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Church Conferences.

The example of the Episcopal Church
certainly deserves the notice of the Re
formed and Presbyterian Churches and
perhaps of some others. That Church
two weeks ago held a Missionary Con-
ference in New York at which the ques-
tons on which many pastors and laymen
desire more information were carefully
considered. There was all the opportu-
nifty a reasonable man would desire to
seek and obtain knowledge to relieve his
doubts and difficulties. Points of policy
were also carefully treated and the rea-
sons for one policy rather than another
clearly and completely presented. Be-
sides, indictments to increase devotion,
reasons for larger enterprises were fur
nished The Conference considered the
entire missionary work Of the Church, at
home and abroad, in the city and in the
frontier settlements Such meeting is
an invaluable assistant to all enlisted in
the best work of the Episcopal Church,
especially as the deliberations were not
hurried but were extended over nearly
the whole week.
Again, last week a Church Congress
was held at Albany, and here social edu-
cationaI, and religious topics involving
the duties arising from the relation of
the Church to the world, involving also
the best methods by which to meet scep-
teal and injurious proceedings were care
fully examined. Socialism and the facts
which tend to produce Socialism were
looked into with honest and fearless eyes.
There was some very plain talk about the
large fortunes a few men are amassing
and the methods by which they are accu-
mulated. Modern Scepticism was ex-
posed and its infrmities brought to light.
Many other subjects on which Christian
people ought to confer were deliberately
considered and the knowledge and expe-
rience of capable and successful men were
brought to the help of the inexperienced
and the puzzled. Men brought their &C
QUESTIONS into the Congress and made
them common property. Men went away
far richer than they came, and far more
thoroughly equipped LOT Cne very Trying
work which now challenges the attention
of every Christian.
That these two gatherings have been
invaluable to large number Of Epi8co-
palian clergymen and laymen requires no
argument, and that those who were pre-
sent are to-day much better prepared for
the work of the winter than they were
two weeks ago is very evident
Have not other denominations need
of Just such conferences and at this season
of the year? General Synods and AS
sembEes meet in the spring. They are
full of ecclesiastical business. They must
hear reports, must decide questions Of
order, must settle cases Of discipline
Very little time is left to obtain informa-
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ton upon the work of the Church, upon
methods, upon questions that lie right in
the path Of nine churches out of ten. At
tempts are made to meet such demands
but everybody knows how unsatisfactory
they are. Attempts are also made to
give new and vigorous impulse to the.
work Of the Church, and everybody knows
that the influence Of such attempts is dis
sipated during the summer vacation. Is
there not need, not of meetings to pass
resolutions and make laws, not of eccle-
siastical bodies to arrive at decisions, but
of conferences for instruction and counsel
in regard to practical questions which are
demanding attention from almost every
Church? How much misrepresentation
might be removed by such council, how
many doubts and objections, how much
hesitation, and what confidence, what
courage, what devotion might be awak-
ened and impaired Suppose that this
week free talk were possible upon the
missionary work of the Reformed Church,
at some central point, the talk to have
two or three days to would not
the advantage be of great value? And
what is true Of the missionary work IS
true of many other matters in which the
Church is engaged-CHg9s Hatelhgence'7
What we need is not Church Conferences in
addition to Presbyteries, Synods, and Assem-
blies but the thorough consideration Of church
work in our ecclesiastical bodies.-EDs. c. P.l
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Action of Synod in Regard to
the Retailing of Liquors.

The Committee of Bills and Overtures
in answer to the overture from Lexing-
ton Presbytery in reference to the sale of
intoxicating drinks, recommend the fol-
lowing action to the Synod for its adop-
ton;
Re8olved, That while the retailing of
ardent spirits cannot in itself and in all
circumstances be pronounced sin, and
therefore a disqualification for commun-
ion in the Church, yet the Synod Is deep
ly impressed with the growing magnitude
and enormity of the sin Of intemperance,
and Judges this traffic to be one from
which all our members ought from mo-
tives of Christian charity to abstain, as
expressed by the Apostle in Romans xiv:
q, 1T is good neither to eat flesh, nor
to drink wine, nor anything whereby thy
brother stumbIeth, or is offended, or is
made weak and in l Cor. VIII: l3,
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to
offend, will eat no flesh while the world
standeth, lest I make my brother to Of
fend.
