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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-06
The County Ticket.

The proceedings of the county conven-
ton are given in detail in another column.
We believe the ticket nominated will be
entirely satisfactory to the great majority
of the republicans of the county. The
settlement of the senatorial question was
undertaken by the nominating committee,
we understand, in business-like way, and
the issue reached, 30 far as we are in
formed or could discover, was the candid
and uninfuenced expression of the will Of
the chosen representatives of the republi-
cans of the county. BY their ballots they
elected to return, this year, to the old
custom in the choice of senators. In Sc
Letting which of the two incumbents
should be retained, no invidious dis
tinction was made. Judge Martin had
held high county office previous to that
of senator. His colleague, Mr.. Jones, had
had no previous share in county honors,
and the committee considered this dis
tinction in the official status of the two
men when it made its choice. Senator
Martin retires with the good will, the
respect and confidence of his fellow
citizens. Senator Jones attended dill
gently and actively to the duties of his
Office at the last session. He is man of
good judgment, of pleasant address, and
with the experience of one term of service
to aid him will make An efficient and
capable senator. William Chaplin of
Mddlesex, the new senatorial nominee,
needs no introduction to the citizens of
Washington county. He represented his
town in 1880 and made state reputation
by his services at the legislative session
of that year. He was the representative
OF the Washington county listers at the
meeting Of the last equalizing board. His
speech on that occasion against the in
vidious distinction which the board pro-
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posed to make in the case of Washington
county was unique for it's humor and
sarcasm, and distinguished by the hard
sense it displayed and the force and
fulness of its arguments. Mr.. Chaplin is
a man of great intelligence, of broad
views, of varied information, of tried
Judgment, a careful student of public
affairs, capable and ready in debate. The
convention made no mistake in nomins-
ting "honest Bill Chaplin " for senator.
For states attorney H. w. Kemp's nom-
ination was in part, at least, due to
hot contest in the Barre delegation, which
ended in favor of the candidacy of o. B.
Boyce by bare majority. Under all the
attendant circumstances, many members
of the committee regarded 1t the fairer
way to give the nomination to Montpelier
again. As things had turned and in view
of the conceded ability and fitness of Mr..
Kemp, without disparaging the qualifica.
tions of Mr.. Boyce, it was easy for the
former to carry the day against his older
competitor. The choice of u. S. Stanton,
Esq, for the successor to Judge Hastings,
was new departure for this county.
That Mr.. Stanton will make an accepta-
BILE and useful official goes without saying
among those who know him best, and he
seems to have been thus known to about
two-thirds of the representatives of the
body that nominated him. Judge Fisher,
Probate Judge Carleton and Sheriff Ath-
erton were nominated by reclamation.
Without disparagement to his predeces.
sors, it is generally conceded that Mr.
Page, reputed to be the tallest man in the
county, will discharge the onerous duties
of high bailiff with higher degree of
satisfaction than any one who has held
the Office for many years. 1t is good
ticket throughout, and Washington county
must give it rousing majority.
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NATIONAL, state, district and county
tickets are now complete. The next
matter which will engage the attention of
the voters is the choice of town represent
tatives. The few instances in which old,
experienced and capable representatives
were returned, two years ago, proved all
that has been claimed and urged in favor
of re.electing competent and experienced
men. No new man, however capable,
intelligent and well.intentioned, could
have done so thoroughly and so skillfully
the work of DR.. Jones in revising and
condensing the grand list laws. We
regret that Wing of Montpelier, the
doctors expert co-worker and the sue
cessful formulator of the corporation tax
law, by his acceptance of federal office,
has made himself ineligible to serve
again. Men of this stamp should be kept
in harness, and we trust that towns
having capable and faithful men in the
present legislature will send them again
this year, even if it should make two,
three or four successive terms. The past
two years experience has abundantly
shown how the state is benefited by such
policy. Keep it up, and extend it.
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REPUBLICAN SUCCESS IN THE APPROACH
ING ELECTION is, AS PROFOUNDLY BELIEVE,
SUCH FAR-REAcHING IMPORTANCE TO THE
WELFARE OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY THAT ALL
THE INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES AS TO CAM
DIDATEs. AND ALL PERSONAL ANIMosITIEs
SHOULD BE BURIED."- George F. Edmunds.
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Republican County Nominations.

