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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-22

The Bates House, Rutland, was sed on
Saturday for $500 over the mortgage
0about 81, OOol DR.. John A. Mead being
The purchaser.
Henry Mccormick OF Rutland, aged 20,
unmarried, a brakeman on the echt necta iy
freight, w. iast4nt|v killed Ivy the cars
near FAIR. vea D.. sunday a gEt. His bouy
was trighuuAy Las 81, 1--..y 49, whole
train passing over it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-22
A state convention called.

BosroS, Feb. 2o.-A Republican 6tstt
convention for the choice Of delegates 70 tht
National Convention will be held here Apr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-22

az exchange says; "Milk dealers in this
secuoe are feeling very blue" Been lsot,sS
100 much at their milk, probably.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-22
ST. ALBARs.

News and Notes From tho franklin
County Metropolis.
L. j. SWEET, architect for the Vermont
Central railroad, has purchased the G. @.
Noble residence and will move into the
same March !. The price paid was $500.
The Ladies' Benevolent society of the
First Baptist church presented the treasurer
Of the parsonage building fund 800, The
proceeds Of their soclsblse.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-22
Wsstforc.

49, ILs school in District No. closed Feb 8
The fall and winter terms have been tang6r
10 the Satisfaction OF the district bv Mis-
LAs ); Bates. Number of pupils in fsll
term "a, average attendance. Ii; .eholars
w w,tnons marks Sherman Allen, Belle and
Msggls Mayo Ennics and Jennie Wells,
laura hoimse. Number Of pupils In win.
s 20. .e,m, - svs.ags attendance, 10; schol.
1870 ~ Tis.nou, msLks Emma ard Gilbert Bates.
Csoa ana srus BpA6oyd Al the close al
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-22
CHiTTENoEN COUNTY.
VillistO,l.

Subject for conference At the Unvcrsalist
church-evtnint Sunday, February Gath
THE Physician and His Promise" T,At,
Luke v:3 80 Collateral readings Mat,
tx 0-35; Mat XII ; 20 3O Luke vii 20-23.
Richmond.
Ella E lis of Huntington, recently married
to l.. Fr,emar, has for several years past
been the Or5anst IN the Union church.
Friends of The society," wishing in some tang.
lille manner o express IN ir appreciation o.
b, services, called on her at the residence ol
her father last Monday evening" and picsrRt.
ed her with silver cake basket and creamer
Mrs. Freeman was surprised and much
effected by this token of regard, hut thanked
her friends 10 a becoming manner.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-22

have been closet az iusl all American sheep
hat were not ON the ocean on or before
January 2Sth.
Mrs. Mary Sullivan, u widow living on
Green street, slipped and fell on the ice in
ner door.yard Sunday and broke her arm ut
the wrist.
Levi Willard Felix Dubari5 McKilIops
died Sunday nj the poor house in Middle.
bury. Mr., Mckillprs was formerly bright
man, an excellent mathematician aud class
zeal scholar, but his talents were useless to
him through life in consequence Of his idle
aud shitlcss habits. lie was always an odd
genus, fond al telling big stories of where
he had been, what he had seen and what
he had done In these little nara
lives Barry used t. make out that
he had travelled a great deal and
lived much in foreign countries.
Barry" rs he was familiarly called is
about the last Of little coerie of odd and
famous characters, who were for many
years well known 10 everybody in Middle
bury, and 10 almost every one who uccss-
siOnally came to town. Old Middleburyians
who have been absent from town for twelve
or fifteen ars will greatly miss, when they
return, the familiar features and eccentric
tongues of Fred Laudon. "Old" Alexander,
|,"Proiessor" Rose and "lBarty" McKillops.
The age Of the late L. w. F. Dubartis Nc.
Kllops ut the time Of his death was rs
years.
Miss Lizzie OLeary, who has been for
several years one of the teachers in the Mid
dlebury graded school, is quite seriously
sick.
Postmaster George Hammond has received
aGvicCs to the effect that the prohibition
against allowing American sheep TO land In
Australian ports is absolute; 70 that Messrs.
Hammond and Barton have been TO useless
expense in chartering the steamer plying be-
tween san Francisco and Sidney, and have
been to the additional useless expense OF get
ting shipload OF sheep to San Francisco all
ready TO sail.
The attachment has not yet been raised
from the Gutter marble company's property,
40 previously reported. Work 10 the shops
Is still going on however, under the oversight
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-22

