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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-03

Lieutenant James p. Elliot of the Wash
ington Grays, Acting Assistant Adjutant
General on the staff of General L. Wallace
Matthews, commanding the First Brigade,
First Division, p. N. c., who was in the
thick of the battle Of Pittsturg, gives to the
Philadelphia Times the following concise,
but graphic account, of that memorable
affray:
The division, under the command of
General Brinton, landed in Pittsburg at
Las p. NJ, on Saturday 600 strong, the men
each furnished with thirty rounds of am
munition and accompanied by two Calling
guns, obtained in Harrisburg, in charge of
the Keystone Battery. When the troops
issued from the cars at the Union Depot
they were met by large number of peo-
pie, who appeared 10 be in perfect good
humor, and even greeted them with cheers.
That the blood-shed that afterward follow
ed would take place was, therefore, the last
thing that entered the minds of the soldiers.
Amer luncheon of sandwiches and coffee
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-03
CENTENNIAL NOTES.

"A grand rally Of The Brattleboro re-
union forces will be held at G. A. r. hall
Saturday evening.
Col. Hooker, on the march 10 Benning-
ton, will have a mounted staff of about
twenty-five officers and aids. The staff
appointments will be completed at a meet
ing to be held at the Brooks House this
Thursday evening.
Tho sum of $500 has been raised by
contributions of our citizens to assist in de-
frayng the expenses of the reunion forces
from this county.
Twenty-Five hundred tickets for The
banquet TO lie given TO President Hayes,
the cabinet officers and invited guests, Aug.
10th, are 10 be distributed throughout The
State, of which 300 are apporlioned TO this
county. These will be divided among the
several towns, and may be procured by APP
plicalion to Messrs. Cudworth q Cbilds,
Braltleboro. The price is fixed at $3.50.
-Fuller's artillery will start on their
trpacross the mountain on Friday, the 10th;
the Estey Guards will go by rail on Satur-
day, the llth the reunion forces on Mon
day, the 18th.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-03

The smoke and dust of the riots have
cleared away and the result of the battle is
evident. 1t has been a complete defeat for
the strikers. Nearly everywhere they have
already gone back to work at the reduced
pay against which they rebelled. In one
or two instances only have they gained any
concession or more favorable compromise,
and in these cases the reductions are likely
10 be again made as soon as quiet is restor-
ed. For nine out of ten of the strikers the
result is the loss of ten days wages, and
in half at least of the cases they have also
lost their places for good, new men being
employed. And this is without taking ac-
count of the hundreds that are lying in Jail
for violent acts. Is the result of this exper-
iment calculated to encourage workmen to
use violence in obtaining their demandsH
Does it payf Is it not made pretty evil
dent TO the thickest-headed laborer that
when the stale Of trade is such that an in
crease of wages can't be secured by peacea-
BILE means. violent means are not likely to
succeed any better f-JSpr. UaiOR.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-03

THE SOLDIERS RE- UNIoN.-The official
organization of the Vermont Central re-
union of the old soldiers society is an
nounced as follows:
First brigade, Col. A. f. Walker, Rut-
land, commander; LIST battalion, Rutland
county, j. II. Dyer, Rutland, commander,
Second battalion, bennington county, Will
lard Holden I'd, Arlington, commander,
Second brigade, Col FIG. Butterfield, Sax
toms River, commander; LIST battalion,
Windham county, George w. Hooker,
Brattleboro, commander; I'd battalion,
Windsor county, Ora Paul Pomfret, COM
mander.
Third brigade, Gen George P. Foster,
Harrington, commander LIST battalion, Ad-
olson county, A. S. Tracey, MiddlebuTy,
commander; I'd battalion, Chttenden
county, Warren Gibbs, Burlington, COM
mander; Sd battalion, franklin county,
Thomas Ii. Kennedy, Fairfield, command
der. Fourth battalion, Grand-Isle county,
G. III. Sowels, AlbuTgh, commander.
Fourth brigade, Col. Francis V. Randall,
Montpelier, commander; LIST battalion, CAL
edonia county, L. p. Farr, st Johnsbury,
commander Essex county, e. p. Lee, Is
land Pond, commander Sd battalion, La
noble county, @. ID. Gates, Cambridge,
commander 4th battalion, Orleans county,
G. III. Blake, Barton, commander; 9Th bat
talon, Orange county, j. b. Mead, Ran
dolph, commander; 9th battalion, Wash
ington county, X. j. Coffee, Montpelier,
commander.
The following aIe the aids de camp of the
general commanding:
Col. e. L. Cole, Bennington; Col. Alvin
Is. Franklin, Newlane; Col. S. E. Pingree,
Hartfordi Col. Lyman T.. Knapp, Middle.
bnryi Major N. ID. Hal, Jackson, Mich.
Major N. p. Bowman, st Johnsbury Capt.
E. j. Ormsbee, Brandon Lieut.. ]. NJ. PO-
land, Montpelier; Lieut.. Ii. w. Stafford,
North Bennington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-03
The Central Pacific railway is to be ex.