T.. coo.o f. X JONES, Northfield;
foh 'oD"'o' WILLIAM CHAPLIN, Middlesex.
..,. 1,,u J. M. FISHER Cabot;
mss 'uosoe T. S. STANTON, Roxbury.
Probate Judge-HIRAM CARLETON, Montpelier
States Atty-HARLAN W. KEMP, Montpelier.
Sheriff H. ATHERToN, Duxbury.
High Bailiff-CHARLEs B. GALE, Plainfield.
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The Sphere Of the Common School.

The following, by Hon. T. b. Stockwell
of Rhode Island, in the Educational Jour.
nal. is worth reading and remembering
by both parents and teachers. The end
to which the writer would shape eduos-
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That Woodbury. Caucus.

Mr. Editor You allege in THE WATcHMAN
that money was freely used in this town to
bring about the unanimity which marked the
election of Grout delegates in our caucus. Now,
as a citizen of Woodbury., for the sake of the
truth and that the good name of the town may
not be slandered ! wish to say in your paper
that this charge is wholly without foundation
Say what you will, this town was strongly in
favor of General Grout two years ago, and was
more so this year. His speeches while in con-
gress have been read by many of our people,
and they think him an able man and one whom,
they think, will look out for their interests
There Is also good number OF soldiers in
town who, with other citizens, heard his ad-
dress at Hardwick last decoration day, and
they do not hesitate to say that he Is the man
for congress. II you will think a moment, you
will see how absurd 1t is to claim that the
unanimous vote of whole caucus Of sixty-five
men was procured by the use Of money. Know
ing what do Of the preferences OF the people
of Woodbury., | will say that II there was a
single dollar used here, 1t was unnecessary, and
do not believe there was, ! believe, Mr. Ed
itor, you are misinformed in this matter.
VOTER.
Our correspondent may be correct 30 far as
his information goes. The proof OF the things
alleged may not have come to him, but we
simply repeat that we have seen the afiidavts
OF citizens OF Woodbury., just as reliable as
Voter" who state under oath that money
was used. We regret the fact, but the fact
remains until disproyed by something more
than the 81 believe" OF any one.
EDITOR WATcHMAN.
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FOR GOVERNOR,
SAMUEL e. PINGREE
OF HARTFORD.
FOR LIEUrENANT-GovERNo
EBENEZER j. ORMSBEE
OF BRANDON.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
CHARLES w. PORTER
OF MONTPELIER.
FOR TREASURER,
WILLIAM II. DUBOIS
OF WEST RANDOLPH.
FOR AUDITOR,
E. II. POWELL
OF RIcnFoRD.
FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS. FIRST DISTRICT,
JOHN w. STEWART
OF M1DDLEBURY.
FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS, SECOND DISTRICT,
WILLIAM w. CIRCUIT
OF BARTON.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS,
10 d. HATCH of Burlington,
HIRAM HARLOW of Windsor,
GEORGE T. CHILDs OF St. Adams,
E. c. REDINGToN Of Bradford.
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Republican State Nominations.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-12

WHO IS IRA young man from Ca.
tawba county, whose name we have for.
gotten, but who is, we believe, connect.
ed with a certain educational institution
at Newton or thereabouts. came down
last week to take to himself a wife in
the person of Miss Dellas, daughter OF
Mr.. Levi McCrary, who lives in the
country not far from Lexington. The
consent of the young lady's father had
been obtained, and last Sunday was the
day set for the knot TO be tied but
while they waited for the day, Mr.. Jas.
F. Hedrick, a young man who had some
claims on the lady, put in an appear
ance, and said that he was just bound
to have her or die in the attempt. This
made the situation decidedly awkward /;
so the whole matter was postponed for
a season, and the young man from Ca
tawba went home, pending negotiations
to adjust the difficulty. Young He'd
rick, however, had a plan of his own for
settling the vexed question, and accord
ingly came to town, procured a marri-
age license, secured the service of JUS
tice S. w. Rice, and proceeded to the
residence of an uncle of Miss McCrary,
where she was in waiting when the y
arrived. The Newton man will not
have business in these parts soon again.
Davidson Dispatch.
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heIGhborhood Farm cIubs.

