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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

Mr. Cor, showed in his recent speech that of
the total number ofpersons employed in 1880 in
the protected" occupatiOns-namelg, the man
ufactn. ing mechanical, and mining industries
32 per cent. nearly one-third, were OF foreign
birth. And further, MFR Cox showed that mi,
was double The per centase of persons offoreisu
birth employedin the non-pro;ected industries.
The manufacturers and mine owners employ
eheapiy.-[N New York Herald.
II they are 20 be allowed thus TO 20 on unre
strained and uncontrolled. and ii Congress shall
continued TO disregard the rights and Interests
of the people, through either irabecility, corrup
tion,or the fear Of offending the managers OF
these corporations, how long viii it se until
they have the complete mastery of our as,ricgl-
tural, mineral, manufacturing. and CONNER,
cial, indeed of all orr material interests: of our
governments, State and Federal including Leg
islatiye, executive and judicial departments until
a few railroad magnates shall own the most OF
the property OF the country, while the masses
OF the people mist he reduced 70 a condition os
serfdom, poverty and vassalage + Hon John
ii. Reagan.
IL Mrs Hayes has a hoy land We understand
she has how hopefully he must look fors, ard
10 the day when the Republicans will nominate
him Tor vice-president becanse he i the son Of
lis mother.-IUtic Observer.
According to the Montgomery. Ala. Adyer-
tiser. the southern cOuutry i almost oyerruu
with negro preachers, who are multiplying bv
scores and hundreds, And OF course the hen
roosts arc rroportionasely dePopula.ed-rBcs
ton star.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT.
Divorces Granted and Cases Disposed

Divorces Granted and Gases Disposed Of
In Liberty I. Kinney VS. NJ. S. Goodwin, ap
pellant, the court have rendered Judgment fOl
| the plaintiff to recover S6.l3 This case wa,
heard originally before justice, the plaintiff
| claiming $3.50, the balance on 4 bill OF lumber
| delivered to the defendant. motion was filed
under section li41 OF the Revised Laws to ap-
| portion the costs.
Luke c. Fisher vs. y. e. Williams, district
| No. 8, in Cabot trustee, and Lizzie Williams,
claimant was brought for the satisfaction of a
debt of the defendant to the plaintiff by trustee
ing the school funds for the payment of bill
| for the board OF IL teacher by the defendants
wife. The circumstances showed that the
goods supplied by the defendant and the work
OF the claimant in boarding the teacher were so
commingled as to render The fund for the pay
ment thereof Incapable of being reached by the
trustee process for the satisfaction of the de
fendants debt, and the court so held. Excep-
tions were filed and the cause passed to the SUI
preme court.
Evan ID. McCrillis VS. Frank II. Alien was an
action of troycr brought to recover for a large
quantity of porltry shipped by the plaintiff from
Marshtield TO J. \. Austin & Co., of Boston un-
der the false representations of the defendant.
The consignee proved bogus and no payment
was ever received by the plantiirfor his poultry.
The defence was 10 the action. Judgment for
the plaintiff TO recover S6S.0i with interest from
December |, 1881, in all about SO.
EIdnk IL. Ns W taittI vi itis
place, was brought at the September term of
this court 1883, for assault and battery. The
plaintiff is boy aud the assault was induced by
his mimicking popularity Of the defendant
who threw a shovel at the plaintiff inilicting
wound on the head. Justice o. ID. Clark gave
the plaintiff $50 damages aud the court now in
creascs it TO 800. The case was heard on the
assessment of damages.
Jennette l.. Kimball vs. Randall & Durant,
was n trial upon an duditd g,tereia brought TO
set aside judgment procured by fraud or mis-
conduct. In 1869 Durant offered the plaintiff
TO bring a suit against the town of Cabot for the
husbands bounty. The case WIS taken upon
a contingent fee. The scheme failed and Du-
rant the surviving partner OF the firm, sucd the
plaintiff for his services and apparently by
fraud obtained judgment by default, before
Justice II. A. Huse for about sI2, and excel
lion issued thereon. The evidence convinced
he court that there was no default and the I
Judgment was set aside.
ID George w. Mann vs. Russell & keliiher in 1
reduced pucrile Quarrel abont some granite I
working tools etc. at Barre. The plaintiff re- 4
,overed 81 damages and : costs.
The divorce case of Mary Lyman v Cyremis I
lyman. of DuXbury was finished last week /
Thursday. The parties have been married
learly thirty years and have a family OF six
hildren. The evidence reached back 10 about
even years ago when the difficulties begsn 20
C serious. The most disgraceful quarrels were
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

