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Our surmse that GOV. 81 this name was not aVae ns
ed to Mr.. McGetrick's Ation for the ~ hos seen
posofiice is confirmed BY gentleman 1nortment in
all the papers on file at tHpost-omce uer a,tar He
washington in the st. All us post-3tnoe anr peon
states that Gov. Smiths 4me is not on ans y there
for any for postmastF at that place. H 9 him 10
now nor has there been 4 file any etter run aso in
regard to the matter. lie same gentenaH ver been
forms us that no chargesof any kind have eEeT MS
made against Mr.. Hopk hs-B"rHnVo" ~ :.
We have no doubt that the technical iac' i"
as stated in the above paragraph, but there
s-s two or three queries which suggest 'perl
a,vas IL tf i conpt fiction. For Instance ,,;si
., ,.na that ex Gov Smith, or his oonnu De-
cant approached Mt Hopkins 'ne ,,sV ros,-
r,;.on incumbent of the st. Aloahe pO'
p O,"a ord advised him to resign, UrHus
oin0e tor his doing so that it was oni' :,
re"'O ', 80 time as to when "charges "VaN
w. oraterred ~ 4inst him which Wou'a 80 49, 10
DC P.oI aud that it was a good uue "
u, ~, ,,bon he could sell his othoe nA's -,
Be' OIr % his successor? Is 1t True w"
- the same time Mr.. Hopkins "@ 80 Mr.
roy smith was very ANXIOUS " ~huo h
HIocottrick appointed posimas'e'' orl
- osspred that if he res'gueu 10 .,,oia,
~"' 80 a Mace the equivalent IN p,ou aIna
80 ~ the post fice2 Is 1t true 'no' 49,,
'"'So a;r,ilar considerations were u.e
On Mr.. Hopkins as reasons why w 10 ted
on IA rnon which he finally Aote
.novsment which he now reg ia =
aac,;op of the state report nus one
,ho, such is the case and IL ID sene
- Io,;eved for the reason that the INV,
,;on on which it is based comes ~. - ~,
Snowp leading and entirely rtnaV ".o,em
ofst Adams, who claims tha' nl9 In
in the pre- ises are founded on "rau
a., I, isa matter of small impof'eno
s,ra hut it is interesting as SHOWING
DO ove,nor may make his nueno'
and carry his point without enoT ~. iae nan
or leaving his tracks by putting mo 80,
e,;,;on after the fashion when oo'
folk must follow. :. p,att
II ia generally understood in BRAY. .
that the Central Vermont manae LOT,
oned singular interest IN the Sf leve
Of deputy collector OF in'ern aSa Rat
this point, while its interest ID .nV i 70
ans,mastership extended so far as 10
tood or his agent to telegraph Pr
citizen of the town to m.e' w noo
in Roston, and to suggest 10 nin a- aI
things. when tho meeting 'oU'
,vhetber, the contest being sucn s' ;. ="
,. rot Iva the best way out OF
w, Chuds and have another Dsin'
ooirted in his plsce-a PropoSi.ioN
prominent citizen decilneu ~
tanance to.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-08

washington Correspondent II Boston Journal -,
The senate Committee on Commerce VIII
to.morrow hold it's first meeting OF the SEES
sion. The nominations to which no ooJee.
lions have been made, and which have NOT
followed a suspension, will be nrs' oon con ~
cred, and, doubtless, most OF them WIN os
saUorahIv reported. But those with respect
80 which charges have been made will be
oIosslv serutinized, and where there hav'
been suspensions the reasons for the suspen
lions viii undoubtedly be asked, and tn
Charges, il any, examined. This VIII an
oueseionably be the programme with most .
he committees. This is the committee
which the nomination of B, B. smalley, %
lectcr Of the port of Burlington ", rs r
TERED. A prominent Vermont hspaoh 81
saws that both the Vermont senators VI
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s..r,dau and the Induat


