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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-15

1t is doubtful if in the whole history
of railroad management parallel can
be found to the recent action of Presi-
dent Willard of the O. r. d \. Co. A
country which, with ordinary weather,
will, at the next harvest, produce zoe,
600 tons of surplus wheat, and having
but one route ia market, is suddenly
electrified by an announcement from
the head of the only transportation
company in its limits, that freight, on
the growing crops, is reduced one dol
lar per ton, or three cents bushel.
And this is done without appeal from
the producers, without hue and out
cry by demagOgues, without legisla-
ture in session, or an ele"tion pending
to be influenced, without n demand
by the press. 1t is not often that a
transportation company having mo-
nopoly of the entire carrying trade of
a country voluntarily gives to the in
habitants of that country S2O0,0OO, and
at the same time promises other gifts
of a similar kind in the near future.
The announcement of the reduction
in freight on wheat has caused large
number of farmers to decide to put
spring wheat into fields that they had
intended to summer fallow. The early
and cOpi0us rains, the late fall, the
open winter gave opportunity for the
seeding of Il larger area than usual
with fall grain, and all present indi-
cations are to the effect that larger
and better crop of wheat will be har-
vested in Eastern Washington and
Oregon this year than ever before.
The farmers who find market in
Walla Walla city should raise over
100000 tons of surplus wheat this fall.
The reduced freight rate will give them
Sl00,0O0 more than they looked for,
thus making the year 1883 one OF
marked prosperity.
When Mr.. Willard, in one of his ad-
dresses, styled the O. r. x y. Co. "a
benevolent monopoly" few had faith
enough to believe that his company
would ever do less than take from the
producers aud consumers, furnished
with means of transportation by the
company, "what the freight viii bear
| And yet within three years the com
pany has expended many millions OF
dollars in increasing its capacity foI
! business aI.d reduced tie freight
charges on the products of the country
three dollars and half ton. We
challenge the production of parallel
Instance. IV0lia lPo{a Union.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-15

New Years was n memorable day
In the legal annals of England. There
then went into operation the order
made under the solicitors remunera-
tion act, rendering obsolete, as regards
a large class OF transactions, the prep
aratiou and delivery 10y solicitors OF
long bills Of conveyancing costs; the
married women's act, which revolu-
tionizes the law on that subject; the
settled land act, which gives to every
limited owner in pOsseSsionf full power
to deal with the settled land in any
way which prudent absolute owner
would be likely to deal with it; the
conveyancing act, lsS2, which effects
changes as 10 searches for judgments,
powers Of attorney, and other matters;
and the municipal corporations act,
which is a consolidation, with amend
ments, Of about forty prior statutes.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-15

DR.. Nagle, register of vital statistics,
publishes the results Of eleven years
record and observation of suicides in
New York. The main causes are
traced to abnormal, physical or men
tai condition, Disappointment, intem-
perance, business reverses and family
differences. There is no apparent rea-
son why Germans, who as a class are
Weather and more prosperous than
the Irish, should so largely exceed the
latter in suicides unless it be the ma
tionaI temperament. The Irish show
a less number of suicides, in proper
tion to their population, than any
other foreign born inhabitants. The
number of males who committed sui
eide during the past eleven years was
1893, while the number of females was
32c.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-15

A novel application of the electrical
transmission of power has lately been
made at the Trafalgar collieries, For
est of Dean. An electric motor j. used
to drive a pump in the underground
workings. The pump is employed for
pumping the drainage water from some
of the deep workings to the bottom of
the shaft, whence the ordinary steam
pumps raise it to the surface. The to-
tai vertical Hit OF the electric pump is
1l5 feet, whilst the length of pipes
through which the water is forced is
some 500 yards. \ dynamo machine
is placed on the surface Of the mine for
generating the current for working
the motor, and is connected to it by
wires led down the shaft and along
the workings, distance Of some 500
yards. The proprietors of the collier
les propose still further 10 extend the
utilization OF electricity as a motive
power.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-15
Chas. House, who was with the sur

Chas. House, who was with the sur
veyOr's party last summer reports
making big find of coal on his own
account, near Deep river, w. T. He
has sent one sample to san Francisco,
and thinks as soon as he can get the
vein opened he will have good thing.
We believe it. This whole country is
underlayed with coal veins. Within
twenty miles of Astoria are some Of
the finest coal measures on the conti-
ueut. In the saccharue futurity they
will be worked. Historian.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-15
A Row Of Pearls

Glstening through coral lips is certainly a
pleasing object but row Of discolored,
bespeeked teeth in any mouth at All ~ a
c1evous draN back; ada to TINS taat such a
set az teeth IS usually accompanied BY in-
pure breath. ard one can scarcely imagine
anything m0re ohicc tionahie SOZODONT.
the great pnriher Of the breath and whitener
Of the teeth. ob,istes tins state Of the
moath completely, rescuing its dental oceu
pants from destruction and couuteractin.
the influence upon tho enamel OF acid secre-
fious IN the mouth
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-15
Love in the Country.

