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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-25
Whiting.

A few cases of sickness in town, most
of them whooping cough.
Kate Hubbard is teaching school in
Leicester-the part called Jerusalem.
Judge Abel Walker is quite sick at this
time. 1t is quite unfortunate for him, as
he had very important suit to be tried
at this term of court.
1t is understood that George Carpen-
ter and family are soon going back to
Dixie to live. Mrs. Carpenter has never
become really acclimated here.
Lewis Bisette is buying and shipping
potatoes and onions from this station in
the Eaton heating cars. This is "A fine
enterprise; one heating lasts ten days.
Several of our young men who are at
tending school in Brandon are home now
to spend the vacation. Among them
are Herbert Holmes, Henry Wells and
Fred Brown. We hear a good report of
all of them.
A. A. Pond and family are to move to
Middlebury. What we lose. Middle
bury will gain. The question is, How
can we get along without them? Mr..
Pond is always ready to buy anything
we have for the market.
Fifty cents for potatoes and 50 cents
for onions was offered here Saturday by
Bisette & Washburn. This is just as II
should be. Boston and Providence mar
ket reports quote potatoes and onions
higher, and our farmers ought to have
the benefit of the rise in price.
The chcken-pie supper at the old churcl
is TO be Thursday evening, Dee. n. Ii
| it does prove to be success. it will be
! q. . a. 4
have been opposed by few of the Older
members in the church in this matter
until they are nearly discouraged.
The untldy appearance Of grizzly bearC
should never be allowed, Buckinghams Dy @ 70
the whiskers will change their color to brown
or black, at discretion, and thus keep up you
reputation for neatness and good looks.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-25

MORMONISM is sure to go to the wall. if
legislation can bring it about; and the eX
perience of the past year has shown that
a great deal is possible through this
means. Senator Edmunds has introduced
this session several bills on the subject.
lawful husband or wife of the accused
may testify in prosecutions under the
United States statutes for bigamy, polyg
amy and unlawful cohabitation that
every marriage ceremony in the terrific
ries shall be certified in writing by the
contracting parties and the person per-
forming the ceremony, and IA failure to
produce such certificate in court when
required shall be punished by fine and
Imprisonment. 1t abolishes entirely fe-
male suffrage in Utah; annuls all the
Utah territory laws which provide for
numbering or identifying votes; pro-
vides that no Legitimate child born in
Utah after the passage of this act shall
inherit any portion of its fathers prop
erty; annuIs all the laws of Utah which
provide that pros ecutions for adultery
can only be commenced on complaint of
husband or wife; provides for the APP
pointment by the President of II trus-
tees of the corporation known as the
Church of Jesus Christ of latter day
saints, who shall have equal powers with
the trustees and assist the trustees pro-
vided for in the laws relating to said cor
poration and who, together with other
trustees, shall annually or oftener make
full report to the secretary of the in
terror of the operations of said corpora
tions. 1t provides for the institution of
suits by the attorney general for forfeit
ure of property held by corporations in
violation of the polygamy act of July l,
1852, said property 70 be sold and the
proceeds applied to the benefit of the pub
lie schools of the territory in which the
property may be; makes it unlawful foI
the Utah legislature to create or recognize
in any way any corporation or association
for the purpose of bringing persons into
the territory for any purpose whatever
and annuls all laws inconsistent herewith
1t directs the encouragement to bring
proceedings for the dissolution OF the
Perpetual Emigration Fund company and
the disposition of its property according
to law; the restricting of Utah by the
governor, secretary and United State:
Judges the punishment Of adulterers by
imprisonment not exceeding three years
and of fornicators by imprisonment no
exceeding three months, or by fines no
exceeding 500, and grants additiona
powers to the commissioners appointed
by courts and United States marshals.
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Ex-Govs. HALL AND FLETCHER.