The Central Pacific railway is TO beck
tended into Arizona two hundred miles.
"A married woman named Didty of
Dauphia county, Pa, lost herself in the
woods on the 9th ult., and was not found
for thirteen days, during which time she
was without food. She was unable to walk
when found, but was recovering at last ac-
counts.
The hard times have been severity felt
by the liquor dealers of Philadelphia. A
careful survey of the field by the licensing
authorities has made known the cheerful fact
that in some wards nearly one-third of last
years retail dealers have quit the business
because 1t failed to pay.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-03

Intelligence from the seat of war contin-
ues very contradictory. The Intelligence
of the past few days is highly favorable to
the Turks; and instead of advancing on
Constanllnople, it may soon be a question
with the Grand Duke how he is going to
get back across the Danube. The Rouma-
MAN army has been called in hot haste to
re-enforce the Russians, which shows that
the latter realize that an emergency is up
on them. Meanwhile, to cap the climax of
Russian perplexities. Austria has decided
to mobilize her army, with the avowed in
tention of being ready to intervene if Rus
STA carries things to far.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-03
West BarttIebOrO.

-Brattleboro Academy has been forlu-
nate in securing as principal C. e. Blake,
A. b. He has had very successful expe-
rience in teaching and comes with recon-
mendations Of the highest order. For the
, 1877-07-19

TITO AehakoflAl lhfctttEhkton.
S3N FnASctsco, CAL, July IA Portland
dispatch says ths Congressional Committee IN
Monday examined u. ". Butler, who .Icne,1
layiu: received my aoney from any source to
vote Tor Grover
William, lioxlulan tcslttcl that Stiles statc-
meni regarding hl,nscif was false. lIe never
received the promise Ut otllcr, money, or my
other utupeusattu for his vote.
Both IT ttlrse WITNESSES arE members OF The
l.echlature. Anuntes Vt other members ts.si-
lied 10 knowing nothing about corruption In tic
election. i. Z. Lake had been hired by fellow
named Highly 10 mako Al affidavit that la saw
$l,.ND 1ai.t 10 MosfeF to Sutu lur HruSvr. ltn
his ,1lss cuuutpr-altiiayt, IN whtr.l lle .lenea
the truth VI t!,r I'rst AMI pronouuces the Whole
instrument fal4c. liz ~as promised he should
be suL.anAcd to Washington s1nl get money
fsr It.: IT, hat received N 9r4sr On aas; y; \; \:
making slle atll14sit. J; l.. Wl'lta,n. va. r.
tl.e a,rtcmcut made between Lake a.,d HtgbE,
I'll whkh conversation lalEby promised 70 give
Lake ~ or.tcr tur SUD on Nater&. Cnitcd
StakeA Marshal,
, 1877-07-19

SAN FRAxrisCO, Cal, July 38.-A Walla
Walla dispatch saYs tho 1n.tlan4 hare xi!led
thrte nc.l and one girl Oh Cow Cssuk.
did salty. Spokanu Chief, believes tLat fitJ
Of Ets warriors have gooo to Join Joscpb. They
are beyond hts Snntrol.
lol, Green, with ats column, has reached Lit
tic S4l,uun Rsrr frou, tho 5uutn.
\ messenger from 6llolknalla md Spokane
Jerry, nqn treaty Spokane chiefs, aapounea
lhcr leslso IL remain frtcudly aud ~ on tha
reservation, p1pyile4 one u vet apart for thctu
aud fcod furnished for tlc wttter.
, 1877-07-19
WASil.. TON.
The Latest outgiving Concerning
Government Advertising.
0hceholdcrs Still Uneasy Under the
Presidents Order,
Continued Heary Demand for tho Four
Per Cent Bonds.
ADVERTISING.