o,o,idou has made recomudepon Il
which wilI,sa-a,.s dopted, introduce rae'U1l opn
change in the relas''p of the lnd'a 70 tne u ,S
,oreral government i-7s recomu .c,ssk 49, 49,
gu ns Tnaian family be CIV :" NJ, t ,Io,
e sso. "a government then conuewn !, q how
tina. 'no % zach reservation, and buy II ~ IRA
mS'nO1 80, acre invest the proceeds ~ It
81 20 Pc ID to be held in trust by tue ~
ernmes sansrtmept giving to the Indians eaV1
terror uep 'o.os, on the bonds for their sup
port uo,;opa in the United
s,a,ss contain 200, 900 square - -, had
=, ,oouIatiop is go, OOO After eS'n 81 80 land
pr, located upon a half section loo s,nore
> 49, .%ore would be a surplus OF loo'Ooo .onosed
SO tneio Itch according to the plan ptoPV nj,
ID miles, "n odnoa annually 81, 4SO, Ooo'
g. Wou'u development of the suggeS'eu Pa a.
"a ul'lnA'1 "e ,ha return of the principal 10
MS cy woulu ,he sale of the lands to 'ne -
81. ATOMS whenever they have adVSn0'N
no ton Of eelf support .,soa If beip
N~ CO.. Sheridan cannot be aocus0H ,nbic
ell zen .:an,a,ist and his project 10 one VIZ -,
zen sen' H. with the present pohoS y. "
fnts IN and yet it practically sn oor
OWL goEe - advantages which no otner pr ~
,, " 'no ,ha earth enjoy. All England na %, n
how on 'ne eo ,hs Oaixotic declaration OF n
ien lausu'He ,,;n in favor of giving every 70
ua Nv ~ ,hr4e acres of land and a COW 18th
omon hegparly provision when compa ars for
s;oh Cen. Sheridan woulu n"A
lao .ds of our nation.
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nI,nnaanOIIs.

~. Nave received copy of the MrnI&ho
We nave for January LIST. Any 9busi-
~, no. ,aor induleed in a doubt as 70 I'm gen.
nas and enterprise of the great TuIar' has
arsl and of Minneapolis In e of thirty
era, s look at this mammot5/ In 1880 the
V .'no naees and be cOnVinSss7. Now we
wv, noDn I of the city T/Thirty four hun
pra told that it is 14O erected during the
dred buildings have millions of dollars
last wear at cost minneapolis has made
As a wheat mega now stands first in the
enormous ridtaistsnced both New HorR
country, hsyrhe thirty-two pages are
and Chics enough to express the MIME
scaroely Ain of municipal exultation' over
, apolits6sidences and bouleVards anu nOu.
. the N and railroads and bridges and ma
g iuSshops and sewers. We envious east
d a. might be able to set all this aside A'
r sting over purely materialislic success
sk =, Nothing but unconditional surrender oAl
be thought of when we read 10 'nOue :,
full persons, the progress OF M'nnespon' ~
;n,eIlectual. moral, philanthroPic and art's''
en,arprises has been even more g'A''S'"
than its material development.
Owing to the pressure upon us oo'um n
.ha Tribune ia not able to expatlate 81 iehB
on these intellectual features, but a s'ml
calculation will show the extent OF l's e'o
6cation over them. AS are the oz'4'o'o
hnsbsls Of wheat of Minneapolis to the
. ZOO 600 of New York, so are its ''lntehee'u
r moral, philanthropic and artistic entsrpr,s
Il 81 those of its outgrown rivals. And yet
o Young metropolis of the Northwest is moo
10 svon in the midst of her unparalleled P
3. nerity and having done all, is willing to
" fsoa nat abe has done no more than her
n pie duty. The city has but adhered
re scientiously to the resolution she maue
by wear ago this morning to grow and Incl
he all she could in every way"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-08

fan family in this f q r slg ssIl ss@;
6 ISG OF oI. TU Of OPIUM sa;s ~ nsson,
Or G9cs See, , SsSa' ans. Ss g$Ie .s9 gso
i i V 'Seir actions in y ~ o. sou sn nium
late tn !, regular Practice to go on an nth
deosuon OnJ msy6e, but the great %sja'IS onS
as the case " q dream continually lSns
them smohe ICY lasts, stopping opil Snen
as their ny and the den keepers 'sco ins
CASH gives stringent state laws have islle 20
oostlna.S 10 put a stop to the pr,;uSce ~
compie}XeIl as other states, and If tie nsols
this rs as rapidly within the next nn ie ~
n incrX AS within the past ten years. nSH 20 20,
= as A serious question with Unee oS w.
u %at to do with the load introduced hels ~ ~
% 6e Chinese originally in the shape OF th'
/,tle opium pea, and swelled to the SIZE Q,
4 sn,au world of woe through the readiness
Nth which civilized people nur's IL. a. 4,
some parts of China it has been 50 very ue
struotiye that the lips of opium smokers .
that is the upper lips-were cut away IN o. o.
der TO prevent suction in holding the pipe IL
a draw" but even this failed to arrest u ~
habit or stop new recruits from joining "
vast army OF smokers.
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THE vERkLNTT[PHGN AND REooR1

