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A rather strange incident occurred

A rather strange incident occurred in
Goetz Bacl,ert's back yard, on Pearl
street, few days ago. The yard at
times appears to be the meeting place for
rodents and on the day in question a
steel trap, baited with stale cheese, was
set for their reception. Several persons
were watching the trap when large rat
put in an appearance and walked toward
the trap He was within few feet OF
it when Mr.. Bachert's favorite cat clam.
bered over the fence into the yard. The
rat stopped. So did the cat. They
seemed to recognize each other. After
looking at one another moment the dis
tance between them was lessened
Finally they were nose to nose and actu
ally kissed each other. They remained
together a few minutes, when tn,
rat took a knowing glance at the tral
and ran away in the opposite direction
The cat and the rat were evidently ole
friends and the house pet probably mott
fed the house pest of the dangerous trap
/ Norwich Bulletin.
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Applicatio n for a Patent
No, 7ll,

USrrEp STA rEs LAND OFFICE,
Eureka. Nevada, Mprch TX, 1852.
NT0rICEIS HEHEbY GIVEN THAT JAMES
~. J. smith and George Morton, who's, post
Office sd iress is Tempiute. Lincoln County,
Nevada has this day filed his application for
patent for fifteen hundred linear feet of the
sterling mine or vein bearing silver with sur
face gr1uud six hundred feet in width. and
4 rs iu0 acres as m ,llsite. situst.d in Tempt
ute Mining District, County of Lincoln and
state OF Nevada, and designated by the fie
notes and Official plat on file In this otice a.
lot NJ nber 81, Aaud b. located On unsurveyed
Iaud The eterior boundaries OF said lot No.
81, a and b, being az follows. to wit:
LOT "A:'
Beginning at a post marked No 1, survey
NJ 81, Lot"A,' the same being post No OF
5 surrey No 56. lot "a" Standard lode, whence
U mineral monument No 8, on Coyote Peak.
hears IL deg 81 min W 1858 feet. Thence
running, LIST c)urs sc, 9eg 1900 feet, to post
IN ,rked No 2. ) survey No 81, lot IA" hence.
81 course. 10 deg t 600 feet, to post m ,rked
no 8, U 5 survey No 81, lot A; tn nee, Sd course.
de. W Ii, feet. to pot marked 4, 5
survey No 81, lot A. the same being post No
of q s survey No .56, lot A, Standard lode, and
thence ith course. 10 deg W 600 feet t. p st
NJ |, the place of beginning. Containing is
81 lUO acres.
LOT "B."
Also the following les 'ribed tract Of land az
| a milisite: Beginning at post marked No I, U
| ) survey No 81, lot .B," whe zoe y mineral
IN uument No 8 bears n 81 deg E il55 feet, and
| post No of this survey bears N 81 deg 27 min
Z 1850 feet. Thence running, l-t course. N 80
| deg W 1868 feet. to post marked No2, u ) surv
| No ST. lit .'B;" thence. I'd course, N 8 deg 59i
| feet, to port III trkei No 8, U survey No 81 lot
| 'B;" theuce, Sd course, N SO deg 1863 feet, "a
| post marked No4, U survey No 81 lot ''B, y
| and thence, 4th course, ) deg 594 feet. to
| p at No |, the place of beginning. Containing
95 loo acres. Magnetic variation l6 degrees 81
min east
The oc,tion of this mine ia recorded in the
Recorders office OF Tempiute Mining District
in book 'B. page l9'. OF the mning records OF
sal | district. This claim IL bounded on the
s,uth by the Standard. Any aud all persons
claiming adversely any portion of said sterl
ing Nine and Mitlste or surtare ground are re-
qutret to fle their adye 40 claims with the
Register of the United States Land once q
Eureks, in ths State of Nevada, during the sixtI
days period Of publication hereof, or they WI
be blrred by virtue OF tho provisions OF th'
| Statute.
| FH HIyCKLEY. Register.
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NOTICE..
Land Office at Eureka, Nevada.

