Vermont Watchman and State Journal from Montpelier, Vermont • Page 4

4 VERMONT WATCHMAN te STATE WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1895. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1895. ARTHUR nOPES, aouoral Edltor. Tiir Btibscrlptton prico of tlio Watciiman ls 82.00 yoar. For caah, ttrktly in advance, a roducttou o( fltty conts is uiado.

Subscrlp-tlons are rockouoil by the month. To bo on-tltlod to tho 81.60 rato, arrears mut be pald attherale of 82.00 a year to end ofmonthin uhtch uitlemenl made. A subsoiiiber of tho Watciiman llving in MndiBonvlllo, renowing his subecrlptiou, wrltcs: Thero Isn't much iu tho way of politics. Tho dom-ocratlc papers aro trying to boom busl-noss, but it doesn't work. The atreots of Now Orleans aro hbout deaerted.

Thero ia no money. It will tako twonty ycara to rccovcr from tho consequonccs of thta tory ndmlnistratton, No ono hcro clalma to bo a dciuocrnt, but when it comcs to voting tho hoodlum clemout will raiBO tho cry of and thnt takoa with tho illiterato clnsa, which compriacs about two-thlrd8of tho whlto votora. That clnsa ia not aa useful to tho country as tho darkey. Tho busl-ncaa men aro nearly all rcpublicariB." Tiie Springfield Republican ia toarful in ita oxprcaaiona of aympathy for tho nativcs of Madngaacar who havo rebollcd againat Fronch dominion, but tho Itepublhan flnds no room in ita mugwump henrt for tho Cubana who havo robollcd againat Spain and are flghting for their freedom. Tho French-man has the same right in Madagaecar that the Spaniard has in Cuba; but sytnpathy for tho Cubans which would bo tho moro reaaonablo of the two might bo of 8oma practical uae and mighl alao havo a tlngo of jlngolsm, tho liepublican's beaetting fetich.

The mugwump nevor expends hia aympathy on anything that is of any oarthly good; bo Cuba, Hawaii, Venezuela and Nica-ragua got hia cold ahoulder, but the re-moto Hovaa are bathed with crocodilo tear8. TnEKE are, reckoning threo to each board, some 732 liaters choaen and placed under oath to appraise tho prop-orty of tho people of this state at auch sum as they would appraiao tho same in payment of a juat debt due from a aolvent debtor, having regard to the current value of auch proporty and the sales thcreof, othcr tban auction aalea." And still thero are one or two news-paper writers who aro maintaining that proporty ia immenaely overvalued, and that liaters must be choaen with braina enough to aeo the truth of tbia irro-Bpon8ible unsworn newapapor conten-tion and bring the appraiaal down to the level of the8e cditorial exporta. It iB the C880 over again of the one juror who knows all the facts, the law, and the doctrino, againat eleven stupid asso-ciates. Judge PowEns' opiniona command reapect. What he had to say recently at Burlington on the matter of the elec-tion of United States aenators and the preaidont by direct vote of the people will receive attention.

Hia objectiona to the existlng plan aro the failure'of legialatures to clect aenators, which has recently happened in several states; the lavish use of money in leeialative elections; the danger of a choice by minority elecloratcs, aa in Vermont and Illinois, and as tho result of a species of grand larceny known as the tho absenco in a logis-lative election of direct reaponaibility to the people. Theae evila, Mr. Pow-ers believes, would be cured or min-imized by direct elections, and no corporation attorneya or corporation managera, undor this plan, could ever pass tho eye of acrutiny that would be leveled upon them by tho people." On thiB queation thero will be reaaonablo differonces of opinion. It is not qulto cloar that all the evils Judge Powers onumorates will bo reformed or lesaenod by the chango he advocates. Tho old, forbidden influences would work through new channels.

As "when the raging fever burna," we might "change tho place, but keep the pain." Sena-tors would be nominated by party con-vontions. Tho convention would bo compoaed of delcgates aolected by the caucus. A nomination gonorally goes. It ia not nccosaary to onlarge upon the poasibilities for the exerciseof injurious influences and the lavish use of money to control tho action of primarles and conventions. Theao aro known and read of all men.

No eystem is porfect. Notwithatanding tho exletence of cer-tain obvious evils in the legislative sys-tom, it does not seem to be clear that any substantial advantago would be galnod by havlnir rocourse to popular elections, with the opportunitios for deala, wiro-pulling, expenditure of monoy, and othorcorrupt practices, that tho primary and the convontion pre-aent. Legislators aro a select body of men, acting under a aolemn oath. Thore is abundant reason to expect from auch a body of men a hlgher avor-ago of honorablo, conscientious, God-fearing performanco of public duty than from tho caucus and nomlnatlng convontion, whoso action would qulto gonorally detormlno the choico of a senalor undor tho system of popular eloctlons. Mr.

Powers restates the crlticlsma upon tho oxiatlug mothod of chooalng a prosidcut through an eloc-toral collcgo and argucs thnt tho na-tion, not tho bo tho unit. In tho Now York Imlependent of July 4, Sonator Morrill vory Incialvoly dlacuaacB tho sllvor queation. II suc-cossfully rofutcs tho nrgumonU for froo coinago of ailvor, and convicts tho sllvor champlons of "InvoracUy" in many of tho lntor Btatomouts by which thoy hnvo aought to bolBtor up tho cauao of frco coinago. Tho scnntor ahows that tho gold product of tho world has Immonscly incrcascd during tho laat twonty-Uvo years, that it hus grown with tho erowth of population and tho domanda of trudc, and ia, in his judgmcnt, sufllcicnt for tho nommercial nocds of tho world, as trado and com-morco aro now carried on. Still, Sonator Morrill boliovos that tho value of ailvor and its moro unlvcrsal uso as monoy may bo considerably iucrcaBcd through intornatlonal co-oporation, and that this co-opcrntion should bo oarn-estly sought and practically tricd, though ho fcars that cvcn this outlot of rcdund-ant sllver would hardly sulllco to bring tho motal up to ita former vnluo.

