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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-08

Rev. Harry Brckett of 1illsboro Bridge, N. II
is called to the Congregational church at Thetford.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
L. j. Humphrey has purchased the Poultney
Journal Office.
The Universalists have established regular Sun.
day service at Rutland.
At Center Rutland, Ia Young man named Archie
Durham jumped OF the rear platform of train of
cars and broke his skull.
The Rutland county temperance convention
nominated Joel NJ. Haven, landlord of the Bates
House, for county commissioner.
The March term of tho Rutland county court,
which convenes on the second Tuesday, has upon
its docket sixteen divorce cases.
A correspondent says that the work at the Pitts.
field iron mines is progressing finely, the pay roll
ofthe company for help being some 800 and $500 a
week.
The Rutland Congregational church has bought
for parsonage the house of John Haynes on
Court and Center Streets with the $4,000 left by the
widow of the late Hon. Solomon Foot.
The administrators of the estate OF Thomas Ross
have sold The Lincoln iron works at Rutland to q
corporation which will enlarge the business and
make specially of marble working machinery.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-08
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-08

Jacob Thompson, formerly of President
Buchanan's cabinet, and subsequently, a
rebel, is now living in Rome.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-08

FLAXSEED
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HOPS.
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change to report in prices. We quote:
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-08

measurements otherwise in use, provided he
rss takes good and sufficient bond to the state for
their return, in good order, of such properly upon
demand Of the proper authorities
SIC This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November 1, 1854.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-08

The school directors may their discretion provide
for conveying pupils to and from the public schools
the expense of their respective towns.
Approved November AZ, 1881.
No. 16An act relating the loaning of military
to schools.
II is hereby enacted, ETC.:
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09
The Portland Cadets.

The Kennebec Journal Thursday
evening, Feb. 10Th, the Richards Light Infan-
try will give in johnson Hall, grand ball
and concert to the Portland Cadets, the finest
drilled company in the State. The Gardiner
boys have not forgotten the handsome treat
ment they received while they were the guests
of the Cadets, and propose toreciprocate by in
viting the Cadets to Gardiner and entertain
them throughout the day and evening without
expense to the visiting company. In case the
weather should be pleasant, the visitors will
be taken through the city in large sleigh,
and the principal objects will be pointed out.
At supper their hunger will be appeased by a
sumptuous banquet, after which an adjourn
ment will be made to the ball and concert in
the hall. Here will be great attractions The
concert will be sufficiently recommended by
the fact that Chandler's Band of Portland will
furnish music. An exhibition drill will be
given by the Cadets, consisting of company
movements, the lightning Zouave drill, and
also drill by two little boys connected with
the company. A fine order of dances will be
prepared, and every arrangement made to en-
sure complete success. The merits of this
entertainment will doubtless draw good
house, not only from Gardiner but from Halo
we'll and Augusta"
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09
Hearing.


The above was the title of the interesting
lecture delivered in the Second Parish course,
last evening, by DR.. j. A. Spalding. The fol-
lowing is an abstract:
The lecturer said that it was impossible to
get any reasonable idea of the complex organ
of hearing in man, without examining the
same organ in the lower animals. In the lob
ster the ear is simply bag filled with water
and small stones in fishes the ear bag is addi-
tionally provided with three semi-circular
canals while in man the bag and canals are
further supplemented with a shell-shaped ap-
paratus for receiving the ends of the nerve of
hearing. The uses of these three complex
structures were then graphically explained.
This complicated apparatus called the
labyrinth is really the inner ear, the only one
which fishes and Holsters have, while animals
which live in the air, need an external ear to
convey weaker and more various sounds 10 the
inner ear. The external ear is moveable in
the lower animals so that they may appreciate
the direction from which sounds come. In
man this capacity has been lost, although the
muscles for this purpose can still be seen, and
we occasionally meet with people who can
move their ears in a most curious manner.
The lecturer next endeavored to explain how
we hear, and said that for this purpose the
ends of the nerve of hearing must be assumed
10 SDllb up luto uttio pIohSs, iLho euniuS ~, no
When waves of air are conducted to these
forks from the outer world, they are set in mo
ton and the sound to which they then give
give rise is conducted to the brain by the nerve
of hearing.
The ear was compared to the eye and greater
perfection claimed for the former. We can
only see one point at time. In reading we
have to compare with the brain, the seen inn
age with the remembered image. On the other
hand we can hear hundreds of sounds stimuli
taneously, as when listening to the notes of an
orchestra and chorus combined.
In conclusion, attention was called to few
points on the care of the ear: warning being
given against boxing or pulling the ear and
against removing the wax. Care was also to
be observed in keeping the ears well protected
in cold weather, as well as in warm weather
when bathing in the surf.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09
Irish Land League,

