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MTDDLEBURY-The remains of Mis-.
Agnes Bates. who died the 10Th inst. al
Charleston. ). c.. were brought to leI
native town Middlebury- last Weines-
day, aud after appropriate religious ser.
vices at the residence Of Mrs Ruff.
Wainwright, were inferred in our Gene
terry, where rest the remains Of her hon.
ored father. Rev. DR.. Bates. and her
sainted mother. DR. Bates. it will be re.
mentbrred. was for vory mluy years Pres
id nt Of the Mjlll,bgry College. Joshua
Bates and Samuel W Bates, E-q,, from
Boston, were present at the burial Of their
sister.
Mr.. Oliver Severance, live business
man among IA, has contracted 70 laid =
large shop for manufacturing furniture,
near the falls, and upon the power owned
by the Middlebury manufacturing com
pluy, that will employ large number OF
hands Mr.. s. has also contracted To
build block of stores fronting the bridge
crossing our river, in the village, and Oh
property owned by the above named
manufacturing company.
Mr.. Horace Dow recently sold his
place, in Nliddlebury, to Mr.. Oliver p
Mead, for $4,000. Mr.. Mead viii now
take up his residence in our village.
Mr.. C. +. Partridge has purchased the
old Stone saw mill, formerly used by
Messrs. Judd 81 Harris many years for
saving out marble, and is fitting up the
same for saw mill, also, with machinery
for making blinds, sash, and doors, for
market Our water power is at last to be
improved, and instead of the old dilapi-
dated buildings, now offensive to good
taste, new ones are to be erected, and the
material interests of the town and village
vastly enhanced. Messrs. Severance &
Partridge are go-ahead men, and with
capital, energy and brains, all of which
they possess, will give a new aspect to
business among us.
Fifty persons have united with the
NJ. E. church, at North Ferrisburgh, on
probation, as the results of the late and
still progressing revival of religion at that
place.
The annual examination of scholars in
the schools in our village, took place
Thursday and Friday, at the Court House.
The house was filled with scholars and
spectators each day, and great interest was
felt and shown in all the exercises. The
schools, the past quarter, have been under
the instruction of Miss Richardson, Miss
Goodrich, Miss Walker, Miss Rowley, and
Miss Fuller, all accomplished and COM
petent teachers. AT intervals during the
two days the schools and spectators were
entertained with music on the piano by
several little Misses, viz: Miss Ella
Nichols, Miss Jennie Sanford, Miss Alice
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Twitchell, Miss Porter, and the little Miss
Nellie Ellis, who sang the song entitled
the knocking Bird with great eclat. At
the request of several she repeated il
several times. These little musicians with
their songs, added much to the interest
+ of the occasion. The schools num-
Der about three hundred scholars
In the school OF the highest grade. under
the instruction of Miss Richardson dur
ing the quarter, there were four scholars
whose relative merits we're so equal In
point of scholarship, that Hiss II. found
1T utterly impossible to select the one to
whom the prize OF - should be awarded,
which she had promised to the best
scholar. Accordingly a committee. con-
sisting of DIR. Kitchell, Hon. ID. ". Stew
art, and James II. Slaic. Esd. were ap-
pointed by consent 81 the competitors. to
adjudge upon examination. who. should
receive the prize. At the close If the cx-
animation Of the four competitors. viz :.
\. Raymond, Mrs. Holden, Mr.. Boil and
Mis-, Ora Walker, a majority OF the court
gave the preference 10 Mr.. Raymond.
The contest was very close and tie court
had some difficulty in making up the de-
cision. Upon the announcement Of the
decision, AIi-, r. gave the successful can
didate the -. while the gentlemen spec
tators gave Miss Ora Walker -. also.
and the LADY spectators gave Mr.. Holden
-. The teachers, Miss r., Miss W, and
Miss G., were presented 10y their scholars
with pretty testimonials oi their affection.
u which responses were beautifully made
All the teachers made presents to the best
scholar IN their respective schools Al
ter some excellent remarks by DR. Kitoh-
ell, the examination closed, and the crowd
retired highly &c sighted.
