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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

= Peach trees are in full bloom in
East Tennessee.
= Over forty new cases in bankruptcy
in Massachusetts,, last week.
Mr.. William Lloyd Garrison is
confined to his room by illness.
- President Grant is to decide the
territorial dispute that exists between
Paraguay and the Argentine Confed-
eracy.
Kerosene is hereafter to be used in
lighting the streets of Lynn, Mass, at a
saving, it is claimed, of $4,000 out OF
the So, 400 it now costs the city.
= More shoes are being made in Lynn
now than last year at this time, and the
number will compete favorably with any
year since 1872, though the profit to the
manufacturer is smaller than ever.
Weston the" walkist has won in
England, he having made his 10S miles
in twenty-four hours, being at the rate
of four miles and half an hour, or
a mile in II m. 20 sec. His competitor
broke down at little less than sixty
miles.
= A Frenchman who has lived in
America for some years says When
they build railroad, the first thing they
do is to break ground. This is done
with great ceremony. Then they break
the stockholders. This is done with
out ceremony"
John c. Van Pelf, the Ohio saloon
keeper who took so prominent part in
the recent liquor crusade, has been found
guilty Of grand larceny at Cape Girar-
deau, Mo, and sent to the Missouri Pen
itentiary for FIVE and half years. His
offence was the stealing of buggy and
harness. He had colored girl with
him dressed as boy.
- The House of Representatives last
week passed bill repeating the bank
rupt act by vote of IT'S to So.
His name is Bosler. He was a
contractor and he had agreed to furn-
ish the Red Cloud Indian, and he is
charged with having done the gov
eminent to the amount of $4,000. An
other man might have taken more.
A family tragedy. much after the
style of East Lyndon (Vt.) affair, oc-
CURED, Thursday, at ST John, n. b..
where John O'Neil killed his mother-in-
law and stabbed his father-in-law, pro-
badly fatally, out of revenge, because
they had opposed his marriage and per-
suaded their daughter to leave him.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18
READING.
SEo'Y.

The annual contest in reading and
speaking, by the pupils of the public
schools in Reading, occurred at the Bap-
fist church in Felchville, on Thursday
evening, Feb. 10th. The exercises were
under the charge of the town superin-
tendent, Gilbert A. Davis, who conceived
and carried through the scheme. Twen-
ty one boys detained and twenty-nine
girls read selections. Theinterest taken
by the citizens of Reading in these ex-
ercises is very great, as evidenced by the
crowding of the church to over-howing
on this occasion. Rev. Ira Carter, Rev.
Geo. Fl. Parker and Mrs Otis Baldwin
acted as committee on reading, and these
awarded in the sweepstakes class, (com-
prising those who have heretofore taken
prizes, the first rank to Lizzie Davis,
second to Hattie Kendall, third to Effie
Watkins. In the class of girls IA years
and older, the first rank was given to
Nettie Stockwell, second to Nellie Davis,
third to Eta Gates, fourth to Mary Saw
yer. In the class including those less
than IA years of age, the first rank was
assigned to Stella Bryant, second to
Angie Thomas, third to Ada Gates, and
honorable mention was made of Abbie
Bailey. The committee on the speaking
contests were Milo S. Buck, Esq, Mr..
o. S. Holden and DR.. A. L. Willis.
These gentlemen had quite difficult
task, but finally agreed upon the follow
ing report: In the sweepstakes class
the'frst rank was awarded to Wilbur
Kendall, second to Ashbel G. Coolidge,
third to Samuel K Chamberlain, and
fourth to Ernest Wilkins In the class
under the age Of 5 years, the first rank
was allotted to Carol Buck, second to
BERTHE Davis, third to Charlie Gould,
and fourth to Frank II. Clark. In the
class above the age of Is, the first rank
was decided to belong to Monford Will
kins, second to B. d. Hawkins, third to
Merritt Amsden, fourth to Arthur Jones.
The custom of distributing prizes to the
successful competitors was omitted, and
instead thereof all of the competitors
were invited to social gathering and
oyster supper at the residence of Mr..
Davis on the evening of the 14th ult.
CENTENNIAL TEA PARTY ATFELCHvILLE.
The anniversary of Washington's
birthday will be celebrated by an anti
quarian supper and dance at the Felch-
vile Hotel, on Tuesday eve, Feb. Odd.
Antiquarian music, dancing, furniture,
&c, will be in style. Pewter plates are
to grace the tables, and the good, old
fashioned articles of food, such as bean
porridge, baked beans, Indian buildings,
johnny cakes, apple sauce, pumpkin pies,
&c, are to be furnished for the supper.
The net proceeds will be devoted to aid
the Vermont department at the Phila-
delphia centennial exposition. Every
body is invited to come and bring the
neighbors, and to contribute for exhibit
ton the relics of the last century. Sup
per tickets are put at the low price of
% cents. Dancing from ten to two for
% cents per couple.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