And, further, the Synod Judges that
there are circumstances attending this
traffic in many instances which Justify
the courts of original jurisdiction in de
barring offenders from the communion OF
the Church
By order of the Committee,
VIM. DINwIDDIE, Chairman.
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ResoIUed, 8. That this Synod will en-
deavor to raise in 1880, for the cause Of
Sustentation, as our portion of the $780,
600 imperatively needed, the sum Of at
least $4,000.
Re8olved, 4. That the Presbyteries are
hereby instructed to take this paper into
consideration at their next meeting, with
a view to give it all the effect possible.
By order of the Committee,
H. A. Brown, Chairman.
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Election Results.

The footings Of the Massachusetts vote are
Long l22,G17, Butler los, $50, Adams 992j,
Eddy l4s5; a falling off from last year Of -.
los in the Republican vote, Gao in Buffers,
237 in the Faneuil-hall total, and i2s in the
prohibitory vote. Longs plurality is 10, o3l
Although this was an of year" in Connect
lieut. with no State ticket in the field, the vote
in the II senatorial districts holding elections
was larger than last year when governor
was elected, and larger than in the same dis
tricts in 1877. The Republicans have ma
jority of - on joint ballot in the Legs,a-
turc, 81 in the House, and ! | in the Senate
The Republican majority in Pennsylvania
rolls up Unexpectedly AS the full returns come
in, and will probably reach $4,000.
The official count will be necessary to de
tormiue the result in Virginia The debt.
payers claim Il members in the House Of
Delegates with an equal chance for five
MORE, and 10 members in the Senate, with an
equal chance for others The repudators,
or readjusttrs, however, still maintain that
they have % senators out of 40 and SO dele
gates out Of 100
In New York the official count of votes be-
gan on Tuesday, and in several cases its re-
suit will be necessary to determine who is
elected on the State ticket The New York
Times claims the election Of the whole Re.
publican State ticket, with the exception of
the State Engineer, while the sun claims at
least three members of the ticket for the
Democrats Cornells plurality is between
$1,000 and IS, 600. The latest legislative re-
turns give the Republicans - Of the - sena-
tors and - of the l2s asstmblymcn.
The Republicans virtually made a clean
sweep in Nebraska
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a store in Brattleboro Immediately after III.
arrival, and being told by the proprietor TIM,
rubber boots were 1926 pair! 1t was ,ioo
much, as Artemus Ward would have soid
and so the customer purchased leather boo,s
Another customer, living just outside the me.
tropolis Of Brattleboro, called in, recenuy
at one Of the shoe stores in that village md
inquired for rubber boots. do YOU knou,
said the proprietor, what rubber boots ma
now selling forl' THE usual price. I sun.
pose, he innocently replied mo, sir" the
shop-keeper answered, they have advanced
to $500! "What is the cause of that
said the astonished individual, lis it FOREIGN
demand ?"
The select school in district No clos.
ed November 9th, after a session Of eleven
weeks The number Of pupils was seventeen
As a reward to the pupils for diligence in
study, we give them credit for the FOLLOWING
work accomplished In the Algebra class
the progress made was from page 1913 through
the book (Greenleafs elementary including
miscellaneous examples from page lOj To
$50, and from the beginning to page $50
an average of nearly 200 pages for the three
members of the class The same class r..
viewed all of Greenleafs Practical Arthme.
tic The other classes in school made good
progress in the different studies.
In letter dated Oct 10th, from Geo. z
Mansfield, superintendent of the Sandy Riv.
er railroad, Pennington, Me-, he sends US
the following information eve are LAYING
the rails on the narrow-gauge "a in. at the
rate of one mile per day, and expect to open
for business Nov. Goth. my road, he saws
works to charm, and shall not be afraid
to run beside the Brattleboro and Whitehall
railroad, if it is three feet Send me paper
occasionally. You know feel interested in
that road on account of its starting into Oh.
Grafton by their visiting mine in Bedford.
Mass" D1N
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FnyeI1eNille.
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.


