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West Cornwall.

Miss Agnes Joues has been sick. but is
much better now.
Mr.. and Mrs. D.. +. Taylor of Yer
gennes were in town last week.
Mrs. Azial Hamilton has been sick al
so her daughter, Miss Augusta.
Rev. Mr.. Palmer of Middlebury, with
his daughters, was in town last Friday.
Mr.. James LaVake Of Greenwich. n.
y, staid over Sunday with b.. +. Has
kell.
The Ladies' sewing circle met with
Mrs. Edwin Jones on Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Elizur Peck has lately been spend
ing a few days in Middlebury with Mrs.
Fuller w. Pierce.
c. NJ. Hanks and wife of Addison were
in town last Wednesday. Mr.. Hanks
was looking at horses with a view to
making Il purchase.
We have a new blacksmith, Mr.. Lepp
of Middlebury. lie occupies the shop
formerly used by Joseph Jones. and
owned by Mrs.M. \. Hamilton.
There was a surprise party at Merrill
Bingham's last Friday evening; a nice
time, with fine refreshments and good mu-
sic by SimOnds and Patnode of Whiting.
Of course all present enjoyed it.
Summers S%paulding had his fine span
of black horses weighed on b. F. Has
kell's scales, last Saturday, and they
weighed as they were driven on to the
scales 2G00 pounds. They are fine-lOok-
ing animals. Mr.. Spaulding asks a good
price for them and he will quite likely
get it.
Mrs. Ii. E. Taylor recently cut open Il
needle cushion. as it was getting worn,
and LOG by careful coun were found in
side. The needles were all bright, the
corn-meal keeping them free from rust.
L. has always been n of the things I'M
explained where all the pins went to. but
many of the needles may be found in Old
cushions.
Wonder if hat warm wave is ever
coming. or is that what has recently Wis
tied US and is making a long stay. If so,
it took a hard cold somewhere and we
are suffering the consequences. Such
!ong-continued cold weather is without
precedent for the time of year. Perhaps
we shall have five weeks sleighing in
March this year.
A very pleasant evening was passed at
B.. +. Haskell's Tuesday evening, the
18th. \ select company Of about twenty
gathered in their pleasant rooms aud the
hours passed all too swiftly in social
converse and parlOr games. An elegant
supper at twelve. served in fine style,
was among the good things in the even
ing's course. The small hours found the
company slow TO leaye-sure sign of al
enjoyable evening.
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Weybridge.

Farmers are a little impatient for the
coming of spring.
George Thorne has returned and is to
Iemain at G.. Ii. Spriggs' during the sea-
son.
Mr.. Frank Harrington of Rome. N. Y.
a nephew of Judge Harrington. has visit
ed his friends here, leaving for ZONE on
Tuesday.
MIR. Francis Ayres was found at his
barn on Sunday in IA semi-unconscious
condition. evidently the result of paraly-
sis. lie is very ill and fears are enter
tanned that he will not recover.
Mrs. John Wales. who was afflicted
with paralysis last spring, died On Satur-
day the 2lst. She was a daughter of the
late Columbus Bowdish and had resided
here a great number of years. Mrs. Dan
iel Wright is her only surviving child.
She was buried on Tuesday last. the SER
vices being conducted by Rev. Mr.. Noe
of Middlebury.
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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND on Monday
sent these important nominations to the
Senate. which confirmed them To be
ENJOYS extraordinary and ministers plen-
ipotentiary of the United Ststes-Edward
j. Phelps of Vermont To Great Britain
Robert Mel .ane of Maryland to France
George II. Pendleton of Ohio to Ger
many Henry r. Jackson OF Georgia to
Mexico. Mr.. Phelps nomination was n
great surprise, not only to his friends in
this State. but to the Democrats of the
country as well. Notwithstanding his
eminence as a lawyer and his recognized
ability and scholarship, Mr.. Phelps has
never been prominently before the coun-
try. lie is not a politician, and conse-
quently is unknown to the rank and file
of his party outside the state. OF his
fitness for the English mission-the high
est diplomatic position under our govern
ment-thcre can be no question. OF the
numerous sketches of his career that
have been published during the week,
the following is perhaps nearest correct
Edward j. Phelps was born in Middle
bury July Il. 1872. and is the son of
Samuel :. Phelps. distinguished for en-
inent ability as a lawyer, judge of the
Supreme court and | nited States Sena-
tor. He graduated at Middlebury col
lege in 1910. and studied his profession in
the Yale law school and in Horatio Sey-
mour's Office in M~iddlebury. He was
admitted to the bar in Addison county in
December, 1913. spent some time at
Washington, where his father was serv-
ing a term in the Senate. end as private
tutor at fredericksburg. Va, and finally
began to practice law at Burlington in
March. 1915. He has been there ever
since except for a short experience in his
profession in New York AS the partner
of Abraham Wakemen. from which he
returned in 1857. President Fillmore APP
pointed him second comptroller of the
treasury department in 1871. He held
the place through the administration. and
President Pierce wished him to continue
in it. but he declined. In his experiences
at Washington he became a f~avorite of
Webster. He represented Burlington in
the constitutional convention of 1870. and
this is the only elective political place he
ever held. He presided at the Benning-
ton centennial celebration in 1877. in
1850 gave a course of able lectures on
medical jurisprudence in the Burlington
Medical college. and was president of the
American Bar association in 1881. He
was appointed professor of law in Yale
college in the year last named, and has
since held the position. He also gave a
course of lectures on constitutional law
in the Boston University law school in
1882.
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ShOFeham.

