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FEsTIvAL.-The Good Templars of
Coventry will give literary and so
cial entertainment on Friday evening
of this week. The literary part of
it will be an address by Rev. William
A. Robinson, temperance dialogues:
and music by Picciola Glee Club, al
ter which there will be oysters, &c,
and social levee. Tickets will be a
a couple, the proceeds will go,
to defray the expenses of building a
new hall, and we advise every man,
woman and child in the county to at
tend and have a good time.
CHARLESTON.
Charles Sharkey has
removed from the E. G. Merrill house
INTO the house of Nathan Allen, lit.
lie out Of the village, and Mr.. Gallup
has taken the rooms he vacated. Mr.
Henry Hazeltine has moved on to tie
farm he bought of Hubbard Joslyn.-
Mr.. Adams has taken the rooms vaca
ted by Jacob Richards in the Fayel
house, now owned by E. G. Merrill
Mr.. Harris has taken rooms in Mrs
Blake's house.
DIED.-Mrs. Huldah Kidder of
Irasburgh died suddenly at Charles
ton on Sunday the 25th ult. She was
visiting at a relatives, and was in hel
usual health, when she was observed
to be sinking, was helped to bed, ant
died in short time. The death wa'
probably occasioned by apoplexy.
ACCIDENT.-As two young men from
another town were passing through
the village the other day, in wagon
the whiffletree dropped down and thu
horse ran about half a mile to E. II
Robinson'S house, where he was stop
ped. The horse was famed some, bu
no serious harm was done.
ZACHEUs LIKE.-Our local write
US that he knew a man in a certain
town in New Hampshire, who in tim
of a genuine revival of religion, be
came deeply concerned about his spir
itual interest. He continued in deep
ly anxious state of mind for SOM
time, could find no peace until on
day, during the hour of public rel
gious service, he went to a man VIII
was present, called him one side AM
said that note which | wrote 70
$50 and which you signed and CAV
me, and which | sold and you had t,
pay. should have been written SIS
and | will make it all right with you.
This is what religion did for that man
it made him honest.
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A Sh GREENBACK
IA w Of full value sent free to any Book
Agent.
BOOK AGENTS WANTED FOR
Matthew Hale Smiths New Book,


Matthew Hale Smiths New Book,
SUNSHINE & SHADOW In NEW YORK.
A work of absorbing interest, replete with in
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one agent in N. j.. sold 227 in l5 days; one agent
in Mass, sold $50 in one week; one agent IN
Conn. sold 304 in one week. No Book published
that sells so rapidly.
IF you wish to know how fortunes are made
and lost in a day how "countrymen" are SWIM
died by sharpers; how ministers and merchants
are blackmaied ; how dance halls and concert
saloons are managed; how gambling houses and
lotteries are conducted; how stock and oil COM
pInes originate and how the bubbles burst Read
it. 1t will tell you all about the mysteries ofNew
York, and it contains biographical sketches OF its
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ticulars and terms to agents, address the PubPs.
]. B. BURR & CO., Hartford, Conn.
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ADVERTISERS GAZETTE. i
TO PUBLISHERS.

With the November number the Advertisers
Gazette commences its third year. 1t is estab-
Iished as a medium of communication between
publishers and the advertising public. Believing
it will add to the value of the paper and to its in
terests to advertisers to have the newspapers
more generally represented in its columns, we
reduce the price of advertising to 10 cents per
line per month. 1t will be seen that card
of lines for one year will cost but %.
Publishers with whom we have no open &C
count must remit with their order,
GEO. p. ROWELL & CO.,
Publishers and Advertisers Agents, N. Y.
Subscription rates-S2 per annum, in advance;
81 for mos; soc for 3 mos.
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Kansas has discovered a petrifed
crocodile one hundred and twenty-six
feet long.
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CRAFTSBURY.

