. D. 1876: Carlos Carpenter, exegutor of the last will and testament of Persia Richardson, late of Barre, in said district, deceased, presents his administration account for examination and allowance, and makes application for decree of distribation and partition of the Court, estate of said deceased. Whereupon, it is ordered by said that said account and said application be referred to a session thereof, to be held at the Probate Office, in said Montpeller, on the 14th day of March, A.D. 1876, for hearing and decision thereon: And.

it is further ordered, that notice hereof be given to all persons interested, by publication of the sane three weeks successively in the Vermont Watchman State Journal, a newspaper published at Montpelier, previous to said time appointed for hearing, that they may appear at said time and place, and show cause, if any they may have, why said account should not be allowed, and such decree made. Isy the -Attest, 19-21 N. A. CHASE, Register, TIRAM CARLTON'S ESTATE. STATE OF VERMONT, District of Washington, as.

In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in said District, on the 16th day of February, A. D. 1876: Josiah Wood, Administrator of the estate of liram Carlton, late of Barre, in said Distrtet, deceased, prevents his administration account for examination and ance, partition and of makes the estate application of said for a deceased. decree of Whereupon, distribution and it is ordered by said Court, that said account and said application be referred to a session thereof, to be held at the Probate Office. in said Montpetter, on the 14th day of March.

A. D. 1876. for and decision thereon: And, it is further ordered. that notice hereof be given to all persons interested, by publination of the same three weeks successively in the Vermont Watchman Ntate Journal, a newspaper published at Mont may peller, previous to said time appointed for hearing, that they appear at said time and place, and show cause, if any they such may decree have, why said account should not be allowed, ant made.

By the Court. Attest, 19-21 HARVEY TILDEN, Judge. STATE OF VERMONT. WASHINGTON COUNTY, 84. IN CHANCERY.

SEPTEMBER FERN, 1876.5 Gramel Braman and wife, va. Reuben Rowley and 8. Steele. held Whereas, Montpeller, term of the Court of Chancery, begun and at within and for the county of Washington, on the second Tuesday of September, A. D.

1875, Oramel Braman, and Bethonia Braman his wife, brought to and entered in said Court thete bill of foreclosure, setting forth, iteuben in substance, that on the 6th day of April, D. 1564. Rowley, of Berlin, in the county of Washington, executed, in due form of law, to Samuel Wright, A mortgage deed of land in Berlin, in the county of Washington, described as follows, viat it being the same land and premises deeded said Samuel Wright, to the said Reuben Rowley, by deed dated the 6th day of April, A. D. 1864, and for it more full description, reference is had to said deed on record, in the town clerk's office, in Berlin, and all other deeds on record:" to secure the payment of two hundred dollars, specitied in a promissory note dated the 4th order, day of to be April, A.

D. 1864, annual made payable to said Wright, or paid in installments of fifty dollars each year thereafter, with interest annually. And further setting transferred forth, that said note was sold and said mortgage to Bethoula Braman, wife of Oramel Braman, and that she is the consideration: owner that of said 5. note and mortgage for a valuable W. Steele, of Sorthield, Vermont, now claims some right and title in and to said premises, by virtue of soma conveyance exceuted subsequently to the date of the orators' mortgage; that said note was given for the purchase money of said premises, and that said note is unpaid, and wholly due and owing to the orator.

And praying that the said Reuben Rowley, and 8. W. Steele, and all persons clalining under them, may be forever foreclosed of all equity of redemption in and to said mortgaged premises. And said cause, being duly entered in said Court of Chan: cery, at the term thereot aforesaid, is continued to the next tern of said Court to be held at Montpelier, within and for the county of Washington, on the second Tuesday of March, A. D.

1876. And it appearing to the Court that said Reu bell Rowley is and resides without this state, where subpoena cannot be served upon him, and that be has not received personal notice of the pendency of said bill of foreclosure, it is ordered by the Court that the said Reuben Rowley be notified thereof by publication of the substance of salt bill of foreclosure, together with this order, in the Vermont Watchman de State Journal, a newspaper pubfished at said Montpelier, three weeks successively the last of which next publication to be at least twenty days previous to the term of said Court of Chancery, to be held at Montpelier, within and for the county of Washington, on the second Tuesday of March, D. 1876, which will be deemed notice to the said Reuben Rowley to appear and answer to said bill of MELVILLE GEo. M. Solieitor for Orators, SMILIE, Clock.

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