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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-28

Observation-Disclosures. III. IL. Meader, VINO
has been quite sick with pneumonia, is re-
ported much better. % T. Dodge of
Montpelier is repairing furniture in Eli
Edson's shop. - Charles s. Adams went
to Boston last week Monday, returning on
Wednesday with parrot to replace the one
his wife lost two weeks ago. - The band
will go to North Montpelier next Saturday
night to play for the rink. Their contract
to play once in two weeks runs through Feb
ruary and March. - Henry Dwinell's
colt came to the village quicker than its
driver did, one day last week, and broke the
shafts out of the sleigh. :" The business
meeting of the Womans' Christian Temper
ance Union will be held next Saturday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Donahue. - Rev. Mr..
Tabor will deliver temperance lecture
at the Unversalst church next Sunday
evening. - Rev. G.. L. Wells went to
Cabot, last Sunday afternoon, and attended
the funeral OF the mother of True A. Town.
- b. b. Brown, our popular truckman,
has lost diary and memorandum book
which he would like to have the finder re-
turn. &C. H. Robinson was on the
road last week for George o. Davis and re-
ports business very dull. - Mrs. Recta
o. Hall called in few of her many friends
on her SEVENTEEN birthday, January 14th.
There were present fourteen widows whose
united ages were nine hundred nineteen
years. The oldest one was Aunt Sally Mer-
ret, who is eighty-three. Besides these were
| NlTS. Levi Deutoii, anu Hci SistCi, 4uI .
| Charles n. Newton of Fargo, Dakota, who
came from Mrs. Benton's home through the
woods to the village and they picked quite
quantity of evergreen in coming through
the woods. A number of presents were
| left Mrs. Hall and all went home after
enjoying very good time - Professor
c.. F. Dudley, who is teaching singing
school, will, at its close, which will bt
about the middle of February, give to the
singers the benefit of a days rehearsal, fol
lowed in the evening by free concert. W.
hope that it will be a time of special benef
to all concerned. - James Whitehill
our veteran blacksmith, assisted by Pear
Whitcher has, since the LIST of October
shod ninety-two pairs of oxen besides thei
horse-shoeing and other custom work
Work done well and at fair prices secures
paying customers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-28

Cabot.-Mrs. Susan Walbridge has pur-
chased the place at the north end of Main
street formerly owned and occupied by the
late Charles G. Perry. - General Grout
gave the second lecture of the course Tues
day evening, January 18th. Subject, Rob-
ert Burns" This lecture has been highly
spoken Of by the press in different places
where it has been delivered. Suffice it to
say that it was equally we'll received here.
The third lecture was given last evening
(the 27th) by Professor S. II. Bracket of st.
Johnsbury on Ventilation" 1t was finely
illustrated by views and given in a very in
teresting style. The next lecture will be
given by Hon. p. X. Gleed of Morrisville,
Tuesday evening, February 3D.. His sub
ject will be Literature of the Bible"
- Quite good number Of neighbors
and friends assembled at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Morse, last Thursday
evening, to celebrate the fortieth annivers-
airy of their welded life. - The Masonic
social, last week Tuesday evening, being
near the twentieth anniversary of the char
ter of the lodge, remarks were made by
some of the charter members and quite a
portion of the exercises were in reference to
the occasion. The next social occurs on the
evening Of February I'd. - Miss Matte
d. Haines has gone to Boston for a course
of treatment by Dr. Derby for her eyes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-28

Tunbridge.-Mr. w. W. King of Law
renee, Mass, is visiting at A. NJ. Deans.
- The Reynolds family has been out
giving concerts the past week. - do
nation party is to be held at Rev. Mr.. Pres
tons this wednesday, evening - Ell
ting Sweet has pleuro-pneumonia and is
very ill. - DR.. +. j. Fish was in New
York last week attending meeting of the
Devon cattle breeders. - Whitney post
gives free campfire soon. - There is
much sickness in town. - son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Porter last
Sunday,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-28

CATARRH is a very prevalent and exceed
lected, to develop into serious consumption.
Being a constitutional disease, it requires a
constitutional remedy like Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, which, acting through the blood
reaches every part of the system eifecting a
radical and permanent cure of catarrh in
even its most severe forms Made only by q.
l. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
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Barre.