The Teachers Institute for Windham
County, held at Fayetteville last Thursday,
Friday and Saturday by State Superintend-
ent Edward Conant was well attended some
60 teachers being present, and the session
proved one of much interest and profit The
institute opened on Thursday evening with
addresses by Capt Leavenworth on "Cul-
the Vermont Academy, on Reading Fri
day morning Mr.. Conant spoke on "Arith-
metic," Capt. Leavenworth on Geography"
and Miss Guernsey on Reading" Friday
afternoons programme included a talk on the
sounds of Letters" by Capt. Leave nworth,
on Composition" by Miss Guernsey, an
swers to the Question Box" by the Superin-
tendent, and paper by Miss Guernsey. In
the evening the Superintendent spoke on the
question, What ought we to do for our
Schools Z" and Milon Davidson, Esq, read
paper on the Development Of the Mind"
Saturday morning the Superintendent spoke
on Arithmetic, Miss Guernsey on Botany"
Capt Leavenworth on Grammar" and Miss
Randall Of Townshend ON Reading" Sat
hlAtihpOH hllSh putIubcS hlOht On
Drawing" Mr.. Conant gave answers to the
Question Box, and Mr. Bingham or Brat
tleboro gave the teachers practical talk on
teaching Arithmetic accompanied by remarks
on the general subject of teaching. Prof.
Boynton of Townshend followed Mr.. Bingham
with remarks on the analysis of arithmetical
problems, Miss Randall gave select readings,
and the session closed with further and final
Question Box" answers by Superintendent
Conant
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E. A. Turner has sold his residence on
Atkinson street to Horace Adams for $3.50.
About twenty bricklayers employed up.
on the Canal Co. S new mill, struck and left
their work on Tuesday. They were all work
men sent from Lowell, Mass. under fore
man, to work by the day for the canal com
pany, and it is understood that the trouble
arose from fault being found that they had
not accomplished more. They left for home
Wednesday morning Just at this time of
year the delay in building is a serious matter,
but local workmen are at work now and an
other gang will soon be on.
The Musical Union went to Putney
Wednesday evening and gave "Pinafore"
very successfully. The last of December
they are expecting TO repeat it here two even
ings as benefit to the cornet band The
band during the past season have given week
ly outdoor concerts, much to the gratifca-
ton of our citizens, and as they are now try
ing to raise debt of about $500 which was
caused by their purchase of new uniforms
and instruments few years ago all our peo-
pie will be willing and glad to assist them to
the extent of their power
The Amadon auction closed Wednesday
noon. About all Of the stock was sold and
generally, at fair prices.
The rnising of logs from the river by
steam, as indicated last week, was begun on
Tuesday. All the machinery is working
nicely and proves to be great saving.
Geo. A. Brown and A. F. Holden are
standing under" the course of lectures for
this winter and season tickets are already
upon sale at Babbitt Il Hayess for 81 - for
six lectures.
james Gerrish, man who has been in
the English navy for about twenty years, and
knows how It's himself" has during the
past week completed suits for the sailors in
the Pinafore company, who used them for
the first time at Putney Wednesday evening.
Mr.. d. Lockwood will soon start gro
Gerry store in the north store of Union block,
formerly occupied by j. Retting q Sons.
A hearing has been in progress this week
on an appeal from the award of the commits
sioners on what is called the 'West street
road case" in which BridgmAn and Suter are
the interested parties. Quite a number of
Brattleboro parties are here, or have been, in
attendance upon it,
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SHIPPING DISASTERS. -.SeUerdl Lices Lost. 49,
The ship Lady Octayia, from Delaware
Breakwator for New York, collided with the
steamer Champion, of New York, early last
Saturday morning. and in few minutes the
steamer went down carrying thirty people to
the bottom.
The schooner Petrol which sailed from
NewburypOrt, Mass, October 18th, on a whal-
ing voyage, was caught in a terrific gale in
the last days of October and first days of No
yember. She was dismasted and finally CAP
sized, when fifteen persons were drowned. in.
GLIDING the captain. Six survivors of the
wreck, picked up by an Austrian bark, have
arrived at New York
One of the Guion line of steamers, the Ar
izona, which sailed from New York on the
18th inst, struck an iceberg on Friday night
and stove in her bows. No one was injured.
She put into st. Johns n. F., for repairs.
