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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-12-20

ORDINATION SERyicE. The Rev S. II Matlock
will be ordained to the work Of the gospel minis
Try, on Tuesday, Jan. 81, ls72 at the Uniyer-
salst church in Mortified
Service, to commence ut O'Clock, p m sef-
mon by Rev. T. Fisher, d. D., President Of Can
ton. ~ y, Theological school
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-12-20

BARRE Ac,pwY.-We learn that Judge b II.
Steele has accepted an invitation to lecture before
the Associated Alumni Of Barre Academy next
June, and that Col Albert Clarke will address,
the Social fraternity of tie Academy at the same
time. The Academy has been thoroughly re.
paired, and Is in excellent condition May It
prosper thousand years
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-12-20

REV. CnAs. a. ALLEN is expected % visit Do.
former parshioners at this season, and will
preach in the church Of the Messiah next Sunday
morning, and address the Sunday School at its
christmas service in the evening
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-12-20

NoRrurELp The graded school is noursbing
this term to degree unprecedented, having over
three hundred pupils in attendance, and seeming
y great interest is taken on the part of both
teachers and pupils
-" Uncle Toms Cabin" was well represented
by the Roxbury Dramatic Club, last saturday
evening, at Concert Hail. and their Efforts were
well appreciated by large audience
Next Thursday evening, at Concert Hall as
mentioned last week, the band festival comes Oh
We are promised our GIL Of music, ice cream and
oysters
No one has any right to stay away, and there
Will be plenty Of room, plenty Of music and
plenty to eat, for ALL
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-12-20

spaldins's Glue, cheap, convenient, useful.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-12-20

PfAcuAM-The Library Association has re-
ceiyed notice from the executors that the bequest
Of $1,000 from the late Thaddeus Stevens is ready
for delivery to the authorities Of the town, ac-
cordng to the terms Of the will. The interest Of
this sum is to be appropriated to the purchase Of
books for the library.
Mr. Martin Hidden Of the firm Of Hidden &
Narnum, having left the mercantile business,
Mr. l.. r, Varnum succeeds to his place, and the
firm will hereafter be known under the title Of j
q J.. r. Narnum
The exercises Of the ro-openng Of the Con-
grcgat1nal church arc being published in pamphlet
form. The addresses are mainly historical and
furnish a condensed history Of the church aud
town. In an appendix the memorial discourse Of
tie first pastor, Rev. Leonard Worcester, is re-
printed. Any former residents desiring copy
can obtain one by addressing Mr. j. o. Cowles.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-12-20

WAsnNoroS County AGRICULTURAL SocrErr-
The annual meeting Of the members Of this soc.-
ETY., for the choice Of officers will be holden at tic
Court House in Montpelier at eleven oclock, A.
NJ, Tuesday, January %, ls72
The Committees on Field Crops are requested
to meet as early as ten o'clock also the Directors
IL is proposed to 50 amend the constitution that
all the officers except the President, may be
chosen rird roce. Also TO make it rule Of the
Society TO have an auction, or sale Of stock and
other articles which members may have to dis
pose Of at the Far.
IA
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10
A New Gold Field.

Our Minnesota exchanges repre-
sent that the excitement at Winni-
peg over the recent gold discov-
cries is on the increase. Numerous
specimens of gold dust, nuggets
and gold-qu~rtz have been brought
into Fort Garry from the region
around Lake Shabondawan. Hun
dreds of people are swarming TO that
locality, and the latest reports are
of the most extravagant character,
representing the region as richer in
gold deposits than California or
Australia. Laborers employed on
the highway and on government
works have given up work and en-
igrated in a body to the gold fields.
Some color is given to the report
from the fact that the region is in
cludcd in a belt rich in mineral de
posts. The early explorers through
the British possessions discovered
gold and silver in that locality
The region is but a short distance
from Silver Islet, in Lake Superior,
one Of the richest silver regions in
the. world, and only one hundred
and fifty miles distant from the
copper mines Of Ontonagon. The
lake is about four hundred miles
from Fort Garry, and is about ten
miles in length by two or three in
width. 1t is hardly likely that the
liveiicst Feniam raid could drive the
Winnipegians from their new found
wealth, which they are ''pros:ect-
ing" "placing," and excavating
with the utmost enthusiasm.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10
A Singular Story in Connection with
the Lincoln AssassinatiOn.
From the New York Era