Tbo aonator diapcla tho illusion of "the silvcr-mino inspired orators" that tho fall ln sllvor has bcon tho potcntial cause of tho fall of whcat, cotton and othor products. Tho direct causo of tho lower prico of onch articlc is aa caslly traccd aa that of ailver itaolf. Tho crop of cotton has bcon doubicd, but its consumption has not bcen doubled. The abillty of Great Britain, thia country'a market for its aurplua whcat, to buy with ailver rupeea, pur-chased in London at twenty-scven cents and paid out for wbeat in India for forty-oigbt conts, had moro to do with tho fall in tbo prico of thia product than tho immenso tncroase in the crop of 1894. In a singlo year, tho United States has recently produced moro iron than was produced in tho wbolo world thirty years ago.

Cotton and wheat havo been advancing rapidly in prico in tho absonco of freo coinago, silvor having no moro to do with tho riso than the fall, and no other relation than would be expected from an cclipse of tbo moon. So, with statementa of tho real facts of trado, commerce, flnanco and coinage, with argument, illustra-tion, wit and aatire, the veteran states-man and financier employs tho incx-haustiblc resourcea of his information and experience against this latoet de-lusion, the ailver crazc. The Tenezuelnu Bouiidarr Dlspute. In tho North American Revhw for Juno, Honry Cabot Lodge tella the story of tho origin and progresa of the dia-puto between Great Britain and Vone-zuela rcspecting the boundary line between British Guiana and the Vene-zuelan torritory, and ho cxplains tho connection between thia disputo and tho Monroo doctrine. Guiana waa formerly a Dutch colony, and "Venezuela a province of Spain.

Theae regions belonged to the Dutch and the Spaniards reapectively by right of discovery. Early in tho present century the Dutch ceded Guiana to Great Britain, and Venezuela declared and achieved her independonce. Eng-land iucceeded to all tho rights and terri-tory posBesaed by Holland, and Venezuela to all thoso that belonged to Spain. No new rights have accrued to either country ainco it became the aucccBsor, the one of Holland, the other of Spain. The right detormination of tho boundary question deponded upon the ascer-tainmont of tho ancient and rccognized dividing lino between tbo Dutch and the Spanish colony.

This, it would seom, ls a mattor of history, a proper 8ubject for historical investigation and detormination by competent and im-partial men. In other words, it is matter for arbitration. Senator Lodge and other writors say that it soems reasonably clear to any dispaaaionato inquiror that the river Essequibo was the recognizcd lino of division betweon the Dutch and tho Spanlah poaaesaiona; that tho Dutch oarly established themselves on the coast east of tho Essequibo, and that thoy never, subaequent to tho treaty recognltion of their clalma, toward tho close of the eightoonth century, suc-ceedod in making any pormanont es-tabllshment west of the Essequibo, and that the extreme limlt of any attempt to take additional territory dld not go beyond the Pomaron and Moroco rlv-ors, small streama about one degree of longitude weBt of the Essequibo. No dlspute about the boundary arose till the year 1841. The Essequibo, by certain ofllslal acts, seomod to bo ro-cognlzed as tho dividing lino betweon the rival poaaesaiona.

In 1841, howevor, England made her flrst clalm to what had always been conslderod as Von-ezuolan territory. An Engllsh engl-neor namod Schomburgk planted poats and other marks of dominion at Barima, a port at the principal mouth of tbo Orinoco, and at polnts far west of tho Essequibo. Vonezuola protested, and England ordered the marks romoved, saying thoy wero not Intended to lndl-cate possossion. In 1844 boundary no-gotiatlons woro opened ln England. Venezuela proposed tho Essequibo as the dividing lino, England the Moroco rlvor, making no clalm to nny torritory boyoud.

Venizui'ladicliued tbt-prop- osltton, but in 1870 cxprcssed a wlldug-ne8a to accopt tho Mon co lino, the two govornmonts having ngn td iu 1850 that noithor should order or sauc ion any occupatiou of tho dlsputod ttirrltorj. Now It was England's turn to doclitio, and to proposo a now bouudnry liuo taklng ln a largo plccoof additional torritory on tho coast. Vonezuola rt fusod acqulosconco in this propositlon, and whilo ncgotlatloua woro druuglng along a Brltlsh raan-of-war appoarcd ut tho mouth of tho Orinoco, in 1881, with ma-torlals for a lino of tclcgraph cuuucct-ing that point with the colonlal capltol at Domarara. Vonezuola protosted and invoked tho assiatuuco of tbo United Stalea. In 1884 troaty was agrced upon, covoring tho varlous disputed polnts, and includlng a proposition for arbitration of tho boundnry question, but chango of mlniatry onsued in Great Britain aud tho now govcrnmont rc-jected tho treaty.

At varlous timus nogotiatious woro uudortakon aud failed, England making, ouch time, new drmands for additional territory till hcr remoiseless demanda includcd tbo ccaaion of tho rich mlning rcglon of Yuruari, to which thoro had never bcen tho shadow of a clalm, and the freo navigatlon of tho Orinoco, whoso principal mouth sho had scized. Vio-latlng tho stipulation of 1850, and con-atantly strotching tho boundary line, like a cord of very elaaticrubbor, north, south and west, by 1893 England was laying clalm to a territory of some 40,000 square miics and bad made tho town at tho mouth of tho Orinoco rivor a Britieh port. This strcam sus-tains to Venezuela about tbo same relation that tho Misslssippi bears to the United Statos. How would tho peoplo of this nation regard tho selzure and occupancy of the mouth of tho "Father of Wators" by any foreign power? England rofuacs to submit to arbitration hor right to hold and possess the matorial part of Venezuelan torritory sho has seized. Sho claims it absolutely and arbitrarily.