Inc University glee club gave entertain
ment at the Congregational church last Fri.
Gay evening which was generally pronounc.
Gu 10 ne the hnest entertainment In our en-.
tsIlsinment course. The students showed
,sa talent and drill and together with
a as sa'Isu programme, and the happy rem.
appliuse.and encores. Should thew come bers
. cordial reception. " '' u
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-04-18
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The Bridge of Prayer.
By ELLA wnErIk


The bridge Of prayer, from heavenly heights sus-
Unites the earth with spirit realms in
space;
Tho interests of these separate worlds are
For those whose feet turn eeten toward that
place.
In troubled nights Of sorrow and repining,
When Joy and hope seem sunk in dark de-
spair, ~
We still may see above the shadows shining,
The cleaning archway of the bridge of
prayer.
From their fair height our souls may lean and
To sounds Of music from the farther shore,
And through the vapors sometimes dear eyes
OF loved ones who have hastened on before.
And angels come from their celestial city
And meet us half way ON the bridge of
prayer.
God sends us forth full of dvinest pity.
To strengthen us for burdens we must
bear.
o you whose feet walked in some shadow.d by.
Far from the scenes of pleasure and dc.
light.
Still free to you hangs this suspended high.
way,
Where heavenly glories dawn upon the
sight.
And common paths glow with grace super.
And happiness walks hand in hand with
care,
And faith becomes a knowledge fixed. eter-
For those who often seek the bridge Of
prayer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-04-18

fund $1.50 out of road poll fund to
G. Morgan, the same having paid
to road poll in cash, before receiving
his overseers receipt for road
labor.
On motion Mr. Doerr was appoint
ed committee Of one to find out
the lowest price at which the county
can buy II (twelve) 4x9 feet bridge
signs, including lumber and letter.
ing on same report to be made at
the meeting Of the county board.
On motion Mr. Frank E Davis
was appointed a committee to ex-
anime location of bridge over the
Sheyenne river with instructions to
report at next meeting.
On motion Mr. Theo Doerr was
appointed committee to examine
the location of a bridge across the
Wild Rice river somewhere in
towns l33 and 1874; range 48 and
report at next meeting.
On motion Mr. John n Deans
was appointed a committee to ex-
anime the location of a bridge
across the Wild Rice river in town
ship l31 range 40, and report at
next meeting.
On motion Mr. Frank e Davis
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-04-18
Commissioners Proceedings.
Territory Of Dakota, s.

Territory of Dakota, >,
County Of Richland. 90
Auditors office, Wahpeton, April
9TH, A. d. 1884. Regular session
Of the board of Co. commissioners.
Board called to order by the chair
man at 8 o'clock a. m. Members
present, Messrs. John N. Davis,
Frank E. Davis, county commits
sioners, and Fred E. Stauff, county
auditor.
The board examined business
of the session and heard petitioners.
On motion board adj urned to 2
o'clock p. NJ. "'
2o'clOck p, m. board called to
order. members present as before.
On motion Fred Macllatka was re-
funded the sum of one and lO-lOO
dollars, he having a road certificate
and paid his taxes in cash.
On motion Mr.. David johnson
was granted an auctioneer's license
for one year from date and the audi
tor was instructed to issue same on
receipt Of ten dollars being paid ints
the county treasury. and receipt for
same filed with the auditor,
On motion Alexander Springer
was refunded the sum Of $3.50
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-04-18

Dispatch: The bill adopted by
the lower house of congress yester-
day providing that no person shall
be eligible to the Office of governor
Of any territory who has not been Il
resident Of such territory for two
years Immediately proceeding the
date Of his appointment, is one that
will commend itself to everybody.
It will do away with "carpet-bag-
ging," and the attendant train of
ills, and give to each embryo COM
monwealth a head of affairs who
will be identified with the common
interest So far as our neighbor,
Dakota, and Col. Lvunsberry's pros
poets are concerned, it is most op.
perfume.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-04-18
News Notes,

Bismarck, 9: At a meeting of the
board of directors of the Dakota
pcnitentiary here to-day the con-
tract time for the enclosure Of the
building was extended to June l..
The chairman of the building COM
mittee reported that the walls and
artificial trimmings had not been in
the least injured by the frost and
SHOWS of the winter. Work on the
building will now be pushed rap
idly.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-04-18