Soon the season will be here when the
rural beau takes his sweetheart and treats
her to gum drops, oysters or ice cream.
After rambling about all day, the lovers re-
turn home at night happy, but thoroughly
worn out and perhaps sick On all such oc
casions, gentle dose OF Swayne's Pills should
be taken to insure a healthy system for the
ensuing day. They prevent the approach Of
illness and stimulate tie digestive organs to
a sound condition.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-15

The Portland city assessment roll
now made up shows the taxable valu-
alton of property te be SlS,000,Co,
which at9 mill, viii yield Sll7,0o0
last year the valuation was Sl2, 900, =
Onb, which al 10 mills produced sll2,-
go revenue. The assessment il CON
sidered low, as the real value of prop
erty in the city is put at between
thirty-five aud forty millions.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-15

Advices from the Indian Territory
are to the effect that the Indians are
greatly excited and stirred up in re-
gard to the threatened invasion Of
Ocklahama by Payne and his follow
ers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01
MarshneIj.

THE nice weather the past week has given
some Of our farmers chance TO finish hayng
and others are nearly done.
REV. ]. o. SHERBURNE of Mortified filled
the desk at the Methodist Episcopal church
last Sunday in exchange with Rev. c. II,
Farnswortb.
THE Congregational Sunday-school has Just
received eighty volumes of new books for
their library and also new papers, which
makes 1t interesting for the scholars.
THE band has just received a new member In
its organization the past week and, although
very young, there is a chance for 1t to grow,
1t Will stop for the present at Galusba A. Bems',
1t Is girl
Mr.. AND MRS. EMERY DOWNING Of Hartford,
Conn, are visiting at Evans McCrillis' Mrs
James English and three children are at G, f.
Shepard's and Mrs. Ellen Pauly Is at A. T.
Spoffords.
| MRS. PERRY LEE has one root Of hollyhock
| containing seven stocks, two Of them being
nine feet high; four Of them showing straw
colored blossoms and the other three pure
white; the whole plant showing no less than
| 1165 buds and blossoms
THERE is considerable sickness in our village
| from dysentery and fever. Mrs. Springer has
| been sick over two weeks; Bell Haskins has
been quite sick, and Oracle Parker Saturday
and Sunday was dangerously sick, and Oakley
| Meader's family are sick with the same trouble
MRS. d. B. PuKIN has been sick the past
four years. the last three she has been confined
to her bed the greater part of the time. In the
last two years she has knit eight tides and
lace for forty-fve aprons, and made twenty.
seven of them herself. She has also knit ovei
eight hundred yards of lace which is worth
looking at.
The promenade concerts given by the band
are becoming quite popular, judging by the
number that attended the one at Cabot las
Saturday evening. The boys will "holt
forth - at home in Meader's hall next SATURDAY.
evening They make our popular station agen
a call this Wednesday, evening to cheer him
up in his labors connected with the NJ. g. w
r. railroad.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01
Waitsfield.-Mr Henry Campbell is quite III

Waitsneld.-Mrs. Henry Campbell Is quite ILL.,
ADAM FoREPAUGH drew many silver half
FROM this valley.
f. G.. EVANS will soon close his drug store
and go to work for his father in Waterbury.
j. c. JosLYN AND CHARLES AINswoRTH. for
merly of Waitsteld, but now OF Minneapolis,
Mimi, are visiting their many friends in this
place.
ANY one wishing TO subscribe for the WATCH
MAN can do 80 by calling at the office of j, w.
Gregory on Saturday, August 4th, in the after
noon and evening.
MANY of the farmers have finished their
haying and one can see by the happy, satisfied
look they bear that their stock need not fear
for their winters food. The hay crop is good.
COMMISSIONERS of the estate of George
Fisher, lately deceased, found said estate to be
indebted to Edwin House in the sum of $1l5.
We understand that no appeal will be taken by
either party.
QUITE number of the boys go camping and
fishing this week to their favorite resort in
Granville woods. May they have as happy a
time as they anticipate with no wild cats
yells, to disturb their sleep"
THE people of this village are wishing FOL
one more mild rain storm that the gully across
Main street may be washed deep enough tC
bury the selectmen who will sit back and al
low such a dangerous, unreasonable and un
warrantabe disgrace TO continually mar tn,
main street Of an otherwise pretty village /
that storm does not come soon, subscription
paper ought TO be circulated to raise the where
with to build bridge across, that stranger
may be able TO pass through this village with
out being obliged to employ physician to re
place bones dislocated by being thrown out O
their carriages.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01
Waterbury.

