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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-27

Groton.-The rain of last Saturday morn
ing was very gratifying to all, and especially
so to those who had been fighting the fire
which had been raging for about week
through the woods and lands recently
cleared of timber, towards the western part
of the town. Some five or six hundred acres
were burned over, including four sugar-or-
chards and quite lot of valuable timber
land. Loss estimated at from $4,000 to
$500. - Mrs. j. r. Darling fell down
stairs, last Thursday evening, breaking one
bone of her leg just above the ankle. 80
1. NJ. Kicker finishes saving out his stock of
lumber this week. - Memorial Day is
to be observed in this town this year by
meeting at the Methodist church at half
past one. The exact programme has not
yet been decided upon. - Miss Winnie
", daughter of Samuel Goodwin, goes to
Concord n. H., this week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-27

Marshfield.-H. IL. Meader, landlord of
the hotel, has been doing some extensive
repairing this spring. He has put in new
windows, painted the outside, and made
over nearly every room in the house by
painting. papering and whitewashing wher-
ever it was needed. 1t is safe to say the
hotel never was in better shape for business
than now. - The band elected officers
for the present term last Wednesday even
ing, the old ones being unanimously re-
elected. - Arthur Moulton and wife of
st. Johnsbury and Mrs. s. II. Moulton Of
East Cabot were in town last Saturday.
- The band went to North Montpelier,
last Saturday, to play at the rink, and goes
again in two weeks. - The union meet
ing, last Sunday, was well attended by all
the churches in the place. A memorial SER
mon was preached by Rev. Mr.. Tabor and
was listened to with interest by large au-
dience. == Mrs. Sylvester started yester-
day (Tuesday) for Massachusetts, where
she is to stop with friends for awhile.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-27

Rochester.-Last week Monday Miss
Eta Richardson was thrown from "A wagon
and seriously injured. She was taken up
unconscious, but soon revived and il doing
we'll. Her head was badly cut and bruised.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-27
Braintree.-Mrs. Waldo Flint, who Ina

Braintree.-Mrs Waldo Flint, who has
been sick for long time, is somewhat i'm
proved in health. 80 Flora, youngest
daughter of G. Il. Woodward, who was
taken with commissions last week Tuesday,
is much better. =- Mrs. Orvis Thayer,
who was injured by jumping from wagon
last week, sustained injuries worse than at
first supposed. Several pieces of bone have
been taken from the wound.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-27

Calais.-William Noyes and wife of Mish-
awake, Ind, are in town visiting friends
and relatives. Cherrie Morse has re-
turned home from Ottawa, Ont, and is
teaching school in No. IL. - Mrs. John
Fair has taken a deed of the farm long oc-
cupied by her father -- Out OF a lot of
eleven smallpox patients in the Ottawa
hospital only three recovered. One of them
il Cherrie Morse of this town. =- George
Kent is Sick with the pneumonia and Ben
jamin King is recovering from the same
disease.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-27

Hancock.-Rev. George S. Guernsey will
preach at this place next Sunday afternoon
at one o'clock.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-27

Tunbridge.-The SEVENTEEN birthday of
Mrs. Levna Titus was celebrated at her
home, the 22d instant, by her relatives and
friends. Many gifts feebly expressed the
good will of those present. Lines intended
for the occasion were read by Miss Jennie
K. Moore. Letters were read from Mrs NJ.
j. Bull of New York and Mr.. John w.
Moore of Tufts College. After brief literary
exercises, the guests were invited to the
tables, which were beautifully filed and
beautifully decorated with flowers. All
present will long treasure many pleasing
"reminiscences of the event. - The New
England Meteorological Society has several
volunteer observers in town. - Mamie
Nelson was chased and badly frightened by
AID. Osgood's vicious dog last Friday.
A road machine is to be sent here for trial.
- The details from Whitney Post will
be at the cemeteries at eight A. M, next Sat-
urday. - The door of the school-house
A pair of four-years-old steers owned by
James Farnham weigh $3.50 pounds.
Mrs. w. w. Gallup of South Royalton was
visiting her old neighbors in this place last
week. - Mrs. Lewis Dickerman is very
sick. - The lightning made lively work
in the telegraph and telephone office last
Tuesday, the 10th. - A union memorial
service was held at the Congregational
church last Sunday. Rev. j. S. Little of
the Methodist church preached the memo
rial sermon The church was beautifully
decorated - There will be a meeting
of the post next Friday evening. - Mil
lard King went to Boston last Saturday.
- Aaron King is building a barn upon
the farm opposite the village. - Miss
Adella C. Gle is home for vacation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-27
Barre.

