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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07
OBITUARY..

Our former notice OF the death OF Mr..
Bacon contained some errors and omitted
some things that ought to have been men
toned, so that we publish the following;
Ed. JOURNAL.
Died, in Sunderland. Aug. 3, 1892, Giles
Brownell Bacon, in the seventy.sixth
year Of his age.
The public has reason TO expect and will
look for more than this formal statement
in regard to man so widely known and
SO influential as the Hon. Mr.. Bacon. lie
was born in Sunderland, May II, 1907 and
with the exception of brief residence IN
Pennsylvania, the house in which he was
born was his home from his birth until
his death. HIS maternal grandfather, Alb
ner Eyarts, with his brother Charles, came
to Sunderland in 1774 from Guildford,
Connecticut and purchased and settled up
on the farm which has been in the posses
sion of the family from that time to the
present and on which the subject of this
notice lived AMI died. They were soon
after Joined by their brother, James A. Ev-
arts, who also settled near there, and
whose distinguished son, jeremiah Eyarts,
was born on the same place. He was thus
the second cousin ON his mothers side to
our late secretary of state, Hon. VIM. Ey-
arts. His father, Benjamin Bacon, son
of Jacob Bacon of Stockbridge, Mass, was
born in Lenox, Mass, March 6, 1763, and
was the first white male child born in that
town. He came to Sunderland III lfSo.
Giles Brownell Bacon was his fifth son;
Few men have been for so long a period
so conspicuous and so controlling in influ-
ence among his peers as he. He represent
ed his town in the state. legislature from
1853 to lSG4--for eleven successive years,
and also in 1870, and although as Demo-
crat he was always one OF a small minority
in that body, his marked ability was at all
times felt and recognized. He was justice
of the peace in Sunderland forty-one years,
selectman forty years and county grand
Juror twenty. one years. he was never al,
mitted to the bar as a lawyer, but his legal
attainments were large, and this combined
with great familiarity with legal forms, a
facle and beautiful penmanship, singu-
lar dexterity 10 drawing papers, thor
ough knowledge of affairs and men and re-
markable shrewdness in connection with
these official positions made him for near
ly half a century the leader OF the town,
whose interests be always labored to pro-
mote. His funeral took place Aug. 9th,
and was attended by great number, not
only from Sunderland but from adjoining
towns. He was married in 1888 to Arms
Vail, who with four sons and three dangh-
tiers survives him.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

In response to letter of enquiry recent
ly written to Senator Edmunds, by ayoung
lawyer, asking for information as to what
were the best political works from
which to gain thorough knowledge OF
both parties, the senator says, "The
debstes and journals Of the two houses OF
congress will show you better than any
thing else, the state Of parties in this
country and wha, are the real points OF
difference. From 1854 down TO the pres
en-, time they show what has been done,
and what has been resisted. One who
reads all ,his--and it is great labor to do
il, will not fail, think, to see where his
path lies. But no one In this present
world Of ours. must expect anything like
perfection in our government, or in any
party. We can only wisely try to help get
the best aitainsble things done, and must
expect that The besi party will fall short Of
wha, j, ough. to be"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

., all Indicative Of srtrarAgancp q lavish
espcsaisuro b. the re-conssrrcsson OF
the wallis and the erardhouSo 10 ccnHcc'-
ion with THO improvements made The ser
vices 81 four men have been dispensed
with by superintendent Rioc. thereby sas.
ing some $500 annually 70 the State, The
management Of No Superintendent in the
prison durirg the las. four years has been
very satisfactory 10 the Directors aud OH.
ers interested 10 this institution, The 81.
fairs Of tho prison are conducted on strict
business principles. The discipline exer'
eiscd over prisoners Is firm and unswerV'
ing Ia its character. aud yet not harsh,
Everything about the prison Is cloan and
neat, and one has 10 but visit the pison 10
be convinced that Superintendent Rice,
and the Directors have accomplished most
ex sollent work, in a thorough business
like manner. II is = qualification to know
also that all the improvements made under
the new appropriation Of 1850 have been
brought about within the sum appropriat'
ed.
The prison now has only 81 inmates, OF
whom Gully one is woman Mrs. Emelina
Meaker, the Waterbury murderess. She
is sentenced TO be hung next spring, and
on account OF her savage and ugly dispo'
sition has been kept locked up in cell in
the new wing Of the prison. This section
has no other occupants, the rest OF the
prisoners having quarters ip the old wing
This removal OF Mrs. Meaker to her soli-
tary abode was neecssitated by her habit
OF making night hidcous with yells and
screams when IN her former quarters. Her
son, Almon Meaker, is well-behaved and
industrious. George Miles, the Barre
bank robber, is an adept at cutting and
sorting shoe heels He has about eight
years more at his trade. Five men are in
tbs prison for life.
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The State Prison.