From the New York Era.
A singular story is told in con-
nection with the Lincoln Assassi-
nation, by William Withers, Sr.,
which has never been published
Mr.. Withers has son named Will
liam, who was the leader of the or
chestra at Lima Edwin's theater last
winter. Both father and son were
in Ford's theater at the time when
Booth shot Lincoln. The elder
Withers was one of the orchestra,
and played the trombone. The
Younger had been seated in the
parquette, but, just previous to the
time when the fatal shot was fired,
he left his seat and proceeded to
the back part Of the stage for the
purpose of speaking to some one on
q private matter.
The two Withers were well ac-
quainted with Booth, and he with
them, the elder having played a
game of billiards with Booth on the
Saturday previous, the former los.
ing the game, but Booth, who would
not permit him to pay for it, exhib-
tied a thick roll OF bills of large de-
nomination, and in boasting vay
remarked that he had struck oil.-
After Booth had fired, and he start
ed to retreat through the wings to
the back entrance, he was met in the
passage 10y young Withers who did
not know what had taken place.
Withers was about to speak to him,
bu, Booth made a lunge at him with
a knife he had in his hand. With
ers lodged the blow, but it never
theless struck him in the shoulder
in an angular direction, and glanc-
ed of, cutting through coat, vest
and shirt, and producing slight
wound Of the skin. He then rush
ed out and mounted his HORSE
William Withers, .jr., stated taese
facts to Mayor Wallack previous to
his examination, who advised him
not to mention the circumstance of
receiving the stab, and he did not
do so. The elder Withers cannot
imagine for what purpose that ad'
vice was given.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10

Squire K, well known bar
rister of Belknap, having occasion
to transact some business at Ossi-
pee court, found few days at his
d sposal, which he determined to
spend in trouting in the mountain
brooks. In company with an artist
friend he wandered several miles
into the country. Night came,
and the sportsmen concluded to
SPEND the night at a farm house, it
permission could be obtained, and
return early next morning to the
village. A chcrry-faced old lady
granted permission to remain under
her roof that night. Now as it was
necessary that our legal friend
should lie at court at S next day,
the good dame arose early and pre-
pared breakfast by the light OF q
taIlow candle. The anglers were
seated at the table in dark corner
of the kitchen, while the old lady
was engaged over sizzling frying
pan on the stove.
SLOWS this steak, T., tough,
eh?" asked the lawyer, soto voce.
"Don't know; why?"
"By Jove, can't chew the stuff, .
continued he. Wiping the sweat
from his forehead, he made another
effort to masticate the mouthful,
then shouted: "My good woman,
will you be kind enough to sec why
this steak is SO tough?'
The pleasant-faced old lcdy ap-
peared with her candle. wiped the
moisture from her spectaclcs, and
looked at thcplate, dropped the can.
die into the lawyers lap,and shouted
with horror: "Great State OF New
Hampshire! I've fried my holdcr!'
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10
A Eorgetful Preacher.

A good story is told of a patriotic
dominic up in Berkshire, Mass,
who in the war times Of 1912 was
prone to preach Democratic politics
and thank the Lord very specially,
as well as very fcrvidly, for any
favurs shown to our arms. One
Saturday night a neighbor received
a packet of newspapers relating to
one of our famous naval victories,
and, being familiar with the par
sons pcculiarity, dispatched them
to him. 1t was a great victory, and
the good man rose to his prayer
trembling with excitement-all the
more that the subject matter would
be news to most Of his hearers.
1--WE desire to thank Thee,' he be-
gan, 'stor the great victory that our
frigate, the--the-l'vc forgotten the
name, but 10 mattcr-our trigatc
has gained over the encmy's ship o1
war, the-the-l'ye forgotten that
name, too-but Thou knowest, fol
it is in all the papers 4
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10

Don't stand aghast with awe and
fear, eyes wide open, hair ON end,
and fingers tightly clinched with
the idea that these mysterious sym
bols are cabalistic signs and repre-
sent some secret organization OF
masked demons, who carry terror
and dismay with their midnight
rrowlings and dispcrse on the. dawn
of morning. No! They are only
the initials OF DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, that pleasant
medicine which has acquired,A Ma
tional reputation and proven so et-
ticacious in Coughs, Colds, Rrn-
chitis, Consumption. and kindred
diseases. For these complaints it
has no equal. Sold by all drug
giSts. sps sa 5s0.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10
Donnelly.

