Vermont Phoenix from Brattleboro, Vermont • Page 2

THE VERMONT PHOENIX, AND RECORD AND FARMER, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1882. BKATTLEnOltOt FltlDAY, DEOEMDElt 22, 1882. vmutoxT viriExixroit i.ss:t. ENIiAHOKJIENTl tor thi purport of tttrtng loth readertand mlrer-ttrt their full rftr, The Vermont I'mattx trill eftebrate the beginning of it Fiftieth Volume, Jan. 1, 1633, by a M1TEM1L INUnoEUEXT.

eultvibere ran hare TnE rncr-Hlx from the tiou unttt Jan. 1, 1831, at the regular euboeription prteefor one year 12.00, in atlcanee, AMrtlt THE VERMONT IIIUINIX, Vt. Tho St. Louts Globo-Dotuocrat wants to know bow would Ibis do for a Republican tlckot In 1884 For President George F. Edmunds of Vermont.

For Vlco President Itobert T. Lincoln of Illinois. Wo should an; that it couldn't bo bettered. On Mouday the IIouso of Hepresentattves voted not to take the usual holiday recess, but on Tuesday the matter again catuo up, and it was voted to adjourn from Dec. 22 to Jan 2.

This action does not nugur well for tho genulncBS of tho spasm of industry and virtue which tho members have niado show of since the session began. Tho opening speeches in tho new star-routo trials have been completed. Col. Bliss, in his address, mentioned it as a significant fact that none of tho routes havo boon "expedited" since Brady was removed, while tho servlcols equally adequate. A comparison of tho cost of thirty-one sample routes in tho south and southwest has been made, which shows that at present they cost 283.S7C, whilo under the "developing" policy of Brady they cost a saving of $145,181.

It would bo interesting to know where this littlo difference, went to. It should bo noted that tho newspapers do not ask for the abrogation of postage on second class mail matter at least, no self-respecting paper asks to havo its packages carried through tho mails free. It costs every well-to-do newspaper snug little sum to pay its weekly postage bills, but the rato which tho government charges is reasonable, and there is not the slightest reason why uowspapers should bo shown any favoritism. Give us two-cent postage, gentlemen, and tho average nowspapor will make enough out of the sav. ing to pay, just liko anybody else, for its postal facilities.

There aro seal-skins and seahsktne. Tho beBt, as almost every one knows, are the Alaska skins, carefully selected and London-dyed. These cost to import from 10 to each. The inferior Alaska skins, technically known as "culls," are mixed in with Copper Island, Victoria, and Lobos skins, and these have been imported as low as from $13 to 1(1 skin. Four skins aro required for a stcque of fair although for 6mall sizes three and a half will be sufficient.

Twenty-flvo dollars is the usual chargo for making up. A little calculation based on these figures will enable any one to arrive at tho mystery of widely varying prices that surrounds the wrap so coveted by lovely woman. In the case of Gen. Newton M. Curtis, tho several steps In which have been watched with so much interest, the United States Su-premo Courtholdsthattholaw prohibiting oer-tain officers and employe's of theUnitod States from giving to, or receiving from, each other political contributions is constitutional.

Gen. Curtis was a special agent of the treasury de partment. Ho was also treasurer of the New York Republican stato committee, and in that capacity was the receiver of the political as sessments levied upon government employes in New York city by the committee. He was indicted, found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of one thousand dollars. Ills counsel de nied that Congress had any power to mako tho law under which he was arraigned.

Tho Cir. cuit Court upheld the constitutionality of tho statute. The Supreme Court of the United States has affirmed this decision in sn opinion written by Chief Justice Waite and handed down last Monday. The Philadelphia Times publishes reports of interviews with leadine "stalwarts" and "independents" in Pennsylvania, In regard to tue conditions and prospects of a reunion of tho Republican party in that 6tatc, which indicate a general nurnose to siod the fioht where tho election left it and como together again. As the independents wont go to the regulars nor even meet on half-way ground, there is no alternative but for tho retrain In conform to tho situation, and yield tho points at issue.

Chairman Cooper talked about as sensibly as any of them. He thought the first step had "already been taken bv President Arthur in recommending the reforms which the people demanded, and in putting the administration in accord with the people." This would be followed, ho 6ald. bv tho inaucura tion of the reforms in party management in I'ennsyivauia which were asked by the inde pendents last summer. Thero is to be no proscription of "bolters," nor offensive re wards to "tho faithful." Obstinacy having failed, concession will be tried. Tbo election had a sobering effect all around and, if thi people will follow up their advantage by tak ing an active nart in the management of tliei affairs, from which they havo deposed tho bosses, tno party can easily be brought to gether by 1884.

A committee of tho New York stato senate- has been engaged lately in investigating thi effect of "corners" nud "futures" upon the pubiio business and well-being. Jay Gould anderbilt, James It. Koeno and Uncle Itufu Hatch are among the distinguished gentlomeu wbo have testified, and their statements havi been amusing and diverting, if not instruo live. Mr. Vanderbilt, according to his own statement, never speculates, and buys only what he pays cash for.

Mr. Hatch, with most engaging frankness, said that buying what a man does not want and nover expects to receive, and selling what he has not got ana tioean't expect to get, is a "straigbt-ou gamble," and the man who does it ought to go to prison. And yet he admitted that ho did It himself whenever ho thought it proflta ble and safe, and declared that it could not be prevented. Mr. Gould confessed to knowing something about speculation and corners, but in ms opinion speculation will take care of it self and should be let alone.

He thinks it makes business lively, attracts capital and en orgy, and makes the wheels of industry and trade whirl. James It. Keeno could conceive of nothing more wicked than corners in coal but futures in grain and produce, such as he knew a thing or two about, he found only le gitimate and beneficial. If the "lambs" get lleeced and left in the cold, that is their fault; they should have kept out of Wall street. Ex pert testimony like this is certainly very en tertaining, but whether it furnishes a practi cal basis for legislation is quite another thing, Patrick Joyce, Myles Joyce and Patrick Casey, convicted of the murder of tba Joyci family at Maamtrasna, on the night of Au gust 17, were hanged in the jail at Galway, Ireland, last Saturday morning.

Tho crime for which they suffered the penalty of the law was one of peculiar atrocity. The Joyco family consisted of John Joyce, his mother and bis wife and three children, living in little hovel near a small village. On the night of the murder a brother of John, living a littlo distance away, was awakened by the barking of a dog, and saw six men going to ward the place whero the crimo was soon at. ter committed, lie followed stealthily, nud saw four oilier men join them, and recognized all of tho ten as neighbors, and bouio of them as relatives, The party upon reaching the hovel broke open the door and shot tho inmates, leaving all of them apparently dead, though small boy, tho youngest of tho family, is still alive. The next day all of the ten were arrested, and two of them confoseed tho rime, and subsequently were used as wit nesses.

They told tbo Mory of tuo murucr, undone witness said two other men, living elsewhere, and now missing, ordered and planned the commission of the crime. Hut they would toll nothing relative to tho secret society that Instigated tho crime, or tho of. fence for which tho murdered man was con- craned, aud these things aro still undiscov ered. It is not too late in tho day to remark that the President has good reason to foci oncour- ged and gratified at the reception given to his message throughout the country, as well as at Its very evident influence upon Congress. In tho last number of Harper eekly, Mr.

Curtis remarks that tho President's courso in responding so fully and frankly to tho will of the people, ns expressed in tho elections, has done much to remedy serious practical de- feet In tho working of tho Government. "It is universully felt to be a great misfortune," says Mr, Curtis, "that such a pubiio purposo as was Bhowu by tbo late election cannot take effoct uutll more th ma year after it Is announced; but the President's prompt recommendation to Congress of tho general policy which has been approved at tho polls displays true statesmanship." It is pointed out that, upon the questions of a reduction of taxes, the omission of A river aud harbor bill, re-ductlcn of postage, aid to education, radical reform in tho civil service, aud prohibition of political assessments by law, "the President is in perfect accord" with tho natioual convictions and wishes as hlguilled for a long time by the independent press, and most decisively manifested at tho polls." Tho Weekly declares that the frank ami candid temper of tho message is ono of its most agieeablo characteristics, and says that, "so far as the President was in sympathy with the views nud tendencies which wcro rcbukod at tho rloc tion, ho accepts his share of tho reproof in a manly way." It insists that ho be not deuit au equal right with all other citizens to change his views end to accept tho lentous of experience. Tho lit publican leaders in Con. may well toko a lesson of tho President in yielding gracefully toslbo desires of tho country. (Jlirlstiiiun.

