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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-13
AS Told by the Hero.

The following is an extract from 4 let
ter written from Texas by a young man
formerly Of Macon to a friend there !:
The other night / went into q ssloon
where there were eight cowboys who
had just got in from a long drive. They
crowded around me and asked me 10 set
'em up. Just out Of politeness | set 'em
up. When they got through they-asked
me to set 'em up again, and | reused.
They crowded around me, evidently
taking me for a sucker, and sWore they'd
eat me up. | stood my ground, and told
them if they would let the barkeeper
hold their pistols I'd try 'em few
rounds. Then they took out their wea-
pons and gave them to the barkeeper,
and in ten minutes [ had whipped ali
eight of them. They saw I wasn't to
be fooled with and we shook hands.
Every time / meet a cowboy now he
takes off his hat to me-"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-13
The Coming Wife.

In many fa.ailies I know it is already
fixed fact that the wives support their
1sbands, and as women are every day
4veloping capacity for leadership and
islness, why can't we reverse the usual
der of things?
Take my own case. [ am q milliner,
nd | have made between S $500 and
R,600 a year in my business fer some
fme past. [ married four years ago.
fy husband is kind and good looking,
ut he never learned any trade, had no
Profession, and could not average $500 a
ear. | loved him, however, but [ saw
pat it would not do to depend upon
pm, SO | kept on with my business.
liter a time [ think he got a little lazy,
pa as we were both away during the
Ry we could not keep house, and got
,lck of boarding. Finally I proposed
pat he should keep house and I would
IN the business and find the money.
ne have now lived very happily in
As way for two years. My husband
pw gets up and builds the fire, gets
Feakfast, and / leave at 7:45 for my
pace of business. He does the washing
pa ironing, the cleaning, and / do not
now of any woman who can beat him.
le Is as neat as wax and al cook equal
any one in town.
may be an isolated case, but / think
ss,e time has now come when women
ssho have husbands to support should
axe them do the work otherwise they
t luxuries we must do without.-Bos-
a Globe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-13
The --latest Bonanza.

"Old Salty who has just returned
from Montana, informs the HALEY Times
that in the National Park there are
places where a man may sit on spot,
cast his fish line into a stream, swing
out a fine trout and land it into a boiling
spring and then into a salt spring, when
it is ready for eating. There are also
springs that supply paints of every col
or, and q spring which at 6 a. ~. and 6
p. M, daily, makes a noise similar to q
Mississippi river steamboat whistle, and
by which the $50 men now employed in
making roads in the park go on and off
work. There are parts of a lake where
fish can be captured in shallow water
with the hands, and parks where game
and elk are killed with clubs. The adj
ventures of this gentleman are better
described by himself.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-13
Profoundly Ignorant of Poker.

WAsHINGToN, May pa number of
army officers who have been mentioned
as among those who have roped in and
fieeced young army officers at poker are
indignant, and threaten to bring libel
suits against the papers publishing
them. Paymaster General Rochester is
n of those mentioned. He says he
has not played poker since he entered
the army, and that so far as he knows
the army poker club has no existence
outside of the sensation
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-13
SAD TALE OF LOVE.
u,fe Becomes Insane While Going to
D Meet Her Acquitted Husband.

milwaukee dispatch of May 25th
..Lnishes us the following pathetic story
IGt1Incal interest: The police patrol Wag-
Vi uos called to the Union station this
Oh lna-ninp to convey to the Central Police
nItotion a Young married lady who was
ohIGJJonIv taken insane while on the
su Uoin between Chicago and this city.
I :" name is Mrs. Mary A. Cowan,
I'D lrd she was on her way from her former
snme in Boston to join her husband,
rorp. Cowan, of the 18th United States
TInfantrv, stationed at FIT. Maginnis,
Montana. There is q sad story connect
Cd with the young woman, with which,
three wears ago, the papers Of the east
we're filled. The lady's name before
marriage was Hampton, and she lived
IN q suburb of Boston. III. G.. Hampton,
the Iady's father, was a man Of means,
doing a heavy real estate business in
Boston. In the course Of his speculations
bo became interested in Montana mines
and purchased large tracts of rich ore
abounding lands in that territory. Three
years ago, owing to complications in
i~lsiness and difficulties experienced in
securing a proper settlement Of certain
transactions in the west, he was called
to Montana, and in the journey was
accompanied by his daughter Mary.
They were visitors at Ft. Maginnis and
the guests of the commanding officer.
During their stay there the daughter
made the acquaintance of a young
nrivate in the ranks. They were
thrown together constantly, and
finally became engaged unknown to the
father and the officers. Knowing that
the wealthy parent would oppose the
marriage of his only daughter with a
common soldier arrangements were
made for an elopement. The young
couple, evading the watchfulness Of the
father and the authorities, finally ran
away to st. Paul. There they were
married and lived happily together I'M
til the officers sent in search of the de-
serter succeeded in finding the newly
welded ones and arresting the groom.
The young wife was taken to her home
in the east by her father and young
Covan was returned to Fort Magin-
mis-. The young man was tried for
desertion before q court martial, but
was acquitted. His young wife was in
formed of the fact and letters were sent
to her asking her to start at once for the
West. Despite the remonstrances OF
her father, she started from Boston the
first of the week but under the long
strain of trouble and anxiety her mind
gave way. She raves and moan and at
times is utterly uncomfortable.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-13

