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ThetfOrd.

Fall term at the Academy closed
Nov. 10. The winter term opens Nov.
30th, with the prospect Of a full
school.
Presiding Elder Morgan holds a
preaching service at the Centre each
evening Of this week, assisted by the
>.NssfUSs4s f.. Reynolds. >s
On Sabbath last Virginia Nightin-
gale was seen Oh the grounds OF Hon.
s. M. Gleason. All attempts to secure
it were fruitless.
J.T. Quimby who has been doing
gospel work in Maine, is at home
spending Thanksgiving.
Mrs. N. Howard is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Sam Page, at Wells River.
Charles Kibbey will teach the winter
term of school at the Centre and Fred
Messer at East Thetford. We wish
them success.
The Dist. school at the Hill closes
this week. The past two terms taught
by Margaret Fletcher have been very
successful.
Students will again occupy Hunt
ington Hall during the coming school
term.
Miss Eta Morse has gone to her
home in Newfane to spend the vaca-
ton, taking Julie Cummings with her.
Library books are again called in at
the Hill, a catalogue is soon to be is
sued by the association.
The views of the students and build
ings connected with Thetford Acade-
my, taken by Cady of North Thetford,
are selling rapidly.
ACADEMY NOTES.
The Thetford Academy Debating
Society held their semi-mOnthly lyce-
UNI on Wednesday eve, Nov. II, with
the following programme: music by
the band; defamation, j. II. Child ;
recitation, Sadie Willoughby; music,
Eta Claflin; debate, Resolved that the
Pulpit exerts greater influence than
the Press, disputants, affirmative, E.
L. M. Barnes, Florence Pringle; neg
alive, Allen G. Cummings, HELEN F.
Slade select reading, Eta F. Morse
paper, "The Courier" Chas. &. Norris,
editor; Eleanor B. Linsley, Mary G.
Kibbey, editresses; violin solo, Aus
tin B. George; poem, Chester F. Full
ton; music, Eta f. Morse, Adella A.
Estabrooks. The question was decid-
ed in the affirmative and the whole
affair was success.
The first lecture of the course was
given by Prof. Parker of Dartmouth
College on Nov. 10th. His subject
was "Virgil'' and it was listened to by
all appreciative audience.
Thursday and Friday will be devot-
ed to examinations at the Academy
Many of the students will return in
the winter and large attendance is
expected.
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Administering the Chicken Oath.

George Sam, the laundryman who recently
took unto himself an American wife, APP
peared as Sang Lees friend and counselor,
and when he saw Hops confusion insisted
that tho rooster be killed. Judge Hutchins
gracefully descended from his previous do
cision, and decided that il the court got the
carcass Of the chicken the oath might DO adj
nlinistered in that way. When Hop heard
this his knees began to shake and he glanced
nervously around the room A bucket was
secured to catch the blood, and Sang Lee
whipped butcher knife from his boot leg.
Before the decapitation of the fowl it is Gus
tonary to read all oath to the witness. Sang
had one prepared, and in sing-song voice
like the filing of saw, he read the document.
The other Cinnamon put their fingers in their
ears so as not to hear the words Hop kept
muttering to himself, and when Sang finished
reading said: "Me 10 takee money" Sang
lit u MATCH and, applying it to the paper
oath, allowed it to be consumed. George
Sam remarked to a reporter, as he pointed
to the paper: "Him 60 to heaven now. II
Hop Lung no tellee truth him die in sixty
days" But Hop was not to be caught. When
the chicken was brought forward he refused
to kill it, and reiterated his statement that he
was innocent. Sam Lee was perfectly willing
to cut the ROSTERS head off, but he was not
allowed to do SO. "This is the most intricate
case l ever tried" said Judge Hutchins in
his summing up of the evidence.
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V0rShlr0,

Several inches Of snow fell Saturday,
Nov. 18th, and sunday was cold and
wintry, since then plenty of. rain.
Cora Dearborn died Nov. 10Th at the
residence of her father, Allen Dear
born. Her sister Ada, adopted daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Titus of Yer
shire, died Nov. 9th aged 10 years.
The sisters had both attended school
here, and were we'll known and loved
in our community. They leave many
sorrowing schoolmates and friends to
mourn their loss. "They were loving
and pleasant in their lives and in their
death were not divided" Funeral
services attended by Rev. Mr.. Thomas
were held at the Meadow meeting
house in Corinth.
The remains of Mrs. Lucy Clark,
widow of Daniel Clark, for many
years residents of this place, were
brought here for burial. Mrs. Clark
died at the residence of her son in Ha-
verhill, N. H.. where she went only a
few months ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Avery have
the sympathy of their friends and
neighbors in the death of their only
child, a little girl of some three years.
Will Sloan was thrown from a
threshing machine recently and had his
arm broken.
Silas and Byron Titus are still at
work at South ROyalton.
Lyman Paine is again Frustrated with
a severe attack of his old disease, and
can live but short time it is feared.
A family from Tunbridge moved
into the Durgin house, near Mr..
Church's saw mill, last week.
Miss Lucy Gilman of Boston is stop
ping at present with her father, }. ii.
Gilman. "a
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PiermOnt,

