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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-12-28

Observation-Disclosures eve (24th) was cele-
brated by a festival and trees at the Methodist
church. The church was well filled and the oc-
casion pleasantly enjoyed, especially by the ju-
veniles, who were present In full force and made
doubly happy in the numerous presents bestowed
by thoughtful and valued friends. A supple
mentary donation visit To Rev A. Scribner by nom
church people occurred last Monday evening IL
was participated in by nearly hundred persons
and was very pleasantly enjoyed by all. Liberal
donations OF money, and materials for sustaining
life, were left with the worthy pastors family as
evidences of the respect and esteem generally en-
tertained for them by the community. A large
bear was driven into this town by hunters from
Belvidere on Saturday, the 18th. His tracks were
seen at several places on West hill the Sunday
following. The animal seems to have gone back
to the mountains in about the same course he
came. I'D s Drenan has bought the premises
and eight acres of land connected Herewith
owned and occupied by Curtis Tebbetts near the
tannery. Price 81, 49,. About forty couples at
tended the Christmas ball at Joslyn's., Judge
Perley is in quite infirm health and has been for
some weeks or months past. His old asthmatic
trouble seems worse, uniting him TO endure any
hardship or perform much business lie is able
to be about the village nearly every day.. Mr..
]. V. Edwards intends returning west the present
week. lie came east in the summer, being sud
denly called home by the dangerous illness OF his
wife occasioned by poison administered by mis-
take for medicine. Mrs. Edwards health has
much improved "A scrimmage occurred a few
days ago at Ivory Aliens, between Allen and his
wifes father, Mr.. Eli Elliot, in which report says
Allen was worsted. 1t is reported to have origin
ated in dispute about Elliot's claim against
Allen for work, Plates were freely exchanged
(being seated at the table at the tme with telling
effect upon Aliens head Elliot has been ar
rested upon complaint to the town grand juror on
a charge OF assault, and is having an examination
to-day, the 10Th, Mrs, H. A. Earle has returned
from Chicago and is now stopping with her friends
in Wolcott 1t is reported that Ill.," has gone
to the bad lately, so much as to induce her
friends to advise her TO come east
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-12-28

WATERBURY, CESTER.-The Christmas gather
ings at the seminary on Friday evening and at the
chapel on Saturday evening were well attended
and the exercises interesting, especially when
the presents were distributed. Mrs. Eliza Mil
Ter, who Is eighty-one years old, has within the
last year worked several pieces OF embroidery
that very fine 1t would trouble the girls to
equal the fine and even work that Mrs. Mil
can now do. e. The Montpelier district preachers
meeting met last evening at the Methodist
chapel. A good number OF ministers we're present
and the exercises promise to be interesting. This
Wednesday, evening Rev. Mr.. Forrest Of Ran
dolph is to preach on the change OF the Sabbath
from the seventh TO the first day Of the week.
To n,o,,V~ (Thursday) evening there Is To be
temperance meeting. The Farmers club met
Monday evening in the vestry OF the chapel,
Noah Robinson, Esq, in the chair. Mr.. o. W.
May read a paper upon, How can we derive
the greatest profit from our farms, in which he
advocated draining, deep and thorough blowing
and narrowing, care in making, saving and hous-
ing manure. Also the care Of farming tools,
early cutting OF hay, care of stock, and advocat-
ing keeping hogs and a few sheep. Mr.. Mays
paper was interesting, and was discussed and
criticised by S. R. Huse j. S. Wheeler and A.
Hart. s. X. Huse spoke against giving young
pigs corn meal, as having tendency to weaken
their legs, but said they should have the food
that would make most bone and muscle. j. S.
Wheeler told how he was wintering eleven hogs
and shotes-they living entirely upon beechnuts
Two years ago, Mr.. Wheeler did not take his
hogs to the house until February, and they were
nice ones, having been in the woods and lived on
nuts entirely to that time. The next meeting of
the club will be at the same place next Saturday
evening at which time s. r. Huse will read
George Farnsworth has moved from George
II. Adams place into the house OF Mrs Sarah
Cheney. Gary Eggleston has bought c. c.
Fisk's farm on LOOMS mill, the price being $500
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-12-28