a pleasant call from Secretary w
wallace White, and Mr.. Fuller, of The
montpelier Agricultural Club of Gran.
vile, Warren and Vance (the only local
ciub,in the State that appears to main.
tam much vitality recalls an article from
capt. X. +. Park, a gallant Georgia
Confederate, in the last number of The
Southern CaAicator, describing the HoL-
TON FARM CLUB, the oldest Farmers
Society / n Georgia. He writes:
The club has won first premiums.
one Tor 1900 and one for 1850, for best
agricultural displays at Georgia State
Fairs, 1879 and 1881. The new Presi.
dent, Hon. r. A. Nisbet. is an mem
Der of the Georgia Legislature, has prac-
ticed law, but his large farming inter
ests compelled his attention to his fine
Plantation, which he has made a model.
Oils wife is a daughter Gen. Young. of
Charlotte. Vice-President e.. w. How
ard is a graduate of Mercer University,
a graduate of law, which position he
resigned to devote himself to his large
planting interests. Secretary VIM. G..
Bass was educated ut Emory College,
a Is the son of Rev. w. &. Bass, d.
D., President Of Wesleyan Female Col
lege.
We have a beautiful Enclosure of five
acres with n two-story club room, an
other room size 20xl4 feet, shelter 60 feet
oy twenty, with over forty stalls for
horses, cattle and sheep, ample PEN for
pigs and a large covered circular speak.
ers' N dancing platform, convenient re-
freshment rooms, toilet rooms, etc., ali
either neatly painted or whitewashed.
I'VE have meetings the first Satur-
day IN each month to discuss agricultu-
raj n social topics. The first of each
May we have a huge neighborhood pic
mic, and our neighbors in Monroe and
Jones counties unite with us and we have
a grand social time, with an address
from some distinguished speaker. In
the past we have had addresses from
hon. Thos. Hardeman, Col. r. j. Red
ding, Rev. A. J. Battle, D. D., Col. L.
Polk, of North Carolina, and others.
The first week in August we have u
Annual Fair, and you would be aston
to soc the exhibition Of farm and
garden products, ladies' handiwork, cat
Tie, horse, sheep, pigs, poultry, ETC.,
by ten or twelve energetic, enter
and public-spirited farmers and
The Jersey cattle, BsrksAiJe pigs and
Ieorgla horses were greatly admired.
+. Park and Robert A. Nisbet
bought some beautiful Jersey cows
heifers. ''Shotwell," a son of Mn
$4,000 COW, heads Mr.. Nisbet's
nerd, and "Bulbo," a grand son of the
Centennial Prize Cow, "Niobe,"
$ at the head of the herd of MIR. Park.
These bulls have the very best Of pedi-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-12
. BLACK ROBED PREsBYTERIAN

4 BLACK ROBBED PRESBYTERIAN
Yo1r correspondent, though in a new
place, found his old home habits Still
strong. upon him, and Sunday nisbt he
made his way to the celebrated Madison
Square Presbyterian church. An usher
IN a Prince Albert and white, handed
him a programme of the evenings eyer
clses and escorted him to the amen cor
ner. The service opened with an organ
voluntary and as the first notes were
heard, the pastor, a fine looking,divine,
strlklngly resembling Captain Brenizer'
the banker, assembled the pulpit. He
was robed In black. The choir. comnosed
OF salarled singers. delivered a beautiful
anthem, when the robed arms IS the
minister were thrown up and the con.
%gregation rose and sang the doyoloev
The apostles creed was then recited bv
the congregation, which was followed by
an invocation and scripture rea6inc
The congregation then joined in a scr;n-
TARA response, after which the first hymn
was sung. Bye and bye the pastor o.,
to his sermon Wade Harris IN No,
York. "
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-12
Wadsworth's Wheat and oats,