M. H. Eddy, the popular and we'll
known music teacher of St. Johnsbury,
closed his class of music in this vicinity
recently. Mr.. Eddy is very thorough
and efficient instructor, and we con-
graduate those who are fortunate
enough to secure his services to aid
them in that art. His many pupils and
friends hope to see him back again in
the spring, wishing him abundance of
success in his new field of labor during
thaIeemiasffEiyter. ~
The viskAf e School taught by Sadie l
Hin closedNhe goth. During the af-
ternoon gobdly number Of parents
and friends assembled within the old
brick walls to witness the examination
and recitations which were followed
by a "candy pull" Whole number Of
pupils %. OF these Nellie Underhill,
Kate Underhill, Ernest Stetson, Louise
Stetson, Fred Dodge and Harry Deal
had no marks during the term. Miss
Hill is to teach the school again this
winter, the lower one being united
with it.
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Chelsea.

Mrs. l.. II. Sanborn who has been
sick with lung disease for some time
past, is OH the gain. all are glad to hear
this report.
Nj. f. Ordway lost one of his stage
horses last Sunday, lung fever and
horse distemper.
A. Woodruff is fatting 1870 turkeys
for Christmas.
The annual meeting of the G. II: s.,
will be next week. There will be a
full attendance.
Quarterly meeting at the M. o..
church next Saturday, and Sunday.
Presiding Elder will be present.
The sick are all improving in this
vicinity, we think it must be the doc
tors are away.
Mrs. Ii. f. Jones and Mrs. Pauline
Niles are at Morrisville and vicinity
visiting their friends and acqaintances.
A Holiness Convention will be held
in this town, commencing Monday
evening, Dec. 9th, at the ". E. church.
There are to be several noted speakers
from Boston. and other Revs., from
other parts of the Country and State.
Let all come who can and get all the
good they can from these meetings.
E. Walker moves to the Hanks
place in East Bethel this week. 1t is
with regret that this community loses
him.
M Durham of WilliamstOwn has
rented the +. Walker farm on the
West Hill for a term of years, and
moves on to it this week.
; Rev. J.,E. Kpapp exchanged with
Rev. Mr.. Reynolds IL Waits River,
last Sunday.
Mrs. G.. Yule of New York is in
town visiting friends and acquaint-
ances.
Ii. O. Bixby who has been at Boston
to have his eye treated, returned last
Saturday night, better.
Chas. Corwin bought and sent to
the Boston market, rs tons of poultry
for Thanksgiving.
Union Thanksgiving services at the
Congregational church Thursday eve,
sermon by Rev. j. E. Knapp.
We noticed H. G., Day of Bradford
in town few days since.
Edison Titus who has been sick for
some time is getting better.
A meeting was held at the Congre-
gational church last Tuesday eve to
see what could be done about singing
school.
The assignees sale of E. Smiths
property was last Saturday afternoon,
Chas. Emery who has been in Jail
for some time has at last received a
sentence, the community generally
think him not the guilty one.
Lyman Ward was found dead last
Friday morning in his barn, hung in
the following manner. He took a
trace chain without hook, put it over a
round of ladder about three feet
from the barn floor and fastened it
with bolt, then put his head through,
then laid his whole weight on it and
st1angled or choked himself to death.
He has been insane for the past two
months so that he has been watched
by his family, and ropes, straps and
knives have been kept away from him
as much as possible. The funeral
was at his late residence last Monday,
Rev. j. E. Knapp officiating.
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First Application of Steam.

viii you please state the first application OF
steam as motive power, and oblge W. r. 3.
There is record Of a model Of steam
engine at Alexandria before the time OF
Christ Its first use lin modern time) was by
Englishmen and Americans. As early as
1913 Spanish captain named Blosco de
Garay showed in the harbor of Barcelona
steamboat of his own invention. A steam
wind mill was invented by an Italian
engineer, G.. Branca, in 1929. Water was
raised by steam in England in 1855. The
first patent for the application of various
kinds of steam power to various kinds OF
machines was taken out in 1893 by Capt
Slavery. The first condensing steam engine
was patented by Watt in 1863. The loco
motive is a thing of the present century.
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COrinth.