ANOTHER schEEb ron THE BENEFIT Or Pho
,l; nAh .,'. nA"sIArshs'
u-.. sn:pa Dop"s" - t., :" Ias - noa"e.
'"lo'' -, ~ oa'r io'-A"e lase op''9-
,1'.. ..,,s.' =. 80 ~. c'e"s, ica,rn.x u, ~
TINT the Executive Departments Of the Uoyern-
,ncnt orc ou,l,orr,ol r., NV ontr, N as,.. 49,.
"s ~, A.' a"s'',lAeu W pus o'.!y ~ een" Pet
per 100 wur.l3 for suh,eu,tcnt fnscr}fons. of nr.
1fnarv a,1vry,t,c,,.n,. In. ..,.o,, tn,,,,s,,I.
letter. to 10 written by m newspaper publishers to
~ n.,' =. 1se". s"Is a1"'.S a't e1P.e"a'
force, was passed III 1853 as part OF judicial
fce-hill ami provided that tic rates already
hatheI shoIIu OF pau iof publishing aNY notice
Or or'icr req.tIfcd BY Law, nr the lawful or!er Of
anY Court, Department, bureau, Or any other
prrson. In uny newtnaner. etr. 1v,thln a I'm,
wal. ,ftor a., ,,,..ar, - 49,, 49,. 49,. a,N
Deoarlnett requested tue then Attornes-Gcn-
cra, Gushing, to give an opinion as To the sDplca-
bt,ity Of ta law TO the publication Of the laws.
treaties rtr. fcdecc5 mai tI,c 1aw IN ,,,o.,ft,'
.1.',, ~. 1AIs wv -" ~ 4.eo't"n
onl, fs'es!eu 10 1a"'e'a, pr.htme' anu uil not
hpp'f 10 III: ofdlnary advertising u tho E1ccu-
TIVE Department. For fourteen years after tho
act Wa passed., therefore, and while It was #,
forcc. tue advertising Of The Departments ~ ras q,
pa'u tut NJ
EEAFoHARLE COMMERCIAL RATES;
but In l,i1 a1, att WAS pusscti which was nm.
lo.,Ic,l in TIN, Rcv,.ed statu,cs In the fnl,ov,,
1,,,<.,,.,,... ~ ~ '''' '"e
'@ak"aGe:
Al aarsHl.emenss. -notieet. and proposal. fot
eam.ensrs na' o1 a. II E.scnse uepa'thcnts Of l!'o
rv.e,si" ,,iaa,'s p"se.. y s"nsress ah<
iisucI iu tlc ,trct nj t;nlmmhss. Morrlnni IN, ~,
Y1rcnia shall hereafter he od,urtf.rd ~ ,,mIic,
tion il the thrce daily inpcts nuGi,rcd n t1r j,is
tIies uf Columbia having the iIrpett circulation.
Th9 cl9rue* for such Puh'icstlon shali nos 10
hshtf hah soeb ~ aIc pa'd ~ ih'ltsthtnis for aI-
sslt'slns ~ hnsh papsfs; proftat1 ;}aTh<f, that
nh's sesom a!a nn' ~ .S Sostssea 70 Alnw
law .sr ~ ":n,,rn.. ~ md ~ rrrstisa ~ auo
tIun4 Ind tre1!es in tc tarcrs Of tr 1istrirt ~
Columbia than N provided Gy law for sucl, ruh,ca
tlon. IN athpr pa2crr.
Aftcr tb,s nrt wn. nnk.ctf mn ch,nor ,rn. main
In thu rascs uahi tt5 newst,onr, f"r urfntit,,s
f;uvrr1ncut a,tycrtlsc,ncntH. b1,t in '1S;E =
tlausc ,yas inscrtrl In liz, Ensf. tiIrr nurnnr1
TIM Iii rr,wnlin, all nurtjnns nj the xct.tfm,
Inst uu,ted above. Which referred IN n.]rartr;nr
II, nrw.t,1tErs. The natural efTtrt ri surl, n r..
peal would be to leave tic Departments with
iCYr THE SANE ACTuoR1rr
which they hat jrf,rc INT. a,uj ut tf11ertv II,
,,,v IN. SIMS rofc. f,r ot1r.rtisfnor Will ;hov
~ XIII ~ ,r. . H., ~, ~. - 49, s S "',s'i t"t}
n:t't otiu.e tmc ts1 VI ttat 1cat VAS psseu'
snen fates "erc !hleea pa.a " ai! the iJcpaft.
ments ts1ni TUG btil Of March. 1870 whcn thu
, 1877-07-19
Tho Russian Army in Asia Minor
Said to BE Still re-
treating.
A. Bosnian 1nsurgent Force De-
feats q Turkish Cur
rison.
CONSERVATION Produced In Hungary by
tie Crossing OF the Balkans.
Incidents Of tho Crossing Of tic Danube
at simnitza.
TIE TUG OF WAR.
DISPOSITION or THE RUSSIAN FORCES IN Du1..
OAEIA,

