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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-28

si6ed, instead of being removed or les
sened, as time goes on. The rope of
sand has broken even sooner than was
expected.-Concord Monitor.
THE lawsuit known as the Clones
county calf case " has been concluded
in Waterloo, Iowa, in the circuit court.
Eleven years ago John Foreman had
four calves stolen, and about the same
time Robert Johnson, neighboring
farmer, bought some calves for ). ID.
Potter of Green county. These calves
proved to be the ones stolen from
Foreman. Soon after Johnson was
prosecuted by the anti-horse-thief as
ISOLATION of Jones county for the theft
of the calves. He was tried twice and
acquitted, and in 1877 brought suit
against seven members of the associa-
ton for malicious prosecution, alleging
that they did not have probable cause
for beginning the action. The case
has been before the courts eight years,
and has been tried five times-once at
Clinton, once at Vinton and once at
Waterloo, and each time, except one,
the plaintiff received verdict varying
from $4,000 to 81 500, but each time
the verdict was set aside. The jury
now award $1,000. The costs, attor-
neys' fees and expenses entailed upon
the parties to the litigation, is .esti-
mated at more than $4,000, and sew
eral prosperous farmers have been rem
dered bankrupt, while the calves in the
first place were not worth $50.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-28
Two Leading Issues.

Senator Evarts of New York, in speech
at Buffalo, touched upon the leading issues
of the campaign. The democrats pretend
that the two issues which Mr.. Evarts briefly
but earnestly discussed are not state issues.
A free vote and an honest count and pro-
lection to American labor are questions
which are always involved in a state cam
paign, directly or indirectly. Upon these
points Mr.. Evarts remarked: When the
war was over the republican party felt that
it was over without punishments or resent
ments. We felt that the voters of the coun-
try could devote themselves to the consid-
Grafton of the labor question, the elevation
of our politics and OF our civil service and
that we don't need to have our thoughts
turned to war subjects; and now we hear all
over the country, and l am delighted to
hear it, that no one at the South desires the
resurrection of slavery, if they will only
permit us to introduce a moral union of
heart and mind between our southern
friends and ourselves. Is that mealy-
mouthed? Is that opprobrious We re-
publicans do not decline to speak the truth
in plain terms. How much woe came upon
our country through northern men being
mealy-mouthed about slavery for fifty years
Waiting for the South to join us, we in
tended to aim at unification of the people
of the United States in their acceptance of
the suffrage. Any nation that wraps itself
in shirt of Nessus, of wrong at the ballot
DONy Will suffer IL. we favor
the protection of American labor. We are
not mealy -mouthed about that. We believe
that congress should act in the interest OF
the American laborer. We are united upon
that, while the democrats are divided. If
were laborer or capitalist | would favor
the party that was united, and not one that
was divided upon this question. Our state
by its manufactures, produces S1,0S0,000
600. Does not that lessen our taxes ? Shall
we stop our manufactures Why the total
value of the farms of the country is only
$4,000 100000, while the total annual pro
duction of the manufactures is $50, 000,0 600,
600. Do you want to pull down that ava
lanche? 1t is proposed that we shall harry
and torment our industries. What are we
going to do with the Germans and the
Irishmen that we invited over here to hell
us in our manufactures Why, gentlemen
when serious attempt is made to destroy
these industries you will witness tumul
like civil war A chill has already beef
cast over our industries through great po
litical party becoming hostile to them.
think it pretty hard if the laboring men
votes are to go in favor of such party con
tinuing in power"
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the cornet is well-known and appreciated
hereabouts is in Boston this fall taking
lessons in cornet-playing. He ought to
" make a mark " in that line. - Charles
Davenport buried his second daughter,
ABOUT ten years of age, last Sabbath, Rev.
Mr' Booth of Northteld officiating at the
funeral. - As an illustration of the line
upon which many of our farmers have been
working in late years, we may mention the
case OF two OF our townsmen, one of which
purchased six or seven thousand dollar
farm in the day of high prices He paid 81 800
towards the place. After his death another
townsinan married his widow and paid
in $500 in all-princpal and interest-and
now he has to give up and leave the farm,
with nothing to show, in the way Of money,
as we understand it, for the So 900 altogether
paid toward it. Surely men in like circum-
stances are greatly to be pitied. - On
our table are invitations given the late Nor
man Davis to an " assembly " and an cleo
ton" ball at the Pavilion hall in Mont
pelier in 1880. What strikes one in these
days of fashionably late hours as noticeable
in these invitations, is the hour of six
O'Clock P. NJ, for assembling. = Wilbur
Adams raised good crop Of wheat-nearly
seventy bushels-from a few acres this
season. - Miss Nancy Fagg, sister of
Mrs. AFRO Nichols who is stopping here
was one of the unfortunate depositors in the
birmingham (Mass.) Savings Bank, the
cashier of which recently killed himself,
after having robbed the bank. Miss Flagg
has just returned from visit to Framing
ham, whittier she went to look after
the matter. - Mr.. and Mrs. AFRO
Nichols have recently taken an outing
among friends in Caledonia county.
Ex-townsman j. Ebert Briggs of New
ark, n. Y, has just purchased an expen-
sive home in Rochester, n. Y. His pub
lication of the United States Court Reports
may likely prove a bonanza to him. He is
contemplating, we hear, another scheme in
the way of the publication of law books, from
which he hopes arich reward, if carried out.
- Harry Fogg had a few Russian null
berries this year, from very young tree.
He is much pleased with the berry. -
We learn that DR.. G. G. Ellis of Nashua, N
H., is in poor health, and has sold out his
fine residence there.
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General Term of the Supreme Court.