NOAH ROBINSON, whose sickness has been
mentioned in these items, died July 18th, and
an obituary notice OF the sturdy citizen will be
found elsewhere In these columns.
To "Bat's " theologic mind the Clark "acci-
dent recorded in the current mention column
of this paper proves the doctrine of the resur-
rection, for " Clark was dead for q time and
now he is alive again"
Two irrepressible Concord kids, Masters Fred
and Ned Richardson, twin sons of Loren Rich
ardson, are making things interesting for
their uncle and aunt of the house of Richard
son in this village, and for their neighbors.
They are bright lads and the boys and girls are
glad to see them. Conductor Flint can tell how
they struggled their dog up from Concord and
what success he had in trying to buy the
animal.
A LONG felt want In this village is an aque-
duct of pure spring water. The water sup
piled to households comes from small brooks
that have their rise In swamps, runs through
pastures where cattle are kept and Is not pre-
cisey at all times what is healthful or pala-
table. Edward Sheple has several springs in
his lot, easterly of the railway track the
waters OF which he proposes to bring together
| and introduce pure and undefiled spring water
into the village the coming fall Mr.. Sheple
| Is now in Philadelphia to arrange for the pipe.
| The water he proposes to furnish comes from
| flowing springs and will not have surface ex-
posure at any point.
AT the school meeting Friday night the dis
| trict voted to leave the matter of a fourth de-
partment and all arrangements necessary fol
| its accommodation and instruction to the com
mittee. A fourth teacher, who will be practi
cally an assistant to the principal, will be en-
| gagged and some arrangement for q schoo
| room will be made. Miss Miriam Kimball ha,
been engaged for the primary school. Mis-
Kimball has taught several years in the sam'
grade in the Mortified school and was re
elected for the year ensuing things that arr
certainly in her favor. The fourth teacher ha
not yet been engaged. Miss Moody who laugh
the intermediate acceptaby last term is re
| tainpd
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01
Boston Produce Market.

EGGs-The demand is good for fresh eggs. wequote
fresh Eastern at 2223c Northern AT 2l0Sc, and West
ern at 20@2lc d aozen.
HAY.-rhe demand continues steady. Prices have ad-
vanced. We quote prime hay at sl19ls, medium and
ordinary at S6@l65O, poor al sll9i3, with Eastern
swale at 81 Fs ton.
CHEEsE.-Ihe market has ruled moderately active,
and prices are unchanged We quote good ~ chooe al
s1s@l0c good al $685. and common at s@sc $'
10, according 10 quality.
POrAroES.-The market has been moderately active.
We quote choice Rhode island at 81, New Jersey al
SS7619 Long Island at Sl75, choice Virginia at SLOW
and common do. at Sl@l25 b BARREL
BUTTER.-The market continues duh and prices are
unchanged. The demand active for The best grades
We quote choice tesn-mAde western creamery al .lz.c
goou choice treshmade western creamery NJ ZVV1zc'
Adle-packed at l4QIloc, good lOGlJc fresh
northern al l2@23c fresh New YORK dairy at
l90o2Oc fresh Vermont ualry at lseDSVcL FRANKLIN
county at 2O@2lc and fair TO good at l5GlSc u 10
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01