A PARTY Of capitalists are prosecuting the re-
claimaton OF the northern part of the Florida
everglades, and have several thousand acres un-
des cultivation. They expect to reclaim 81 ,000,-
QUO acres oil this land.
THERE Is project to food portion OF the
sahara desert In which Is depression covering
10000 square miles, and understood to be scpa-
rated only IL miles from the seashore, and to
extend to the vicinity of Imbuctoo on the
south BY permission of the Bey of Tunis the
French government are to cut through this II
miles barrier separating the desert from the
I mediterranean, and the work will, 1t Is stated,
soon be commenced on the border of Iripoli.
The cost Of tho work IL estimated at 100000, 900
or thcreabonts, and it is claim:d the succes of
the project would open to commerce and cvill-
zaton region containing some 5000, 900, 900
inhabitants who have now no means of com
munlcaton with the world save by caravan.
DOES 1t look now as II there conldn't but one
paper live in Greenfield There never was a
better opening for brains, pluck and enterprise
than there has been here for years past. Since
its first issue there never vas shadow Of doubt
that the REFORMER had come to stay, but we
confess that the way it has been sweeping the
field for the past few months, is something ,in.
expected. 1t is a success unprecedented in the
country Journalism of New England.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

4Gernany has increased its best crop in ten
years from 100000 to S,50O,O0O tons.
The Arkansas Republicans held their state
egates for Arth ur.
The Republicans won in the Hartford city
election, Tuesday, with $50 majority.
Chickens are now hatched in Germany by
electricity. q
Allihc fools are not dead ,yes and .. number
arc v contest IN six days go-ag-you-please egg
eating MATCH either bcld friel or scrambled
Among the heaviest egg dispatchers in New
York are Charles Pcarsal, Fulton market
man who eats 80 eggs at setting and asks for
more. John Ross, who can go him 10 better,
and "Blly" Johnson, n 3S-egg-power coiored
man.
The Iowa Legislature adjourns afer - days
OF 1t, having accomplished nothing in particular
beyond passing prohibitory law for the whole
state to fight over.
Dick Liddcll is released from all prosecutions
in Missouri courts becaus OF Ids services in
bringing other members Of the james gang to
justice. The officers say that he has been
truthful in every instance.
Louisville, KY, has decided to have another
exposition, beginning on August Ii and con-
timing for sixty days.
Cardinal McCloskey has requested that the
wearing of low-necked dresses at weddings in
the New York cathedral be discontinued.
Emperor Don Pedro, OF Brazil, has resigned
foriifty-tree years, or longer than any living
sovereign. He was but six years old when he
ascended the throne.
Can 1t be that rare Ben Bullet has faded away
with the pink sunsets ?-fPbi lila. Press.
What is protection, according to modern Re
publicanism? IL il a high tax on the necessa-
rics of life, payable by the working people,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
our Regular Correspondent.

| Glimmerings Skating Rink Mania
Strikes the Capital Anew-The Lecture
Platform.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent.
MONTPELIER, VT, April 10.
BY the time this is read the bill appropriatng
$4,000 for public building at this place will
probably have been passed. If so il viii be a
matter of mutual congraiulation for Montpelier
and for the Vermont delegation. For Mont
pelicr because the edifice will beautify and give
an additional interest to the town; because by
its means large amount of business will be
brought in, and because its presence will relieve
the loneliness of the capitol and make Mont
peler more certainly that point around which
and centerng in which the business OF the
state revolyes.
| Gen w. W. Grout is cultyatiug liking for
Montpelier and he has some ideas as 10 "what
must be DONE. The general impression here is
that the system Of pipe hs,is laying viii event
ually come handy to drain OFF his own gore.
W. A. Stowell has purchased OF j. Il. Lang
don his lot on Barre street between the resi-
dences of Mrs Il. Hyde and l.. Z. Gleason.
Messrs w. l.. q W. d. Hart of Windsor have
begun operations skating rink on the rise
of land behind Hyde's block on Barre street.
Citizens residing in the near vicinity have an
idea that the rink will be noisy and have made
objection to it. They are, however, people who
have never had any of those little blessings
which are so charming when quiet, and not be-
ing able to enjoy the sport themselves continu-
ally distort 1t into roaring rink and declare it
nuisance.
Prof Wm. Mowry, OF Providence, X. l., de-
liyered lee turc on the "6reat Northwest in
the ycstry OF the church of the Messiah last
Friday evening, as announced last week. lie
had a large audience and succeeded in Semon-
strating in a very plea SAINT manner the vast ca
pabilites of the region northwest of the Ohio |
river and the benefits of an excursion TO that |
part which viii occur next summer.
Hon George n. Dale of this place delivered /
his lecture on Catherine OF Aragon aud Cas-
tile and her Prosecutors" at village hall on /
Monday evening. II was very interesting and
was listened TO by large audience. Mrs A. c. /
Averill assisted greatly in the evenings enter
tairmcni by giving several lsughable sketches.
The evenings receipts were about s45. for the
lcnefit of the ladies' society of Bethany church.
This years Vermont Methodist conference |
at Montpelier April l6, viii he one of the most
important ever had. II is the centennial year
Of the organization of the Methodist church in
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
BRATTLEBOT2O, VT, APRIL H. 1884

