davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-25
CrATE OF VERMONT,

WASHINGTON COUNTY, IS.
JOHN H: PECK Washington 6 G24tnty' County
FLORENCE C. PECK, September Term A. D. 1877.
IN the Honorable COUNTY Court nert to BE- held at Mont
jeier ipjfhn and for the County Of Washington, on
HE second Tuesday Of September IN the year Or or
Lord one thousand eight hundred and SeDehtg-SeUen;
The petition of John H. Peck, of East MONTPELIER
In said County sets forth in substance that on the 18TH
DAY of August A. D. 1885, at Derby in the County OF
Orleans in the state of Vermont, he was lawfully
married by Rev J. G. Towner, minister of the Cos
nell to Florence c. Bates then of said Derby, but now
residing in Elkhart City in the County OF Logan anu
State OF Iinois that the petitioner has ever Ved IN
dne observance of said marriage covenants but that
rage covenants has ever since their said marriage
rented the petitioner with noerabe severity; and
nrnyinr that the bonds of matrimony between the
netitiOner and the said Florence may be dissolved
and that the court will grant him bill of divorce.
| Whereas the FOREGOING petition has been TINS day
| ihe Comfy of Washington in the State of Vermont
and, whereas, It appears that the said Florence Y;
peck resides without this State where the process OF
said Court can not be served upon her; therefore s
ordered that the said Florence c. Peck petonee, be
reGuired and summoned to appear and make answer
tosaid petition and show causeif any she have why
the prayer of the same should not be granted az the
newt stated term of said court to be held at Mont
heller within and for the County OF washington, Or
the second Tuesday of September A. d. 1877, by puDi
cation of the substance of said petition tQgether VIII
this order thereon three weeks successfully IN M
Green Mountain Freeman, weekly newspaper pub
sbed at Montpelier, in the County Of washington
the last of which publication shall be at least SIX week
previous to said term Of said court . -. c.....,
Given under my hand at Montpeller, IN we Gount!
VI MELVILLE +. SMILE, Clerk.
upATu L. CAnIFTON. Atty'e for Petitioner \ 2TW2
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-25

The meeting of the Vermont editors and
publishers association ut Bennington dur.
ing centennial week will probably be held
Tuesday the 18th. L, P, Walton Of
Mon pelier will deliver the annual address
and Rev. o. G.. Wheeler of Windsor the
poem,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-25
FRANKLIN COUNTY

The grasshoppers are doing great damage to
grass and grain IN Franklin county.
Edward Gilmore OF st. Adams, aged 81, unmar.
ried, fell from freight train near the S, s. and G.
junction p. O., sunday even ing, between the cars,
and had his shoulder crushed and broken, with
wounds on the chm and head, occasiOnirg his
death early Monday morning. lie was discovered
| by the telegraph operator, who was standing on
the rear platform, lying between the rails as the
train passed over. The wheels did not pass oven
| his body.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-25

ID AIN X LER.
The Great
FAMILY MEDICINE OF THE AGE.
Taken Internally, ii Cures
Dysentery, Cholera, DiarrhGa,
Cramp, and Pain in the Stomach,
Bowel Complaints,
Painters Collie
Liver Complaint,
Dyspepsia and Indigestion,
Sore Throat,
Sudden Colds, Coughs, &C., &c.
Taken EGteradiIV ii Cures
BOs, Felons Cuts, Bruises, Burns and Scads,
Old Sores, Spralns, Swelling of Joints,
Toothacho, Pain In the Face,
Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Frosted Feet, &c.
PERRY DAVIS Il son, Proprietors PROVIDENCE, r.
|
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-25
ESSEN COUNTY.

A ghl named Nellie Thompson, aged II years,
disappeared from East Concord the other night
Her trunk was fonnd near Lunenburg depot, but
the girl is still missing.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-25
GRAND ISLE.