The following are the names of
those attending the fall term of Cor
NTH academy and Cookville graded
school who were not absent or tardy
during the term of twelve weeks:
Amy Cook, Della Heath, Mary Hall,
Emma Wilson, Clyde WoodcOck, Clay
ton Woodcock, Willie WoOdcOck, Geo.
Avery and Walter Bugbee.
Mrs. Robert Orr who recently went
to Peterboro, N. H., to reside, has
gone to California to visit her sister,
where she expects to remain until
spring.
The beautiful snow has nearly all
left is and wagons are again in use.
F.J. Hutton has gone to Fairlee and
Munroe, N. H.. this week to attend
the funeral and burial of his father.
Geo. Rule has gone to Canada on a
visit to his brother who resides there.
Geo. Edwards made some new maple
sugar this week, sap running quite
well Sunday and Monday. We have
enjoyed testing the quality of the same
and pronounce it of delicate flavor
and exquisite sweetness.-ED.
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NeWbury.

Another cloud of sorrow passed over
this community on Sunday morning,
caused by the sudden and unexpected
death Of our esteemed townsman, Har-
rison Bailey. Mr.. Bailey was about
his usual business on Saturday, but
about midnight was taken with severe
pains and died almost instantly. The
bereaved family lose kind husband
and father, and the community an
honest man and kind neighbor. The
funeral, was held from his late resi-
dence on Wednesday at II O'Clock.
Abncr Bayley, who for several
months has been in the employ OF j:
T.. Wesener in Akron, Ohio, reached
home on Saturday evening.
The Col. Kent farm will be offered
for sale Friday.
Thomas A. Martin, A.. NJ, of Barton
is visiting few days in town.
Mr.. Swasey has his new store ready
for use, and is in Boston selecting hOl-
day goods.
On Sunday, the 2Sth, Rev. Mr.. Bates
will preach a sermon reviewing his fif-
teen years. pastorate in the Congrega-
tional church in this place.
Thanksgiving services were held in
the M. f. church.
If not too late the many friends of
w. II. Gilmore, who live in this sec
ton extend congratulations on his SOL
id election to the Office of quarter
master-general.
Oysters, oranges, and full line of
fresh groceries, also the best assort-
ment of axes from 65 cents to $1.75
each at Bailey II Co.'S.
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Wells River.

Charles Leslie, Esq, has just return
ed from the West, where he has been
visiting relatives.
The case of Buck V. Buckley has at
last been settled by Buck purchasing
the spring.
Kim Darling has moved his family
from the Baldwin block to Webb Leon
ards building on Back street.
Ira White died last week Wcdnes.
day morning, his funeral services were
held on Friday. Mr.. White has been
resident of this town II years, and
was the builder and founder of the
Wells River paper mills. He could
distinctly remember of attending Geo.
Westinghouse funeral ut the age of ten
and remembered all that he saw there.
He came to this town when rs years of
age and has lived here ever since. He
was born March %, 1889 at Swansey,
N. H., which would make him 70 years
and months old. He will be remem-
bered as an honorable and respected
citizen.
Charles Gage, conductor on Pas
sumpsic railroad has been laid up for
repairs, the cause was an abscess on his
cheek.
Annie Markham has closed very
successful term of school in MiddleseX.
School closed here last Friday.
There will be three weeks vacation be-
fore the winter term.
Seth Ford is expected to return from
the West in two weeks
Dr. Shattuck will soon move into
the E. Baldwin, Jr., house lately occu-
pied by David Brock.
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East Corinth.

Quite a number attended an enter
tainment at Cookville last Friday night.
All report nice time.
Chas. Kemp and Alfred Jackman
who are attending school at st. Johns
bury were at home over Thanksgiving
7. Hayward of Middlebury is in
town, visiting at II. p. James.
There is to be an entertainment in
about three weeks, the proceeds 60 for
the benefit of the singing school.
Henry Kemp who is attending Col
lege at Burlington, is at home this
week.
We are happy to say that East Cor
NTH has an orchestra of four pieces
and will play for as low prices as any
around here.
j. B. Kemp went to Boston last
Monday.
S. Thompson had a dedication ball
at the Saginaw House. Music by
South Ryegate band.
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West NeWbury.

b. Wilson has been making thor
ough repairs on his house, clapboard-
ing, painting and putting in new win
dows, thereby giving his place quite a
tidy appearance.
Our next sociable will be held Fri
day evening the Goth, at Newell Ran
dall's.
Mrs. Hattie Brock is at home to
spend Thanksgiving, and the rest of
the week with u.s.
Mrs. II. Cheney is in Mass, visiting
friends.
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StraffOrd.