thing they can carry home and use in their
schools, let the outside public be gwen some
thing to arouse them to the importance OF fos-
terlng our schools, let wise and far seeing plans
he inangurated and persistently pushed and then
our schools viii grow.
The annual meeting Of the town supcrin-
tendents Of Windsor County, was held at
Woodstock Court House on Tuesday with
representation from half of the 2i towns Of the
| County. Principal w. II. .Sandersonof Wo od
sock was reelected secretary, and the regular
business Of preparing question for teachers, ex-
| animation IN arithmetic, grammar, geography,
| history and cval government, was transacted
| besides arranging for an oral examination up
on ply ysiology, in addition the ordinary oral
examinations. Other general matters partain-
ing to the school were discussed with view to
uniforminity of action OF the different superin-
tendents throughout the county. G
Professor i. II. Higly formerly of Midehc-
bury College, who has been in Europe since
September, 1882, most of the time in Germany,
is expected to arrive home some time in April
Professor Higly. 1T is under stood, VIII devote
himself hereafter wholly TO music. lie has
bccn engaged as organist Of one Of the lending
churches in Worcester, Mass.
Windsor high school boys have lifted up n
gymnasium in the basement Of the old town.
hall building.
The Faculty Of Dartmouth College have all-
nounced the following students chosen after
competitive speaking. to compete for the ltol-
Inns and Morse prizes for oratory at Commence
ment; f. Howard, Adrian, Mich; J. M. Hull
bert, Iyndonvilie, Vt; g. d. Lord Limming-
ton Maine, Juniors; G. w. Bates, Leominster,
Mass. Il. Toyey, Washington D. c.; L.
Leigh, IL, Hallowell Maine Sophomores Is.
J. Simcox, Albany, N. Y.;J. P. Thicker, Bos-
ton, Mass; +. A. Wood, Lowell, Mass.
AT the first meeting OF the senior class, at
Goddard seminary, the following officers were
elected: President, +. w. Durkce; vice-presi-
dent, 4. E. Van Deusen; secretary, Jennie
Perry; treasurer, Lena MCorcroft. The sec
ond meeting was held Wednesday evening,
April . and the class honors awarded as fol-
lows: Salutatory, +. j.. Van Deuscn; valedic-
fory, O. X. Hollster; class chronicles, Kate ].
Campbell; class hymn, Florence Powers.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
CLIPS.