Hon. iland Hall and Hon Ryland Fletcher
both eX-governOrs of this State, died last week,
the former at the home of his son. Charles in
Springfield, Mass, on Friday, and the latter at
was native of Bennington, where he was born
July 90 1873. The record of his life is, in brief:
lie vas admitted to the bar in 1919, elected to the
state legislature in 1871 was member of Con.
cr from 1913 to 1876 was four years Judge of the
supreme court, in 1850 was appointed second
comptroller of the United States treasury, from
1851 to 1884 was land commissions for CalifOrn-
ia, was governor of Vermont in 1859 and 1860
Governor Hall was delegate to the peace con.
gress in February, 1861, was president of the
Vermont Historical society for twelve years, and
wa he moving spirit IN the Bennington Battle
Monument association He was vice president
of the New England Historical and Genealogical
society for twenty-five years. and was the author
NOf "A history Of Vermont Governor Hall main
tained his remarkable vigor of mind and body to
the last. His protest against the Phelps plan for
the Bennington monument published during the
present year, is striking estimony to the remark
able endurance of his intellect Mr.. Fletcher
was born in Cavendish in 1893. He was farm.
cr and followed that business all his life In the
days of the anti-slavery agitation he was prom.
incnt advocate OF the cause. After having served
state senator, he was, in 1854, elected lieuten-
ant-governOr on the ticket headed by Judge
stephen Royce, and served until 1856, when he
was elected by the free soil party the twenty.
sixth governor OF Vermont and served until 1858.
by the deaths of these men four of the Is eX.gov.
errors of the State who were living six months
ago are taken away. The other two who have
died this year are Julius Converse of Woods took
and John Il. Page of Rutland. Those now living
are Frederick Holbrook OF Brattleboro, j. Greg.
DRY Smith OF st. Adams. Paul Dillingham; OF wa.
terbury, John w Stewart of Middlebury, George
w. HCndee of MOrrisvlle, Horace Fairbanks OF
st. Johnsbury, Redield Proctor of Proctor, Ros.
well Farnhaln of Bradford and John l.. Barstow
of Shelburne.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-25

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.-This is the
last issue of the REGISTER in its present
dress and makeup. New type, a new
dress, ETC., have been procured, and the
new material is in the office and ready
for use. But the press has not arrived,
and possibly may not till early next week.
In that case the next issue of the paper
will probably be day or two late. We
regret more than any of our subscribers
can that it may be necessary to delay
their paper this once; but the changes
we are making are extensive, and, in
dealing with a number of concerns. it is
not always easy to get things around as
quickly as could be wished. But we are
certain the result will be such as to make
amends for little hardness. The paper
has appeared promptly on time eyer since
it came into the hands of its present man
ayers. one week only excepted, so that
our friends can afford to be patient with
US in the present instance.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-25

Songs" by Mrs. Dorr of Rutland, and
lately published; and Chas. NJ. Wilds
read Revolutionary Tea" a humorous
poem by DR.. TarboX.
The orator Of the Ercning-
With all he has given, we hope for something
more.
was the last of the toasts. DIR. TarbOX.
in responding, said that there were very
few places so remote from the sraboard
and the scene of the Pilgrims, lives where
this day is so well observed as in Middle
bury, and it is an institution which should
be kept up.
A song by Mrs. Pitts brought the even
ing's entertainment to an end.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-25

HERE is some advice which the New
York Sun recently gave to ynerchants.
1t was intended for holiday consump-
ton, but with immaterial changes will
do for any season of the year:
Keep really desirable and attractive
goods, sell them at moderate profit in a
situation that is favorable for trade, adj
vertise conspicuously in the right news
papers, attend to your own business and
be concerned about that of nobody else,
no matter how great a competitor he
may be, and you will not fail to get a
lively trade the next month.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-25
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY THE
rHu FIGI@TIR 90.
E, II. THORP, Editor and Manager.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER %, 1885.

CONGRESS did quite little work be-
fore it adjourned for the holidays, at
least in the direction of preparing bills
Oyer one thousand have already been in
troduced in the House, and not much
more than half the States have been
heard from. either.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-25
ShOreIlanl.

The drama, "Our Folks" which was
to come off this week, is necessarily
postponed till next Monday evening" the
2Sth. The parts are well taken, and 4
pleasant entertainment may be expected.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-25
East Middlebury.