Aug. %, Governor Farnham, the direc'
tor of the prison, and other state officials.
with few invited guests, visited Windsor
for the purpose Of inspecting the prison
bu ildings and the superintendent house
which has been just completed. As IS
known, the old workshop was demolished
and q new brick one erected lao 40 feet,
two stories above the basement, with
square pitched trussroof, slated. The
basement is divided into four rooms-a
store room in each end, with coal and en-
CINE il of Exeter make, aud the boilers
furnish steam for heating the shops, OIL
fees, superintendent house and prison
The workshop has two main hoors fitted
up with the best machinery for the manu-
facture Of ladies boots aud shoes, W. u.
Bracket 4 Co., OF Boston, contractors. the
state receiving 80 cents per day for each
man and furnishing the necessary power
and machinery. The new central building
connects the old and new prison, and Is AZ
by 43 feet three stories above the base
ment, and surmounted by an English cot
tage roof, having six dormer windows,
and cupola rising 40 seet higher. The
basement is divided into six rooms -kitch-
Gu, dining room. laundry. store room. sink
and bath room. The guard room is %
feet deep, and has large front bay win
dow giving views Of the workshop and the
entire prison yard. From side windows
the prison halls and corridors can be seen.
Doors open into the yard and corridors.
The second floor is divided up into five
sleeping rooms, one Of which Is used as
reading room. The third floor has six
sleeping rooms, two being fitted up Tor fe-
male convicts. This new structure is most
substantially built The floors are hard
pine, and the interior finish Is Of oak and
ash. The rooms have ash wainscoting.
and the walls are either in hard plaster
finished or painted. Hot and cold water
| is carried throughout the building.
The superintedent's building stands di-
rectly ia front Of the new central building.
s1d fronts on State street The house Is
3s by ~ feet on the ground, two stories
high, with an English cottage roof having
five dormer windows, connected with the
prison guard room 10 the rear by an arch
way in the second story. On the first
Aoor Ire double parlors connected by black
walnut folding doors opening into .
spacious hall. The window frames. cas-
ings. mop boards. etc. are Of native cherry,
aud the walls are hard finished. The mant-
les are marbleized slate and finely wrought
The dining room and kitchen occupy the
rear o. the frs. floor They have hard
pine floors and the former oak finish, the
latter aud the hall being finished 10 Ssh.
Above are eight sleeping rooms. The en-
tire house is furnished 10 excellent taste,
the eEtire appointments being Of an aitrac'
tive and snbstantial character. and yet not
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

Complete returns have not been received
from all the towns in tho county. but
enough to show that the Democrats have
elected the two senator's, and sheriff by q
small majority. and that Sheldon is elected
States attorney over Fem, the regular
nominee by a very close vote. Various
causes have contributed TO this result, bns
il is chiefly on account OF the failure OF
Mr. Judson 10 make out his tar inventory
and,the personal unpopulAriiy OF Mr. Val
en,ine. and the strength Of the anti-tem.
poranee vote ia Bennington. ShAftsbury.
pownal aud few other towns, Those
elements we're all combined against the
candidates named aud The result Is they
have bcen defeated by : smAll majority
4 ticket Vas made up which VAS composed
Of tho regular Repabhcanosisse ticket ADD
the regular Republican candidates on the
comfy ticket with the exception OF sen
a,ors, Sheriff. andista,es attorney. This
tickle, Was voted by good many repub.
licans, twenty seven Of them in this town
and larger proportion ID other towns 10
this town seven more Republicans voted
Tor the two Democratic senA.ots, nineteen
voted for Wall ia place Of Jnason ano
iwentyeighi simply scratched Jndson' :
naae without voting ior Wall. Oas
hundred aud sixty five voted the ticket
straight or i1saiy EIGHT more than half Of
the Republican vote cast In Arlington.
where Mr.. Jadson is best known be ran
sbesA Of bis ticket In Bennington.
shaitsbary aad PownAl. Nalenuae. Walker
snd Fem were badly Gu. and Jndson also
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