| No man expects to get the services al rail
| roads for nothing and there viii he AWAY.
| some drain from the country on that account.
| But it is the unjust and unreasonable gains OF
wealth 10 which VIC object Vanderbilt has
| two hundred million dollars, jay Gould hall
| as much, and SO down through scores OF New
| York millionaires. These men never earned
| that amount OF money. They have not in
heriicd II. The havev simply eXtorted it from
| the people of the United States by the power
which they hold in wrecking railroads, charg-
higher rates of transportation than is Just, and
by compelling the people 10 pay them unjust
taxes. This thing can be, and must be stopped,
or the king on horseback with lash for labor's
back is not far off.-[Oregon vidette.
"The most wonderful thing about this coun-
try is its forwardness in using new inventions
aud in taking up new ideas. In England we
are equally forward in keeping old things 10 the
front" Henry Irving.
Let the farmers digest these questions. They
are Propounded by Republican paper: "Ift
Republican party is not ready, twenty years at
ter the war Is over. to reduce the burden of
war taxes, when will il he ready for reduction y
Now, IL a party, after twenty years Of peace.
must levy a war tax upon the country, ought
such party I've permitted to live or retain pow
er There will lie political earthquake IL these
taxes are not rednced.- [Galesburg (lll.) Press
and People.
Now, then, ne say, put the question squarely
to the Democracy of Indiana, ''arc you in favor
of reducing the tarff taxation TO a point where
no more money is taken from your pockets than
is required for an honest and economical admin
istration Of the Government Z" And. our word for
it, every Democrat and thousands of Repnbli-
cans in Indiana will respond-Yes = Indian
apolis Sentinel.
Intelligent colored people arc everywhere re- /
garding the Republican party with distrusf.
They say tho Republican party, when il has
had an opportunity, has robbed them OF their
money, deceived them on all occasions with
false promises, and never recognized them when
there were offices to give.-iCieVeland Plain
Dealer.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
Pres dent Of MiddIebury College.

Pres dent of Middlcbury College.
Cyrus Hamlii was born in Waterford, Me
Jan. s, 1911. His father was twin brother O
Vice President Hamlin's father. He was fitted
for college under Rev. Charles Soule at Bridg
ton academy. His memory is fresh among his
college contemporaries for strength of charac-
tor, calm energy, untlinching courage, and un-
questionable Christian devotion. And so the
youth was remarkably father of the man. He
graduated from Bangor Theological Seminary
Z and was appointed by the American Board, to
the work OF Christian education in Turkey. He
was married to Miss Henrietta jackson of Dor
set in this state.
He thus entered upon work which gave him
name to be remembered among The philan-
thropists, and benefactors of his race. His skill
and courage in thwarting the Jesuit French aud
Russian intrigues and the final triumphant
establishment Of Robert college on the Bosph0-
rus, his intervention and personal efforts on be-
half of the sanitary of the hospital and camp at
Leutare in the Crmean war, his labors on be
half of equal and higher education in Turkey,
all constitute rare chapter in the history of
missions.
DR.. Hamlins connection with the American
Board ceased when his efforts for Rotert Col
lese began in 1860. He had visited his native
land twice in furtherance OF this great object
and on a third visit was engaged in special ef-
forts to increase its endowments, when the ap-
preaching Russio Turkish war and the un-
certainty of all Eastern affairs making further
efforts useless he accepted an invitation to the
Professorship of Systematic Theology in the
seminary at Bangor, which he held three years,
until his election to the presidency of Middle
bury College in 1880
s.@ While a student Mr. Hainin published !
various review articas on ''Sorne af the Errors
of Medical Philosophy, on "The Ancient
Limits of the Negro Race, 'rhe Prospects
of Western and. Central Africa, and on "Phil
losophy and Science as Auxiliary to Missions.
In the mission work he translated "Uphams |
Mental philosophy" ,Wayland's Moral Science
and some other text books into the Armenian
language. He was also the author of work on |
.Protistantism VS.. Popery" and of numerous
tracts called for by the times.
In this country he has published work en-
titled "Among the Turks" besides verious lec |
lures and discourses. Those on Protection and |
Free Trade have had wide circulation.
In 1854, he received from Bowdoin College |
the degree of d. d. and of l. J.. d. in 1880,
From Harvard University d. d. In 1861, and |
from the University of New York L J.. d. in
1870
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
Mixed Those Babies UP.
lFr ON the Burlington Clipper.

The idea has prevailed somewhere that il
Judge Poland retired at the end of his term
Gen Grout would be allowed to take his
place without murmur from anyone but there
is prospect of other entries in the race. Wash
ington county has favorite son IN the person
of Will Dillingham;. Window county has a
whole hive of them at Brattleboro. one at
Woodstock and others in various localities. 1t
is reported that George Hooker probably the
favorite son of Windham, will make a big fight
for the nomination with an excellent backing.
Then there is Jim Martin, Kit Haskins, Tyler,
Estey, Fuller and host of others who are
always hungry. Taking all this into consdera-
tion the prospect is good for some dog-day
weather this summer
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
Th. Eerment in Vermont.