Hcr right to a narrow strip of country bcyond the non-arbitration lino sho exprosso3 a willing-noss to arbitrate. Her evident purpose is, at all hazards, to securo the control of the Orinoco and to possess the miu-ing region of Yuruari. All she has done, Mr. Lodgo with good reason declares, is in direct violation of the Monroo doctrine. Sho has quickened and incrcascd her aggressions in proportion as the United States has appoared in-differont.

The timo has come for do-cisivo action. Tho United States must maintainthe Monroo doctrino and treat its infringement as an act of hostility, or abandon it. Great Britain's acts in Nlcaragua and Venezuela aro prece-dents for simllar acts in any other Cen-tral or South American country. What England has done France or Germany may do, and the great sistor contincnt, with the isles of eithor ocean, may pass entirely under the dominion of Euro-pean powers. Tho Amorican peoplo are not prepared for thia, and will echo Mr.

Lodgo's demand that "tho supremacy of tho Monroo doctrino should be established, and at once peaceably if wo can, forcibly if wo must." Mouroe Doctrine nt Gray Gnbles. On that part of the territory of the commonwealth of Masaachusetts which is privately owned and porsonally gov-erned by the Hon. Glover Cleveland, the proprietor has recently erected a aignboard carryiug to all the world his peremptory notice: TrespasshiK or shootlug on tbeie pretnfaei Ia poiltlvely foibldden. (iuovKU Cleveland. This ls encouraging.

Tbo spirlt of tho notiucation is not that of surrender. It ls evidently tho intention of Mr. Clove-land to back up tho doctrino announced on his now signboard, and to ropol foreign aggression with force, if necos-sary. We havo observed that the mind of Mr. Cleveland is of tho sort which works moro readily from partlculara to goneral princlples than from goneral to partlcular.

Horo we havo atlast the Monroo doctrino boldly assorted by Mr. Cleveland with rospcct to a vory small part of the Amorican continent, in which ho is personally interested. If ho can be taught to assert tbo samo principlo, in equally direct, compro-nensive, and vigorous language, with that broader appllcation which ia ono of tho traditions of American policy, and ono of the dutiea of American stateB-manship, all may yet be woll. Tres-passing or shooting on tho territory of any Amorican republlc by any Euro-pean power is posltlvoly forbidden." New York Sun. Terriblo Itallroad Accldeut, A TKBiiiBLB rallroad accldent occurred last MonJay nlcht.

A large pllKriLuage from Sberbrooke, Windsor aud Richmond, P. loft the latter town for the shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre. Tliere were two sec-tlons of the traln, one a fevr mlnutes after the otber. The tlrst sectlon was taking water at Cralg's Head statlon when the aeo-ond sectlon daahed tnto tho rear I'ulluian, smashlne lt lnto klndling wood, and lt la reported, everybody ln the car ezcept the Fullman conductor, who Jumped.

En-glneer McLeod and Flreman l'erklns, ot the aecond sectlon, were kllled outrlcht. The Fullman coach telescoped the lirst-class cars of the flrst sectlon, kllllnc a nuinber of passengers. Includlng three priests. The number kllled la now placed at twenty-flve, and injured thirty four. Tuk llvery Btable of Smltb Brothora, Derby, waa burned last Tuursday, with twelve valuable horaea.

Loas, partlally lnaured. Cause, a flrecraclcer thrown ln a bay loft. TOWN CORRESPONDENGE, tJurro, Honry Warley aud wlfo sallod from New York for England laat wook, Willlaui Sumuiorvltlu has boou appolntod apccial pollcoman by Mayor Smlth. l'reparatlona aru ln progresa for a tnock court, to bo lieldat tho opora houso. Mlaa Btio McCaffrey, trlmmer for Mra.

J. M. Ilond, has roturned to her home in Burlington. MIbsoi Gertrudo and Marlon Snlllvan of Hardwick vlsltcd Mr. and Mra.

D. M. Mllca laat woek. Mra. Honry O.

Kreotnan of Claremont, N. vialtoil O. N. Konyon, hor nophow, last wook. T.

Mllla, book-kouner for Barclay Brotliors, vialted laat wook at liln homo ln Troy, N. Y. D. V. Weat and A.

J. Galo of St. Jolina-bury vlsltod ln the city last wook and took ln tho racoa. Nearly all tho granlte worka ln Barro ahut down from last Wddnesday night to Mon-day tuornliiR. J.

W. Uamaoy of Htchford, ono of tho edl-tora of tho Qrantle City Leader, waa ln town laBt Saturday. U. Stougliton of Korwood, N. la at prosout ln cliargo of tbo Central VermoLt rallroad statlon.

John W. Qordon and fainlly aro at Greensboro 1'oud, whero Mr. Gordou has reiitod a cottage. In city conrt, laat Saturday, Fred Kemp was lliiod 825 for keeplng intoxlcating llijuors with lntent to aell. Mlaa Altce Wheeler, teachor in the Spauld-ing Gradod School, haa rodigued to accept a poaltion iu Methuon, Mbhs.

G. N. Blmpaon ot Lebauon, N. has the contract for building tho now block to bo erected by Easttnan llrothors. llarro now has a montbly paper, La Scal-pelllno, edlted by Salvatore PalUrlanl, aud printed in tho Italian language.

Samuel Cutts died last Friday, aged slxty-six years. His funoral was held from his lato home on Sunday afternoon. Goorgo Townshend weut to Hardwick last woek aa superlntendent of the works of the Columblan Granlte Company. Samuel Suitor and Misa Maggie Johnaton wore marrled, last Wednosday evening, by Kov. E.

W. Cumings, at his rnsldonco. Ora Gale won two flrst prlzes, and F. W. Sherburne two socond prlzes, in the blcyclo races at Llttleton, last Thuraday.

W. W. Lapolnt Ia to give the addreaa at Williamstown on Memorlal Day, 1800. He already bas lnvitationa from several other places. Dr.