The series Of interesting letters which
we are printing from our staff correspon.
dent who Is trveling through Pennsylvania
brings out very clearly the complication
OF the Republican situation in that State
I, mus, he appae't TO every reader who
has followed our correspondent letters
that the outlook is serious one Tor The
Republican party. Almost certain defes'
Is before II unless some compromise Is
resched by the opposing factions. We
sAy this Ia the face OF Chairman
coopcr's sangnuipe prediction OF 1900
majority for General Beavsr Mr. Cooper
has been making tina, able claim every les
minutes for several months. aud 10 accord
snce with TIE Tribaae's invsriable custom
Of giving all sides fair hearing, we al
lowed him column Of space the other
aay 10 which 10 enlarge upon this credit.
able product 81 bis imagination. Bat al
the same time se we're unshAken ia the
opinIeu @hirh We have AisAys held. that
Tie claim !. gro,ssqaely absurd We do
mol believe for moment that Mr.. Cooper
has any hope Of a majority quarter The
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07


lished the election will be over, and what
ever we may say will not be for the pur-
pose OF influencing voters and cannot be
construed as anything but our honest
opinion in the matter, and we are honest in
our opinion that the course taken blythe Het'
,,d has not been one that has been general
commended by tue Republicans in this
county. They find no fault with the Her
an for publishing the fact that Mr., judi
son. candidate for senator in this coun-
ty, did not make ont his tax inventory,
for this is fact that every voter ought to
know. This is the ouy real fact against
Mr.. Judson that the Herad has been able
to bring up. aud how much
this ought to influence voters each man
should have been left TO decide for him.
self. But the Herald did not stop here.
Ii came out in TRADE against the Airing
ton listers. 1t abused the Republican
county eommitte II advised Republicans
to vote for a Democrat 1t set itself up as
the political censor Of the Republican par
ty in this county.
Now We take il TINT the Arlington list.
ara ths Republican county committee and
,La pen,bl;eans of Benninpton county,
generally, are as well qualified to perform
,be;, lnt,c, and iudge OF the situation as
the Herobi il Asa specimen of the Her.
~. ,,;.,as no o,o,s ), ain ria naraoraph.
..Now ,ho oues,;on before the Republi.
cans Of Bennington county is whether
they will clean themselves or be cleaned
Inc county oonni,''eo 0.i 20 NJ JnJsoS
while thew cannot deny the facts. The
county committee has let the thoughtful,
honest, honorable hepuo,ieans ~ Den
n,nb 49,, ~ hn, i 80 ,or an honest Demo.
cr,t or tay .dodoer in Republican uniform.
| Now spnnose enough Republicans fol.
,ou tho He,,oLTs advice 10 change the re.
sult and elect Mr.. Wall the Democratic can
a;5a,. what viii they get. We learn
,.,, say.,r,l r,I;able Dorset men. neigh.
n. y;,u ,h., ho 10 opnosed TO
a. ,.x Low and has 90 EXPRESSED himself
.a,oa,v va have from Mr. Judson.
- an ;,o,;,v from ma a statement
~, Il oloc,ea he shall not oppose the
-, Law aud viii not advocate, any
,ha, wi, mate 4 less efY,,c.
~. u !. amin. ooss;bls. indeed ante
..o,.h,a Ia, those voters who have fol.
,owa1 n. al,,c, Of the Herald have not
.'1asar,o1 ,he;, marty but have
.'' : ~. ,an,l - aefs., \ man who
-, .,'.,.,a., ,,o ,.w and elec, a man
-, .....n
~ -, - ,,a eo,,,v committee. il il
,,,,ar,,s i ,.to "a candidates and
- 49,. n,oan.a yo,.rs NAV be dis.
~ M, !. mau,, Ila,v h.ys occasion 10
,iero,s for il is
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