The somewhat noted Ignatius
Donnelly, made speech at the Re
publican State Convention in Nine
sofa the other day, in which he got
off some pleasant notes on his recent
escapade into the Democratic ranks.
Here are few which it would be
difficult to improve:
"A good deal has been said about
my returning to the Republican
party. l do not feel that | was ever
out of that party. may have got
one leg over the traces, but | was
in the harness all the while. Great
laughter.
of there was any crime in kick
ing that leg over the traces my de-
fense will have to be that of the boy
who went fishing on Sunday. A
preacher saw him sitting on the
rivers bank.
"'My son. said he, don't you
know you are committing a great
sin to fish on the Sabbath day"-
'Wal,' said the boy, st can't be no
great sin, for l hain't kotched moth
ing [Uproarious laughter.
81 ran upon the platform OF 1gna-
tins Donnelly. l SAIL regard it as a
good, sound. substantial platform,
but there isn't enough of it to make
a party out of. Tumultuous ap'
plause.
SIN fact, my friends, found that
the temperature was increasing one
degree for every tifty-four feet de-
scendcd. 1t got SO hot ] concluded
l was going to the devil. Laugh
teri Now l don't think man
ought to go to the devil simply to
prove that he isn't afraid to go tc
the devil. SO l took the back track
i came up like drowned gopher.
Tremendous outburst of laughter.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10
IF so. WHY NOT?

MEssRs B. Fl. BENNETT 4 Son, sue
cessors to Bennett. Eldridge & Co.. Gro
GERS, Burr's frame building, Chatham ST.,
wish to call the attention Of the public to
the fact that they have on hand and are
constantly receiving large and well Sc
lected stock of Groceries, Crockery, Glass.
Wooden, Stone and Earthcn Ware, which
they offer at the lowest possible living
prices.
Selling exclusively for CASH, they are
not obliged as others are, in fixing prices
to add a certain per cent for interest on
the money which must lie idle, and for
losses by bad debts. consequently they
are confident that their prices, the stock
through, will average from ten to fifteen
per cent less than can he afforded by
those who pursue the credit system. No
pains will be spared by them to procure
the hest quality of goods. and to keep on
hand at all times complete assortment.
Their Teas in quality are unsurpassed,
and are offered as low as it is possible to
sell a good article.
A full line Of Sugars at bottom prices.
Coffees warranted to suit both in quality
and price.
In Syrups. TObaccos, Table Cutlery.
Crockery, Glass Ware, and IN short.
throughout the entire stock. they are sat
isfied that they can offer special induce
ments to those who pay down for goods.
All are invited to call and examine
their stock. and to buy if suited. as they
do not wish to sell unless they can give
perfect satisfaction.
CocJ, IL for Drnd1oa
35.tf B. Fl. BENNETT & Son.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10
The Same Place.

Mr.. Smith, from Arkansas, care
lessly enters a store in New York
looks around rather bewildered.
Merchant advances politely and
says: "Look at some goots dis
mornin', saire? sell you mine
goots So sheap as never vas"
Smith Cooking up and about: II
don't thing this is the place. l used
to trade about here somewhere, but
this don't look like the store"
"Oh, mine dear saire, dis is de
place. Watts your name, saire?"
"Smith, of Arkansas. l haven't
been in the city for several years,
but | used to trade about here some
where" HS
900, mine good friend, Mr.. Smit,
I does remember you so veil. | did
sell you mine goots; oh, yas, sell
'em so sheap."
Smith (still doubtful about the
location): "But this isn't like the
store; it was u small wood store
where / traded"
"Oh, mine goot friend, we take
dat store down, and build dis store
We sell goots SO many and Sc
sheap we cannot do any more nit
dat store"
Smith (still suspicious): "Bu'
Won don't look like the man; he was
a larger man than you are"
"Oh, mine dear saire! Oh, mine
Got! (crying). Oh, de droubbles
Oh, mine brudder, mine poor brud
der. Meshter Smit, from Arkansas
mine brudder, vat sell you mine
goots so shcap, is dead. Mine
Lrudder sell you mine goots. Hs
vas so large, he look 50 veil. Oh
mine poor bruddcr! Very much at
fccted). lie tell me joost ven h'
die-he say: 'Iacob, if mine
friend Mcshter Smit, OF Arkansas
come here again, he is mine friend
and you moost sell him you goots
| So sheap as never vas. Mine dea
saire, vat goots YOU like to buy?"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10
obtained a wide reputation, com
manding high price. Some thirty
barrels arc sent daily to the Boston

