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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07

house of representatives, that any person re
turned To either house. a member, has Oh
tanned his election by bribery. tumult or trauC
he shall be expelled. and the cause of sue
expulsion shall be entered in the journal Q
the house OF winch such person shall be re
turned @ memb~-. and the seat oil such per.o
shall become vacant
See. - Contested elections for senator
ami representatives. shall be determined b
the house to which the person whose seat
contested belongs; and such house. or an
committee appointed to investigate the facts
shall have power to compel the attendance q
witnesses, and the production Of such docu
meuts or papers as they may require; an,
such house shall have power to ard the sea
NJ the person cOutestng, or to declare the
same vacant, as the case may require.
$50. 30. The person cOntesting the seat o
any member of the senate CT house Of repre-
-enfatives, shall. within thirty days after the
election, serve notice. in writing. upon sucl
member stating particularly the grounds upor
which such election IS contested and. there
upon. either party may proceed to lake the
dispositions of witnesses. before any Justice o.
the peace in the district or county. as con
yeuieut as may be TO the residence If the wit
u---es which dispositions shall be read a.
evidence before the senate or house Of repre-
s-utatlve-. a- the case may be; PrortHeL the
opposite party shall have ten days notice o
tie time ana place OF taking the same
SIZE. ~. Elections Of governor lieutenant
Governor. secretary Of state, auditor. treasurer
and attorney general, and superintendent Of
rab.ir education. may be contested by peti
lion to th. legislature, signed by one hundred
electors an least. setting forth the grounds on
which lue said election is contested and.
tH-reupon. the two houses shall meet in Joint
conventions and shall appoint, by ballot q
committee tJ consist Of four members Of the
senate. and seven members OF the house OF
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07
CHAPTER XXIV. PART FIRST
AN ACT in relation to chaneery Courts
TERMS OF THE COURTS.

SECTION /. y court to be styled The chan
Gerry court OF the county of ---" shall be
held in each county of this state, and shall
commence at the times and continue for the
number of days hereinafter specified il bust
ness requires, viz:
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VACANCIES. HOW FILLED.

SEC 81 II any state, district or county OIL
Ger. shall be found. by inquest, to be an idiot,
Iuuatic. or uusOund in mind. during the period
for which he is elected or appointed, or shall,
during that time. be found guilty OF felony,
Or any infamous crime, corruption. CT pecuIa-
ton in office. or gambling, with money winch
NAV have come into his hands by virtue OF his
office or shall be removed from office, by the
sentence OF any court OF competent gums
liction. the office held by by such person shall
tie thereby vacated and the vacancy shall be
supplied as by law directed.
SEC 3D. 1t any state, district, or county oil
Ger. shall remove ont Of the state, district or
county. for which he was elected or appointed
daring the term Of his Office. such office shall
thereby become vacant. ard the vacancy be
supplied as by law directed. And il any per
son who hath been. or shall be a collector. or
holder of public money, shall be elected to
either branch of the legislature. or to
any profit or trust and shall not have &C
counted for and paid into the treasury all
sums for which he may be accountable, on or
before the dav OF the meeting OF the leglsla-
ture to which he shall be chosen. or the time
for the commencement of his term OF Office,
the seat of such person in the Legislature. or
the office to which he was elected, shall be
forthwith vacated thereby.
SEC 80. When a vacancy shall occur by
death, resignation otherwise. in any state
or district office, which is elective, where the
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03
County News.
NEW HATEN.

BEEMAN ACADEMY, ROLL OF HoNoB
The standing of the students
for the fall term has been based
based upon written examinations held
at stated times during the term. Below
are given the names of those whose av-
erage has been IS or more. 100 is
perfect:
Frank w Brown, 90, Timothy Bill.
lings, Sc, Fordyce II. Dottum, 81, W.
Alien Burroughs, 81, William L Clark
80, Arthur I. Lane, 81, Chas e. De-
Poatee, SS, l.. Saxton Doud, 80, Frank
II. Royce, 90, Ralph E. LovelaHd, 90,
Daniel c. Noble, 90, Herman E Rem
ington, 80, Julius V. Sturtevant, 80,
Watson w. Warren, 92, John A. Dyer,
80, l., w. Howard, 80, Martha w.
Brown, 92, Matte A.. Burnelle, 90,
Hattie w. Burroughs, $50, Kate S. Chof-
fee, 81, Minnie i Doud, SO, Flora A.
Hill, 80, Hattie Hall, SIS, Lizzie Frisbic,
SO, E. Grace Human, SO, Alice A.
Hinman, 80, Carrie B. Jones, 90, Nellie
r. Mason, So, Carrie +. Partch, SO,
Kate E. Roscoe, 92, Flora A. Strong,
80, Lenore L. Swift, 80, Alice A Swift,
80, Elite A. Thompson, 81, Ida Par
ker, Sc, Lizzie p. Wilson. 50.
The winter term will begin on Tues
day, Dec. z, at which time the principal
desires.to meet at the Academy O large
number of boys and girls who, like
those who have been with him during
the past term, are anxious to fit them
selves to do good work in the years to
come.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03

