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.::sMONT NEWS.



J " STOW. a native of MidGlcbury.C led
~ san Francisco, Cal, the other day at
t..ra -e oi 10. At the time oi his dear \ he
"H~ Treasurer OF the San Francisco b ney-
.'ioi.t Association, President of the C;ilrov
Consolidated Tobacco Company. ar i had
an interest IN many SpeculatiunS Mr..
Stow leaves vile, who Is at preser tray
CLING in Europe ,Sai a host of warm friends.
The Spring Grove campmeetinv for tho
Burlington District, Troy COnferf nee .opens
Ut :heIr beautiful grounds in New Haven.
on the 2jth. The word of preparation Is in
progress. Several new and beau. iful cnt
tages are in process of construction. for the
accumulation of several churches These
out door religious meetings have more at
tractiye features as better preparations are
made for them year 10y year. 1t i boned
much good may result from the catherine
at Spring Grove.
g: L. 4 c. 5 King have bought of p
Billings the single and clap board mill
standing near the site of the Madison mill
Ripton. The dam has been sort of an
noyanee this season, one of the wings hay
ing been washed entirely away, and the
other undermined by the freshet. but was 4
promptly rebuilt, but the new wing con |
cluded to move down stream. as a 50 did !
n
ished. Recently Mr.. John King tried his |
hand, and 1t looks as though the treach /,
erous qulcksand was conquered
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The 10th this year coming on Sunday.
nothing was done in the way of CELEBRATING
the anniversary of the battle of Benning-
ton. Ii y seldom that year passes without
some effort being made to arou>ea little ma
.rintic feeling among the citizens. hut the
times beng hard, business dull. and they
Knowing from past experience that it takes
considerable money 10 get up a celebration.
1t was thought best that nothing h. done I
this time BY another year prohahl- people
will feel like doing something Altbough
nothing going on, Saturday WIS considered
as play day, and the streets were filed
with persons ARA, ed in holiday attire. who
could find little else 10 do than promenade.
The annual 10th IF August ball given br
the Bennington Comet Band came off Fri
day night. the liih, and Wa. financially a
great success. the gross receipts being $40 |
The MUSIC was furnished BY Mr.. Georee NJ
Fiske. iROosic Falls, and was very pooG
There were about eighty couples pre-e 4
twenty having come from Hooslc Falls at,
freshments were furnished by the Re
Their success will put their treas oand.
pretty good shape. Try into
L. NJ. Morrison, who was acci'
about a week ago while shr .en.y sn9l
cock in corn field near the e .o.Ing Woou-
is improving very slowly, .Gtrs stisIe,
will lose the left eye, as So ~ nl ,saiei ns
In or near the optic nerg 'sfai eno' i'uKca
Mr. panham'w who hw mad 4. ,b. ,upe,lu,rp.
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HE. BEEcHER S REILLY.

In reply Mr. Beccher wrote letter con-
tanning the following passages: tread the
ialsehood- into the dirt from whence they
spring and % on my way rejoicing. Ny Pep-
pleare thu, far heroic and would give their
lives for me. Their love and confidence
would MAKE me willing o. bear tar more
than have. The Lord has pavilion in
which. he hides me until the storm be over
past live in peace committing myself
To Him v no gave Himself for me. trust
You give neither countenance nor crcieuce
to the abominabie coinage that has been put
ad0at. The -peck~ OF truth are mere span
gleI upon garment of ta.-clold.
The truth itself l. made - lie.
Thank You for love AMI truth and
silence. but think of the barbayity Of drag
ging 4 poor dear child OF a woman into the
-tUurh
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The lightning struck and consumed
barn at Bethel, the other day, against
which the fates seem to have had particu-
lar spite 1t was only about month be-
fore that Charles D. Spooner hung him
self in it. and in 1871, Allen Bennett swung
himself off there.
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the persecution of her pastor, the desperate
accuser resolved to enlarge the indictment
SO as to ruin not only his friend but his
wife
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OUR MUTUAL FRIEND.
MOulfOn Speaks at Last.
FuU History of the affair.