UNCLE JOHN PAYNE is confined to his
house by sickness.
MRS. FRANK STAFFORD, daughter and
granddaughter, of st. Johnsbury, were in
town last week visiting relatives and friends.
They returned to st. Johnsbury the first of
this week
DECORATION DAY is to be observed here
next Saturday by the usual appropriate ex-
ercises. Dinner will be served in the
Methodist vestry to all veterans of the Post
and visiting comrades
AT the town meeting, last Thursday, the
building committee was instructed to sell
the buildings on the proposed site of the new
hall, and they were sold at auction last Sat
urday afternoon, L. j. Bolster bidding off
the house and ell at S515, and ID. w. Mower
the barn at S142.
THE selectmen some time ago, closed III =.
Webster's billiard-rooms, not considering it
necessary to have such an institution here
Last week Gerry Blanchard again opened
the same rooms, which event was celebrated
by the presence of Barre cornet band, and
many are now waiting for further develop
ments.
MICAH FRENCH has snapped his house
here in the village with William Howard of
Orange for his farm. Mr.. Howard is to do
the springs work on the farm, after which
Mr.. French takes possession. Mr. French
has owned nearly all the real estate in
barre al one Il1ne ana anOtner, ana now
seems to try his hand in other towns.
SATURDAY night seemed to be gala night
as far as regarded music in the village. The
Guy Family, playing in front of Academy
hall before their entertainment, was soon
followed by street violinists and harp in
front of the postoffce. Then Barre cornet
band came out on the park and occupied the
stand, giving good music for an hour, and a
Scotchman in full costume also appeared on
the scene playiup the bap-ninps
MEMORIAL DAY services were held at the
Methodist church last Sunday afternoon,
the other churches being closed on that oc-
casion. Crandall Post, G.. A. r., was present
in a body, being escorted to and from the
church by the military company from Barre
Academy. Rev, Harvey Webster of Will
JAMESTOWN delivered the sermon. The sing
ing was by a select quartette, consisting of
e. II. Glidden, first tenor; I. l.. Mcdonald
second tenor; w. A. Perry first bass; ID.
G. Bickford, second bass. Miss Florence
Howard read poem, and remarks were
made by Rev. Peter Mcmillan, who also
read short poem.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
COMMENCEMENT work is being pushed as
rapidly as possible. - Miss Mary Leon.
ard of Gaysville visited her home last Fri
day, returning on Tuesday. - Owing tc
the absentees, the lyceum was adjourned
last Friday night for two weeks. -
Thanks to several friends of the school, the
parlor has been newly furnished almost
throughout. - The Misses Way, Henry
Bowles, Blackmer, White and Foster spent
Saturday and Sunday at their homes oil
with friends. - The senior class recently
elected Mr.. Elbridge w. Newton head ushel
for commencement week, and Messrs. Pate,
and Taylor, assistants. Mr. Wilbur ant
Misses White and Barron are committe,
to arrange programme for class-day.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-27

risville. - Mr.. Plumley was sick last
week, but recovered sufficiently to go to
Hyde Park Tuesday on professional bust
ness. - Mr.. Elisha White came on from
Kansas Friday. - Seth Porter started
for Kansas Monday. - Miss Roxana Or
cult returned last week from Lowell Mass
- Miss Martha Hazen is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Sherburn, at Randolph Center.
- Mr.. Thomas Averill left Tuesday for
Paw Paw, Mich, where he was called on
account of the dangerous illness of his son,
Jefferson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-22

SEw-YoRK, Thursday, May ~ $50"
h. following sales were held at the EXCHANGE
Auction Room to-day:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-22
AVON III ~,

KEY EAST BfACli, NJ
Five miles 81 Long Branch. ciarmIngly located
of New house. furniture, oil
conyen including gas elevator. warm snd cold sea
baths three floors send iOr illustrated \ SlON
AT AVON INN" Address
II. YARD
who NAV Thursday evenings at the Murray Hl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-22
Gltratlons 1OInteo-nlales.

COACHMAN, GROOM and USEFUL-MAN.-
~ Firstclass understands vegetable gardening milk
and gentemans country IN nrsclaes oder
five years best city reference Gail OF address
T.. W, 22i East iklst-st, lights up. room "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-22
REAL ESTATE.

