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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-21

In the Bennington sheriff case the can
wasting committee report that j. l.. Nc
Call. the Republican candidate, had the
most votes and is elected.
Senator Holton's bill granting free
transportation to State officers and
Judges of the Supreme court has been
killed as it ought to have been.
The Senate railroad committee have re-
ported bill making the railroad COM
missioner appointive by the governor and
to be confirmed by the Senate.
Mr.. Jackman introduced bill designed
to prevent the spread of wild carrots and
wild parsnips. 1t imposes Il penalty for
permitting the growth of wild carrot or
parsnip.
1t is said to be doubtful whether the
Legislature gets through its business be-
fore Thanksgiving. a resolution has
been adopted. however. providing for
final adjournment next Wednesday.
The barbed-wire fence agitation has
resulted in the introduction by the COM
mittee on agriculture of a bill which pro-
vides that Il wire fence, to be legal, shall
be constructed of five strands of barbed
wire; be not less than four and one-half
feet in height. with posts not more than
sixteen feet apart. and be So constructed
cattle and sheep.
Among the new measures introduced
are bills filming persons for setting spring
traps or guns; taxing skating Kinks !;
abolishing the payment of bounties for
the killing of noXious animals; prOvid-
ing that the probate court shall not make
an order of distribution of a solvent es-
tate until monument to the deceased
has been erected, and shall cause the
erection OF the monument if the heirs,
ETC.. refuse. at the expense of the estate
providing that a Judge of the Supreme
court, having presided in the county
court and court of chancery of one coun-
ty, shall preside in the courts of six 9th
er counties before he comes back there
unless an emergency arises on account of
sickness; providing that all railroad
passes issued to State officer or Judge
of the Supreme court shall be counter
signed and recorded bv the secretary of
State, violations of this requirement, by
passer or passee. to be punished by a fine
of 500 and the official disqualification of
the passee if he is guilty; providing that
the treasurer of every insurance company
organized under the laws of this State
shall make an annual report, on or be-
fore February |, to the Inspector of
finance. showing in detail its condition
ON the 3lst of December preceding; the
inspector shall annually, on or before
March /. make a thorough examination
of such companies and report the results
in the legislature; punishment is provid-
ed if the treasurers neglect to comply
with the requirements of the act allow
ING men and women over twenty-one
years of age. to vote in town meetings.
Mr.. Hopper of Salisbury has introduced
bill providing for the construction of a
breakwater on Lake Denmore. 1t au-
thorizes selectmen of Salisbury to build
Il breakwater on the west. shore of the
lake. near its outlet, to be completed on
or before June /, 1856, at a cost to the
State of not more than $3.50.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1884.
Thanksgiving.

State of Vermont: BY Sam,el +. Pingree
Governor, II proclamation.
1t becomes the people of a Christian State to
make frequent recognition and devout acknowl
edgmcnt OF the goodness and mercies Of the Al
mighty God; to render him our sincere and hum
ole thanks the fountain of life, liberty and hap
piness. and the source of every blessing. lie
has spared us the Wasting pestilence and kept
from our fair State all civil connections, and
has vOuchsaied to us tranquility ana peace, with
all the blessings which go hand in hand with
civil and religious liberty. Un1er fostering care
of government gentle and just to the citizen
He has shown us how to preserve our liberties
and we know that SO long as we deVouty regard
and adore Him as the author and preserver OF
States as well as individuals, we may continue u
enjoy the blessings of happy and free people
do, thcr fore, in accor lance with the veneer.
ated usage of our fathers, and the proclamation
of the President of the United States, appoint
THURSDAY, the 27th day OF this month of NOyem-
Der, to be day of public Thanksgiving and
praise to the Lord our God
And recommend that all our people on that
day abstain from the pursuit of their customary
secular callings, and unite with each other and
the people of the NatioG in dcvOut Thanksgiv wing
and praise to our Heavenly Father for the mani.
fest blessings OF His infinite goodness to us.
Given under my hand and the State seal, in
the Executive Chamber at Montpelier, this
eighth day OF November, A. ID. 1854, and of the
independence of the United States the one hun
dred and NINTH SAMUEL L. PINGREE.
BY the Governor
ALFRED f. WATSON,
Secretary ofCivil and Military Affairs.
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Weybrldge.