NORTH CRAFTsBURY, Oct. 30, 1868.
Mr.. Earte-ST.: | wrote you as | thO't
very civil letter, requesting your bill for
advertising, and also the volume, number
and date of the first paper containing the
notice. To-day you return my letter, say
ing the notice went in August oath or 25th,
[ cannot tell which, with the amount of
the charge, 80, Is, which | enclose and for
which please send me a receipt; and you
may go to hell with ynur paper and ad' "a
Using hereafter for all me.
JOSEPH SCOTT.
You did write US civil letter, and
we returned you what we regarded
civil answer. You asked for our bill,
which we gave you. You asked for
the volume and number of paper that
contained first insertion of YOUR no.
tice, which we wrote you went in 18th
of August, and when you were told
that you had all the information you
asked for. What more can you ask
Of us? Why do you growl and send
US the above ungentlemanly epistle ?
You tell US to ego to hell with our
paper" No, thank you. We shan't
stir a peg. 1t is bad enough to pass
lifetime on earth with 10. Scott with
out being compelled to spend an eter-
nitv with him hereafter. Please eX-
cuse US.
BASE BALL.-A base ball club has
been organized in Craftsbury, consist
ing of twenty seven members. We
hope its members don't intend to play
the game this winter on those drifts.
LEvEE.-A levee was holden at the
academy on Tuesday, attended by the
teacher, scholars and many young peo
pie in the vicinity.
DIED.-Samuel Stratton died Mon
day morning of last week, after bat a
weeks illness, and Mrs. Blanchard, 9
lady of SO years, died the day follow
ing at the residence of her daughter
in-law, whom she was visiting.
DERBY.
ACCIDENTAL Mr.. Pettee, while
assisting in removing safe down
stairs, at French & Co.'S store OF
Friday of last week, supposed from
the giving away of some of the ropes
that the safe was coming upon him
and jumped to the bottom, striking
on boiler at the foot of the stair
and breaking three of his ribs. Tho
injured severely he is recovering.
HIsToRY.-B. F. D. Carpenter Of
Charleston, is writing a history oil
Derby for the Vermont Historical
Magazine; in connection with which
Hon. B. I'll. Steele will furnish me
moir of Benz. Human, one of the ear
ly and prominent settlers.
GLOVER.
SoLD.-Geo. B. Hazen has sold
part of his farm to Stephen Bickfor'
of Glover, and the rest to anothe
man. Hazen has gone to New Hamr
shire.
HURT.-John Smith, while drivin
home from McFarland's Hotel tn
other night, fell from his carriage bruis
; ing his head and face severely. Hi
team ran, leaving him beside the roa
until he was found by a person pass
, ing that way. The blood from tn
. wound had frozen his hair down s
b that on being lifted part OF it wa
torn from his head. 1858 u
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STORE. = Mr.. G. r. McGaffey is
building new store at So. Glover.

oullulnS new SCOre at 80. clover.
GREENSBORO.
REMARKABLE RoCKs.-There are
two remarkable granite boulders in
the northwest part of Greensboro
well worth visiting. One is Al feet
long, % feet high and % feet wide
in its widest part-thus containing
nearly 10000 cubic feet. But one
larger is known in the state,-"the
Green Mountain Giant" in Whiting
ham, which is estimated to weigh
$500 tons. The other boulder, which
is but short distance from that al
ready named, is not remarkable for
size, but is one of the so called crock
ing stones" 1t lies upon another and
arger rock, and is SO nicely balanced
upon its support that the strength of
an ordinary man can move it percep
tibly. A description of these rocks
and a figure of the latter, may bt
found in Prof. Hitchcock's Geological
Report, vol. L, pages 1851.
| IRAsBURGH.
New TRIAL.-The case of Rev. FL
Fowler which was tried about a yea
ago, and was sent to the conference
on exceptions. which were sustained
and the case remanded for new tria
was heard by the committee of inques
Oct. 22d and 23d, at Irasburgh, ant
found true bill on some of the charg
es, and trial will be held in a few
weeks.
NEWPORT.
SEIzUREs.-During last week th,
custom house officers were unusuall,
busy. On Monday they seized a
st. Johnsbury, a car load of cattle, be
longing to S. NJ. Field of Newport
They also seized team belonging t.
Willard Wright of Newport, and
team from Chester Tracy of Barton
in each of these cases the owner
claimed that they had not violated
the revenue laws, but the property i
held, and can only be released by con
testing it before the proper authori
ties. We learn that certain custom
house officers are not altogether blame
less in certain transactions. but o.
course this is not true, for they ar
officers and Of course they are honest
ACCIDENT ON THE LAKE.-On Mon
day last, in consequence of the hig
wind while the steamer Mountai
Maid was terrying from Georgeville t
Knowlton's Landing, loaded WACO
slipped from the deck of the boa
and went to the bottom. A part o
the loading hoated and was saved
1t will require considerable effort t
recover the wagon.
ACCIDENT Eben Jones me
with serious accident on Tuesda
of last week. In passing down stair
she Slipped and fell, breaking her arI
just dbUsU tic wTISJ.
SHEFFIELD.
SOLD.-Mr. Geo. Jenness has sol
his farm to Chas. Sisco, jr., Of Glove
for $4,000, also $3.50 worth of pc
8onal property.
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NOODSPEED'S FOUNTAIN PEN.