SKw-YoRK Thursday, May H. 1881
The following sales were heid d. 'no '1N'
and Auction Room to-day;
ByB n. Ludlop 90.
ssory building with lot no o IgC .mIar build
xot Church e. lSt TSSre ana ' Of church.
~ and right title and interest to PeGs anS
head land under water 40, at 1901 OIL O42
BIZ Crerier WoOtteU.
S3os .u gs ii 1SS lots
DiIlen ;i;aa: With iots Nos Soi and west
asshst ss s. # Of iOthave. lots tosolne. $4,000
me 45x75.3 same buyer --..-----'---
RI Daniel NJ Seaman
,,,r. with plot Of land, Nos 30 f,S ~
Tss ssa ywsst ssd. st $50 II W OF s1nA' 10000
1iS2 Z rs.. 1ESiS: AveA aSnio. sese
Bv richard Y. HarneH d Co.
running through TO 7SdsF 1.... 695OO
lot East 92dst 10 II OF o'na'" $500 $4,000
a%S'SS Sgu sSs0 wih lots No. sis
ssica91 lao Thomas y.:i ia 1880
st. s. IT Of l'aye lots 2O1ioo1l' same $4,000
ssstGy eng win los 70 llS East
l2tss,t e., o az ssS 1I 2e1oO
By John P. B. Smyth
Dpsng Win lot lot Ne sC S8s ESSy lOOso
By Peter p. Meyer
$500, ,,udtrg with lot O. lstave, "a fits Of o,
i23dsG lot l9x5S Edward Coegate' -....-'-'''''- 0
~ Sdnluct hTctSoI'
,.,o,x axa,lnx with lease Of lot No 226 East 18th
se5 Il Of dave, lot 1880 Lydia 100,
fS n,.e expires 1890 Ground 1915 per an
By John 7. Boyd.
,o. n, land a. North-st 100 It W OF 2d-ave;64x72 o
x64x57; L Peck --'------''-'-'-- ~
RECORDED REAL ESTATE rRASSFEH@
NETWORK CITY.
The following is list of the TRANSACTIONS re-
.o,ded in the Registers Office to-day:
Mary
Chamberlain Ell al, executors 10 mos h"cAe" s1oo
and 6r a@S5asr Thomas Hackcii and wife Fran
oo, css . 1ass II Of 2dave 999xi50s AoisA
herman and wife to Victoria BeInan 1l'oUo
sthave 20 70 lam 0i Cast Ts~ 10000
14stn-sS d 9 ;S-no,os Freeman '.. 1000
Ave. " - % y 1s.pS Holman ana another 1900
1o6fh.st n - II o Of eth ave- llx'JlIi Peer MIL
Ter If TO William NJ CORY Mi
Same property, William NJ Cory 10 Catharine MIL
Ter ;Si # o. 7thavc i6x98ii; adelaide
Wilson ct al TO Augusta Roheid nj; loVOo
17thSt vs. g. 100 70 eHry Ccres ana another l475O
16th;st no ~ west 1880
1s9Sst a. 200 IT Of Sthave i7I99iI; Charles oo
Doll ct al to John Hughes "oo
sS i5S sI nj Of 10 Goodrdse 10000
South washp 10 Ea SSriae Kin Island 245OO
t2dis aI2 10 Mt sG $3.50
Hudson-st No627 Mary West to susan IL Br r
7sd SS I. AND p ws o. SsqE 1900
Fa sc pSs TO to- Felix Brown anu D.-c 10000
6Sts sion and SfV wife 10 John Mullen 1146O
Kinsman and wife to George V n Baldwin. l2,OOo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-22

C0ACHMAN.-By young man; under
~ stands business thoroughly I'm every capacity take
all in his charge and careful driver CITY
county, O's' Wy ''''A0O' AN p C. ll5 East 22d st
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Connirp propertp for Sale an1 90 Gel
ARGYLE COTTAGES. BABYLON.L.I.


few OF these desirable homes are To rent;
Unerls served Argyle Hotel desired. extensive
stables every sanitary requirement CHARLES BkCFt,
secretary Long Island impt Co, ITO broadway, n y
A VERY ATTRACTIVE furnished residence
"A and out buildings for sale oi with OF beau
tiu iand leey Lcated abundance OF frulti minutes
from depot, 80 miles from New-YOEk, New-Hayen road
Box ii, NoIo,on, conn,
AT IRVINGTON-ON-HUDS - 70 rent
IN the season. spacious modern house furnished and
best neighbCrhOOdi house. yege-
great pasture good stables fine view healthy
station All In complete Apply
JOHN A BRYAN, 70 broadway, entrance
Morrisst. N. ". or 10 his family ON the premises.
AT LONG BRANCH.-TO LET-A Hand
somely furnished cottage containing ID largo rooms
bot and cold water bath water closet and laundry all
in complete order gas every paror furniture up
hosteod bedrooms us with marble tops best hair
hatiress beds dining and kitchen furniture completes
Everything necessary furnished except sverware and bod
Ind table linen stable with mans room and accommoda-
lions for three horses and carriages tho premises
property CAeseasye within 800 feet OF oceanave Also
cottage Of IL rooms equally desirable and similar In all
ats appointments Apply 10 the L. II. GRAIL. Room
40 Times Building, agents at the Branch.
A L lSLIP, LONG lSLAND.-TO rent furn-
shed exceedingly desirable Cottage containing ten
rooms besides bath laundry and servants aecomm0daons
Win me staOe will for $500 for owing
Ii. r. HoaEYN. 30 East eeth-ss
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HORIZON LODGE,