- On the 9th inst, Barns Colbrook,
section boss between Dummerston and
Putney, on the Vermont Valley railroad
slipped on the ice in front of the meat
market Putney, and broke one leg in
two places, below the knee.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

The crowd of other matter is such
that, having already published the time
and substance of the call for the repub-
lican State convention, we defer the list
of towns and the number of delegates to
which they are entitled, to another week.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

FLORIDA KUKLUx. 1t is gratifying
to see by the Jacksonville Florida IN
ion that several of the kuklux or ban
ditti Of that state have recently been
brought before U. S. Commissioner, G..
L. Robinson and held for trial in bonds
of from $1,000 to $4,000 each. The
commissioner in these cases will be rec
ognized as a well known Vermonter,
though for many years, and before the
war a resident of Florida.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

A committee of the Maine legislature
are overhauling the salaries paid to the
officers of that State and recommend a
reduction of from 20 to 20 per cent.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

New MUsIc.-We have received from
G. d. Russell 81 Co. 126 fremont St.
Boston, the following new music Out
in the Starlight" words and music by
Harry Kennedy the great ventriloquist,
" In the bushes of the midnight" words
by I. B. Aldrich, music by C. Henshaw
Dana, " Bird on the wing" song-waltz,
words by F. L. music by Auguste Way
side Flowers aud Welcome Home"
by John X. Paine also Cock Robins
Funeral March by E. Julian Gray.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

HI. A. Earle, of Hardwick, harnesses,
has failed.
A daughter of Arthur Cavanaugh
of Underhill was fatally burned, last
week, her clothes being caught in fire
she had started out-of.doors.
= Stories of the great gale of Febru-
airy I'd are still coming in. In Jay,
several barns were unroofed, and havoc
made with every movable thing. In
Westfield, it took John Ramsdell's stage
team, horses, driver and sleigh, raised
them about two feet from the ground
and sent them down an embankment,
wrong side up.
= The store at Jacksonville, owned by
c. H. Landman, and occupied by him
as dwelling house, and by 0. & f. B.
Pier as store, was burned on the even
ing of the 9Th inst. Landmarks family
barely escaped without saving any of
their furniture or clothing. The origin
of the fire is not known. Insurance on
goods, $4,000 on building, $3.50.
A tramp called upon Mrs. Stephen
Putnam of Boltonville, the other night,
and demanded something to eat. Mrs.
Putnam set before him an apple pie,
when he turned up his nose and de-
manded mince. Turning around Mrs.
Putnam seized pair of tongs and made
for that tramp. Thinking she was going
to work him into mince meat he fled
from the house.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

Found GUILTY. second trial of
Piper, for the murder of little Mabel
Young, in the belfry of church in
Boston, resulted last week in verdict
of guilty. Our readers will remember
it as among the most atrocious of muir
ders and he will of course be execu-
ted, unless from the fact that he has
been convicted ON entirely circumstan-
tial evidence, he may obtain another
trial or have his sentence committed to
Imprisonment for life.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