BRADFORD The Congregational society had a
Tho exercises were free to all and very interesting
49,. Mr. Il, S, Peaslee, tax collector, has resigned,
and left Tuesday for Chicago, to take a position
in the firm OF Keith & Fox. MessIs. Stevens q
dence, Rhode Island =. The farmers meetings
held at the village hall on Thursday and Friday
were well attended, and reported to be very
interesting and instructive. Ill. f. Parker, who
several new presses. The old paper mill has
just been repaired, where paper is again To be
manufactured 80. Mr. Ezekiel Smith and Wife
formerly of this town, both died only few hours
apart, Thanksgiving day, at Iiinesburg ,..A
course of six lectures is To be delivered this win
ter before the Reform Club, at the village hall,
An ex-president Of Middlebury college Is to deliver
the opening lecture Friday evening, December
3Oth Subject The Ideal of a Man,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-12-28

How can you remain sufferer from dyspepsia
when worse cases than yours are being cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla2 Try IT,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-12-28

81 owe MY LIFE"-Lowel, Mass, March "a,
1881. H. H. Warner a Co. Sirs-l have been a
victim of kidney disease which no physician or
mineral water could relieve. To your Safe Kid
ney and Liver Cure | owe my life and present
good health. Frank q. Butterfeld.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-12

ditures outside and beyond the nee
essary outlay for materials and labor.
1t was also true that the work could
not be delayed without antagonising
the official business of the newly organ
ised county. The ground upon which
the court house was built was gift,
and it was thought best not to look a
gift horse in the mouth" Some effort
was made at that time to induce the
giver to point out and select different
location. One cannot cOerce a giver,
and nothing was accomplished. 1t
NAV be fairly stated that the people at
large of Kenosha county have realized
the convenience and advantage of
using and occupying, without let, him
drance or cost, a court house, such as it
is, for the full period of a quarter of a
century. 1t may also be further
averred that the original gift stands as
so much available means in the hands
of the county. One portion of those
who made the original gift now sleep
beneath the surface of the ground, and
others have departed ard chosen places
of abode elsewhere, but none of the
number recalled the means which they
voluntarily gave to the public, or car
ried any portion thereof away.
No greater argument need be pre-
sented to show "man's inhumanity to
man" than to point to the suffocating
human beings confined in the basement
of the Kenosha county court house.
Its use as a Jail has been interdicted so
far as official acts could go by the Board
of Charities of this state; and their
"letters of Indictment have certainly
caused great discredit to the people of
Kenosha county. The earnest protest
of these officers IS virtually scarlet flag
on the outer walls of the court house,
viewable and in sight of all beholders
Men of business who travel and
chance visitors are quite apt to judge
of the enterprise and character of the
inhabitants of any given county when
they look upon its capitol building
The county is, in a political point of
view, one family; and the material in
terests of all the inhabitants are bound
and intertWined together. If the peO-
pie of one portion of the county could
succeed in building up rival ports to
the north or the south. overshadowing
Kenosha, they would sow harvest of
tares for themselves and accomplish
the undertaking at an important disad-
vantage to all.
1t is said that even Il constable could
not be elected in the towns outside of
Kenosha if he was known to favor the
construction of a new county building;
and after all a court house is ii necessity,
applying equally to all parts of the
county. W. NJ.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-12

to the most liberal, are all that could
be desired by those religiously inclined.
There is nothing restrictive in Kenosha
society. A man may go where he will
and be what he chooses without being
considered queer or having his motives
questioned. Add to these consider
atoms fine lakeside scenery, well built
and neat appearing business blocks,
large number of fine residences, shad-
ed walks and well appointed park,
excellent hotel accommodatlons,a hand
some cemetery, artesian wells, good
drainage, healthy atmosphere. and the
location upon one of the great railroad
thoroughfares of the northwest, and
the sum does not look bad in footing
up Kenosha attractions. Without any
intention of doing so, apparently, the
people of the city have gone far toward
establishing claim for one of the finest
natural localities for summer resort
in the State. There needs now little
intentional work to be done, and Ken
osha will eventually become a favorite
spot for summer sojourners. The APP
breaches to the lake need to be improve
ed. There is scarcely street ending
on the shore but is adorned with a
lumber yard, a dilapidated old mill,
or fields Of luxuriant potato vines. If
these ornaments were removed be-
tween Deming and Market streets, and
the higher ground leveled and sown to
lawn grass, and shade trees be set out
at proper intervals, it would not be a
large expense and it would be step
in the right direction. The shore line
could be improved in various ways,
bath houses built, and facilities for
sail and row-boat excursions introduce
ed. The island is probably the proper
place to commence, as it has naturally
the greater attractions, but to put it in
shape would require greater OUTLAWS,
and small beginnings in such matters
are safer where the public purse is de-
pended upon. The environs of the
city guarantee that it is possible to
have both in and around the city as fine
drives as can be desired There is just
enough up and down in the surface to
avoid toilsome driving, while we are
relieved of the monotony of dead
level stretch Of country which has
nothing different at the right or left,
before or behind. In fine, if the proper
effort is made, Kenosha will eventually
take it's place among the finest of sum-
mer resorts.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-12
SOHERS ITEMS.

