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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-05

Fayston.-Lou L. Boyce has gone to Semi
nary Hill.
BEAR has been seen in L. p CAROLS
pasture.
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN and ST. Smith have
started their threshing-machine and report
grain as yielding unusually well.
SCHOOLS commenced in districts No. Q. 4. 6
ana y last Monday with Jennie f. Shea, Lillian
A Porter Hattie L. Fitzpatrick, and Emma II.
Baird, respectively, as teachers.
THOMAS D. soMERvILLE was severely injured
by being thrown from his carriage while driy-
Ing his young colt. Mr.. Someryille wants TO
swap his colt for steady horse, as he wants
no more experience in horse breaking
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-05

ElmOre.-A. H. Copley of Boston, was in
town last week, visiting friends
COLD frosty weather last Monday morning.
Farmers came out with their mittens and over
coats.
Fl. d. Cook threshed sixty bushels of wheat,
in one hour and forty minutes Who beats
that?
Judging by the number of loaded teams,
that passed through the town last Thursday
there will be large turnout to the Advent
camp meeting.
PETTY tbieving is going on. to an alarming
extent, in town N. Camp. had tree of choice
apples stripped Of its fruit. A few nights later,
they made a raid on apples belonging to S.
Scott, carrying away nearly all his best fruit.
And yet few nights later, some scamps, en-
tered Oscar Smiths garden, tore up vines,
trampled down beds etc., and ended their frol.
ic, by entering his poultry yard, killing several
nice chickens, and leaving the severed heads
thrown about. They had better go slow, for
the people are watching them They carelessly
left pail, by which they were easily identified
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-05

morning of August 81. Some damage is re-
ported from the low lands along the river.
H. r. Huntley, merchant at this place, visited
the summit of Mt. Mansfield, with party of
friends, via Uuderhill on Wednesday of last
week. Fine views and a pleasant time are re-
Ported.
GEORGE B. KENT has disposed of his mer-
camille stock at Magog, P. Q land returned to
this place We understand he still retains the
real estate purchase at that place, which has
been rented.
The academy schools began on Wednesday
last with ninety registered scholars in both de-
partments, larger number than ever before
This number will probably be much increased
the present week.
THE drouth is getting very severe in this Sec
ton, especially in pasture land Farmers are
compelled to feed their stock much more than
usual at this season. The fall feed in the
| meadows is much less abundant than usual
and springs and streams are failing
THE band attended the band picnic at Morris.
vile on Friday last Four bands we're in at
| tendance and the occasion was much enjoyed
| by those who we're so fortunate AS to be pres
| ent Much praise is due the citizens of Norris
| vile for their cordial efforts to make the en-
tertainment successful and pleasant to their
| visitors.
| Fl. CRAWFORD and wife of Lansing, Mich.
have been in town for few days, stopping at
| W. y Clements. Mr.. Crawford addressed the
children of the Sunday-school at the church ON
Sunday morning. I'D. J. Burdck has sold the
stock in his furniture store to A. E. e. W. o
| Clement, giving immediate possession. j ]
| Burdick has been chosen leader of the Hard
wick cornet band, in place of A. J. Kittridge.
$50. Adams Kellogg, Esq, of Louisiana, is
spending few days in town, upon his annual
visit to his old home, and respite from the
wear and tear of business. We hear that
| George Garvin is going to Brookfield, Mass.
where he has engaged to care for a gentleman
stable and horses He has until recently been
employed by Thurber at the Elm house in
| Danyille
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-05

Warren.-Mr. Eldred of Enosburph has
been visiting at o. g. Fassett's.
FRANCES NICHOLS commences her school at
our village this week.
REV Mr.. LIsToR of Canada preached at the
church in our village last Sunday.
MRS. b +. TITUS of Danvers, Mass. is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs Riford.
MR.. AND MRS. GODFREY SUMNER and their
daughter Mertie, who have spent most of the
Thursday.
The children of William Elliott gave him n
Visit on MS birthday which occurred last Sat
profitable. po"'"A' anu
=, MRS EDWARD TRASH and her children and
mIs' George Trask and her children from
massachusetts,, are visiting at their husband a
iathers, Mr.. Horace Trask's
1T Is expected that Rev. Ii. A. Spencer nre.
siding elder, will be at East Hill Septemhsr
loth ana 10Th, to conduct the auarteriv meat
Ing services of the Methodist Episcopal church,
East Calais,-The wedding of Frank GRAY
aud Matte Bliss took place last week Wedne:.
day. About thirty were present CONSISTING M
relatives and friends. We wish the yonng
couple hearty Godspeed.
CLARA PIKE commences teaching school In
district No. IL this week. Ada Bliss In No. q
and Nellie Peck in No. IA. -
TRUMAN GRAY met with another smasbun
the other day, while returning from the we'd
ding. Think his wagon must be nearly finished
by this time
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Stowe.