Silence the Terrible Enemy of Life, a
bad cough, with Hale's Honey of hore-
hound and Tar, otherwise the cough
may soon silence you.
pike's Toothaehe props cure In one minnta.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

STOP THAT COUGH, There is no pulmonary
Cherry and Horehound viii not cure, or greatly re-
lieve As a specific for Coughs. Colds. Asthma aud
Bronchitis, cure for GROUP and preventive OF Con-
sumption it has no equal. 1t is invaluable In Sore
Throat and boarseness, Strengthens aud clears the
voice of speakers and singers. Takes away all the
distress Of WHO0PING COUGH. Contains no poi
nm or other dangerous drug and is pleasant take
Trial bottles, 10 cents. Try and be convinced
y. h. Woods, sole agent for Bellows Falls. u. w
Pierce sole agent for Chester. Morris 4 Heritage
Proprietors. Philadelphia spn-l.lS
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

= In his famous Diary, and under
date of 23d of October, 1927, Mr.. John
Adams mentions that "a young women
of pleasing appearance and education 3"
waited upon him in search of an official
appointment for her husband, and clos
es an account of the interview with this
remark =" There is no pleader of this
cause SO eloquent as young and hand
some women, and none who ought to be
more firmly resisted" He does not say
that the lady who applied to him in this
instance was resisted, but we infer that
she was.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

Senator Christiancy of Michigan,
aged 81, has just married one of the
girls, clerk in the treasury department
at Washington, aged 10.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

DEATH OF REvEDY JOHNSON The
Hon. Revedy johnson of Maryland,
died very suddenly at Annapolis, last
week. He had argued in the Court Of
Appeals few hours before, and then
dined with Governor Carroll but at
S.15 he was found lying on the carriage
way of the Governors house. 1t was
supposed that he had been dead half. an
hour. He was bleeding freely from the
right side of his head and face, when he
was found but whether he was killed
by falling, or fell because he was struck
with death, is unknown. He would
have been eighty 800 years old, had he
lived till next May, and he retained his
intellectual powers, and generally his
physical powers, to his dying hour.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

ACQUITTAL oE LANDIs.-Landis who
shot Carruth at Vineland, N. J. has been
acquitted on the ground of insanity.
The insanity was of very momentary
duration, and proved to be a successful
plea in his case The real state of the
case was that Carruth was the publisher
of dirty paper, and had for a long
time filled it with personal attacks OF
Lands and finally on Lands wife
This last drove him to madness and
he went and shot Carruth who carried
the ball in his head or neck for SONS
months before he died. While ther,
was no excuse for the shooting, :
strong sympathy has been raised fol
Lands from the outrageous attacks Il
which he was subjected.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18

An old saw new set. By E. d.
Winslow
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18
Vermont News.

III. A. Earle, of Hardwick, harnesses,
has failed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-15
AUCTEON SALE.

Notice Is hereby gwen, that / shall sell al
public auction, on the 26ih day of September.
proxlmo, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at the village of
Kendall, Van Buren, County. all the Real Es.
tate, and property OF every description. lately
owned aud held by tho Michigan Chair Compa-
ny. located in said village Of Kendall. which
property has been assigned TO me by said Mich.
Chalr Co Tor the benefit OF it's creditors. This
property Includes large Char Factory in good
running order, and all tho tools and machinery
belonging TO It; quantity of cane seat and
wood seat chairs. finished and unfinished. a
quantity OF chair stock in various stages OF
manufacture; lot OF hard wood and soft
WOOD lumber and teams, and wagons, and Inn
PIGMENTS Tor carrying on the business. Also a
Stave mill and appurtenances belonging to It.
aud quantity OF slaves and heading. Also
several Dwelling Houses, Store, a half inter
est In Hotel, aud several Building Lots, all
In the village OF Kendall. Also an interest in
two land contracts, one parcel situated in the
township CT Pine Grove, the other in Bloom
ingdaie The Chair factory the slave mil.
and about 40 acres OF land in the vicinity will
be sold, each subject to a first mortgage there
on terms, cash on delivery Of property.
H. ;. PRATT. Assignee OF Mich Chair Co,
Kalamazoo. Aug. IS, 1876. 11l9,4
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-15
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
COUNTY OF VAN buren,.

