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RAILROAD MATTERS.

1t is announced that negotiations for the
lease of the Portland and Ogdensburg rail
road to the Maine Central are practically
completed.
Indignation over the recent consolida-
ton of the Ctica and Black River and the
Rome NatertOWn and Ogdenburg rail
roads has led to a conference of prominent
capitalists and to Il proposition for the
building of an opposition road from Utica
to Watertown and perhaps further north.
1t is sand that the New York Central peo-
pie are at the back of the movement.
Business is unusually lively at the rail
road shops for this season OF the year.
The men in the machine shop aud the
passenger car shop are especially well
supplied with work, having all they can
attend 10 in the way of repairs. One new
passenger engine has been built, and is
now in the paint shop, preparatory to
making her trial trip. The Workmen in
the freight car shops, while not as crowd
| ed with work rs their associates in the
! other departments, have plenty on hand.
/ The fact that thus far this winter the
/ shops have run on full time-whereas last
! year they began running on short time in
| Octoher-is quite satisfactory evidence of
| prosperity which we hope will be long
| continued Not only are the Central Yer
mont's st. Adams shops unusually busy
! for this season of the year, but we hear
! no hint rs vet of "NhOrt time from any
.
mess generally is On the improve.-MCS-
/ SCngCr.
The annual reports of the Delaware aud
| Hudson canal company's system of ral-
roads have been filed The Rensselaer,
and Saratoga division reports additions
and improvements of $50 Ndi total sur
plus Of -, 3iG cost of road, SioiO,929,
and cost equipment, Sl,2l3,3G4 The sara
toga and schenectady road reports sur
plus of $40, l49 ; cost of road s45O,OOO, and
cash Oh hand, S2d,l49. The Glen's Fails
branch reports the cost of the road AZ
s4jG, 49, 30 : expended by Rensselaer, and
Saratoga railroad company, Sl3300O, and
tor extension of road to Lake George
S2OG, Adj The report of the West Troy
and Green Island branch places the cost
of the road at $l39 1870 capital at $3.50,
and the amount due the Rensselaer, and
Saratoga company at Sl33 $50.
Killington Lodge of odd Fellows at then
regular meeting Monday evening, voted
to eXpend 5000 in the purchase of COM
plete set OF new paraphernglia for work
ing all the degrees, and for new furnl-
ture for the lodge ROOM
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RELIGIOUS MATTEItS.

The trustees of St. Paul's Universalist
church at Rutland have commenced sys-
tematic work in soliciting funds for the
new church building on West street
Work Will probably begin on the church
early in the spring, 1t Will be about 60 by
40 feet in size with a seating capacity of
400.
AT meeting OF the pastors of Rutland
county congregational churche, Monday
it was decided to adopt plans to stimulate
the churches to greater activity IN evan
gellCal work.
Rev. G. w. Clough has resigned the
pastOrtte OF the Baptist church in GrotOn
in order to become pastor at North Troy.
Rev. II. NJ. IIopkiHSou of Lebanon, Me,
has received a call to the passionate of the
Baptist church in PerkinsVille and will
soon commence his work in that village.
Rev. j. r. Patterson has resigned the
pastOrate of the Baptist church at East
| Wailngtord, to take effect December l3,
Rev. d. w. Palmer of East Poultney
| has received Il call TO preach in Dakota
and has removed To that Territory.
Rev. II. \. King, the evangelist, has
| been holding revival meetings at West
! Fairfax and has met with encouraging
success.
The Conversational church at Mari
bOro, winch has lately been repaired Will
contributions from different churches y
the county, is to be rededicHted Thurs
day, the exercises beginning at | O'Clock
with Il historical address by Rev. G. IL
Mer III of West BrattleborO and sermon
by Rev. &. O. Day of Blattleboru. TIT
church l. one of tie oldest in the county
and years ago the society was one OF th'
strongest, people being advised To 60 t.
Guilford for their calico and to Marlboro
for their preaching.
Col Ingersoll declares that "no MAJ
has a right to more land than he can use.
As the colonel is half owner in II tract 81
miles long by 60 miles wide in New MeXi
co, he must have very exalted notions con
corning his own capacities rs agricul
turst.-BOStOn Traveller.
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widows, the orphans. the dependent pa
rents, the prisoners of war, the aged, the
disabled. the Gepeudent-absolutelv for
every one except the well ana the rich,
with a large increase for all severe dis
bilites.
Senate bill 1856 comprises, suhstantial-
ly. the most important of the above rec
concentrations it has passed the senate,
and is now pending in the house.
May we not ask your advice in securing
the enactment of the foregoing liberal
legislation
Yours in +. c. and H.,
GEORGE :. MERRILL,
Louis WAGNER,
JAMES TANNER
joins G. lINEHAM,
JOnN =. KOCNTZ.
Pension Committee.
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louisville Courier-Journal.I