AUGUSTINE LUCE recently sold pair OF
spring steers for S37.
THE report is that there IL to be steam saw
mill erected in South Hollow.
SEVERAL OF Mrs George Raymonds board
ers left during the last week
THE village schools began last Monday, with
Misses Boomhower OF Worthwhile Carrie Huse
and Carrie Slayton Of Stowe, as teachers.
REV. L. s crosby from Woodstock, who
preached here few months, about ten
years ago, preached at the Unity church last
Sunday
THE cheese factory closed the first day of
September This extremely dry spell is dis
couraging for farmers. The cry Of every one
ia for rain.
THE Good Templars' Union for Lamoille
county Is to be held at Morrisville this week
Wednesday. 1t is hoped large delegation
from this town will attend.
REV. d KILBURN is at Old Orchard Beach
attending. the national camp-meeting Last
Sunday his desk was supplied by Mr. Reynolds,
student at Montpelier Methodist seminary,
who is studying for the ministry.
ANOTHER severe accident occurred in this
town last week Wednesday. As Jim Ennis,
living below Moscow. was choppipg in the
woods, tree fell upon him, iDjuring him quite
seriously, IT was at first thought fatally. DR..
Grout was Immediately called in attendance.
says his sense Of hearing from one ear is en-
tirely destroyed
JESSE Town died last Friday, 1t being over
two weeks since the accident. For while his
friends were considerably encouraged about
him, but during the last week of his life his
case was considered hopeless. His son, DR.. So
lon Town, has been with him the whole time
Saturday post mortem examination was held,
Dr. James OF Waterbury assisting. The funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon, Rev. w.
L. Anderson officiating.
JUDGE STILLS and family have returned from
their visit to Barnet. Mrs. Clarence Lamson
OF Chicago came to town last Friday. Clarence
Is expected soon Mary Straw returned from
her visit to Nellie Mower at Burlington last
week. Willie Burt, who left Stowe four or
five years ago for the West, came home last
Wednesday :. Lyman Buzzell left town last
Monday to spend short time at Old Orchard
Beach,. 49,. Charlie Raymond and family OF
Clinton, Iowa, came to visit his parents and
| other relatives this week Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-31
INCREASED TAXATION IN THE. CITY

INCREASED TAXATION IN TIE CITY
Notwithstanding the business depression, the
expenses Of the City Government for 1884 will
be much greater than for the present year.
The increased amount to be raised from taxa
ton will be upward of $3O00,0O0 The Board
of Apportionmcnt has not quite completed the
final estimate but while 1t may add to the $33,
coo, 900 already appropriated, there is no likcli
hood Of any decrease in the amount.
The final estimate has already been consid-
erably increased over the provisional estimate
and the few items awaiting consideration are
all in the direction of further increase. In
order to save the city a large loss because of
fraud in the work Of conducting street improve
ments, the Corporation Counsel asks for
$4,000. 1t may be necessary to make this ap-
preparation but in that event II should be
placed under control OF the Assessment Com
mission, and not TO the credit Of the Public
Works Department, which was responsible for
the fraud. AS partial result of the reckless
legislation at Albany last winter the Sheriff is
asking an increased appropriation for his Office,
while the Department Of Charities and COrrec-
ton asks for money to build an additional story
on the Tombs Prison. If the law is to remain in
force compelling all city prisoners that cannot
be provided with a separate cell to be turned
over to the care Of the Sheriff, at largely in
creased expense to the city, it will be wise to
make an appropriation to add to the number of
cells in the City Prison. Such remaining items
as these may increase the budget, and perhaps
bring the total appropriation up to nearly
$34,000,000.
For the present year $50, 676,7S5 was appro-
priated. Deducting the revenue from the gen.
eral fund.- there was left to be raised by taxation
this year SOS, 676, 785-an increase over 1882
Of 81 ,263, 954. But for 1884 the increase will
be over IS, 100000. This Is greater burden
than has been imposed on the people Of this
city in any year since 1876, when the rate of
taxation was So 81. In that year, however, the
sum raised for State taxes was nearly 81, 100000
greater than for 1884. However, the sum to
be raised for State taxes is much greater for
next year than for 1883, owing to the action Of
the last Democratic Legislature. Under the
large increase in the assessed valuations of real
estate and the decline in State taxation and in
terest on the city debt, the tax rate gradually
fell after 1875 until it reached 81 25 in 1882.
There was slight increase this year, but it is
evident that for 1884 the rate will go up again
to So so or more.
There can be no hope of relief from this
growing burden until radical change is made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-31
GENERAL No TES.