Yankton g., The city is full Of
witnesses subpoened before the
grand jury. The charges Of corrup-
tion in the organization Of Faulk
county are being investigated. A.
B. Teb bets of Pierre, is the princi-
pal witness in the case, and the per-
son named as the grantee in the
deeds to Faulk county property
given for the location of the county
seat, has fed, and the officers are
unable to find him. Nothing seems
to have been done in the matter of
the capital commissioners.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-04-18


fredericksburg, Ind, IL: Miss
CeceliasBush, a lady of great wealth,
was murdered by burglars in her
own house last night. Her throat
was cut from ear to ear, and her
skull crushed in a horrible manner.
The body was dragged to and hidden
in an adjoining woods. There was
every evidence Of a desperate strug-
gle. The nails were torn from her
hands and the hair from her. head.
The house was robbed of sew eral
thousand dollars, in money and
valuables. There is no clue to the
perpetrators of the crime. A lynch
ing party is searching the neighbor-
hood.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-04-18

, Bismarck, 9: The executive order
restoring the public domain that
portion of the Sioux reservation op-
posite Standing Rock on the Mis-
souri,, opposite the mouth Of Grand
river and the old Sheyenne agency,
has just been received at the Bis
marck land office. The promulga-
tion of this order explains the action
of the Fort Yates parties in gob-
bling the townsite opposite that
fort. The affair is causing much
unfavorable comment here and at
the fort.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-04-18
Jacksonville, Mich, 9: This morn

Jacksonville, Mich, 9: This morn
ing Thomas Scott, better known as
"ScQtty," a we'll known thief in Jail
here, made some pretended revela-
tions concerning the Crouch murder,
stating that he had seen at Mime
apolis certain papers supposed to
have been taken from the house the
night Of the Croach murder. The
statements were made in the pres
ence of the mayor and nine promi-
nent citizens. He refused to tell in
whose possession they now were.
The prosecuting attorney then
offered him $4,000, a full pardon
from the governor, and q ticket to
Liverpo Iif he would tell the name
of the murderers. This he refused
to do. The COMMITTEES departed sat
isfed that Scotty was lying from
beginning to end.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-04-18
was appointed a committee to coll
lect the claim pending against Erick

lecC the claim pending against Erick
Lien.
On motion the board adjourned to
Thursday April 10th, "A D 1884, 9
o'clock a m.
Thursday. April 10th. A d 1884
8 O'Clock m board called to order,
members all present.
The quarterly report Of Justice
G H Wells was rejected, and re-
ferred to Mr. Davis for investiga.
tion.
The quarterly report of Justice
T H Hackett was approved and
ordered paid with Instructions to
the county treasurer to collect
! fines.
The quarterly report Of Justice
Charles E Wolfe was accepted and
allowed and ordered paid.
On motion the board adjourned to
2 o'clock p m.
O'Clock p m board called to Or
der, members all present.
Board resumed the examination
Of reports and claims.
The following list of claims was
examined and allowed as follows,
to-wit:
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-04-18

Lacrosse, 9: Between IL and l
o'clock this afternoon II. G. Atkins,
assistant general superintendent of
the Milwaukee & St. Paul, while
walking on Front street, fell to the
sidewalk insensible. He was taken
to the Cameron house and lrs.
Haegh and Ballard called in, who
Pronounced Mr.. Atkins suffering
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-10
THE DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION,
John r. Wilson, Of Deadwood, Nominated
by the Democrats at Sioux Falls for
Delegate to Congress.

Sioux FALLS, Oak, Special Telegram. Oct
1.-The Democratic congressional deleyata
convention met in this city at 2 o'clock, and
was called to order by d. NJ. Inman Of YER
million, chairman of the state central com.
mittee. Charles II. Price of Hyde county
was chosen temporary chairman, and
E. B.. Palmer of Hughes county, Temporary
secretary. Mr.. Price, announced the commit.
tees on credentials, resolutions and permanent
organization:
Credentials-J. S. Foster of Dawson. 7 N
Conklin of Lincoln, J. J. Smith of Hand. a a
Coyell of Foster, w. S. Wynn of Minnehaha. r
+. Slater of Kingsbury, and Q, G. Lebland q
Brule.
On Resolutions-F NJ. Zerbach of Bon Homms
C. h. Harris of Yankton, N. w. Sheaf OF Claw n
b. Mccarthy Of Pennington, J. Il. Hall of Casa
I. T.. 0hlwein of Beadle and T.. e. Alley of
Hamlin.
On Permanent 0rganization-L. A. Burke ~
Edmunds, I. Marsh of Ransom, f.. b. Foster az
Hanson, Miles Russell of Charles Mix, and w. ii
Young of Snlly.
The committee on credentials reported the
following counties present and represented.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-10
The Criminal Calendar.