REV. j. K. WRIGHT occupied the desk at
the Universalist church last Sunday after
noon.
A NUMBER Of our citizens are taking adj
vantage OF the low excursion rates to visit
Montreal this week
JOHN II. BATcnELDER has purchased the
sash and blind property of Durham Jack
son at South Barre.
THERE will be donation visit at the par
sonage, for the benefit of Rev. A. NJ.
Wheeler and family, Thursday afternoon
and evening.
QUARTERLY meeting services will be held
at the Methodist church next Sunday. Pre-
siding Elder Spencer Is expected to occupy
the desk in the afternoon.
Clan Gordon" society comprised OF
Scotchmen, celebrated Burns birthday with
an entertainment at Academy hall, Monday
night The public were invited in and Sc
lections and songs from Burns were given.
BARRE ACADEMY.
Miss GERrIE BARNES has been visiting
friends at the academy for the past week.
THE debating club met last week Monday
evening and was called to order by Cheney
The question, Resolved, That Dakota
should be admitted into the Union as a
state" was discussed in the affirmative by
Hooker, Flint, Averill and Field and in the
negative by Holden I'd, and Freeman. The
merits of the argument were decided in
favor of the negative. Holden 1st was
elected president for the next meeting.
The social fraternity met last Friday
evening and was called to order by Mr.
Bailey. The following programme was car.
ried out: Defamation, Field music, Miss
Gordon; discussion of the question IL il
right for lawyer to defend a case that he
knows is wrong?' LIST, Webster
Edgerton and Field taking the affirmative
and Jones, Freeman and Holden, I'd, on
the negative; song, Miss Hooker; paper by
Averill editor; recitation, Miss Gordon
1.-THE Rival Speakers" Messrs. Jones and
Marsh; music, Misses Hooker and Taft.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-28

MISS 11attlb AHUTBWS Is Ut LtUdHUII, N
H., on visit. - Frank Glazier is at his
home in Bethlehem, N. II. - E. p.
Fisk has sold his house to Mrs. Louisa
Wiley for 5000. - ID. A. Cook has
bought the land on the hill commonly known
as the Miller land, paying 81 800 for the
Good Templars' district deputy in this
county for the ensuing year
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-28

wife are at Rutland on a visit. - The
spring term of school at the seminary be-
gins February 23d. - Several meadow
farms are for sale and at low figures. -
the seminary hall the second week in Feb
ruary. Further notice will be given soon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-28

Newbury.-We are having good sleigh
ing now and wood is coming into town with
rush - T. G. Reyes is still on the
sick list. He was confined to his bed all
last week with a slow fever which is not
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-28

odVUIUdN anu OUIIUdy' - NIIS EtI OVtU-
bins is in very sad condition, having fallen
on to a stove, and before help came, was
badly burned. Her recovery is doubtful.
- Miss Eliza Howe is reported to be
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19

DURHAM, N. Y, April H. Az your read
ers have read quite some about this place
last summer, few words now may not be
amiss in order to show the difference few
months make in this, the heart of the Cats
kills. Instead Of the mud and dust, every
thing is now snow and drifts, that, to-
gether with the absence of boarders, serves
to make this place look gloomy indeed.
The men here have nothing to do save at
tend ''yendues," sit around the store, and
shovel out snow-drifts. which are in some
places six feet in depth. All traffic is done
"a runners, through the fields, las tn
roads are about checked up To commence
with the town of Oak Hill, nothing is open
but the Post-office, store and tavern. DUR
ham is about as bad, except in addition to
the above, the tinsmith and tailor are still
here and when one gets to Grand View,
all is cold and still, even to the room your
fellow townsman, Hon. G. ID. Van Reypen
helped to decorate for an entertainment
last Summer. Crossing the mountains to
Wyndham, we find it about the same, but
when we return to Durham everybody is
busy tapping their ''sap bush, as the maple
woods are called, and you may expect
some good maple sugar soon, as uncle BIZ
jah is bound to make this season outstrip
all others. Upon arrival at Snyders farm
house, we found the women folks popping
corn and having good time generally be-
fore preparing for the Summer boarders
as they think the cholera will drive all the
city folks to the mountains this Summer.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19
prvfsion NO. 1I,s BalI.