VI go lines written with one pen of ink. No
Dlotting. One dozen assorted samples sent for
% cents. Agents make $40 day. Address,
|GOODSPEED & CO., 81 Park Row, N Y
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COLLECTORS NOTICE.


the following described lands
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THEY have complete stock of Goods for the
L Fall Trades

IN Dress Goods and Fancy Cloakings they have
i the largest and most complete stock ever offer
ed by them
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MILLINERY.
A UCTION |

A UCTION!
Will be sold at my house, on Tuesday,
Nov. 10th, at 10 O'clock a. M, So head of cattle
of all kinds, cows, oxen and young cattle. Three
months credit with good security.
JOS. PAQUET.
West Glover. Nov g. 1858. 44W2
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NEW ENGLANDERS, Especially

Vermonters, send for catalogue (free) OF
800 Sterescopic Views of VT, n. H., Adirondack
and Florida Scenery, to A. F. STYLES, Burling-
ton, VT,
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T OANS! LOANS !

Send for list of houses, lots, and farms in
Eastern Indiana and best lands in all parts ofthe
West, for sale by j. 7. BLISS & CO., Real Es-
tate Brokers, Richmond Ind To Capitalists
Loans negotiated for higher rates of interest on
unencumbered real estate security. References:
Anthony Chase, Worcester, Mass. Richard
Tucker. Conway, Mass.
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WHAT ARE YOUR SYMPTOMS

SUFFERER: Are they furred tongue,
dizziness. headache, an uneasy stomach, Cypress
ion after eating, pain between the shoulders,
constipation ? If so you are dyspeptic and bill
ious and nothing will meet your case so efficient
y as Tarrant's Effervescent Settler Ape
rient. For sale by the entire Drug Trade.
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4 Large Stock of Ready Made Clothing, Elan
"a nels, Cottons, Cassimeres, &c.

THEY have made large additions to their Stock
Il of Crockery and Glass Ware.
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North CRAFTsBURY, Oct. %, 1868.
Mr.. Earie-Sw: | wrote you as | tho't
a very civil letter, requesting your bill for
advertising, and also the volume, number
and date OF the first paper containing the
notice. To-day you return my letter, say
ing the notice went in August oath or 25th,
[ cannot tell which, with the amount of
the charge, 53, Is, which l enclose and for
which please send me receipt; and you
may go to hell with ynnr paper and ad'vI-
Using hereafter for all me.
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ALSO, THE

STAGE ROUTE FROM NEWPORT TO NORTH TROY.
A chance for young DESTROYS % money
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CURIOUS CHARGE.-At a school
meeting in the north neighborhood a
few nights since, one of the questions
before the meeting was in regard to
digging well for the use Of the school.
In connection with the proceedings,
one oil the voters presented the dis
trlct with bill of $50 for water the
children had drank on his premises.
REMARKABLE.-Mrs. Anne B. Bean,
who died on the Oath ult.. at the ace
OF 81, was the mother of nine sons
and daughters, all of whom attained
to adult age, all but one of them were
married, and all but one were nres.
ent at her burial, her death being the
first in the family.
SHoP.-Wm. Stevens is building q
shop just north of the Herbert tame
fy, in which he designs to establish
himself in the harness business.
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Tho state Normal school at Johnson.