Mrs. Morris died at Roger Wolcott's
on the 18th, after a lingering illness. of
numb palsy.
The farm belonging to the estate of the
late Edwin Ii. NOrthrup has been sold TO
Mr.. Nj. T. Cook, who will shortly take
possession of it.. The price paid was
S 1000. 1t is said to be one of the best
farms in Addison county and has fallen
into good hands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Newell of Cream
Hill celebrated the fifteenth anniversary
of their wedding the 10th of this month.
The large number of guests present was
sufficient evidence of the esteem in which
they are held. The presents were many
and valuable and We're thoroughly appre-
ciated. With social that and games the
evening passed pleasantly away. and at a
late hour the guests took leave, wishing
their host and hostess many happy re-
turns of their wedding day.
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FRIDAY. MARCH %. 1885.

MISLEADING statements regarding the
extent of the adoption of the town sys-
TEN of schools have been published. The
fact is that it is in use in 20 towns, 20 of
them adopting it during the past three
years. This is a correct list of the towns,
with the year of the adoption of the
wn system Burlington, 1868; Hines
burg. Waitstield and Woodford, 1871;
Middletown. 1873; Brighton, 1876; Boil
ton. 1850; Eden. 1881; Cabot. 1882
Charlestown. Hubbardton and Randolph,
1888: Goshen. Mt. Tabor. Stamford, st.
George. Westminster and Vergennes,
1881: Brunswick. Canaan. Dover, Fletcher,
Sheffield. Stockbridge. Starksboro, Som
erset, Waterford. Warren and Weston,
1885, "
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Orwell.

1t is very sickly here at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 5. Wilcox have been
visiting friends in Montpelier.
Mr.. w. B. Wright is confined to the
house with inflammatory rheumatism.
The Norfolk jubilee singers gave a fine
entertainment in the town hall last Satur-
day evening to a well-filled house. Every
one seemed to be pleased with their sing
ing.
Mr.. John II. Thomas. a lifelong resi-
lent of this town, died suddenly at his
home at Larabee's Point on Thursday
night of last week. Heart disease was
the supposed cause. The funeral, which
took place on Sunday, was largely at
tended.
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BridpOrt.

Forty days Of west wind is the outlook.
Among the many sick ones in town
are ID. II. Bennett and +, w. Fletcher.
Some horse men have been here and
shorn Our town of some of its best
horses.
Scarlet fever is quite prevalent. There
are some fifteen cases; but none has
proved fatal thus far.
Last week Sheldon Cook had the mis-
fortune to cut his hand badly with a cir
cular saw. About the same time his sis
ter got a silver in her hand. The cry.
sipelas set in and she is in a critical con.
ditiOn.
Last Saturday evening an alarm Of fire
was given and promptly responded to by
few of our citizens. The fire started il
the dwelling of Mrs. Gray. Fortunately
it was put out before it gained mucf
Roadway.
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RiptOn.