J. Henry Jackson and Harry and Fred. their sons, and Dr. aud Mrs. H.

O. Wortuen leave this week for a trlp abroad. Tho premlses of Fred Kemp on Kiver street were searched last Thursday by Dep-uty SUerlff Camp. A barrel of beer waa secured. Tbomas Wllliama ls servlng a ten days' senttiuce for lutoxicatlou ln tho county at Montpelier ln lieu of a fiuo lmposed by Judge Barney.

Jriines Roaa waa flned 800 and coats last week, in city court, for keopiug intoxlcating liquor with lntent to sell. He appealed his case to county court. Charles Rowell, a boot-leg whiskey ped-dler, was run in, Thursday, by Offlcer Bu-chanan. It cost him S42 to settle with Justlco H. W.

Scott. Tho Masons closed a contract last Saturday with Levl J. Bolster for the uae of the ball in his block, and bereafter Masonic meetiugs will be held there. Rr. W.

K. Davennort ofllciated at the fune ral of Mrs. Eilon F. Smlth, which was held frnin hor late resldeuce last Wednosday. Her ago waa fifty yeara Bart Stacey was arrested last Thnrsday by Offlcer Camp for Intoxication.

He set-tled with Judge Barney the next morning lor Sll, as lt was a tlrst olleuse. Harry Hardy of Morrisville and Fred Kogers of Hardwick, bothof whom formerly worked ln the atore of MoWhorter Hydo, vlsltod ln the city over the Fourth. J. T. Dodge of Madison, ls vialtlng relatlvjs In the city.

Mr. Dodgo waa civil engineer for the Old Vermont Central rallroad during the period of its constrnotlon. It ls rumorod in Barre that a syndlcate of capltallsta, which includes the Standard Oil Company, bave had agents in Barre of late looklng ovor the quarries, with a vlew to ln-vesting in them. The Barre Rangera' foot-ball team de-feated the Scottish Athletlc Club at Mont-real, P. last Thursday, by a scoro of three goala to two.

The latter team ls one of tho crack elevens of Montreal. Box 31 was turned ln last Friday afternoon for a flre in the back kitchen of E. H. Holmes, caused by exploslon of anoil stove. The damage was ainall, and the servlcea of the department were not required.

S. S. Ballard, goneral agent of the Na-tlonal Life Insurauoo Company, has boen electod a delegate from the Vermont Life Underwriters to the meetlng ot the Ka-tlonal Asaoclatlon of Life Underwriters that meeta next October ln Phlladelphla. The deciaion of the commlssioners appolntod to decide on the value of the proporty held iu the city belonging to the town of Barre la awaited with much lnterest. The opera houso block cost S40.000 about ten years ago, and lt ls underatood that the commlssioners conalder lt now worth 820,000.

An adjournment to Saturday. AugUBt ueou waue. The ramor that Eastman Brothera wer6 to erect a block on South Maln street ia cor rect. They have purchased of the Aldrich estate forty-eight feet front by one hundred ieei ueep, on wnicu tuey are to at once com mence the erection of a three-story block Tlm flraf Hnnr H11 Yio n.nn(Al ln- the second for oulces, and on the thlrd will no a large liall. The followlng aro the nowly-oloctod offl-cers of the Clover Club for the year ensu-lng: President, Mrs.

B. R. Robinson; vice-nresldent. Mra. H.

O. Worthen: aecretarv. MIss Mary Westj treasurer, Mrs. Ollver juaruu; execunve comnuttee, Mrs. is.

Blsbee. Mrs. H. E. Packer and Mrs.

L. M. Averill. No more meetlngs will be held untll October 1. The double attractlon of a borse-trot and a clrcns botb Thursday and Friday attracted freat crowds to the trottlng park last week.

'ollowlng is the snmmary of the races on Thuraday: 2M0 CLABS-ronsi S200. Mamle 0b. by Jeiutt, O. Momlton 1 1 1 Ilarrr ch. Sunderland 3 2 Mollle br.

Lane 44 Klttle Campbell, b. Hlayton 334 Jlrenda J. Moulton dla Time 2:32. J3, CLASS-FnnsB gHt. Rear Qaard.

b. by Weatmount, Dlclcer 4 111 Ljndon 1107, blt. by Illaclc Mornll, J. Momlton 1 2 2 2 SaTena.ch.fr-. Moulton 3 4 3 3 Enfrtneer, b.

Towne 3 3 4 a Tlm 2 1 27 2 1 23, 2 29, 1 59. TlIBIB-MINnTK CHSS-l'OrtSK $200. Dliappolntmnnt, blk, bj Clarlitut Cblef, uolbr 14 4 11 Parker Johu, b. by Farmer John, Meulton 3 113 1 rtollliiK Motlon, b. filarton 2 2 2 4 4 Ted Douglau, ch.

Wllllam Vaire 4 3 3 2 3 Tlm 2 1 3J, 2 1 38, 2 1 2: 36. The clrcua lnterfered aomewbat with the racea on Friday. A brief summary fol-lowa: Two-thlrty class, nurae 8100, flve startera Mamle 0., b. uy Joauit (Moulton), won ln four heats: Parker John, br. by Farmer John (Moulton), second; Florence b.

m. (Plnnkett), thlrd. Boat time, 2:30. Two.thlrtr.flve claaa, purae 8200, flve starters Grosamere, ch. by Vtklug (Moulton), won in flve heats; Crlcket, b.

by Gilroy (Slayton), second; Harry cb. (Sunderland), thlrd. Best time, 2:31, by Dlsappolutruent, blk. g. (Colby), who waa dlatanced ln the thlrd heat.

Wlnner'a best timo, 2:33. Much lnterest ls manlfested in tbe flrst races under the ausplces of tho Barre Bl cyclo Club, to bo hold next Saturday on tho wutuuK inrK. j.110 iiai 01 ovonts anii prlzes haa already boen publlahod ln the Watcii-man. Othor races will bo held on Saturday, July 27, and on Saturday, Atiguat 10. A gold medal haa been preseuted to the club bv Ed.