Week before last was one to be re-
membered; dry and warm enough for
comfort; cool nights; a large amount
of harvesting and some haying done
with comfort to man aud beast. Last
week, on the contrary, was hot, saltrv,
uncomfortable, the Thermometer on
Thursday and Friday ranging from
80 to 103 degrees, according to loality.
Work was suspended for a time by
MANY on Friday. A thunder slower
about midnight, Friday, cooled tie air,
since which time the weather hasbeen
cool and pleasant.
Harvesting has progressed rapidly.
Grain is mostly cut, and, with con-
tinuance of the present weather, will
be finished this week. Considerable
binding of grain remains, with pros
pect of sore fingers if the weather is
dry and hot. Oats, the main crop, are
not as heavy a crop as promised, on
account of rust, chinch bugs and army
worms. Flax is considerably injured,
on old land especially, by army worms,
it is said; on breaking an average
yield is expected.
A sure crop, one that never fails,
goes to seed in many localities, and is
being waited over the country-Can-
ada thistles.
Harvest help is scarce, and big wages
are paid by many farmers.
Chinch bugs are more numerous
than for years. On account of the
small quantity of wheat sown the dam
age is light compared to some years.
Oats are somewhat injured by the
pest.
The fine weather brought out full
attendance at the churches last Sun
day, including many strangers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will. Spence, of Maus-
ton, are on visit to relatives in Som
erS.
Mead Myrick and wife, of Paris,
came to Somers last week on visit to
Mrs. Spence, at Jas. Spence's.
Mr.. Hoysradt, of Wilmot, came to
visit his daughter, and son-in-law, A.
9. Ozanne, who has been seriously i'll
the past week, but is now better.
Mrs. Hartnell, of Brighton, is visit
ing her daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. George Jordan.
Amherst Kellogg and daughter, of
Milwaukee, accompanied by Mrs,
Fancher. of Racine, visited their ceus-
in, Mrs. DR.. Ozanne, and family this
week.
Relatives from Chicago are visiting
J. w. Rhodes and family.
Mrs. James NJ. Fink's cousin, from
Chicago, is on a visit at their home.
The early apples are ripening, but
the crop is light one.
Quite a number of persons have had
to quit work for a season on account
of illness, In majority of "a ses OF
short duration.
A number of teachers are getting
ready to attend the institute at Salem
next week.
Mrs. Pienkowsky, of Chicago, is Wis
iting at Fl. F. Jordan's.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-12

it was thought the report herewith ap-
pended, prepared by L. A. Stvens.
showing in figures the result obained
in his factory during the pastvear.
would be acceptable to the Fraternity:
THE SUMNER SEASON COMMENCING
MAY II. so, AND ENDING Noy.l. 80.
Received 5S1,954 lbs. of milk. from
which 56,754 TBS. of cheese and .s22
TBS. of butter were made. The batter-
making commenced the latter art of
October, and said number of punds
of butter were equivalent to 3,3e; TBS.
of cheese. it taking 9 TO lbs. OF milk
to make one pound Of cheese. The
whole brought $6,414.39. The milk
averaged the patrons 90 4-15 GERS per
hundred pounds of milk during the
summer season.
WINTER SEASON COMMENCING NY. /,
80, AND ENDING APRIL Z, 81
Received 461 ,497 TBS. of milk, from
which were made Sc, 465 lbs. of dleese
and 1888 lbs. of butter hitting
5000. 39-an average of 215 lis. of
butter and IA lbs. of cured Geese
from 100 lbs. of milk. The butterwas
sold iii New York at an average rice
of 81 cents per pound, netting 81 ents
per pound. The cheese sold It an
average net price of SO cents per
pound. The milk averaged patrons
a fraction less than $1.2O per hundred
during the season. The year aggre-
gated 1,O43, 451 lbs. Of milk, 1929 lbs.
of cheese, 1850 lbs. of butter; S1S,-
1918 total.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-12
PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