Fred West is convalescent now so ne
can attend to business.
O. o. Scribner came near receiving
a fatal accident by falling from lad
der while at work OH F. d. Moody's
barn, but escaped with a few bruises
and shaking up of the system gener.
ally.
Our enterprising tinman, r. Il
West, is at South RoyaltOn helping A
Lamb tin the roofs of the new build.
ings erected since the fire.
II. G.. Hatch is in Boston dispOsing
of his Thanksgiving turkeys and get
ting new goods for the winter trade.
Jason Hoyt has new shed.
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Nil,ilist.

Please give an explanation Of the term nihilise
s. b. s.
The Latin word nihil means nothing. The
Nihilists in Russia take for fundamental
principle that nothing practical that exists
there is good, therefore they propose to tear
all away and build on an entirely new foun-
dation The term is also used in broader
sense in connection with established rules OF
belief. This is illustrated in Turgenetfs re-
markable work, "Fathers and Sons, the Story
of u Nihilist.
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West Fairlee.

r. Fl. Dearborn has gone to Boston
with car load of poultry.
VIM. F. Whitney has just returned
from a three weeks visit at Montpelier.
John Coburn of Lebanon is guest
at Austin Coburn's.
M. A. Stevens has returned from his
visit at Newport.
Mrs. Jonathan Eastman and daugh-
ter are visiting in town.
Clara jenkins will finish her fall
term of school at Corinth, next Tues
day.
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Fairle0.

II is with sadness that we report the
death of George Hutton which occur
red last Sunday. His death was very
sudden, sciatic rheumatism and heart
disease was the cause of his death.
His age was 81 years. Rev. Mr.. Hough
preached the sermon. His remains
were takeu to Munroe, N. H., for
burial. This is the third death that
has taken place in our neighborhood,
Mr.. Abbott, Mr.. Kemp and now Mr..
Hutton, all since last March. Mr..
Hutton was very honest, temperate,
christian man and will long be remem-
bered by both old and young. The
family wish to express their thanks to
the neighbors and friends for their
kindness.
DR.. Osgood of Boston visited at j.
@. Adams last week.
Minnie Morris finished her school at
. the Lake Dist, last week.
The fellows who lost their turkeys
Monday night found them all early
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Pingree has moved in to S. B.
Hayes house.
Henry McLane from Sherbrooke with
j. j. Rennie and wife, Miss Abbie and
Jim McLane met at thier old home and
ate turkey and other stuffings.
Mr.. Hutton who is a conductor OH
the St. Johnsbury and Lake Cham
plain road was in town to attend the
funeral of his brother.
Mr.. Belville sold his stock last week
Saturday at auction. We hope Mr..
Belville will not leave town
Glen Renfrew has nearly completed
roofing the old house.
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Married..

At the Methodist pa, sonage, Nov. %. by
Rev. A. j. Hougb, John w. McClane and
Lettic M. Willough3y, both of Newbury.
In Bradford. Nov. %. by Rev. j. W. Lees.
Mr.. fl. Arthur Webb and Miss Mary l. Mum
both of Bradford.
In Bradford, Nov. "a. at the residence of
DIR. j. H. Jones, by Rev. j. w. Lees, Mr..
George F. Roach of Boston and Miss Ellen s.
Lathrop of Mon PETER.
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Thereby Hangs . Tale.