Walah, to bo glvon to the inembor of tho club who makesnhalf mllo ln tho qulckost timo this aoaaon, The many frlends ln Barro of Rov. Potor McMillan of Woodstock will doeply syui. nathlzo with hlm ln tho death o( Mrs. McMillan, which occurred last wook at Woodstock. Tho pecullarly sad featuro of hor doath la that Mr.

McMillan was on tho ocoan, bound for Gonoa, Italy, at tho time ahodlod. When ho loft hor, Juno 23, for a brlof vaca tion abroad, she was In hor usual health, and sho waa slck only throo days with acute gaatrltls. A cablegratn at Genoa apprlsod Mr. McMillan of tho sad ovont. Hon.

A. G. Scott dlod recently at Hold-redgo, Masa Ho waa born ln Barro, Juno 12, 1825. Ho waa edticatod in tho common schoola and at Nowbury, and ln 1851 movod to La Ballo, whoro ho ongagod iu goneral morchandiso buslneaa, Ho waa olocted a mumber of tho atate delegatlon to the natlonal republican convontion, hold at Clnclnnatl ln 1870, and carriod with hlm In-Htructlons 'o aupport J. G.

Blalno as candl-date for prealdent. He was electod a repro-sentatlvo to tho thlrtyflrat gpneral asaem-bly, which convened Jauuary, 1870, and was enthUBlaHtlo in support of Hon. John A. Logan, who waB ro-elccted United States aouator at that seflalon. He moved to Kearnoy, Iu tho fall of 1879 and ongagod in the graln buslness.

Kust Barro. Bianchl Brotbers aro erectlug a black-smlth shop back of tholr polishing mlll. George Nimiskeru has moved lnto Phllip Blsseu's houae. Tholr little girl la 111 with scarlet fover. A largo number from thia place attended the clrcus at Barre on tho 5th lust.

Nearly all roport lt tho best they ever attonded. The extenslon of the East Barre and Chelsea rallroad to Bianchl Brotliors' and Bates' stono sheds will bo cOmploted this week. Rov. and Mra. A.

A 8mith atarted for BoBton last Monday morulng to attend the Chrlstian Eudeavor convontion there. They are to bo absent about two weeka, D. W. Lathrop and family and George uaumier are camping at woouuurr noml. Mr.

and ura. yj. Dlckey, G. C. Taplln and M.

A. Moore vialted at C. H. Dlcke.v'a at Calais on tlio 4tb. J.

P. Woodard la clerklng for H. E. Sargent, and O. W.

Waterman is once more a humble tiller of the soll. Mra. John Forbea has moved to Morrisville, R. D. Moore csr-rylng her goods thlthsr last week Thursday.

George Penn ls movlng lnto W. M. Carnes' tenement on Maln street. South Barre. Mrs.

G. W. Smlth picked a ripe toniato from vlnes of her own raising, last Friday. Mrs. Mary McLane and Bon and Mlss Carrle Beal attend the convention ot the Young People's Chrlstian Dnlon of the Unl-versallst churcb In Boston thia weok.

L. Scott haa beon laid up for a few daya wltb a boll on his knee. Mrs. Grant Lane ls vlsltlng a slster In the Btate of New York. Mrs.

John Shores celebrated the Fourth by glvlng blrtb to a duughter. Olin and Lottie, children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klng, are vialtlDg relatlveB ln Waterbury. Allce and Grace, daugh-tora of Mr.

and Mra. Henry Hill, are vlsltlng their grandfather in Calais. Mr. and Mrs. J.

C. Burnette celebrated the Fourth by vislting In Middlesex, returnlng Saturday evening, with Mrs. Burnette qulte 111. Mr. aud Mrs.

Henry Hill and Nellle and Ida Adams went to Calais flsh-ing last Friday, returnlng Saturday. Fred O'Brlen and George Porter went to Shelburn on Thursday to try their luck at flshing, teturning on Saturday. Graniteville. James R. Langdon and E.

J. Woodbury are soon to open up some of their land near the schoul-house for building lots. A horse belonging to the stage-drlver, McFarlane, broke out of the stable last week, ranaway, and becamo entangled in a barbed wire fenco, cutting his fore feet se-verely. On the 3d the famllles of F. Abbott and Gordon Smith went to Orange for a picnic.

During the afternoon the youngest bou of Mr. Smlth, aged four, strayed from the party and was loat. A number of men went from this place to join in the search for hlm. He was flnally found about three miles from the picnic grove, at a farm-house, where the klnd people had taken the little tot ln as he was passing by. He reached home about eight o'clock, appar-ently none tbe worse for his long tramp.

The Fourth passed off quietly here, most of the residents going to the clrcus at Barre. The Barre rallroad ran speclal tralns for the occasion. Two of the tralns, however, were made up of coal cars with boards nalled across for seats. The people have be-come so disgusted with tbe rallroad offlclals ln regard to It that they have declded that, the next time a traln of that description ls run to the mountain for passengers, It will go down empty. James Gazeley of Albany, N.

the mlllionalre quarry-owner and the largest taxpayer ln the new townof Barre, has been spendlng a few days here looklng over the quarries, a guest our selectman, Charles F. W. Gazeley. Mr. Gazeloy has recently been travellng uround the world and taklng partlcular notice of the granlte quarries ln old countrles and ln the United States.

He says he has not seen anything in tbe granlte lino that will compare with the granlte ln this vlcinity. He predlcts a brilliant future ln store for our Barre granlte. He haa been connected wltb the granlte and marble buBlnesB for the past flfty years, ITo knows whereof hespeaks. Berlin. School ln dlstrlct No.

4. tauoht bv Elleil E. Badger, closed Wednesday, July 3d, with a rldo and plcnio at tbe homo of the teacher in Northfield, through the ktndness of Charles Celley and his matcbed span of grejs. xne scnooi was in seaaion rorty AifVMf. rlnvH TJ1 mlmr nt nlla ltlf o.tli.aa average attendance per day, thirty and twenty-flve forty-elghths.