Jewett Adams, Il native of South Hero, who went
to the Pacific Coast many years ago is now the act
ing Governor OF Nevada,
LAMUILLE COUNTY.
The veteran soldiers Of Muuisvlle have organ.
lied company for the Bennington Centennial,
ORLEANS COUNTY.
a sprghtly youth of 81 summers is teaching pen
manshp at the academy at Newport.
Clatsbury boasts Of young man, i resultant o
inches IN height.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A Velshire man has a acres of potatoes planlet
in one piece, and has use $500 worth of phos
pilates on the same.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
large barn belonging to MIR. II. II. Dyer in III
pletey demolished by The wind, many of the TIM
beers being snapped like pipe STEMS Adolphu
Guyatt who had taken refuge in the building fror
storm, received severe bruises about his head
several trees in the vicinity were rooted.
It's claimed by friends tbG, ~ Theopolus Clar
of Tinmouth aged 81, is the oldest physician in c.
istence.
WINDIAM COUNTY.
The Fuller Battery of Brattleb)ro Will marc
across the mountain to the bennington Ccntennii
"a distance of 30 miles.
Z. II. Hans ford Bellows Falls tailor who su
pended some weeks ago, compromises at A cen
and has resumed business
I WINDSOR COUNTY.
a The tenth Of October will be the hunlredth anr
versary ofthe organization of the Congregation
= Church at ROyalton Center and the forteth of Il
u pastoratc of Rev. D. Drake. The day will be 0
: served with appropriate exercises
}, G. W. Ayers of West Windsor says he has a ty
year old hcfer that has given from to quarts
extra good milk per day since the Goth day of MI
Z last has never had a calf and is not expected
l. until the 18th day of next october.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-25

he moon advertises total eclipse, Wis
in this state, on August 22d.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-25

PIOW deep while sIuggNTUS sIVUV,
And you will have corn to sell and keep"
Work while it is called to-day, for you
know not how much you may be hindered
tomorrow. One to-day is worth two to-
morrows; and never leave till tomorrow
anything that can be done to-day. "-O6-
SeTCGT.
, 1877-01-29

INTERESTING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SEAT
IN THE NEXT CONGRESS IN DOUBT.
C1SclSNATI, Jnu. n7.-1nyesticntlon uf the
October elcctlon-trauas iii tlls city has led to
interesting Developments 1t is believed the cr-
idcncc, Wien produced, will Gust Danninc anu
give tllu scnt for the Second District in the next
Congress to Judge Stunley Matthews Tbs
,,san Kelley WIN Ii now on tria! at Philadelphia
for tho murder ol Proi. Cato, a culoretl man,
proves tn bc tho identical "Charlcy Yaung"
whu headed II large ganguf rcpratcrs On ELECTION
DAY, a.h, lftcr hit arrtst, was run oil BY s0sln
ol the lcatllus politicians involved. liz knows
tho lnsilo workings of tic conspiracy. ami Will
talk. Farttcs left here t',1ay iur f'nilalelp:Ia
tn tulc lia deposition. Il(s tcsttnlanY, !nu
other fncta which llyc bccn gathered. culmplc:e
(, cllnin Ut eyitlenro that will nlAkc profound
sensation here when 1t Is published. 1t will
c"st the Dc.nncras two county officers. ard,
perhaps, lwu Conyres.lBcM. 1t IL htntcd also
tt1at tbs disclosure Will show t'c:lclery In the
Republican party. 1u this cnnnetilan there Is
tnlic, Indignation felt here ut tho summary re-
fusal ut the Democratic members vi David
Dudley Ecll's rosnn,lttes to lnok intn tho mat
ter Ut thu 81, 900 c'uvk fron I'lIlcn which was
sent tu this rity for rurrirt!on purposes.
, 1877-01-29
though tho patient himself Is Of different
nf1l1w


THE HOUSE "rRERonATIvR COMMITTED
WAsttEnToN, ID. e., Jan. 2l.-fhe fhycst[ga~
tfon by the Committee on the Powers, Privi-
lcgcs. and Duttc. u tho House in Counting the
weeks, as the Scrgcnnt-nt-Arns has teat special
deputies to Ohio anil elsewhere for witnesses.
JUDGE rArT'R HrHAwAr.
THIS evening Judge Tn!t. rltug with tw0 Ohio
1n'lics Mrr, Orton. of Columbus. nnl sfr.. 1lul-
eo1', Of saufusky, narrowly escaped a bad atcf-
Top Of thcir spcei down siG',tll street n the
crest Of ronsllcrai'c hill, wtrrc the driver suc
rcc.'ed In turning them Just In TING to prevent
daalIln!, down. The carriage l.la IT. wide
swing, but did not upset, though the hortcs
wcrc thrnwn ami the carrim,n crashed Will,
great force ngafnst = high curb.
go 10 Ne Hftfera ff%eci1fed Frstt.
WASHINGTON. u. e., Jan. 21.-FhIE Alter
no'n, whs1c Atty.-t;cn. Taft anl family wrre
driving down Thirteenth ttrcct, the horse. TOOK
fright anil ran AWAY. Turning ths cur,lvr Mt F
street, one 0f the horses fell, the result being
the breaking nf a wheel, thug ftupt'ing the rc-
hlrlc. None of the Inmates u tlic carriage were
injured.
Il is reported tonight TINT q number Of
trnnPs which hare been stationed ltcrc some
ttmc will he oE1!ercd to htations III other nur-
tloHa al tho t1tiutry,-sotnc nf them to Furt
Monroe anil naycrnar's Island. dill others tn
points In the West where their ferylccs NAY he
~ demand In tho spring campaign against tho
Indians.
THE aAMoAH ENVOY.
q. ". Griffin arrived here, bringing full pow
crs "a Minister frotn the Government Of tho
SaH,0an Islands to treat with our 0wn In It's BE-
lIaf. He las not yet had an Interview with the
!sccrctary ot State, an1 therefore It Is not
known whether lie will BE- recognized rs Min
istcr frnm that country, As he holds cunl'ni3-
6tUn as Cnftel States Consul,
, 1877-01-29