o.,nss,lv bnoss hoLAointment Of Felix
MoGet,ric; as Postmd Id lat ST. Adams, auS
that Senaor Edmund hisposed 20 ass' =,
Mr.. Smlley's appoiulrut as OollegsV, o as
Burlington unless he 81 find that feS's'9u0'
xvould IA naaleaa
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!, alert, The country is in its heNlthies'
s,a,e not when all reputable people are unit
od in one party, but when the reputable ere,
~ NJ the community controls both IL
LII then be taken for granted that each par
", dominates It's best men, and the oluhens
are allowed to choose between 'ne P''"O'p'''
hitch they represent.
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, ,.,r crvstalliziug around tne goiHTT To
We will call it the Nationaia non and true, who
RUE; derd viii flock all the goon me , not policy
its stanuasiu not names for principe, NV, The
yor Christ and His cause noT the truth and Gods
party Will sleauy Opposed to 1t will be the nr
or interests, the disho1est ~ they vote ally
derers OF tne the wrepulers the men aessb
tne to grind and the vast horSe snail be deNg b
ignorant and the m iSice, or thrice we shall IN f
ttIe persecution but we snst "a crow j. 4nie il
and ccnadsnt and 1--WE we d Seai aDd the liquor
s sunk nto the pit q oP 1Nd a ods spes New
party sna ahove extract from the zion oil a
Inc 49, devoted to the Ebition ana
third party on The basis ~ of
Kindred issues, is an ex't 'oni s aIioots
kind of talk, which 'uio 80 ~ oronted
thought in regard to 'Aken .O' onia ot a
- nolitical parties yide the peoplo ~
.hat Il is possiblesgt o personal ona s ~
. "naat nation 40 on the one sioe' anu 1n
erer "a 49,, n" bopl other. 1t is proposed 10
an 'nO 1eates of all kinds OF virtue
the ios ~ Dholders of all kinds OF VICE
uh'.o Il high-sounding, but aosurd'y
Idle. Political parties are not Iorm-
M way and it is we'll that they are
~ IN the liauor men are not in sympathy
ha ,disbonest silver men"-in fact, the
a, Leener prefers to be paid in good mon
-. 80 rorcb az does the publisher OF the
Voice. Nor yet are all the advocates Vi 10
~ L.. ooipsoe dishonest and Sin sympathy
.;,hn the ovast horde of the selfish, the igno
- a,d the unwashed" 1t would be marc
80 chow the affinity that necessarily exists DC
Zen a man who is selfish and one VINO
,'',nvasbedn When to this heterogeneou
added
murderers of the Chinese, the MorinohS' W
office seekers and the wire-pullers' one "o'
ders how the great immoral party Will hu
the cohesive force to hold it together.
And vet the immaculate purity OF tine goi
an mile marty" will depend on its ability
Lean these people out of its own organ1
,ion. But how does it propose to 90 Hf
lone as II ia in a hopeless minority II may
ia ~ office. seekers; but when 1t oontr
,ba Offices il must expect that all the WI
,uars of discernment will forsake even ID
friends. the murderers OF the Ohinese'
hecome the most offensive partisans OF
80, standardization. Let an honest ms
marty once gain the undisputed eontroi o.
,orou and all the rogues and the hyPocr
will hasten TO join it.
ed in this way or for this purpose Inc
Of division is not between the good ana
elements of society, but it represents the
eat differences of opinion between Gu
upon the very complex and dith0u' ques
of government. When we take su0n
tons AZ those concerning the relative
Of the state and national governments
regulation of the suffrage the tsrin. the
rency, or even that of the compara''ve
cy of prohibition and license we nn'
patriots differing.
On these questions of public policy
men divide; and those who are not NJ
but seek simply their own interests,
also. Each party is composed OF the "
me Nnders it necessary tn
hone. Iom we believe to be
nah parties, should be con
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TbtVtrmOnt d.
BRATTLEBOROt
FRIDAY, JANUARY, 81
=. w. ChlIds ApnoIu