Orange.-Rev Mr.. West has a service at the
Cutler Corner school house each Sunday at
three o'clock p. NJ.
MR.. AND MRS. RUSSELL MARTIN are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. S. Nj Curtis.
MANY of the farmers are through having,
last week being so favorable to hay-makers.
The crop is much better than usual.
DARWIN WATERMAN, who has been canvass
ing for the sale OF maps in the state of New
York, has returned to his father, Dyar Water
man.
FLORENCE HOWARD was obliged to leave her
school in the Davis Houghton district on &C.
count of sickness and nj. Anna Dckerman of
Waits River is teaching in her place.
MARION LORD closed her school in district
No. 2, last Thursday. Miss Lord has done a
great amount of hard work in her school and
evinced degree of energy and faithfuness
that many Older teachers would do well to
emulate.
THE school taught by Carrie Waterman in
district No. 10, closed last week Thursday with
appropriate exercises. The whole number Of
scholars in attendance during the term was fif
teen, the average attendance twelve. Nc
scholar had tardy or dismissal mark, and al
seemed to make fine progress in their various
studies. Two prizes were to be given to thu
progress during the term. They were award
ed to Arthur Houghton and Arthur j. Cave
The scholars presented their teacher with
nice autograph album and several smalle
tokens of their love and esteem. The tern
has been very successful one and has givel
entire satisfaction to the majority Of the dis
| trict
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01

Stowe.-Most Of the schools in town closed
last week.
SEVERAL from this place visited Forepaugh
at Montpelier Friday.
LESLIE SHAW of Iowa, a former Stowe boy,
was in town on flying trip last week.
j. L. GRIFFIN has purchased and moved into
the house once occupied by D. s. Moulton.
Mr.. AND MRS. j. B. SLAYToN are to visit
Rev. r. w. Smith and family at Wiliston this
week.
MRS. G. W. HALE and children from Malone,
n Y. are visiting in town. Mr.. Hale is COM
ing soon.
ALMoN HARLOW was very unfortunate few
days ago in losing quite valuable horse, one
of span. In some way 1t became frightened
and ran, breaking its leg in consequence OF
which 1t had to be killed.
LAST Sunday evening Rev. W. L. Anderson
delivered an excellent temperance lecture AT
the Congregational church by invitation of the
Good Templars' lodge His subject was "
Few Plain Facts on Total Abstinence
WIDOW DANIEL FRENCH purchased Amass
Wells place recently, but she was not allowed
to enjoy her new home long, as she died a few
days alter moving. The funeral services wert
held Friday afternoon, Rev. MIR. Fuller oficiat
ing. Three children are thus left fatherlesI
and motherless
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01
RandOlph.-Dr. David II. Nutting hi

Randolph.-Dr. David II. Nutting has
shingled his residence.
JW. GRAY and wife of New York are at the
Wayside Farm.
A RIDE to Williamstown from this place, last
Thursday, was quite well attended.
S. n. PUTNAM went to Birmingham, Conn
Friday, to make short stay with T. S. Allis.
COLONEL j. B. MEAD returned from his trip
to England, Monday, and spent last week in
Boston.
Mrs SARAH WAsHBURN TIFFy was the
guest of Mrs. Asahel Allen and her Wash
burn relatives, last week.
EDWARD WHEATLEY, principal of the Meri-
den, Conn, grammar school, was the guest OF
Principal A. W. Edison, last week.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union
holds its annual meeting at the residence OF
Mrs Samuel Howard on Wednesday afternoon,
JONES L. TYLER a marine artist, and his
family are boarding at Mrs, Deborah Wash
burns. Mr. Tyler is engaged in making 9
large painting Of the " Jeanette as she ap
peared shortly before she was abandoned.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01
@arrtages.

In Montpelier July l6, by Rev. ID. L. Miller, Charles
Nj. Lyon and orpha NJ. Gray, both Of Montpelier.
In Readsboro, July 90 j. N Bosquet and Mrs. Chris
tina Ball
In swanton, July 20, Philip Blanchard and Mary
Greeneaf, botn of Swanton.
In Irasburgh, July 49, Gilbert G.. Cass of Barton and
Janet Marsh OF Bloomington
In Brateboro, July 25 Charles l.. Higgins and Jessie
NJ. Dutton, both of Brattleboro.
In Barnard, July 20, John Cummings of Ervingtown,
n. Y, and susie Moore of Barnard
In Newport July 49, Edgar A. churst of Stanstead,
2. O., and Cora b. sanborn OF Lowell, Mass.
In Newbury, July "a by Rev. 5. L. Bates, Frank RUM
sey and Hattie h. Wallace, 10th OF Wells River.
In Roxbury July %, by Rev. IL. C. Howard, Waldo W,
Rogers OF Randolph and CarUel A. boyce OF Roxbury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01