gpeeias Ksp0seh 10 Tie TfibnHe.
WAsn1SGToS, u. e., Jan. 2s.-Cnngrcss being
mucl. behind on tho Appropriation hills, 1t Is
Mr.. lIo1man's Intention to ask for night sessions
cTcry night this week cxscp. Monday for the
purpose Of considering them, as there Is
not much chance of getting them up during tic
day after Wednesday. The status ri these bills
Ia as follows: The Pension, Consular ani
Diplomatic, and Post-O!1lrr bills lave passed.
The Fertilization and Military Academy bills
lavc been returned from tic Senate with
amendments. Tie Indian bill passed the House
yesterday, as"l rl!l 60 to the Senate to-nor:ow.
The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, Is be-
fore tho House and Will H. next taken up. Tie
Nary. Army, Sun'lsy Civil, assA regular ncac!en.
c7 bills arc yet to bc reported. 1t is MOI
probable TINT any attempt will he 1nadc
to puss the River anA 1larbor blll this
session. Tne Presidents veto uf the bill al,ol-
ssllng tic Polite Dnar1 remains On the Speak
cr's table. lit falls to pass both Houecs ovcr
the veto an attcnpt will be made to abolish the
Byart by putting tho bill OIL thu Sundry Alpru-
TOM SCOTT.
Lamar will cnlcnvur To gcs tho Aoor to-mor
row u move to anspcnd the rulGs to have hay
fixed fur consideration of thc Tcxns Pactdc bill.
The prospects Ut hts k'lcccss arc uncertain ~
the ,I,nrnin. hour must be lryo.cl to lac clil
III Stutc,, and the tav. after .u'r1ock. Il nj the
ttispDfttu ff thE Committee ~ tsc Dlstflct Uf
Cnun'l,Ea tu tic exclusion uf al other buEinest.
This Will rroanbly l'c the lust cancc tor tho bill
at this session.
AN ENTERING WEDGE.
T!lc President In. cunci,tled to yct0 harn1-
lc.a-ionSlng ILL which originated III tho lIonsc
and rna srnt to lin Int week. 1t well Illus
lrates democratic sincerity IN regard to paying
war rllns. It MAS i Mll authorizing rlaitn.
nit named Warning, Of Savannah. who la1l not
fled his claim within thu tnc prescribed By
Inv, to put 1lt4 case before tic euurt. The bill
conc frtiln tic prtnpcrl,lc side, aill tic rcport
arton1ranYtng 1t Wis not uf character to ,tlakc
IT'S lcarings very clear, mud It passc,l both tue
llultcs. Tn rearttu:; the Pre- sitlcnt he had the
matter EXAMINED, wlici It soon appeared that IT
wo,lt bc prrrr'irnt for rrnsiin clais1,s tn tho
utnu,in; pf - nU0 100 Or $40 0JU0 03o before tho
Court Of Claims.
THE AnMr AND NAVY.
The time ot the Commission 10 report plan
lar rcorEanlzInE the nrIly cx;ktc1 tu-:,lorrow.
Yesterday |! sent IT, rc;trt to the President.
II waa alH,plr to inform him that the Commits
aluil hal not h: time IT, prepare bl), but hal
collected IL HAAS VI Information ~, the subject
from lel,iin.: officers pf the army and other
sources, which was transmitted 10 flim with tic
report. Ttc whole will he sc:lt u, Congress- to-
morrow. This leaves the n,,ly matter bending:
In rcyar.l tn army reorganization f}annlaE's bill
nf last session, nov In tic possession ef tic
SuNQtC.
, 1877-01-29
TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
Great Republican Newspaper
DOLLAR WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
THE HEST PAPER FOB TIE
FARMER, Mf1tffAniCe
R4vrER. MERCHANT,
POLITICIAN, FAMILf'