Division No. II, A. O. H., held their
Second Annual Ball in St. Johns Hall on
Easter Monday night The ball was opened
promptly at 10 P. M. The floor manager
Jas. Fitzpatrick and Miss Maggie Scott,
lead the grand march, followed by $50
couples. Among those present were: Mr.
J Nolan, N D., of New York; Thos Banks,
County Sec., of New York; Mrs. Richard
Gormley and wife; VIM. REILLY, wife and
daughter; McOwen Carrel, President of
No. 16, and wife; John Flanagan, S. D. !;
Stephen Mccarthy, S. d.; VIM. Barry, of
No. g; Mrs. Patrick Manning and lady,
Oormack Dolan and Mrs. Dolan, VIM,
Sheridan and Mrs. Sheridan, VIM. Griffin
and Wife, Henry McChristal and wife, Mr..
Matthew Smith was as happy as Solomon
in all his glory, also Mr.. Thos. Shaunessye
Treasurer of No. 4, Patrick Fitzpatrick and
lady, Capt. Thos. Graham and company as
Hibernian Rifles; VIM. Casey of Division
2, of Hoboken; Mr.. Michael Hart and lady,
Joseph McElvany aad lady, Michael Null
ligan of No. 8, and lady. Michael Coyle
and Mrs Coyle, Patrick McChristal and
Mrs. McChristal Of New York. They all
enjoyed themselves in true friendship.
until Professor Dryer played " Home
Sweet Home" at $50 in the morning.
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The Royal Arcanum.

The fourth annual session of the Grand
Council Of New Jersey was held at Asbury
Park on Tuesday. In the absence Of Grand
Regent Pindell Grand vice-Resent EN-
mons presided. A large representation
was present and much important business
transacted. Bros. Emmons and Mcdowell
were nominated, but Bro. Emmons grace
fully declined in favor of Bro. Mcdowell,
and the following officers were elected
Grand Regent, B. B. Mcdowell; Grand
Vice Regent, ]. G, Emmons; Grand Orator,
J. @. Bayliss; Grand Secretary, ]. E, Nc
Crea Grand Treasurer, Henry A. Hodges;
Grand Chaplain, VIM. Cunningham, Grand
Guide. VIM B. Christine; Grand Warden,
Theodore F. Foote Grand Sentry, s. J.
Kallman; Grand Trustees, Thos. " Ward,
0. s. Mecabe and @. A. Leonard s. S.
Gordon as Representative to Supreme
Council, snd N. j. Van Pelt as Alternate
serve another term. In the evening ban
quet was given to the members of the
Grand Council and their friends at the
Sheldon House. Ocean Grove, by Coast
City Council No. 813, of Asbury Park.
Speeches were made by the prominent
members and guests, and very pleasant
evening was enjoyed by all present.
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M. j. CutIsy Association Bals.

The annual ball of the NJ. ]. Cutler AS
sociation was held in Teutonia Hall last
Monday evening. The small hall was
handsomely decorated and was crowded
with merry party of young folk. The
grand march was led by M. j. Uutley ahd
Miss Bessie Hogan and was very cleverly
executed. Among those present were. G.
Sanderson and Miss Ella Hogan, Frank
Burns and Miss Alice Devlin, D. Dugan
and lady, William Sanderson and Miss A.
Hogan, John McCabe and lady, Oscar
Phluf and lady, Otto Hoelper and lady, T.
Pherson and lady. Philip Nespshall and
lady, ]. Dolan and lady, J. Garvey and
lady, Charles Murphy and lady, james
Shannon and lady, John Logan and lady,
James Logan and lady. Following are the
officers of the association; President, G.
Sanderson: Vice-President, d. Shugrue;
Secretary, D. Dugan; Treasurer, j. Shan
non: 6ergeant-at-Arms, M. Madden,
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19
FIRE ITEMS,

-Four engines team are doing great work
of late.
Who said Rooney of One truck crimps
his hair
Ii q fire bell rings false alarm can it be
called libel?
We understand the boys Of Four truck
are good farmers.
How would President Brennan sound for
the new Fire Board2
The fire Board did very little business
last Wednesday evening.
Mulligan, Of One engine, is the 'Jonah"
of Dan Dinans love affairs.
O'Neil of One engine is great on pins and
needles. Old man slatcher.
The members of five engine are so slow
getting down stairs in tho night, when an
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19
SUNDAY. APRIL 10, 1886.