Needham Post No. So, G.. A. r., will
hold public installation of officers and
campfire at their post room Jan. 7,
1856, at o'clock p. IN.
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MARRIED.

ELLIS-KENwORTHY-In Ripton, Dec. is.
worthy Of Ripton.
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DIED.

,MUNsIL-In Bristol, Dec. 49, Miss Lucina
Munsil, aged 81 years.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-25

W nile calmly glow tnesstars OF peace above,
And bells their echoes fling from tower and
dome,
We guard the sacred shrine OF Law and Love
Our Pilgrim birlhright, Freedoms chosen home
Again in lighted halls of mirth and song
We catch the echo that the centuries Keep,
And bless anew the iroes grand and strong
Whose notes OF triumph swept the stormy deep
Oh darkly fell the night of woe, that gave
he few to persecutiOn-and the sea-
But God, their leader Gained the western wave
And gave the shores they trod to Liberty.
Besideltheir affairs moss-hung pines were dim,
Their temple was the unpillared dome beyond,
And Plymouth soil grew consecrate to Hin.
Whose might still keeps universe in bond.
But lol the hours grew dark with peril then,
The red mans war-cry stirred each silent dell
But past the battles shock, peace smiled again,
And cities rise where trOwning forests fell.
ligion lights anew her sacred flame
Tlll church'spires glow In all our sunny land,
Seize ce and Learning speak with glad acclaim
Where Art and Progress hasten hand IN hand.
Oh land we love blest soil our fathers won
Would that their kindlng eyes this might see
The fair Republic whose first cornerstone
Was laid when rang their anthem wild and
freel
Ali nations bow in homa ge at her shrine,
A bond of brotherhood her boundaries lie.
Refuge for the oppressed-a star to shine
With added luster while the years go by!
We meet tonight, with smiles and kindly cheer,
Where tones Of mellow music sweety charm;
Beside our fest a board-no peril near,
| No wind-swept wave, or rock, or foes alarm
With grateful praise to God who rules above,
| While bells their echoes ding from tower anC
| dome,
| Heroes we crown who gave 10 Law and Love
| Our Pilgrim birthrght-Freedoms chOsel
| homel
Mrs. Ezra Branerd read The Parson
Daughter" one of the poems contained
in the volume, entitled Afternoon
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When to go to Sew Orleans.

Undoubtedly March and April are
the pleasantest months of the year to
visit New Orleans. They are the
months OF roses. of hooking birds and
of everything beautiful and delightful
in the far South. During these two
months only light clothing, such as
would be worn in the North in the
summer, will be required, but spring
overcoats and wraps will be needed
for the evenings. and occasionally in
the day time when the wind is from
the north. During December. Janu-
airy and February New Orleans wealth
er is very variable. There is, Of
course, no snow, but there is much
rain and dampness, mingled with an
equal proportion of sunshine and
warmth. Occasionally "northers send
the mercury down to the forties and
even into the thirties and flannel I'm.
derclothing should invariably be worn
during these months. New Orleans is
by no means a tropical city, nor are
its houses so well adapted - withstand
cold ard damp as those of more north
ern latitudes.-T Harper's Bazaar.
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and elaboration on every thing around
them, can see those creatures which
furnish them with nice fresh eggs and
tender broilers, year in and year out"
without some suitable place for their
comfort and acco m ation
1t takes long time to educate our
people to knowledge OF the value of
fine-bred poultry. We mus, not ex.
pect to see nice houses, nor even ordi-
nary quarters for them in places where
they are not appreclated-not until
they cultivate taste for their keeping
and improvement. The common
scrubs Of past generations have no,
been the meas of elevatiDg the char.
ac'er of domestic fowls. for they were
promlsclously bred, and had no con.
splclous merits nor attractive plumape
to merit admiration. We have hopes
however, when our thoroughbred fowls
will become more generally dissent.
mated throughout the country, that
they will be appreciated and their
homes made comfortable and inviting.
P0uLtry Journal.
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Give us More Eggs.

