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Centennial Historian.

| Qu6-l Vi lut Oulleu b-dtCT StntShhieA wv.
mission, at Philadelphia. has designated
Henry Clark. Esq. Of Rutland, as the his
sorian of the progress OF our State undel
the following resolution IF .aid Commits
SION
| Rescued, That this Commission designate anc
| set apart particular day curing ih@ txhloitioI
on which each State shall lie hcGid though ia
chosen representative. TO be appointed hy tht
Governor OF the State in an address On the history
| and growth of the state IN wealth, population
etc, embracing Agricultural, Mauuiacturins
Mineral and other statistics Of the State, 10 the end
| that these addresses NAV be published together
in book form for distribution in the United States
and foreign countries.
We understand the position was first
offered to Hon. E. p. Walton. but declined.
1t is icertainly no disparagement to Mr..
Clark to say that the best judgment of tho
State would have justified the choice of Mr..
Walton. Mr.. Clark has had abundant OPP
portunity to become familiar with the in
terests to be represented, and he will spare
no pains to discharge the trust acceptibly.
M0NTPELIER-0n .turday last. officer
| futile brought back to Montpelier MIR.
Horace ID. Bruce, the man who passed a
qua ntitv of counterfeit money on several Of
our merchants on Wednesday evening of
last week, having arrested him at his home
in Westfeld, Vt, where he lives and owns
large farm. lie is well known in this
vicinity. having lived many years in WOr-
cester, East Montpelier and Calais, and
more recently at Waterbury Centre, and
hence it seems hardly possible that he could
ba kpour thot tho hilia xraro oouptarfa it
or he would not have attempted to pass
them in such quantities and where they
were sure to find their way at once into the
banks and be detected. And yet there are
so many circumstances that are inconsist-
ent with entire innocence, that it will re-
quire q large amount of charity to believe
that he did not know that the bills were
bad. The facts in the case are somewhat as
follows: Mr.. Bruce came TO Montpelier on
Wednesday of last week, and made sundry
purchases of several OF cur merchants-a
pair Of suspenders of a. j. Braley. giving
him IS National Bank bill on New Bed
ford, Mass, bank, receiving in change
81 so; OF a. E. Stone stew of oysters,
etc, giving him another s. bill and re-
ceiying in change $3.50; If Mr.. Rand,
jeweler, some spoons, giving him another
So, ANA receiving $50 IN ch ange ; of
Chas. keene, Ieweler, sleeve buttons. CIV
ing him another s.. and receiving 81 30 in
change, OF \. A. Mead, jeweller, watch
giving him three s. bills in part payment.
leaving a balance to be settled hereafter; Civ
ing Fisher. Cotton Il klns0n three s. bills
II be endorsed on note they held against
him which was not due until October next.
and others of whom he made small pur-
chases. always giving in payment one o!
these s. bills and receiving change IN good
money. On Thursday morning, he called
at I. &. Phiney' book store for small
purchase. and offered him one of the s.
bills, which Mr.. Phinney suspected. and
said he would send it over to the bank and
see if it was good to which Mr. Bruce re-
piled that If he was not satisfied that it was
good, be had other bills he would give him;
but Mr.. Phlnney desired TO verify his judy
ment, and he sent the bill to the First Ma
tiOnal Bank, where 1t was at once pro-
nounced counterfeit. Mr. Blackwell, the
teller Of the bank, TO crafty his curiosity,
followed the boy back II Mr.. Phinney :, on
the pre.ence to purchase some pens, that he
might see the man. As he went into Mr..
Phinney'7 the bill was being examined by
Mr.. Phinncy and Bruce and as be pur-
chased his pens, Mr.. Blackwell asked Mr..
Bruce it he knew where he got the bill to
which Bruce replied that he did not. Bruce
then put the bill in his pocket, and paid Mr..
PhInney from other money, and very soon
lett town. going towards his home by the
way of Worcester. When arrested by Off
Ger llulc. his story wa that be had beeh
70 New YORK city On business. and that ia
leaving the city he had not time to pur-
chase his ticket, and when upon the cars he
had 800 bill with which TO pay his fare.
and this he got broken up by stranger
on the cars receiving these New Bedford
= bills IN exchange for his 500 bill. and
paying his fare herewith. According to
thi- story, Mr. Bruce must have been more
fortunate Ihan the pubic generally in pass
iug tire a-3 ef the door of the Grand Cen
tral Dep, iu y ~ \ Irk without being able
u - show your ticket And. too, If Mr..
Bruce inn0centy passed the bills upon our
merchants, MS consistent course. when he
found az Mr. Phinncy : that they were bad.
would have been T. aavc rctraced bis steps.
and gathered up the bills. and thus proved
his entire Innocence 10 passing them y,
the case now stands, if he is innocent, he
was very unwisc to leave any one TO suspect
his guilt, IL he Is guilty OF passing the cOun-
terleIt bills. he Is evidently green
hand IN the business and Will have to slf-
fer for bis guilt
vi. At4 Att " Is NAUMEAA lA4IEE Nu%Lltt
lIuse on Monday morning. On a charge Of
passing counterfeit money, waived an ex-
animation and gave bail in the sum of So
GEO for his appearance at the Septem Der
term of Washington County C0urr. and
started for his home in Nestticld Monday
afternoon. The fact that u batch OF these
New Bedford counterfeit bills were being
put in circulation in New England has been
known 10 our bank Clhcers for several days
MLroN For some time past the people
living in the lower part of Milton and the
upper part Of Colchester have been annoyed
by numerous petty theits. mostly confined
to household articles. Suspicion had long
been entertained of the inmates OF a Shanty
on George BaScOm's farm. in Milton. Occu-
pied by Joseph Benore and his family, and
on Friday last Sheriff Drew and Policeman
Blush, armed with a search-warrant. paid
the place a visit. \ rigid Investigation
brought to light a collection Of stolen ar
tIcles which speaks elOquently of the neces-
sites and tastes of the Bcn0rc family.
There were tumblers. plates. dishes
Of various kinds. baking tins, tow
els, cups and sauccrs and spoons
all useful articles but their pos
session showing very crude and undein-
ed ideas OF the rights OF property. Inc
house Of Dustin Lovely "a connection of the
BenoreS). in Colchester, was also searched
by the ruthless myrmidons Of the law, and
an equally curious assortment Of mIsappro-
priated goods found, consisting OF spoons,
knives and forks, cups and saucers. dishes,
pieces Of bandage-cloth for cheese, and, TO
cap the climax. barrel of soap-grease.
There is no authentic evidence that the use
Of a either "a urflxr I'D
their possession Of the aforementioned arti-
Gle j. unacc0untcd for save on the hypothe-
SIS that they took it as rare curiosity. 1t
seems that the thieyng was done by the
Young men, joseph Benore and Stephen
Lovely, whom the officers were unable 10
catch. They saw Sheriff Drew and his as
-siant coming. and, with the shrinking
modesty peculiar to some natures. took to
the woods" and eluded pursuit. Their
speedy arre-t Is, however. extremely prob
able.