ALENGTHY STATEMENT.
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WEIR. NICE COFFEE. {. svGAI'.


WHITE EXTRA {. >U"Ais Ario i-sc.
Ats. COLLEGE ST.
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oakes A mess estate Is believed 70 be IN
soNeht-a nd il this belief Is well founded,
IL proves hat man can take sonnet hing with
nm WI { he goes out of the wOrl whether
nc or NJ something with him VIII en- he en-
teis Il or not /; for il Is a certain as any
M ~ wei can be, that if MIR. Amcs had not
q ed his e. tate would not have become in
solvents s it was his intellectual power that
made that estate what it was. When he
lett the world, there was lost to his great
property the mind that made it, and moved
it. and rendered it living thing. Ii is the
man VII makes money in such cases, though
in others it is money that makes the man.
Mr.. Anne was the money-maker. and when
he died there was no one to take up the
golden SC, ptre that death alone was able to
strike FROM his once powerful hand. Many
a great business has been ruined merely
| from the d ,ath of some one rAan who alone
was equal o the task Of guiding it along
| the course 70 success. Skill not only wins
! favor, but iteonquers The fhyors Of fortune
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28
TEA. TEA!

Just received new lot OF that Japan Ten at - ctS,
per pound. or . pounds for Four DOLLARS. IL is
better than the lass, and is selling iast, rs L.
WESTON. JONES a BROS,
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The English do not like errano's propos-
ed blockade of part Of the panish coast. avs
that would prevent them fro m sending sup
pies to the Carlists, who have been fed
partly by what they conld ge from England.
II Is all the more necessary for the English
that the coast should be Kept clear, because
the French. under GER nan ressure. have
been forced 10 act as neutrais, and 50 the
EnEiish no longer ca n send supplies to the
Carlists through FIR ance. Wherever there
+ a blockade To he ,roken. or a rebellion to
ne-''!Siered, the English are sure to be
present; doing Il the evil they can to
iiIIIenaiy power - They kept our slave
than it could b. 20 re,n,;red in ggbtino con-
u'tion nut i"r the great aid it received from
the pirates, q ,ieves and .conndrels wbe as
enemies of q o bru,.r rae, onerate from
the banks u tho NJ rho Tba mos and
the Clyde.
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ysm embellishments.
GOssAMER
WATERPROOF Cape!
THE MANUFACTURERS CLAIM FOR THE
ABOVE NEW STYLE OF CAPE, THE
FOLLOWING.
That they are perfectly WATERPROOF.
Water Proof Cape.
That, if worn in the iain twenty -four hours, they
will not absorb any moisture while the old
style will nearly double its weight, and not
keep the wesrer dry, either.
That, when rolled up, they will make a very com
pact bundle, which can he easily carried in tn
pocket whil' he old style is as large and
cumbersome as a woollen shawl.
That being so sht-wei.ht, and having no warmth,
they are welcomed by all ladies for warm
weather use, or to throw over a winter cloak in
cold weather
That they are not affected by either cold or heat,
neither will they become soft and useless with
warm damp weather.
That all who have used the GossAMER C.rEs lave
expressed themselves perfectly satisfied with
them
That a lady, who has a GossAaEH in her pocket.
can leave the troublesome umbrella at home
and, II the rain come. before she reaches
sitltcIf WIN tLe 'dpe iHl"NH NFci "V4f anu
the Hood over the bonnet. she is far better pro
tectcd than she would bc with the umbrella.
An. YOUNG CoNANT NFD cd
BOSTON
For sale Ia Burlington Gully by
LYMAN 4 ALLEN.
NEW STYLE HOOP SKIRTS.
POMPADOUR PANlEES, &c..
just Received At
LYMAN a ALIENS.
g52 Church ~.
Au-. r-dS~r
HEAR: HEak;: UEiH:!i
ALL SUMMER GOODS
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MRS. HOOKER TO HER BROTHER.