This is the season of the year when it is
customary to resurrect the old story of the
care taken at the government printing
Office to prevent the presidents message
from being stolen. The story, which had
its origin during the first year of Mr.
Rounds's administration, is briefly this (:
Jealous of the confidence reposed in him
by the president, it was decided by the
public printer that himself, his chief clerk,
the foreman of printing, and a couple of
clerks VINO We're cOmpOSitOrS, should lock
themselves in the record room, set up he
message, correct the proof, and when all
was complete it should be personally de
liVered to the president by the public
printer himself 1t was good story. 1t
+ Elected great credit upon Mr.. Rounds.
But an official of the government print
ing office, and one who has had long eX-
pcrience there, prOnounCes the story as
uusubstantlal as the fabric of Il vision
THE message he said, was treated pre-
clscly us any other confidential matter
Was--no more, no less. 1t was distributed
among the printers, set up, the proof sent
to the president for correction, and, when
finished, delivered by messenger. That
l. all there ever was to it. The prema-
tire publication of President Hayes
last message and Secretary Sherman's re
port, about which such a howl was raised,
resulted from the secretary's desire to
have the work done at the branch Office in
the treasury department. One of the
force employed there took an extra copy
of the message and sold it to syndicate
OF newspapers. That could never have
happened here, where our methods are
entilely different"
"HoW long will it take before the mes
sage is sent to you - was asked
The first part of ii was sent to us near
| ly 10 days ago. Portions of il, rs il was
written, have been sent to us daily ever
since. Within three hours after it reaches
our hands it is in type and proof sent to
the president for his revision. The great
would make about four columns. y
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iron the Woodstock StandHrd.l
mr. Editor: The language used in last
weeks StUHdurd in commenting on Che
recent action of President Bartlett. in re-
fusin1 to grant excuses 70 Dartmouth
students desiring to attend Unitarian
SUNDAY services Is none too strong. such
illibeHlity is almost Incredible IN this age
OF the world, and a. "A son of Dartmouth
am heartily ashamed of il. Tho pre-i-
dent seems TO have returned from his
hunt of the AndOVer professors with a
keen"r scent tor hercSy than usual. Uni
tartan and Guiver-Hli-t students must
feel that they have 40 ght- OF conscience
that Dartmouth president is bound to
respect.
Vermont has done much for Dartmouth
college in the past. More than one hun
dred years ago, the legislature i'm session
in this town, took the COLLEGE under 1t,
fostering care and granted it a township
OF land as free rift. Fifteen years earlier
Gn lIO). before single roof had risen to
shelter ne college on Hanover plain, the
scattering pioneer settlers of Norwich ont
OF their DONerty gave the college 600 acres
OF Land and G35 in money, besides an
equal amount probably in labor and ma
ttrialS towards erecting the first college
buildings. Vermont has always furnish
ed Il large proportion of the students in
Attendance at the college, usually from p
to 80 per cent, and in one class that recent
ly graduated rising to " per cent OF the
wuole. Our state now has at least one
well equipped and well endowed college
of her own, located in one of the most
beautiful cities of New England where
the atmosphere * not dense with the spir-
it of bigotry and prescription for opinions
sake. a. lately illustrated at Dartmouth.
The ruling of President Bartlett in this
matter will probably be bought to the
notice of the trustees of the college, and
one think Vermont had better let New
Hampshire have her college and in the flu
ture parronize her own institutions Of
learning.
Norwich, Nov % 1856. NJ. +. &.
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and never had the slightest personal hostility