There was only one tardy mark during the term. Name of puplls having nolther absent nor tardy marks were wnue iierry, ueorge urowu, xsorman Colby. Rov Colbv. Itav Sawver. Lewis Drew, Eddie Ryan, Harry Stlckney, Mabel urown, iua ueney, uertua uowey, uertle Currler, May Freshette, Lora Johnaton, Clara Johnaton, Hattlo Stlckney.

Edtth Freshette was absent ono-half day. Maude Gllnea, Leon Chaae, Allce Colby, Deborab Celley wero abaent one day each. The teacher and puplls extend a vote of thanks to Mr. Celley for glvlng tbem tho ride and hope to enjoy another one beblnd the dap-ple greys ln the near future. West Berlin.

at the Methodlst church last Sunday. Mrs. James Hooker and ber two children aro vlsltlng at her father's ln Plainfield. Mr. Hnil Mra.

rro.iroti nr arrlved at Mountain Vlew Cottage last weok. Mr. Haskell returned to BoBton after a few hours. T.lllll RlnllRPllBnn f.ln.A.1 tiu. flf.l.

na V.WUV4 MW. .1 teacher of the village school laat Saturday. Elva Worthlng waa the only one wlthout abaent or tardy marka. Bradford. Many from here Bpent Sunday at the lake.

T. J. Albee haa a hnd of late bnrrlpH that Jook very promlslng for the comlng week, but practically tbe seaaon ls over. Charlea Sawver and wlfn are taklnir charge ot the Pavtllon at Lake Morey this season, lt having been purchased recently by George W. Chapman.

spend about two tnonths at Ilotel Low this sumtner, and ls ot the oplnlon that our vil lage ls liaru to ueat as a summer resort. Some one broke lnto G. W. Brown's meat- market some time during Friday night and prled the money drawor off, securlng about forty or flfty cents, all In ponnles. No uuior uarnogo was uono.

Tho Fourth paHod qulotly away and all enjoyod tho featlvltloa of tho day. As was antlclpsted, a crowd of peoplo woro about town during the day aud evening. The dls-play of flroworks was very good. Tbe colobratlon on tho Fourth was a grand auccess in every way. Thosportaon the fair ground did not interforo with the dedlcatlon of tho Woods Llbrary Building, which was to many tho groatoat ovent ln tho history of Bradford.

Tho town may woll bo proud of hor llbrary, for we vonture to say that thoro Is not In tho state so boau-tlful, so artlstlc, a building for a llbrary as this, The building ia tho glft of tho late John L. Woods of Cleveland, Ohlo. a nattve of tho noighborlng town of Corinth, and cost $10,000 couiploto, with furnlturo and flttlngs, It has a frontago of CO feet and tho oxtremo wfdth Is 33 feot. Tho materlal Is brlck, wltb samlstono and terra cotta trltn. mlngs.

Tho Inaldo flnlsh throughout is hard pino. Tho book room, which Is fltted with stacks, haa a capaclty for 7,000 volumea. A gallory Iu this room ia so arrangod as to bo roadlly fltted wltb stacks, making tho outlre capaclty of tho llbrary 12,000 volumes. The reading room 1b 27 feot square, well Hghted, and furntBhod wltb a largo flreplace. Tho large hall of tho maln ontranco, tho llbrarl-au'a room, tho curio room ln tbo second story, the arraugements ln the basetnent for heatlng and storago, complote a very at-tractlvo and convonlent interlor.

The llbrary has 2,500 volumea, preaented by the old Bradford public llbrary. It has an eu-dpymont of 85,000, which was also tho glft of Mr. Woods. Wo wlsh wo might print in full the very intercstlng and scholarly ad-dreas of Josiah Bonton, of Boston, and also the approprlate remarks by Davld Blakely, ex-Governor Farnham, and nenry E. Parker.

The day will be romemberod as a red-letter day," a time from which will date a growlng intnrest In books and educa-tlon ln this beautiful village, which haa the dlstlngulahod honor of having the flrst char-tered llbrary In the state, the charter having been granted ln 1700. We hopo, now that the village has so flne abulldtng, that some of tbe mon who have gone out from the town will remember tholr boyhood home and do somethlng to help flll the rooms with tho cbolceat of booka and rarest of curlosl. Uob. Wo aro sure the cltlzons will gladly accopt and fully appreclato any gifts, how-over small, ond will carefully preservo them for future genoratlons. Mlss Lutle Carlton of West Newbury spent a few days last week wltb her aunt, Mra Hattlo C.

Brock. Klrk J. Cofran was thrown from his horse on tho fair ground, Thursday, hurting his arm badly, and was otherwise brulsed. A. E.

Sleeper of Lexington, accompanled by Mr. TewkBbury, ls spendlng a few days wltb hia father, J. E. Sleeper. H.

E. Parker and wlfo have started for a trlp through the mountalna. Charles H. Thayer and wife of Whitefleld, N. spent a few days last week with D.

B. Carlton. Braintree. H. A.

Powers has moved lnto hia new house, although It Is not qulte flnlehed. It is substantially bullt and would be an orna-ment to any farm. G. H. Tlleston and wlfe of Randolph, are vislting Mrs.

Blgelow. The family of Edgar Sanborn of Salem, are at the old place for a stay of several weeks. K. H. noward has so far ro-covered from his accldent on Memorlal Day as to be ablo to work, though he limpa a little.

1 Cabot. Mrs. Laura Moore, the returned mlsslon-ary from India, will speak ln the Methodlst church on Sunday, July 14, in the absence of Mr. Dixon. Theophllus E.

Wilaon, now over eighty yeara of age, who haa for some time been vlalting the acenea of his youth and young manhood, has returned to his home in Bethel. He was for many years the landlord of the village hotol, and afterwards of a hotel In Bethel. Cabot southern stage leaves this village at 7:00 a. m. aa it has for the past slx months, and not at 0:00 A.

as reported last week. It arrives at 9:30 p. m. instead of 9:00 r. m.