Can you tell from whence comes the words 80
commonly quoted Thereby hangs a tale."
Gas You Like It," by Shakespeare. Act
II, scene Z. ~
JAouEs-.'Tis but an hour ago since it was nine,
And after one hour more 1t will be
eleven.
And so from hour to hour we ripe and
ripe,
And then from hour to hour we rot
and rot,
And thereby hangs tale.
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NOTICL
This Is to GRITTY that have this day given
nv son. George We Is Worthley. his time
from this date until his majority an! that l
shall claim none of his earnings nor nay any
of his debts from this date.
WIN. WORTHLEY.
Corlnth, VT, Oct. Is. 1886
Witness, CHAS. G. FARNHAM.
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Catarrh 10 Inflammation Of the mucous
membrane, attended with increased secretion.
Thus catarrh may affect the head, throat,
stomach, bowels, or any part OF the body
where the mucous membrane Is found. But
catarrh Of the head Is by far the most common,
coming on SO gradually that often ITS pres
ence Is not suspected till 1t has obtained q
arm hold ON its victim. 1t is caused by a
cold, or succession of colds, combined with
Impure Blood.
When firmly established the disease Is ex-
ceedlngly dlsagrceable, causing flow from the
nose, dryncss Of the throat, headache, loss Of
appetite, roaring and buzzing noises In the
ears, etc. In Hoods Sarsaparlla may be
found prompt and permanent cure for
catarrh. 1t puriAes and enrichcs the blood,
soothes and rebuilds the diseased membrane,
and thus soon cures the disease. At the same
time 1t refreshes and tones the whole system.
The remarkable success of this peculiar
medicine entities it to your confidence. Give
Hoods Sarsaparilla II trial.
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NIary's Lamb.

Who Is the author of Mary Had Little
lamb" When did the poem first appear?
sc.
The author is Mrs. Sarah j. Hale. The
poem first appeared about 1885 in "Little
Songs for Little Folks" written at the re-
quest of Professor John Mason, who WINS
teacher in the primary schools in Boston at
that time. and asked Mrs llale's assistance
in his effort to introduce vocal music into
the schools of that grade. See Godey's Lady's
Book for January, 1873.
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SWiftWater.

Messrs Folger and Jackson Secreta-
ries of the New Hampshire Young
Mems Christian Association will hold
a series of meetings i'm saltwater,
commencing Monday evening, Nov. 80,
TO continue one week.
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LYME.

Rev. LOrin S. Gates, for ~ years a
Missionary in India, spoke at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday.
Will Fellows is to have a new mar
BILE shop at the Plain.
Mr.. Guy and wife are i'm town.
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Attraction of Different weights.

II cannon ball weighing 6 pounds and one
weighing I2 pounds are dropped from height,
will the ball weighing pounds reach the earth
quicker than the one weighing pounds!
No. They will both reach the ground at
the same time.
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Maidstone.

What are madstones and do they possess the
property of preventing hydrophobia!
JOHN WILLIAMS.
The maidstone is light porous stone, OF a
greenish color Most of the medical profess
sion regard the maidstone as a preventive
of hydrophobia mere superstition.
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Broken Dishes at Hotels.

Hotel managers here say that tho fracture
Of dishes-china, glass and earthenware-is q
more serious item of expense than any out
slider would suppose. Although they make it
rule, for their own protection, to charge
broken dishes to the servants when they are
plainly careless, the rule does not relieve tho
hotels from serious loss every year. The
greatest amount Of breakage is in handling
and washing; dishes may not be actually
broken at first, but they are constantly nicked
and cracked, and, after that, soon go to
pieces Large houses, like the Fifth Avenue
and tho Windsor sustain loss of fully $40, 000
annually in this way, independent of what
the servants pay for. Managers say that it
would be so per cent. greater except for the
system of fines imposed on the domestics,
who are made by it less needless Any house
holder may judge from the destruction of
dishes in his own kitchen what it must be in
great hotel.-New York Commercial Ad-
vertiSer.
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Broken Pitchers.

very common occurrence is the bursting of
pitchers containing water on a night so cold that
the water freezes. Please state the cause.
Because water expands, or becomes tenth
larger, when it freezes. The power Of ex-
pansion is sufficient to break the pitcher.
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so inch run; width of track 10 in; T
braced with Norway iron, weight II h.,
price SIS. Prompt and careful atten-
ton to wood and iron repairs on all
kinds of vehicles, with prices to cores
pond with the reduced cost of living.
GEO. f. BROWN,
SGT Bradford, Vt.
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Why do plants kept in the dark become whitel
SCHOOL Boy.
Because chlorophyl or the green coloring
matter Of plants cannot be formed except
by the agency of the suns rays.
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The Governor of Missouri has become jeal.
Gus of the fattering attention given to the
outlaws; but he still continues to recommend
to all his Constituents the famous DR.. Bulps
Cough syrup for coughs and colds
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Scrofula is one of the most fatal among tire
sceurges.which affict mankind. CrOnic sores
cancerous humors. emacia'ion, and consump-
ton. are The result of scrofula. Ayers Sarsa-
papriila eradicates this poison. nd restores,
to the blood, the elements of life and health,