HOIEL OCEANIC,
BARNEGAT CITY, OCEAN CO.. n. j.
OpeDs June TO- FiIstcass in respect, Immediate
relief from and Asthma Two trains daly VIA
Pennsy wanna HallrOad Address =, =, ,,,1pv
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COACHMAN.-By a married man thor.
~ oughy understands his bus willing and obgtns
unexcepti Qua Bile references Call o.. adj lress
W. 1876 Vest D. TIL ST., present employers stable
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6llnaIions ruante0--9emaIcs.

MALE AND FEMALE Help
Lur PROTECTIVE RMTLoYMENT ASSOCIATION
chartered by the state Of NEWT ORR r1e,.urer
~ H. f i Secretary n A. KELLOGG, Attorney
Main Office, 1877 Broadway and 100 West sith-st
Harlem 1000 le1mgton-aye, near l%0tirst
brooklyn. {Ss and go fT be5p Hapdcrbnt.ave
The following advertisers nave Deeh IN
Advertisers seen at our once References, city or
country 4 Il. at i.3i7 broadway. ,,,,nrps,rn
&uNNnnRREE ssh g. at j. sI7 ' Efoad%sy; - mo
G3IHSMAi6 &AD WAlTE Sro,Su gnd'r'and' the
O4 GPSSSH fa%GsagS thoroughly competent
NC SShnHIMiBsffRiMAiiD AND WAITRESS, OR CHAMBER
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AND WATT G.-Ey young neat girl iAeS i"""'u' w.
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MISS L.. CAMPBELL, (Nlrs. Scely,l -
N. West 29st, continues at oil address no cor %
wIh Gny 9,ssr ofe Foreign apS I families
Will be excluded from the ohe~ 6swest 22d-st
A SWEDISH, GERMAN, FRENCH, Emu
"A. IlsH c,oks and other capacities ,,, ., rpstars
bwEDIoHAGENCY 1890 broadway 3Sd-Tt' upstairs
A MEXICAN and GERMAN EMPLOYMENT
soad eoorod hep iis siIia.sye, ABOVE iOti-st
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seIts city country. exceioat city reicrehSe ,a-
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lection the country. apply at 322 r. S2ds@' ~ o
CHAMBERMAID. Nc.-By respectable col
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CHAMBERSlAID and WAITRESS.-By re-
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"ins IN Box u.s. 4rSune Uptown once ilss broadway
CHAMBERMAID, &c.-By Scotch Protest
art v-nman "a chalnbermald and sewing city
or country, 228 East 2Jth-st. lst door, back,
CHAMBERMAID and WAIT RESS.-by a
respectable competent German girl Will hssisi VII
washing ironing In private sun mer hoei or pns uo r
inS city county good references S' W
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-14
A BAD PRECEDENT.

We do not know yet on precisely what
ground the civil service commission set aside
the rule that has governed the certifcation
of all candidates for Office heretofore, In the
case of Sterling, but we do know from his
own lips the reasons the President urged in
favor of such course. They were in sub
stance that the duties of weigher were
somewhatpeculiar and required certain quail
fcations that competitive examination
could not discover. The Presidents argu-
ment is not original The spoilsmen have
been using it against competitive examina-
ton for years. 1t has been their favorite
sneer that this method of selecting men for
the public service was certain to fill up the
Offices with lot of literary fellers" with
certain amount of book learning, but with
no aptitude for their duties. There is GER
tain amount of truth in it, The scheme of
selecting government officials by means of
competitive examination is not perfect one.
Occasionally it will turn out poor clerk
But it is vastly more likely to secure good
officials than the old plan of allowing heads
of departments to select men for no better
reason than that they did efficient work at
the polls at the last election 1t is no doubt
true. as the President says, that there are
some qualities essential to make an efficient
weigher in the New York custom house, the
absence or presence of which cannot be dis
covered by competitive examination But
the same is true also of many other employ
ments in the government service. Many
qualities essential to the making OF an effi-
Gent clerk in the postoffice, for instance.
cannot be tested by civil service examine
ton.
If then the bars are to be let down in the
case of a weigher and the whole eligible list
certified to the appointing power instead of
the four highest names ON the list on the
ground that the existence or non-existence
of some qualities which.a weigher ought to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-14