Taber has come to the surface again,
and sends in few items.
Last week the thermometer ranged
from 80 deg. to 81 deg, in the shade.
We hear of number of field hands
having to stop work on account of the
heat, but at the present writing it is
much cooler.
Fred Carpenter, we are glad to hear,
is cOnvalescent.
G. D. Holt, in crossing defective
bridge. was thrown from his buggy
and seriously hurt.
The White Bros have sold their farm
to H. B. Kellogg, of Milwaukee. Mr..
Kellogg moves in to the new house
this week.
We notice vast improvement in the
M. E. Parsonage. A new coat of paint
on the house, also neat fence in front.
Real estate must be on the gain, as a
number of transfers have been made
lately.
Sneak thieves begin to make raids
again. Byron Dowse had tub of but
ter taken from his cellar few nights
ago.
The girls are complaining of mosqui-
toes. They cannot swing on the front
gate, they are so thick-the mosquitoes,
we mean.
A number Of teachers are making
preparations to attend institute.
Miss 'Thissell, Chicago teacher. is
spending her vacation with Miss E.
Barter
}. A. Halsey has rented rooms of L.
ID. Woodwork. and is keeping house.
George Carpenter and lady, of Paris.
spent last Sabbath with friends here.
Mr. Bullamore comes to our town
quite often. There must be strong
attraction hereabouts.
III. Silver and E. Brown, Of Russell.
Ill, are seen quite often this side of
the line. Pitch in, boys.
P Barnes, of Somers, calls OCCASION
ally down this way.
G. B. White, of Chicago, is spending a
few days on his farm.
Haying is nearly finished and harvest
ing well under way. Oats are a fair
crop; not much wheat raised; corn
looking very good; grass very light
crop.
Picnics are in order.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-12

The Star Route organ at Washington
is liberal and brave. In the face of
popular Opprobrium it declares itself in
favor of spending the peoples money
millions of it, Now when paper,
knowing that certain ideas are unpop-
mlar- that a man who undertakes to
promulgate them will be regarded with
suspicion that he will undoubtedly
have contumely heaped upon him for
his rashness-yet in the face of these
facts comes out and swings his colors
to the breeze and says, "them's our
sentiments" he is entitled to a certain
degree of respect What a revulsion
of feeling will be caused by the bold
stand taken by this audacious editor of
the Washington Republican, Brady's
own paper. He says" Let the aspir
ing men who seek to dazzle their coun-
trymen on the stump and to retain
seats in Congress cease to play upon
the peoples love of money cease to
promise new savings at the spigot,
Let them promise to spend millions for
defense. What we want now is, not
d, so much Congress that will cut off
necessary clerks in the Pension and
Land offices, and reduce the pay of the
women who scrub the floors of depart
ments, as Congress that aDtL spend
millions Of the peoples money when it
ought to be spent. The people can be
won to your support. O, leaders that
dare not lead as easily by promise to
do what is noble and right as by an APP
peal to the meaner side of their natures
Did ever man listen to a subllmer flow
of eloquence than this? Aye, spend
millions OF the peoples money For
what? Why, for Star Routes, expedit-
ing trips, increase Of service, and Star
Routes, etc, etc, etc. Let the money
roll out in millions from the national
treasury, and let it roll in in undimin-
ished millions into the hands of Star
Route thieves, Such seems to be the
idea of our Washington friend, and he
shows great bravery in exposing his
views, great liberty in taking so broad
and generous view of public welfare.
Like the Irishmaa who tackled the bull,
he is brave, very brave, but d-n his
discretion. If such things are to be
said, the Washington Republican is
eminently the proper source for it to
come from. tits headquarters for in
formation on the subject of spending
the peoples millions. For the past
years in which Brady has been the ex-
pediter of Star Routes millions of the
peoples money have rolled out and
lost itself in the nets and meshes of
Star Route thievery.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-12

