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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
Republicans, Read This.

A well-informed gentleman writes the
Burlington Free Press as follows:
In Addison county, the Democratic
county committee have written to two or
three trusty Democrats in each town ask
ing them to visit from six to ten other Dem
ocrats, these six or ten to then see every
Democrat in town and secure from them a
pledge to be at the polls on election day and
vote the straight ticket; TO agree not to talk
politics with any Republican, and, if asked,
to reply that they did not intend to vote.
For instance, the town of Bristol has been
thoroughly canvassed by three trusty DEM
ocratic workers, men who have considera-
bic influence. All are good citizens and
love good order hut their politics are bad.
Sunday evening two of them were talking
the park, and thought themselves alone
and unheard; but they were not true
blue Republican happened, unintentionally
to be sitting behind large tree and was
compelled to he IT (of course he did not
want to) this remark, made by one of the
leaders of the Democratic party in town:
L canvassed the town thoroughly and have
seen every Democratic voter. All have
promised to be on hand, and am confident
we will poll thirty more Democratic votes
than there are Democrats in town. The
boys are working on those of the Republi-
Leans that they think can be coaxed oyer
on one pretext or another To say that the
unntentional listener was surprised. would
be putting it mild Monday he went to
work and labored with some of the stay-at-
home Republicans and met with good sue
cess. In the evening he went TO the club
meeting and reported what he had heard
urged every member to take hold and do
his duty"
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
State and Vicinity.

The State Republican committee have re-
ceived 500 from Senator Edmunds.
At Rutland Justice Bailey has held for
trial Mrs. John Quinn, charged with poison
ing her husband.
The Burlington Republicans have nomi-
mated Hon. Il. r. Hard for representative
and the Rutland Republicans, lockwood
Barrett
The 22-months old child of A. u. Corliss
of st. Adams was blown into well and
drowned during n heavy storm Tuesday af
ternoon.
Thos. Kennedy. freight conductor be-
tween Rutland and West Rutland, fell I'M
der train, Wednesday, and had one of his
legs cut off by the wheels.
Recently. at Burbank x Williams mill
in Coventry, "A son of j. A. Saucler fell into
the tiume and was drawn upon the wheel
The wheel stopped, and in seeking the
cause the body was found, mangled and
llfeless.
AT st. Albans Receiver Rich has petitioned
Chancellor Royce for an order to assess the
capital stock of the Trust company, on the
ground that actual losses have occurred
equal to the full amount of the stock
100000.
The executive committee of the State teach
ers' association. Principals Hit of North
field, Landon of Burlington and Cove OF
New Haven. met at Montpelier, yesterday
, to arrange the programme for the mex
meeting of the association.
Miss Cynthia Lamb. maiden lady re
siding at Rev, Henry Fairbanks ST, Johns
bury, and sister of Mrs. Fairbanks, wal
shockingly burned early Monday mornin,
and died that afternoon. Her clothnl
took fire while she was at work around tn,
kitchen range. and her clothes were burn
ed entirely OFF from her before help coult
be obtained. She was about fifty years o
sge,
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
An Appeal by the w. G. T. U.

To the People Of MidCUebury: Your gen
crosby of one year ago encourages us TO
appeal to you again. The Addison County
W. G. L. Z. have again secured the exclusive
right of furnishing refreshments on the
grounds during the coming fair We take
this opportunity to remind you that contri-
buttons of meats cooked and uncooked
poultry, cooked and uncooked; fruit, toma-
toes, potatoes, sweet corn, butter, cheese
eggs, milk, cream, bread, biscuit, pies, pud.
dings. cakes, ba ked beans, pickles, ETC. are
necessary to make this enterprise success.
full. Please help us in this way Contribu.
tons of money will be thankfully received
Mrs. J. A. CHILD Pres.
Mrs. s. f. CLARK, Sec.
Mrs. G. G.. WALKER, Treas
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
The Sheep Trade.

The usual fall sales of sheep for the
Western market have begun. The midi
cations are that the trade will be quite
equal to that of former years. Last
week Cherbino & Williamson shipped
two tirst-class rams to Il. p. Brooks,
Jacksonville. Ohio. Wednesday of this
week they shipped carload of two
ycars-old rams to Colorado City, Texas.
Yesterday Messrs. Peck Il Lacy of Fort
Benton, Montana, started for home with
two carloads, purchased in this section
Among their shipment were 20 ewes
bought of j. b. Cherbino.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
TO-Day's Rally ut Rutland.