REPUBLICAN, NEWSPAPER.
rh,ta ruE CuIoAoo TnlRrHR isa Republican
ncw.naosr, and contributed A. much ns sns o'het
In tho United Btatcs to the success OF ite psH5'
!. .,,m.1s insependcnt and fearless In tho ctpfes-
Liar of ia vtewp. and aims 10 be right rather tsan
partisan, snd willis holding party high It hoaas LEO
county higher. .
rha general character Of TIM Ci1cano TR1nusE
is too wolf established 10 need rceapieu'at'on. IN
u news depsrtmcnt It Ia eecondo no paper In tne
ttnited states. The Weekly Edition contains
e.rrfuI1v p,cparcd summary of the ncwh-oe Tho
weok brought down to tho hour OF going 10 press
Literary, political, financial. hoeai, and ng''sa!'
&ursT topics will constitute. ae heretofore, teaolne
featurcs of Tho Weekly Edition, and no pains WIN
% sparrd 10 increase s nttractvcnesa IN these "e
rartrncnts ln market reports hro unsurpassed
embracing all tho Information which farmers .e'
,p,ra for tha intelligent transaction OF oaelncse'
both ~ scltera and buyers. .....
TIE Wx.glY Twlnuxx IL n large e!1he'rhge shccl'
o, tl,o same sixe an T,lx DAILY 1Htnusk. consist
,nr Of lftY-tIx columns Of closely printed matter
and. NJ a Family Newspaper, and IN sts general
uoke.up, Ia unsurpassed bJ any paper In tho lsna'
GREAT REDUCTION IN rRIcK.
TIE Tn1rurE viii 10 furnished. postage paid
during tho ensuing year, at the follo"'n2 tases'
payable In advances:
Weekly Tribune, psf .....-..."'S l.1o
GluG Of s'''''''
Club of twenty ions dollar per copy)"...' %u'oo
Daily Tribune. per r1onth.......'' 1'oo
~ .w.ses,x ciuI,s NJ gye a5.oo
Sunday trsue. great double sheet, literary
md religions, per year. H'oo
enturday iasue, 12 pages. splendid paper
per fyeas.........".'.. .-''''.'''''''''' ~'Ss
Specimen copies sent free.
Give rpst .untcs address In full. Including State
IN County.
Rcmittanccs may bo made either BY draft, cx.
press Post. .Olce order, In rcgistescd letters 1t
Aur risk. ........... ...-
Address TIE TRIBUNE COMPANY.
Corner Madison md Dch1born-sta., Chicago, Ill.
, 1877-01-29
ttYDR07HOhtA.

Npttld! N1itd{ch 70 TIT 7F1SuAA
CINCINNATI, Jan. 13.-Charlcs +. We!more
died At l,alf-pass $ o'clock this morning Of hy-
droplubIa In It's most terrible shape. lie was
II years Of uge. unmarried, md was iii tho
building business. 1ic WAS natiye Ut New
Brunswick. Ten Or twelve yu,rs aga hc wus
hitten tl.ege. Last sulntneg g.c wla l!ttcA four
another. Onc Of tic Ioss ran away ani was
nrscr seen again, stlh Is suppnsc,l TO have
heen mad. Tn last "Wednesday nmi Thursday
the first sy'nutonls attacked Wct:nnrc. On
Friday 1T :4un.i that he cnud not .lrlis water;
OF! Saturday the well. .kunWn Be:nnt1 allI third
symptoms followed. It tuok three men ~ ln,'l
hlm .towI,, although he wa1 b0ulHl. lie fru.llcd
al thp n,outl., harkcd, and liowlc,l lsIsr dos.
The hYpoderne Injections 1uictetf HIN orrasto'l-
aily. ~ last, at O'Clock this morning. he |Ic-
game worn out, AMI tte.1 quietly IT exhaustion:
lie wAs We!l.known and hlgh!}-cstesfned
Young tt1au.
, 1877-01-29