Our best wish for all our readers, as the Christmas season comes near, is that wo may all catch something of tho real spirit of Christ. mas time of that spirit which softens and warms tho heart, subdues selfishness, sets generous impulses astir, forgives old grudgos, and really brings one to hicuelf. In its truo significance it is for this that tho Christmas season really stands. It was such message of "peace" and "good will" that was brought to tho earth almost uiueteen hundred years ago. In tho struggle for existence, in tho sharp competitions of life, in our every-day plodding, it is almost iuevitable that tho best of ua finds himself bound about with somo thing of that crust of selfishness and lack of human interest aud sympathy which made Old Scroogo's life utterly miserable, repulsive and unendurable.

To break up this crust and set a-flowing the currents of a warm and truo life is the real mission of Christmas time. Happy aro wo if for us once in every year this thiug is really done. We do not by auy tutraus forget tho jollity tho unrestrained merriment, tho gift giving that belong to tho season. For many reasons wo deem it a good thing that tho practice of recent years tends moro and more to concen trato in the Christmas season tho Interchange of courtesies and the giving of needed gifts. But less and less each year do wo have pa tience with that gift-giving which is only form al and perfunctory, which is dono for appear, anco cake, becauso it "must" be done or "ought" to be done, and not becauso the heart says do it.

First let the heart bo right, be sure that the spirit of Old Scrooge- is not lingering near, and then let the Christmas gifts bo such as feeling dictates and tho pursa allows, no moro and no less, and wo ehall bo likely to find ourselves at the end of the boll day season in tho enjoyment of self-respect and peaco of mind. Wo sincerely hopo that in no household it will bo forgotten that this is peculiarly tho children's season. It is their right to have tho Christmas time made for them one of pure enjoyment and unalloyed happiness. The glamour of childhood lasts nono too long ull too soon the stern realities of life disenchant its legend and fables, and the truest wisdom is, so long as may be, to keep its pleasures fresh and undimmed. Un less it bo in somo homo made utterly misera ble by poverty or vice, wo could hardly sym patbize with any spirit of repining in the Christmas season, for who hu3 not known what a benediction comes with the smallest gift or the simplest enjoyment when conferred from the heart in a real spirit of-lovo and good-will Tho true outcome of tho truo Christmas spirit of which wo h'avo spoken is a spirit of regeneration, of quickening to nowness of life.

It tho heart it softoned, if the crust of selfishness broken, if old grudges are forgiven, there immediately follows a reaching after something better and higher after tho best and truest things which are within the compass of every life. May something like this be our holiday keeping, and may wo find therein a truly "Merry Christmas!" llurnes'is Corra'sjiomlviace. The notorious ex-Senator Dorsey, now on trial for swindling tho government in the star route business, has In part fulfilled bis threat to publish certain correspondence which, as secretary of the Itepublican national commit-tee, ho held with Mr, Garfield during tho last presidential campaign. So far as published, however, theso letters simply show that Dor-sey was an active worker on tbo Itepublican side iu the late campaign that he was on familiar terms with various politicians and statesmen and that his services were ap. predated.

It appears that, up to the timo when Garfield was inaugurated, Dorsey was in active correspondence with prominent lie. publicans throughout tbo country. Garfield, tho Itepublican nominee, anxious for his own success and tho success of his party, wroto to him often and in strict confidence. Dorsey, then generally esteemed as an honest man, was thoroughly informed concerning all po-lit cal movements. As secretary of tbe lto-publican organization and its r.clivo manager, lie moved speakers, mapped out campaigns, disbursed funds and received contributions from various persous and organizations.

No-body denounced Dorsey as a thief, or as a conspirator, or as a person unworthy of a fair degree ot confidence. Before President Hayes had gone out ot office, there were rumors of frauds in tbo postal service These rumors took definita form soon after Garfield was inaugurated. James, the new Postmabtcr-Geueral, investigated the frauds in the star-route service. To the surprise ot almost everybody, Dorsoy's name led the Hat of the alleged conspirators. This revelation mortified all honest Itepubli.

cans. Garfield, tbe newly inaugurated President, evidently did not know the real char, acter of tho man with whom, In 1880, he was in close correspondence as tbe Itepublican manager; and when it was necessary that this person should bo prosecuted as a con epirator against tho government, thero was nothing that Dorsey had ever done, nothing that could possibly stand in the way of the vigorous prosecution of the accused. So far the publication of tho correspondence only hows that Dorscy considers himself In a tight place, and believes it necessary to uso every possible means to eavo himself. llormiln II. nmeiii on C'llll Nervier III- form In Ibr l'rmrnl Congress.

(Washington Despatch to Y. Herald.) Mr. Dornian II. Elton is hero watching tho progress of the civil servloo measures. He said this evening i "The Pondleton bill was prepared by the civil service association in New York city, aud at their request presented in tho Seimto by Mr.

Pondleton. This bill relates to subordinates in tho several depart ments of the government at Washington ana to those in all postofllces and custom houses where thero aro fifty clerks aud upward, covering aboat ten thousand subordinates. It requires that they shall cuter the sorvico through competltiie examinations, tho best thus disclosed to be appointca. it applies tho eamo methods that havo been applied in improving the custom houso aud post office-In xoritcuy, aim wuicu wcro appneu witu success, so far as they wero carried out, under President Grant's administration. I think this bill would suppress favoritism and pat.

rouage in offices to which it relates, It does not affect tbo tenuro of office. But when persons can get places only by winning it, as under this bill, it removes tho inducement to turn people out for tno sauo ot getting lavor- itosaud hetichnieu in. mo ivaeson bin, in tho House, is a very different measure. It provides for no competitivo examinations, but simply coutiuues the Isolated Individual examinations in the same form in which they havo long existed aud which ore entirely in-adrquuto for suppressing favoritism and pat-ronage. It also provides for a four years' term of the subordinates in office, which I consider would be a great damage to tho pub.

lio service. Applied to tbo postollice or cus-torn houso in tho city of New York, it would require at least one chango every becular day of tho year, which would keep tho oftko in porpetuil turmoil, and it would defoat thoso competitivo examination which have accom plished so great au improvement wiimu me last threo years. Tho prospect of satisfactory legislation is highly encouraging to the friends of civil service reform. I think the Pendleton bill will pass the Senate by largo nioritv. Tuo only serious obstacle is di vision of tho Houso betwoen tho advocates of the two bills now pending in these bodies.

Ikealii of Xreiieii" XV. I'urle Nows of tho death of Hon. Treuor W. Park of Bennington wasrecelvedon Wcdnes. day.

Mr. Park was on his way from New York to Aspinwall, accompanied by bis ram- lly. to seek relief from severo nervous pros tration caused by overwork, and ditd from paralysis when only two days out, lie was bom in Woodford in 182.I. His educational privileges wcro very limited, but ho had a real genius for tho law, aud managed to read law aud get admitted to tbo bar at llennlug. ton in lb 1 1.

In 18.12 ho went to San Frau- cisco aud entered tho law firm of which Gen. Hallcck and Prod Ililliugs wero membirs Hero he did very successful business. By degreos ho became iuterosted in milling and speculation enterprises, aud gradually dropped his law practice. Iu 1SCI1 ho re- turned to Bennington a rich man, and has iuco been occupied with various large liuan- ciul enterprises, Ibe bitter local light which grew out of his Iliirlein extension railroad ncheme is a matter of history. For years "Park and "Ant-Park was tho mam issue in Bennington affairs, aud the trouble only disappeared at tho cud of a long lawsuit be two Park and the town.

Somo facts in re- gard to Mr. Park aud his career, given tho Boston Journal by Hon. J. Phelps of Burlington, arc of interest lie was the Urge-it stockholder anil president of the Panama railroad, which be conducted with great tue-cess, increasing tbe value of tbo Mock until tbe road was Fold to DeLcascps anil other Freucb financiers. Mr.

1'ark Mas also Interested In tbe Emma silver mine enmpauy at Salt Lake City and went to England and sold tbe initio to a company of capitalists for to.eXO.OJO. A bitter and very protracted litigation subsequently eprung up, a auit bating been brought by tbe English purchasers, wbo charged fraud iu tbo sale of tbe mine. Tbe ease was tried in tbo United Slates Circuit Court st New York by a Jury and occu. pied fire niontbs, tbo verdict being in favor of Mr. J'arK and bis American associates.