obtained a wide reputation, com
manding high price. Some thirty
barrels arc sent daily to the Boston
market,and so rapid is the increase,
that in five ycars,it is estimated the
shipment will amount to one hund-
red bushels day. There are some
fifty owners Of grants in Warlham,
citizens of which town alone have
privilege to occupy the flats, which
is obtained for period Of twenty
years by the payment of a record
ing fee of two dollars and a half
These grants have all been taken
up, and are now held at enormous
bonuses, some as high as $4,000.
These, however, are exceptions, the
yield of the beds aggregating in
some instances two thousand bush
els year. The grants extend from
the shore to low water mark, and
embrace from five to twenty-five
acres Of flats. The grants have
been taken upon the Buzzard bay
side Of the Narrows as far out IS
Hog island. Beds of young oysters
hatched where the sIat has fallen
have recently been discovered, the
extent of which is estimated at
twenty-five thousand bushels. They
are now quite small, not bigger
than a penny, and yet every bushel
Of the young mollusks will in three
years make from four to five bushels
of merchantable oysters. These
natives are now being sold to the
owners Of grants at fifty cents rer
bushel. The men who struck the
beds are earning several hundreds
of dollars a month in raking and
delivering their harvest. There
has been exceedingly fine sport OF
late at Cohasset Narrows, in catch
ing "Squileague," or "week, fish,"
denizen of those swift-running
waters, which closely resembles the
spcckled lake trout, while it is full
as gamy fish to take, and superior
to the salmon in flavor. 1t is called
ty some "sea trout" and weighs
from three to nine pounds. Sports
men fish for it with the rod line.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10
A DI MESTlC SCENE.
By JOAQUIN MILLER


raw low rooted cottage lie,
Far, far below, nj shut of day,
Red glinting in the tinted ray,-
A lone sweet star IN lower sky;
Saw children sporting 10 and fro,
The busy housewife come and 20,
And white cows cone ut her command,
And none looked larger than my hand.
The sight could no more Withstand;
But, worn and torn, and tanned and brown,
Needless OF all hastened down
A wapderer, wandering long and late,
stood before the rustic gate.
Two little girls, with brown feet bare,
And tangled, tossing, yellow hair,
Played on the green, fantastic dressed,
Around great Newfoundland brute,
That lay half resting on his breast,
And with his red mouth open wide
Would make believe that he would bite,
AS they assailed him left and right,
And then sprung to the other side.
And filled with shouts the willing air,
oh, sweeter far than Tyre or lutte
To my then hot and thirsty heart,
Ard better sell. 80 wholly mute,
Were those sweet voices calling there!
Though some sweet scenes my eyes have seen,
Some melody my soul has heard.
No son" of Dymph, or maid or bird,
Or GORGEOUS. melting. tr0pic scene,
Has my impnlsive spirit stirred,
Or touched and thrilled my ever" part,
Or filled me with such sweet delight,
As those young angels sporting there.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10
INDEPENDENCE, IOWA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER TO- 1871

ever reached higher point than
that where Washington inscribed
his name, was Mr.. James Piper,
afterwards member Of the Vir-
ginia Legislature, but at the time of
this adventure 4 student of Wash
ington Collcge, Lexington. Years
ago, in some OF the school reading
books, was found an account OF
Washington's attempt to ascend the
Natural Bridge, and in connection
with it, story of still more reck-
less daring, the heroine Of which
was a lady, Miss Randolph, a cclc-
brated Virginia belle. With par
ty of friends she visited the Natu-
raj Bridge. They reached the
summit, but few Of them had the
courage to approach the edge and
look over into the abyss beneath
From the side of the bridge had
once grown a tree, which was bro
ken off in storm, SO that now only
the stump remained, projecting
over the abyss, with quite a broad
chasm between it and the bridge
A gentleman of the party, pointing
to it, said that he did not believe
there lived a person of sufficient
nerve to step out on that stump and
stand there. Scarcely had he ut
tered the words when Miss Ran
dolph sprang from. the bridge to
the stump, where, on a point SO
narrow that it scarcely afforded a
foothold, she stood moment sus-
pended, as it seemed, in mid-air;
then with another spring returned
to the bridge, and dared the gentle
men to do the same. We are told
that in the age of chivalry local
knights dared even greater dangers
than this for the sake of pair OF
bright eyes, but nineteenth century
prudence declined.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10