Last evening J. 9. Donelan, Esq, of Gal.
way, Irel and, delivered an address at I. A. r
A. Hall under the auspices of the Irish Land
League, before large and enthusiastic audi
ence. Mr.. Donelan was frequently interrupted
BY applause. The following is brief abstract
of his address:
The Irish Land League bases its agitation
upon the immortal principles Of truth and jus
tice. For once the Irish people have followed
the advice of their stepmother England, and
have not resorted to arms but have conducted
an agitation for the redress of their grievances
by legal constitutional agitation. Judged by
the principles time after time enunciated by
Mr.. Gladstone the agitation of the League is
in consonance with the great principles of En-
glish constitutional liberty. When this agita
ton assumed gigantic proportions, when it
bade fair to effect the end for which it was or.
ganized the so-called Liberal government OF
Great Britain passed coercion act, abolished
the Land League, imprisoned the leaders, and
created a system of tyranny and despotism
which has no equal even under the iron rule OF
the Czars The Irish nation now has the land.
lords on their knees; the landlords are reduced
to the last extremities, and if the agitation il
continued six months longer landlordism will
be driven root and branch out of the land
Many of the landlords are beggars. The
Landlords Protective Union is failure
Without rent landlordism must die. The
landlords of Ireland are, as rule, not edu.
Gated, but on the contrary illiterate. MI Don
elan in conclusion argued against the PROPOSE
ton urgued by John Boyle O'Reilly and 9th
ers of turning the Land League into Home
Rule organization.
This evening Hon. @. w. Goddard will lee
ture in the 1. A R. Hall. The public are cor
dial1v in vited
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.



The tickets are selling fast for the concert to
be given by Chambers Band next Tuesday
evening. They can be found at w. E. Chan
dler's music store Walter Emerson, BERTHE
Webb, the Weber Club, and Chambers full or
chestra will take part.
Tomorrow the sale of seats for Willie Edou-
in's "Dreams" will commence.
The "Planter's Wife" should draw a large
audience to Portland Theatre Friday and Sat
urday. The tickets sold well yesterday. The
play and company are highly spoken of.
The Weber Club, assisted by Miss Clara
Merrill, soprano, and Mrs. @. FL. Pratt, CON-
tralto will give concert in Hallowell this
evening.
Mrs. Devil is the picturesque name of a
new opera bouffe now in rehearsal in Paris.
"Day and Night" the popular piece SO long
played at the Noveautes has gone to the
Strand Theatre in London.
Mrs. W. Ell, Blackmore, at one time popu-
lar actress and well known as Eliza Newton,
died at the Bellevue Hospital, New York,
Tuesday morning, aged So years. She was
family of theatrical people. Her grandfather
was a manager OF various theatres, and her
father, John Newton, was leading comedian.
The late J ohm III. Selwyn was her cousin.
At the Paris Conservatory there is at present
studying delightful little girl violinist, who
gives promise of absolute genius If it develops
with her age. She is the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Carpenter of New York city, and is now
about twelve years old She has the real
artists face and a wonderful vivacity OF ex-
preston and solidity and force in her execu-
ton which are sufficient to make Remenyi
look to his laurcls, Ambrose Thomas has
spoken very highly of the child's extraordinary
talents, and she is pursuing her education with
the greatest diligence and success.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09
The New Potato Cars.