t.er,lfn%. fa1tow in aIphabetlca1 order, and
tt,c Eomntsston must decide tho cnsc
uf c.cI, a. Il /, nresentcd and rcport 1t to tho
;Jofnt Contention, where this, report mu4t lie
gnojr yot cd ltpon before either the Commission
or t,e Conycntlor, take IN tho next State,
SOUTH cAAoLIHa.
Many Of tho Democrats ray there Ia M tntcr-
tton OH thctr mart of ul,tc1ttnr 10 South CARR
lima. II tina rrorcs tn tc true. OrcgDn Will le
the last vote rastctl npon. ThcEn will be no
secrecy regarding tho vote nf the ComtnIssfnn
on my disputed point, rs the Inv require. cYl,
dcefs[nn To bc In writing, signed bf those sgrtc-
INK 10 It,
THE rLACH or MErrfH1.
When wll tlIr Commission t0 It's work. It
viii hare 10 decide for Itself after II Is ornan-
tzed The Supreme Court room Is most fnvnrcti.
The Court, It Is believed, will adjourn for two
or three weeks, anil It's room 10 the only one In
tho CapIto! appropriate fur the purpose. VIII
the proceedings be sccrttl It Is believed t!lat
tho Fnacs nf the Court Will prevail I'll
this rcsnrrt. nrctttf.trnts ami cytncurc fHnr
henri III opcn sestton mid consultations
between Inc ,nrtnhrrs ty,t,t,,rtrd nrfynttly Tho
Cofntnlssio,l In, .nwcr to ,,,nkc il own rules.
OF co,lrBu II wiii MI IL, noss[I,le to ntltit tin
general utb1Ic IN ,yitncs, tho procccIlInrs. Iur
There ia nj, rum nrnijahle ihat w,,,Ilti Knl \
hnnlretlsh rnrt Of il,c ilrong Tint would rus,
To scc tho cxcit,nQ c1,n,tnation at ti,c i4ng
Presidential atrgg,c but It IL supp,scl that
, 1877-01-29
OREGON.
stTURpAY'e EyfpESCE.

Hpe:fdI D&pdfrA to 7ns 71fsmnk
WAsniNaroA, u. t., Jan, :,,S.--Tlle testimony
IN the Oregon casc taken yesterday, In canncc-
t!ou with that given by Cron[n, places Tlldcn.
Felton,, bis nephew, and Hewitt, md through
them tho Dclnorrat!c party, In a position which
canslot fai to fa'tcn the attention Of the whole
country, II will be remembered that CronIn
testified ttat Que Patrick claimed to bc acting
at Salem fur Tlldcn. an1 promised CFontn any
office, or about anything else lie wanted. Tho
tcicgrams produced Yesterday showed TINT tho
es,o00 deposited under 1eltnn's manipulation IN
New York was not wantetl by telegraph as tho
SANG amount reached San Francisco In timo
BY express. Felton, was tctegraphEng to Senator
kutiy to teye ono yote In Oregon, aud prolu-
lslns .-.......
ALL THE MONEY NEEDED.
Patr1clt vas fouml to havo been in direct COM
.aunlcatou fvou, ealcsn, Oregon, with Ttllcn.
anil. whtle these dispatches wcrc In cipher, they
were 80 far Interpreted by sone other evidence
as to show that they referred to corrupt traus-
ttous, but identified ~ patrlck's. About
twenty-five kilograms between various par
ties named aro In tho possesstnn of
tho Committee, .nl soma are retained
close have hseu followc,l further. Theirs is
nra's ay'r liz motter in tle It'll oi Dudley
Ficttln' performances win, thc Florida oncratpf,
who svt,ru to hcarfng certain rco4ltul telrgra1ns
from SECRETARY Chandler, thIs rort nj thing IL
beginning IN f,c regarded Us desperate attempt
to conruct testimony to foresall the c1fccts Of
pul,tcation Of tl6se which they knew wcro
about to tall Into thc hands OF tho Senate Com
Mittcc.
pus,l's TESTIMONY.
~ tAs HftieTn Assotaaisd Ifesa
WAsNlSGToN. u. e.. jan. .7.-Thc Sub Com"
n!tten ol tho benate Committee Oh Privileges
and Elections continued this afternoon taklng:
testimony IN relation to the UrcSon Electural
Of thu banking ar1n of Latld j. Bush, oi Salem,
Oregon. scnatnr Mitchell asked witness II tlo
sn.k s..e following Dispatch to e. T!lten, ot lla
Liberty street, New York. Oh tho I'd da1 OF last
December:
, 1877-01-29
FORT WhYhE'S WATER SUPPLY.
i1ntr-fui EHlhdfeA Ia TIA Ttt4uRA