ana never had the slightest personal hostility
Whatever.
Does this look like persistent circulation
of libel On the contrary, it looks like a
delicate REGARD for Mr.. Blaine's feelings
and in consequence we relraiued from
publishing HE letter, though IN possession
ul II Tor months But II Mr.. Blaine thinks
Mr. Edmunds has libelcd HIM, WHY not
sue 'hc senator There can then be an
"Hdiudirationn which will be- an a,jutica-
tiou. The suit viii not he opeu to he
charge of campaigning that was brought
against his indianapolis fiasco, and
the TRIAL will he entertaining If
not Instructive. For our part we
have heard enough of this abuse of
men hecali," thew do nol believe in Mr..
Bluiuc and have seen too much Of his
posing rs an injured iunorent when he
has for years neglected every means of
manly viudlcation. He is not in issue
now, and If hc ever expects to he again,
we advise him. ~ Il friend and supporter,
to either clear up those old charges or al
low us "A little while in which to forget
them.
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a PENSION AGENTS CRIME.
BY Forged Endorsements lie Gets the
Checks Casheo.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. LIT is re-
ported that Robert NJ. Winslow, pension
agent. has been detected in numerous
fraudulent transactions, and that as the
agent he received checks for the payment
10 pensioners and instead of paying over
ihe checks, forged endorsements and col
ltcieu the money himself, telling the pen
sioners that the pension bureau had de
idycd sending the checks. Recently com
paints to the pension Office resulted IN
sending Il special agent here to investigate
ana 1t Is said that he discovered several
cases OF forgery. Nnslow has not been
seen since yesterday AFTERNOON. His pecu-
lailuns are not thought to exceed few
hundred dollars
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

LAWRENCE, Nov 21.-Major George 5
Merrill has issued in behalf of the Ma
tional Grand Army Pension committee, of
which he is chairman, the following cir
cuiar embodyug the recommendations of
that committee, on pension matters, to
Congress. 1t will be sent to all the q. A.
Il. posts in the country:
LAWRENCE, Nov -, 1856.
10 nc Commanders ana Comrades Of
Post, q, Il. H..
Constant inquiries are made by com
rades and posts, of the National Commit
tee on Pensions of the Grand Army, as to
;he exact character of the Legislation ia
VoreI by this committee.
We give herewith the recommendations
Of the Pension Committee as made to and
urged upon the TWO houses Of Congress at
the last session, and indorsed by the Ma
tiOnal EDcampment at San Francisco.
These recommendations We're as fol
lows:
That the record of the acceptance and
muster-in of the soldier or sailor shall be
prinN face evidence that he was sound at
That time.
An increase of pensions to widows to
sl2 per month lhis has since become a
Law.
The continuance of pension to Il wild
0W or dependent relatives, whether the
Densioner dies from the effects of wounds
or disease resulting from the service OF
not
An increase Of pensions to minor child
rem from - to - per month, and extend
ing the limit of age from ~ to IS years
and in case a MINOR child is insane, idiot
iC, or otherwise helpless, the pension to
continue during the lie of sad child.
4 Ge-enactment of the arrears law.
tensions to parents, If now dependent
instead Of requiring proof of dependence
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THE BOYS WHO WORE THE BLUE.
notes From the Grand Army Posts of
Vermont.

notes from the Grand ARMY Posts of
Vermont.
rbo ro.so t.,,ott lyo,,a,,,. p.,..e
Cnrns ~ Gu."nt",, ,,.iil Wb XXI h nle
match nt G 4 r. hail Dacemhnr INNS
,,,, =. ,.,.. 80,
" ne pay .Olr N"'Ioli lIpiehucrS' was
Pitseueeu uu ,, We auspices ul lhe ~.
1 ,,i'lIiS I'laI'ia ~ lnc opera mouse
a,,,h, ,o - Iiii
",i ~ ~, 49, =" 'tii,tu'' Giuil
inv, ,,o - anu any ii''''' 'e''''
'iN put
William G. Tracy Post and Women's
lttilel corps OF WINDSOR were me llrst TO
MAKE an oIer 10 Inrnlsh room N the
o"luIer nome. OIher posts ana corps
nave since nhaGe inc same oIler when
tiie trusteSs VIII uccepu as J.. WI De eqiial
~, ~ ~ x " tft," , ii ne
u "cE hV!iel ~ ~ NIil toI,' d l"ir durInS
fm tha ab"ve t,mrnnse and Cni Go, .r,.''r9
CIilds Of ~ NIb,ns J.n1rt,,,',,t -,
mnnder If Vermnnt q AFR v,iu o Ia,,
thn fair win nm nddre.s 'PO"
=, ne sons OF Veterans or Northiicld rea-
llHfl 9oIleIhlh9 IKE SO rom Ihrlr candy
pun anu entertainment saturday even
NIX
Contributions made by Post ~, G.. 4. Il
OF Cambridge not being needed by the
Chm lesion peuple,thc post uiler. 10 return
the iUuds TO contributors who may call
lNI iilcih NDOn, tlNefNl-t what The post
had received will be turned over to its
treasurer for use as a charity fund.
Tho Do,.r, c,ond A,,,,. L,.. .,
~ n,,.,,, it,.Iiar c,r,,. o,'i,i ,;,.. ,DSo ''''
tainmrnt in the onrra huIl.r Drrn,nhrr .
and { uuder the direction oil Hon .Tnhn
: Whrpler assistant adiltlut General Of
New Jersey.
~. v,,,;.. - r,
IoIl W nlJheNi ", "a. Ia, Oh iunbrldge,
- ~ ne lhspeGieu oAlurH4S evening ny
."iiir"de a. H. Lamp oil 0oulh h"Nal-
uou'
Commander j. :. staples 81 Henry Dow
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Peculiar Conduct of Gentleman from
Pawlet.