An old woman who was mysterlouSly
murdered last week Toronto Canada was IN tuo
boht for many years past OF carrying $1,000 In gold ia
bags suspended around her neck
The Reformed Churches in Philadelphia
will hold a memorial service I'm Association Hall on
wednesday next I'm honor of the birth OF Uric Zwngl
tho great swiss ReforIner Addresses will be delivered
nv the Rev. Dr. Dubbs of Lancaster, Penn; the Rev.
Dr Ri,bop Of ORANGE the Rev. DR.. Porter, OF EaS;on
Penn; and the Rev. DIR. McCOOk, Of Philadelphia
The NOrpich N. Y. Telegraph gives some par
tcuars concerning the notable stonosaphc feat OF Coua
stenographer Theodore Rose In reporting the D"sns
Insurance case The trial lasted twenty-four days anu
the evidence arguments OF counsel and the charge p c
iudgo aggregated 1856 pages OF typewriter copy aver
aging about three folos per page. This would sNo "
average of upward OF 107 pages per day. when was "
printed and three copies made each day ANA dehNee"
tue court aud counsel on either side upon the same
ing or the morning OF the succeeding day. psoi 90
opepng of the court To accomplish this work MT Ve9
had associates during the trial with whom he ate'
IN court and Office work Three type, Hllter oPo'"'
were kept busily employed in copying the WORK
Uriah Wales has been an cnthuSlls'''
member Of the Free Christian Church in Coalton PENN
for the last thirty years His wife Was IN the naD -
rdiculing his professions and ten years ago nc
that he would never speak TO her until she WIS Con
verted He regIousy kept his word and Tor 'en 49,
all communications with his wife were cohuu.'e ,
through hs son. Last week Mrs Wales was COZ, saS
and her husband arose In the church anu saia NAV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-31

grain, and the manipulators with more money,
than they had week ago. The decline for ten
days has been about cents each for wheat and
corn, and 81 per barrel for pork; but corn, oats,
pork and lard are all little higher even now
than at the beginning of December, to the det-
riment of the Nations commerce. Cotton ad-
vanced six-hundredths last Friday, but prices
are still a fraction lower than IT the end OF
November. The failure of the Smith establish
ments at Providence. though caused by over
production of goods and the price of the ma
terial, has not yet had the effect which might
naturally be expected upon the price o. cotton,
though the dry goods market last week was dull
and depressed. Coffee, sugar, naval stores and
crude petroleum are all lower than at the begin
ming of December, though refined oil has risen to
9I4 cents, and the statistics are thought favor
able to higher prices. Iron fls not advanced in
price, though q more hopeful tone appears
steel rails have been sold at $34, and some
large contracts are reported, though over $500
miles of railroad were completed last year, cost
ing probably $165,000,O00.
1t is this fact, in part, that has caused the
weakness of railroad stocks. New competition,
and the disastrous struggles to which such COM
pcJilIOH gives TlSe, are Icdrcu by STOCKHOLDERS.
But the fall in Nor, aern Pacific and Oregon
stocks last week was the especial feature of the
market-10 in Oregon Navigation $50 in Trans
continental, 30s in Northern Pacific Preferred,
and 27s in the common. The Iowa controversy
affected the roads concerned very differently
Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific fell 23t each,
Wabash l and the preferred rs, Rock Island
l, and st. Paul and Denver only Is each, while
Northwestern rose and the preferred 13l, and
Burlington and Quincy - during the week.
Most of the stocks with which the name of AIr.
Gould has been connected decentralization
Union l g, Kansas and Texas l5s, Texas Pacific 2,
and others already mentioned, but Louisville and
Nashville rose %, and the coal stocks were gem
orally stronger because of the suspension agreed
upon, Lackawanna closing 80, Delaware and
Hudson Il, and Reading - higher than the pre-
vious'week. While the general tendency was
downward, the exceptions were important
enough to show that the changes were due
rather to battles in the Board than to anything
in the general condition of the country or its
business. The formidable" list of !O,1S7
failures reported for the year 1888 thus far
will probably appear somewhat less important
when detailed reports show how many of them
were for insignificant amounts. The aggregates
have been swcllcd by the collapse of Il few great
spectators whose fall is not public calamity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-31