The Boston Journal says:-The new potato
cars belonging to the American Freight Car
Heater Company were on the Eastern track
yesterday, in Charlestown. They were loaded
last week at Houlton, Maine, by Messrs. Fos-
ter g. Weeks, and Mr.. Blake of this city, when
the thermometer was down to about zero, and
brought their freight safely to this market
without the least loss Tor shrinkage. They
were heated with kerosene, according to the
principle described in our article two week
ago, and worked admirably. The expense of
heating these cars is only about one cent an
hour, whereas the wood and labor in heating
the old style car cost fully 25 cents an hour.
Potato menIwhom we interviewed. all agree that
the new car is an improvement over the old
one, and will no doubt come into general use.
Shippers have found it difficult to get cars
enough to carry their potatoes to market in the
winter on account of the delay in putting in
the rough lining, but when the new cars are
adopted they will always be ready to take
freight, either in winter or in summer"
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09
Frederic T. Meaher.

Mr.. Frederic L. Meaher, a well known
apothecary of this city, died at his residence
on Cumberland street last evening at 7.30
o'clock of paralysis Of the brain. Mr.. Meaher
was the son of wealthy merchant of the
South, and his mother was descendant Of
Gov. Kavanagh of this State. The war
caused great losses to his father, while Mr..
Meaher was quite young, and he became a
clerk in the apothecary store of DIR. Loring.
He afterwards established himself in business
at the corner of Preble and Congress streets.
Mr.. Meaher had not been well since the
terrible shock occasioned by the sad accident
that deprived his young partner, Mr.. Lynde
of life some time ago. He made trip South
and came back apparently benefited but the
improvement was only temporary. He was q
fine linguist and possessed an excellent edaca-
ton. He was a most genial companion, true
friend and beloved by all who knew him. He
leaves wife and child.
Mr.. Meaher was member of Portland Com.
mandery and also of the Masonic Relief
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09
Personal.

DR.. McKeown is advertised to lecture in
Bangor tonight and in Oirington Friday eve
ming.
Mr.. John Porteous was in town yesterday.
Capt Joseph Thorndike has gone to New
London to bring hither the schooner Alaska,
from New York for Portland, as Capt. Hamil-
ton is sick.
Mrs. Abba Goold Woolson will lecture Feb.
21st at Union Hall on English Literature.
This will be the first in course of six lectures.
George f. Whidden, of Presque Isle, who
was chosen last autumn the Aroostook MEM
ber of the straight Greenback committee, has
declined. Mr.. Whidden has taken plenty of
time to make up his mind.
The petition of Emily Winslow, of German
town, Philadelphia, daughter of Isaac Wins
low, deceased, formerly of Cumberland, for
the extension of her fathers patent for pack
ing corn, has been presented to the Senate by
Mr.. Hale and referred to the Committee on
Patents.
Sergeant Daniel G. Murphy has been ordered
to Portland to take charge of the signal station
in this city. Sergeant Murphy has for some
time been in charge of the signal station on
Mount Washington.
Ex-Gov. G. G. Washburn, of Lacrosse, Wis,
accompanied by his brother, Ex-Gov. Israel
Washburn and Mrs. Washburn of this city, is
at Eureka Springs, Kansas. The two brothers
will be met by third brother-Hon. Elihu B.
Washburne, of Chicago-late minister to
France, who is now at Hot Springs.
The funeral services of the late John SWEET
took place yesterday afternoon ut his late resi-
dence, No. II Myrtle street. Rev. Mr.. Hayden,
of the Church of the Messiah, offciated. A del
egation from Ancient Landmark Lodge of Ma
sons performed the Masonic burial service.
The remains were deposited in the receiving
tomb at Evergreen cemetery.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09

Agent. Mr.. M.-Accident insurance is very
popular personal protection. Wouldn't you
like to renew your policy?
MIR. M.-Yes sir; I think very highly OF that
kind of protection and shall renew my in
surance.
Agent.-Well, Mr.. NJ, please sign this ap-
plication, and will renew your policy.
Mr.. M.-Very WE'LL. have been satisfied
with my treatment heretofore.
(Agent exits and soon returns with policy)
Agent-Here Mr.. M. is the policy renewing
your accident insurance.
Mr.. M-Hold Mr.. Agent. / am now in
sared in the Travellers of Hartford, and sup
posed you were renewing my insurance in
that company. don't want any policy in any
Canadian company and shall not take one. 1
dislike your methods of procuring business. 1
shall renew in the Travellers, and he did.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09
Natural History Society.