Monday evening a man of the wild West
type called at the second precinct station
in Troy, \. y, and said he was secret
service detective from Pawlet, VT, and
that he was there working up case. He
wanted disguise and had concluded to
procure pair of side whiskers. He ask
ed for the directions of coStumer and
was sent to one. Before he left the sta
ton he had explained that he was going
10 watch the incoming trains, and he had
sped the hand OF reverend gentle
man who entered the place, and called
him "Jim." He displayed Il badge, and
LEFT just as the minister was recovering
from his establishment and expressing a
desire to know who his new found friend
might he.
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PROVIDENCE, h. L., Dec. 1.-The Journal
TO might despatched "A reporter to Worces-
ter to interview Phillip l.. Moen, and
Moen denied the statements of Wilson as
false throughout. "You are the first and
only person" he said, that | ever author
lied To speak for me in this matter, but
authorize you to say that it is false, false
throughout there IS not scintilla OF
truth IN it. lnever heard of Jonas Wilson
before you told me of him to night, and
never saw him. The whole story is false
from beginning to end; yon may deny
every word of it, for 1t is all false"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03
THE COLD WAVE.
Mercury 30 Degrees Below Zero in Min
nesota.

ST PAUL, Dec. Last evening orders
to raise cold wave signals were received
This morning Il genuine Manitoba wave
came over Minnesota and at O'Clock the
temperature was 10 below zero. At ST
Vincent it was % below, Moorehead is
below, and at Garry and Bismarck Il De
low. At Branerd last night 1t was gS no
low, freezing over all the swamp, and nro-
duclng an exodus of lumbermen fort
woods. The signal service observer SAYS
the month of November in the Northwest
was colder than any November since 1850
and p degrees colder than the avero,,e -
November for % wears W
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Harper's Weekly
ILLUSTRATED.

HARPER's WEEKLY maintains its position
as the leading Illustrated newspaper IN Am.
erica : and its hold upon public esteem and
confidence was never stronger than at the
present time. Besides the pictures, II ARPER'S
WEFkLN always COuta us instruments OF one,
occasionally OF two, of the best novels of the
day, finely Illustrated, with short stories,
poems, sketches, AID phpe,s ON important
current topics 10y ne most popular writer's.
The care that has been successfully exercised
in the past to make IlARPERS EEKLN "A safe
rs well rs Il welcome visitor To every aouse-
hold will not nc relaxed in the future.
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From the st. Louis Post Despatch.i
Blane's treatment of Ednunds midi
Gates that he proposes to be his own Bur
chard hereafter.
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Address HARPER \ BROTHERS, New York
Notice of Dissolution of Part
nerShip.