Millions of eggs are annually i'm.
ported to supply the demands of the
United States. Why is this so? SIM
ply because the business is not manag-
ed IN an enlightened manner Nearly
every farmer in the LAND, and a great
m any that are not farmers are contin.
ually striving to supply this demand
But what small portion of them are
producing more than what supplies
their own immediate wants. think
you will agree with me, that the cost
of producing one dozer of eggs is very
slight, under ordinary circumstances,
compared with their average pnce in
the market. Then why are we not
producing more eggs, as nation?
First the lack of practical knowledge
of how to successfully breed and man.
age poultry, with view to profit in
egg production. Many that are at.
tempting ii, are going it blind, figure
lively speaking without the aid of any
books or periodicals. on the subject.
whatever; but are under the impress
sion they know all about it, simply be-
cause they know, that if hen is de-
termined to sit, and she happens to
have few stray eggs under her, and if
the pigs or something else does not
come along during the period of incu-
baton, and eat hen and all up, she
will, at the end ofthree weeks, in all
probability hatch two or three little
scrubs of chickens, to be dragged
around through the weeds and wet
grass until the gaps or some kindred
disease relieves them of the burden Of
life. This is about all he knows about
it, and he thinks, well, they may i'm
port their eggs, this business don't
pay. So you see, it is no wonder that
so few eggs are produced, when such
system of management is allowed to
run the chicken and egg business,
merely system of take care of your
SELF chickens What an Improvement
must necessarily follow, if poultry Jour-
nails were more frequent visitors in the
homes of our farmers and poultry raIs
ers, for each number of good journal
brings advice and instruction. at once
applicable TO all interested in any way
in the production OF eggs and poultry.
Paving handsome reward to all that
will make the small investment.
After we are, in measure. prepared
to take care OF our fowls, having profit
ed by the experience OF others, through
the poultry journals, we should by al
meats improve our stock of fowls.
either by crossing a pure bred male
upon our common stock, or what is
much better. get few thoroughbred
fowls, and start a flock of them, and
we have something we can reasonably
depend on for certain amount of
eggs and flesh; and after all this is
said aud done. II any one should come
along and want nice par. or single
bird, for breeding, we can supply them
with the pure stock, which always
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What Should be D0DC.

The internal arrangements of your
lighthouses should not be forgotten.
particularly in winter. when the fowls
are confined, The inside appliances
should be SO constructed that they will
aid in giving comfort, cleanliness and
convenience to the inmates.
For winter use. tarred paper pre-.
vents an accumulation of lice on the
inside woodwork. and contributes to
the warmth Of the hennery. But es-
sential, as moderate warmth is to your
fowls. cleanliness in every department
ofyour arrangements, is especially SO
The plan of movable shelf or
trough to catch the droppings. is very
advantageous. The shelf should be
sprinkled with dry loan, road dust or
plaster, and the droppings removed
each morning, with a dust pan and
scraper, and the strictest cleanliness
be thus observed.
The nest boxes, perches and laying
places must be kept clean, by frequent
whitewashine and applications of kero-
sene oil; the nests renewed with fresh
straw, and the drinking vessels and
feed boxes made clean and sweet. The
floor should frequently be raked, If the
earth is loose, and scraped, If it is
hard, to remove the droppings, and
resh earth or sand scattered over the
floor, to remove any unpleasant odors.
1t is poor plan to throw soft food
on the floor, or in shallow dishes, be.
cause where fowls congregate there
will be more or less dirt on the floor
and it will stick to the food. In shall
low dishes it will get upset and the
contents wasted and trampled under
foot, and once rejected it becomes
useless aiterward. Itpays to look to
the internal arrangements OF your hen
houses.-Ameriean Poultry Journal.
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Festhered legs are not tolerated on
Plymouth Rocks, and as the earlobes
must be red they should not have any
waite Cd them. A falling or crooked
comb is an abomination, and so is q
side sprg. The p]umage should be
even free from splashes Of black and
white, and the hens should be laced
on the wings. Brass on the hackle
and saddle of the cock is not allowed,
but it usually crops out the second
year, and the same may be SAID Of the
white feathers in the tail. When the
chicks are first Matched they are black
with white on the under parts, the
head being ornamented with white
spot. As market fowls the Plymouth
Rocks are unequaled, and if not kept
too fat are splendid layers Poultry
Refber.
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The Poultry House.