THE TUG OF WAR.
0AR1A.
(Ry Cable 10 The Chicago Tri6r"t.l
LONDON Orr1oE or TuE CHICAGO Tn1nrNE,
SALISBURY SrnE1, W, G., July 18.-Not-
withstandiug tho atlvcrse position OF the
Turks in Bulgaria, their position is not
desperate, provided Abdul Keriin shows
proper energy. Thn RuRsian forces
AnE NOW SEPARATED.
Five divisions, containing :t,t'00 mon, aro
In tho Dobrudsciln, 10000 are operating
against tho Quadrilaternl, 3s,0'D nro in tho
Balkans, $1,000 o. Nikopolis md plevna,
and 81, 900 In Koumauia. II Abdul kerim
wits week longer tho colunas south Of
the balkans will succeed in
OPENING THE pAss1B or TIE scnRKA
for artillery, mud then two corps could lnovo
by Kazaulik md Eskizava 10 Adriauople,
wl,ore tho TURKS ut last adyLcos were only
10000 strong.
Sulctn,an Pasha, who left blontonegro by
steanler for Coustautiaople, cannot reach
Atlrianop1e
ron SEVERAL DAYg
at least, while the bnlk Of his army Is still
far to the westward OF the scane Of action.
Tho Areni,. llfItaird feclurea that all Of
Sulciman and Osman pashn'a forcea aro
necessary to mako cf1ecLual The defense Of
thu Jlalkans.
, 1877-07-19

NEENE 3H3a VV1 8"F { V3E5 T4sV7s'
LoNros, July ls.-Thc yearly rericw Of trade.
Issued by the Dritlsll Cns.on,A Commissioners,
shows that The United Statcs has resumed its
position oG being tar chief source Of tl,u cotton
supply, mnth t.l the drtyiment VI lntla, which
4ynt NIj, ,OQu cwt. lcss tn 1916 thu In ISIS.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
LONDON, July l3.-3uryiyors Of tlle British
ern!grant ship strathnlpr,. wrrckst! III the Snsltn
lari1ic llayr given to Minister firrrepont gold
wutch, 10 Ic presented to their rescucr. Capt
GlHord, OF the American whaler Young Ph9nlx.
, 1877-07-19

HEFVNlHD Al.klAHCE.
PARIS, J1s1y 14.-lt Is reported that an active
alliance between Italy anl Russia will bo male
tn casc Austria should Interfere in tic present
war.
TURKISH MINISTERIAL CHANGE.
CoNsrAsT1sorLE, Ju1y 10.-Satvct l'asha, the
Turkish Foreign Minister, has resigned. Aarln
pasha, once Foreign siinistcr aud once Aml,as.
Fhdor tn Vienna, sucrced. him. Eafyet Fa.l.a
has been long believed to hare been In favor OF
peace.
DENIAL.
VIENNA, July 18.-Tho Political Corrtspoud-
t"ee denies that any superior Russian flnct!on-
nry has arrived OF is expected In Iicnua on 4
special mission from the Car.
THE NORMAN INSURGENTS
defeated tile garrison Of liYnu, un1 are now
bcslcgIng 1t In the citadel Of that town.
aApyEr rAs1lA,
who resigned the Ministry Ut Foreign 4 f!aIrs,
ttas hccn appointed Minlstcr Of Public Works.
aEHyIAN ELECTIONS.
DELuRADE, July 18.-The elections to ill tic
PLACES Of tho Deputies wlo resigned from tho
ekuptachtna have terminated. Thu leaders OF
thu Eadtcal AMI Conservative partics hare not
been reelected. Thu Government majority iu
the skuptsc!llna Il Increased 10 10s.
stoSTESRuno,
CE1IsJE, July l8-Thc Prince Of Montcnc-
gro's headquarters have been transferred to
Slyl)c, near Nlcs[cs. All Montuncc,ins on f,tr-
Tough arc ordered to Join their respective bat
taltons Tomorrow.
Tl1ltKfeH OPINION.
PARIS, duly ta-Thc -Hen,uriaf Dttaonaa.;qas
having asserted that MusuEus Paslla. TurkIal.
Minister ut Londun, lad ea!l that the Porte
would gonaent to Austrian occupation Of Bosnia
, 1877-07-19
LOUISIANA DOCUMENTS.