AT session OF the Probate Court, for the
County OF Van Buren,, holden at the Probate
Office, in the Village of Paw Paw. on Monday,
the twenty-iirst day of August, in the year one
thousand eight hundred aud seventy-six =
Present, Geo. w. Lawton, Judge Of Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Cyrus d. Crane,
William n. Crane, and Ida NJ. Crane, Minors.
On reading aud filing the petition, duly veri-
lied, OF Tobias Johnson. guardian OF said mt
nors, praying for reasons therein set forth for
license to sell the lands of said minors in said
petition described. Thereupon it ia ordered,
that Monday, the twenty-fifth dav OF September.
1876, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, be assigned
for the hearing OF said petition, and that all
persons Interested in SAID estate are required
to appear at session of SAID Court, then to DO
holden at the Probate Office, IN the Village of
Paw Paw, and show cause, IL any there be- why
the prayer OF the petitioner should not be
granted And II is further ordered, that said
petitioner give notice TO the persons interested
In said estate, OF the tendency of said petition,
and the hearing thereof, by causing a copy of
this Order TO be published in the True NORTH
ERNER, newspaper, printed and circulating in
SAID County OF Van Buren,, for four successive
weeks, at least, previous to said day OF hear
ing 111St4
GEO. w. LAwTON, Judge OF Probate.
"A true copy. q. w. LAwroS, Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-15
Order for Appearance.

State of Michigan, Ninth judicial Circuit
In Chancery. Suit pending in the Clrcnit Court
for the county OF Van Buren,, IN Chancery at
Paw Paw, on the End day OF August, A. d. 1876
Simon Essig. as Executor Of the last Will and
testament OF Joseph Hull, deceased, complain
ant, vs. Perlepa Alanson, William Alanson. and
Hiram Hull defendants. In this cause it APP
pearng from affidavit on file, that the defend
ant HIra n Hull, is not resident Of this State,
but is resident OF the State OF Kansas. ON
motion OF Richards d Mills Complainants So
Iicitors, it is ordered that the appearance of
said nonresident defendant, Hiram Hull, be
entered herein, within three months from the
date OF this ORDER and in case of his appear
ance that he cause his answer to the Bill OF
Complaint to be filed, and copy thereof to be
served on the COMPLIMENTS Solicitors, within
fifteen days after service on him OF copy of
said Bill and notice OF this order: and in de-
fault thereof said Bill will be taken as confess
ed by SAID nonresident defendant And it is
further ordered, that within twenty DAYS the
Complainant cause a notice OF this order to be
published in the TRUE NoRTHERNER. a news
paper printed published and circulating IN said
county, and that said publication be continued
therein, once in each week, for six weeks In
succession, or that he cause a copy OF this or
der to be personally served on said non-resi-
dent defendant at least twenty DAYS before the
time above prescribed for his appearance.
o. W. ROWLAND Circuit Court
Comm'r. Van Buren, Co. Michigan. 11l4t6
RICHARDS & MILLS, Compliments Solicitors,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-15
SHERIFFS SALE.