The nomination Of +. W. ~
postmaster at Brattleboro wa ~
Senate by the President on
noon, a fact Of which Mr.. Oh
diately notified by friends on a ,u,,
and also by a despatch from So "a
private secretary. The ap -
.;noa ,ho you'll no vermort \ gan to
show by their actions that Nj 0 "s.
ing was too much for them ~ W.
had given up a fight agains i'aO.1
The matter has reached its POI -
legitimate end so far as the I Is WI
cerntd, for the reason tibet lh.'no'
is one conspicuously fit to y 'u".
gives expression to the will Pn Vi y
community which it chic fly g. IN
soon Mr.. Childs's confrmat the oeu'
will be reached, or his cd sloh iss u
cannot be definitely indicate
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-08

The veloi sis spiritualist association
holds lis nu n'ting at Ludlow January
22-24 WSt speakers nave oeen 30
cured, 10 ~ BOARD are onereu' anu u
railroads 1rf io'are one way.
The Wds|ocltandard and the Middle
bury Re " appear WIN msIAeu ny
provemes Ea I isa year-tue iornel I
a new az IN latter IN new dress ant
| nav ma"
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urAttIeOOrO.

!. NJ and Mrs. A. G. Davenport m,t
49, 70 amend some time in PhilAue'p",@,
q Tho ladies Of the Baptist society re"''N ~
rp t.on, their New Years dinner.
3 ..persistence" is the subject OF hg ip, l.
Il wbtney'slect next SUNDAY e'Ou'D
ia p,cbelder's confectionery display Is s, Ven
y, ndsome in bis new place in HOOKER - o.
Mas Belle CLARK has been ENGAGE norn.
10. .gsnist at the Unitarian church io' 'n' W.
81 THE ladies of the Congregations s n%sns,
- N give a l5-cent supper az 'hS'
Iyn 81 Wednesday evening al O'CLOCK
we n, Meyer has not yet finished n n,in V re
los .,nents with his customers anu W."
lain some days longer ,,.,.,
~. The Brattleboro EtstSsociety n ei,ad 4
"a nal meeting last evening ana e'''''
~. "a hoard of officers unanimously =.
~, The Grand Army post women ant /
US and Sons of Veterans nave J9ar
~, ',(a,jon of officers next THURSDAY e'eu'n
ON Wednesday last occurred th ,.h ngs'' :
-, The Epiphany, which was sulaU ,;bo
y, ss oi.,ved in the Episcopal aud homSn O'''0
arthurches. 49,, aoqer Q
inoo Picking psnsies from onsS Sal
! md - on New Years day wsS Y 'a'
me INDUCED in last We, = s s -
4 Il IA .
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Iu,erlcan Opium smOLsr'


The lass Of Americans most lddleted 70
opium smoking are said to be sctors anu u
.ravelhg men, with fair sprirkllng OF a,l
other PROFESSIONS and pursuits mxed IN WIN
them. 0ne Of the most compose WreoAs
from spium in this city to-day : lawyer,
howerr, who in two short yeas mas loss y y
.oracGse worth at least SIC, 600 syeAr anu
tuhr OF friends worth all the gay Irou, . =
i snt Handmade to the cheerfd loan OF
b ,,nd or two. He tried it pst to see
D. went and it went very Jsdly in his
Iced To day his friendI avoid hlu
a anSSnmiy are dependent upon others
81 VIM ,mself finds no enjoyment outside
pit OF rs of opium, smoked wheneve
ad ana WI ut can be found for the LITTLE
nd ulou tbaise. Another suthenticate'
are cSS S, 81 AZ 1uDg lady who has smokes
as hlBh ntna NJ oniuu a day, bu
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aouth Newh

The high water OF NJ
some damage heres6ou's,
yious nature carried away
snrop to W. E. Bingham 81
III of land, etc, ior l.. Is. =
and braces, etc, from the 4"
Stedman's.
The wife nd two eny
White are sicl with scais.
White has not ben expe etor
several days, " at the g
"wednesday evaine) faint T.
Iained.
The aunus meeting oiu
society came o last Mond 70
: elect a commits adjourpeo o.
\ that purpose. !. q, BicE,S'
}. ton of sexton az the ring
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THE RIFLE.

These scores were made on the American
Standard target on which all shooting VIII
hereafter be done unless otherwise specified
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piaoa ?oRSi acsS' 10 p ,sS Of
81 IVn,,srNhishest, S. gu; low.
N, soO! The "a %ssn @sIimam 9S5 % %ISS
li% HOiI ,v .gsi 81 miles, 21di total movement
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W an open Boat at Sea.