II ~ moi TO be expected that the repub-
lican majority on our state ticket this year
will be as large by three to five thousand
As 10 the presidential years. There has
been no active canvassing to bring out a
full vote, aud neither the state, county or
town committees have deemed it necessary
20 do any special work in that direction.
In the absence OF any canvass, It is impos-
siblu for the party TO command It's full
strength. Only solid, steady work ever
secures such a majority as the Vermont
republicans have given in presidential
years.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

nz Of lAsi JIG is merely carrying Tor
vafd the established stslSAft policy OF
claiming rveryihiss. The siAlsaris
are always 'surc" of carrying their pesnts.
II is impossible TO find one Of them any.
where who has The slirhsess doubt about
the success Of hs ticket This ~ell-sira'
lated coasdano has IT, effect. J. makes
the fen oe-si,,en unwilling 10 &c, down on
the anti -stslwart aide for fear 81 making a
mistake Twill have some effect IN Penn
sylvania. bot not 20 much as Il would II
Mr. coopers anxiety had pot led him toto
the blundcr Of putting his figures so high.
There is pslpable evidence Of a panic IN
thai l0.oD0 claim. ~ l. TribHae
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

A cable dispatch from fafls 70 the DOS
ton Hsgaid say m. de Lesseps, who has
Just arrived here, said to-day IN an inter
yies on the Egyptian affair that the first
thing that should be known regarding the
Egyptian affair is that the movement is a
national one He was confident that Ara
hi Pasha has the whole nation at his back.
His present force is between $4,000 and
30, 600 Arabs He has arms for 300, 900,
aud when bu wants men can get them.
NJ. de Lesseps had every reason to be sat
isfied with the manner in which Arab be-
haved toward the canal The English had
no need Of the canal for their operations.
The Arabs had not placed price on his
head; on the contrary. after the English
had landed vt Suex he received llettor
from Arab saving that he knew il was not
his fault, and giving him notice that the
Sweetwater canal would beleut. The En-
glish sailors had behaved very badly, fir
ing right aud left in the streets and killing
many Arab women andIchildren and one
Of NJ. de Lesseps' own employees. .The
English army was very well organized
He thinks the war will be long one and
the final result cannot be forecast. No
serious operations could be undertaken
until hot weather and the overflow Of the
Nile were over in October. II vas not true
that Arabi had mutilated the English dead
and wounded He had heard nothing OF
that from the officers in Egypt. England
had long been intending TO get her foot
into Egypt on one preteIt or another.
The whole trouble had been caused by the
;ntrigues OF Sir Edward Malet and for the
purpose Of giving England this opportu'
nifty. He had not seen any of the actual
fighting, but there had been many more
killed and wounded among. the English
than reported; there were also many cases
of sunstroke and some OF cholera. When
he had been in Egypt before the troubles
begun he had found some opposition te
Arab among the Bedouin chiefs, but now
he believed they were all for Arab Ii hi
should be killed or captured the wal
would not on that account come TO an end
The English might buy some OF the chiefs
but that would not he of much benefit Il
them. The Khedive was man who would
never BIO able to govern the country, ever
il the English succeeded in re.estsblishine
his authority. 1t would end. II the En-
glish we're successful, in his being deposed
by them or in his being merely nomina
ruler. At present he was q prisoner, ant
nothing that he did had any weight will
the Egyptian people. In reply to thu
question il this Suez Canal trouble was no
what might occur to the Panama Canal
NJ. de Lesseps said: No; the Americans
have never interfered in matters that die
not concern them, while it has been thu
invariable practice of England to be alway'
meddling in other peoples affairs. No,
have no apprehension that Panama will ev
err hear a cannon fired. NJ. de Lessep
then said that the work on the Panama
canal was progressing well and was beint
pushed forward with the greatest activity
He leaves Paris. absolutely refusing ban
aaet from several sensational newspapers.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

According to the reports received at the
department OF agriculture, the average
condition Of the cotton crop has risen
from % in July to "a in August, while in
some States the advance has been much
greater. For example. Texas now stands
at 100 and Alabama at 20. The weather
has thus far been favorable for good
crop, yet no one is able to say, with any
positiyeness, whether the yield will be o.
zoo. 900 bales. or whether il will be l,0OO..
600 bales greater. The agricultural depart
ment estimates onr wheat crop at Co.,
ov0.Oo0 OF bushels, while unofficial esti'
mates place it at 700. 900, 600 bushels.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

For positive curative effects, one bottle
of AYERS SARSAPARILLA is worth
three of any other name. 1t is a concen-
trated compound Of the most wonderful
vegetable extracts aud vitalizing principles
ever brought together in any medicine.
There is nothing to compare with it for
purifying the blood and as Spring medl-
cine
Sold by all druggists. Ask for AYERS
SARSPARILLA, and do not be persuaded
to take any other. Price, u; six bottles
for s.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

rbcrr IL 10, much change 10 The state
Of aaAin in Egypt The English are pre-
pAr,ag 10 advance 90 the line 10 Cairo,
uhile Arab is busily engaged Ia strength
eaine his deicnoea Conflicting reports
arc given IS 10 h,s force add The ability be
u,.l l,e likely 10 develop in opposition 10
Inc English advances
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