Mr. l'he ips adds: 'llc was a man of vigorous Intellect aud cxtranrdlua- ry capacity for business as well as a great mastery of legal and financial subjects. His foresight was re. markabie and be was rarely disappointed, lie was a man of warm aud generous feelings, strongly at tached to bis friends acd liberal in the extreme. Ills private and public bencrolence was very great.

A favorite scheme which be has not lived to completo was the establishment of au asylum at HeuLlngtou for orphans and aged women. This be has presumably endowed in Lis will lie also pare money for the erecttou cr an art gallery at uennlogton, wnicb bears liuuams. 3ir.j'am teares inreo cniuren, two married daughters, and a son at Harvard, llenas an ar dent Ueimblicau but not an aspirant for aoy office. Mr. Park's second wife, who survives him, was a Miss Lincoln of San Francisco.

The estatewhlcb be leaves is estimated at several millions. XOTEs. Quito a number of the immediate personal friends of John G. Whittler called upon him hunday, at his Boston winter quarters, to con cratulato him upon bis birthday. One very pretty present was a bouquet of roses from ci tiov.

damn. A Washington item says that Senator and Mrs. Edmunds will soon leave for a southern trip, taking with them their daughter Mary, wno is in in emu ueaitu and requires tue in fluenco of milder climate. The family will go to i iorida, and thence to Texas, but in tend spending the spring in California. A banquet is to bo given in Washington on Jvew lcarsday, in honor of Frederick jjouc las', in recognition of his long services in tho interests ot bis race and of humanity.

1.x Senator Bruco is to preside, aud tho enter tainmcnt is designed to be not local, but na- tionai. Another case under the tax law Judge Itedileld in the case of a Darro man refusing to make an inventory of his property gives a pro forma decision for tho town. The listers doubled their estimate of the man's property, but he claims that tinder the law they have a right only to doublo tho value of property absolutely known to be his. The caso goes to tbe supremo court. The Argus nays that "the Passumpsio rail road anu tno united Mates and uanada ex press company are going to fight the new tax law In tho courts.

Ablo counsel in Boston havo advised them that tbo the law is clearly unconstitutional." Tho Stnr-routers aro credited with new dodge the use of fire. Last Saturday night a uro occurcd in a nullum." on street Washington, mainly occupied as law offices by Iticbard 1. Merrick, principal counsel for the Government in tho Star-route cases. The firo was undoubtedly Incendiary, and, Mr. McrricK asserts, was for the purpose of do straying important papers in the Star-routo cases, whicn wcro Known to bo in his office, The fire was promptly extinguished with tbe loss of few hundred dollars, but no papers oi consequence were injurea.

Curious complications arlso under tho ant! Chinese law. The most recent case is that of a Chinese laundryman at Pittsburg, Pa. who applied to tho treasury department foi permission to go to China, get married and liriinr his wife to this country. Secretary Folgcr decides that he cannot do it, but that it be wero already married tho law would not prevent his going to China and bringing back nis who. The Senalo passed tho Consular and Diplo matio bill Wednesday, and discussed tho Pen dieton civil scrvico bill.

The House passed tuo 1 ost uinco appropriation bill. Tho number of pensioners on the rolls at tbo first of this month was to whom is annually paid j.ihju. It is pleasant to see the Springfield Itepub lican vary its usual order of trouble and carp lug and worriment about Vermont affairs with an honest admission liko this i Since the Vermont state prison was built. In 18o8, only 3i nersoua have bceu placed la It for tbe crimes of manslaughter and murder, aud aeven of them were Cardoned out by the governor. Ten murderers have eeu eaecutcd in the priaon since ltsl.

the datcof the first execution there. This is a very good record of crime punismng, uut tue record Irotn which we get tho figures does not aay how many guilty men escan. ed punishment. Louavitte CourierJuurnal. dome up to New England (the Republican answers) and examine things fur yourself, Mr.

Try to make a liat of persons Iu Vermont, not In prison, who are suuwu or oeiiev eu to uav committeu mansiangn-ter. oved In self-defence: see how Yankee agricul tural community regsrda these things. It is probably safe to say that nowhere iu tbo couutry la crltno pun. Ished with such expedition and cerlaluty as la tho urieu mountain state. SENATOB EnMUNDs' 1'OWEB AND ISj-LUDNCE Iu the Senate have long boeu unnuestioned.

The Springfield Ilepubllcan's Washington correspondent gives tue following lltustra tiont Edmunds never did a piece of work more neatly than when be punctured tbo sides oi inteut last Saturday. Hock. who is as foolish as ho is headstrong some times, undertook to get party capital out of tuo lltibbeii assessments, lie was not balls tied with the admitted benefit that the Hub- bell business had been to tho Democracy last November, He wanted nn Investigation, Now just such action as ho proponed would have Imperiled tue passage ot any tron-ciau law prohibiting assessments. But, agitinst thoudvico of cooler-headed Democrats, ho introduced his investigating resolution, lid-muuds let him and Voorhcos deliver their speeches, and allowed Halo to counter by a palpably dlsbont st resolution caning lor an iuvestiuallou of tho Democratic couinilttoe, a committee that did not assess cmploscs of the government because it could not. At last In tho middlo of Bock's speech on Saturday, when be was lloutiderlug among old cam- laiun books, crowing very red, wildly shaic- ug his arms, and looking as terriblo as Kentucky Scotchman nuly can when ho sim ulates Indignation, Edmunds took his twirl-ing thumbs tff his stmnach and slowly rose.

Tho power of tho Vermont Senator over the Kenato and tho galleries was instantly Been. Senators stopped writing and buzzing. Tho privileged gentlemen near tbo sola ceased conversing, the galleries wero quiet. "Docs not my friend from Kcutucky kuow," wild Edmunds iu bis quiet, cool, tantalizing voice, "that ho proposes an investigation which by adoclsion of tbo Supremo oourt wo are pow. criers to conduct 1" llcck, who fears LI- muuds.

seemed to have tho enthusiasm all taken out ot him, and so suddenly that his collapse was betrayed by painful expression of tho face. Having administered tho wound Edmunds coolly rubbed salt into it by show ing bow under the decision in ino uunourn case, tho Senators who imprisoned Hubbell tor contempt for showing his books might bo mulcted by Hubbell for heavy damages. Beck's oonfusiou was as amusing to others as it was painful to liitn. Tlir Aiiie-mliitriita. IFrom ibe llurliugton l'rer On tho first Tuesday of heat Msrrll Ibe people of this state will lie called upon to vote on two proposed articles of atneuduieut of Ibe Constitution the only ones of the six brounht forward two years ago which survived tbe deliberations of two legislatures.

The first of th' in- req Jlres au oath ot members of tue leglslatur, that they did not at the lime or their dec-tiou. and do not now. hold any otae of profit or trust under the BUtburily of Congress tbtse word being conslr.li to mean "any oiuce created Utreetiy oriu dirnri Iv bv Cotiffress or for which emolument is pro. lili-d irotn tne treasury 01 toe uuiteii oiaies, as 10 this amendment there can tie lint one opinion, and that altogether In its favor. It is opposid to tbe vt ry theory of our form of government thst a man sbonld at tbe same time serve the Toilers and the Ktalc Government.

This Is a fait too obvious to require any argument In lis support; and It lus, Indeed, beeu recognized, inlhenryat least, ever since the organization of the stste, for our Hill of ltlghts provides tuat no person "uotuina auy otnee 01 prom or trust under the authority of Congress' shall "be eligible to aur appointment tn the legislature ur of holding any tzecutlve or judiciary omce uuuer tins iuis very salutary provision, now ever, uas mi uisregsrtt-rd by all, or nearly ail, recent legislatures, aud other Federal officers, have hold plsceslnthet'leneral Assembly without let or hindrance. Tbe oath rrnnlred by the proposed amendment would, of course, exclude all persons who are Ineligible on Ibe account named; ana wuue it wouio introuuce no cusnge in our oruBii Ic law it would add to the desd leltt of tbe Constitutional provision a requirement which can neither evaded nor uenett, a no amenumcui men-tore com meuds itself tosll thoughtful men, and we shall ex pect to sec it adopted by a vote approachiug miantur llv. The second 01 tue amenameuts to oe voteu on, next March I rovldi fur the tteclion of the Secretary of mute anu tue Auditor ci accoums me peonie. on the ssme ticket with (Jovernor. Lleutcnaut-Oovernor.

and Treasurer, Instead of by Legislature, as bereto. fore. This amendment also carrlf Its recommendation on tla face. The theory of our government Is that Its extcutlve officers should be elected by Ihepeo. pie, and this nelug tue esse mere is no reason wuy the list should bo cut off short with tbe first three of.

flclals whvSecrctarv of State and Aud. tor should not be elected by the people as well as (lovernor, Llenten. auttovernor aud Treasurer. And ou general prlnci pies it seems to us that brller results would accrue from tbe proposed chsnge a cbange from a few hundred men at tbe Capitol, of whose actual doings tbe ereat mass of tne neonle kuow llltle or Uolblttfi. aud who form at present a totally irresponsible body, (o tbe I eople of the whole stste, each candidate's claims lielng submitted to the- "kef bright sunlight of publicity." It is sluccrely lo be hoped thst this amendment, too, will be ratified by tbe people, and thi re no tiouut, ot course, uut mat me nope win oe Tcnoiu ny tne result ot tue vote next jtsreu.