O., roon NJ the whalpk schooner Mary H.
o'A L. wbo were carsIzed in their boat by
a whale and picked up n landed at feInsn
buco by the ship Counyl OF care, arIaveI a
Nov school Of 4 ales was sighted by
va e. ,ons Noyemlsf 80 east of Pernam.
buco. The men in N boat with the lnliS o
mate, struck one of whales, Whion RAJ .
or 10 miles and then kng came up unuer
SaShoS the oars TO u. boat and gave them
selves up for lost. ey"w the sehoone s.,
ots,an,;on. The neI morning they saw
schooner beating ton .a'm ana maue sig
malls, but after taek1 II''e times sue A ,I,
off. They saw sev ba'h that Gay aho nv nv
the next, but were SeenthemselVes' 80
boat carried neith1 PROVISIONS nor ~a'Ii
SoaHed 10 the side. be County of Glare wa
";obtsd December Ia. NJ, and she too
sSe driftino men Am The crew are a
Portuguese, eIcep e OWN East negro
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HaILTa1.

Tha An o anniversary OF mr.
and Mrs. per,eI was oele 'al.s suT-
their relat - ends oy = con 'n - nras.
prise part ~ About oo D,'ssnted
civ ni.b on" q b.,lin r.ud dining esslir. As
his vas 4 3 nrber's birthday be was
, nrsssntsd aI,h oocket.bOok. I9s pre-,
sso1stiop sse made by Rev. Horace &c.
T FowIsT' ws,ch itably RESPONDED % BY
r p Ads "a oboro. A purse o. mon
e ~, was ali inoh the presents, vse .n q,
nnderstsn6inq should purchase : Ian ,
lily bible. The girl was S'''
bered. - l5PA,
-Distr tl Deirand Master S So :
~ Of RI sdobstalled the Oih1ss :, )
lanes Rilaelye, No. II, l. W
on SaturdAl. Jas follows l..
a I'D a.. WE. ciArl, 1ee =
,ns secreta s. a. d permanent secieuSi %
I plg% ar n t-rreS. Taylor; Sarden a'N
T,'aisv. T-o1 Follstt; guardian -,
hlngsieS bs e,.,r "a. r. N. a., Y, I Mo SS
ssrd.T. 4. &. q Rice r. $. V. O., n = m 4
an. I. q Ion, FULLER; R. s. S., AZ !. IN
! or. /. &. q Wunts; A. P. Co. D. 49, !
-Rumo hAAt Mrs. Henry Jew, H. =
= merly OF tbs = now oil huus0
has cut hH III
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The President gave dinner last s,, n'sJ
Whita House In honor of the Mlsse
dan. nieoes of S ]. TSlden'
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"a r...oroasmnl prh Michipan SAYS he

IT, Coporessma bnd Michigan says he
l.. aonSinced by ID nqtries that the nun
To- ~ silver dolp in circulation is much
oaatar than the bury authorities believe.
SThs,T astimate, "A b!deducting from the
whole number % numDeI ueiu ~
,ha treasury. is put fifty millions. MT.
Horr says the ID circulation must %
| about one hunc ualons, ana the eAoesS
must have beene pee by private persons,
who car make P'cI OF nearly twenty
cents ON each Tned out rms s,yle
of counterfeiti5 Aud ana sWlhule' ou'
on,v because % pinge by the government
is a fraud too.
At the celeB 3 O the twenty second an
nivsrsaTy of N Emancipation day, hel'
at New Orleai NJ Years day the eA
orcises were 4 lu'and interesting. TIL
, govsrnor of q at Major E. A. Burke o
[ BE Fxnosita, DiOp of the Methods
Episcopal ct other prominent me
osve oonprala pnor the prosperity AM
Svsncemer Il oolored race in th
south Thso respeskers said earnesu
:, thst the mao o.he two races must con
II ,aance in n paeduoatiOn of the race
D. Tba white d Emphasized particular
9, re naed usal training, The ooc
" s;on uas sn raA for its good will al
be sympathy " cue TWO races III NO" y
.ot | laang
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Mrs. Gin sIill preach " 'eeu
Hollow. jan loek.