Dear Brother:-In reply to your words,
If Won still believe in that woman. etc,
let me say that from her personally have
never heard a word on this subject, and
when nearly wear ago ! heard that when
here in thi. city she said she had expected
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

Another decline. down it goes. Best Winter ant
Spr.n- Wheat Flour 30 very low prices.
SALMON. SALMON TROUT. MACa-
EKEL, GOLDFISH, &c.
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/ past SIX years, Is 10 nave charge vi INC
school system at Bennington.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Hardwick is ENJOYING quite a sensation
over the divorce suit of l.. f. Warren
against his wife Out of this case no less
than nine lawsuits have sprung up, and
the Union says: "Hardwick gr0ans under
the disgrace of all these suits, and Is ter
ribly ashamed OF herself.
Two Young boys at the caucus in Town
Hall. First boy-''l'm awful mad that Po-
land has got in again. Second boy
''What do you know against Poland p
First boy-"Why, don't you know? Just
after he beat Steele. he went in for stealing
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Mrs. Sias Cheney of Westmore is wife
worth having. She goes a mile every night
and morning to milk, leaving her better
! half to enjoy his ease around the house. In
winter time she does the barn chores, even
10 the extent of cleaning out after the cattle,
while the better half Is expanding his ener
gy in keeping a good fire for her comfort
| when she returns. The other morning
| Silas had COW which he wished sent for
service to Welcome Allards. two miles dis
tant. Wife received his orders and started
lane. Mn f,,'0, , IN d nh, ,bc
woman tnnk lie CIV and rfG,cs,e5 ber m
wait right thor. tiIl he rerurna5 which She
did res1min,, ter ,,sitian rr,Tnn,I,- when
Murphy returned
hi ILANp COUNTY.
Wallingiurd j. Boosting Of some white
b.ackberrIeS. They were grown on the
farm OF Hl.sn Bump, oi that place
The Catholic S,rietv Of W,llinrf,rI re-
ulize5 .,mc fy,, hundred and s.ysntv-fre
dollars from a recent ui,nic which viii o,
towards ,.yrIn.-ii-su., tLe d.bt am t4oir
cemetery grounds
Washington COUNTY
FsC5y Ei,rsr ,i p..rr.,l,,,;. ,,.-;,e;-
Fal h''"ria, a-eaJ 'i t"e oeutennlai tN-
H.. ID. " ia.
l.rs.. .-..'...i 80. ''.i .-.;i.,,.-,
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aupaiitcd fnr This SAFE arc Han n q
Root. ul Bennington Gen. II. H. Baxter.
% Eutaui Gen " v. Henry and Hon.
D & Liu~ny. uf Burlington. Col &. c.
Benton, oi -. Aihau~. zen. T. l. Ptkin.
Montpelier. and Hon. Horace Fairbanks.
amt U'nn. L. !. Poland, OF 81 Jchn~bury.
u man.
wl>uu,u COUNTY
.
Ai''".l '"''-"' "'r'il ana equal taxa
,''n meeting Wa he'' ai hTa't.eh'ro on the
IN ui""H E ''-' lH'T " iarSe audience. .
b,rol,,,.,r, rll'-y r'l oI'ar ne II
AI,van4.r ri,r -, - -,
,yea- ,ybc,, r. T.. -, .,. W. on0
finn f,r tn,,r' -,.r..,,.+i. MN I
"''' 10 i'A10'
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Preston p.yc-- ,,.......;...;,.. c.-.t..
p,,r,b,.c or tlaI,+ IL, U.,j.,-i ,L;iI
.tan5. tha nI5 L.,,., in 49, d." 80
wa. b,rn ~ -. -. r. 80
=, IrsIy f., ,a.,4'J a., i-l. e.uii
b,r.i. 80 md j., rs H..
8,,,p tho Iii hons. .,.4 ~, 49,, -; - Pun
tbe b1.+ nm - sni,,ll. ,,.5alr,l n ~.
/. E, tbc, Ia. .,,i,,ll, ,, - ii -.
fled and nrr.r,,tcJ r., rho ,,-I,',o 80 NJ
.t,cl vs'i'.b yr Pm - -, g.
t.,r. ~. ., -, H. -.
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The Short ofa long story.