A dramatic and musical entertain
ment, under the auspices and direction OF
the Lodge Of Good Templars of our village,
was given at tie N. +. church on Friday
evening, the goth inst. The pieces per-
formed were unexceptionable in manner
and matter, and contributed greatly to
the rational enjoyment Of. present. The
whole was enliyened by quartettes, pam
tomirnes, songs, tableaux, playing on the
piano, &c. \ large crowd was pres
ent apparently much interested to
the close. Mr.. Stowe executed the
odd Sexton very finely, and Mrs. Mar
Bond, the accomplished pianist. fairly ex-
aelled herself The parts in all the pieces
were well sustained 10y young gentlemen
and ladies Of the higlaes5 respectability in
5ur community, eiiciting warm encomi-
inns Of praise ia rounds Of applause. re-
peAtedly, during the entire evening.
Through a mistake Of our selectraen,
Entirely unintentional. in not making 4
,ut check list Of the voters for our
own meeting, no meeting will be held .
,he p as usual. 4 town meeting j. 4
warned to he holden the Both day OF .
March, the day Tor lection oi the Council .
# CensorS. Our vote for County Com
missioner will consequently be lost this
,ear.a- that must be given the 81 Tuesday
II March CANDoK.
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poplar. The seats are elegantly

blinds of poplar. The seats are elegantly
upholstered, and we noticed that the backs
to them are made SO as to fit the back of
the occupants, making a seat as near like
an easy chair as possible, and most COM
Portable to sit in. There is not square
corner in the whole car; therefore no
abrupt angles are visible to mar its beauty.
The painting of this car is of the most
elaborate kind, being tasty, bold and ele-
giant, without seeming to be overdone.
On the outside of the car, on each side, IN
an oval frame of two feet nine inches IN
hight to three in length, are two finely
executed oil paintings, by Mr.. j. 7. Fisk,
foreman of the paint shop, one represent
ing the residence of Hon j. Gregory
Smith, of ST. Adams, the other a view OF
the magnificent depot at St. Albans.
Both of these paintings are almost true
to nature, and reflect the greatest skill
upon Mr. Fisk.
We confess that we are perfectly aware
how inadequate our description Of this
car is. for it is almost impossible to con-
vey an idea of its beauty in mere words ;
but it needs a close personal inspection to
appreciate its full beauty.
Mr.. Sessions is building another car
similar to this one. He. also, has two
draw ing-room cars, each sixty-three feet
in.length, having six wheel trucks. An
elegant sleeping-car is also under process OF
construction, sixty feet in length, having
fourteen full sections or % sleeping berths.
This ear has six wheel trucks.
The immense car shop is literally alive
with worknen, engaged on every conceiv-
able part Of these cars, and, to the unini-
tiated, confusion seems to reign; but
under the careful and judicious manage
ment of Mr.. Sessions it is not only perfect
order, but each workman is as a unit.
Our short visit was rendered doubly
pleasant by the courtesy extended to us
by Mr.. Sessions, who wearied not at our
questions; but his best speakers are the
magnificent ears which he is placing upon
the Central road, for they testify of them
selves.
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--latest Headings.
Prentice Il very low.

+ Prentice Is very low.
! Only three more ~ of Andy.
f. Sheridan j. expected in Washington.
II Weed is nat improving in south
Carolina.
-EN-Governor D.ni-an ha- packed lis
kit and gone 10 Washington.
The whi-ley tax. :ti. yc4r, j. o.ti-
mated 1T 100000.
De Rod j. TO succeed Dnloe as Cox
crnor General of Cuba.
: The freight house at J'olgno. I'll. Was
burned Tuesday evening.
The construction II the Nor horn
Pacific Railroad viii begin this Spring.
Tho Bank of Montreal people deny
that they lost any;l.in. hy Eris Stock.