Notice lie hereby given, that by virtue of an
execution issued out of and under the seal OF
the Circuit Court for the County OF Van Buren,,
IN the State of Michigan, in a cause wherein
the First National Bank is plaintiff and Miles
L. Beebe and Alonzo sherman are defendants
and bearing date the sixteenth day of August
in the year one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-six, and TO me directed aud delivered
| have seized and levied upon all the right IL
tie and interest Of Miles +. Beebe IN ana to
the following real estate, situated IN the Coun-
ty OF Van Buren,, and State Of Michigan, which
/ shall expose for sale and sell at public veudue
TO the highest bidder, at the front door OF the
Van Buren, County Court Honse, In the village
OF Paw Paw, on Saturday. the tweuty-ninth
day Of September next, at the hour OF ten
O'Clock. in the forenoon. or so much a. shall
be necessary to satisfy said execution. with IN
terest and costs, to wit: the east fiftv-four
acres OF the north half of the north west quar-
ter OF section three, 10 town three south OF
range thirteen west. and also village lot num-
Der nine and the north one fourth OF lot num-
her ten, IN block number ten, in the village OF
Paw Paw: all in the County OF Van Buren, and
State OF Michigan,
Dated August II, 1876. HIT
john E. SLOVENIAN. Sheriff.
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-15
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Sept. 8


EDITOR TRUE NoRTHERNER:
The weather is much cooler but with no
frost as yet. II is exceedingly dry, no ram
having fallen in quantity large enough to do
crops any good since June, There is very
good crop Of fruit, but the staple productions
are light. Wheat is light, corn not half a crop,
and potatoes almost complete failure IN this
vicinity, but very fair crop on the farm; two
hundred and seventy-fve kinds we're raised by
the horticultural department for experiment,
Of which Brownel's Beauty is the best. APP
pies are quite plenty in this vicinity, and 1t is
not an uncommon sight to see student walk
ing in with an extra pair of pants, hing from
his shoulders, full OF them. OF course, they
ask for them or find them on the ground, but
they usually 60 for them sometime between
supper and breakfast. The boys can't live on
college beef" alone. The corn is beng cut,
and the wheat is being sown. The Asiatic
wheat sown last year did not do well, it was
very light yielding, only six bushels from sew
enty pounds sown, and was badly shrunk. The
Clawson found to be the best sown here this
year.-The junior exhibition and alumni meet
ing we're both perfect success. The alumni
catalogue shows 124 graduates from the col
lege, the first class in 1861 consisting Of seven
members, and the class OF 1874, OF twenty-one.
The summary OF occupations show AZ farmers,
fruit cultunsts, engineers i mechanic, 2
machinists, 1 apiarist, druggists, IL profess
sors in college, Is teachers, 3 students in spec
ia SCIENCE 8 clerks, agents, etc., physicians,
lawyers, clergyman, editors, students Of
law, 8 students OF medicine, 2 grocers, mer-
chant and deceased. The last term of the
year began August 31st, with the rooms nearly
all full. A number OF the students went to the
centennial to spend their vacation. Some went
with the large farmers excursion, fare S14 for
the round trip, and got home only S35 out
The excursion was found to be rather Hayey,
a vote giving Hayes 2S2, to Tilden 99.-Prof
Farchild is at the centennial.-The Sunday
sermon was by Rev. Mr.. Prudden of Lansing
Mother Stuart, well known as the originator of
the woman's crusade, gave lecture at the Op-
era House last Sabbath evening.-Prof Beal
attended the meeting of the Scientific associa-
ton held at Buffalo, n. Y. last week. He says
there was considerable business OF importance
transacted some good papers read, and some
excellent resolutions passed among which was
one declaring gold to be the only true standard
Of value in our system of coinage. The Audit
or General will discharge part of his clerks this
week until February. The Democrats had a
pole raising last Friday. They worked ener-
getlcally from beginning to end, first do get
some speakers: secondly to get pole: third
ly, to get crowd-a partial failure; fourthly,
TO get some boys to carry torches. One boy
said his mother would not let him carry Til
den club torch for seventy-fve cents. Ex-
Gov. Blair addressed thom.-The Hayes and
Wheeler club have pole raising next Friday,
and will be addressed by Capt. c. II. Dennison
and others. G.E.B.