Under date of Charlotte, n. c, Janu
AIRY 18th, Mr.. j. W. Wadsworth writes
as follows to Mr.. J. III. Wilson. Jr., o
Lowell, n. c., about his farm and crops.
You will remember that twelve years age
you went with me over my farm. and
that it was SO poor it would hardly sprou.
peas. Well, | have used peas, then oats.
and ploughed my lands from twelve to
eighteen inches deep. | used the Oliver
Chilled Pow, with three mules, following
with the Brinley SUB soil pillow. also with
three mules so you see | got my land
ploughed deed. If it did not rain in the
summer, | made a crop. The water
soaked IN the ground, and did not run of.
Well, you know | have plenty of stable
manure. The land that | made my best
crops OF oats and wheat on is and that I
run clover on, say three or four years,
then turn under the last crop of clover,
and SOW my oats in September. SOW
from four to five bushels of red rust-proof
oats to the acre, plough them in with a
shove pillow, and then harrow, SO you see
my pats have ten months in which to
grow. Ny wheat | seed after clover,
putting two bushels to the acre, and
plough the land as above. | seed in
November and run my Thomas harrow
over the wheat in February, and put two
hundred pounds of kainit to the acre. If
you will write to A. Springs, of Fort
Mill, 5. C., he will tell you bow he rails
ed one hundred and twelve bushels to
the acre on bottom land. Our farmers
are finding out that August and Septem-
Der are the months to seed oats. There
Is hardly anything that We cannot grow
on our lands. | wrote to you some time
ago the amount of wheat and oats | made
On ON acre. Forty-ive and a quarter
bushels of wheat and one hundred and
eight bushels of oats by measure, and
one hundred and fifteen by weight. Now,
II you will come to see me in June | will
you something pretty in the way
OF oats, wheat, clover and grasses. put
up three hundred and seventy-two loads
OF clover and grasse. ii 1888 and think [
will be able to beat it this year.
Referring to the above letter, MI. WI
son writes IS follows to US: | knew this
land before MIR. Wadsworth bought it,
and it was in much the same condition as
of acres throughout the South
being ruined by careless and unskillful
and was really worse than
The average, being partly grown up,
where there was any place left from gull.
les, with sassafras, %persimmon, briars, |
ETC., with large aress to poor to even
start them. But now it is paying hand
and is a beautiful sight to look
Upon in the spring. During the severe
of 1881 | went by this farm, and
n August the corn wa in splendid con-
fition, and must have yielded heavily,
10 rain fell from the 18th of
March until the 18th of September, or 50
extremely little as not to be worth calling
ain.
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Cash ~''copper"-ed

Under special instruction from Gov.
Thompson. State Constable Richburg
with twelve picked men left Columbia at
$50 a. NJ. They were met by Sheriff Cole,
OF Darlington and took a special train for
Cash's depot. The force reached a point
a mile below Cash's depot at 5 a. m.
Here the train stopped and the force pro-
ceeded up the track on foot to Cash's
house. Before daylight the house was
surrounded and the force waited for
light. About 6 o'clock Cash, the elder,
rose, found that the pickets were about,
armed himself with a Winchester repeat
ing rifle and pistol, and tried to escape
FROM the premises. He ran against John
IL. Pearson, one Of the sentinels, who
presented his rifle, demanding his sur
reDder. Cash hesitated and Pearson
said: drop your gun, or I'll shoot
you in two seconds Cash dropped his
gun quickly. He admitted having been
taken completely by surprise. When
captured he was endeavoring to make his
way to the log house where young Cash
has been sleeping every night since the
murder. The force closed in and searched
old Cash's house thoroughly, but could
find nothing of Began Cash. A party
started for the log house, but when they
were half way there Cash, getting alarm
ed for his sons safety, made a PROPOSE
ton to go to the log house, if allowed to
do SO alone, and pledged his honor that
he would have his son surrender within
two hours. The proposition was acceded
to and the force was recalled. Cash went
and soon returned, saying that his son
had left the house an hour before and
that he did not know where he was. He
offered, however, if the force would with
draw his son would surrender before
Wednesday. He stated that he only
wanted to come off with flying c%olors; that
neither he nor his son desired to be con-
sidered outlaws, but hat he desired to
effect a c%apitulation on his W terms.
Bearing in mind the desire of Governor
Thompson that Cash should be captur-
ed rather than be allowed to surrender.
Chief Constable Richbourg declined
these terms. Cash's home was then sur
rounded by a guard with instructions to
allow no departure or arrival. Cash's
pistols and rifle were taken from him.
Cash protested bitterly against this, but
said that he yielded force. Captain
Richbourg having determined to let moth
ing prevent the mostthorough search for
young Cash left most of the men at the
house and at 9 o'clock proceed to Cheraw
to summon a larger posse with which to
enter the swamp and track the fugitive.
At Cheraw about thirty additional men
for the posse, including a number of
horsemen, were obtained, and these
secured the country around for miles du-
ring the evening, but could find no trace
of Began Cash. The search will be re-
sumed at daylight to morrow, and strong
hopes are entertained that the murderer
will be taken. Colonel Cash was taken
to Columbia by to-night's train, charged
with completely in his sons crime.
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DURHAM Plant ITEMS Robert NJ,
Jones Is building two large leaf tobacco
houses. "Ihe Farmer and Mechanic
improves with each issue. Its coming
is always looked forward to with pleasure
IN this office. (Thank you, friend G.
ut is thought the market house
will be located on the corner of Railroad
o Mangum. --Dr A. G. Carr left
for New York to attend a course of lee
lures. "Elwood Bryan, a most ex-
cellent gentleman from Chatham, has
accepted a position with Capt. f. j. Par
rish.--D. w. K. Richmond, of Hur-
lies Mills, one of the most progressive
q enterprising citizens ofPerson Coun.
tg. 1.-THE Durham Fertilizer Com
pany is having a large number of pam.
Phiets on the culture of tobacco printed
for distribution.
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LIQUORS Lrvrry Irrrrvr~o-