Land OHice at Enreka, NRvada,
u ,ccm Der l3 1872
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
following ntned settler has tled notice
Of his inte lti to make hnal proof IN support
o. hisclatm aud tn " said proof will be mq ie
before Hon ia lgr II snry Rises. AZ Pi,che, Me-
vila. on Ncdnesliy January 3lst, 1881, w:
II, ne .tea appli,l'i,n No "a Adm W Geer,
for the NV Il Of sw 1 anlsy 4 o. NV 4 OF
Re,tion u, ToWlship s, slrth Of Ran ye 60 L lst
Nd VI. h. utm s the blowing witnesses to
prove bts ntinu Iu3 resid 5uce upo1, and crl.
tiv,t,an ot sail land, viz: P. sherwood ri
Pioche, Nevila; Ghir! Stein of pioahe, Ne.
vldt; Jullls II 1T MN Of Piocle, Nevada; Joseph
Ei.anmann Of Pioche, Nevada
d,1}5t Y H. HtNOKLEY, REGISTER
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No. 7si. ~
CNyyIp eTAyrs I AyD OFvlCx,


CNyTlp eTAzrs IAyD OFylcx.
Eureka, Nevada. February 8, A. D. 1888.
NOTICE Is HEREBY tGIvtN THAT d. J.
IN Fallis snd D. Lehmsr, whose Iostt NICE
address 10 Cincinnati. Ohio, have this dsy fled
their Application for patent for AZ cen hun
dred linear feet Of the "Indisn Chief" nire or
vein bearing gold and silver, With surface
around six hundred feet in Width. situsted
In Pahranagat Lake Mining District. County
OF Lincoln and State Of Nevada. and desigrsttS
by the feld note and Official pla, In ole III this
Office as Lot Number 80. In Township 8, South
Range, SO East Of Mount Diablo Meridian. The
exterior boundaries Of said Lot No, 40 being as
! Beginning 1t po.t marked Soa. u . sur.
vey No 80. whence the i post between seetitn ms
% and 70. T s. sE, 30 z, n NJ. beers N 8 deg
10 mtn 7so feet. and the mouth Of sptinetr's
rnans aas Sss1: s Sss S s
to post married No ., ., q Survey Ne 80, old
monument b. srs : IL feel from said Iett No 2.
Thence. ID course. \ - deg 8 q tn " COO fett.
sS psss n'fa.a bead. sssss r. y ss sis
post No s. Thence, 80 course. N deg ~ min
1906 feet. to post married Eol. o 8 smvsy Ne
80: old monument bears o. deg 81 min "a
feet from post No4. Thence, ltb ct uste $ -
| dsg Is min e 600 feet, to pott usrl ed MOL the
| place Of beginning. Masnt tic vsfiaticnl6 d, q
East containing 20 66-lt0 scss g.. IxTE ye
The location OF this n inc lis recoIdsd IA:
the Recorder once Of lincoln County, State of
This claim 10 bounded BY nc known claims.
| Any and all persons claiming sdys Tfely any
| portion Of said ''lbdisn5 cA ief" he or sur
lace ground ere required to file their adverse
| claim with the Register OF the Cbihd ktstei
Land once 1t Knrsla. In the Sfste Of Esvi 10
during the sixty days period Of publication
hereof. or they will be barred by yirtrc Of tn.
provisions Of the atstufe q ausszr5l
It Is hereby ordered that the foyepoirp motto
Of application for patent be publishfd for III
period Of ten consecutive weeks In the Pioch
REco D. . weekly nevspsYer, pnblisled o
@ ff1.ict III T.a. iHEisscxfKy. Register.
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Notice to Creditors.