Baltimore presents a new question to
the courts for settlement. The law
books are full of decisions so fully defin-
ing the rules of oral and written testi-
mony that little uncertainty ever arises
in trials as to those questions. But here
is the case of spoken words that were
not heard by the person in whose pres
ence they were uttered, and who's to be
put on the stand to repeat them. Nor
were they written down or in any other
manner recorded. A young man was
paving marked attention to a young wo-
man, which it was believed would lead
to marriage. Suddenly he ceased his at
tentions, and their cocing became alter
cation. She says that on a certain day
he asked her to become his wife, and
that she forthwith gave him an affirm
alive reply. He says that he eve did
ANYTHING of the kind. 1t would be ones
word against the others, for there are
no rings or letters to assist a jury, if it
were not for the fact that a sister of the
prospective plaintiff was present at the
time when the engagement is claimed
to have been made. This girl is deaf.
She has never in her life heard the
sound of the human voice but she has
learnt the art of lip reading, as taughtin
the institutions for the deaf and dumb,
by the movements and positions of the
lips in articulation. The girl AYERS that
in the case of persons whose mouths are
mobile and expressive she car discern
every word they speak. Therefore she
knew everything that wss said by the
lovers on the occasion in dispute. But
what will be the ruling of the court
when her testimony is offered
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-13
hoW the !" Jersey" Was Invented.

Vone ofthe most charming and admired
t'Afesses in London helped invent the
efsey." Her companion in the inven-
IN Is the wife of an Irish peer. One
Y The actress, Miss H., with her maid,
laed upon my lady (they are great
Ieaaasl and carried with her a pair OF
Bnts she had just bought to wear as
psallnd in LAS You Like It." Miss
A.palled part of the elastic silk gge5ds
80 Lady BIS beautiful arm and ex-
IN, If we could get a corsage to fit
Let me have them a moment said
gsne drew the tights around her shout
TS' Miss III. pinned them to her dress,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-13
A Peculiar Race.

Boston, June Duncan G. Ross has
accepted the challenge issued by John
L. Sullivan, the pugilist, for a 100 or $50
yards running race, the contestants to
carry a man weighing $50 pounds on
their shoulders.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09

that he can help him. and it is to be
| hoped that he will do so.
| The Baptist Ladies' Society met with
Mrs. George Dillingham; on Tuesday at.
ternoon, and everybody reports de-
lighttul time.
The W. G. 7. L. hold their annual
meeting at Mrs. Commits Thursday eve
ming.
Mrs. Sabfn and her two daughters have
been stopping here tor week. at her
fathers, Nathan Netherlands. and with
her daughter, Mrs. w. G. Andrews.
The train boy is dispensing cholera
morbus ut two cents pear.
Report of school in district No. ., in
johnson, taught by Hattie J. DOty, closed
July 26. Whole number of scholars, 20;
Ella Spaulding had no absent or tardy
marks. Those having not more than two
days absent. Mary I[idder, Julie Gray,
Guy Bixby. Those having no tardy
marks, Jennie Dodge. Nellie Dodge, Cora
Buck, Ella Spauldiug, Mary Kiuder, Alice
Badger. Julie Gray, Lula Broadwell, Eu-
gene BrOalwell, Willie kidder, Bonnie
AtWell. The number of words missed in
the first class in spelling. Jennie Dodge
none, Ella Spaulding l, Nellie Dodge 5,
Ella Badger ;, Eugene BrOadwell ), Mary
kidder Z, Cora Buck s, Julia gray -.
The general averge in review in seogra-
ply, Jennie Dodge Sc ID. Ella Spaslding
So. Nellie Dodge 80 ID, Ella Badger 68,
Julia Gray 20 81, Cora Buck II, Mary
kidder 81. In grammar jennie Dodge
80 Ia, Nellie Dodge 9S l-2. Ella Spaul-
ding SO IL, Mary Kidder 20, Julia Gray
IS, Ella Badger II. In arithmetic Nellie
Nellie Dodge SO -, Jennie Dodge 90,
Ella SpauIding Sc Ia, Mary Kidder Il II,
Julia Gray 81.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09
JOHN ON.