The court convened at ten o'clock on
Tuesday, the 9th, and after prayer by Rev.
T. p. Frost, the docket was called and at the
conclusion of the call the court took recess
until two o'clock, to await the arrival of
Judges Ross and Powers.
Laura w. Burton Us. Oscar A. Burton &
David Noyes Burton, in chancery. The
evidence in this case having been taken
under the old rules in chancery, it all had
to be printed and makes it very long case
Ballard, Wales x Walker, and Noble for
the oratrix; Poland and Hard & Stafford
for the defendants.
The next case for hearing is the hdbeoS
corpus case from Middlebury In re Will
lam IL. Smell. This case will bring in ques-
ton the constitutionality of the act of the
last Legislature empowering the governor
upon petition to appoint special prosecu-
tor. This case was originated by Mr.. Tup-
per of Middlebury, special prosecutor ap-
pointed by the governor prosecuting Mr..
Smell for keeping a billiard hall, and for
which the seectmen of the town of Middle
bury had not licensed him. A conviction
was secured and now the relator brings this
writ, claiming that he is unlawfully de-
tanned and imprisoned.
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A Visit to the Vermont Colony.

IUTNAMSNlLLE, OCloDeI ~, 1000
Mr. Editorials there has been some con-
tention through the newspapers regarding
the Vermont colony location, and having
visited the colony in September, have
often been asked since to give my views on
the situation. AS large number of your
readers have friends there l take this oppor-
tunity to do so. There were fifty-one of us
who started from St. Adams the 31st of Au-
gust for Loyalton, Edmunds county, Dakota
Territory. We had a safe and pleasant
journey over the G.. NJ. Il St. =. railroad, ac-
companied by their travelling emigrant
agent, Mr.. Robert c. Jones of South Royal
ton, VT, who did all in his power to make
the trip a pleasant one. Mr.. Jones is a
thorough gentleman and well qualified to
fill the position he holds. We arrived at the
colony September 4th, and received a
hearty welcome from our friends. They
were looking hale and hearty, and ex-
pressed themselves well pleased with their
homes. | took some pains to inform myself
while there, and to look the situation over.
The town site is on rolling prairie of quite
an uneven surface, yet all good land for till
age or grazing purposes. There are some
stones on the surface; some sections have
more than others, while some have scarcely
any. The stones are no objection, as they
are all needed, and more, for building pur-
poses. The soil is rich black l. I'm, vary
ing in depth from eight to twenty-four
inches, and in places even deeper than that.
ne greater pdTl Vi llle StllleTS nave TdlScu
sufficient vegetables for winter USE There
are twelve houses built on the village site,
besides some that have been built on indi-
vidual claims; and there are more in pro-
cess of construction. The town is eighteen
miles west from Ipswich and twelve miles
south from Roscoe, Ipswich being the
nearest railroad station. There is "a survey
of a railroad through the town. In looking
the situation over carefully, | do not see any
reason to doubt that the locating commit
tee did make a judicious selection, and /
think they have been censured unjustly,
and the members of the colony will back
me in the statement | have said nothing
of the unfavorabe side of the question: it is
but fair that both be presented. In going
to new country like this many of the home
comforts have to be dispensed with. 1t is
not there as here. There all meet more as
equals; society is different, and new as
sociatons have to be formed, which is I'M
pleasant at first The climate is not so
much different than ours. The water is hard,
and there is no timber. AS far as the eye can
reach, not bush can be seen. These are
objections; yet the latter is fast being over
come by tree-culture, and / believe the
time is not far distant when the farmers
will raise their own fuel. But have made
this letter long enough, and will simply say
in conclusion, that those who have located
with the colony, and keep their land and at.
tend to it, will soon be in Independent cir
| cumstances. M. p. KENT.
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Orleans County.
Barton.