The Charter election of Tuesday was an
other assertion of the popular will and
triumph for the Democracy. They could
not, of course, secure control OF any OF
the commissions by which the city is gov
erned, but they have at least made them
all tie but one, while of the Aldermen
they elected seven, counting Mr.. Gator,
though he is not a Democrat. Still, he is
not Republican on this issue and will
probably vote with the Democrats on gem
eral principles. But the most important
matter connected with the election is the
wiping out of the Board of Education as
at present constituted. That Board. as the
TATTLER has said on several occasions,
contains some very bad material. There is
a little leaven of good among it, but not
enough to tighten the whole mass, and the
evil predominates to an extent that has
made the school government of our city q
shame to the people and disgrace to their
intelligence. Now, however. all this is to
be changed and the Board will hereafter
consist of seven members, to be appointed
by the Mayor The first Board will of
course be Republican, but the people can
stand that in consideration of tie great
advantage of having our scnool affairs adj
ministered faithfully, honestly and economic
cally. The only drawback to the election
is that the Free Library act is defeated be-
cause the law in express terms requires
majority of all the votes cast, and thus
the act did not receive This provision was
probably inserted in order that there might
be no question as to the legality of the ex-
penditure involved, and it is better that
we should know the act to be defeated now
than to find it out after the city had been
involved in expense. OF course city like
this should have library, bnt Jersey City
has been behind hand so long in the matter
of public improvements that it will require
something of an effort to get her abreast
the present. Those who desire a free
library must agitate the matter and try it
again next year.
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The Newark Ne,cs says that "the nuis-
ance who knows more about the Grant case
than the doctors has broken out at last :"
This is a mistake, he broke out at first.
when the doctors announced that Grant
was suffering from cancer and could only
live a short time one of the foremost medi-
cal journals of the country made the broad
statement that either Grant did not have
cancer or the doctors had not told the truth
about his symptoms and their treatment.
The journal in question said both treatment
and symptoms, as described, indicated
ulcer and not cancer, in which case the
patients condition though grave, was MOI
alarming. and there was at least areasona-
BILE hope Of recovery. But no man RECEIVERS
from cancer of the tongue except by the
heroic measure of cutting it out. There is
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19
SCORE BIZ INNINGS:
/ s 4 sc So
Jerseys ......2 o 2 4 2 OH
Arctic - .- o q O O IA

Earned runs-Jersey City, 0; Arctic 0.
Base on errors-Jersey City, u; Arctic, g.
Base on balls-Jersey City, 1; Arctic, 1.
Struck out-Jersey City, Z; Arctic.7.
Wild piiches-Jersey City, 1; Arctic, 4.
Passed balls-Jersey City /; Arctic, 2.
Wild throws-Jersey City, 2; Arctic, 5.
Two-base hits-Jersey City o; Arctic, 2.
9hree-base hits-Jersey City, /; Arctic, 0.
Umpire-Sweeney, of the st. Louis Club.
Time Of game-Two hours and ten minutes.
On last Monday afternoon the giants of
the New York Baseball Club appeared on
the diamond field to 'down the Jersey
boys" as one of them expressed it. They
were sorely disappointed when the game
ended, neither team earning run, the five
runs scored being made on errors. Lang,
the short-stop, cannot fill his position in
the field in very creditable manner, be-
ing uncertain. Mccormack let ball pass
him while on third base by sheer careless
ness, giving the New York team the first
run. Nick Bradley is a gem, and the way he
chased long fys in the left field and got
them, made the big fellows Vince. They
did not ''get onto" Hughes's pitching un-
til the fifth inning, when they scored their
first run on an error made by Mccormack.
ADpended is the score.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19
Anoient order or Hlbernians.