V,srlTE OF JOHN CAPTAIN, DE1E sED
II Notice ia hreby given by the und,r
81 med, i, lnlni',rh'r OF ne Est,ta OF ohn
parsons having Il dms against sid lecaisei to
exhibit hon vi h tns ne aeaSary vou u'hers With
iaflur m ,nths after the first pnb ica'ipn Of this
n tice, to sail llminlstratl Vt the oiii,e of
Tn IN os N Gtmphell, Attorney f1r said estate.
~ Phoebe, Ia the e9uaty OF Llacoln, state OF
Merida.
Dated at Pioche, April 81, 1879
GEORGE Z, TERRY,
al9.td lminstrator.
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SheriRs Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
ID out OF the Sixth judicial District court,
iu md for the County of Lincoln. State OF Me-
vadt. and to me directed AID delivered for a
judg nent rendered in said Court on the Twen-
tieth day OF Jauu iry, A. ID. 1888. IN fav OF A,
J Bliir and against the Bristol Silver Mining
Company, for the sam of Nineteen Hundrei,
thirteen and 48.l00 tSl9l3 48l dollars. debt, to-
gether with $50 rs dollars, tax costs, and all ac
cruing costs aud interest, have levied ON the
foliowin 'operty, to.wit:
steam b)iIer with attachments, Az brrels
Portland cement pair bnllion scales, roll OF
battery screen, cans OF sodium, "a small black
lead cfucibles, l pair cruciole tougs, bull
lion molds Q assay mutiies, 4 button IN Ids.
irou mortars an pestles. six quicksilver Kettles
cupel molds, assay tongs. boss heads, y
shoes, | wood wheelbsrrow, 2retorts. IL lengths
i,ass- pipe, SIN ok-stack about 50 feet long,
cast-iron tort front, 4 monkey wrenches,
small sledses. hand-ax. pipe wrenches.
| !rintlst, ne. adz. planes, spi 1t level. %
pounds irln washers, augers, 10 pliuks 4Al6
| in hes i6 feet long, . squares, iron whrelbar-
| row, | anvil, q blacksmith tools with handles,
3 patent rev plates, Ii pairs blacksMith
tongs. % pieces of timbers 6xsi lches. 80 pieces
| 2x9 inches, pieces 6xs inches, IL pieces 2xs.
| IL pec Ike. Is pieces 2xt0. Is pieces 2xi0. III
| pieces Xxi, SO pieces 2xS. 81 prces inch plank,
| 80 pieces 4xi. II pieces 4x6, q pieces 6x6. II
| pieces 8x8, Is pieces inch plank. 6S pieces Sxs
aud l0xl0 hewn. % pieces 216. 4S pieces 2xf. lot
| fert m ir- or less, pine poles; pieces Vi Tin
ber lpxll inches. 20 feet long; Is pieces PLANK
| 4xi2 inches. is feet long; "A pieces II plxnl
ixl2 inches, 10 feet long; IL pieces timber oxl(
inches, |! feet long; 3iJ cords cedar wood more
or less; b titles acid, 40 assay glas es. 40 lbs
resin, "A crucible covers. counter Gales 81
pan shoes. 0 battery shoes. CLANS. l new psi
die 2 retorts with fronts complete, lS Rr +tt
bars ron b .nd-c.,t. I windls IS. 9 large pull.
wheels. 5 head-l light lamps, roll 81 ,ch belt,
roll 2l.inch belt or picking, clear board
thx20 inches, IL feet long; clear board. lK2
ilcbes, IL feet long: ratchet wrench, builioI
lnold,. i pair Fairbans's scales.
Notice Is hereby given that on
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An Arkansaw boy, writing foom col
lege in reply to his fathers letter, said;
80 Won think that | am wasting my
time in writing little stories for the local
papers, and cite Johns ms saying that
the man who write except for money is a
fool. shall act upon Dr. Johnsons 5
suggestion and write for money. Send
me e$50.-[Arkansaw Traveller,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-23
saturd.y i,rI7th day of February,