The Indiana Sens'e. "a Tua-dsy. lad
renewal Of the Cu-lback-Eseker fight
-Elwfn ". W1ir!le ba- ii. The Bss-
ton Transcript.
DR.. McCo,l is sjI t. r-ay e fine
game Of whist.
Tom Paine'- b.r,h lay was CELEBRATED
In Chicago
Re-. ! II Win. u 2lalaa'I. VI.
i lecturing on ba-hfulnsss.
-Miss A1,,;rs ca,.,,,,,.- E. ..;,.;.... ..-..-
yersat;ons ON Home -, Re-,
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PIPER, ALIAS CLARK.-The Windsor
Ton, nal corrects report that has been
mt in circulation in reference to the
liberty given E. s. Piper. at Windsor,
.der the head Of not So" The Journal
The Claremont Eagle says Of Piper
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Annual Town Report for 1869.

49, t ''''. 80 W. .nrl;., - +,.d,v'.
IllS '''''- - - fI r.,l e'I..+,,cn.
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'oF'i'e'' u 'n' / 0'i anu i .,.-o,,+. ,
Inc report o. ln' So.' -. l;.;.u - ,ha
concise statement % LAG ;.,aaI IN Tho
town p'1"s '.,'' ~ -, oa-
amount o! ''''g''' ...af3,.,.,- .,il
rr'Pr',''' 10 '''' 10y 49, , w., ,..1.,a'.l
ihe "'11 ~ '' 49, ....,
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d'ef- '''nn''aT ".'' '''' ''o''' i.''', -. =. :.
p" '''.'''.- - nm
OF = ''''.'2'7 - '''' = '9,'' ''.'' l''''';
''' '''' Il '''i'.''' '''''1,' '''A ,'''' - '''
aL'noo@h mo ne" highways nave p'eh
ll''| ann "'''''- = Is 70 DC ""p'o '''e'r
discreet Suggestions relative 70 reiil's'''.S.
On tine part Oh h'sH"'y survey "rs ana
village authorizes wall toe Aecd@d' anu
save the town from mo9e 9uits for dam
ages caused by the c'rola@7"e~@ OF These
oill.er-,
I+a amount ell "'''..'7 "'''"" ~ '.l'
9e4eo'in'n during the year. Is 30 -
being about The same as the previous
year 81 |'.'.'' '''I.i0 WIS 10, ', mn H.
way - 'l.' '''' t''''' ''''''''- y
- I'' III ''T ''' t','''> > '''' '''
money l''ItoN' u ''ii $500 I'l ''''''''.'''
II VIII "e seen 'y 'oini1'r'''h' th"J Tue
several amounts with lh' exception oil
highways, are less th,th the previous year.
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PEEsoNAL.-Th The New York Herald OF
Thursday announces that General J
B. Page Of Vermont Is in town, stopping
at the St. Nichoil. Hotel"
Major Benjamin Alvord, Payinaster,
has been promoted to be deputy paymas-
ter general, with the rank of lieutenant
colonel, vice Leonard, promoted
The St. Augustine Examiner, refer
ring to the bright prospects in the future
for that city destined to be to the United
States what Nice il to Europe-speaks
particularly of the great assistance which
has been rendered them by the enterprise
and wealth of such Northerners as Messrs.
Daniel ID. and John Howard. These
philosophical gentlemen have already
leased on liberal terms a large amount of
valuable property in st. Augustine and
vicinity, besides some extensive purchases
which they had previously made; and are
making plans to improve the same They
recently, with their accustomed liberality,
subscribed $500 of the 81, S5S raised to-
wards the support of Trinity Parish of
that city. In abiding to other destin-
guished strangers temporarily sojourning
with them, the Examiner mentions in
complimentary terms Judge Smalley and
wife, Of Burlington, and Governor Sprague
and wife, of Rhode Island, and says:
at is well known that there is no place
where strangers are more kindly enter
tanned than st. Augustine. The gener-
Gus hospitality of our commandant, Col.