Poor piggy squeals some and is no
more, these days.
The Creek is frozen hard and foot
men cross almost anywhere.
Mrs. Sarah Herrenden became
partly paralized on Thursday, Nov. %,
losing the use of her right arm wholly
and her legs partially, affecting her
speech considerably. She is a little
b%etter.now.
We desire to return II sincere
thanks to the many kind friends who
nave so kindly ministered to our wants
during our recent affection. .
Mrs. JAMES ROBBINS,
MIR. Il Mrs. WALLACE ROBBINS.
The funeral services of Mr.. James
Robbins took place from the W. M.
church, on Sunday last, Rev. NJ. b.
Mead of Middlebury, officiating. Mr..
Robbins has been a resident of this
place for more than fifty years, working
ut the joiner's trade at which he excell-
ed. He has always been an upright
man in his dealings with his fellow men
and has as a rule given satisfaction in
his business. lie has long been a men,
Der of the w. M. church here and as a
professor has walked consistently be-
fore the world. He has been u great
sufferer for these long years and espe-
cially the last few months when in
addition to his old disease, Chronic
catarrh) he has had a cancer upon his
lip, but in all these years he has uttered
uttered no complaint, but bore all
c%hcerfully, looking forward with great
expectation when he should be permit
ted to lay of the old tenement which
had become so much worn by suffering
and disease and enjoy the promised
rest. The friends have the sympathy
of all in their bereavement.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03
CORNWALT.
weather for winter.


Mr.. Carlos Patnaud is suffering
from a fractured limb. (Our cores
pondent does not say whether it is q
leg or an arm.--Ed.
II you want to get your family wei
shod up 90 to Fred's.
We are anxious to notice the mex
entertainment at the Town hall.
The beautiful snow of Wednesday
was hailed with gladness by the swamp
jobbers.
George Demick of the firm of Taylor
e. Dimick, has gone west with another
car load of fine sheep.
Died, in Cornwall, Dec. /, at the
residence of her son-in-law, G. III. War.
ner, Mrs. Betsey Cooke, widow of the
late Gen. Chauncey Cooke and mother
of the late Judge s. e. Cooke, aged
eighty-three years.
Mr.. George w. Griswold, whose
sickness we have before mentioneddied
early Sunday morning. at the advanced
age of nearly Acknowledgements The
funeral services were attended at the
house Oil Tuesday, Rev Mr.. Haughton
officiating. Mr.. Griswold came into
town at an early date, and settled up
on the farm which he owned, occupied
and upon which he died, his former
occupation being that of shoemaker.
His industrious habits, quiet and peace
able ways, and above all his honest
character, won for him the confidence
and esteem of all Lis fellow men. Ear
ly in life he was somewhat of a music
ian, the violin being his favorite instri-
ment and masterpiece. Notwithstanding
he never united his path with that of
any religious denomination, still he was
strongly attached to the Universalist
doctrine, where rested his hopes, and he
died in full assurance of a glorious i'm
mortality. His remains were placed
beside that of his son, in Pleasant Hill
cemetery.
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1DiIISO N.
Mr.. Wilson the celebrated eyangel-
st, has been among us.