\. d. 1885. as II o'clock u. of that day. l will
$ u all he right, tie aud interest of said j..
Oev ne in anl to the sb,ve des ri6f property,
1t thu tr ilt 4 OF the Curt house in the town
ot Pi bcne. Lincoln CJnlty, Nevada at public
auotioa fpr casa in hand to the highest and
best bidder. to satisfy aid execution and all
costs.
j17-tl. o. p. CHERWO ID, Sheriff.
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T,BHAL.
SheriT T's Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF Az EXECUTION ISSUED
ID ont Of the Sixth Ju iiiial District Court
n and for the Cou ty of Eureka State of Ne
vtda, aud to ne III -ected and delivered, for o
Judgment Gender d In said Cnnrt ON the { ven
tg third day of NJ rch. A ID. ls8Bin fyor Of H.
Bri>qcher an ,ainst q. Glib rte l. for the sum
Of 81 35S 2i-li0l fhirt' en- Hundred fifiy-e -eignt
IS 100 dp'll =, debt. t'ge her with 1856 jn-lOoI
fifty-six 50 100 doliars, tax costs and all accru
Ing costs and interests, have levied on the
following p -operty. To wit:
The uaiivilet ClGl e.half of a certain
mi lr known as and allied the hn Il Hunt,
lr New d mine, siluae an b iag il Ely Min
ing Dist let, ne'rtle town of Pioche, in LIN.
coin county, State of Nevada. Also the undi-
vided "a on"-third 0f a certain mine known
as aud called the ieviathan, or Garrison mine,
Consisting uf Il 500 FIT el Hundred feet.
more or less, situate aud being in Hahl and
Mining District, Liacoiu Galnty, State OF n =,
vAt'a.
Notice il hereby given that ON
Homdsy. the Thirtieih day Of April.
\. u. 1888, between the hours of . O'Clock III
aud D O'Clock L. NJ, to wit: at II O'clock NJ o.
said day, well sell all the right, title and in
reresf of said G. Gibfriei in aud to the above
iescrihed property. at the front Jor OF the
O1urt-housc at the to Sn Of Phoebe, c unty OF
| Lincoin, statA OF Nevada. at public auction
| s"r cash in hand. to the highest aud bes
| bidder. 10 satisfy said execution AMI all costs
ant all costs that may aecr le.
| a7-td U. p SHERWOOD. sheriff.
| BAKER WINES Atty's n Pl intiH.
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SheriR's Sale.
Dv VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
ID 'outof the 9Th III licial Distric; Court, in
ini for the County of Lincoln. State of Neva-
"a ali t. ne directed tnd delivered, for
Judgment rendered said Court on the nine
tsentt day of Jaaut-y A. ID 1888. in favur of
j. Phelan an against n. j. Devine, the
I'm Of Eighteen huldr d twenty-five aud 81 100
Isl SD 81 dbillr'. debt, together wltu sixty
me I jLl0j tSit.50l dtllar., tax cpsts. aud
all accruinB costs and interest. have levied
IN he Glowing property, 20 vii:
, bell )ws, tlvils. vei&e block, tire up
setter. tire 0sniar, irillug III tchne. man
uiil, sisss. sedses, IL tongs more or less,
htnne 81 punch ha nmsr', monkey
yr1pches s.r,s ulates, lies an taps. lS thIm.
b- with b1yes, % obxAs for hubs, pa iron
iXla. u pOlnds b Its III Dre OF less. 2 snatch
blocks. | axle-tree setter, 10 hooks. 40 pound
! rap iron mo e or less, 100 pJunis Il chain. 10
lips, new gou Zoe. 20 pon idS W tsters
more or less, / horse sh Jei 4 b,x. rlulh
gag N ,ngues, $50 feet h .rd wood plank IN re
Ir less. 2'5 feet OF oregon pine more less,
grinl u me q VI franz, $50 SPIKES more or le-R.
40 e. lles IRE ur less. dnubletrees. 10 rough
nd sxles. rough boul~iers. l wag m hub 2
S.tts pl;k 40 ks, Jru 'aeis. q lars, braces,
saws, . match planes. rabbit plane. benc y
rlan-s, irving spurs, ot aiZ draw
knife. iierricE fr lne, c1al rack tool crest.
u-n I sEe, l6 is and lise1s more or less |
milestone. sxle-rest, ltlre-fastener 30 pounds
| ~ iiry ir III m re or less, y Inch rJuhd bar;
| ~ pounds nJre ,r less, ~ inch iron axle
wagon. [ ~ insh -wD d axle wag IN. coal
| rt;ks. apsrahoes. ssts pack no ks. tee
| b ,X,s Z; sacks coal $50 bu -hels coal more o.
| t.ss, G ;brI4brinis wIot truck, coal fork
| SEQ, ,p s1pvel [ pick. water tank. h rses
| 3 mules, 8 ssts louble harness 100 pounds iron
| nr'e ,r l.ss 3 . ,irs lIIbletree, aud chains.
| Noticeis hereby giventhat on
! Thu arsdiy, the First lay Of February,
| \. D 1898 at u O'Clock NJ. of tha. day, will
sell nj tue right. tile aud interest of said J.
! Degine in ami to the tbIve d-.cribed pr 'p
| 4rty. at the to yn OF Bri.tOl. Li1c In C1unty
| N.vsia. st public suction, for cash IN hand
| to the ti,hest and hes III der, to satisfy saiC
| execution and all costs
o p. SIERw nOD, sheriff.
By5 D. 5anrn, Deputy sheriff. i27.td
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Friday. the second day Of February