Ilruttlrliciro sV llrnlilliirloti ltullroutl An ndiourned meetinc of the corporators of the Brattleboro A Btnniugton railroad was held at H. E. Taylor's office in Crosby block on Monday morning at 11 o'clock. The sub committee appointed to solicit subscriptions to the capital stock reported neatly liK.oOO subscribed, and it was vott it to call meeting of the subscribers to elect tlirtctors sod adopt by-laws nud regulations. Iu accordance with the notice elsewhere given this meeting will beheld ut Crosbvball ouTuesdsv.

Jau. at 11 o'clock a. it. The work is moving forward with all possible rapidity, aud if everybody on this line is rtaly for a long pull and strong pull and a pull altogether the sucocbs of the enterprise is assured. Ill-tier the Prom tli Sunday Kepubllcan.

Somo secret-service officer has been telling the Kuusua City reporters a cock and bull story to tho effect that a Hussian official is in this conntry looking for men to form boely- guard for tho czar. He wauts about 1(X Westerners of the Jesse James variety, and thev are to bo continually about tbu czir. The ltuiau will have no trjublo iu getting all that sort of men he. wants, uut there but the poor czar had better get a guard of uihi lists. They at least, if they kill him, won steal his jewelry.

TUB 2VF.IVH IX IIII1I11'. Tiir.r.E nr.oKKN inks. Tho City bank of ltochcster. N. stato bank with capital of 200,000 and rr ported surplus of tho strouges of the place, closed its iloora Wednesdiy, uud It is charged that Its president, V.

Upton, has niisappropriatetl and lost iu oil specula tions ot its funds. Many savings banks of Rochester uud the county of Monroo aro among tho principal creditors. Upton was" treasurer of Ihti western New York Episcopal diocese, and its funds were deposited with tho bank. The illiam U. Moore banking-house of Victor, Iv.

1., suspended payment on tho same day in cousequeuco of the failuroof tbe City bank. Tho Second national bank of Jefferson, Ohio, has suspended and it is charged that Cashier S. Ful lcr. and Assistant Cashier II. L.

St, John havo lost from to $7.1,000 of the bank's funds in speculation. When the crime was discovered Fuller fled and St. John was stricken with paralysis. New Yorkers find them in trouble, not only with their elevated railroads, but with their BO-called steam heating and power com panics, which havo special franchises and privileges. Last Monday anexplosion ot one of tho pipes of this company occurred at the crossing of Nassau and John streets, lifting an express wagon into the air, tossiug the heavy stones of tho Belgian pavement all about the place, and sprinkling buildings and pedestrians for a considerable distance with a quantity or dirty mud.

it is alleged that, while this is tbe worst explosion which has occurred, explosions of tbe steam-heating com pany pipes are by no means uncommon. The Cincinnati Enquirer tells a story of a fatal fight between a young schoolmaster and a pack of unruly boys In a district school in tho hamlet of Cumberland, Ohio. Tho school was one which no teacher had been able to govern, and altera week under th new master tho big boys procooded with their usual programme of "licking the teacher. Tbe master did not take kindly to the per formance, and after bo had been knocked down and terribly beaten, ho drow a knifo and wounded two of ths boys bo that they died. The master, badly hurt, surrendered to the authorities but was released on ball.

His Itoyal Highness Princo Arisugawa, general great commander of the left, and un cle to the present emperor ot Japan, is now in now iorK. no nas maoo a six months tour of Europe and is now on his way Japan via San Francisco. Congressman Godlove S. Orth died at Lafayette, Sunday night of blood-pois oning irom cancer nt ins age ot tiu. A call is out for a convention of New England tobacco growers to be held at Hart ford, next Tuesday, It is proposed to form a permanent organization, though the immediate purposo oi tho meeting is to tnllu ence Congress to put a duty on Sumatra to bacco, A smart bhock of earthquake was felt in central and southeastern New Hampshiro Tuesday aiternoon.

Nine prisoners recently escaped from tho Pleasonton, (Tex.) jail, have begun a reign ot terror In that neighborhood by stoaliug hors es aud shooting people at night. Monday night ft man was taken to the woods and rid died with bullets. Forty thieves attacked the town ot Alma cattan, Pueblo, Tuesday night, captured the mayor, justico and aldermen and, carried them of to their rendezvous where they hold them lor a ransom. Tho search for the mlsslug members of the Jcannette expedition has been abandoned. Local JntelJgenjce.

A nil ti iter hi s1! Is Hosford TUlnl ton have an elegant slock of rtod. gers'B fine sllter-plited ware, as look at one of their windows will show ou. They will sell teaspoons at SI. DO dozen knives, IJ.7S forks, M.H). Napkin rings, 35 cents.

Come and look at It, Wonderful I What? How trade has incressed. Where? At Miss's Dining and Oyster Ilooms.lJMaln street, Iiraltleboro, Htandard Falrhateu per'ioarl. best crackers, Oc, per lb. flood dinntrror 86c, Oysters rooked in every style, Oyslersst wholesale and retail. Lodging looms, 35 and 3Je.

per nlabt. (1. A. ULtss. This year M.

T. Vau Doom Hon will give their annual Ualeudar to all adults calling for them at Ibelr store, and will send them to those In neighboring towns if they will seud address on postal. tfSO Nteely.furnlshed rooms lo rent on Main strtt I. Iu- unite at rnarstx office. t'-Sl Jliuttlf-heirii.

--A large stock of Christmas oards may bo found at Dunkloe'it. The Star minstrels drow fair Louco at thtir show ou Tuesday evenlug. The local savings lianki havo declared setiii-Htinual dividends of 2J per cent. Th annual sale of pews at the CoDgro- gational church took place list evening. Joseph H.

Keane and company are to piny Hip Vitn W'inltt nt Crosby hall to- night. Howe Lillln, the Taurus club, nud P. 1). Morris are connected with the ti-li-tihon exchange, Tho rite of ImpiIsiu it tu be administer. od at the Baptist church agtln next Sunday evening.

The service at the Uuitwlin ohurch next Sund.iy morning will be appropriate to the Gbrhvtwns mmou. Frost While are filling their housi-s with a goodly qnautlty ot iuo about 12 inches thick. Itlchardson will begin cutting week. That hog raiseel by ltiidlord llirns of Jamaica, which when nlivu tipped scries ot (M pounds, is uo ou xln tiitinn nt Itch ardsou'ti nienl market. Tho llouti hold, ti'or Ortiwrli's ntputar home monthly, begius thu uuw volume- with au edition ot 110,000 copies, vu in.iru.isH of liiKio copies orcr last year.

DoolltilB Brothers aro eninlnyinir some 20 teams and twice hs many men in uniting and hauling wood, mostly on ttan line of the narrow gaug-i rsilroad. 1'itty one people and 7 "i 0 tits dnor re- ct-iptH nt the lecture last e-vening! Klifyiug for tbe speBRer and souiBtulng for the community tobi proud of, waen't it? Twelve converts frti't i of th' recount ro. vival at Putney reci-ivnl tho rite of imintr sioti nt the Bspt'Ht church Unt Sunday after-noun, lt-v. Mr. Parsons officiating.

Next Sun lay morning lh3 servicae of th i Universalis! church will bj appropriate to Christmas. In tuo evening the pastor will -leliver it lecture to youug poon'uupou "Self- Iteliauce." Van Doom .1 Sou havo just opoac-d a fresh arrival of silver wr fauey tottery au 1 brass nnvrltlen. Call and se them. Tbe'r storo Uover wus so crovdel with beautiful and us' ful goods. The First Universalis! Parish at its annu al meeting ou Tutsdsy evening choso officers as fellows: Trustees, V.