Sprague, and the courtesy Of our citizens
are proverbial. All that we need is suit
able accommodations and winter homes
for refugees from colder climates. The
soft air of the town itself, fitted for the
most delicate lungs, is calculated to nur-
ture a gentle and elegant people, among
whom refined taste should create scenes
of loneliness, where art should find a
home, and worn out invalids a place Of
recreation for the mind, as well as restor-
alton to the body"
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HOTEL ARRIyALs.-The number OF
arrivals at our several hotels for the week
ending Saturday last, was 4S7.
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wINDHAM N1Y.

-Dcerlipld River rises in Strntton, and
flows southerly till it enters Massachu.
sets, then passes on southeastorly until
it falls into the Connecticut
-Wudhum county is Sc miles long
and % miles wide.
The twentieth annual session of the
Vermont Baptist Convention was held at
Grafton in 1914, Rev. Elijah Hutchinson,
Moderator; Rev. Joseph NJ. Driver
Preacher There were ia baptisIns in
the State the previous year, and mem
btrship of 10,112, decrease of GA mem
bers from 1913.
The Windham County Agricultural
Society offer $500 in premiums at their
next annual fair.
Fifteen petitions for divorce were
granted at the recent term of the Su-
preme Court for Windham county.
BY a vote of 53 to 2,Dover has decided
against the annexation to it of that part
of Wilmington that formerly belonged to
Somerset.
A Fair and Festival, under the au-
spices of the ladies of the Baptist church,
was held in. Brattleboro on Wednesday
and Thursday of last week, the proceeds
Of which were 5000.
Gates Perry, of Bellows Falls, has
sold his house to T. G. Butler for SIS, 500,
and Dr. Whitman has sold his to Geo. 81.
Stone for $1,000, and the Conant estate,
in the same place, has been sold to Wy
man Flint for $1,000.
BENZ. Snow, Jr., & Co. have sold their
paper mill at Bartonville to H. Dickinson,
J. E. Taylor and E. Dickinson, of Spring
field, Mass, for $12, 900.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
-Ascutney Mountain, in Windsor, is
1920 feet above the ocean.
Black river rises in Plymouth, flows
in southeasterly course, and enters the
Connecticut river at Springfield. Its
length is about IS miles.
The fourth annual Baptist State Con-
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Tho first comptroller of the treasury
declines to obey the House resolution
n,yinr John c. Young, of Kentucky
s.. 800, because it is not approved by the
chairman of the committee of accounts
The law says all orders upon the contin
gent funds shall be approved by the com
rnittee, but it evidently was not intended
that it, should have power to override the
action Of the House, and it is expected
that the committee will reconsider its &C
tion, and approve the resolution.
The caucus next Tuesday evening
will unquestiouably nominate Mr. Blaine
for Speaker, and probably without oppo
>ition. \ few members talk wildly about
running Mr. Boutwell, or AIr. Banks OF
Mr. Garfield, but it will come to nothing
NJ ,~sachu@ It's will unquestionably sup
port Mr.. Blaine sohdly
The contest for clerk grows interest
ing. Mr.. Mcpherson will have more OPP
position than was expected, but he will
be elected over all the candidates.
As usual of.late, large crowds of visit
ors called at headquarters Friday morn.
ing, anxious to pay their respects to the
President elect Several delegations OF
visitors from various States, accompanied
hy members Of Congress from their re-
~prctive districts, called during reception
J.. / - l.,
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crnlGnt Items.

,,.,. ,,,i4r.,1
! Vermont Items.
,nn,.o~ --o,.>.ry
-ATolgo of Good Tan;Iars was or
.,a,;za3 :, Non. rr.,.an MN. 1,s. Ed,
e,.a,,;nl, n.;,,, IIar = y W. w =
1 r and Mrs. I. + walker w Y r
! ;u..1u ,,,..:. =, 49,.