NEW ORLgAks. July IA box + found In
the Custum-iiouas whkh WAS supposed " con-
tain the missing additional documents. II II
now believed the contents arc not the records
sought after. Legal steps will bc taken TO pro-
cuIu vi examination OF tho box.
, 1877-07-19
DoRglas Monument Commission,

rtoeoaals aIc tnyitea tor the New England nranlto
Work btSeA4afy 10 coklrleta the Douglas Monument In
san!stsnO CaktnE.
a Ar % t';r MiFhis a1a Tile work IN thu Tomb Cazbsr
Ep! kisns and Of The xark can b. seen
ste 9ilte u 4sobc9t 7. Linsolo. NJ, .! Puekl4a1
Ehp s'ss york described Ia thres separate apecf.
ntatlona and proposals sre requested Tor Tho w0fE in
spthtaon X pafetly+ aah for Aij tho Wink
4cGutpA tAch DID, f'"s~A '''1's
whtt hf viii conpIets tbs xotk pforoscG ~ ~ ill.,
;s!,tssN boad with Two .urcts. n the sum u
II Tho 4atxestu! bidder I1antr is eon,pietfun II
A1npAAy kl4A ~
~ pay1s will l.t made aay contract until tho
sr!1 s1uln!:tisn q !hs ~grk naned ID T.. @'" Wv
s9po,.. :loSii ~ o. r ss1s4 snxcloRes marked
a1,s.s4 sp Ntlxtss Fa!lFi ste1utaTy u tho Coia.
l.epJss:. Viii Ae received Until IL O'clock ia thn
FUf aiFR VI SATURDAY, July - 1H7T. and III Id IN mai
- u!-ei!Ds ot thr ConnIt.4'un.
The lsht y rrs Ftrd to at;rFt inject anY DID, "
torviee III bids Ia tle s!.,!is a!*errlo q s Con-.
ml''1"a' MoHEHr L iiSSEDtH.
MELVILLE ". FULLER
CoteaGa. Ist H. lH77 Committee.
, 1877-07-19

1iaa already beGnn. !.aonf 1'a~l,a, vim ut first
believed he had scrut*cd the main srxiy of tic
Russians OIL the other sIlc II tic Balkans,
merely drove l,atk small todY scn: agains.
him as a fcint, while the butk Of tho ar1af
passed On behind.
OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS.
LONDON, July ia dispatch dated Constalis
tinoric, Wednesday night, says thu Ottoman
Army Of the Danube commenced offensive Up
erations yesterday {TucsdaY).
TIE TURKISH PRISONERS.
ViEsyA, July 1s.-Thc two pastns and TURK
ISL soldiers taken prisoners At Sikopolls will be
intcrned al Oral, ia Russia,
MORE TRo0rs.
On Sunday and Monday the advance gunYd at
tmn fresh Rnstian army corps passed by rail
from Jaesy to tiaatz. They arc likely to remain
III Rouulnnfa as Reserves
TrRKtAH Losses.
4 correspondent at .;fkopotls tele-
eraphs: ~ AM told That there were 5000 Turks
killed and wounded In The engagement which
preceded the capture Of this town. -Four Or dre
acres were devastated by the conAaeratton
which occurred before the surrender.
, 1877-07-19