II. Harris, V. I). Perry, Thos. II union; Treasurer.

W. A l'uulkn Clerk. Austin llussell. Th- Halifax b-lphotie line will lit oom plet tn elay. Thero will lie offiteH at Algiers (linker's Guilford C-ntre, (iri'e-n Itiver and Hlifnx, J.

Cutting aud F. N. Bracke-tt have private instruments. The Methodist soeietv's fair ou Wenlne day evening was out of nverago success iu jomt of att ndsuee. ibn tables of Taney ar.

tides and refreshments wero utiusu-vlly attractive, and the receipts auiouuted to about 5-iro. TLe Spiritualists of this vicinity are ar ranging to hold a convention at the to'an hall, Jan. 121b, and 11. under tho auspices of lh State Spiritualist Associatiu'i Distinguish! speakers and test mediums aro ex-pcted to be present. Wo should liko lo confide, it to tho ladies as a sort of open secret, tbvt If they uill at Bay 'iv wht-u uu fiutl search for Christ-lua gifts for their gentltimeu frieuds, they will bo suro to liuit the right thiug aud end all their troubles iu short order.

Hawley reports a very stlisfactory holi-day trade thus far During the pi't few da) has been making important accessions to bis huliditv tli-purlluetit, but, jjdgllig by tho pri-4-ut rush tit otistomern to morrow night will see it largely reduced. J. E. Hull's elui, connected with the Baptist Sunday school, enjoyed a sleighrida Wi-dnuHdvy afternoon with one of Higgias's four-horise turnouts. The party mid a stop at the residence of M.

Corbelt, inBrnird-stnu, and returned in tho evening S'vcu cars of the up night-freight jump-id thev track while- pulling off a siding at Vernon at miduight lat night. Tho track was bloe'k el over night so that this morning's owl train was tisl-tiue-d bero till hilf pist nine. The 10 o'clock aud 10 ltd trvius pa-tsed without delay. No one was hurt. Turners Fulls par.

i have bought 1 llW cords of poplur tu tho liuo of the narrow gtue, the shipm- of which hi begun this wet and A. C. M.tchell of Fitchburg has cords of hemlock bark at Londonderry and this side. Tbe freight busiiiews ot the road is steadily on the increase. A lot of fi) folding settees for thu town ball was reoeived tins morning.

A consul, crable number of the uld seats havo already been sold and it is the intention to eventually supply tbe ball with the new pattern through out, both as a matter of comfort and for greater oonvemence iu storing away. At a meeting of the new Union Protect, ivo Association, held last week, au organizs tiou of stockholders was effected for opening a meat market on tho cooperative plan. The organization Is othcercd as follows: rresutent. E. L.

Cook secretary, J. C. Howe dlroct-ors, D. L. Herrick, Leauder Thomas, Cyrus need.

The camp-fire held by Post Sedgwick last iriday evening, though not largely attended, was one of the most interesting ever held. Tbe programme included readings humorous and otherwise, by soverai veterans ana young ladies, interspersed with singing by the Arion quartette, and mus'o by Knapp and Burnett's vrcneslra. Tho "New Book Club" held their 23d annual meeting and Bupper at Dr. Post's on Wednesday evening ana elected tne follow ing officers: President, 11. D.

Harris; vice president, Dr. James Conland executive committee, Airs. 11. u. llolton, Mrs.

A. (J. Davenport and Sirs. u. i.

Thompson; secretary and treasurer, Mrs, O. It. Post. At tho Congregational church, next Sun day morning, tbe pastor will preach a sermon suitable to Christmas. In the evening there will bo a Christmas concert.

In connection with which a choir of misses will sing somo carols, accompanied by a string a doublo quartette will render a couple of Christmas part-songs by Arthur Sullivan and one by uuenery. The third lecture in tho library course was delivered last evening by ltcv. B. Truax, whose subject was "Little Things." The aim ot tuo lecturer belug to provo the importance of little things in spiritual and moral, as well ns in material things, bis lect. tire was largely made up of illustrations, and hence difficult of condensation into a brief paragraph.

Its popular character ought to havo attracted a full bouse. Itev, Dr. Vincent, the well known Sunday school worker, is to deliver his noted lecture entitled "That Hoy." at tbo town ball. Jan, 21th; to bo followed Feb. 11th, by Chaplain mo uaoo, wbo will repeat his celebrated lect ure on "The Sunny Side of Libby Prison." These lectures will bo given under the ouspl ces and for tbe benefit ot the M.

E. society of this place, and from their character and the celebrity of the lecturers will be likely to draw iuii nouses. In pursuance ot their promise to give tbo noyB coasting privileges during ine holidays, we learn tuat tne bautns design to aiiow.siiei ing during next week on the West Itlver hill, the asylum hill, the Canal-street hill near Col. Fullers, Washington-street hill leading to Canal street, and "sheep" hill, leading east past Pellett's tile works, Tho bailiffs grant tnis privilege ou account or the good beha vior of the boys thus far, and (hey expect all possible oautlon to ho observed, that no per son on these streets tie injured or inconven ienced. At tho annual meetlnc of tho First Ban i Buuiciy, ueiu uu xucscitiy evening, luegt.

officers were eloctod President, O.K. Post; 1 view mraUnnl Clnn VS. ftrMroll aaArnlflrv H. B. Ohatnberlln i trustee, .1.

J. Iistey, H. D. llolton, II. N.

Chamberllu. I). A. Abbott, L. E.

Hlgbys treasurer, E. H. Van Doom collector. S. H.

Shorniau i auditor, 15. W. Stod dard. Tho treasurer's report showed reoelpts nnd expenditures for tbo year of ijziiso.rxi. it was voted to continue the system of weekly tiletlires for tbo eoniltn! year, and lo sell the choice- of pews by auction on nomo ovonlng be named by tho trustees.

An Interesting rello of antiquity has been on oxhlbitlon at llama Clatk's haidvvare storo for tho past few days, it belug the old sign which useel to swing In front of Doolitllo's hotel, ill Notthfield, the site of which I now occupied by one of the buildings of Moody's school. Tbo sign, of light pine wood, Is embolllshed with tho figure of a rabbit, and bears tho words "Doolittlo's Ta7. em," surmounted by tho date "1784." Tho old rello shows the artistic touch of Father Time, who has given tho lettering and other ornamentation bold relief. We learn that it is lo bo Bent to Docrfleld, for t.rescnnliou among other relics. At tho exhibition held by the Southern Massachusetts poultry ossociation iu New Bedford last week, exhibits were hmda by six of our local poultry fanciers, all of whom re- reived prizes, ns follows I'lymoutu itocm I).

E. Tdsker 1st antl III on chicks, 2d on breeding pens (being beaten half point on pens by A. 0. Hawkins, champion P. It.

breeder of tho United States), and special for best threo pairs Waite A Wales, 2.1 oil chicks nnd fowls. B. B. It. Game Btntams E.

0. Thorn, 1st on fowls, chicks aud breeding pens. Silver-spangled Hamburgs-8. 0. Miner, 1st on fowls and breeding pens, 1st and 2d on chicks, and special for best three pairs.

Black Leghorns F. H. Miller, 1st on fowls. -In mentioning the- first visit of the new board of supervisors of the Insane Drs H.J. Allen, 0.

Butler and Homer Goodhue to the Vrrmout nsvlum last week, the Argus says "The saullary regulations of the asvlitm, ve-ntlls-Hon, sewersge, ttc, are excellent, and tbe freedom from the diseases which so frequently affect tbe in matea of such places Is notable. The buildings sreall warmed by stesm, au-1 an even temperature Is kept throughout A isrge tract of baud was bought last year, placed in partial order, and need to some extent ss a summer resort for part of the patients. Tbls work Is lo he completed tiext sesson snd more generally utilised. Vermont inns leads all other slates In fur nishlug otttd'ior recrestioti for tbe lotnstes of her asylum and of thoroughly testing it as a method of cur lug Insanity in somoof its forms. We shall chronicle Its sneceM as an honor to tbe state of which Its cltl-sens may well be pronJ." At St.

Michael (Episcopal) church tho usual order of service will be observed Sunday morning and evening. On Chtlstmas day divine service will lie held at 10:30 A. when the order of music will as follows Offertotre, Christmas Aatbetu, Kttgene Thayer Tlopkius Cstbtdral Coll Lloyd Chant. Te Ileum lovudimus, llenedlctos, jacKson Hymn "Hsrkt the herald angels slug. iiyiun "ftuoni tne gtsu tidings.