The second annual ball of Division no.
II, Ancient Order of Hibernians. was held
on Monday hight last in st. Johns Hall.
The affair was complete success in every
respect The following are the offers of
the Division President, William Sheri-
dan; Vice-President, Martin Geraghty; T.
Stewart, Recording Secretary; William
Griffin, Financial Secretary; Fl. McChris-
tai, Treasurer; Il. Donnelly, Sefgeant-at.
Arms. Professor Dryer furnished the
music for the affair.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19

gm-The best day in the week to adver-
tise is that day of the week when readers
have plenty of time to read. And the best
place to advertise is in the SUNDAY TATTLER
that goes into almost every house in the
city. You can't more profitably invest a
few pennies, if you want to buy or sell OF
give away anything, then by inserting a
notice in the SUNDAY TATTLER at one cent
a word
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19

The Joint Caucus sowed the wind in
March, and begins to reap the whirlwind
in April. The partsanship of the Eegisla-
ture that held sway in the State House
last winter, already commences to bear its
anticipated fruit of Democratic victory.
We make substantial gains in this county
The wrestling of the Board of Freehnlders
from the G. o. P. is not the smallest CT
them. The Republicans can derive no
comfort from the results in Hoboken or
Bayonne or this city. Railway carries the
Democratic banner high, while in New
Brunswick the sweep is SO clean that for
the first time since 1869, the Board Of Al
dermen is Democratic. In Trenton, Bur
lington and Passaic the rebuke administer
cd to the G. OF. is equally stiff. The peo-
pie want no eof the men who, for
few paltry offices, set aside the traditions
ST the State, and robbed their chosen Chief
of the prerogatives they elected him to ex-
ercise. They have to go-and they will
90 zoe
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19

In spite of the election scandals that his
enemies spread against him Mayor Oliver
was reelected in Bayonne by larger ma
jority than ever, and every man instrument
tai in connecting and spreading the story,
who was candidate, was defeated.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19

just now the clerk of the weather is in
duiging in meteorological athletics giving
us backward Spring. SO to speak.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19

We suppose that Police Commissioner
TIden will see to it that Captain Incompe-
tence is not allowed to remain in the
Police Department any longer than is nee
essary. He won't find the Police life-ten-
ure bill a very serious impediment in the
way of REMOVAL
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19

1t was very considerate of Cork not to
uncork the phials of her wrath until after
the Princesand Princess had departed. 1t
was q good deal like kicking at the shadow
after the substance had vanished, but it
was better that way than that any harm
should have befallen the royal visitors.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19

The claim set up by Delaware to the ex-
elusive right to all fishing in Delaware bay
and river up to low water mark on the
New Jersey and Pennsylvania shores may
be warranted by the original grant from
the Crown of England to Lord De la War;
but there is scarcely any pretence to equity
in such claim to-day. There are not
enough people in Delaware to fish the
waters claimed under this grant and any
such dog in the manger spirit should be
crushed by the courts as against public
policy. The idea too, that sovereign States
like New Jersey and Pennsylvania cannot
: fish in waters adjacent to their shores is
contrary to the spirit of our free institutions.
This absurd claim was first set up about
ten years ago, but by an arrangement be-
tween the three States interested, a pre-
liminary injunction was obtained from a
United States Court and there the matter
was permitted to rest, thus securing to
New Jersey and Pennsylvania their rights
in waters to their use of which there should
be no question. Now, however, the ques-
ton has revived without reference to the
injunction by the passage of bill by the
Delaware Legislature, reasserting the De la
War; grant and claiming all the rights I'M
der that patent. The matter has created
considerable excitement in South Jersey,
where the shad fisheries are of great i'm
portance and Governor Albeit has been
giving the matter his personal attention
during the past week. 1t is very probable
that he will find some means of protecting
the fishermen of this State in the rights
they are entitled te by equity even if the
claim of Delaware should prove to be legal
ly founded The matter is in good hands
and Governor Albeit will leave no means
untried in his efforts to secure to the pee
pie of this State the same rights that are
enjoyed by the citizens of other common
wealths
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19

The falling of a row of eight buildings in
New York was only what has been long ex-
pected by people familiar with the style of
putting up buildings in that city. 1t is an
open secret that the Fire Commissioners,
who have control of this matter, are in
cahoot with the rascally contractors who
put bricks together without mortar and
merely stick timbers together with glue.
Esterbrook, who set himself up against
these rascalities, was driven from his posi-
ton by the Fire Commissioners in the in
terests of the contractors who paid them
for it, and once there the latter have had
their own way. There are thousands of
just such death traps in New York, and
this is not the last the public will hear of
such tragedies. The wonder is they have
not heard of them sooner.