From the New York World.
The least said Is truly the soonest meudcd.
| Decent people who find life too short to
wade through the filth of the Brooklyn
scandal may like to have the pith of the
case laid before them in it, four cardinal
points. now all in evidence, and fatally cor
related by the dates:
TILTON To MoULTON.
December. lS70.-Six months ago learn
cd from my wife that II. W Bcccher had
di>honored my home. ! can bear it no long
er. Bring him To me that may mention
1t to Inn. T. TILroN.
MOULTON To BEECHER.
January. ls71.-Tilton thinks You have
ruined his business. Prove yourself his
friend and it will all lie right. You can
stand on the truth
BEECHER To NOUTTON.
May. IS73.-pay to F. d. Moulton, for
the benefit OF Theodore II lton, 50 900
H. W Beecher
TILTON To BEE, HER.
June. lS73.-To II. W. B. Grace. mercy
and peace. T. T.
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Gents Furnishing Goods.
Roots and SHOES, NC.

VIII actually be sold at a sacrifice, rs these -uoGs
must be closed out within lew days
Respectfully. L. X ~
July 3l-wtf Allen St, hlhOoshi' ~
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Dress Goods, COttons. Prints, &c,
Hosiery,

VIII he oeered at the lowest possible figures. Those
about to purchase such goods Will hnd II or tnc'i
interests to examine our goods and prices
Also 4 large and well-seleeted assortment W.
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Mr.. Howard protested against such
statement and said, Mr.. Bowen, this Is ter
rible. No man should made such a state
ment unless he has the most absolute eyi-
dence. He said pointedly that he (Howard)
might 20 to Mr.. Beecher and that Slr.
Beecher would never give his consent that
he tBoweu) should tell Mr.. Howard this
secret. Mr.. Bowen at no time had ever
made known to Nj Bcccher what this
-ecret wa, and the hints which Mr. Beecher
mad had OF il led him to think that it wa,
another matter and not the SANDER which
he now finds 1t l. be.
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VvYOISEfSts IIOPIE,-Nfale or Female En-
w p,ovmeni NJ home. 80 per week warranted
n1 Co ifIl required. Particulars and valuable sam
pies sent gree. address "a SIS ceat rrruru stamp
T.. ROSS. IS lila. ls1ur-, y. I.-Au- I'D. fiSwtw
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NJ W % Wv JT-'I.7 =" F'TF7 .
Special attention 70 the Gran-crs ana Farmers clubs
Burlington Vt, June i-lawt
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1t is matter Of public notoriety that
Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker. the sister of
Mr.. Beecher. had espoused the cause OF Mrs.
Woodruff on the question of suffrage and
had been accused still further of adopting
her social tenets. Beecher's relations to
Mrs. Tilton had been communicated TO her.
This had been made subject OF communica-
ton from Mrs. Hooker to her brother, and
after the publlca ton by Mrs Woodruff,
TO her brother, which contains so full and
clear an exposition of all the facts and cir
cumstances that need not add word Of
explanation. produce Mrs Hooker's let
ter to Mr.. Beecher under date of November
1879:
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After giving an account of the settlement
between Tiltou and Bowen, Moultpn con
tinue-: 1 had an interview with Oliver
johnson IN the presence Of Iilton. when the
whole matter was discussed and memo
randum OF Oliver Johnson statement. in
which he gave his recollection Of the inter
view o. December Goth, when Titon and
Johns Were present, was taken down by
Iilton n short hand in my presence, and
copied out at the time in Johns1us pres
ence, wlich memorandum has been in my
possession ever since, and from which
read each statement, one after the other. 10
Mr.. Bowen. here produce it,
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CALEDONIA COUNTY.