The Bridgton News admits substantially
that the position in the custom house to
which Mr.. Bellows has been appointed is not
specially exempted from the civil service
law, but appears to think that there is an
implied exemption ON account of the fact
that Mr.. Bellows's predecessor was detailed
to act as confidential clerk to the collector,
and that Mr.. Bellows is detailed to act
in similar capacity. But if the charac-
ter Of the work clerk may be detailed to do
is to decide whether he is amenable to the
civil service law, rather than the character of
the Office to which he is appointed, it appears
tous that the Collector has it in his power to
take great many of the positions in the Gus
tom house out of the operation of the law
The News says that the Collector has the
right to detail any clerk to act as his conf
Dental clerk. Collector Dow detailed the
clerk of customs, and by so doing ac-
cording to the News, took that Of
fee out of the civil service law. Suppose
Collector Anderson had designated some
other clerk, would that have taken that
clerks position out of the law also? And if
Collector Anderson's successor should desig-
nate still another clerk, would that take his
position out of the law too? Congress
recognizes no such officer in the Portland
custom house as a private secretary or conf
dental clerk. 1t makes no appropriation to
pay such an officer. How can the civil SER
vice commission recognize the existence of
an Office which neither Congress nor the
Treasury department recognizes? The view
that Mr. Bellowss associates may take of the
matter is not of much consequence. Collec-
tor Hedden of New York took the view that
weighers were exempted from the civil SER
vice law, but the President decided other
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-14

possess cannot be determined by competitive
examination such as is provided by the civil
service commission, then it seems to us that
tlfe bars can be let down also on the same
ground in case of dozen other employments
in the government service. The commission
say that the case of Sterling is not to be con-
sidered as establishing precedent Prob
ably they are honest in that statement. But
they will soon discover that all the Jackso-
MAN Democrats will regard it as prece-
dent, and will continue to make the lives of
the commissioners very miserable if the prec-
edent is not followed The certifcation of
the whole eligible list instead of the four
highest names is just what they have all
been clamoring for and now that they have
got the bars down they are likely to make it
very difficult to put them up again.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-14
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE DEMOCRATS AND THE TARIFF.
Philadelphia Press.


THE DEMOCRATS AND THE TARIFF.
Philadelphia Press.
1t will be enough for the Democrats to
tinker with the tariff just enough this win
ter to insure the election of a Republican
Congress next year.
COURTS AND COLLEGE LAWLESsNEss.
Providence Journal
American college students seem to be Illus
trating the need of good advice from the po-
lice courts, as well as from Canon Farrar,. at
this time The delusiOn that peStllent mis-
chief is tolerable as mere ebullition of high
spirits should be cured in the most practical
way, if necessary.
ANCEDoTE FOR THE NEW APPRAISER.
Boston Journal.
In the height of the Greenback craze in
Maine Congressman Reed was addressing an
audience in Waldo County, when man in the
front seat desired to task question for in
formation Mr.. Reed bowed assent. s'Can
national banking be done on 4 per cent
bonds?'s. why, of course it can, replied
Mr.. Reed 81 have information in a book in
my satchel," the Greenbacker went on, ''to
the effect that it cannot" Ny dear friend, =
replied Mr.. Reed, IF you would carry lit
tie more information in your head and less
misinformation in your carpet bag, you
would not be asking absurd questions. The
party who thought that national banking
could not be done on 4 per cent. bonds has
just been appointed appraiser of the port OF
Portland.
TAKE GOOD CARE OF WARD.
N. Y. Sun,
What are these stories that reach us from
Sing Sing? Is an exception being made Of
Ward as compared with other similar GRIM
inals? Is dangerous toll being .purposely
imposed upon hin-tasks beyond his physi-
cal capacity and calculated to make short
work of him? He may be an eXecrable Grim
inal, and it may be proper that he should en-
JOY no special consideration at his keepers
hands; but it will not do to single him out
for exceptional oppression. On the contrary,
he should be spared, for he is wanted here as
an essential implement of justice. Without
his testimony it will be impossible to con-
Wet some Of the coldest-blooded and most
unprincipled rascals that there are in this
community; and until he has ministered to
that duty, at least, his should be regarded as
q most va Ing hlp life