J. b. Cherbino has returned from
Texas.
Miss Bowdish continues her school in
district No. &.
The Weybridge Poultry association is
doing a fine business.
Mrs. G.. II. Spriggs has rheumatism
and is confined to her bed.
A new conner. of the feminine persua-
sion. is reported at G.. +. Child's.
The fall examination of teachers was
held, in district No 6, on Wednesday.
District No. , boasts of seven births
since the opening of the school year.
+. f. Stewart has been quite i'll for two
weeks with throat trouble. but is now
able to be out.
Our select school closes to-day. 1t
has been very successful. Miss Wheeler
is to remain in district No. 3 during the
winter term.
G. ii. Spriggs has purchased large
number of rams. 300 or more, and is fit
ting them for market. He is also offer
ing some for sale here at low prices.
Wilfred GENET has leased the Law
renee farm of Geo. Hatch and takes pos
session soon. He has secured his assist
ant for the household department. 1t is
selection that ensures success.
Hayward Il Roscoe are making the
necessary changes in the wheels at their
mill for putting in creamery the COM
ing spring. They have the pledge of Il
large amount of milk from the dairy
men.
The Sabbath-schOol class of Mrs.
Parker, wife of the Methodist pastor.
gathered at her residence one evening
last week. a jolly time was had. 1t is
the primary class in the school. Mrs.
Parker is doing a good work among them.
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RiptOn.

The Lyceum society held its first meet
ing of the season on the evening of sat
III day, the 18th inst with President w. l..
Huntley in the chair. Secretary o. f.
llurlburt read the constitution and the
report of the last previous meeting. in
April. Misses Maude Bentley and Min
ME and Eva Albee sang. These officers
were elected to serve for three weeks
President. II. |. Spoor; vice-presdent,
f. Ii. Matteson: secretary. &. 5. Albee
treasurer. w. S. Huntley. a recitation
by Miss Lille Matteson, the reading of a
paper by the editors. Miss NJ. Powers
and +. G. Gibbs. and singing by Miss
Bentley and the Misses Albee followed.
The question. "Resoiced, That moral sua-
sion has more power to suppress intem-
perance than prohibitory laws" was dis
cussed in the affirmative by H. |. SpOor.
assisted by O. +. Hurburt. and in the
negative by DR.. Powers, assisted by Tim
othy Billings. John Pierce, VIM. Gal
vim and ID. G.. Bent. the committee on
decision. decided for the affirmative. The
question was further discussed by Rev.
Mr.. Patten, Cornelius Billings, l.. IL.
Baker. DIR. Powers. Amherst Noble and
Charles Billings. The house decided in
the negative on the merits of the case. 1t
was voted TO send report of the pro-
ceedings to the REGISTER for publica-
ton and that a meeting be held every
Saturday evening till Jan. |. The ques-
ton for tomorrow evening, the 22d. is,
"ReSolced, That the supposed change in
the present administration will prove
beneficial to the American republic"
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The Legislature.

MONTPELIER. Nov. 20. |


MONTPELIER. Nov. 20. 1881.
The election of judges on Thursday
last was the event of the session. Much
hard work had been done by the enemies
of Judge Royce to GUST him from the
bench. but he was reelected by hand
some majority. Addison county was sol
id for him. The other Judges. except
Hon. II. p. Redtield, were unanimously
reelected, the scramble coming when
the seventh iudgeship was to be filled.
All the judges except Judge Veazey be-
ing north of the center of the State
Franklin, Lamoille, Caledonia. Chtten-
den and Orange counties each having
one-it was urged with much reason that
il the southern part of the State could
furnish suitable man his claims should
be preferred, That was the view taken
of it in Addison county generally. and
all the lawyers, as far as known. with
one exception, favored Hon. W. Ii.
Walker of Ludlow, who lives on the line
of the Rutland railroad and whose 9TH
er qualifications have already been men
toned in the REGISTER. The large ma
jority of the Representatives from Addi-
son county felt that their duties to their
constituents demanded their vote for
Judge Walker While they admitted the
ability and Integrity of Messrs. Thomp-
son and Shurtlet1. the other candidates.
they felt that Judge Walker was equally
competent and upright, and voted for
him, with the exception of the two Sena-
tors, Messrs. Clark and Williams, who
are with Mr. Thompson in the Senate,
and Messsrs. Jackman of Waltham,
Sears of Panton and Newton of Ripton.
The first two board with Mr.. Thompson
and the latter felt out of place in being
with the majority of the county. The
slight personal acquaintance which these
gentlemen had with Mr. Thompson and
their lack of any with Judge Walker
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there is not the least reason to believe
that if Mr. st. John had been there i'm
person they would have hurt hair of
his head. As to the serenading, that was
foolish too, and annoying, no doubt, but
not a terrible allliction. 1t probably made
less disturbance than some of the ordi-
nary campaign professions, and annoy
ance of this sort once in four years does
not make State uninhabitabe. nor does
the fact that the Republican party has
some eXcitable young men who carry
their political animosities too far while
their disappointment il still keen, make
the party unworthy of support. 1t is
not best to take these things too solemn
Worcester SIM
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Whiting.