While we don't advise the beginner
OF limited means to build a costly
house for his fowls. We admire the
tancier, who has the taste and enter.
prise to erect a handsome building for
his feathered pets, though not absolute.
" necessary for tl.eir comfort and we'll.
being.
Often We have seen, while passing
through the country, splendid man.
slons surrounded with elegant stables,
barns and various structures for slor-
ing grain, implements and the odds
and ends Of the household, and not a
henneiy. nor vestige of what We
could call one, to BE- ssen.
1t is strange that those who keep
poultry to supply their tables and to
sell in market, who display much taste
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Description Of Breeds i.
THE PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
See Illus tratiou.

Gee IliuttfhtlOu.
The weight of the Plymouth Rock
cock should be nine and half pounds
and the cockerel eight pounds. The
color of the body should be grayish
white. with blue bars across each
feather, which should be even on all
parts of the plumage. The body
should be broad on the back. with
deep, prominent breast, and the gen.
eral appearance compact, abundant
hackle on the neck, moderately full
fluff, bright led wa,tles with bright red
medium sized earlobes. TIE beak
and legs should be yellow and the eyes
bay The tail should not be flowing
like the Dominick, but composed of
short feathers nicely curved over. The
shanks should be clear OF feathers,
while the thighs should be well GOV.
cred with fluff.
The weight of the hen is eight
pounds. Both the cock and The hen
should have medium sized, single
combs, which should be straight with
regular seuations. The hen resem-
bles the cock in color or rather, should
do so in the show room. but for breed
ing purposes the cock should be the
lighter than the hen. The legs of the
hen should be yellow. but we will say
here that there are few pullets that do
not have dark stripe down The front
of the leg, and instead of the legs OF
either sex being yellow, the larger
number OF them are a yellowish flesh
color. A pair of Plymouth Rocks
with yellow legs is a rarity and not
often seen.
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ed open the creates, World Fair that
has ever been,

ed open the greatest World Fair that
has ever been.
The work was done, and we saun-
tered YEARLY away over the vast place
to try and see and say exacly lift was
as nearly ready for inspection as had
been promised.
The truth is 1t is no, ready. but is in
an assured state of spendid promise.
Enough as,c be seen not only to keep
one busy till Spring, but tn permit me
a disinterested stranger, on his travels
Of observation, to say that it will be by
far the grandest Worlds Fair that has
ever yet been seen.
The poem, by Mr. Townsend. Of
this city. was able and eanest and
good. have space for but a few
stapzas
.'The rolling drum, the ,rumpcts' noisy blare.
The coiors yonder. tangled with the air.
The pomp efnations and their pageantries-
The sp' sidors that with splencors here compare:
Not these the symbols { man ower-noi these
The sobbing eng mes sets their psalms so HIM
The metals, mastered by lis lighiest wlnm,
Tie with single finger CO ntrol:
TIL cold machines. walked from their slumber
grim.
30 human seem, they only lack a soul.
1.-THE depth of earth his eager feet have pressed:
The lottiest nights his daring arm caressed;
No sphinx SO frowning hut his lips have kissed.
And coaxed her secret from her stony breast,
To sit hooded falcon on his wrist.
s'Thc subtle fierce he gathers from the sklSs
And buckles 10 his stronghold energies:
The mighty giants that his genius throws
And letters TO his daring enterprise
Thee. with their chaplets bind his godlikt
brows.
my gaze lift above these plains,
Where Peace her proudest victory maintains.
Remembering those we never may forget;
And as the eye the empyrean gains
De Soto smiled and Joliet and Marquette,
"A nd braveLa Sale. and lberville are there,
This consummation OF their ream TO share:
They, with BieRville greet us from on high.
To all the triumphs OF this day eo-heir,
Such names. such deeds, such heroes never die. -
New Orleans, La.