1obert Hubbard Bean died on the eth
inst, and was buried the day following.
having been a great sufferer since he was
injured by a falling tree. The effects of
the hurt and pneumonia. which interven-
ed, caused his death.
The school in district No. ). taught by
Miss Lizzie Spoor, closed on the 9TH inst.
The one having no absent marks was
Clara Caswell having but one absent
mark. Rosa Calvin, Maggie Caswell, AL
lie Pierce. Bonnie Caswell; those not
tardy, Mamie Calvin. Rosa Calvin, Car
rie Pierce, Libbie LaFrancis. Flora La
Francis, Elihu Noble, Frank Gonyea,L Luz
ella Noble, Lucy Piper, Ellis Noble. Al
lie Pierce, Bonnie Caswell. Willie Bent
ley; prize winners, Maggie Caswell,
Clara Caswell, Luella Noble.
The lyceum meeting of March "a was
called to order by the president, w. 5.
Huntley. The secretary being one of
the speakers, Cornelius Billings was ap-
pointed for the evening. The secretary's
report OF the last meeting was read, ac'
cepted a~ndadopted Recitafions were given
by Maud Baker. Lille Matteson and Amy
Bent. The questiOn--'ReSOlUed That
there is greater cause to fear the evil eff.
fects of an improper education than po-
litical dishonesty"-was discussed in the
Affirmative by o. +. Hurlburt and Arthur
Brown and in the negative by E. II
Matteson and Ii. G. Powers. The com
mittee on decision-Daniel Bent, ID. w
Smith and John Pierce-decided in favor
of the negative. Voluntary remarks were
made by Rev. Mr.. Patten. The ques
ton then went to the house on its Iner
its and was decided in favor of the mega
tive. The paper was read by the editor
Arthur Brown. The question for thu
next meeting is-"Res0lved, That Nor
monism is q greater evil in the United
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It Prevents and Cures Group.
RoGERsFIELD, \. Y, {

ROGERsFIELD, \. Y, Oct. l6, 1884.
MEssRs. HIGGINS, GREENE & HYDE. Proprie-
tors OF that valuable remedy, HIGGINS L. Il
/. COMPOUND"
DEAR SIRs.-As an act of justice to you and
thu community at large, please allow us to say Il
few words in regard to your Udtudbte remedy
However, an article of this kind Will not do YOU
the Justice TO which you are entitled. As a Rem
edy for Coughs. Colds, Hoarseness,e ETC., We have
used ii in our Family with the best of results, and
for that most dreaded OF all diseases which child
rem are subject to-the Croup-we en- testify to
iIs wonderful POtoers. We hare faith 10 believe
that Il sdUed for as a little girl three years Of age,
who had been almost given up by our Family
Physician. As u last resort we tried the Z. i C.
Compound, and the result was we saw our little
girl speedily recover, and was playing about the
house in a few hours,
Very respectfully,
MIR. i MRS. w. W. WHITE,
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Salisbury.

//Mr. Andrew Wainwright, a much-re-
,spected citizen of this town, died on
Tuesday, of pneumonia. His age was
about 80 years. The funeral will be held
on Friday.
The house occupied by the Stevens
Bros, and owned by Albert Spencer of
Boston, was destroyed by a supposed in
cendiary fire on Sunday morning. 1t
was insured. The greater part of the
furniture was saved, but seven hogs were
burned in an outbuilding.
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Polly Eldredge died at this place on
Saturday, the 2lst, aged Il years. The
funeral was attended on Monday at | p.
M, Rev. Mr.. Noe of the Middlebury
Methodist church officiating. The re-
mains were Inferred in the cemetery near
New Haven street.
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Obituary.
MRS. CATHERINE L. MCLEOD.

MRS. ~ATHERINE L. MCLEOD.
Last week was especially memorable from
the unusual number of deaths of adults in
our village. Among others. missed, perhaps,
by a large circle of relatives and friends.
was one who had outlived all the associates
of her youthful days inc had come to be
the oldest ~lnbabitant of the village where
her girlhood days We're spent. On the 2Oth
inst. Mrs. Catherine l.. Mcleod died ut the
family residence on Weybridge street, ut
the advanced age of ninety-fOur years and
six months. She was the only daughter Of
Sarah q. and Captain Ebenezer Markham,
and was born in Bridport, September ~,
1890. Captain Markham had been Il mer-
chant in Montreal, where, during the Amer
lean revolution, he lost all his property by
contiscation, Subsequently returning TO the
Sta ties. he married, in 1888. Sarah g., young-
est daughter of Benjamin Kellogg, ir., who
became the mother of the deceased 1t is
of sufficient interest to say in passing that
Benjamin Kellogg, jr, was the pioneer
American settler of the tow of Addison in
this county, going there first from Canaan,
Conn in 1859. The late Hon, Judge Isaac
Kellogg of Ticonderogs, Y. Y, was an uncle
of Mrs. Mcleod.
In 1896 Captain Markham, with his fam
lily, came to Middlebury, and the next year
he built and occupied a public house. called
the Markham House, which was located on
the south side of Main street, lust west OF
the bridge crossing Otter Creek, where now
stand the Mcleod block and the skating
rink. The subject of this notice was six
years old at the time. and has since said
that but ten families then lived on the west
side Of the creek, within the present limits
of the village. Captain and Mrs. Markham
were both intelligent. w~ell-educated eople
and gave their daughter all the advantages
of education that the times and place af-
forded, She was for several years II pupil
Of Mr. Black, IA cultivated graduate. of Ed
inburgh university, who taught in this
vicinity.
la 1896, when but sixteen years OF age,
! Miss Markham was married, in accordance
with the forms of the Episcopal church, to
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FACTS