o. ID. OWEN has purchased E. F. buttons
lot, adjoining his own on which the build
ings were lately burned, and is erecting
two-story building seventy by seventy feet
Mr.. Owen will require large part of the
first floor and basement in his extensive
business. Convenient rooms will be fitted
up for Horace Pierce, who has bought out
the drug business of Mr.. Dutton.
Craftsbury.
AMAsA RANDALL has sold a part of his
Skinner farm to Ham Hartman. -
Frank Chase expects to move into his house
the first of next month. - John Greaver
is building a barn and otherwise improving
his premises. - Luman Smith is putting
up a building in addition to his mill, to be
used as a blacksmith shop.
Glover.
ELIJAH MILES run his hand into thresh-
ing-machine last Friday. 1t is thought that
amputation will not be necessary. -
Ed. Bodwell is building house at Barton,
intending to occupy it as soon as it is fin
ished - Mrs Ella Nye Huntoon was
married to Mr.. L. j. French at Manchester,
n. H., last week. Mr.. and Mrs. French are
stopping for few days with l.. III. Nye, her
father.
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Important if True.

A RUTLAND dispatch says: " A revolt of
the democratic masses of Vermont against
the dictatorship of Hiram Atkins of Mont
pelier has begun. A circular has been is
sued to democrats in every town asking in
formation as to the filling of post-oftices
and asking whether the appointments have
been in accordance with the wishes of the
majority of the democratic voters in the
several communities, and requesting the
name of the person through whose influence
unsatisfactory appointments have been
made. This movement has been engineered
by prominent democrat, and he expresses
determination when the required in
formation shall have been secured of organ
izing a revolt at the next state convention
which shall rid the party of the bosses to
whom it has submitted for years. The ag-
gressive faction asserts that many post
office appointments have been secured
solely through influence with Atkins, and
they give dozen prominent instances in
support of their theory"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-28
The President and his Party.

In his speech in New York Senator Ed
munds said "There are something like one
hundred thousand offices in the United
States. If one of the best men in this audi
ence was named to the President as candi-
date for an office, the chances are that Mr.
Cleveland would not know him. Who is
he to rely on for information He must
have his own cabinet and so the senate has
always swallowed every nomination, on the
ground that the President ought to be per-
mtted to select the men who could advise
him. If Mr.. Cleveland could have selected
seven men who really believed as he did,
that republicanism in this point had been
adopted by democrats, you would not have
seen the tens of thousands of men going to
Washington with their hats stuffed with
recommendations. You would not have
seen three-quarters of the democratic party
saying that the whole idea of the republi-
can party and President Cleveland on that
point was delusion and that they were
going TO have the offices, anyhow. / believe
that, in spite of the good intentions of Pres-
dent Cleveland, he will find himself not
supported by his party and his cabinet"
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Orange County.
Chelsea.