Mr.. Wilson the celebrated eyangel-
st, has been among us.
Rev. e. Billiard proposes a series
of meetings in Hindesville.
DIR. NJ. d. Smith, recently 'called"
home; he is again in New York.
-Mrs. Aaron Hindes has returned
home from a visit in the west, she is
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. DR..
| Whitford of Cold Water, Mich.
Thanksgiving services were held in
the Baptist church, on Thursday last,
Rev. Il. Goodspeed, officiating. After
service a few friends adjourned tc the
residence of S. w. Gregory, to par
take of a thanksgiving dinner" which
proved again the culinary ability of the
hostess and her fair trio of "household
helpmates." When the company adj
i0arped each felt the occasion to be\a
"5unbeam mid the shadows" NJ
.-Mrs. Esther Day, died at the reAi-
dence of her son, j. II. Day, en- Satur-
day, the 9th. Her death was sudden
soon after rising in the morning; cause
supposed to be the rupture of a blood
VESSEL. The deceased was an old resi-
dent of the town, nj estimable lady and
had long been a member of the Baptist
| church; funeral services were held IN
the Baptist church on Sunday the 2eth,
Rev. Il. G~oodspeed, officiating, assisted
by Rev. Il. Bullard. u
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03
RIPTON

u. @. Caswell, agent of the Unioi
Fire Ins. Co., Is in town looking afteI
the interests of the company.
-We notice that Mrs. Alma Bean,
daughter of Ii. @. Powers has arrived
from Central Kansas and Is stopping
with her father, leaving her husband 70
follow, which he will probably do upon
the opening of spring.
singular fact, but It is almost i'm.
possible to find a Democrat these DAYS.
The cries of 8 to z and 329 (what may
that mean?) are hushed. The few SER
viving Bourbons feel sad over their
loss of 81 since the year the Sage OF
Gramercy Park called for Reform in
tones both loud and shrill.
e. II. Matteson has a little the larg-
est small hog we have seen lately; it
measures seven feet five and ono-half
inches from end of nose to insertion of
tail and six feet three and one-half inch
es in girth just back of fore legs. When
itlgoes the way of all porcines we will
If possible send weight TO Register.
The horse barn of Mrs. Fanny
Caswell standing near the turnpike
was destroyed by fire early Sunday
evening, 2Sult. There was nothing of
account in the building except a quanti-
of hay cutsand claimed by Lewis Con-
yea. The building had been offered
for sale at forty dollars. Fire inoen-
diary. The barn near was also set but
the fire went out of itself. Reports
C conflicting as regards insurance.
The barn of L. A. Sparks was burt
ed early Saturday morning, 81 ult. Ii
seems that Mr.. Sparks rose early and
went to the barn to feed his team. He
sci his lantern on a grit some distance
from the hay, and returned to the house
for some meal, and on returning to the
barn found the fire over the bay of hay,
but by working lively he managed to
save his team, cows. calves, hens, har-
nesses and a few minor articles. Be-
sides the building he loses a good heavy
wagon, good pair of treverse sleighs,
quantity of grain in the straw,
some fifteen tons of hay, farming tools
&C., Oh which he has about $500 insur-
ance, which will not cover the loss by
a large amount. 1t is supposed the
lantern exploded. At the best it is q
sad loss for a deserving young man.
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BRISTOL.
- William Orcut is building a barn.

-Nliliam Ofcut is building a barn.
Good sleighing in this vicinity now.
"A child of Miles Varney is quite
sick.
Calvin Meyers has his ne house
nearly ready to move in.
"A Dartmouth student has been en-
gagged to teach the village school this
winter.
The work oh the new houses on
Garfield Street has been suspended for
the present.
Sidney Grant who has been very
i'll with inflammatorv rheumatism, is
now recovering.
Mrs. Munsil, widow of the late
Judge Munsil, is very low, not expect.
ed TO live but a few days.
j. e. Dumas, of New York city,
who has been home on a visit the past
week, returned to that city last Mon
day.
Rev. Mr.. Knowlton of New Hay
en- preached In the Baptist church Mst
Sabbath, Rev. Mr.. Hall going to New
Haven.
The Methodist people are still
without regular preaching. There will
be services every Sabbath morning at
the usual hour.
The effort to procure the services
of Col. Leayenworth at the Academy
has proved a failure, SO few are inter-
ested in such matters. :,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03

FEEBLE LADIEs.-Those languid,
tiresome sensations, causing you to feel
scarcely able to be on your feet; that
constant drain that is takeu from your
system, all its elasticity; driving the
bloom from your cheeks; that continu-
al strain upon your vital forces, rem
dering yon irritable and fretful, can
easily be removed by the use of that
marvellous remedy, Hop Bitters.
Irregularities and distractions of your
system are relieved at once, while the
special cause of periodical pain is per-
manently removed. viii you heed
this?-Cincinnati Saturday Night.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03
Local News.