A good number OF delegates have already
been elected TO the New York Republican
state convention, and 1t looks so far As
though Cornell would have a majority.
The S,slwar, influence is hard at work get
ting delegates to oppose him. but the
people generally are well satisfied with his
course as governor and would like him for
another term.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

The vial. Of the Rutland HrdLfs wrath
have been chiefly devoted towards J. IL.
hudson. There Is case OF tar boiling IN
Addison county bu, the Herald has passed
over tho fac, very lightly. Wherefore this
pAriiAlityf II looks as though II may be
With the Herald case Of cents rather than
sense
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07
Penn ELECTED

Later aud more complete returns show
tha, Fenn Is elected by small majority.
Al least our sturns show this res nit. aud
unless some mistake has been made IN tel
egraphiog. he will lie elected by over fifty
majority. There is no change IN the result
on senators aud sheriff except the Demo
cratic majorities will be small. The other
officers are all Republican.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

There isa heap o. bard common sense
In the yicksbuig Hcnrbfs remarks that
.one a your earnest fellows Who secures
The capital 10 baild a railway, factory,
IA oil mill. or anything OF material vain"
20 tho south. even IL the capital is dam
radical money. is worth cowpen full Of
bou ling bourbon par,iSans. ~ Troy Times.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07
r.iaaid Geld.

Dan1 Plank, Of Brooklyn. Togn Co.
Pa, describes il thus: II rode thirty
miles for bottle THOMAS EcLEcmc on,
which effected the woadeJal cure OF 9
crooliod limb IN six Applications; Il proved
worth more than qod TO me.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

Who that has lived anytime Ia the conn.
try but must have heard Of the virtues OF
Burdock as FLOOD purifier LUBBOCK
BLOOD BIrrgRs cure dyspepsia, billions
ness and all disorders arising from impure
blood on deraiieed liver or kidneys, Price
SlO0 k-f~
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

The star route TRIALS are Boi ye, cooclsd'
Oh. the lawyers sisll hssing the hoor. They
are louna 10 iais The remainder OF The
sanmer snd ihe poor lurmsu are getting
size pans.hassal iaAi onghi 10 he meied
oa, b ihe eonsplsion sapposing they are
guiiiy a. lhs crime charged sgainst them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07
paipi,a,lon Of the heart.

J. NJ. Might, Syracuse, \. y, writes:
"When first commenced using yonr Bun'
DOCK BLooD BIITEAs l was troubled with
fntiering sal palpitation Of the heart !
felt weak and languii, with nnmbness d
tie limbs; since using, my heart has mol,
troubled me and the numbing sensation ~
hll gone Price si.D0,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

A.P. Childs. Democrat. was elected
representative in bennington by over 200
majority. The Democratic victory was
celebrated by bon fire In front OF the
Putnam House, band Of music, dog
fiabt and two or three fstic encounters,
|, uasa lively time, at least an eye wit
ness who gave us the above information
sAYs was
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

" STATE or VERMONT. District OF Manchester, -
In Probate Court he'd II n ncbaster within
and for tho said Disn.ct. on tho 10th day Of
August, A. D., 1884
Present, Hon. Ranney Howard Judge.
An instrument IN writing purporting 10 be the
last VIII and Testament OF Giles d. Bacon.
late OF Sunderland In said district, deceased, be'
ing presented by Il. q. Bacon the Executor
therein named for Probate. lie ordered by said
court that all pereons conce. ned therein be mott.
fed to sppear at a session Thereof, to be held
at tho Probate Office In Manchester In s.id dis-'
10 O'Clock in the forenoon, and show cause II any
they have, against the probate OF ssid win for
which purpose II IL further ordered, that this
order, be published three weeks successivtiy IN
the Manchester JounsAL, newspaper prinicd
at Manchester in this state, previous to ssid
time OF hearing.
by the Court,
A kALY HOWARD IudAa.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07

To wait until you are in bed with disease
you cant get over in months, is the height
OF folly. when you might be easily cured
during the early symptoms by Parker s
Ginger Tonic. We have known sicklly
families made the healthiest, by timely
use OF this pure medicine. - Observer.