Charles E. L Biggs, slerk in the postohice at
Worcester, Mass, has been arrested for steal
ing letters
AT Lewiston, Idaho, Henry Bernard has been
sentenced to the penitentiary for eight years.
He was convicted a few days ago of man
slaughter in s~oooting and killing John En-
right a printer.
Gen William A Throop, who attempted sui
eide in Detroit Mich, a few days ago is dead
From a letter that has been discovered -" an
eide appears to have been premeditated, but
the cause is unknown.
George Hills, cashier of the Sioux City 4 Pa
cifc Railroad company, has been discovered
short in his accounts $500 He confessed
the crime to Agent Jerry Pudy. Drink and
gambling are saidt0 be the causes of his down.
fall. He has borne a good character and was
accounted the best railroad bookkeeper in the
northwest He is still as large, but will be
prosecuted when taken.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-10

Bigamy is a crime very much more
common among men than among WON,
en-, but, occasionally there is a female
bigamist with a long record of matrimo'
NAL experiences. A late trial in New
York has attracted a good deal of at.
tention. 4 woman who now calls her
self Annie E. Whetmore, was arrested
some time ago for bigamy in marrying
a man named HAYES, when she was be-
heved to know was alre ady married
Her trial lasted several days, and
though HAYES turned states evidence
she vas triumphantly acquitted. In
the course Of the trial 1t came ont that
the woman, who Is not old by any
means, had al various times in her ca
rear and st various places compris-
ingabout hale of the states of the Union,
been Mrs Gentles. Mrs. Wallingford.
Mrs Collier, Mrs. Tiffany, Mrs. Red
heller, Mrs. Baukert, Mrs. Hooper,
Mrs. Peacock, and finally Mrs. Halves.
From all of these varied marital Obliga.
tons, except the last, she had beer
freed by divorce, usually applied fol
and obtained within a few months after
the ceremony Of marriage. She always
managed to have q good case, and her
husbands do not appear to have thrown
any impediment IN the way of hei
fullest liberty.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-10
A ouadruple Murder in Nebraska.

Omaha (Neh) Special: A letter was re-
ceived here Friday night from Fullerton, Nance
county, bringing in q brief account of a start
ling tragedy thirteen miles west of Fuller
ton, the victims being Fl. G. P%ercival,
wife and child, and Hugh Myer, all
English people. They were murdered on
Monday night or early Tuesday morning,
and their bodies were not discovered until
last night: Percival, wife and child were
shot, and Myer was smothered. They were
all in Fullerton Monday. Percival was a
well farmer and well-known citizen
Of Nance county. Mrs. Percival was the
daughter of Rev. G. c. Tanner of Owatonna,
MINI, county superintendent of schools.
The object of this dreadful murder Is un-
known, and there is no clue to the murder
ers. Two more men living in the same viclnl-
ty are missing, and search Is being made for
their bodies, on the suppOsition that they, too,
have been murdered. Coroner Smith and d
posse of citizens have gone from Fullerton TO
the scene of the murder, which has created
intense excitement
1t seems that on Monday last PerClval, while IN
Fullerton with his wife and child and Mr.. More,
10 do some trading and other business, had IN
possession a check for 81 1000, which he depos-
tied in a bank aud drew $500 on it. He also
bought some rope. The rope was found lying
by his side, and signs were that after
putting up his team he was about to start for
his home with More, when they were assault.
ed, killed and robbed, after which the murder
or or murderers went to the house and killed
Mrs. Percival and child 1t is said More was
choked to death or smothered some way.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-10
The Monthly Treasury Report.