WE understand that the repairs recently
commenced by the town authorities on the
old Norton bridge, at the lower end of the
village, were stopped on account of the poor
condition it was found to be in upon exam
nation. 1t will be necessary TO build new
bridge entire in the near future. =- Miss
Purple of Woodstock late of Chicago gave
one of her characteristic entertainments at
the courthouse Monday evening. ===
There was tea-party at the Methodist
church last Wednesday. - H. NJ Moul-
ton of Manchester, n. H., an account of
whose mysterious death has been in all the
daily papers, was buried here last Wednes-
day. He formerly lived in town. He leaves
a wife and child. G.. q. Cooke of Cor
NTH was in town last Friday. Mr.. Cooke
has recently been appointed postmaster.
- William Green and wife are in town,
visiting Mrs. Green's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. o. Burnham. =- Charles q. Godfrey
has been in West Randolph for two weeks
past, engaged in the construction of "A house.
- Ed. Peters and wife have been in
Boston for week past on n visit =-=
Mrs. A. III. Powers and Mrs. Story n. Goss
have been visiting friends in Thetford.
- Captain w. ii. IL. Hall and family
are in Boston this week - Wester Fits
of Lowell, Mass, is in town visiting his
many friends. =- DIR, G.. IL. Locke of
Worcester Mass, is in town visiting rela-
tives. - II. NJ. Rublee of the North Loup
Banking Company, North Loup, Nebraska,
was in town Wednesday. - Miss Ann
Minard, who has been out OF town for some
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-28
Fixing the Offices.

TO the Editor Of the Wdtchman:- The fol-
lowing appeared in a Montpelier letter to
the Boston Globe of August 23d, and evil
IDENTIFY was inspired at the Argus office:
The democrats of Vermont feel duly gratifed that
their affairs have been in the hands of such indie
fatigable workers as b. B. Smalley and Hiram At
kins. These two men have not contented them
selves with writing letters they know will he simply
filed away and no more attention paid them, but
have either one or both gone to Washington and at
tended to the interests of their friends in person
They have accomplished every change which they
have gone for in earnest as yet. Mr.. Atkins asks
nothing in the way of Office himself, and has never
received dollar for his expenses, steadily re-
fusng offers, much to the disgust of his friends,
who think he ought to have some good office
AS Mr.. Atkins has just returned from his
fourth trip to Washington, the public will
look with interest into the columns of to-
days Argus to learn his success in manipu-
lating the Montpelier post-oifice. Has he
accomplished this change which he went
for in earnest ?" PASS THE HAT!
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-28
Collector Smalley i'm Washington.

A Washington dispatch says: Collector
b. b. Smalley of Burlington is here, en-
gagged in the preparation of report upon
the customs service in that district, which
will soon be submitted to the secretary.
The report is mainly confined to routine
Secretary Manning has called for from all
the collectors of customs, as basis for
recommendations in his own forthcoming
report. Mr.. Smalley's report will show a
reduction in the annual expenditures of his
collection district of about $4,000. About
eighteen clerks have been dismissed and a
few more will be removed without injuring
the efficiency of the service. If many more
discharges are made in this office the mum
Der of clerks will be reduced below fifty,
and then the office will no longer be subject
to the civil service rules
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-28
Washington County Good Templars'
Union.

The union convened in the Methodist
church at Northfeld ON Wednesday of last
week, and was called to order shortly after
ten o'clock. After the formal opening cere-
monies, an address of welcome was delv-
cred by Principal Hit, worthy chief tenn
plar of Northteld lodge. One of the speak
ers happy thoughts was that temperance
organizations are like savings banks in
which labor and interest for the cause are
gathered, instead of being wholly or par
TALLY lost, and results are attained which
would be impossible from scattered indi-
vidual efforts. A pleasant response was
made by T. X. Gordon, Esq, of Montpelier.
the past summer had been no exception to
the general rule of failure in attendance
and interest during the warm weather, but
all We're hopeful for the coming winter. The
following officers were chosen for the year
ensuing County chief templar, Hon. Albert
Mrs A. f. Andrews of Gouldsville; county
secretary, f, A. Tisdale of Gouldsville;
county financial secretary, Mrs Q. III. Nc
Allster of Waitsfeld county treasurer, Il.
X. Gordon, Esq, of Montpelier; county
chaplain, Rev. |. p. Booth of Northheld !;
county marshal, William e. Long of Waits
field; county guard, Miss Emma Wiley of
Worcester. Grand Worthy Chief Templar
Plumley presided in the afternoon and after
some Introductory remarks by him, the
committee ON u new schedule of dates made
their report, and the committee ON plan
for securing more accuracy and fulness in
reports of lodges also reported, both reports
being adopted. After this the regular pro-
gramme was taken up as follows; Essay on
lodge work by Superintendent A. l.. Hewitt
of Gouldsville, in his absence read by Rev.
w b. Worthing; recitation, The Organ
Builder" by Miss Kate Robbins of North
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Chittenden County.
Richmond.