The steamer Falcon, worth about S25, 900,
and having on board a cargo worth $50. 600
and seven passengers, which left Baltimore
for Charleston Saturday afternoon, collided
that evening in Chesapeake Bay with the
schooner S, G. Tryon, loaded with ice from
the Kennebec river. The steamer sank in
seven fathoms of water; all hands were saw
ed
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practice. Under this system the absurdity
of ever having expected any adequate results
from the old one became apparent. How
even the poor results which had been obtain
ed were obtained, was matter Of surprise"
We cannot quote as we are tempted to
from Mr.. Adams's pamphlet but in his Ian
guage will ask his question and quote his an
swer "And what were the practical results
When, after three years, class brought up
under the new system was put to the test
the examiner expressed doubt If one schol-
mr. in ten knew what noun, a pronoun, or
an adjective was, or could have parsed a sem
teuce or explained the difference between its
subject and its predicate. They could, how
ever, put their ideas into sentences on paper
with correctness and facility and although
they could not define what they were, they
showed that they could use nouns, pronouns
and adiectives in writing just as well as they
could in speech. Out of 500 grammar school
children, taken promiscuously from all the
schools, no fewer than 400 showed results
which were either excellent or satisfactory"
When we come to ask about the cost of the
New Departure" (for the schools have been
under the care of salaried scientific special
list during these years. we learn that the cost
has actually boon decreased I'm 1879,
when the new departure was made, the annu-
al cost of educating each child was S19.5I
three years later, in 1873, it was Sl5.GS
While the quality of instruction given had
been UNNECESSARILY improved, its cost had
been reduced one-ffth." Here is matter of
sufficient importance to challenge both the
patriotic interest and what may be called the
personal if not the selfish interest, of all the
citizens Of all the towns, not only of Massa-
chusetts, but Of all the States.
Mr.. Adams's papers in this pamphlet on the
Public Library and the Public Schools, " and
Fiction in Public Libraries and Educational
Catalogues, are both equally instructive and
suggestive, and we can conceive it might work
n muchneeded improvement in our public
schools everywhere to spread this pamphlet
broadcast over the land. We heartily COM
mend it to teachers, parents and school COM
mittee men. We should add hat it is pub
lishCd by Estes a Lauriat, Boston.
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THANKSGLHLNG D1Y.



The custom of our fathers, honored in our
State by constant observance and endeared
to all of us by many sacred associations, sets
apart day at this season for grateful ac-
acknowledgement to Divine Providence Of our
many blessings. In recognition Of this hal
lowed usage, and in accordance with the rec
ommondation of the President of the United
States, / appoint Thursday, the 9th day Of
November, instant, az a day Of public thanks.
giving and praise. Let M on that day rest
from our labors, and in public worship as
well as Mt our firesides, give thanks TO God
for the great blessings which have crowned
the year-for life and health that peace pre-
walls and law and order reign for a govern
ment based on the intelligence and virtues of
its citizens; for its preservation through
many trials and dangers in the past, and our
reasonable faith and hope that under Gods
care and the watchfulness Of the people il
will still live, free and strong for the stend-
last patience and purpose OF our people and
rulers which has restored us TO financial
equality with the standards Of the CONNER
cial world, and given new life to all honora-
bic enterprise that the waste of war has
been in great measure restored that labor is
employed aud now meets with fit recompense
that the husbandman has been rewarded by
a harvest bounteous beyond precedent that
valleys also are covered over with corn :" and
for the return Of general prosperity, based as
all true prosperity must be, on public and
private honesty and good faith and an earn
est and intelligent industry and frugality.
We are, indeed, repeating an ancient cere-
mony Of this feast Of the harvest, waving the
rich fruits Of our abundance toward the four
quarters Of the world And in our rejoicing
let us remember the blessing promised to the
bountiful eye the cheerful giver, and to him
that consdCr,th the poor, and in all ways
give practical expression to our gratitude,
showing forth His praise not only with our
lips but in our lives.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
State, in the Executive Chamber at
Sutherland Falls, this fifth day of No
vcmber, in the year Of our Lord one
L. $. thousand eight hundred and seventy
nine and of the independence Of the
United States, the one hundred and
fourth.
REDFIELD PBoCToR.
BY the Governor.
HAEnY p. STIMsoN,
Secretary Of civil and military affairs.