A. D. 1888 st 70 O'Clock NJ. of that day. will
sell al the right. title an interest OF ssid Bris-
tol silver Miiing ompany IN and to ths above
describe prop ,rty. at the Bristol silver Min
ing CJDp,ny's MILL in Lincoln county, Nevada.
at public auc ion, for cash In hand; to the
hixuest and b.st biiier, to satisfy said execu-
tlon aud oil costs.
isl7id o z. SHERWOOD. Sheriff
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ND ALL KIND OF FANCY AND PLAIN
"A TobP Printin edone hrst.olasastyle and
stshortnotice' sei.}Y
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Gst vour lob Wssk done at tho
.'Recnrdo Once,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1883-08-11
OvEi, THESTATE.

n. O. Democrat.
The corn crop Of DeSoto county will bt
short.
Corn and cotton crops in Lincoln coun
ty are reported good.
Cotton worms have appeared in th,
vicinity of Raymond.
Messrs. Sawyer & Co., of Winona, hav.
failed. Liabilities, $4,000; aseetts, SlS,.
600. aa
Crops are about laid by in Yalobusha
county. The corn has been seriousl,
damaged in the past month.
: The raising Of live stock is engaging
he attention of farmers of Monroe coun.
W, and number OF them already have
arge herds.
A land syndicate from Tuscaloosa. Ala.
has an application at the Auditors Office
for the purchase OF $4,000 acres of State
tax lands in Wilkinson county.
4 water drinking match occurred at
the iron springs, near Iuka, last week,
between Mr.. John Hoys, Of Memphis
and Il drummer. The drummer won.
drinking two and halt gallons.
The primary election in Chickasaw
county resulted as follows: Representa-
tives, n B Crawford and VIM G Orr;
sheriff: W G Stoval circuit clerk, II L
Lacey chancery clerk, Il f Niedlin =;
assessor, } II Chenault; treasurer, W II
Davis.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1883-08-11
GRENADA, MISS, NlTlRDAl, AUGUST Il, 1888
A Prominent Mississippian Hanged
for Rape.

On Tuesday last Capt D. W. Pressel,
one of the most influential citizens OF
Mississippi, was arrested at Mayersyille,
Miss, charged with outraging the person
OF Miss Julia Nelson, OF that place, q
girl Of nine years. Yesterday his trial
took place before Justice Root, and the
young girl having testified to Presseps
guilt, the prisoner was remanded to Jail
without bail to await the action of the
grand jury. As he was about to be TAX
en- from the court to his confinement in
the county jail, he exclaimed: $50 help
me God, am not guilty OF the accusa-
tion." The greatest excitement prevail
ed throughout the town and county, and
even though Capt Pressell was guarded
in his cell by a special posse OF officers,
the Jail door was battered down, and the
prisoner taken from its precincts with a
rope around his neck, and hanged to the
nearest oak, about half a mile from the
prison. After having been taken from
the Jail he was placed in the cart and
surrounded with about 500 infuriated
citizens. While going to his doom he
pleaded most piteously for his life, and
IN vain did he attempt to bring his once
powerful influence to intercedc for his
protection, but all to no purpose. About
hall mile from the county Jail he was
driven under monster oak and rope
4 tached to his neck. This was thrown
across the nearest and stoutest limb, and
he was hoisted in mid air. He breathed
his last amid most sickening commissions
at 1890 O'Clock last night. Capt. Pres
sell was sixty-five years OF age, and
brothertin-law to Judge Jefford, Con-
gressman-elect OF the Sixth District.
This makes the second case Of lynchine
IN lssaquena county in the past six
weeks. ~ Vicksburg Special.
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Society is inconsistent. A gentlemen
is considered ill-bred if he enters tn,
presence OF ladies' without his coat, yet !;
lady may appear in ball room with hel
body above the waist scarcely more con
cealed than Mother Ewes before the fall
and she is said to be stylish. FIX.
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Order your Gins and Cotton Presses
fromJ. B. Snider now, so that you will
not be detained in the fall. Hand in
your orders fix the date of delivery,
and the goods will be here on time.
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We are gamblers by nature. As proof
compare the following facts: In the
New York market there are not over
l00OA1 ',rlnS ~ cott y, h""iln' $50 = ~
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Grenada District lagh School,
LOCATED AT GRIN IDA, MISS,
Will be Re-0psael SEPT. 3rl, 1883.