The Blaine and Logan clubs of West
ern Vermont hold monster rally at
Rutland to-day. Gen. Stewart J.. Wood
ford, Senator Morrill,, ex-Gov. Proctor,
Hon. John |. Gilbert. u. 5. Marshal Pit
kin of Louisiana, Hon. j. w. Stewart and
Hon. james X. Batchelder are among
the speakers advertised. In the evening
there is to be torchlight procession.
Halffare will be given on the railroad
and after the evening meeting a special
train will come north as far as Middle.
bury.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
Mr.. Frost Declines.

Arson w. Frost of Cornwall. who was
nominated by the Independent mass
county convention for the office of high
bailiff, asks us to say that he declines the
nomination. He was a delegate to the
regular Republican convention and is sat
istied with the nominee of that couven-
ton, Mr.. Ripley of Ripton. For that
reason he does not wish his name used
at the election of Tuesday next.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
The State Fair.

The joint exhibition of the State Agri-
cultural society and the Champlain Val
ley association is to be held at Howard
park, Burlington, week after next. Hon
Robert Il. Lincoln, secretary of war, will
deliver the address. The premium list
can be had upon application to the clerk
Burlington. Vt. The liberal sum of 6,00C
dollars is offered in premiums. The
buildings and grounds are being put in
excellent condition, -
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
Anitlsenents
THE WEBER QUARTET,

udod e h he o,gannhSsoo assisted by r.
and W. p. Emerson, pianist, will appear al
the town hall, Middlebury, on tomorrow
Saturday evening. An Ohio paper says OF
them: The quartet is one of the best in
the country. Their music is all of the pop
ular kind, and better than all, American
That of humorous nature was received
with salvos of applause. Some people would
have remained all night to hear them.
Tickets may be had at Hanaford's drug
Stora
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
In Gratitude.

We earnestly desire to return our SINGER
est assurances of our gratefulness for the
timely and valuable assistance rendered us
by all, ladies as well as gentlemen. at and
after the fire on our premises on Sunday
morning, oath inst We hope none of those
who so nobly helped liz then will ever need
our services in like circumstances. but if
they should, we will respond to their call
with all the alacrity and good will possible.
Mr. AND Mrs. j. II. SARGENT.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
Wltbbleburp Aegisttr
FRIDAY, AUGUST %. 1884.
Travellers Guide.

Trains pass Middlebury station at the
hours given below:
GOING NoRTH-Express, 1896 am. passen-
ger, 1853 a. m; mail, 3:23 y. M; express
6:12 y. IN.
GOING SoUTH-Mail. 9jj a. M; passen-
ger, Asp p. m; mixed as far rs Brandon
500 y. m; express, 1920.
MAILS CLosE-North, 2:55 and 7:40 p. m.
South. 9:40 a. M. and 7:40 pm.
See Central VT timetable on last page,
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
Card of Thanks.

We wish thus to thank our neighbors for
their valuable assistance at the time of the
fire at our place, last Monday morning.
JOHN A. CHILD and Family.
ISAAC DRAKE and Family.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
Personal.

Hon. Luke p. Poland was made chair
man OF the executive committee of the
American Bar association at its meeting
in Saratoga last week.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29

.as For business cards and other advei
Using, see inside pages.
The Mineral argus., 1884-06-26
Crimes and Criminals.