Dr. Charles d. Smith, anatomical curator Of
the Natural History Society, says that since
the occupation of the new building the con-
tributioin have not been numerous, but some
of them are valuable and have filed the cases
set apart for this section to the great improve
ment of the collection. Mention may be made
OF the more important. These are
Human skull from the old cathedral at Car
thegena.
The remarkably fine collection of birds
sterna.
A specimen of the Amphioxus, the primi-
tive vertebrate, from the hay of Naples
The skull of the thresher.
The portion of the whales jaw.
The dried human dissections of the arm, leg
and skull
Mr.. Nathan Clifford Brown, ornithological
curator, classifies his collection as follows
Mounted birds, 10; bird-skins, 10; sets of
nests with eggs, 10; sets of eggs q; nests alone,
i; eggs alone, 10.
The entire collection is constituted as fol-
iovuE.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09

Fine day yesterday. Mercury 25o at sunrise,
800 at noon, 34o at sunset; wind northwest.
The Eastern Railroad Company is surveying
for branch line from Newburyport to Sails
bury Beach, and thence over the marshes to
Hampton River to Hampton Beach, Bears
Head, Rye Beach, Newcastle, and thence to
the main line at Portsmouth.
The msmbers of Ivanhoe Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, have presented to Mr.. Harry
r. Leach, who was married short time ago,
q fine Rogers group entitled "Going to the
Parson."
George Grace boy II years DID, of Cape
Elizabeth, stole fifty-four pound cheese from
the Maine Central freight depot in this city.
He put it into meal bag, dragged it through
the snow TO his sled near by and hauled it to
Cash's corner, where he sold it to a merchant
for 80 cents. Officer Langmaid arrested the
boy yesterday.
The Woodbury., Capt. Abbey, is in port.
- St. Alban Commandery will confer the Red
Cross degree the evening of February Oath.
The Harvard Club Of Maine will have re-
union and dinner at the Preble House shortly
DIR. Stoner by orders from the Department
is vaccinating the crews of all the revenue and
lighthouse service.
A man named James Dwinal died in Jail in
Belfast during the night of the 5th inst. He
has brother and mother living in Portland
The cause of his death was heart disease. The
deceased was an ex-soldier. He arrived in
Belfast on the night of his death and was
given lodgings at the Jail. He seemed in good
health but badly fatigued when admitted, but
in half an hour was dead
The Ragan lectures will begin Thursday,
Feb 10th, with description of Venice,
Milan and the Italian lakes The course will
consist of three lectures to be given Feb. 10Th,
sd and March I'd. The sale of seats for the
course will begin at Stockbridge's next Sum-
day morning.
There is an excellent attendance on the art
exhibition at Williston Chapel, and the exhibi-
ton will remain open this week.
Mr.. Edward Chapman of Stroudwater was
somewhat injured Tuesday by the upsetting OF
his load near Wilmot street.
The usual temperance meeting will be held
at the Friendly Inn this evening at 80
o'clock. All are invited to attend.
Do not forget the neckte festival and con-
cert which will be given at the Abyssinian
church tonight.
The Musical Herald, full of interesting read
ing, for the month of February has been re-
ceived.
A meeting for religious worship will be
held this evening at Lincoln Hall, Congress
street. by the Free Will Baptists of Casco
street church.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Notice of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS ROSCOE PERLEY, of North Var
w mouth, in the County of Cumberland. and
State of Maine, by his mortgage deed, dated the
eleventh day of May, A. ID. 1876, and recorded in
the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds, book 430,
page At conveyed to Ammi L0ring of said North
Yarmouth. now deceased, certain real estate de-
scribed in said mortgage deed as follows, viz:
All and singular the premises conveyed to me BY
Sylvanus Porter by deed dated Oct. End, 1872, re-
corded in Cumberland Registry of Deeds Book 1872,
Page 455, to which deed and the deeds and records
therein referred to, reference may be had for
particular description including the mill privilege
therein referred to.
Also certain other piece of land situated in said
North Yarmouth, bounded as follows: Beginning
cester road, about two and ons-haf rods west of
Deer Brook; thence easterly to said brook; thence
easterly by said brook to Royals River; thence
northwesterly by said river to land formerly owned
by Sylvanus Porter; thence southerly by said Por-
land to said road thence southeasterly by said
road to the point of beginning, being part of the
premises conveyed to me by Daniel Skillin by deed
dated June g. 1873.
Also all my share as her-at-law OF George Perley
of all the real estate of which the said George Fer
ley, late of Gray in said county, deceased, died
seized and possessed situated in said Gray my share
of the same being oneffth in commcn,-which
description is adopted by the undersigned in this
notice as the correct one:-
And whereas, the condition Of said mortgage has
been broken now therefore, by reason Of the breach
of the condition thereof /, Phebe j.. Loring, as
executrix of the last will and testament of said
Ammi Loring. deceased, claim foreclosure of said
mortgage.
North Yarmouth, February 9Th, A. d. 1882.
PHEBE j. LORING,
Executrix Of the last will and testament of Ammi
fehQ d1aw2wTh
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09
KNOX AND LINCOLN.
Proposed Lease by the Maine Central