Mrs. +. ID. Douglas has been at Mont
pelier the past week. Our towns would
be but half represented if the ladies could
not go up to the capital.
Miss Emily Ellsworth has returned
from Independence, Mo-. where she has
been visiting friends and relatives. We
are all glad to see her back again.
1t is rather early in the season. but
still it has commenced. The first social
dance was at c. X. Williams. Friday
evening. All say it was very pleasant
party. Patnode's band supplied the mu-
sic.
Justus +. Brown remains about as he
has been for the last six weeks. Ebene-
ger WhitmOre. known by everybody as
Uncle Eb." is very sick. He is the old
est person now living in town and is un-
Gle to everybody Mrs. G. ii. Ketchum
is improving slowly. Mrs. MOulton is
no better.
George Bingham has taken Conductor
Whitney's place as conductor on the Ad-
olson railroad. We are sorry to lose
Mr.. Whitney and hope Mr. Bingham will
give as good satisfaction to the company
and the patrons of the road as Mr..
Whitney has done. Mr.. Bingham has
been baggage master on the old road for
many years, and ought to know his bus.
ness and soon learn his new trade.
The discovery of springs continues.
1t was black cherry twig that found
this last, and in the hands of Warren
Needham. Where there never has been
the least sign of water he has found one
OF the finest springs that can be shown.
Now we should like to know what there
is about this Needham family that they
can locate vein of water either by a
twig or by stamping on the ground. We
have been little skeptical, but think we
shall have TO believe now.
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TIE Democrats are evidently very
much afraid that the Independent Rcpub-
licans will want recognition when tie
offices are redistributed. as witness the
following from the New York IIor1d;
The Evening Post of this city. one of
the foremost Independent Republican or
gans. agrees with the IVortd that the In
dependent Republicans who voted for
Cleveland cannot consistently ask for a
division of the offices. The Post thinks
that the Democrats should be given an
opportunity to display their ability in
administering the government and bring
ing about the reforms which are so much
desired. and in order to do this they
they should not be hampcred by indie
pendent Republican claims. This is a
iQtfy, djSjnterestcd and Potriotic view of
the situation.
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The official vote of New York State
has not yet been announced by the State
board of canvassers. which met at Alba
ny on Wednesday. An Albany dispatch
of Wednesday night says:
The returns from all of the counties
excepting New York, Kings and st.
Lawrence counties were filed. The re-
turns from Richmond county show a
very serious error in the foOtingS on the
electoral ticket, and the board directed
that telegram be sent to the county
clerk asking him to explain the error.
The returns for electors by districts from
Richmond county show total of BOB. 5G7
while the footing of the tabuated state.
ment shows 30l,5l7. The names of only
81 Butler electors appeared on the re-
turns. a messenger from the Richmond
county clerk is expected to arrive here
tomorrow morning to explain the dis
crepancies. The board adjourned until
Thursday afternoon at I o'clock. Ros-
coe Conkling is here as the counsel for
the Democratic State committee.
The official count in the several coun-
ties was completed on Saturday last. An
unofficial footing of these revised re-
turns gives Cleveland a plurality of ll47
IN the State. The business of the State
board is simply to foot the returns made
by the county boards.
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MARRIED.