Hardwick.-C W. Thurber designs rent.
ing the hotel at this place for the remainder OF
the year, II satisfactory tenant can be found
lie desires to devote his whole time and atten.
ton to the interests of his hotel at Danville.
EIGHTY tickets were sold here the Both fol
Forepaugh circus at St. Johnsbury.
JOHN NICHOLS has migrated to Lowell
Mass, where the rest of his family have been
domiciled for some time past.
II. E. CARTER contemplates going West soor
ON prospecting tour, and We understand he
goes with u view of seeking u location for pro
fessional practice
The fall term of our academy will begir
Wednesday, August 30 Professor McLoud IL
to continue in charge OF the school another
year. Nettie l. Clark continues in charge O
the primary department for the fall term.
The advent of twenty-eight of the summe
boaruers of the Elm house, Danville Green
made business at the Centennial quite brisk oil
the 10Th. They expressed themselves as highl,
pleased with their entertainment here ana thl
scenery in this section of the Lamoille valley
which was new to most OF them
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01

GrOtOn.-Mrs. Daniel Coffrin, who has
been sick a long time, was reported to be dy-
ing Monday morning, but towards noon was
reported to be some better.
A LARGE number from here attended the
Forepaugh's show at Montpelier last Friday.
THE people were somewhat put out by the
Sunday papers being carried by last Sunday on
account OF misunderstanding by the train
hands.
The widow of the late Alden Heath Of
Brighton, Mass, together with her youngest
daughter, mother and granddaughter are max
ing visit at A. Nj. Heath's.
THE Baptist people joined with the Metho-
dists last Sunday evening in listening to a
very forcible sermon from the text, Faith is
the substance of things hoped for, the evidence
of things not SEEM" by the Rev. DR.. j. o. Peck
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
THE village was very much alarmed early
Monday morning by the ringing of bells and
cries of fire. But by prompt action 1t resulted
only in the burning of a few clothes and a
small hole in the roof of q. ii. Frizzell's mouse.
ASH. B. HADLooK of Wells River was bring
ing his mother-in-law, Mrs. B. 4. Heath of this
place, home last Saturday evening, their horse
was scared by an umbrella, Became unman.
ageable and tipped them out over bank,
smashing the buggy some and injuring Mrs
Heath quite severely about the head At las,
accounts she was doing WELL
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01

North Tunbridge.-The dam has been re-
paired and the grisr-mill and foundry are now
IN operation.
MR. OSBORN is prospecting finely in his car
rage work.
J. s. GAY and company have added to their
wooden factory 5000 worth of machinery this
season.
REV. G. S. GURNsEY preached to a good
audience on Sunday last at the Universalist
church.
THE flowers at the Baptist church last Sun
day were beautiful, and showed good taste in
arrangement.
WILLIE BLAKE has purchased the Noyes
blacksmith shop and is having a large patron
age. He is good workman.
SABIN, thirteen-year-old son of S. P. Dur
kee, raked five acres with a horse and rake in
one hour and twenty eight minutes making
seven large OK loads of hay What boy car
beat that
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01

North ThetfOrd.-Our pastor being unable
to supply the pulpit Sunday on account of his
wife's severe sickness, Kew. MIR. Hamilton
from West Fairee took his place. We sympa-
thize with Rev. Mr.. Fay and trust his beloved
companion may yet be spared to him.
ADDIE LADD closed her school at the Bow
last Friday.
GEORGE CARPENTER and wife from Boston
are stopping at Hiram Mares at South Fairlee.
MRS. SILVER is visiting her brother at Han
over, her house being shut up in the mean
time.
MR JAQUITH has improved the looks Of his
place very much by the broad veranda on the
front.
OVER sixty circus razed people took the
train for White River Junction to ste" Fore
paugh.
MRS. MURFEY and her daughter Lucy, have
closed their summer house and returned to
New York.
RAY PALMER is telegraphing in Springfield
and Charlie Haddock in Holyoke, both in Mas
sachusetts.
CARRIE HALL, who has been visiting friends
here will return to her home in Concord, Mass,
on Wednesday.
MR.. JAQUITH entertained Chinese student
from Yale college last week. The hotel is do
ing hourishing business.
f. G.. EARLE made a short visit to the White
Mountains last week and has returned TO his
work on the Boston & Lowell road.
ELLA HADLEY, short hand writer for CHM
Heath & Co., OF Boston, is spending few
weeks here with friends at the hotel.
PROFESSOR HosFoRD caught a pickerel GU
! of the Connecticut river that weighed owe
three pounds He has caught several larg'
black bass also