The fine College Grenada bought Church
and will be renovated during the making delightful aud attractive
home for ladies'
The Rev. Thos j. Newell
is securing and will have efficient
Newell reside
ing Department
j., R. I. Grenada
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
A "spark Arrcster" TINT Would be
Safe.

Nls
At a recent trial in Windham county court
certain parties were trying to obtain from
the Central Vermont railroad damages on
account of the accidental setting afre of
some property adjacent to the track, by
sparks from an engine. One question at
issue was whether the locomotives of the
road were in safe condition as regarding
the escape of sparks, and several master
mechanics from other roads were summoned
to testify on this point-Assistant Superin-
tendant Foss of the Central being among the
witnesses While the character of the net.
ting used over the stacks was under discus
sion, MIR. Foss was called to the stand, aud
in the cross.examnation by Lawyer Eddy
this colloquy occurred:
Mr.. Eddy-"Now. Mr. Foss, couldn't you
use finer netting on your engines?"
Mr.. Foss-"I don't think we could, sir,
practically"
Mr.. Eddy-"Well, Mr.. Foss, do you know
of any way to stop the escape of sparks from
the stack and thus prevent the setting of
these fres?"
Mr.. Foss-"Yes. SIR; know of one way,
and the only way it can be DONE
Dir. Eddy with satisfied and expsctant
air)-"Now, Mr.. Foss, won't you please tell
the jury what that one way is?'
Mr.. Foss-"Yes. sir; the only way know
Of to prevent it is to stop up the stack so
tight that not even a bit Of smoke can get out
of it !"
This put quietus on the cross-examina-
ton, "and brought down the house, Law
yer Eddy didn't appear anxious to question
this witness any further aud now the mas
ter mechanics who were present at the trial
are loosely urging Mr.. Foss to secure a
patent on this sort of spark arrestcr,'
which is warranted to make property along
the track absolutely safe from fire.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

Benjamin F. Merrill, the engineer who
was injured on the Barre road several years
ago, has recently completed a large clock
which is an interesting piece of workman
ship. Together with the common dials for
hour and second hands, and one indicating
the days of the month, is one of peculiar
form showing the moon in IL, daily phases.
AT the top of the main dial are two hcmis-
pheres so placed that an artificial moon as it
rises behind the one, or sets behind the other,
is presented in the exact form in which the
original appears In the heavens at the same
time. Its position changes like that Of the
real one as the days pass by. Mr.. Merrill
made the mechanical portion throughout.
The moons OF which there are necessarily
two, were painted by 7. W. Wood. These
represent the chubby face of n small boy, the
one biamipg with smiles and the other cvlnc
lug state of terrible mental agony. The
paint upon the dial is fired, like that of a
watch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
st, Adams.

The opera hall, for which the town is in
debted TO the liberality and public spirit of
DR.. 7. II. Waugh, was opened by the Hun
garlan Gypsy band from the Boston foreign
exposition, which gave concerts on Friday
aud Saturday nights. The hall seats 700
people. The auditorium is G5x40 feet, the
height being 20 feet. The stage is 40 feet
wide aud has depth of "a feet. The
proscenium is "a feet wide. The stage
is fitted with six sets Of scenery and
an artistic drop curtain representing Windsor
Castle. The walls ard ceiling of the hall are
finished in heavy paper of rich pattern, the
side walls being brilliant in old gold and gilt,
and the ceiling having alternate sections of
pale blue and terra Gotta colorcd paper with
deliberately designed gilt figures. The hall i,
Illuminated by 24-laht gas chandelier and
numerous side brackets. The hall has every
modern convenience and its acoustic prop
critics are perfect.