" FLINT-SESsIONS-In Middlebury. Nov. H.
by Rev. 5. Lewis b. Spcare, George T.. Flint OF
New Haven Mills and Miss Fannie b. Sessions
of Middebury.
LOWELL-CURRIE Erin Cornwall, Nov. 10,
by Rev. A. De. f. Palmer, Mr. Charles J. Low
ell and Miss Emma j. Currier, both of Cornwall.
WALES -WESTFALL-In Rochester, n Y,
Nov. 13, by Rev. Asa SAKE, b. f. Wales of Mid.
dcbury, VT, and Fannie f. Westal of Ruches-
ter.
GONE-LENO-In East Middlebury, Nov. 10,
by Rev. 5. w. Bidwell, George Cove of Ripton
and Emma Leno of Middlebury.
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NOTICE.-NeXt week this paper will
be printed Wednesday afternoon. Cor
respondents are requested to send their
items on Monday, if possible. and not
later than Tuesday morning in any event.
Advertisements must be received by
Wednesday noon.
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Cornwall.

There will be a social and oyster sup
per, given under the auspices of the Y
w. c. Il. T.. at the town hall in Corn
wall, Friday evening, Nov. IS. Supper
served at 5 o'clock; tickets, 30 cents.
All are cordially invited.
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East Middlebury.

Some owners of timber land are prepar-
ing wood for market.
Walter Fay has moved to Hancock,
where he has taken farm
Mrs Wales, who lives on School street
has a daughter very sick and somewhat
insane. Mr., McCabe, on the same street,
also has a sick daughter.
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Ras~The Cutter Marble company will
sell all kinds of cemetery work, consist
ing of monuments, tablets, headstones,
markers, curbing, &c, from their sales
room, formerly the old cotton mill, Main
street, Middlebury, at WHOLESALE
PRICES, adding cost of lettering.
Work will be erected in cemeteries
when desired. Enter through office.
M. d. Brooks, Manager.
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Governor Pattison Monday issued the
following proclamation Our most
humble and heartfelt Thanksgiving aud
praise are due to Almighty God tor Fl e
gracious goodness and great loving kind -
ness to US and TO all men. Ia the midst of
His Judgment He has remembered mercy
He has saved us from the pestilence that
walketh in darkness and the destruction
that wasteth at MONDAY; He has blessed
US with abundant harvests and profound
peace. /, therefore, do hereby appoint
Thursday, the twenty seventh of the
present month, as a day of general thanks
giving, praise and prayer, and recommend
that the people of this commonwealth,
abstaining from their usual business 90
cupations and pursuits, at their homes
aud in the respective places of worship,
do render thanksgiving and praise TO the
God of states for His numberless blessings
and that they do further unite in solemn
prayer, beseeching Him to preserve us
eyermore from all perls and to continue
His loving kindness to us.
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HdG RINK CRaZE.
A new One Opened In Meuperchor Ba
Last kveDinx,

A new One Opened In Meuperchor Hal
Last kveDink.
The new skating rink at Mennerchor
hall, North Prince street, was formally
opened last evening, there being in at
tendance about 400 persons, fully 200 OF
whom were on rollers.
Tns rink, as many OF our read.
ers know, is in the principal room OF
Msnnerchor hall. The room is not SO
long but is somewhat wider than the West
King street rink. 1t has been laid with a
new hard wood floor and fitted up
and furnished In every respect in
first class style. IL is admirably
lighted and ventilated, and is under the
gentlemsnly management of Mr.. Joseph
VI, Kreider, which is guarantee that the
place will be we'll kept and that patrons
will receive all proper attention.
There were many fiue skaters on the
floor last night, the principal attraction
being Prof. Lucius M Rich, Of Connec.
icut, who gave fine exhibition OF farcy
and trick skating, for which he was loudly
applauded. He afterwards appeared as
the New York colored dude, and provoked
uproarious merriment by his oomical
actions. He will appear again this
evening and Wednesday evening.
The attraction last evening at the rink
at West KING street was the midgets Elva
aud Ethel Taber of Providence, Rhode
land. They are aged and Z years.
Their fancy skating was much admired by
the large crowd present.
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How L. Is Counted,