Marietta Ryan was convicted of murder in
the first degree at Roanoke, Va. Instigated by
an illegitimate lover, she poisoned her hus-
band, a popular colored preacher, last Jan
uary.
Otto H. Weidner, general delivery clerk in
the St. Louis postofice for several years past,
was arrested recently for robbing letters of
money. On being taken before the United
States district court Weidner pleaded guilty
and will be sentenced Friday.
Al Chesterville, about fourty miles distant
from Ottawa, Can, in a remote and quiet dis
trict. a woman named McCadden, aged about
sixty, while returning from her CONS residence,
was attacted and brutally butchered by one
Thomas Aggart. The murderer killed her
with an AK.
Tompsett and Louder, murderers, were
hanged in the Picton, Nova Scotia, Jail, Tues
day for the murder of Peter Lozier, a CONNER
cial traveller. on the 21st of last December.
They were both executed on the same scaffold
at the same time. They maintained their inno-
cence to the last. Owing to the bungllng Of an
inexperienced hangman, both men suffered
great agony and died hard.
At Chattanooga recently, John Williams and
his wife, while they were peacefully asleep in
their home, were startled about a. M, by a
loud report, and awoke to find the room full of
smoke, and the mattrass perforated with slugs.
Williams ran to the door and saw a man rapid
" disappearing in the darkness. He pursued
him, and saw him drop his gun, and then lost
sight of him. The gun proved to be the prop
erty of a man named Dick Miller, and he was
arrested.
At New Albany, Mass, a deadly ARRAY oc-
Cured between J. R. REEVES, mayor of the town
and editor of the Union County Optic, anc
Lloyd Ford, a desperate. They had an alter
cation about the congressional contest between
Morgan and Watson, candidates for the Demo.
cratic nomination. Each shot five times. Ford
was shot in the breast, from which he died
One bullet from Ford's pistol struck Squire
REEVES, brother of J. R.. REEVES, infiicting
flesh wound in his leg. Just as Ford was dy,
ing no said to a bystander, did l run? No
Then l die in peace"
The Mineral argus., 1884-06-26

ant in the Mexican war, and was admit
ted to the bar in 1852, being elected to
the legislature the same year, and IN the
office of prosecuting attorney OF the
Third judicial district, holding that Of
fee until 1857. He was reelected tc
the state legislature in 1858, 1856 and
1857, and was presidential elector on
the Buchanan and Breckenridge ticket.
In 1865 and 1860 he was elected repre-
sentative at congress. In July, 1861. no
enlisted in time to be in the first battle
of Bull Run. His Bravery in Grants
Northern Mississippi movements met
with a promotion to the rank Of
major general. At Vicksburg his
column led the entrance on june
%, and he was the first military
governor. He succeeded Sherman at
the head of the fifteenth army corps in
November, 1868, and when McPerson
lost his life, on the ODD of July, Logan
succeeded him and commanded the army
of the Tennessee, going with Sherman
on the march to the sea. From the close
of the war to 1871 Gen. Logan served
in the house. In that year he was de-
feated for reelected in 1877 by David
Davis. But was returned at the expira'
ton of Gov Ogiesby's term IN 1879.
He is a man of great decision, some
learning, and is a lingering monument
of this machine period in American
politics. He was Grants lieutenant IN
1880, and Is suspected of an alliance
with Blaine this year.
The Mineral argus., 1884-06-26
Casualties of the Week.

Winnipeg's Tuesday fire cost $4,000. In
surance $15,5O0.
D. M. Marshall of Matamoras, ". Va, be-
came deranged when the cyclone passed over
that place on Tuesday, and shot himself with a
revolver
A fire caught in the building occupied by the
National Rubber and New brunswick Rubber
company, at Boston. Tn three upper stories
were burned. An explosion of naphtha oc-
Cured on the second floor. Three fremen
named Hodgson, Halsey and Littleton We're
badly burned. They were taken to the hospit-
al. Others were injured as follows: John
Flavel, district engineer, Cunningham, Capt
Willard, Capt Frost, Lieut.. Gradyck and Lad
derman Sweetzer. The loss will be heavy.
Insurance, $4,000 on stock and $4,000 on
building.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington ews.

The president has signed the act h1lng the
rate of postage on mail matter Of the second
class. when sent by persons other IMAM JIG
publisher or news agent
Charles A. Fisher was Thursday nominated
ts postmaster at Aberdeen, Oak, and the SEN
etc confirmed the nomination Of 0 W..
Hewitt TO be postmaster Of Canton, Oak.
The president has signed the bill to reduce
the hostage on transient newspapers and here
after the amount necessary for the ORDINARY
paper will be one cent instead of two cents.
Postofice inspector Pulsifer has been at
Menominee, Wis, the past few days inspecting
the postofice, and found it necessary to place
II I'M the hands of its bondsmen, on account OF
a defaculation of about SOU
Senator Vest has introduced an amendment
to the legislative bill, which forbids the pub
Ication in the Congressional Record of speeches
which are not actually delivered in the house
of representatives. This would have the ef-
feet to extend the session of congress, for
about half the Record Of each day is taken up
with sleave-to-print speeches" intended only
for the constituents of the men who make
them.
There are now two frst-class missions va
cant-those of Germany and Russia-an two
prominent consular ofices-consul general al
Havana, and consul at Callao, Peru. The Ger
man mission will be allowed to remain vacant
in all probability until the close Of the present
administration, and so far no steps have beer
taken to fill the other posts. Tn Russian
mission was made vacant by the death of Min
lister Hunt, and the ministry at Callao by the
death Of Consul Moore Of Illinois.
The concession from Nicaragua which Sec
rotary F~relinghuysen wishes to secure for this
government are understood to be those made
three or four years ago for an interoceanl'
canal-the project in which Gen. Grant, Gov
! Morgan, S. L. N. Barlow, Capt Phelps ant
others in this country, together with some PEG
| ple of influence in Nicaragua, were interested
The term within which the work was to be be
gun has nearly expired, and whether the sec
rotary proposes to purchase the rights OF Tn
original grants or to secure an extension o
time, or both, with the money asked for can
not yet be learned.
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Foreign Flashes.