arrival OF sulc!n,an pasha, who Is expected !u
thrce days.
KugrEND.t.
The Ottoman authorities, upon tvaeuating
KuslcnlIi, tntrustcu t 10 town to leading Greek
ccslesfast!es. suvA at,arrhy aro.o among tho
lsalrarianH tl,at Gen. Zimmerman, at tho re-
s.,tcst u Mr. Iiarrls, L'Iructor OF TIC railway,
scnt two squadrous Of Cossacks to occupy tue
place.
i kustendjl special states that the Cirrssst,ps
succeeded Admiralty III executny their orders
to prevent the enemy from obtaining supplies.
Not living thing exists in the DobruIscha,
The ctrsasslalis, however, did not commit mur.
dcEs. but druse oil live sLpek una coIupelled tho
inllno'tants to lulloW.
Another special fully copfstus the EVACUATION
Of kustcnlli. After tho departure OF 1he
Turks tn consequence ot tho saeklug Of the Tar
tar quarter by the Guisarians aud borbsr1ttca
committed by them. tue Cunsuls obtained a.
stssanrc and llctachnlent irom tho British msp-
ofwar RaEid u patrol thu town. The cossacks
arrived Sunday.
cossrHusA7loN III HUNGARY.
pgsTIl, July 1s.-1lc passage vi the balkans
produces profound CONSERVATION here. liun-
garla,i Journals demand isnuedlate action of
AustroiiuuEary against Kussta. sctu!-oliaclal
organs urge delay until after tho llrst deeislyq
battle.
SOUTH or Tua BALKANS.
LONDON, July l9-5 d. ,n.-A special from
Adrianoplct July II, reports TINT tho Russians
aru between Kazautk aud ScApka.
Vienna correspondent teIegruphs as fol.
lows: Not eighteen but 5orty-llyc battalions of
Russians croaseI tic Balkaus. 1t remains to
be seen whether Sul.d,nau Pasha will arrive
tn ti'ue 10 bar their further proEress 5ulcl-
n,ta for hssr t$.s xvt1t
, 1877-07-19
WilRM WORK AHEAD.

WARM WORK AHEAD.
Number and Disposition Of
the Russian Troops
in Bulgaria:
Prompt Action Required of
The Turks to, Avoid
Disaster.
Three Thousand Turks Killed
at the Taking Of Mix
opolis.
Kustendji Now Occupied
by a Russian Car
riSon.
The Invading Army South Of
the Balkans Largely
Reinforced.
It Now Consists Of Fort y.flyc
Battali0ns Of all
Arms.
No Turkish Force Of Consequence
Thus Far Encountered
SuIeiman Pasha's Troops Nov.
ing to the Relief of
Adrianople.
Tho Russian Army In Asia Minor
Said to BE Still re-
trentlng.
A. Bosnian 1nsurgent Force De-
feats q Turkish Cur
rfson.
, 1877-07-19
ASIA MINOR.
&fftt. rfrfs

sffLL RGTHEATfEO.
En2rnouN. July l'-1llc Russians continue
to retreat In the direction ri Kltrukiara autl'
Alcxandropol. Gen. MclIkof is still nj Yeni.
koi, fur hours to tho north Of tho Turkish
ceutrc.
HANGED,
Twcnty-threo members Of leading Kur,,!s'.
fafnllies lnlabt!nE IsussFan tcrsitnry hare hccn
coust.lnartialcd and hanged By order Of Uep.
Mc1ikoI.
, 1877-07-19

rumors that Affected II. 81 mich as the kuow]-
fdgc that fniin,.taii movements we're going on,
AMI that the object Of tho:c movements was
6edul0u.lf
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1877-01-05

A MEaIENTo.-On Saturday last DIR. G..
w. Gray exhibited to us piece of hard
wood, probably hickory, an inch square
and three or four inches i'll length, which
had done service for more than forty years,
and was still in a goosl state of preserva-
tion. The popularity about this piece of
wood was that it had done duty, along
with scores of similar pieces, as a shingle
nail or rather in lieu of a nail. Over
forty years ago the father of DIR. Gray Sc
cured a piece of land in the great West, i'll
what is now the State of Indiana, and
erected large hewed log dwelling and q
very large barn. Nails were scarce and
high, and it was a long distance to the mar
ket, so Mr.. Gray concluded to do without
nails. In laying the clap boards for the
roof, he would put down two boards and
then third to cover the crack or joint,
boreing a hole IN this third boarsl aud spik-
ing it with a wooden peg 70 the rafters.
The root OH both house and barn was put
on in this way, anf the pins Leld the ROOT
right and tight for more than forty years
much better than nails would have done
for that length oftime. The piece of wood
was taken from one of the roofs mentioned
last Summer. by Mr.. Jas. II. Foster, whiE
on his Centennial visit.