One hour rnakes some differ-ence to those walting for a stage or a traln of cars. Angus Funcke, a Dane who works on the Coburn farm, whlle drlvlng wltb his wlfe and child last Sunday, was thrown from the wagon and his shoulder serlously brulsed. The accldent was caused by a small dog ln the bushes frlghtenlng his horse. The wife and chlld wore unlnjured. The Fourth was pleasantly and satlsfac- torily celebrated.

In the small hours of tbe morning the nolse of nana. ilre. crackera, bells and cannon announced that tlie uay which commemoratea the inde. pondence of our nation had come. At an a short timo every available hitchl'ng-post was uiiuzeu.

xenis anu countera Bprang up, and very soon the grounds about the nark looked like a tradinir nost. The prand procession, headod by tho Hardwick Cornet isami, was lormeu. This was followed by floats representlng tbe varlous industries and occupatlons of the town. Many sharp hits were made and much amusement cre-ated. Tbe foot-race and tbe tug of war, wblch followed, were short but sharply con-tested.

At half past one the oratlon was dellvered from tbo band stand by Rev. J. A. Dlxon. It was full of patrlotiam, and the speaker urged the people to stand by aud protect Old Glory, under whoBe folds we had dwelt for 119 years.

Tho blcycle races followed. Flrst money waa won by Shattuck of Hardwick, second by Prescott of Cabot, and third by Schoolcraft of Hardwick. The game of base-ball between tbe Marsbrlelds and Danvllles was won by the latter nlne by a score ot 13 to 12, wlunlug tho prlzo of S25. A fair show of flreworks and tho promenade at the village ball cioseu tne lesiivitics 01 the uay. The Hardwick Cornet Band furnished the muale.

which was good, what there was of It; but tuo quantity was too smau to satisry the cravlngs ot tbe crowd. No drunkenness was seen during tbe day, and no accidents excent sllcht ones to one or two of the base- ball players. The Good Templars realized anout sou irom tiieir uootn, anu the clrcu lating llbrary 830. Rev. J.

A. Dixon is taklng a vacation ln Massachusetts and elsewhere. Mrs. Mary Atklns and Bon Wesley are vlalting ln Nowport thia week. Mra.

Edwin Burnham goea to Boston to-day to spend severai weeKs wiiu uer son Allie East Calais. Moses Lamberton had a horse die last Friday. It waa not his pronerty, but one ua waa Keeping ror ino uf 01 lt Mrs. Eleanor nicka recelved a bad fall laat week, severely brulslng her band and neck, but, fortunately, breaklng no boues. There will be no preachtng servlce next Sunday, as Rer.

M. B. Davenport ls at-tendlng tbe Chrlstian Endeavor convention at Boston. Profesaor H. A.

Pearce ot Bloomlngton, Hlgh School was marrled July 3 to Mary Trynor of that city, and is on his way east wltb his bride. Among tbe visltors ln this vlclnlty are O. J. Alnawortb of Gardner, at M. Alnsworth'a; Mrs.

C. I. Marsh and son Charley of Syracuae, N. at the home of W. E.

Bllas; Ida Bemls of Boston at O. M. Gray's: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cole of Waltham, at W.

D. Peck's; Mrs. Moses Colby of Petaluma, at Mrs. Bancroft's. Sodoni.

M. J. Ballev bas advertlsed hia atore and dwelllng-hoises for sale. Mrs. Carrle Penk of Omaba.

wldow of the late Sharlook Peck, ls vlitlng ln tbe vlclnlty. Walter Dailer died of dronav. Julv 2. af. ter months of noor health.

at tbe aee of slxty yeara. uneuea. Peter Partezo. from Williamstown, haa bought Mrs. Jennle Rjbblns1 farm on thn Weat Hill for 8400, and ls llving there.

Mrs. Alkon Edwards died on Frldav after a long Ulness. The funeral servlcea were held at the West Hill meetlng-bouse on Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Forrest offlclat- Bo proparlng to attend a phonograpb en-tertalnmont at tho town hall on tho evening of tho 19th.

It well bo well worth hearing Cole's clrcus exblbltod here on Wednes-day of laat woek. The company was decont and ordorly, and the show ls woll spoken of. Tho adjournod meetlng of the Boll Shoe Company on Saturday was not very harmo-nlous, and adjournod agaln for two weeks wlthout taklng flnal action. Tho town school held ou Thursday waa qulto successful, Tho work thero ahown dld credlt to the toachers and scbolars, and v.a,weI1 onJoyed by tbo audieuce. Rev.

Mr. Bhorman, as snporintendent, baa done a groat deal of work ln plannlng and carry-lng through tho oxerclses. Mlss Merrill, as accompauiBt, contrlbuted largely to tbe of-foctlvonoas of the slnging. Tho picnic on tlio common at noon was very enloyable, and every body'a thanka aro due tb tbo ladles who dld so much to promote this part of tho affalr. notably Mrs.

W. F. Hood, Mra. W. 8.

Hatch, Mrs. II. O. Blxby, Mrs. Mary Tracy, Mrs.

F. I. Wbitney, Mrs. G. L.

Stow, and Mrs. D. Barnes. Names of scbolars having no absent marks ln school No. 17, Ada J.

Sherburne teacher i Louls and Florence Donsmore, Hermanand Jeasie Davls, Eatber Hutcbinson.Mary Lar. rabee, Asenatb Iyford, Leon Kobblns, Llz-zio Sanborn, Carrle and LUIie Sleepor. Archle Sanborn, Roy Sanborn, and Annle Sleeper were abaent ono day or leaa on ac-count of lllnoas. Mary Larrabee and Llllle bleoper were tardy once, Carrle Sleeper twlce; the others mentloned were not tardy, and others not tardy woro Bertba and Har-old Berry, Clyde Clogaton, Ernest and Jennle Harwood, Lena Lyford, George Ovltt, and Hattlo Rogers. Whole number of pu-plls twonty-seven; averago attondance per day twonty-flvo and eleven twenty-fourths.