The September reduction in the public deb
was over s12, 000, 900, and for the three month
just ended $24,5S3, 161, against nearly $4,000,
ing month and three months of last year. Dur
ing the month the interest-bearing debt han
decreased so, 000, 900, while there has been ar
increase in the non-interest- hearing column OF
S4,500,000. These changes are caused by the
maturing of called bonds and the conse-
quent transfer of such bonds from one
column to the other. OF the called
bonds on which interest has ceased
but 5000 600 were redeemed. There are
now outstanding less than S205, 900, O0C
of 3 per cent bonds subject to call
and of this amount the national banks hold, to
secure ell culation, nearly $685. W, 000. Thu
amount of bonds now held by the treasurer
to secure circulating notes of Irrational banks il
$500, 000, Coca loss OF So 25, 900 since Sept l.
Over $4,0O0,OOOof called 3 per cents were with
drawn during the month by the banks, and
nearly 100000 of higher-rate bonds were
deposited The gold fund shows a marked
increase, the amount now held being nearly
$21S, 000. 900, which is within $4,000,00 o of the
highest ignres ever reached neanctins geld
certificates outstanding, the amount of this
month of $6,O00,000, and since Aug. l of $11,-
100000.
The net gold now in the treasury against
which there are no outstanding claims is but
100000 less than the amount had on July L.
Tn amount of gold certificates now outstand-
ing is SS7, 1856, $50, a decrease since Sept / Of
S4,6C0,0O0. The number OF silver dollars in
the treasury is $143, 09S, 1856, an increase for
the month of about 81, 500,0 900 against the fund
There is an outstanding in certificates 500,
$4,000, which leaves over $45, coo, 900 as the
property of the government, a decrease Of
81. COO, 000 compared with Sept. /. The fac
that the outstanding silver certificates in
creased during the month over So.
$4,000, while gold certificates fell Off $4,250,.
600, would indicate that the treasury is using
the former whenever practicable to protect tbs
gold fund The cash balance available is $144,.
49, $50, an increase during the month of So.
600 600 While this MAJ be regarded as 8 sat
i~sfactory balance, it is s14, 600, 900 less thar
the available balance held on Oct. /, Of lasi
year. The receipts for September were, from
customs $f7, 662, $50, and from internal revenue
80, 936, $50, against $17, 7S9, $50, and $40, I83, 969
respectively for September Of last year.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-10
Record Of Casualties.

Kuude Finsetti of Keyon, Mimi, died from
injuries received by being caught in a thresh-
ing machine.
Roscoe Conkling, a boy sixteen years old
and a relative Of ex-senator Conkling, was in
stantly killed on the Suffolk county fair
grounds, at Riverhead, Long Island, by being
struck on the head with a base ball bat
DR.. Charles P. French of South Weymouth,
Mass, formerly a prominent physician, has be-
come a wreck from the use OF opium, and was
in Jail for stealing his fathers horse, but the
charge was changed to vagrancy, and he was
sent TO the wOrkhOuse.
Mrs Baker, wife of Capt A Baker, who
lives near Avoka, Mimi, and her daughter
were trying to drive some cattle of the field;
a Young bull attacked them and gOred Mrs,
Baker in a frightful manner, from which she
died The glrl was badly hurt, having some
of her yibs broken and gashes cut in her flesh,
but is recovering.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-10

The King and Emperor business In
Europe has seemed to be In a fatal de-
cline, and doubtless it is, but King
Humbert of Italy has so conducted him.
self during the cholera visitation, as to
relieve the whole Kingly procession tc
some extent, from utter uselessness and
worse. 1t is not much, perhaps, that
he should visit the hospitals of plague
stricken Naples. Priests and doctors
do that in the course of their profes.
sional duty, and would be cursed and
dispised as selfish erayens if they die
not, and royalty is a profession which
has its obligations as well as any other.
But the simple manliness of his
bearing, his frank sympathy, bring.
ing hope and cheer into those
dreary abodes of misery, are moi
professional, but personal qualities
A correspondent says hat in visiting
one OF the Naples hospitals the king
passed through the wards calmly, with.
ont haste, ~eonyersing with those who
We're able to answer HIM, noting down
their requests and shaking hands with
many who could not speak. A cigar
was ofered him as a safeguard against
infection, but he smilingly declined it.
saying: I'VE must not spell the all
for the patients" When he had pas
sed through the wards on the first floor
he was told there was no more to be
seen, but he said: There must be a
second sterys ct rs here also, We We
are all equal here"