Some good people are laboring under
the delusion that the vote of New York
has not been counted. 1t has been.
There are fewer election precincts in
New York than in Pennsylvania, and In
eyeiy one of them on election night,
the votes were counted, the result ascer
tained, the ballots buried and the state
ments of the result were made In each
district by the inspectors, one of which
was required to be filed within twenty
four hours with each of three designated
officials. The figures thus made out were
secured by the county clerks, by the
Associated Press, by the Democratic ic
state committee, by the Republican
committee and by half a dozen news.
papers. These igures as received, tabI
lated and added by every one of these
authorities agree, in ersry instance, that
Cleveland has a plurality in NetC York
state, which elects him president.
The Republicans claim to hope that
some reexamination of the returns will
destroy this result there is no likelihood
of this. But the more desperate of them
propose to go further than this. They
have employed counsel to prevail with
the boards Of canvassers to go behind the
face of the returns sent in from the
districts. 1t has been declared Icy the
courts, the New York Times in
forms us, that 5he duty Of fh,
sap 4 pa.. .N.S..rg il nr-r.-. 90. .s ..-,
and cannot Be extended by them be
yond a mere count Of what appears or
their face to be the original returns. anC
which are apparently regular Moth
ing is committed to the judgment ol
discretion of the board. Their duty i.
arithmetical merely. They are to casi
up the votes appearing upon the return;
OF the district inspectors which are pro.
duced before them" Again, they "art
not authorized TO institute any inquiry
as TO authenticity of the returns, bu'
are to take those produced before them
If they are regular on their face, and il
they are not regular on their face thel
must return them to the inspectors fol
COITtCtlOD.
II can easily be seen from this wha
hope there is of change in the ascer
tanned result. To all the forms of Law
the Democrats cheerfully accede the!
make no mutter against exact compli
ance with them; but they mean to b,
clearly understood as not asserting tc
have the New York canvas. .erS play the
part of Southern returning boards, .nC
by transgressing their powers give vital
ity to fraud. They will permit the
exercise Of lawful powers, but not the
abuse of them. That would be reyolu
tion under cover of law, but none the
less it would be revolutionary, and il
would be fifty met with prompt popular
resistance to the last extremity
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PhhSt NAL

CENTRAL TON THUMB left an estate Of
sl8 ADJ.
DR. HENRY LEFrMANN has been ap-
pointed porr physicisn for Philadelphia.
REAR ADMIRAL ALEXANDER MURRAY
died In Washington, Monday, after short
illness.
Hon. JOHN SMITH, the oldest resident o.
the city, and o familiar figure in Williams
port for very many years, died on Monday
JOHN McCULLouaH, the actor, passed
through Pittsburg en.route to st. Louis
Monday. He is evidently much detanged
Mrs LUcIUs J. KNOWLES, who died las
week at Worcester, Mass, left $4,000 L
the Atlantic L diversity of Georgia for an
industrial building.
CHARLES WEBER, president of the Ger
man Fire Insurance company, of Balti
more, and president of the German bank
died iu that city, Monday.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has appointed
Thomas Adauson, of Pennsylvania, to bs
United States consul at Panama, and
Governor Schuyler Crosby, of Montana
to be first assistant postmaster general.
JOHN BRiGHT is warmly in favor of the
Sunday postal delivery, and he thinks II
ought to be extended to London. He
boldly says that there 10 not one word in
the New Testament in favor of Sabbata
riani,m.
AeBURY JARRETT, one of the seven re-
naming Survivors Of the "Old Defenders
Association" died Monday at Baltimore,
aged 80 years. He was the father OF
Henry q. Jarrett, the theatrical manager,
now in England.
JAMES BAYARD, son Of Senator Bsyard
who has been engaged as an engineer on
the w. Va. Can. & Penna. railroad, is
now teaching school for the winter at Fort
Pendleton, In Garrett county, Md. He is
q registered voter.
Miss MARIE VAN ZANDT, the American
prima donna, was taken suddenly i'll on
Sunday night ct Paris, while singing the
part of Rosina in the Barber of Seville, "
aud had to retire. Mile. Cecille Mezeray.
who was in the audience, at once took Miss
Van Zandt's place and sang the rest of the
part, dressed Just as she was.