Mrs. Llllian M. (Cobb) Downs of Anoka, once a teacher here, ls spendlng some weeks ln town. Lora Hill of Mancheater. N.

Is at J. B. Atwood's. Wllllam L. O'Brlen of Dartmouth Lollege 18 vlalting his claaamate, Archle C.

Mills. Mrs. Jennlo and Edna F. Rob-bins have gone to Boston to attend the Chrlstian Endeavor convention. They will then ylalt frienda ln the stato of New York, and will not return home before the last of AugUBt.

Ben. E. Sargent la at home for a brlef vacation. Slnce graduatlng from a commercial school ln Boston, he has been at work in the city, and oxpecta to remaln there. MlBaes Mabel and Nora Smlth of Lowell, are vislting their brotbor, Fred W.

Smith. Wllllam II. Button and Effie Croaa wero marrled ou the Fourth. Mra. Alonzo Noyes and daughter have roturned from Massachusetts.

Corinth. Elder nardlng will preacb, as usual, next Sunday at tbe Meadow. Corinth creamery pald seventeen and one-half cents for May batter. The creamery recelves pounds of mllk every day, and makes over a ton of butter a week. Incendlary flres ln two barns in South Corinth have been dtscovered juBt in Beison to prevent the deatructlon of whole aeta of buildlnga.

Haylng la well started, but the dry weather has cut off the quantity, there belng many neglected flelds that are hardly worth cutting, whlle rich, inolat land glves a good crop. Cummlngs Cunnlngham of Bradford have bought a large lot of standlng timber of F. P. Munn, and bave a gang of men at work peellng bark. They are to put ln a steam mlll to saw out the lumber.

School ln the Eaton dlstrlct closed June 28. Scbolars having no marks during the term were Mary Tullar, Agnes Tullar, Loule Tullar and Charlle Tullar. Edwln Jewell, Fred Jewell and John Poland were absent one day, Lula Harrlngton one day and a half. The average attondance of the eleven scbolars was over ten. Homer Sargent, who has been at home on a short vUlt, bas returned to Burlington, where he ls to remaln through the summer.

Rev. F. I. Sargent bas been slck for several weeks, but is reported a little better. Misses Sadle Humphrey, Bertha Eaton, Nettle Sargent and Fannie Blalsdoll go this week to work as table Elrls in a summer hotel at The Weirs, N.

H. Hon. Eugene Darling and his city boarders bave arrlved and have taken pos-sesslon of Maplewood Farm. A. R.

Martln, who has been slck several months with consumption, is failing siowly. Mrs. Lester Dow is better. E. R.

Davls graduated at Burlington at the last cuiumenceinent. East Corinth. The village school, taught by Mlss Car rlgan, closed last Wednesday wltb a lawn party In the school-yard ln tho evening. Whlle Adolphus Luclus was loadlng a cannon, July 4, lt was prematurely dls-charged. His left hand was partly blown off and so shattered that lt was necessary to make an amputatiou at the wrlat Jolnt.

He is improving, and is as comfortable as can be expected. Mrs. M. E. Dlckey and Ardelle, who have been vlsltlng ln town, bave returned to Montpelier.

Mlas E. O. Hall, our mllliner, la away on a sbort vacation. Cathle McLaughlln aud Lizzie M. Hatch are to attend tbe Chrlstian Endeavor convention at Boston this week.

East Elmore. School closes this week. P. A. Hollenbeck has shut down his mlll to do his haylng.

Amos Powers bas bought tbe Leroy Morse place and moved thereon. George A. Morse has sold his shlngle-mlll here to Mr. Simons of Worcester. East Montpelier.

On Tuesday evening, July 1G, Mlss Bradford, elocutionlst. from Peabody, will give a reading at the village ball. Proceeds for the beneflt of the hall. Misses Harriet Foster and Blanche Spauldlng will asslst as planlsts. Refreshments will be served.

School in the Horn of the Moon dlstrlct closed Friday, June 28. Scbolars having no marks were Blanche Cooley, Willle Cooley, Erwln Lane, Arthur Nelson, Perley Sanders and Charles Taylor. Those having no tardy marks, Blanche Cooley, Mary Horan, Ruby Lane, Florence Sanders, Arthur Nelson, Frank Jacobs, Charles Taylor, Perley ISanders, Erwln Lane, Willle Cooley, Charley Harpan and Leon Harpan. Florence Sanders, Ruby Lane and Frank Jacobs were absent but one day eacb. Mrs.

A. Jarvls vlslted her son at the LoS-pital at Burlington last Saturday. Etta Bancroft is at South Barre. A. Jarvls is expected home from the West this week.

Mrs. Lyford of Cabot, who bas been stopptng with her aunt, Hannab Beckley, returned to her home last Saturday. Fairlee. Frank Porter ls vlsltlng his motber. Mra.

Coburn and daughter are guests of Mrs. Stratton. Mra. S. R.

Peabody of Malden, stopped over to vlslt her cousin. Mra. Rlce. on her wav to Portland. Maine.

Abraham Long and wlfe have been stopplng with W. H. Long. Walter Mann ls employed at the creamery. The telonhone men flnlshed work on Monday.

H. P. Warren's man, Brown, left for Canada for a vialt to bls parenta last week. Rev. T.

P. Frost of Baltimore, Is expected at his cottage ou Friday. Rev. L. P.

Tucker's family are to Bpend July at their cottage. jura. j. w. ieea, juiaa uromoie, Mra.

W. H. Daniell, Mrs. Hlmmelmann, F. H.

Mesaer, Llllian Paine and Elwyn Lovewell expect to attend the Chrlstian End convention at Boston this week. Fayston. J. M. Thomnsou of Barre annnt ti.o Fourth In town.

Wlnnle Foster of Randolnh waa tl. of Ida Thompaon a part of last week. The Bchool dlrectors bave adopted the followlng for flve years: New Normal rrrsi, oecouu, imru anu Fourth Readers;.