Foar WA1ax, Ind, Jan. sa-*Ihe city Coun.
I'll last night dcclded TO submit tho sstes-rosks
qucstion to the people, and ordered = special
election for tho Goth Of FebFua1y to dctcsmtns
whether the worka sLat1 BE- built Or not. Attha
satue tlmo the proposition OF John t. ba,s g
Co, to eFcct the works complete, furnishing
water for supply and power, tos ssSo,ma. vii b
voted ~.
, 1877-01-29
nR1T]1ARY.

xpkefoj DtspaieA 10 1as TrftKzA
pAxysLLE, ILL.,. Jan, 3s,-tIcrbert Ferguson,
OF Perrysvlllc, 1nd., died Ut Ala house on FF!lay
night after short illness. lie had been r1sl-
dent OF tho Wabash Valley for moro than forty
years, aud xas ono ot tho most generally y-kuown
mud wca1thIcat men In the southern part OF the
State.
8peetat Dt1pa&eA 10 Izx 74AuM<.
PulLAuELru1A, Fa., J4n. 25.-stgnuF Bite
died to-day At y p. H., Of consumption, utter
years illness.
, 1877-01-29

WAsn,xarox, u, G., Jau. GA friend u
Assoelate-Juat,ce Davis furnishes the following:
"Judgo Davis Is so much occupied now, md
wtll be TOR tho next slx weeks, In preparing
opinions upon cases assigned to him BY tho AS
soeiate Justices, that ha immediate resignation
could not nom take place without injustice to
hIs present duties, which preclude him from
any decision - 70 his acceptance Of the SENATOR
shlp."
Alex II. stcyens has been conancd to bed by
seyers prostratiQn for several 1;s. Physi.dans
say there u no Immediate danger Of death, al
, 1877-01-29

On t},e ith Of July. 1875, the prtsontre wcre
pcrEnit.ci-tor the asst tlnu III tic history Ut
The psIso!i--to Aayt tho freedom of tIelr r.
st,cctlye cctl-huIscs for ur0uple Ut hours, on
condition that they sl,'tutl mt abuse tic priv
itcgc. There they talked, a,.A laughed, and
SUM-, anl engaged 10 athletic sports and I'm.
prusfte,l minstrel performances tu their hearts'
tOntrsf, willie tho occasion was cnllYencti by liz
s,rnIncntut ,nus!e by The Wheaton cu1Mct Eantl,
and sple,r!!d sotul lusIc by Sit, and Mrs +. +.
l|Ilts, Of Chicago.
10 satisfactory and seemingly productive Of
gooL Was the experiment, that they nero per-
tnlttcst to celebrate thu Centennial Anniversary
u independents In the lnrge rAr-siiops, Whtet
were cleaned I'M! prepared iof tho Uccas!Uu. On
the 1norulD. VI t.lt Fourth Ut July tbs prtaon.
uss wers marched IL tho shop, uud ttood
In ranks In "s}use ortlrr" Wills this Rcy. jamea
Mcleod read tho Declaration Ut ln1epenlencg,
and Capt. EEbtrt ll1clps delivered u short nj
dress, followed by the reading of patriotic ods
by Mrs. II. $. Slnsh.
Tllcsr exercises were tntcrrpsrtcd with music
by prvf. Z:cgte'd with hls corps of Elanl*ss rum
the Chicago Musical College, the blausy Qusx:: y:
tetts Club VI Chicago, Rhi Dayue's Band, oi
for over two hours OVER $50 lncu, forgetting
tiIeIr +" Stripes" mingled freely together, paE-
tirp4ted !n I'll kluIx VI games aud sports, md,
uppaseutly, cujoJrd themselves as heartily ~
II tue prison w4lls were not around them. The
occusl0n Was not l4lrFca py the stlKhtcst breach
Of proprietS on tls part Of any prisoner. ho-
licyc fhat this oexasonal relaxation Of our uco.
esSartly 1igil 14ciplilu-aa reward Tor good
rO,,uuc&-]la4 Iii excellent elect La llghtenluE
the heavy burden Of prison Life, u only for
short time.