dency of the North Adams schools for the
past six years, is to have charge OF the
school system at bennington.
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Beecher denial was as follows.
BROOKLYN, June Is. 1873.
have seen in the morning papers that
application mas been made to Mrs. Victoria
Woodruff for certain letters of mine, sup
posed to contain information respecting GER
tain Infamous stories against me. She
has two business letters, one de-
clining an invitation to a suffrage
meeting and the othe- declining to give her
assistance solicited. These and all other
letters of mine in the hands Of any other
person they have my cordial cons ent 10 pub
lish. will only add in this connection
that the stories and rumors which have for
a time been circulated about me a re grossly
untrue, and stamp them in general and in
particular as utterly false.
Mr. Moulton consulted the editor of the
Brooklyn Eagle, and (Mr. Beec hers con-
sent having been previously ubtained) the
tenor of the letter was changed somewhat.
The card in question is the well-know1 one,
in which Mr.. Beecher stamps the storl g in
circulation about him in general and IN
particular as utterly false" Mr.. Mou J.
ton says that the controversy betwee
Beecher and Bowen continually threaten ed
the peaceful settlement of that between
Beecher and Tilton.
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June. lS73.-To II. W. B. Grace. mercy
and peace. T. Z.
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That, when rolled up, they will make very com
pact bundle, which can he easily carried in tn
pocket whil' he old style is as large and
cumbersome as a woollcn shawl.
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That, If worn in the Iain twenty -four hours, they
will not absorb any moisture; while the old
style will nearly double its weight; and not
keep the wesrer dry either.
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That, being so lsh,-wei-ht and having no warmth,
they are welcomed by all ladies Cor warm
weather use, or to throw over winter cloak in
cold weather
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-10
Oregon Items.

The haying season has commenced
in the valley counties. The crop will
be an unusually large one.
Most Of the sheep-raisers have
sheared their last sheep. The wool
clip is better than ever before, both as
to quality and amount.
Stephen Fairfield, whose farm is II
miles southeast of Astoria, has oats
that stand all of six feet in height. and
have not commenced heading out yet.
L. s. Lang, breeder of live
stock in Maine, a wealthy gentleman
and a relative of Hon. j. w. Nesmith,
is reported as contemplating an early
removal to Oregon.
A joint stock Incorporation has been
organized at Unity, with sufficient
capital paid up to insure the construc-
tion of wharf at that place. The
wharf will be built within the next 60
days.
1t is currently reported that GER
tain paymaster attached to the De-
partment of the Columbia has become
defaulter to the Governm mt in the
sum of $4,000, and that steps are be-
ing taken to call him to an account for
the same.
The Statesman says: I'VE learn
with sincere regret that L. S. Davis,
of Silverton, died yesterday morning
of consumption. He was one of the
first settlers in that part of the county,
coming here, we think, as early as
1S47-9.u
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-10
The Territories.

Flour is selling at so so per barrel
in Helena, Montana, and but little to
be had.
Another company of Mormon i'm
migrants from Europe arrived at Salt
Lake City on Thursday.
On Thurlay, Frank Pitman was
accidentally killed at Salt Lake City,
by his wagon passing over him.
Some of the rankest grain fields
along the line of the railroad from Ka-
lama to Tacoma were Frustrated by the
late rains.
The certainty of railroad connection
in New Mexico at an early day is
materially enhancing real estate prices
in all parts of the Territory.
The election in Montana will occur
August Sd. The Democrats will prob
ably put up Hon. Martin Maginnis for
reelection as delegate to Congress.
Professor A. B. Nicholson, of Kings
ton, n. Y, has accepted the professor
ship of the Territorial University at
Seattle, and will come soon to take
charge.
The Fort Collins Express chronicles
the killing of two mountain lions by
one A. j. Shotwell. He must have
shot well, for he shot the stomach Off
one of the beasts, and then riddled the
other one with bullets before it had
time to gather it's wits and run.
A correspondent writing from Paja-
rito, New Mexico, says that there
We're recently shorn at that place,
eight thousand head of sheep belong
ing to Don Jose l.. Parez. This gave
employment to over one hundred men,
who each clipped on an average one
hundred sheep per day. The price
paid for shearing was two cents per
head.
The Steilacoom Erpress of the 25th
ultimo says: ~. b. Montgomery, the
railroad contractor, now states that
the Northern Pacific Railroad Direc-
tors have determined to build the road
from Kalama up the Columbia river
route, and abandon all the routes
across the Cascade Range, and that
there is no intention of avoiding Port
land"