In these days Of progress in the cause u ''''
,,+;on rs well as other and less essential mat
ter.. our own State, among it. bounteou' pro-
siors in behalf of our excellent common 7'io''
system, has not forgotten the necessity oil i'''
thorough preparation Of those who have 'lle'e
...tool. in charge. The advantages Of cur Nor
NAL School system, properly carried out are zoo
GREAT to need special remark. The plan Il Ou'
an experiment as yet, but already have IT, 9oou
Influences and results become manifest Sohie
.,,, ,.o,rs since the citizens Of johnson, with
their accustomed liberality and public spirit
erected a building AT aof S6,ojO, anu pre-
ser,el If to the State for the use of school
devoted 10 the training of teachers in the 5rd
Corcre..ional District. Their gcnerou- gift was
a,..,,tel and the school at once organized, and
nlacod under the charge Of Mr. :. II Pearl,
graduate of the University Of Vermont III le9''
a man who has devoted himself and his best gifts
Of the noble profession Of teacher and Is
qualified in every respect for the position, a his
succes, AMI reputation amply prove
The building i, unusually well adapted for the
nurp,.e for which it WAS designed, and il com
pletely furnished with all that is required for
school Of high grade The first floor is divided
into recitation rooms and % large laboratory, all
openin- into a large hall The former are fur
ni.hel with Ross patent s;hool-room furniture
charts and maps. including Guyott's wall at
lase. The latter j. well supplied with well
selected apparatus to illustrate the several
departinents Of chemistry and physics an
excellent library is also provided, containing
many valuable and standard works. Several
specimens Of map drawing, executed by the
pupils. displaying great accuracy and skill, also
hang upon the wall The building is heated
thoroughly by furnaces, AMI the rooms are well
lighted. and apparently sufficiently ventilated :
all showing that due attention has been paid to
the comfort and health ofits inmates.
The second floor i, taken up with fine hall
10 10 feet, and high in proportion. 1t is fur
nishel with capaciou- stage and lighted by
chandeliers. the walls are hard finished, and
seats are provided for 500 people All the
rhetorical and publ, exercises of the school are
held here. and also the regular meetings Of thc
Good Templars.
The length of time in which the school has
been in operation, though comparatively short,
ha. been enough TO give good encouragement t.r
the future. The average attendance has been
forty scholars per term. 4 fund If $500 has
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-08-21
THE BURLINGTON. W., w l.

and most ignorant Of European peasant popula-
.;us nor does it seem likely the sect can be re-
,r,ited from higher sources, since the strongest
indueemen,5 held out by the missionary preach
ers-lie in prodigal promises Of amaHora'ihg 'ne
material condition Of the people they WORK
amongst. The low mental status Of these peas
ans place them entirely under the control oil the
intelligent and SPACIOUS men who rule III Desel-
ct. and while this mobile mass Of well driied is-
,.r,nee rive. the State Of Utah present sell
,,ro,e.t-v. power. /; enables its rulers to assume
mo. ,nl, , defensive but if need arise an aggres-
.ive position. adding another element Of perplex-
ity 4, the problem which the future must solve
And So fir from this power growing weaker
that which the elders now WELD must be further
r.A,-+berei as the children Of the immigrant
,;,;g.r. attain manhood. educated in and thor
opoblv irabuei "a. they would be with those doc
-,;,,,- # absolute obedience on which the whole
system Of Mormon policy j. based Up to TINS
-ine the comparative exclusion Of these people
from general society, partially neeessitaied by
their geographical position, has favored the
growth of whatever dogmas might be taught
among them. Removed from the searching al
mo,phere of practical worldly criticism, the most
mor,traus creeis may flourish if common saga
civ be exercised in disseminating their seeis'
but it remains TO he seen whether the inevitable
pressure Of the outside world VIII not, by smooth
ing off the sharper angles of the Mormon system
reconcile differences which now appear irrecon-
cilaNIn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-08-21