The partnership of Small Il Brewster, is
this day dissolved by the withdrawal OF the
undersigned lrom the firm; all pc soils are
tee cby forbidden 10 deal with or give c'tult
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NOR SALE-Choicc Yorkshire and Bert
L shire pigs. H.. Drew 27S.d6&w3
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Killington Lodge of odd Fellows at thei
regular meeting Monday evening, votet
to eXpend $500 in the purchase OF com
plete set OF new paraphernglia for work
ing all the degrees, and for new furnl
ture for the lodge room.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-14
Augusta Sends Greeting to
Our Sister City.
The Democrats Overwhelmed in thei
Desperate Fight Against Mr..
Manley

The republicans of Augusta at the polls
yesterday, achieved II glorious victory over
the opposition one to which they can point
with pride for years t, come. They went to
the ballot-box confident of success, and they
were not disappointed, only their triumph
was so much bigger than they expected, so
complete, that they can but view their days
work with citation and joy. Republicans
throughout the city seemed willing and glad
to do their duty, and no urging was required
to bring them to the ballot-box. 1t was, in
reality, perfect fete day for republican
voters, and an avalanche of despair for
the democrats. The latter, as usual left no
stone unturned and exerted every effort to
obtain votes. They poured out rum and
money with their usual generosity. the for
mer with increased freedom. As a bright
and shining example of their prohibition
professions, one of their prominent strikers,
a post office official appointed by Postmaster
Fowler, imbibed too much democratic
rum and was drunk at his polling place, and
it was found necessary for an officer to take
him away. With such men as these our third
party advocates had the pleasure OF working
against the party which has maintained the
TEMPERANCE laws of the State for over quarter
of century. But despite its enemies the grand
old party of prohibition triumphed and the
third party vote fell of two, from 43 in 1884
to Al yesterday. The opposition made
bitter and desperate fight against Mr. Joseph
H. Manley, republican candidate for Repre-
sentative, but this only added to our great
victory. Mr.. Manley's position as Chairman
of the State Committee, his success in beat
ing his democratic foes and overturnne
their most subtle schemes, made him espec-
isllv distsstef,,l to them, and the rabid demo-
crat was willing to stoop to almost any
depth to reduce MS 'o'e
They even went so far AS to issue circular
against Mr.. Manley and distribute it at the
polls. Their vindictive efforts were of no
avail. however, and Mr.. Manley can but be
proud of the result
But the figures tell the story more elo'
ouently than all else. Bodwelfs majority
over Edwards 729! Look at them! 1t is
the largest majority ever obtained by Augusta
rannblicans; the grandest victory yet! In
1884 ROBBIE had 1867; Redman, 624; Eustis.
AZ. Robes majority over Redman was 643.
Thus the majority has been increased nearly
,oo Here is the official vote of the city:
fAr Governor.
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SENATORS
Republican.
Geo. A. Russell, 1910
Herbert NJ Heath, 1900
Democrat.
William Lamb, x,o
Charles F. Tra.k, go
Prohibition.
James J. Jones. 40
George F. Patch, 40
SHERIFF.
Republican.
Charles R. McFadden, 1924
Democrat.
Henry Penniman. 500
Prohibition.
Games NJ Watson, ~
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Republican.
Prentiss NJ. Fogler, 1912
Democrat
Orestes E. Crowell. 500
Prohibition.
James R. Townsend, Al
COUNTY ATTORNEY,
Republican.
Leroy T. Carleton, 1Iss
Democrat.
Richard W. Black, 522
Prohibition.
Henry Woodland, 45
TREASURER.
Republican,
Mark Rollins, 1929
Democrat.
Charles E. Dutton. 500
Prohibition.
John Parsons, Al
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Republican.
George II. Andrews, 1898
James M. Carpenter, 1888
Democrat.
Fri Drew, 500
Albert N. Douglass, 500
Prohibition.
Richard b. Richardson, AZ
Moves S. Sherburn, AZ
REPRESENTATIVES, TO THE LEGISLATURE
Republican.
Ira H. Randall, 1919
Joseph H. Marley, 1909
Democrat.
Lyman Perry, SIP
Edward G. Storer, SIT
Prohibition.
John w. Estes, "A
Amos NJ Wight, As
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MISS CocHRANE's CONCERT.
READEIELD.

Mr.. A. G. Stevens. who resides on the Geo.
Morrill, place at the Corner. while holding
his horse at the station, Wednesday, had his
left leg broken at the middle of the thigh
bone, by the horse escaping, throw ing
him down and running over him.
DIR. Eugene Gilman, native of this tow n
but now in active practice in Boston, return
ed to his work after q vacation here of few
weeks, on Wednesday last. NJ. Williams,
from the same city, returned with him.-We
shall have but few summer visitors here af-
ter this week, as most return to their homes
The grand jury found no bills against par.
ties from this town, brought before them for
cider selling.-There are two cases of meas
les ut the school on the Hill and many others
in prospect.