in the CITY Government. The Board of Esti-
mate has control over only about one-third OF
the budget. But even in that control it has not
in all eases acted for the best interests of the
city. President Asten has been a strong friend
of the taxpayer and Alderman Reilly has been
an equally stanch advocate for the rax-eater
There ought to be a change in the law that
makes the President of the Board of Aldermen
a member of the Board of Estimate. lie Is
always the representative of a class that cares
only to get as much money as possible out OF
the taxpayers. Department heads should also
be required to present their estimates more III
detail. Now, half the time the Board OF Estl-
mate has very incomplete information on which
to act.
The practice of permitting departments to
expend millions of dollars from trust funds
without action Of the Boar of Estimate should
be stopped. While the Board of Estimate has
appropriated over $33, 900, 900 for the expenses
of the City Government next year, that does
not begin to represent all that will be expended,
or that the taxpayers may ultimately be called
upon to meet by taxation. The Dock Depart
ment will eIpend at least ! 100000, and per-
haps twice or three times that sum, not single
dollar of which is included III the budget. The
Public Works Department will eXpend It's
$1,000,000 from the Croton Water Fund, and
probably between two and three millions from
other funds. Tho expenses Of the Excise Board
are not repres, ed in the budget. The Assess
ment Comm ia sion is similarly excluded. Its
awards are also pet from the issue OF bonds.
And of course the expenses of the Aqueduct
Commission arc met in the same way Hence
the final estimate does not by any means repre-
sent the whole cost of one year administration
of the City Government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-31
Nep2lprk daily Gribn'ts
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
NETWORK, MONDAY, DEC. 81.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRFIGN.-The steamer Gellert. which arrived in
Plymouth yesterday, reported having SPOKEN the
Csltic with broken shaft her passengers were III
M danger. - Colonel RathbOne was reported
to he better. GO Two officers of the Swedish
brig Natal were wounded and one killed during
mutiny. - The rebels i'll Egypt attacked the
town of Gezreh and were defeated. - Ma
tionalist meeting in Cootehill, County Cavan, has
been proclaimed.
DoMEsTIC-The home of Charles E. Styles, Of
Atohlson, Kan, was burned Saturday night, and
his wife and child lost their lives. = The factory
of the Lambert e. Bishop Wire Fence Company, at
Joliet Ill.,, has been burned; loss, 1925, 600 --
Fire in Monroe-st, Chicago, last night, caused a
loss of $500 900. - Muldoon defeated Bauer in
a wrestling match in San Francisco. - The
people of Biddeford Me-, are excited over the be-
lief that murder committed in the street there.
Saturday night. - John Proctor, of Andover, n.
H., O mil ionnaire, died Sunday. - There are
signs of hopeless split IN the Boston Democracy.
- Suspicious of dishonesty stir the creditors of
Lamson & Gay, Alliance, Ohio, who have failed, to
Indignation. - Hamilton Harris, OF Albany,
uncle of Colonel Rathbones wife, gives some details
Of the tragedy at Hanover.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-George w. Lane, President
OF the Chamber of Commerce and one of the Aque-
duct Commissioners, died yesterday - Collec-
tiOns for the Hospitals were taken in many
churches. 60 Two art exhibitions were kept
open without molestatiOn. - The first test of
the use of the Elevated Railroad Telegraph for
ambulance calls was made. - There were two
brutal dog fights on Long Island. 80 A German
stabbed himself to the heart and Cuban shot
himself in the temple.
THE WEATHER.-TRIBUNE local observations in
dicate cloudy weather. with rain and slight changes
in temperature, followed by clearing weather
Temperature yesterday: Highest, 399; lowest
29e: average, 1899.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-31
THE BRITISH yOIE.