De Gaief, the assassin of Col sudeikin, has
been arrested in Berlin, and will be surren-
dered to Russia.
The French minister of the interior has issued
a decree forbidd1ng bull fights. Disgusting
scenes of cruelty have recently been witnessed
at bull fights in various parts of France
Queen Victoria was present at the erection
at Balmoral of a bronze statue to John Brown,
which represents him as attired in Highland
costume. The statue was placed within view
of the queens apartments.
Baron Nordernskjold, the Swedish explorer,
is going to London, seeking subscriptions to
meet the expenses of an expedition to the South
pole. The baron estimates the expedition will
cost e2O0. 600. The Spanish government prom
ised to pay a part of the expenses of the enter
prise.
DeLesseps, in responding to a toast at Min
lister Morton's banquet in Paris, in honor OF the
completion of the Bartholdi statue, said he
hoped when the statue of liberty enlghtening
the world should reach America, Americans
would be good enough to abrogate the clause of
their tariff law which weighs so heavily upon
foreign works of art
The Irish American d~ynamiters in Paris have
decided to act independently of Stevens. They
hold a secret congress next week to discuss the
fusion of the extreme sections. 1t is believed
| the next attempt of the dynamiters in London
will be upon bridges and wharves by torpedo.
The Martin states that the Clan-Na-Gael recent
ly planned the preparation of a fresh outrage
in London.
The Maori king, Tawhi, and his attendant
chiefs, occupied seats in the gallery of the
house of commons, and appeared almost as
much bored by the debate as they were by the
services in St Pauls last Sunday. One of
them loudly expressed his disgust, in robust
Maori profanity, at not being permitted to
smoke a villainous- shocking pipe with which he
was provided. All were overcome by the heat,
which was really intolerable in the gallery,
and loosening and discarding the
able garments of civilization, they slumbered
and snored through most of their visit.
Another aggressive step has been taken by
Secretary Cornwall, of the Irish postofice de-
partment in his action for libel against William
O'Brien, NJ. P, editor of United Ireland, for
publishing charges of CELESTIAL practices" and
r~ascality against Mr.. Cornwall in connection
with Inspector French and other Castle officials.
On motion of Mr.. CORVALLIS counsel, the
court of queens bench of Dublin has notified
Mr.. O'Brien to abstaimfrom publishing prelim-
mary adverse comments on the libel action, in
which he has lately been indulging in every is
sue of his paper, under penalty OF his lmprls-
onment for contempt of court
The Mineral argus., 1884-06-26