Trissglon "Holy, holy, holy." llrrnu "bread of the world." Gloria in eicelsis in A list. D. flack 1 ugue in A. Hub Tho members of Delta Lodge, Knights and I. lies of Honor, held their annual session for election of officers lost evening, with tne follow ing result I'.

0. H. II libr C. P. Xaih V.

Mrs. An. nleltigby; aeeretary, Jao. Orton; financial secretary. ll.

isytor; treasurer, K. reaves; chsplsin, Mrs. A. A. Smith; guide, Wm.

CuDnfogbsm; guardian, Mrs. C. P. Naah: sentinel. Wm.

Haywood: medlral examiner, II. Tdcker, M. trustees, Albert Bald, win, Mrs. C. P.

Nssb, Mrs. II. Soyes. Officers of the village steam fire engine couipuuies, newly chosen, are as follows No. W.

D. I'errr. fori-man Oeo. II. Sites, lit ass't elllMein, 31 ass't; I) V.

Tanker, engineer; tu ti i-erry. ass engineer; vv.ii. l'rstt. II. ll.rratt, Bremen: F.U.

Milter. A. A. Smith, Don Miller, r. H.

Nlles, boaemeu; II. (1. Cutler, clerk and treasurer; W. Tenney, steward. No.

O. A. nines, loremsn; John Orton, lit ass't: O. II. IliUterfWkl, 21 ass't; chss.

Heed, euglneer; Luefsn Witt, ass't engineer; A. O. Jobusoo, A. A. Keyes, firemen; Oscar Willard, 1'rank llagr.

cleo. Densmore, Lllsworlh Clark, hosemen; 1'. II. Walker, clerk and treasurer A. K.ezer, stesard.

Tho following is the list of letters remain ing In tho llrattleliorn post office, Dec. 22 Ladles Kd.Ile I' Adams. Aiberaft. MrsOrlan. do lletnls.

Henrietta burred, Mrs Clarence Cbaie.Mrs Jane Garry, Mrs Lilliau Holdrn, lira Maria Knight, it tviug, airs i.tua utllebmead. Addle Young, Mary A Veaw. elents Uaosom Akley, biker, II Ilurdett, A Iteulittle, Jos Debol, CJco I) Diuvick, Doberly, lHlllbert, Chas (ierstner, KHowsrd, vv Johnson, II Keating, John King, Arthnr Lawrence, Thos A Morse, Lamb, Levi Miner, II Martin, Oeorge A Minn, Nasttu, Chas Pratt, Henry I'erry and wife, Wm Sbumway, Herbert 1:. Illchardson 2. llobt Ktultb, Slmkowls.

I Slebblns, Prof EC Taylor, 1' Wll-lllmi, Whitney, Ktlemou VV heeler. aiscetmueous uu ataur. heleey Hrady. ruiiLic unr.Ahv additions. ittaTOnr Tnavgr.

-voraars. Title. fcnedf f0 to Central SirM. 3aker. New York, 1S75.

S1T.2, Alhens: lis lllse and fall. 3 roll. bulwcr. New York. 1S37.

4.ln Uodiey Grandchildren. 11. H. HcudJer. ltoston.

18SL 517.1 Catnpafgae of the Army of tbe Potomac vein, bffioiou. --ssw kora.JsSl. 335 37 Camialos of the Civil War, ine -iiississippt. 1. v.

lireene. New York, 1893. 23. Tbe March lo the Sea. J.

D. Cox. New York, ISs-1. 511.15 Chr nicies of tbe Ktlmpcetl family. A.

M. li lt. Huston. 1SS1. 917 1 earew, toe uermu vv.

Uriels. York, 1SSJ. 317 30 Cyprus; Its Snclent Cities, Tombs, Ac. L. P.

DICesnoU. New York, 1S7S. 217.28 Kdssrdlll. W. Watburlou.

New York, it. 230.S6 x.ngtauu, History or jurois. John IJngarJ. Dublin, IS78. 333.17 Hras and Characte-ra of History.

Y. It. Wil liams. New York, ISSi. 330 CO following tne i us.

u. u. tjoin. Uoston.lSSl, 290.57 ranee, Old Hegime and tbe Uevolutlon. A.

De ToctmvIII. New York, ISM. 230.M itermeuy, History of from Earlieat Times. C. T.

Lewis. New York, 181. 211.35 History rrtiut-rs, lidrupe. U. A.

rrcmau. New York, 1879. France, Charlotte M. Yonge. New York, 1883.

230 C6 ueograpoy. tieorge urove. New York, 1881. elreoee, A. I'yffe.

New York, 1881. 330 Old tlreek Lite. 1. 1. MabafTy.

N. 1881. 23a. (ii Home M. Crelghton.

New York, 18S2. 230 C2 Uoman Antl-iultles. A.H.Wilklns. N. 230.C3 jrrijuu, ouuri iiisiury ui tue Ivinguom or C.

O. Walpole. N. 1883. 230.59 juuea and ner imiers.

ji. liranston. London, n. d. 231.37 Land ot the Arabian Mgbts.

w. r. fogg, New York, 1883. 217.33 l'aiestiue, The Laud and the Book. 2 vols.

Wm. Thompson. N. 1832. 217.23 I'ortugai, uiu anu -lev, u.

cranturd. New York, 1881. 217.31 aioman oaut, ine unurch in E. T. Hmllh.

London, n. d. 234.3c itusiia. u. si.

Wallace. N. 1881, 217.31 uussia, ane knout and tho Iluielans. O. DeLangnv.

New York. 1851. 230 1 Through Siberia. II. Lanadell.

lloston, 1882. 217.29 lurro utir uine Aoroau. L. W. Champney.

Boston, 1833. 317.21 11EC0BD MATCH AT OAK GROVE BAXOE, TUESDAY, DEC. 19. 1 1 I 1 I 1 I I II Cobb, Wood, Hannon, Lamb, Daley, llingham, I'cttee, Thorn, 11 11 11 13 8 11 1 10 10-105 8 11 10 10 10 11 13 12 10-101 10 10 11 12 10 10 6 10 9 11-101 a 7 10 9 10 11 12 10 9 95 10 9 8 11 I) 7 8 10 11 13 95 13 10 11 0 II 4 13 9 9 10 88 2 3 5 10 0 8 11 0 12 11 77 5 5 8 7 9 10 0 8 8 9 75 West nraitlrboro. Uav.

George E. Martin's lecture in Academy hall on Monday eveninc was hlchlv an predated by tho few who heard it. What a pity that au eloquent and instructive lecture should be lost on so many vacant seats I J. Stanford Morso and wife, havintr com pleted the first decade of their married life, wero visueei Dy a largo number ot tbelr neigh-bors and friends Monday eveninc. An excel lent supper was provided, and many valuable mementoes were left behind, as tokens ot friendship.

This gathering may account, to some extent, for the paucity of numbers at tue lecture. Ilrllons Tails. Itev. N. Emery was Installed as pas.

tor ot tne universalis! church on Tuesday evening, Dec, 111. The order of exercises was as follows Invocation and responses, by Itev. W. Brown of Walpolo, N. H.

script, ures, by llev. J. S. Giedhill of Ludlow ser mon on "liio Practical rower of tbeuospet by Itev. E.

W. Whitney of Iiraltleboro prayer by Itev. E. Smiley of Putney fellowship by Itev. F.

S. ltice of Springfield cnargo uy itev, it. 1. of Marlboro, II. address to tbo people by the lato pastor, Itev.

S. II. McCollestcr. D. D.

A lame audi- enoe was present in tho now and beautiful church; the choir rendered cxculleut music; and tne services wero oi great interest. Tho executive committee ot tho Connecti cut Itlver Valley Masonia union met biro Wednesday and decided on Newport, ti. a3 tne piaca tor iuis year a lestirai. A. 0.

Mitchell narrowly escaped fatal poisoning last week by iuhallng the gas from prescription wuicn uo was compounding, At the Methodist church last Sunday nine persons wero received by letter, ono was uaptizeti, auu one joined on pronation, Tbe 5th annual exhibition of the Windham Conn ty Toultry and Tet Stock association will be held In Urattlcuoro Jau. 35. Kiist llotfir The Sunday school will hold a Chrlitmai oxerciso at tho llapllst church Sunday evening, Dec. 21. There will be donation gathering at the Knptlst parsonage Tuesday afternoon aud evening, Jan.