Conductor Parkhurst has gone to the
White Mountains for the summer, so we
shall not see his pleasant face on the
train again at present. Mr.. Rancy takes
his place on the mail, and Ethan Carr
Mr.. Raneys former position for the pres
Cnt.
The Waddington family were here last
week, and gave concerts Thursday and
Friday evenings. The PLAYING of the
pronounced much above the average
travelling performance.
The Ladies' Ways and Means Society
met at Mrs. Warmers Friday afternoon.
Teams were provided to carry people
from the village, and consequently there
were a good many present, and pleas
ant time was enjoyed.
DR.. Brett. magnetic physician, from
Boston. who has performed some re.
markable cures, was in town over Sun
day to see Mr.. Ward. He is confident
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09

in District No. s last week Tuesday.
Miss Trao,, who to,,o,1,t a. +I,o Go,,+o,.
did not close her school until last Friday.
on account of having lost seven DAYS bv
illness.
DIR. Roberts and wifi, o,.a AGAIN in
town. We understand they are to re-
main East till the first Of September.
Svdno,, ,T,,1,I,, hoe 4,I-o,, . ,,o,i+io,, ~,
the b. e l.. road. his route being from
BWlinUton to C,nb,i,Ira IunctioH
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09
The temperance Campaigning.

Next week comes the State lem
perance camp meeting, to be held
here. The meetings open Tuesday
morning, continuing three days, after
which comes the annual Methodist
camp meeting on the same grounds.
The grounds have been put in fine
condition and an unusually large at
tendance is expected.
For the Temperance camp meeting
trains will run so that the people in
attic ldance will be left at the grounds
early in the day, and a special train will
wait until the close Of the evening ser
vices to carry guests to their hotels.
Trains will also carry passengers to
and from either village at all hours Of
the day. Arrangements have been
made with the hotels at Hyde Park
and Morrisville to entertain guests in
attendance upon the Temperance meet
ings at S1.O0 per day. The boarding
house on the ground has been enlarged
so that the dining hall will seat 100
people. CrrrOll +. Randall will have
charge of the boarding house. Good
food, and in sufficient quantity will he
provided so that all may be supplied.
Arrangements are also being made to
have teams fed and cared for on the
Fair Grounds adjoining. No entrance
will be made through the Fair Grounds.
Tickets for teams can be secured at
the ticket stand at the gate below the
! Fair Ground.
The order of exercises will be as
follows:
Tuesday, August 14th.-The meet
ing will commence at 200 p. m. with
an address by Rev. 5. Clemens of
New York, followed at ZOO p. m. by
DE-. W. G. Steele, Chaplin of the
House of Refuge, New York.
Wednesday, August l5th.-Address
at 1870 a. IN. At p. IN. Children's
Meeting, address by Mrs. J. X. Bar
ney of Providence, and others. At Z
p. m. Rev A. b. Kendig, ID. D., of
Lynn.
Thursday, August lGth.-At 1890
a. IN. Rev. O. II. Brown, d. D., OF
Boston. 2 p. IN. Rev. A. j. Uough
of White River Junction, will read an
original poem written for the occasion
and Mrs. Barney will speak. At Z p.
IN. address by Hon. Neal Dow Of Port.
land.
Social and business meetings will
be held as circumstances may cal
for. A special choir of singers has
been engaged for the meeting, under
the leadership of Rev. Mr.. Bartlett, o
Barre.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09
EAST FLETCHER,