Wh..ag Why. whenever there l. au e.e,-ioH.
T.. ,,t, is one Of the highest duties Of the free
man Il is his net Of sovereignty. as one Of The
>,,yeresi.- Of this free land II is privilege %
he exercised whenever there j. a proper oppartu-
u.ty. and to Doe exercised wisely and well fr
there is always need Of wise votingoneyery gucs-
t;au, whether Of men or # melsures-
But We have hro elections this tll.-l State
election on the lst day Of September, and a Ma
tional election in November; and many q
Ii,tle>- Republican in Vermont is "kini o.
thinking that his vote VIII net make much
difference with the State ticket, SO he viii not
trouble himself To- turn cut on state election day,
but IA. VIII make it all right by going audToting
f.. Grant and C1ltax ia November
TO such We wish To ,ry fyou propose vote
but once. hy all means vote at Stlie election. Il
You wish To- have Your vote affect the National
result. J, L. then. and then alone, it can tel on
il. Their. vii be vote, enough in November to
carry Vermont for Grant and Coliax, and
whether ,he State goes then by Il, 900 or 10000.
or 10000 Republican majority j. a matter of
small consequence. 1t is Of infinitely more con-
sequence that the State leads of with a rousing
Republican, majority in September. An increased
m,jority then. will count thousands on the
Republican vote in every doubtful State. Every
vote for John B. Page on the lst Tuesday of
September, will be in reality one for Grant ami
Cclfax also, and viii help swell their vote far
more than one cast two months later.
Vermont thus votes for President in Septsn-
Der. viii our Republican voters understand
this, and bring every vote TO the poll week
from Tuseiav.
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The NeN York Times note that the Mormon
ifdnigr.a-iE has been very large Of late. Aweek
sr rvo IN e nearly a thousand Of the peculiar
people we &c landed at Castle Garden, en- route to
Salt ak and on Tuesday last nine hundred
more Of them arrived, bound for the same desti-
natl IN. There was a great mortality among this
last ship load, from overcoming and the length
Of passa geo days 1t is said that one Of the
european steamship lines is now under contract to
bring ten thousand Mormon assengers-mostly
Welsh and Scandinavian-in addition to those
already here 4 Western exchange states that a
large number Of newly arrived emigrants had
left Salt Lake in disgust, and started for Illinois
but we can scarcely put faith in this statement.
| The Mormon elders take a vast deal of trouble
and make many and heavy sacrifices to secure
members, and having once got them across the
desert, they have the viii and certainly the pow
er, to keep them there According to the most
reliable accounts, so rigid despotism obtains in
Utah, that emigrants once arriving would find it
almost impossible to leave again,-at least in
large bodies.
The problem of Mormonsm is obviously one
Of the most formidable among the many which
this country has to solve. The disciples of this
sect ara at present drawn from among the lowest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-08-21

&. We can increase our vote this fall. if We Try;
i know of good many Republicans who viii
10; 20 TO the polls
The above remark We lately heard one Demo
era; make to another. Perhaps his knowledge
WAS accurate. just at present; hu; ii is hoped
the e.ett viii fl,ify hi> prediction Our Repu-
llicaus should consider that the election in Sept
eint er. though State election, is not by any
means merely local in its influence and result
If it were. there would be less harm done by
staying away from the polls. But this year every
vote at the State election tell- on the result If
the National Campaign, and !; i, the only time
when it doe, tell
The Democrats expect to increase their vote
they commonly DO at a Presidential election ;
but when 1t i so easy TO counterbalance that
increase. my more. 10 carry the majority for the
Republican ticket higher than ever. it will be a
disgrace 90 any Republican TO have it said 3. be
did not go to the polls ,''
Thu year uo Republican can afford TO bee either
too busy or too lazy to vote on the first Of sept
rrul,.r
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-08-21

The Committee of the Constitutional Couyeu-
ton Of Texas, appointed to investigate the al
legged lawle-sne-s prevailing in that State, have
made report, ia which they sum up an agsre-
gate Of 333 homiciieS committed in ll. State
from june, e65. To- June. ISIS. OF these 46l
whites and 373 freedmen were killed by white
men by freedmen, 10 whites and IS freedmen;
ami by parties whose race Is unknown, IS.
The Committee derive these figures from state
ment> on file from the Clerks of the District
Courts in forty counties from Freedmen's
Bureau records for sixty counties, and from
sworn statements Of witnesses. The report says
that the ieperadoes engaged in these ouuaces
with very few exceptions, were either Confeler-
ate ofieer- or -,ljiers. Up hu-h,ihacber., during
the late war
In confirmation Of this fri ghtful record, the
Providence Journal publishes a private letter
from a citizen of Texas whom II endorses as Fan
estimable and reliable citizeri.' 1t Is dated at
Austin July tn, and the Material portion Of il
is "a, follows:
" There i a terrible killing going on all
through the State of both white and black loyal
men there is a regular or ganization and system
for iuation no man life is safe, in his house
or elsewhere One Of our judges was shot while
walking in his porch. Our colored preacher
at Miihcln. and the whit school teacher were
both hung, and irlm twei ty-tve to sixty colored
men shot down like do,s II YOU should hear Of
my 5eiag kiiled YOU ncei not wonder, for killing
IS now "a IgfIv Dgrur.fanf4s and +Iev threaten fo