2.1. Alt ato invited to attend. w. c. it.

Next Sunday Presiding Elder A. L. Cooper will be present and administer the sacrament. The young people's soslely aro invited to hold lli I next meeting at Miss ltoso Jones's, Friday evening, Uiiliroril. Tbo parsonage at West Guilford on Wed.

nt sday evening presented a lively The numerous company of old and joung evidently enjoyed tho evening. The special feature of the ocoaslon was tbo display of exceptional talent for soliciting money, and uf great good-naturo on tho port of those solicited. The donation this year amounts to nearly H. YVc-st Iliallfiii. The ladles' aid society mcols with Mrs.

Osoar Howo next Thursday afternoon and ovenlug. Don't forget the fonltry Lihlultlon al Urattlrijoro tbe first week In January. It will be better than ever tbls year. Jucktsnnvlllr In the death of Mrs. Henry Holbrook, which occurred on the lGth at tho ago of twenty-eight, tho burden of grief falls heavily upon tho household to whose she, as wife and mother, was deeply do-voted.

She was tho only daughter of Shepard D. Worthy, amiable, respected, oateeinul and beloved, her loss is deeply mourned by a larco circle of kindred.aud sen sibly felt by ft sympathizing community. -Chtistmas will be celebrated with appro- uriato and interestinc exercises at tbe Univer salis! ohurch ou Monday evening, tho 25th in-t. At the town meetlnc held ou the lllth it was voted to raise 1.10 on a dollar of the grand list to defray the current ex- pi nss and pay tbe indebtedness of tno town of Whitingbaui. -At lliii anuiversarv of the knights of Honor of Jacksonville, held at Glen ball, tho attendance was large.

Tim amusing farce, entitled, "Turn him out," was well perforin, ed, much to tho gratification of lovers of tho humorous. Tho exercises were interspersed with music, and the ocoaslon was one oi ruutli interest anil social pleasure. A foot ut suow fell on the tilth and em the 20lb, mercury was 8 Mow zero. Streams are very low and well-nigh frozen up. Jumulrui -Wm.

L. Ilarnen. the enterprising land. lord of the Jamaica House, alaughtrrt last week a Chester White tow a little over 20 months old that weighed nlivo TriO aud dressed 700 lbs. Who will beat that both for total weight itml fur small per cent, of loss of we'ght iu dressing.

D. Head received Monday evening of this week from the Vermont Accident Asso. ciation of ltutlsnd, for six weeks' indem nity for thsability caui-ed by an acciutnt to bis eye received in building the eh-vated railroad on Hon. II. II.

Wheeler's Hall Mountain timber lot. A. 8. Stovens of Londonderry recfcivrtl from tbe same company fow days ago $10 for disability caum by scale of stone Hying in his eye, whilo buildicg a bank wall back of tbe 1'eaboJy Hou-e in South Londonderry. The Association now has over 0 memlers in Londonderry and over in Jamaica.

The Narrow Gungo railroad is full of business. A. S. Mitcbell of East Lexington, now has his beadeinarters at tho Jamaica Hunsu for shipping hemlock bark. He has about 1200 cords secured, will give the "little road about car loads yet the local freights aro so high that he pavs two dollars pir cord less for bark on the Narrow Uuage tbnu be dors tlelivereei at uuetter at.

not. making a difference of about 2.00 against tho farmers of the We-st Hiver Valley. I. K. Allen Co.

are also furnishing a largo amount of freight from the steam mill of Walker Co. in Jamaica, anil tbe new steam milt nut iu bv Thomas near South Lon donderry. I'. M. Wood, from Worcester, has charge oi the work at both mills.

Several hundred cords of poplar and bass for pulp have been purchased in tbo last few weeks, up the Valley, to be shipped to Turners Tails. Wsrdwell and Flint are rushing their mill on Judge Wheeler's timber lot, and all the mills and chair shops on tho line aro busy. x. Arrangements bave been made for half-fare rates over tbe Iiraltleboro It Whitehall railroad during tbe poultry cxbibl lion Jan. 25.

Moutka Xtfimlomlprry. Tho Methodist Ssbbath school will give a Christmas entertainment at the town hall Monday eve, DcO. 2.tb, aud also distribute gifts from Christmas tree. Mr. Fred Winchester has solel his farm and moved into tho village.

Mr. W. go's into the store of II. F. Chase, as clerk.

It was 22 degrees below zero Wednesday morning, the coldest uf the season. s. Misrlliuro. DEATH Or MBS. BETSEY.

NEWTON. Died in New Salem, Dec 2, at 12:1.1 o'clock A. of senile debility, Mrs. HeUiy Nt'ttun, widow of the lata Capt. William Newton of this town, aged 82 8 and 10 days.

She. was born in Ilrat. lleboro, March 22, 1800, daughter of William and Abiali (llrooks) Harris and sister of the late ltcv. Uoswell Hairis, for many years the successful principal of tbe old Drattleboro academy. She was married May 18, 1818, by Dr.

Hussell Fitch, then a practicing phy sician at West IlrattU-boro, and came to this town for her future home, residing for fifty. ono years and upwards upon the farm uud tho remainder of tbo time in the ceutro of tbe town. She was a woman of great industry, force and energy. In addition to her household cares and labors, sho would turd and spin the wool and fin aud make it into cloth, and in earlier yeari, when the wiat-rs wcro moro severe thau latterly, she would go on snow.shoes wherever among her neigh, bors sho could render any ussistanc in watching with endearing for tba sick au.1 ad-ministering comfort and relitf to the tlis. tressed.

She survived all Ler father's Urge family but one, nnd all but ood of tbe people of her age in the old neighborhood where slip so long resided. On the morning of thu first day of August last, she left her to make her youngest son a visit at New Stl-in, and never returned alive, A friend pays tbe following tribute to her memory: "Horn of Christian iu eatly life became a Christian, but did not connect" her self with any church until June l'J, 1HS1, when under the acting pastorate uf It Harrison Frescott, she united with the it gregational church iu this town. All who knew ber would say unhesitatingly that sho was a Christian indeed. She loved her Siv. ior, her Bible, the house of God, aud the ho.

ly Sabbath. Aged and infirm during the last years of her life, she filled ber place in tho sanctuary when her friends btlieved she was hardly able to leave her home. It was hatd for her tola deprived of the pleasure and profit of the pubiio worship of God. Her pastor was always sure to find hearty welcome at her home and religion was always the wel-cometbemo uf conversation. As a wife and mother she was amiable, loving, tender, gen-tie and patient.

And now she is gono her children rise up and call her blessed. It is believed that none of her life-long neighbors would speak otherwise than well of her. Nat-urally amiable, she was quiet and peaceable in all her relations iu life. Loving friends and relatives mourn the loss ot her society and fellowship, but we doubt not, their loss is her unspeakable gain. I)le6sedare the dead which die in tho Lord from henceforth Yea, Saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them." XvusftMie.

Christmas tree at Union hall, Mouday evening, Dec. 23. All who desire to join tbe magazine club can do so by calling on Miss Fannio Newton and paying tho small sum of $2.00, for which they can have tho reading ot the Century, Harper's Monthly, Harper's Bazar, tho Atlantic, LitteU's Living -hge, and St. 'Nicholas. Otber magazines will be added If the club desires and tbo funds permit.

Tho daughter of Mr. Fierce arrived in Fayetteville, Saturday night, being just home from Saxtons Itivcr, whero she has been at tending school. The auction salo of fancy goods at Union ball Friday night proved S. G. Brown, lately returned from Dakota, to be a first class auctioneer.

No ntod ot sending to Iiraltleboro, hertaflor, for ono to officiate in that capacity. Tho Hautl of Hope, In connection the Young Helpers, gave a magic Uw, tll hlbitlon Friday night, meeting with fitunelally ns well as having nnebinvali, time. Tho Young Help, rs sold au quilt, the prooeols, from which, are (tout to tho ChlUlr. n's Holun In Tho anioiiiil realized from it was about i Including tho sum paid by tho rH')n'' whoso names appear on the quilt. afternoon tho Young Helpers disbanded vol Ing to pay all surplus funds into tho 0j Hope treasury, as but ono juvtmle soitv can bo well sustained.

Tho village school numbers lis scholar, which Is larger attendance than uvual. Ml Mary Newton has given up tla school in llrooklinn on account of HI litBi and Mrs. M. O. Howo has taken it.

Itev. W. W. Nason and wife will mai Christmas with his family friends In Massa. chustlts.