As ]. IifaiE and VIE ;oht
turning frun p last - IA Mrs,
they were afp' the eaI ,ll. IN, ~ shoul.
B. receives 81 uFy IN ne' ''e
der. 80 ,-.a,D m
-Quesa1n lpsloo az 'ue Ian.
be held at loND Friday e,eu" AN
Is: RE aI4el the Ahsi''a .s,;zar
ouoht TO h ia full right Of clsze en-
sh;n," Dil ,hiruAtive, Franz nicK =
| w. G. Woi sn, Potter; neGaays' =
"A Henry. 81 R.ond, G. H. R'On-
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The recent heavy f4 team a.
ali Of the snow, aud rd''te 1es ri
than for several years. lieuded
-, w II WigHt n yst mani
As TO be able to ride ~ T g.
Mrs. Dan'l Batcheiae. -
pneumonia and but Il ~
az her recovery. J.
The churches OF lnis PHENIX
union prayer meeting ~ AccIpEN
the present week
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W.D.,r r.,
N-npAll

N DlOep,hTHf ~ = -''-79-l Wa
,SnsS 9 q SaFlast Friday
Ne "a < Ter forced open an
I'd except a few pennies
20 in all. Two boys or you
Vim. and Nathan Howard !.
having done the job. % O
peculiar jsckknife whic1 We
counter over the money tAw
IDENTIFY been used to pf =
The Hovards had been sHpr
ton with Geo. Putfer, W.
house that night about . .'ao ~
last heard of at Williaus a
lives in Bennington.
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That debt on

=
entertainment. IL
On the 18th comes the
Of the windham County As'
No doctor loo ties her
DR.. Howard.
"A part of the Hume
saw mill was carried away
water. :,
Farmer BlOdgett is feed
of squashes to his stock : "a az
borsj instead of pumpkins, ,
Lula Davidson, Frank
good represent Newfane
! academy this term
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banks full TO overlooking, partially submerg-
ing the Frost meadow property. Frosts Ice
poud was so overlooked with muddy water
that it was n, cessary to cut away the ice to
make clean place for new crop. to form
for next seasons supply. Wednesday morn
ing the Connecticut river ran with full banks
and the stream was piled with broken ice from
above Bellows Falls, where the river and trib
utary streams bad broken up the night be-
fore. Pansies Of outdoor growth have been
a common table decoration, while outdoor
parties have played lawn tennis or tramped
| and dined upon the mountain as the spirit
has moved This morning the bright, sunny
weather continues, and the weather signals
call for higher temperature and "clear or
| fair weather" We advise those people who
find the Florida winter climate too severe to
come home at once.
-Lockhart Barrett finished gathering his
apple crop on Tuesday when be picked a
half bushel Of sound. good favored applt
from the ground on Clark street.
Its understood that F. W. Guilds viii
retire from the insurance business in the hru
Of Cudworth 4 Childs when he enters on hi
duties A. postmaster, and that A. W. Child
will succeed to his interest in the concern.
The following lie the list of letters remain
ING in the Brattleboro post-ofiice, San. 8:
\ a
i ] brigham. PAulinA BigloW, Mrs Lizzie CaTpente
/. Mrs NJ Cheney, Mrs John Doyle, Mrs Lyman Far
, Matte Teller 2, Mrs Mary ellison, Mrs Harriet JON
y sou Emily Kendall. Carrie Miller, Mrs Emn
r Niles Mr. James NOgler, Mrs Marion Numon, n
n y A Parker, Mrs stewart. -,
4 Mend W Ames, & Baxter, Bloom Z Bt
u / terdeld N ] Evans, CLIFFORD HolbrOok, G HubbAr
u Frank l. Howard. Harvey Hunter ,ChAs kilouI
/ Fred Merchant, @ Mcclure, Leroy Mixer, II d s.
vens, Wn shelvy, Rev A Wood, Isaac yelling
/. The GuILFoRD CIDER ONCE MokE.
in Mr.. Henry A. Chaplin, who has anslyz
Il several specimens of the suspected Guifo
cider, makes this report upon them
IN THE examination of fifteen specimens
al suited in finding an Appreciable quantity
four, a trace in 1--WE, and six entirely fr
,rt The specimen affording the largest amo'
xt contained O.O09G per cent Of lead, equival
rs to 1871 grains Of lead per pint or z
N. grains Of lead hydro carbonate, the form
ill which it occurred in the paint; or l..
grains of lead mslate the form to Whlel
.be bad been changed by the cider. The m
40 acid of the cider acted on the lead bye
,.ir carbonate Of the paint, forming lead mali
nm. part OF which dissolved and part remained
the sediment The alcoholic fermenta'
q. would probably result in precipitating n
~ of that held in solution, which in the &C
- fermentation following, would be eonve'
~ into lead acetate and go into solution IN
~ vinegar in q more active form than 1t ext
- in the cider"
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