England, in Chas. Dickens, produced one OF
the greatest novelists of the age. America, IN
Gen. Grant, one of the most celebrated military
The Iron clad "MonitOr" put Il cold
blanket on the hopes OF confederate command
ers, and Higgins I. and C.. compound is curing
more coughs and colds than any medicine sold
If you are hoarse anu cough nights, try It. Dom
allow your children to be croupy when YOU can
get "a bottle. % cents buys it. Sold by all medl.
cine dealers.
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Winter Sports in Granville.

DR.. Hamblin captured another tape
worm last Tuesday, measuring 10 feet.
he obtained it in ) hours time after he
gave his medicIne-the patient tasted two
days. Who will call Dext.-GranUille
Items in Bristol Herald.
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States than intemperance." The speak
ers arc-atirmatiye. Rev. Mr.. Patten /;
negative. II. G.. Powers. The meeting
voted to adjourned till Wednesday even
ing of mex week.
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LIBERATION NOTICE.

This is to certify that | this day give my son,
Willie Bordway, his time during the remainder
OF his minority. | shall claim none OF his wages
nor pay any debts of his contracting after this
date. JAMES BORDWAl.
Weybridge, Vt, March IA. lsS5. l2w3
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ID EPORT OF THE CONDITION

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ORWELL
at Orwell, IN the State of Vermont, at the
close OF business tuesday, March, 10, less.
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STATE OF VERMONT, I,C. e. Bush, Cashier
County OF Addison, IS. OF the above-named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above state.
ment il true ~ the best Of my knowledge and
belief. c. Il. BUSH, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 70 before me this l4th
day OF March, lss5.
j. 5. WILCOX, Notary Public.
COTrect-Attest.
V. RICH,
CYRUS JENNlNGo)
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Rory's Wisdom and His Love.