ALLIE, a young lad of about fourteen years
of age, son of w. ID. Hall of this village,
was accidentally shot in the abdomen last
Sunday, by a companion of about his own
age, named Sayles. 1t appears they went
after beech-nuts, upon the hill just back of
the village, and young Sayles carried a
small revolver. In attempting to shoot a
squirrel the cartridge failed to explode and
while examining the weapon, to ascertain
the cause, it was discharged, with the above
result. The physicians did not probe for
the ball, as it evidently followed a rib, and
unless an abscess is formed, no serious re-
suits are entertained.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-28

BY means of an ingenious machine wood
intended for paper pulp is shaved off so
boiler. The machine takes a log twelve
inches in length, which it revolves at
speed of one thousand revolutions per min
ute, and sharp cutter shaves of a shay
ing so thin that it would take seven hun
dred fifty of them to make an inch, nicely
of execution which may be judged of by the
paper are required to make an inch.
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Caledonia County.
Walden.

THERE was a Sunday-school concert at
the South church last Sunday. - Rev.
p n. Granger will attend quarterly meet
ing here November Sth. Rev. G. w.
Ross is to preach the remainder of the con-
ference year at Noyesville, and has moved
into the house with Mr.. Chandler. -
Rev. M. III. Ryan was called to Woodbury.
last week to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Holden.
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Windsor County.
Bethel.

OUR people are raising money to lay iron
pipes through the village to take the water
from the fire pump at the mill TO use in case
of fire. - The members of the Universal
list Sunday will give a harvest con-
cert at their church on Sunday evening next,
November LIST, at seven O'Clock. - There
were twenty-nine couples attended the ball
at the Locust Creek House on Friday even
ing of last week. - Fred Arnold was
quite i'll for two or three days last week
from the effects of vaccination. == Nelson
Vanier has moved into X. w. Rood's house
at the lower end of the village. == Miss
Josie Nichols of Rochester visited her friend,
Minnie Carpenter, in this place on Friday
and Saturday of last week. - William
j. Adams of Hartford, Conn, was in town
last week, and bought several horses to take
home with him. -= While assisting Eddie
Hatch to replace "A bag of apples which had
fallen from "A load one day last week, Ed.
Stiles, who works for Lyman Childs, was Sc
verely kicked in the side by Hatchs horse.
East Bethel.
Mrs. SARAH GROW is suffering from an
injury received by accidentally striking her
hand on a sewing-needle which had been
driven into the window-casing by the chill
dren. == Miss Dora Smith has returned
to Massachusetts. Faber Benedict's
children have the whooping-cough. -
John l.. Bowman of Royalton died very
suddenly, with heart disease, Sunday
morning. He was eghty-three years of
age. == Mrs. Darwin Paul is expected
home from Brattleboro this week -
Walker Perrin was thrown from horse
last Saturday, striking on his back and in
juring him quite severely.
Gaysville.
THE fence viewers were called out Mon
day morning to divide the fence between
B. NJ. Caswell and George l.. McIauthlin of
Boston, who owns the meadow in this viii
lage -- There are TO be dancing-schools
here Tuesday evenings, taught by Professor
A. j. Curtis of West Randolph. =- Alex
ander Packard died Monday, October 10.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-28

THE expression of the eyes of persons
killed by violence is considered an import
ant matter in criminal jurisprudence, but
its value has been greatly lessened by rea-
son of its eyanescent nature. A French
scientist has found a means of restoring the
life-like expression. 1t consists in applying
a few drops of glycerine and water TO the
COruea
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-28
KEEP sweet your breath-if maid or wife,

KEEP sweet your breath--if maid or wife,
Or old or young or large or small,
IL you have any hope in life
II you have any friends at all.
Keep sweet your breath-and heed the warn
ing,
LIKE the perfume waited from beds of
flowers is the breath that has been rendered
agreeably odorous with SOZODONT, which
ness and TO the gums a roseate tint. Use it,
and beautify your mouth.
SPALpING's GLUE" useful in every house.