There was good skating near the
railroad bridge until the snow came.
About six inches of snow fell on
Wednesday. aud wheels have gono In
to winter quarters.
President Hamlin will occupy the
pulpit of the Bridport Congregational
church next Sabbath.
"A hearing In the noted suit of OIL
yer Severance VS.. L. r. Clay was had
on Monday for the purpose of taking
additional testimony.
There Is to be a church sociable at
Mrs. Seymour's next Wednesday eve
nj ng, All are cordially invited to
attend.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03

IDLE ExPERIMENTs.-When a man is
well and sound he can afford to be in
different to the character of all the me-
dicipe in the world. But when disease
is fairly eating him up, he must dc
something at once and do it intelligent.
". Therefore do not dose yourself
with a hundred things in the hope that
some of them may hit the mark, but try
DIR. David Kennedy's "Favoritc Rene
dy," which hits it every time. For kid
ney and liver troubles, piles aud con-
stipation, it is just what you want.
Druggists have it, or mail n dollar to
the doctor at Rondout, N. y.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03
SALISB

Our representative seemsto think
that business o V slowly at the legis'
lature.
Several of the most prominent
singers in town are in attendance
at the %conventlon this week.
Rev. Thomas Merrill, of Wayland,
Mass, breaches at the Congregations
church. next Sabbath, the 9th. We
sincerely hope his services may be en-
gagged for the coming year.
Kingsley Brothers are running
their pulp mill to its full capacity and
orders ahead. They are building q
new dam at the Holt works prepare
tory for making wet pulp. We trns,
this rev enterprise will be successful.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03
T.

Leo has formed on Otter Greek
nearly seven inches thick.
Rev. Il. s. Fisher, rector Of St.
Paul's Episcopal church, has resigned.
He will probably remain with his fami-
ly In the city until January.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03
MONKTON

Grin Lawrence, an old and esteemed
resident, suddenly fell dead while aris-
ing from his bed recently, where he
had laid down a few minutes preyious
to rest. Heart disease thought to b
the ca use, a
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03

Have Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry
always at hand. Ii cures Coughs,
Colds, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough.
Group, Influenza, Consumption and all
Throat and Lung Complaints. so cents
and 81 q bottle. 2l-ly
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03

NOTTCE.-Any person procuring
one or more ne,c subscribers for the
Register paying one year IN advonce,
scsN receive as a premium therefor
publications of the american Book
Exchange to the caiue f50 cents for
each subscription so obtained. These
, all standard corks and subStdn-
tally bound. Descriptive catalogues
sent on application. Subscriptions
under this offer may be left Nth Mrs.
C. u. johnson of Vergennes or at this
office.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03

And still they come! Testimonials
of the benifts received from the use OF
Wheat Bitters.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03

A food and a medicine are combined
In the most perfect manner in Malt
Bitters.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03

would be desirable. After giving SO
much free advertising we don't pro-
pose to pay al admission fee for the
sake of giving a full report. While we
have little doubt that the managers of
the exhibition wonld have been per-
fectly willing to admit our reporter free,
it has been Il experience in the past
that the ticket seller and door keeper
are not always of the same mind. and
we have no time to spare to hunt up the
proper authority to allay the scruples
OF those functionaries. We published
what we could learn of the exhibition
from parties whose recollections of it
were general rather than particular.
The Journal of week before last
contained a communication excusing
and defending a case of violation of the
liquor law at the fire, to which this pa
per called attention the same week.
We were informed that this commune
cation was from the pen of the special
policeman at whom our structures were
directed, and were in consequence led
IN u last issue to make some rather
severe reflections upon one who was
capable of making such a brazen and
senseless defence of a clear violation of
the law. We find that our information
as 10 the authorship of the communica-
ton was Incorrect, as Mr.. Will IL. Shell
don, the special policeman IN question,
repudiates 1t entirely We could
hardly believe Mi. Sheldon capable of
writing anything SO foolish and inde-
fensible, aud we regret having said
what we did upon the transformation
alluded to. We have nothing to take
back Of what we felt impelled to say
about his violation of the law while on
duty as a policeman, but we trust our
readers will consider our remarks last
week as directed at the superyiceable
fool-triend who undertook to defend
him In II.
, 1880-06-03
Sensible Advice.