j. 6. Wood In the Youth : Companion
Now at Oxford the breakfast par
ty - is an institution. There are two
modes Of showing hospitality. one the
breakfast" in the morning, and the
other the wine,' in the evening and
it is very seldom that in any college q
DAY passes without a. breakfast" The
yisnds are given out at the kitchen aud
buttery, and thence conveyed to the
rooms by the kitchen-boys. So Rory
used TO 60 10 the buttery door in the
morning and look out for q breakfast.
When be had suited himself, be arose
upon his hind feet, and walked be-
hind the kitchen-boy TO the rooms
where the breakfast was given.
He had taught himself the art
OF walking upright and could
walk, or rather hop, up and down stairs
without putting his fOrepaws TO the
ground. Rory was known everywhere,
and as soon as he appeared chair was
placed for him, be was invested with
cap and gown, and took his seat at the
table, where be conducted himself with
perfect propriety. Even when q chick
en-bone Was laid on his plate. he never
touched II until permission was given.
Amer the breakfast Rory was expected
TO SIT on 8 bracket with pipe In bis
moa.h. he hated the pipe, but CON-
pounded for II as set-of against his
breakfast.
After awhile / Was called away to
some duties where the presence of Rory
would have been impossible, and so |
left him at nv fathers house. Once l
came back Unexpectedly. ] naturally
imagined that Rory would greet me
after bis usual impulsive manner. He
did nothing Of the kind. He came
from under my fathers chair. licked
my hand, and kept himself pressed
against me. When sat down, be lay
with his chin on nv feet, looking me
steadily in the face, bat remaining per-
foctly silent. Icorld only stay At home
ior few hours, and my next news Of
Rory Was that be was dead. His mas
ter had captured him and taken him
away. he refused 10 eat. pined away,
and died, much to the regret Of his
master, who would never have taken
the dog away il be had imagined What
the result veuld be.
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Letter from "siepniak to the editor OF
the London Times
In the Times Of August 2lst see
reproduced the purport Of communi-
cation from Geneva correspondent 10
q Vienna periodical stating that in the
July issue Of a Nihilist paper-the
Common Cause-published in the
former city, had appeared an article
repudiating all the revolutionary tradi-
tons Of the Nihilists. and proclaiming
that. under the discouraging influence
of past experience. they had adopted
the principle Of purely pacific agita-
ton. Let us fight with moral wea-
pons. Why try to spread terror among
those we wish 10 serve:" Such is the
sense Of the article in question.
Fighting with moral weapons IS. Of
course. most desirable. The Nihili>t,
have repeatedly declared that ali their
acts Of violence have no other object
than to render it possible for the Rus
sian people to use moral weapons alone.
But the readers OF the Times are aware
that 10 such moral activity Is possible
in the Russia Of to-day. Hence the
declaration imputed to the Nlhilisis. if
it were actually made by them, would
be equivalent TO total surrender and
abdicatiOn. and 10 remuneration Of any
action whatsoever. And in this sense
it has been understood by the English
press. In the interest Of truth. | beg
leave TO explain that this conclusion Is
altogether premature. The Nihilists
have made no such declaration, and |
hope they never will. The Common
Couse is neither an organ Of the Nj
hilists, Of any fraction Of them, nor Of
any Russian party whatever. 1t Is
ore Of the many papers published at
divers times by various Russian ex-
lies in free Switzerland. 1t was founded
few years ago by group Of three
or four Russian journalists, who aban-
Goned their country some eighteen or
twenty years since, who were never
connected with what is called Nihilism.
and have remained quite isolated. Very
fuctuating in its tendencies. this paper
represents nothing but the private
opinions Of its editors. who are about
It's only readers. If these honorable
gentlemen are dispirited as to the pros
poets Of Nihilism We are sorry for
them. but We do not think their dis
couragement will have any very disas-
trous effect on the fortunes Of the Rus
sian revolutionary movement.
As to the real position Of the Nhi-
lists. their ST. Petersburg clandesiine
organ. the Noro6aGia ToliG. IN its
tenth number, january, 1884, admit
ted that Degaeff1s treason had inflicted
Oh the party severe losses-and what
revolutionary party was ever exempt
from such losses but that IS
long time since, and in the mean
while the Nihilists have not been
idle. How far they have succeeded
in recruiting their strength AN
not at liberty 10 say. will only point
out that, assuming the Russian police
to have means Of obtaining information
on this point. heridiculous precautions
taken st the Kremsier interview 10y
which they disgraced their Emperor
would seem to imply that the NihllIsts
are in much better condition than the
gentlemen Of the Common Cause may
suppose.
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Mr.. W. c. Cox left on last TUESDAY
for his card-factory at Waits Mil, IN
Chambers county, but a few days be-
fore shaking West Point dust from has
feet he told a huge snake-story. He
met and became partially acquainted
with his snake near Tallapoosa. better
known as Poison Snout, HARRISON
county. Ga. We do not hope TO give
the exact language OF this famous
snake story, but it is about as follows ::
Il was riding along the road when
my horse stopped and showed signs Of
fright. j looked and saw what sup
posed was q log, between twenty-five
and thirty feet in length. Knowing my
horse was very much afraid of snakes.
] examined TO see If there could be one
Of these reptiles near the supposed log,
when the fact dawned upon me that the
object was q huge snake. / Alighted
and threw a stone at what ] then knew
to be a snake, striking it near the head.
when he jumped his full length, TWEEN
ty-five or thirty feet. AS soon as
be got still ] counted eighty-nine
rattles and several buttons on his
tail. met q gentleman afterward who
told NE his snakeship had been seen
near the same place for fifteen or
twenty years, and he had counted as
many Is l32 rattles on his tail. and
that when be opened his mouth he eT-
hibited fangs about six inches long, and
i suppose be told the truth-at least ]
knew he did about the fangs-I saw
them. When ] went to the nearest
house-four miles awAy-and tried to
get . gun to dispatch the snake, ! vas
told that il was no use to Try to find him.
for he only had certain times TO show
himself-snd passed on to 'Possum
Snout, feeling thankful that ny home
was not in the land of big rattle
snakes