;...l, III ~, r'a, :, h;.t l.,' ,s', ' -,
-.
Afi5dIab,,rv R;ro,.ri.cs j., 1I,rcool,
and unites with Otter Creek At Middle
bnrv.
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.i,,, w.. ..r.,.,,;.,..7 i.'ttaa
( i''' '''-'i
/ -EluihoN Mou2taln' IN Manchester
Is '''Vb ieet III hel&ht above the ocean
-Blttenkili river rises in Dorset, and
takes Il sJutherly course into Manchester
then .3uthwe~terly into Arlington, where
it receives several tributaries and then
passes into NV York, whore it falls mt
hudson river, Its length III Vermont l.
about ~ miles
-Tha ffth Baptist State convention
was held at -shatt-burv in 1927. Rev
Alvuh Sahin. Moderator: Rev. lIdhy
Proctor Preacher.
The Hfth animal meeting If tl,r Yer.
...4.....l~ .r,.r.,m.. .:.-.1 IN
at Manchester in 1850. Rev. w, Lincoln,
Moderator. Rev. j Huntington. Clerk,
Rev. Il y. Leach. u. D.. Preacher: and
Rev. c y. Thomas, y. D., writer. Of the
circular letter. There were II ministers
IN the. association, and ~ churches having
a membership of l,6.5.
At the donation ut HlrtwellyIile. for
the benefit OF Rev. y ID. sherman, the
Onirers.'list clergyman, STA WAS Pre-
scented HIM.
IL lodge u !'aod Iemplars Is soon t"
be organized at Manchester.
-Me-srs. Riddle and Summer, Of Sears
burgh, drew two loads last week with "A
smll-p -ir ot cattle. Of 6,000 feet Of logs,
notwithstanding the driitoI condition OF
the roads The eANle donot weigh over
1900 Or $500 lbs.
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THE ELOPEMENT AND THE RESULT.
-Tle st. Adams Transcript Of Friday
says: Patrick T. Meagher took to himself
one Gcorgiaua Mathews, wife Of William
Mathews, who has for some time resided
on the corner Of Pearl aad Pine streets,
Burlington. and proceeded with her to
this place, February2i, where they put
up at the fremont House, under the reg
i,tration Of T. Meagher and wife, and
were assigned to Il room by the clerk.
The next train that arrived, at $50,
brought the diseo1nfiited husband, who sep
arated the destroyer of his fircside from
the sweetcner of his cupof human happi-
ness" by procuring IA warrant to be is
sued against him, and Mr.. Mcagher took
up his temporary residence with Sheriff
Place, awaiting the return of Justice Sher-
man, before whom he was brought to-day,
and on examination was bound over in
the sum Of $500, and in default Of bail
was committed.
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WELLs.-Wells Lodge, No. 90, Of the
o. of c. I. was organized Feb 20th by
the Rev. 0ren Gregg, 5. d. d., when the
following officers were duly elected and
installed:
T. r.. Pcmbcr, w. c. T.
Mrs. Caroline Ayott, ". '. L.
Rollin b. Lewis, w $.
Wilder Lewis. w. r.
Mrs. Rebecca Lewis, W. T. s.
f. T.. Barden. w. NJ
Mrs. Lucy Weeks. w. l. G.
Jerome Wilcox. W. Q. G..
Rev. VIM. H. Hull. W. c.
Ida +. Lewis, W. 4. s.
Mrs. Malvina Hulett. W. u: VI
Mrs Mary Good-peed. W Il. H. s.
Edna iiulett, W. l.. III. S.
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alias 0. B. Clark, the noted swindler late
" sent from Rutland Jail to the State
prison at Windsor:
at is reported hereabouts that Clark
has been allowed to furnish his cell very
handsomely expense of a thousand
dollars. We very much doubt it and
shall be glad to contradict the story, but
tits believed by many here. Such trifiing
with Justice is inexcusable.