Tho next legislature should do two things al
least abolish the grand jury and side judges
Ifitis necessary that two men should be made
''Honorable every two years, let tie legislature
designate somebody to issue diplomatic to this
effect Burlington Clipper.
A couple of Caledonia clips Tyler is light
weight to be sure, but we never heard that he
sold rum for living. Speaker Martin
says he won't go TO Chicago anywhere. So Col
j. j. Estey, far man is spoken of.
Poland should be returned to congress, vet we
opinc such will not be the case. Grant buys his
own cigars, is up early in the morning and a
good fellow generally and keeps good natured
over kicks and cuffs second to no man in this
commonwealth and If returned will prove an
obliging and efficient cengressman.-[Ex Ex-
change.
We should be pleased to see the name of
Major N. p. Bowman, of st. Johnsbury, place
upon the Democratic state ticket as lieutenant
governor. He is man well known through
out northern Vermont, and IL his name is place
. before the convention we predict for him
strong following. Let Caledonia county speak
and not keep silent when she has man who
could fill the position so well.-Danville North
Star.
Mansfield whose vigouors styles we take
to lie that of b. d. Hanes of Brattleboro
writes to the Montpelier Watchman. So far as
my observations extends, only three news
papers in the whole state, of any considerable
circulation or influence, have came to our un-
reservedly for the ring candidate, DIR. Nichels.
These are the Messenger of st. Albans, and the
Free Press of Burlington both republican pa
per and the Argus G. Patriot Of Montpelier, the
faithful and jealous democratic tender of the
republican "machine." All the other papers
stand aloof, large majority of them belong
openly in sympathey with the opposition. This
is a decidedly unique and phenomenal condition
of things in Vermont, and irdicates, | think,
as one of your corresp ondents happily exposed
il, the presence of good deal OF political dyn-
|amite living about loose all over the state that
[s quite liable to explode whenever the driver of
The great "machine" press to suddenly and
heavily upon it.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

this country, and of course this important cp-
och will be marked by special services.
There has been a change Of time on the main
line. The old accommodation train known as
Capt Halls has been put on again and leaves
Montpelier at 6 30 a. H., going north, and 6 :l5
p. m. going south. The local passenger train
going north leaves Montpelier at :26 n. M, and
the mail going south Mt the same time. There
is no change in the fast trains either way. The
local passenger train going south leaves Mont
pelier at 10 :5S p. NJ, instead of 80 The
train for Barre in the morning now lcsycs Mont
peier al ;05.
CYRUS.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

EIGHTEEN YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH FER
kLIzERs.-'I have used Bradley's Phosphate
{ore or less for eighteen years Have COM
kred il with Others on the same crops, and
he Bradley's the preference. The past season
(aised at the rate of ninety bushels oats to the
n on sward land, with five hundred pounds
{sdey's Superphosphste per acre. Have had
hest of success with il on corn and potatoes,
len I have failed with manure alone. In
Idine down with il, have had good success,
4 in fact, hardly think OF raising any crop
|houf ii" >. IL. beobhE'
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

A BILL has been presented in the New York
Legislature asking an appropriation OF money to
aid in the construction of q number of canals
connecting the great south bay OF Long Island
with the bays eastward of Westhampton, thus
furnishing i navigable channel from Far Rock
away TO Sag Harbor and Greenport, distance
Of IS miles. The entire south shore Of the Is
land, it is calculated, would be vastly bene-
fitted by it.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
A Point To be Co nsi dered.
If'rom the St Johnsbury Caledonian.

The Nichols managers are reduced TO pretty
marrow field when the only objection they car
bring against Col Pingree is that he is not capa.
BILE of filling the Office of governor. This kind
of talk may do for the machine followers on the
west side OF the mountain, but over here, where
he Is known, it won't go down any better than
with the state senators and many representa-
tives, who have known him as presiding offi-
cor. AT any rate, according to the REFoRMER,
she doesn't belittle and degrade himself by ac.
cepting free passes, and he hasn't been the SER
want of corporate rings in any kind OF work. .
And it may also be presumed that Samuel Il
Pingree doesn't sell rum.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11

a CANAL 10 unite the Baltic with the North
sea is soon to be commenced. It will be 30
miles long, and will permit the passage of the
tions. Tt will be controlled by Germany and
will enable her men of war to avoid the perIlous
passage of the "Belt" which at present is i'm
pcded by Denmarls's coast batteries. Com
merce will also be benefited by Its construc-
finn