From the Boston Journal.
The cultivation of oysters on the
fats at Cohassct Narrows and Aga
wan, in Warlham, has already be-
come more profitable than the til
lage Of an equal area OF upland, and
the proprietors OF grants tavorablv
located for growing bivalve plants
have abandoned farming and are
devoting themselves exclusively to
the raising OF oysters. II is only y
few years since the discovery "f
the adaptability Of the flats along
the shores OF Buzzard's bay and the
inlets on the opposite side of the
Narrows to the rearing Of this de-
licious mollusk, and yet they have
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10
DOING WELL.

just q message over the wire,
Ripping music as It fell,
Grateful came the telegram,
Mother, daughter, doing WE'LL"
But word and honey laden,
Gathered from another cell,
Blessing richly for the lifting;
Mother, daughter, doing well"
Whose the atom-curl SO dainty,
Some wee bird could surely tell
Nesting where no storm can reach it:
Mother, daughter, doing we'll"
We are slow to mark our treasure,
Lent us here but for a spell,
Should the Master find us loving,
mot SO wisely as too well.'
Will the little dimpled fingers,
Voice as sweet as silver bell,
Do their might for Jesus, praise Him,
"Never weary doing well?"
Would the golden ties that bind up,
Links that cause US to rebel,
Rivet chains SO closely round us,
Could the heart say ut Is well!"
Lamb of God" begOtten ns,
Grant us wisdom to excel,
That Thy coming suddenly
Find us ever watching, Father,
Mother, daughter, doing WELL"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10

"Here's your nice roast chick'n"
cried an aged colored man, as the
cars stopped at Virginia rcilroad
station. "Iere's yer roast chick'n
n taters, all nice and hot" holding
his plate aloft and walking the'plat-
form. "Wherc did you get that
- huncle?" asks passenger.
Unc lc looks at the intruder sharply,
and then turns away, crying, "Here's
yer nice roast chick'n, gentlm'n, all
nice and hot; needn't go into the
house for dat" "Where did you
&c, that chicken?" repeats the in
quisitive passenger. "Look-a-ye'!"
says uncle, speaking privately, "ls
YOU from de Norf?" "Yes." 'Is
YOU Il friend of cullud men?" 81
hope / am. "Den don't you nebber
ask me whar l got dat chick'n.-
Here's yer nice roast ch;ck'n, all
hot"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10
Irish POpliu,

Beyond doubt there are few ma
terials SO thoroughly becoming to a
woman as Irish poplin. 1t falls in
soft and massive folds, and has no
disagreeable rustic, but rather that
soft frou-trou about which the
French novelist goes into raptures
when he describes the gracious
movements of his heroine. The
brilliant colors are varied and nu
merous as the tints on u painters
palette, and afford choice OF hues
so extended that every complexion
may find its most becoming color.
There are tender spring like greens
for the too tlorid cheek Of the mat
ro turquois blue for the rose-bl' ON
of girlhood, delicious French grays
and pearly shades Of every degree
for the bride Of maturer years, or
the young BRIDES mother, and a
sliding scale of the rubies, ame-
thysts, and maroons which are just
now SO fashionable; while for those
who desire.to exhibit their loyalty
or nationality, there are tartanS of
seyery clan. OF the economy of the
fabric it is almost needless to speak.
1t is alike on both sides, has none
of that "up and down" about which
drcss-makers complain when max
ing up figured silks, and will look
bright to the last hour Of its wear.
For the interests of the manutac
turer, Irish poplins wear too well;
they outlast any other material used
for ladies' dresses, and arc real
boon to the economic.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10
AN ANGRY ELEPHANT.

He KNOCKS over a Cage ofKangaroos--
Seasons Some Lumber..Kil1s .
Mule..Smo shes q Wagon.-Palls mp
Big Apple Tree--Tries to Murder
some Yankees. and gets . THRASH
ing.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10

nh. II. HUNT. M. D.,

r ICENSED ArCTI)NETR, Inaepcndence. To-
L va win sell Rell Estate and Personal Prop
,rty of every description. Satisfaction Guaran-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-10

DR.. A. HOBBIE.
rIOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
L Ia lepe lencc. Iowa. First door east Of Jas.
J, n;.on-. Office 30-tf