We have the best authority for saying
this report aae wholly false. Piper's cell
is furnished III the same manner that
other mems are, and all distinctions for
him save those of good behavior have
vanished. He occupies the common cell
of common convict; wears the same
uniform, eats the same food, sleeps On the
same bed, and works at the same shop
and does the same labor Such stories
about him or any other convict or the
course Of the officers are too idle for repe-
titiOn.
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Sabin, moderator Rev. Leland Howard,
preacher The baptisms reported for the
previous year were I'll, and the member
ship was 1888.
The New York herald., 1869-04-25
Puris Fashions.

Notwithstanding the atrocious spring wealth
er-which, according to our Paris correspond
ent, has obliged one of the latest lions of the
French capital, the Nabob of Bengal, in the
first place to have his linen trousers and fou-
lard shirts lined with sable fur, and in the
next place to depart, carrying an umbrella
the spring fashions have already budded and
bloomed. The Empress has commenced her
intimate Monday receptions, and as these are
seven in number, precisely as many as the
colors of the rainbow, ''our ertrauagantes have
each resolved to wear every color in turn"
says our correspondent, who adds :-'To come
out in orange or yellow would have been the
climax of horror few seasons ago; it is all the
style now" full and minute description is
given Of the prevailing Renaissance, Louis
XIV. and La Trianon styles; Of the prettiest
mantles; of the favorite materials Cashmere
and striped Algerian chalys); of the favorite
colors; of the most admired flowers on spring
fanchons; and, finally, of the elegant toilets
worn by Mme Magne, Nine. Pernetti, Nine.
Alfred Magne, Mile. Magne, Nine. Ducas and
Princess Julie Bonaparte at the Minister of
Finances recent brilliant ball. Now that
steam and electricity have almost annihilated
space and time, it is not surprising to find,
from the display of variegated colors and
novel styles on Broadway and Fifth ave-
nue., at the opera, at the theatre, at dinner
parties, at balls and at church, that not few
of the very latest fashions must have been
simultaneously introduced both in Paris and in
New York. The exhibition of spring walking
suits-double skirt of two shades of brown
poplin; double skirt of gray summer serge;
dark green silk, bordered with broad founce
double skirt and long peplum of lavender reps;
skirt of blue and black striped silk, and other
varieties ''too numerous to mention," each
with hat and parasol to match-was particu-
larly fine yesterday afternoon on Broadway.
The New York herald., 1869-04-25
Tho Spiritualists.

Our columns, day after day, for some time
past, have been filed with the report of
trial which perhaps has had no parallel in the
history OF religious curiosities Photographer
Mumler has certainly given the Spiritualists
notoriety. The Fox sisters, and later Judge
Edmonds, did much to make Andrew Jackson
Davis q modern Moses or Mohammed.
Mumler, however, is the hero of the hour; all
other previous Spiritualists sink into insgnii-
canoe in comparison with this man. It was
something to be a medium, to connect the
world that is seen with the world that is un-
seen. If the stupid world could not see or
hear spirits, it was some consolation to know
that communication from the seen to the unseen,
through the Intervention of mediums, was a
possibility and fact. The Fox sisters did
wonders, but Mumler leaves them all behind
It is conceivable that one might have
fancy to talk to ones great-grandmother
father or uncle or aunt. Spiritualism has al
ready accomplished all this. To take photo
graph Of ones grandmothers cousin implied
deeper and more thorough knowledge of
the spirit world. 1t is good to hear; it is
better to see. This is Mr.. Numbers tri-
umph. He calls up departed spirits and
photographs them to the life. If Mumler
is what he pretends to be, he is certainly
the greatest man since Moses or the Gre
alton. Until this investigation is ended we do
not wish to be dogmatic. 1t is an interesting
case, and we hope to arrive at some final con-
.o<:o CT
vestigation is brought to close. Marshal
Joseph H. Tooker is entitled to the thanks of
the community for what he has already done.