You are asked every day through the
columns OF newspapers and bylyo,,r drug
gist 10 use something for yolir dyspepsia
and liver complaint that yQu ktaow moth.
ing about aud ycll get Discouraged spend
ing money with but little snccess. Now
to give yon satisfactory proof that G KEEN :
AUGUST FLowER'wIh cure you ofdyspep-
sia and liver complaint wihall its. effects
such rs sour stomach, sick, Ileadache. lii-
bltpal costiyeness, palpilstioh Of the heart
heartburn, wittelhrash, i,iflness at the pit
Of the stomach yellow skin, coated tOnglle,
indigestion, swimming ofthe head, low.
spirits, etc, we ASK You to 60 to your
druggist and get a sample bottle GREEN $
AUGUST FLOWER Tor 10 cents and try ii.
or regular size for rs cents. Two doses
will relieve you. n3y.7 ~
, 1880-06-03

The total debt OF the United States, in
clnding bonds, greenbacks, gold and silver
certificates and All other FORMS of indebted
ness, was the other day Just $2.l67, ,779,
J47 50. Deddttihg from this the cash nj
The treasury, incluiing the accumulated
Bland dollars, we have net debt Of 81.
96S, ,3l4,653. The decrease of the debt in
April was sl2,o7s,o1o, at which rate. il
continued without Interruption, the debt
would be extinguished in less than four
teen years.
, 1880-06-03

GAIT, ). G. Ainsworth, while president
OF the old 0. S. N. Co., caused all the bars
10 be removed from the steamers Of that
line, an act that to many, who like to wet
their whistles often, seemed hardship,
but which the great majority of passengers
appiaAdcd. Much Of the service on the
Columbia and Snake rivers re quires clear
heads and steady nerves, such as no man
with few drinks OF whiskey aboard can
possess, and for that reason the travelling
public was glAdt to see the constant Tempt
alton to drink removed. A few days ago
it was reported that under the new man
agcment, the bars would be re-opencd,
but this is now authoritatively denied,
and whoever is responsible for that deci-
sion deserves credit for it.-"Courier."
, 1880-06-03
The Philadelphia New Northwest

The Philadelphia New Northwest
for April says that among other
shipments for the Northern Pacific
railroad company is complete out.
fit for q new repair shop at Aims
worth, viz: A forty.horso power
stationary engine, q u inch driving
wheel, axle, lathe, wheel borer, hy.
drostatic wheel press, planning ma,
chimes, shears, large and small :urn.
ing lathes, etc. Portions Of the
shipments were wheels, axles and
springs for one hundred and seven.
ty fire cars. Enough of bar iron,
steel and general supplies to last a
year, has been sent. o % a-tI
, 1880-06-03
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Services win be held in St. Paul's church on
Sundty next ut ii A.. NJ andp7 Pom. sunday
school at =. M. Evening prayer on Wednes-
day, At O'Clock. Litanyon Friday morning,
ut 10. H4E9 ''fs'l g.yS's = ,
Preaching next Sunday In the NJ. +. Church
morning anil evening. by Rev. W. i. Cesper,
b pastor. Sabbath school at 2.l5 P Nm. ID.
Hill, Supt. Prayer meeting on Thursday
evening at O'Clock. Tgep MI
, 1880-06-03

According to The DaIles Inland
Empire, the $4,000 subscribed by
the citizens of Weston to have the
Blue mountain branch run up there,
has been refunded to the donors by
order of Mr.. Willard, who is opposed
to subsidies and says they are the
most expensive IL the long run. -u-
, 1880-06-03

; A. C.aMcDougSh, who, in times
past, has been prominently identified
with the Independent Order Of Good
Templars of this Territory, and also
the Champions q Of the Red Gross,
died'in Salinas, City, California, on
the ll,h of May. He was aged 40
years. ea ''''l-' %.
, 1880-06-03

lT is estimated that the United
States will this year produce from
75,o0o,ooo to 1oO,oOo,ooo bushels Of
wheat more than will probably bs
required for home consumption and
for foreign export. -.' 's3a ifJ
, 1880-06-03

CoLFAX. Whitman Co., is to have a
second newspaper. II will DO called the
"Northwest l'ribune,'' and will be estab-
lished by Mr.. l.. z. Kellogg, on the 18th
of this month. Subscription price, $500
peryear. =, h' re ~ s'g1s tb.WckrU ~