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"A goodly number of relatives and friends
assembled at the residence of c. L. Alexan-
der, Esq, of Guilford, on the afternoon of
Tuesday, the / It'll inst. the occasion being the
nuptals of Miss Mary A., the only daughter
of the above named gentleman. The parlors
were tastefully decorated with eyergreens and
flowers, and the display of presents was large.
both useful and ornamental, among them an
elegantly bound Bible, silver tea service,
and handsome case of solid silver spoons
and forks, each article the gift of some
sympathizing friend. At two O'Clock the
bride and bridegroom presented themselves,
and the Rev. J. b. Green of Brattleboro con-
Quoted the important service and speedily
started the young couple on the eventful
journey Of welded life. 1t may be interest
ing to our lady readers to know that the bride
was attired in a neat seal brown travelling
dress, of rich material. After the ceremony,
and the presentation Of friends to the young
husband and wife the company partook Of
refreshments, and each was presented with
neatly done up packet of wedding cake for
dreaming purposes The name of the fortu-
nate sutton who has succeeded in carrying of
Miss Alexander is Mr.. Arland L. Kenny of
Sunderland, Mass. As the carriage which
conveyed the happy pair to the depot left the
door of the ancestral home they were follow
ed by the good wishes and blessings of all
present nor was the proverbial old shoe for
gotten. We join with many others in wish
ing them JOY, peace and prosperity. They
took the 4. 30 p NJ train from Brattleboro for
the South.
The Rev. W. H. Collins will ofiicAte in
Christ church on Sunday next, at pm.
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Jay Cooke * Co., whose failure in 1873
startled the whole country and preeipitated
the subsequent panic, are at last settling with
their creditors at Sll22 for every $1,000 of
claims. The debts of the firm were S., OOO,-
900 in round numbers, when they failed, and
the estimated assets SIG, 900, 600, Sc, 900, 900
of them in Northern Pacific bonds. The af-
fairs of the estate have been well managed
and Mr.. Cooke has worked faithfully with
the receiver to make the most possible out of
the assets Events have justified his faith in
the Northwest and the immense wealth of
wheat flowing over the Northern Pacific has
sent the price of preferred stock of that road
up from lGl to over 80, and finally placed
the property of the firm in position to more
than make good the demands upon it,
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We ate russell apple on Nov. 9th OF this
year, that grew in 1873, on the farm of
Clark Bacon. 1t was kept in his cellar
through the year, was perfectly sound, and of
good flavor.
The great advance of unprecedented
snow" the first week in November, may be
easily accounted fort was "foreign de-
mand." This reminds us of a recent incident
in the rubber-boot business A Brattleboro
man was out West this fall, and on his re-
turn trip learned at one place that rubber
boots were 50 pair. A day or two later,
as he came eastward, he heard they were
selling for 50. so, and was sorry that he did
not purchase pair at the former price, He
concluded to await his arrival in Brattleboro
before purchasing, as he was sure he could
reach home before any farther advance in
the price. Judge of his surprise on entering
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Eacn succeeding gay curing the past week
nuS lurnihneu auued evidence, as iull election
RETURNS nave come H. OF 'ne lorce ana COM
pie'eneSs 0, the wave OF hepuonean ehtnu-
slusni "hieh mas swept over the North lhe
Dehocrauc party appealed TO the people on
'heir WORK IN the extra session. and the
Veruict Is not IN tnelr favor In New York
A,one Is 'here any hal'lng or halfway work
ABOUT the hepuoiicah victory MI Cornell
10 De sure Is ei'e''u ny Plurallty OF '"ooo'
Ou' ne was elected ny tne al" oil l"mmany
Ho.eS' anu because Jonh Nelly made stout
nBnt against 1llueh, and Spit his party IN
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1t seems that ours is not the only country
where municipal officials are corruptible. In
consequence of recent change in what is
known as the Office of "Remembrancer" of
the city of London, number of highly dis
creditable facts have been brought to light.
An investigation made by the new incumbent
into the musty records of the past showed
that public money had been in many ways
Incorporated. Property belonging to the
city had been sold, and the money obtained
from the sale had been divided between the
former remembrancer and the clerks in his
office; and, in paying bills for work done for
the city, these same officials usually obtained
for themselves liberal commission. Except
that the amounts involved are much smaller,
these transactions have much the character of
those formerly carried on by the Tweed ring.