Mr. Nason will return lo preach the last Sunday in December, after Which he will take a final leave, followed by tho good wishes of all. No one has yet been secured to take bis place. The Sons of Temperance will hold a pub Ho meetlug nt Union ball, Saturday eve-nine Dec. 2.1- Tery ouo Is luvited to be present aud all wbo aro interested aro asked to take part In the discussion of tbo following qw tion "ltesolved that scientific instruction as to tho effect of alcohol on tho human svs.

letn ought to bo given in tho public schools." The trustees of the Windham county savings bsnk have declared a semi. annual i)lt. idend of 2 per cent, Jau. 1, 188:1. Farmers, mechanics and everybody in.

terestcd in tho progressive spirit ot tbe tee are hereby cordially invited to attend the lee-turo of Frof. 0. H. Whitney, Post Lecturer of the Michigan Stato Grange, at Union hail on Friday evening, Dec. l'omltlllr.

Neatly a hundred attended donation ty Tuesday evening; result $41), mostly cash. Itussel Mason lost his horse tbe first of tho week. Itev. W. Crocker gave his people an ei-oellent sermon last Sunday from I'salins 72: 1.

Fourteen degrees below zero Wednesday morning. Iutney. Itev. L. Harlow, will preach a sermon oa "The Iljptlsm of tho New Testament," next Sunday morning.

Golden ltulo Lodge held their annual meeting aud festival on Weducaday, Dcc. 2,1, and elected the following officers: W. Kimball, IV. M. D.

Kelley, S. Get.rie H. 1'osier, J. II. K.

Wbeat, Treasurer; Henry tt Oottgb, Secretary I C. aornatn, H. D. J. b.

Black" J. H.Amlln.H. Orla block, J. h. iu.

fkuiwriruii, jisriaai; u. While, Tyler. In tbo evening tbo ladies were invited into the hall. A. N.

Kidder and assistants furnished somo very fine music, which was highly appreclateel by all. Hro. Smiley delivered a very ablo an instructive address, an! was listened to with interest. Dudley furhieh.d the supper in bis usual style about partook of the good things furnished. Aft-r spending some four hours of enjoyment ot musio and social festivity, thu parly returned to their homes feeling that they bad passed the evening very pleasantly.

Fct. Tho tobacoo growers are anxiously wait-ing for a "damp spell" in order to take iota and strip tbe weed. Dr. Webster has lately returned to town for a short visit, having boeu South as fsr as South Carolina. He is about to make a trip West visiting acquaintances, and will extend bis trip to Minnesota.

w. Tho barbarous and illiterate people of Putney, do appreciate somo things, and one is their loss iu the removal of Dr. Webstt, from amoug them. They have made of such loss in the purchase of a nlcu coon coat for tho Doctor's prueat and future use. They trust it will testify of their appreciation of the careful attention, eminent (kill and kindly sympathy be has ex.

tended to them in alleviating the ills of life. Tho best wishes of the community go with him and hi-, estimable wife and family. In the death of Mrs. Knight, a long and well spent life has eLcleri, a lifo filled with goodness, kindly acts and unremitting care, rather than an outward profession. To he, husband, children, acepiaiutanccH and all with whom she came in contact, she faithfully fulfilled the Christian obligations and proved thereby that hers was a true religious experience.

Sho leaves an example worthy ot imi-talion. The funcritl was held on Siturdsy at tho house of her son James, where many gathered to pay tho last tribute to departed worth. Itev. Mr. Smiley effieiattd.

Iter. G. E. M-trlin, with a quartette cl singers from Dr.tttleboro, will give a mu.ic&l concert iu the Congregational church en Wednesday evening at 7 30 o'clock. Admittance 20 cents.

The ladies are to have 13 oyster supper in the vestry after tho concert A CAED. While on a visit to Tntney, and daring a temporary abseuce from my rocm on tbe evening of Dec. 20. aa elegsut coon coat was placed therein, ouwblcbvrii written 'To Dr. Webster, from tbe citizens of 1-ney." I wonld In this manner extend to tbe citiaeos of Tutney my heartfelt thanks, not only lor this valuable gift, but also for tbe kindueaa they bavealwaji shown and confidence reposed In me during my loos residence smoog them.

Whatever fortune miy be mloe, whatever of good or evil it may be my lot to reap, none bet pleasant memories will cluster around my associitions with them. Tbe ncndihips and attachments there formed will be as tailing to me as life Itself. I shall always prize the gift, liolb for us Intrinsic value and aaa renew eel token of tbelr frleed-aalp and esteem. D. 1.

Wcnum. Vernon, Tbe announcement la made in another colsun of tbe marriage of Mr. Dwlgbt U. Washburn, feoond sod of A. II.

Washburn, of this town. The bride was tbe ouly daughter oi Capt. H. Allawortb, V. S.

who la so well known In army circles. Mr. Waihburn'i Jouruejltigs during Ibe past three years may be cf Interest to mauy of jour readers. Leaving New York Iu 188) be spent a few (lays in England, Scotland and Irelaud aa a representative of the Edlscu telephoLS company, l'rom Londi-n be weut lo Vienna, Austria, and then to iiudapest, Hungary, where be spent some six months, r.eturning to London via Italy, Ssltzcr-land, r'rauee, elermauy aud Belgium, be returned to Delgiutn to put Iu practical use an underground table for telephone lines, ueclearly shoved the sac cessfnl working of bis cable, but was unable to bring it icto general use by reasou of tbe short slffbt-ednets of some English cai ilallsls who owned tuteiils covering the process of manufacturing tbe Lable. After spending a month In Holland be tonk a pleanrs trip in an 18-foot row boat with three ethers (to Eag-liihman, Hungarian and Srrviau) down tbe Danube, catbd hrre "blue," Lot in Hungary and Servia, Ike "blonde Danube, owing tu the peculiar color after the heavy ralua which wash the yilluwditt Into it.

Tho party passed through Hungary, Servil, and Ho ama, iuto Turkey, where they put the boat on board a steamer and returned to Loudou via Vienna. From London Mr. Washburn waa sent to Warsaw. During bis stay there be went ss far north al SI. Petersburg, vititlng Moscow and other large cities, ItetlKumg bis position lu tbe telepboue compsn), bs returned to New York snd accepted a position Iu ike Edisuu electric light company.

He wae the tint to put an electtlc light in an levator while working si Hotel Vendome, Hottou. ble fa Londou be aislit ed to put in use 111 tb bouicof sir Willam Tbotup-bou, the eminent electrician, the l'aure accumulate, or storage battery. This we Lelicve wss tl tjtst practical ue of it made in England. During the pa't mouth be baa put iu operalion two plaula worked by tbeae storage batteriea. In one case Ibe cells are charged by a dynamo in one part of tbe city and car.

rled on a truck to another patt of tbe city, and lbs otber is charged during tbe day and at night supplies electric power to light a bouse bslf a taile dtstaut, Ibe current being carried by copper wlrea. Mr. Wiib-burn Is now located in Philadelphia, where bs baa several bultdiugs nearly finished to be lighted ty tbe Edison sjstem of incandescent lamps. w. Itev.

E. 11. Drake will preach in the chap, el nexttiuuday at 2 p. m. Itev.

E. W. Whitney will give the first of a series of lectures in the Universalist church next Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. Subject "Will Fower." All are invited. West IVurtlaliuro, A Christmas gathering under the auspices ot tbe Baptist Sunday school will bo held In the church Monday evening, Deo.

251b. The entertainment will consist of vocal and instrumental music, recitations, to close with a distribution of gifts from tho Christmas treos. All friends of tbe school aro invited. Somo of the enterprising ladies of tho Baptist society have organized a reading club. They aro now reading Thomson's "The Land and tho Book." Tho next meeting appointed for Friday evening, Dec.

20, at the parsonage. Both ladies and gentlemen will be cordially welcomed. Westminster The entertainment given on Wednesday ovculng was a success. The weather was fine, a large number uf people were out, and every-body seemed happy. The net receipts were 5 GO.

Itev, J. L. Sewell Is to give Christmas sermon next Sunday evening at the town hall. There will also be some muslo for the occasion. Itev, Chas.

A. Dickinson preaches for Itev, Cyrus Itlchardson at Keeue, N. next, Buuday, Mr, Itlcbardsou will occupy Kirk street pulpit at Lowell, Mass. foVA pint of the nuest ink for families or schools can be made from a ten-cent package of piainoud dy. Try It.

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