For months the English Parliament
has been trying to arrive at solution
of the land and rent difficulties. A
measure, known as the Land Bill of
the three - F's," brought forward by
Mr.. Gladstone, making important
changes in the land tenure system of
Ireland, and offering needed relief to
the Irish tenantry, after months of
stormy debate, was got through the
House Of Commons, but not without
the most determined opposition. The
bill is opposed by two factions first,
the land owner faction, who oppose the
bill for the evident reason that what
ever is given to the tenant is taken
from the landlord. In the House Of
Lords this faction is more fully repre-
sented, and accordingly it is with that
body that determined and uncom-
promising battleis to be expected. The
other faction is the tenantry repre-
sentation, combined with liberal-mind-
ed gentlemen whose interests are not
affected, but who believe that the ten
antry of Ireland are oppressed, and
favor measures for their relief. Be-
tween these factions stand the Govern
ment, represented by Mr.. Gladstone and
his following, who are anxious to pro-
vide for the tenant all possible relief,
and guarantee at the same time to the
landlord his just rights. Whether
these elements can ever be brought in
to harmonious relations and ideas on
the subject that is at present engaging
their attention is extremely doubtful.
Whether sufficient preponderance of
one over the other will be gained for it
to crush out the other remains to be
seen. The Land Bill, which is a com.
promise measure, has been got through
the House of Commons, but in the
House of Lords is being badly cut up
and amended, so that it virtually neg
atives many of the important and vital
features of the bill. The Commons
will oppose these changes to the last !;
the settlement appears far off.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-12

1t is amusing to see the attempts of
some of the Democratic organs to get
in faint belly-ache over the action of
the governor in calling for troops at
Eau Claire during the lumber strike.
With a characteristic smirk. as though
they were very much amused at SO ri
diculOus proposition as the calling
out of state troops to suppress insurrec-
ton, our friends go on to say, among
other things, that of course those tim
Der men could have gobbled up the
state militia in no time. That thing is
extremely doubtful. That $50 disci-
plined militia men, with breech-loading
or repeating rifles, with sixty rounds
in their cartridge boxes, could have
been swallowed at Il gulp by six or
seven hundred raw river men admits
somewhat of doubt. 1t is further said
that there was no act ofinsurrection, ex-
cept putting out the fires in the mill fur
naces and obliging workmen to quit.
Is that all We have supposed that
there were hints to the effect that in
case the demands of the strikers were
not complied with that the mills would
be burned. The authors of some of
those brilliant articles on Governor
Smiths actions would probably want to
see it done first. Governor Smith did
it. That's just the difference between
them and Governor Smith. But if the
strikers did not intend to do mischief
to any of the mill property, perhaps
some of our Democratic smirkers who
are trying to make political capital out
of the Eau Claire matter will say
whether Governor Smith was prowling
around the state in search of riots that
he thus happened down upon that
| peaceful and secluded sawdust town.
like the wolf on the fold. Ifnot, what
brought him there /? The attempts to
make it appear that the Eau Claire dis
turbance was not of very dangerous
character, none the less dangerous be-
cause successfully turned aside, and to
show that Governor Smith did not do
his duty so far as his duty could be ascer-
tanned from appearances and purport
in matter in which large element
of uncertainty must needs always be,
have proved utterly fruitless. Nobody
who has seen these numerous articles
will feel at all concerned over attacks
that are made without any knowledge
of the facts, and, if the facts are well
known, without judgment enough to
know whether the course pursued was
the proper one or not, and which 90
only to show that the writer's are in
capable of seeing anything commend
able in anybody or in anything. What a
delight it must be to turn the eye in
ward and look at that sublime political
deity who presides over and directs
the forces of the Democratic fraternity
and renders it incapable of error or
corruption or unworthy thing.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-12
THE DAY AFTER A MARRIAGF

The following, both in sentiment and
fact, will find a ready echo in the hearts
of most parents:
The departure of son from beneath
the parental roof does not present any
spectacle of desolation. Masculine life
has from infancy an individuality, an in
dependence, an exorcisnn so to say, which
is essentially wanting to female exist
ence. When son abandons his par
ents to create for himself a separate in
terest, this separation causes but little
interruption in their mutual relations. A
man marries and still maintains his
friendships, hif habits and flial af-