The Maine Central Railroad directors last
month made proposition to lease the Knox
and Lincoln Railroad, paying rental OF $780,
900 per annum for the first twenty years, ana
$4,000 per annum perpetually thereafter, as
first reported in the PRESS.
For the purpose of creating channel where-
by the proposition might be submitted to the
cities and towns for consideration, meeting
of the municipal officers of all the cities and
towns interested in the road, and the directors
of the same, was held at Damariscotta on
THURSDAY of last week. Resolutions were
passed that the proposition should be sub
mitted to the cities and towns owning the
road, and appointing committee Of five con-
sisting of Messrs. Wilson of Thomaston, Bird
of Rockland, Shaw of Bath, ingalls, OF Wiscas-
set, and Haggett of Newcastle. proposed
form of lease was drawn Sturday.
The committee arrived in Portland yes
terday noon quartered at the Falmouth and
met at o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
Maine Central offices, for the purpose OF per-
fec3ing the lease for presentation to the towns.
The committee at this meeting had the legal
assistance of W. L. Putnam, ESQ.,, of Portland,
the QlfeCbOrS polHB repiooouecu W AAoA' u ~~'
Drummond. The lease as drawn guarantees
to the towns the same number of trains as is
now run; local freight and passenger rates
shall be the same as on the Maine Central
line between Portland and Bath; the rent
shall be paid semi-annually, and if payment is
delayed sixty days. then the towns may abro-
gate the contract by giving thirty days notice,
but the Maine Central shall have no such pow
er of abrogation.
The arrangement contemplatess the joint
action of the cities and towns, and of the Knox
and Lincoln Railroad Company, so that the
Maine Central will have perfect title during
the term of the lease, if the Maine Central
performs, on its part, the conditions of the
lease.
President jackson and Prof. Young OF
Brunswick, of the Maine Central directors,
were present at the interview. The committee
adjourned to $50 a. m. to-day to afford the
Maine Central time to examine the lease more
al
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09
Procrastination.

Capt. Amos @. Leavitt of saco, whose death
occurred Tuesday, made application to
PrebIe Council No. 124 American Legion of
Honor for the 9th Degree certificate ($5,0oW
and after successfully passing medical examin-
stions before DR.. Charles w. Bray and Darius
Wilson, NJ. d., Medical Examiner in Chief,
was accepted by the Council.
Mr.. Leavitt paid the necessary deposit fee,
but delayed appearing for initiation, was taken
sick, died and his family are deprived of the
very comfortable sum above named.