We want to direct the attention of our poll
ticians to an element they are sadly neglect
ing-the British vote There is not one of them
that will not work his fingers OF for the sake
of the Irish or the German vote. So dgniiied
Democratic statesman as Mr.. Hewitt offers an
unnecessary and ill-advised resolution in the
House of Representatives to please the lrish
and no member of the House who was present
dared to vote against it. Mr.. S. S. Cox is ready
TO shout himself hoarsc ut any time on the bare
chance that the Irish voters of his district will
hear him. Messrs. Robinson, Finerty, Bedford,
and even Calkins, all members of the House of
Representatives, got up in Washington the
other night and roarcd terribly at the British
lion, Just to please their IEish fellow-citzens,
every one of whom probably understood why
these able statesmen were making so much
noise.
Are the politicians aware that the British vote
is increasing more rapidly than the Irish vote,
and counting in British Americans, quite as
rapidly as the German vote Edward Self
shows in a recent article that the immigration
of British during the ten years ending June 30,
1882, was 500, 900, or more than 100000
greater than the immigration of Irish, which
was only 1926 The British American i'm
migration was $4,000, and So this and the
British combined were considerably greater
than the German-955,0 900. Why don't our
politicians take steps to catch this great British
vote Is it because they can't find itl The
census of 1850 shows only 30 per cent of the
British-b born inhabitants of the United States
to be living in the fifty principal cities, whereas
nearly rs per cent of the Irish-born and 80 per
cent of the German born are TO be found in those
cities. British immigrants do not concentrate
in the large cities to the same extent as some of
the other naionalItics do, and even in the cities
they are absorbed into the mass of citizens.
There Is some food for thought in these state
mcnts, Tor politicians As well rs others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-31

| operators, exceedingly efficient. Moreover, theJ
have not learned that 1t is wise to organize trades
unions and get up strikes in order to drive away
business to other regions.
WAGES AND Work ABRoAD.--When things look
gloomy in any branch of business in this country
1t Is generally well to look abroad and to see
whether the same causes are at work elsewhere.
There is complaint of dulness in the iron trade in
this country, and reduction of wages in that and
the cotton and wOOllen branches of manufacture is
in some quarters proposed Are we to infer that
American industry is peculiarly disordered by
American unwisdom in legislatiofi Dispatches
published on Sunday show that 40 900 looms arc
idle in Blackburn, Darwin and Padisham, England,
and that the operatives in many accepting
q reduction in their wages The Yorkshire miners
demand an advance of 10 per cent In wages, and
are to hold conference December ~ to or
game general strike if the demand is not granted
In France, the furnaces in the upper valley of the
Mosclle have been blown out and most of the iron
manufacturers Of Lorraine reducing wages
The truth u.s. as these items suggest, that the pro-
duction Is il excess of consumption in England and
other European countries as well as here, and that
abroad as well as at home laborers are foolish
enough to make their troubles greater by striking
for higher wages in some just when the gen.
eral prostration of business is compelling other
laborers to accept lower wages. The disturbance
of industries is aggravated OF lightened in different
countries by special causes, but it is due in tho
main to causes which do not depend upon the lave
of any nation.
CUBAN REsTRICTIONs-Par of the extraordinary
barrier raised by the Spanish Government against
the intercourse of Cuba with this country is to be
removed 1t was resolved az council OF Ministers
at Madrid on Saturday to abrogate Article OF
the decree Of March r. 1868, under which goods
from the United States, even when arriving under
the Spanish dag, pay duty in Cuba as if they had
been brought under the American flag. The ann OF
the Spanish Government ever since the revolution
Of 1868, has seemed TO be To extort from the COM
merce of the ever faithful isle" as much money rs
possible for the Treasury at Madrid with little re-
gard for the interests of the people of Cuba. But
the policy is short-sghted, In its application to
this country, for more liberal laws would encourage
a vastly increased trade and revenue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-31

been displaying some of their worst traits and
passions. The French have been pursuing
phantoms of commercial empire with dupilclty
and greedincss. Dynamite conspirators have
been UNANIMOUSLY plotting against life and prop
erty over the sea. American courts and Jlrles
have been countenancing public plunderers'
murderers and law-breakerS. All these ele-
ments have combined to make 1888 disagree
able year. despite its peace and plenty and
legislative achievements.