The pulpit on the camp ground at No.
Cambridge was dedicated with II fancy
ball last week.
The constant rain for the past week
was bad for those who wanted to finish
haying.
Bradish is busy hauling scythe snathS
for Ball and Randall.
Hollis and Willie Chase took ID good
pickerel out of our creek in less than two
hOurS.
Henry Coleman has raised the frame
for his new barn.
DR.. Patch may well feel proud of his
corn field. 1t is a good one.
Mrs. Wood and daughter, of New
York, are the guests OF F. IL. Rice.
w. II. II. Kenfield, of Hyde Park, has
been looking over this section. Hope he
will locate.
The steam saw is again at our station.
Mrs. Z. p. Chase has drawn rug, that
for beauty, is No. l.
We are panied to hear Of the illness of
Mrs. Samantha Mudgett. She had a
shock of paralysis on Saturday, and on
Sunday afternoon she could not converse,
and the left side was entirely paralyzed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09

igan, dropped in to our Office recently
He says politics that way are badly
mixed. The Greenbackers, he il
inclined to think, have lost their grip
but IS not quite willing to agree that
they may not yet be heard from. On
the whole the Judge seems to stand
on independent ground, with a ten
dency toward the good old Republican
party, where we shall look for him
later.
School in district No. Z, taught by
Miss Nettie Spaulding, closed Friday,
July p. Whole number of scholars
Is. Those receiving prizes for having
no marks in the register were Angie
Stewart, Eva Wood, Mary and Hen
ry Strong, Henry Cole and Herman
Iillotson. Those having one-half
day absence, Ira Wood and Jimmie
Town. Those having one day alb
sence, Myrtle Tillotson, Leila Holmes
and Albert Thomas. Department
excellent.
Having been urged by many of my
a
patrons, both resident and non-resi-
dent, to advertise my work as a
Iaundress, and thereby solicit patron
age from the public generally, l have
concluded to place on exhibition some
OF my work in the store of A. O.
Gates, and all goods left in his care
Tor the laundry will be put in first
class order. My son will call there
Tor articles and deliver there or at the
homes Of my patrons, as desired. All
nne Iaundrying solicited. Shirts,
cuffs, dresses and the like.
Price for collars, per pair, five cents.
Ouils, ditto. Shirts ten cents. All
prices and work guaranteed to suit.
Don't send collars out of the county
10 be laundried, but give me a trial.
Mrs. JULIA TATRO.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09
NORTH HYDE PARK.

Again our hearts are stunned by the
appearance of the darb-winged angel,
Death. who claimed for his own the loved
and loving Nellie Austin. who died
Thursday morning, August ,. She had
been sick long time. but physicians gave
them hope of recovery up to the very
last. The mother and sister have the ten
derest sympathy of many neighbOrs and
friends.
Mrs. George Hooper has gone to Man
chester, to visit her daughter.
Cyrus Parker sold a nine year old
mare, to Fred McLaren, of Manchester,
n. H., for $50. Fat your horses if you
wish to sell.
Miss Lizzie Patch Contemplates open
ing a select school in this place about the
first of September. Miss Patch is a
teacher of rare attainments. and we hope
she will meet with liberal patronage.
c. c. Ferry acted the part of the good
Samaritan" by taking to his home and
care his brothers widow, who is poor
and has been sick long time.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09
SHELDON.

Mrs. Horace Draper is slowly cOnval-
escing.
July 3ls religious services were held
in the Methodist church at 7.3O o'clock
=. NJ, in the interest of the temperance
cause. Being disappointed of prepared
programme few of the members of the
Sabbath school participated. Lawyer
Hogan consented to take part and gave
some experiences of his early lite. On
the whole, the exercises proved protita-
bic to all concerned.
Mr.. Buck is again able to ride out.
Rev. Mr.. Buckley. of Montgomery,
made us 4 flying visit recently.
Remember the State Temperance Camp
Meeting at Morrisvillc. All invited.
The Methodist choir meet in the church
every Saturday night for rehearsal.
DR.. Brown, our Town superintendent,
has returned from his vacation ut Berk-
shire.
Considerable excitement prevails on
account of the news of the failure Of
the First National Bank at St. Adams.
Iamphere & Weed have made improve
ments in front of the stove store.
Mrs. Wilson and her brother, OF Bos-
| ton, who have been the guests OF Kew.
and Mrs. Carr, left Monday.
improvements have been made about
the Methodist parsonage.
\ new blacksmith shop is in operation
at Sheldon Springs, j. b. Law, man
ager.
Active business is being carried on at
J. ). and f. +. Dodgc's mills at the
Springs.
Abel Crou is preparing for the erection
of Il dwelling house on the farm near his
fathers home.
Mrs. Horace Draper is quite i'll with
intlammatOry rheumatism.
Miss Jane White has been at home Wis
iting her many friends. She leaves this
week for her home i'll Georgia.
John White and family are visiting
friends here.
Robert Crou has made some improve
ment on his house by adding a coat OF
paint and Il Yeranda.
Lizzie KiIlam has been very ill, but IS
now improving.
William Killam returned home from
Canada last week to visit his daughter.
j. W. Buck is confined to his bed from
injuries received last week by falling
from Il load of goods. 1t is SAID thai
with good care he will soon be out again
On July Il, Or. Charles n. Allen sue
cessfully relieved Timothy Bancroft of {
bullet which he received during the late
war. and which entered near the crest o
the right hip bone, against which 1t was
flattencd. lie had carried the bullc
during the past IS years. During thi!
time it had worked its way for more than
a foot. 1t was taken out at the post eric
aspect of the thigh, about half way t
. the knee. Mr.. Bancroft is able to b.
about and do some work.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09
EAST RANDOLPH.