Edward Henley Of Greensburg, Pa, for re-
pesting soandalous stories Of a young society
lady.
The Episcopal convention Of the diocese of
Central Pennsylvania elected Rev. DR.. Nelson
Somersville Rulizon Of Cleveland assistant ID
Bishop Howe. Bishop Howe has been fifty years
in the ministry.
The schedules of Orlando M. Bogart. Richard
W. Bogart and Alanzon NJ. Wilcox, of O. NJ.
Bogart & Co, bankers and brokers of New York.
show the firms debt to be 81, 100. 917; nominal
assets, 91,4l3,46o; actual assets, $97,S31.
The doors of the State Bank of West Virginia
closed Thursday forenoon. Liabilities, 8119,-
600; assets reported, s115,OOO. The prin-
cipal losers are poor people, who had small
sums deposited Many ugly rumors are
afioat.
Panique, the colt recently sold by Commo-
dore Kittson to the Dryer Bros. New York, for
$4,000, was badly beaten in the race 70. the
tidal stakes at S~heepshead Bay. Lorrillards
Young Jul won the race easily, Panique the
f~avorite coming in fifth.
A suit for divorce has been filed in Philadel-
phia by Helen, the wife of Hiram S. Maxim, the
inventor of electrical apparatus which has
made his name familiar the world over. Mr..
Maxim is about As years of age, and this is said
to be his second wife. She charges Maxim
with unfaithfulness with Miss Sarah Haynes,
his amanuensis.
The Western Academy of Homeopathy clos
ed the session Of its tenth convention
at Cincinnati. The following ofi-
GERS were elected: President, A.
S. Everett, Denver; vice president, H. r. Arndt,
Grand Rapids; secretary, G. II. Goodman, st
Louis; treasureryG. w. Foote, Galesburg, III. T;
board of censors, w. G. Barker, Waukegan;
w. M. Eaten, Cincinnati A. Donald, saltwater,
MINI. S. B. Parsons, st. Louis; j. E. Gross,
Chicago.
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Personal News Notes.

DIR. Worthington declines the Nebraska bish-
opric.
At Concord, Mass, recently, Miss Elizabeth
Hoar, daughter of Hon. E. d. Hoar. and Sam
uel Bowles of the Springfield Republican,
were married. Among those present were ex-
Secretary of State Evarts and Senator Hoar.
James Knox Polk, the namesake and grand
nephew of President Polk, has been taken to
the asylum for the insane at Hartford. This
was the climax of an erratic career. His &c
centriclties of late have been strongly
marked. Last year he shaved off his eyebrows.
One day soon after, he got off on a tantrum
and pounded a neighbours boy on the head with
a beer bottle.
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On one ballot Blaine came within a half
dozen votes of enough to nominate. So
certain were his supporters that he would
secure the prize that they t~elegarphed
to all parts of the country that he had
the nomination in his grasp. The next
ballot, however, was a surprising one.
Ohio and Pennsylvania led offfor Hayes
of Ohio, and a stampede setting in, he
was nominated by IN overwhelming vote
amid great excitement. Mr.. Blaine took
his defeat philosophically, and turned
his eyes toward 1880. He went into the
| Chicago convention of that year with
284 votes. Gen. Grant, Sherman, Ed
munds and E. b. Washburne, were
against him. His choice being impos-
sible, his supporters nominated Garfield,
and Mr.. Blaine became secretary of state
in the new cabinet, and the controlling
spirit in the administration. Mr..
Blaine was with the president the morn
ing OF July 2 in 1881, when the assas-
sins bullet brought to a painful end a
career so full of promise, and during
the presidents eighty days of suffering
he was daily at his bedside. 1t was fit
ting that Mr.. Blaine should be selected
as Garfield's eulogist by congress, and
his address on that occasion is one of
remarkable force and beauty. After
Mr.. Arthur's inauguration-Sept. 10,
18S1-Mr. Blaine remained in the cab
met until December, when he retired
to devote himself to private business.
Within the past year he undertook a
history of his twenty years of public
life, a work that has already taken high
rank in American literature.
THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
Gen. John A. Logan was born Feb. g.
1926, in Jackson county, Illinois, and is
of Irish parentage. He was a heuten'
The Mineral argus., 1884-06-26
Death of Hon. Heister clymer.

Hon. Hester Clymer, died suddenly at Read
ing, Pa, of paralysis. MI. Clymer was born
in Berks county, Pa, Nov. 3, 1927. He received
his primary educatian in the schools of Read
ing. and in 1S47 graduated at princeton college,
After studying law he was admitted to the bar
in Berks county in lS49, and practiced there
until 1851, when he removed to Pottsville. At
ter following his profession until 1856, he re-
turned to Reading, where ne acquired an extern
sive practice. He held many State and local
positions and was elected to and served
throughout the Forty-third, Forty-fourth,
Forthwith and Forty-sixth congresses as rep
resentative Of the Eighth district of Pennsyl-
vania. He acquired a national reputation for
the part he took as member of a house commit
tee, in discovering frauds in the administration
of Gen. Belknap, secretary of war under Grant,
and in Subsequent impeachment proceedings
against the deposed secretary.