LIQUORS Lively LITTLE L.Y-O--
IN me w. Nc. r. X. one mile west O
insrd creek Station. Moore, (son ofJame
Moore. OF lredell who was murdered b,
2 man banned Pierce, last summer.) hac
oeen employed in the neighborheod. anc
came 10 Third Creek in the Afternoon
and got to drinking pretty freely, and
"hen last seen was pretty booty. Ii
seems he had got one foot fastened be-
tween the cross ties, and falling. was un
abe to rise, and probably went to sleep
on the track His body was badly man
gled.- Watchuaqn.
The same train, on reaching Clav,on
killed another man, j. Atkinson. vho
helpless on the track from some
cause.
Dir. .. *. Craven, the miller and post
master at Cheeks Mills, on last Friday
night, drank whi.key excessively and
was placed IN bed at 9 o'clock in a drunk
en- condition and found dead at | O'Clock.
-Pittsboro Home.
Tom Wallen shot a BOY named Brill
man, 10 years old at Walnut Creek in
Madison county on the 23i ult. Whisky
the se.-Asheville Regtster.
- - Didncltru, while passing over
the mill dam of II. &. Hardy & Cos mill,
near gainesville, last week, a little ~in,oxi-
Gated, was Observation-Disclosures Enquirer.
A letter from Cheraw, s. C., this morn
ing, conveys the intelligence that Marshal
Richards, one of the men shot by w. B.
Cash, died on the 18th of February.
Mr.. Coward, the other victim, still lin
gers, but little hope of recovery. Cash
has not yet been arrested .-Monroe En-
Qairer.
Heading, March 6.-Two men were
overcome by gas at Eckert's fur
mace, this morning ons-a stranger
dead, aud the other-W. Redferm-
e not likely to recover. He belongs to
r~ittsburg. Each man had an empty
whiskey bottle in his pocket.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-12

TOBACCO PLANT BEDs.-I saw from
experience that to cover your tobacco
beds with cloth is the surest a to have
early tobacco plants, or any plant of the
garden. | can have plants ready for
transplanting by the 25th of April. |
nave mad them that soon and they
Will live then, because you set them
out three weeks sooner than plants made
IN the old way, and consequently they
grow off before the ground gets too dry
and hot. My neighbor seems to say,
from his article, that the flea bug comes
from the north and west and in the
wind; he protects his beds on the north
and west and leaves them exposed to
he south and east. 1t seems from his
letter that they go straight-that they
dent wander about. If they did they
would get i'll from the south.
L say for my tobacco friends, one and
all, If you want to be sure to plant a
tobacco crop, be sure to cover your beds
with clotn. 1t don't cost much and
cloth will last five years, and under the
cloth, cold wind and flea bugs cannot
enter. In my plan for beds l agree
with j.. w. ", except never to rake the
bed alter you SOW the seeds, and those
who use close take it off ten DAYS before
planting. have plants up now under
cloth Of course he has none behind
his cedar bush yet, and if bugs are plen-
titul this spring he will wish he had
used cloth. My friend j. w. V. says
that all tobacco men know that plants
grown under cloth will not bear trans
planting. Now he is mistaken. Ihave
planted three crops Of the plants that
he says won't bear transplanting.
Why, the tobacco men in Yadkin.
Surry, Stokes and Forsythe counties use
cloth and they won't have beds any
other way. l hope this may benefit
some tobacco men who want to be sure
of a CROP, IN Landmark.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-12

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Course, including Tuition, Board, Books.
ETC., $S5. Spring Session begins April
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