f. w. Rich has returned from Jones'
willie and is now at work for Charlie Par
kcr.
Miss Nora Durkec closed an eight
weeks term of school in the Lewis Dick
erman district last Friday.
Farmers have finished haying and
some of them have commenced harvest
ing their grain.
a large number of citizens went to
West Randolph July 3lst to see the great
FOrepaugh show.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09
WAITS FIELD.

j. G. Joslyn and family, of Minnesota,
are visiting at Judge Hastings.
The band gave Brit Bisbee a screnadc
in honor of his new bride.
Luther Smith, family and servant. OF
Connecticut, have rented house on the
Common for the summer.
Two children of NJ. b. Eaton are sick
with fever.
Bcthuel Joslyn is no better.
Fast horses are being brushed up.
Fred IL. Bates, formerly porter at the
Waterbury House, is now porter ut the
Bishop House, Montpelier.
G. f. Ainsworth, clerk for II. A. Clcve
land, of Montpelier, is at home on Il va
cation.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09
NORTH CAMBRIDGE.

Miss Ellen Armstrong has gone to Col
orado, in company with Miss Phillips.
Mrs. O. W. Ellsworth has returned
from her western tour.
Mrs. A. b. Wood and daughter, of
New York, are visiting her father, IL.
Montague.
w. IL. II. Kenlield and wife, of Hyde
Park, have been visiting in the vicinity.
just as many through haying as there
was week ago.
Henry Whitney has gone to pcGdling
but goods are sold ut his store just the
same.
Horace Ellsworth carried Mrs. Jennie
+. Hull to the circus and brought back a
Mrs. Ellsworth, all Of No. II. The
cigars have been passed around.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09
BELVIDERE.

Frank Davis has moved his horse barn
to the end of his house.
James Brown has built a new dry
house with an elevated track for hand
cars into his shop.
There is to be a Sabbath school picnic
near the junction Saturday. All come.
There are to be tent meetings at the
Center, beginning August %, and lasting
over two Sabbaths, or as long as the III
tcrcst demands.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-09
e. b. TOWNE, Agt.,
Order of Notice.
GEO. W. GnIcE( Lamoile County Court

GEO. w. GRICE) Lamoille County Court
LUCIA GRICE. December Term, A. ID. 1855.
WHEREAS, Geo. w. Gricc of johnson, in the
County of LamoiIle, and State Of Vermont has
filed his petition for divorce in the office of the
Clerk Of said Court setting forth that he was
married to said Lucia GricC, her name before sad
marriage being LOCia Carr, then of the State of
Wisconsin, and now without this State, and in
parts unknown, by the Rev. Jay Powell, a minis
ter of the gospel, duly authorized by the laws of
the State of Vermont to sOlemniZe marriages, on
Vt That from the date OF said marriage he lived
in the State Of Vermont with the said Lucia Griac
in the strict observance of all the duties enjOmcd
upon him by the marriage covenant.
And further setting forth that since said mar
riage and or about the 18th day of April, \. ID.
1871 the said Lucia GIicC Willully and without
just cause deserted the petitioner for three con
SecutiVe years, and ever since doth and still does
refuse to live with and cOhabi with the petitioner.
And praying that the DO Is of M; tIimOny between
him and the said Lucia Grice may be dissolved
and bill Of divorce granted unto him.
And it appearing that said defendant is with
out this State and in parts unknown, it is ordered
that she be notified of the tendency hereof by
publication of the foregoing substance Of said
petition with this order IN the NEWS II
CITIZEN, a newspaper published at MOrTisvillc
and Hyde Park, i'll said county, three weeks sue
cessively, the last Of which to be at least six
holden at HYDE Park, within and for said county
on the First Tuesday of December, \. ID. 1883, and
to appear before said Court al said Term and an
swCr thereto.
Dated at Hyde Park in the County of Lamoillc
aforesaid, this 18Th day OF June, \. ID. 1883.
W. IL. KENFIELD, Clerk.
7. J. BOYNTON, Attorney. S7w3