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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18

THE Great Rock Island Route" has
adopted a fast-time schedule which guar
antees rate of speed going west or south
west via Chicago to Council Bluffs or Kan
sas City heretofore unattaned in western
railroading. Its Council Bluffs and
Pacific limited express" leaves Chicago
daily at 1880 p NJ. and arrives in Council
Bluffs at IL 80 A. NJ. next day. This is a
magnificent train, including Pullman pal
ace sleepers (price of berths greatly re-
duced) and dining-cars. The "Kansas
City and Pacific limited express " leaves
daily at 800 p. NJ. and arrives in Kansas
City at 900 A. M next day. The equipment
of this train is also superior and unsur-
passed, consisting lin addition to first-class
day coaches) of new and elegant reclining
chair cars and Pullman palace sleeping
(berths at reduced rates. and buffet cars.
Speed, safety, comfort and luxury have
long been recognized as characteristics of
the Rock Island, and more than ever are
these traits now eXempifed in its fast
train service, which guarantees delightful
journey, consuming only sixteen hours
time between Chicago and Council Bluffs
or Kansas City. AT both these points con-
nections are made lin union depots) with
fast trains running through TO California
and all points on the Pacific coast.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18
Orleans County.
Barton Landing.

WILLIAM OWEN farmer living about
mile from this village in Irasburgh, was
caught under falling tree and severely in
lured about the head and shoulders last
Friday. = A. Duff was somewhat in
jured by the tipping of bay-press upon
him as he was moving it along the highway.
- At the village meeting it was voted
to build a snow-roller; also to keep the
street lamps lighted. - Charlie Orne is
no better. Arthur Ordway is improving,
but not able to work yet. William Baisdeli
remains about the same. l.. G. Simpson
does not seem to recover from his last shock
80 Mrs. NJ. A. Gates is visiting her chill
dren in Boston and New York.
Glover.
MISS HANNAH MCCLELLAN is learning
stenography in Boston. 60 Miss Alice
Dwinell plans to enter the New England
Conservatory of Music next term -
The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific
Circle readers hold regular and interesting
meetings.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18
Dbl IIdIU, OUIIIIICI q %.
IMPORTANT
Silk Sale!

- 'iiC~ 'Ni VI hiiO 'Diih
Department.
A mark down sale in that de-
partment means lots of dollars
less to us and lots of dollars
saved to you. To tell about it
all takes time, because it is the
greatest department of it's kind
in New England.
To-day we add more infor-
nation to what we have already
given you.
Our BLACK SATIN RIA
DANES are made by one of
the best manufacturers in this
country. OF course Rhadames
are splendid wearing Silks.
But what specially commends
ours over ALL OTHERS is the
brilliancy in color and the soft,
smooth, fine touch, the general
beauty in appearance-so far
superior to the dull, lusterless,
stiff Rhadames Of other makes.
Every yard of our Black
Satin Rhadames, heretofore
sold at SLIP I-2 and SI.oo, we
have dropped right down to
EIGHTY-NINE CENTS for
the month of January only.
We believe these goods, at
the old prices, are the best for
the money in America. Of
course at the clean-cut price for
this month they are the great
est silk bargains of the day.
We can not help speaking Of
that most excellent silk, CHE
NEY BROTHERS SPECIAL
BRAND Of BLACK FAILLE,
of which we have now about
five hundred yards only.
That we sell at SI.75 per
yard. There is no possibility
of this bargain lasting the
month out, for you could not
find anywhere a bargain that
could approach these goods,
specially made for us, and that
are warranted not to crack, pull
at seams or grow shiny.
A GREAT SILK at LOW
PRICE during the month of
January.
We want to impress on your
mind the great value of this
Silk. In the first place Che
ney's Silks never wear out.
They made this Silk to sell for
S2.25, and at that price they
were sold for a long time-so
little money to the manufac-
turers, at that price, that they
discontinued making them and
went on to handkerchiefs and
draperies.
AT our urgent solicitation,
they made us enough for this
seasons trade. We own every
yard Of them made, and we sell
them during January for ONE
DOLLAR SEVENTY-FIVE
CENTS PER YARD.
January will also see the last
of our Black and White, Black
and Gold, Black and Sapphire
Satin and Faille Stripes and
Plaids-just the thing for skirts,
or skirts and draperies in COM
bination. Best in the world
for remodeling any black silk
or wooden costume. Have been
popular all the year through.
Were made to sell for $500
per yard. We place them at
ONE DOLLAR.
They are wide, heavy, rich
goods, and are great bargain.
While you are looking at all
these don't forget our GREAT
SILK REMNANT SALE. If
you want a skirt or basque, or
a little dress for your daughter.
you will perhaps find it among
the Remnants. If SO, it won't
cost you nearly as much. Look
them over, ladies'. You can
have no idea what treasures
you may find.
Write us for SAMPLES or
any information you may de-
sire. Your letters will receive
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18

There will be donation visit at the Free
Baptist church for the benefit of Rev. II .
X. Grain on Thursday next. An oyster
supper will be served in the evening
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18
Windsor County.
Bethel.

LAST Saturday afternoon, while engaged
in shoveling snow from the roof OF build
ing, John Paine had the misfortune to fall to
the ground, distance of ten feet breaking
one arm and otherwise severely bruising
himself - Remember that the Masonic
ball and banquet takes place at the Wilson
House on Friday evening of next week
- The ight-blooming cereus mentioned
in these items several weeks ago was owned
by Mrs. NJ. b. Adams and not by Mrs
Whipple. - Professor and Mrs. w. g.
Cragin have the sympathy Of our people in
the loss of their little daughter, who died
last Friday. 60 Mrs. j. G. Fassett and
Freddie are visiting in Boston. - Will
ard Spaulding is very sick at this writing
-. John Williams spent Sunday in
Royalton with his daughter, Mrs. G. n.
Parker. - Carrie Durham, who has
been spending some time at Oxford, n. H.,
came home last week.
East Bethel.
Mrs. PATTY RICHARDSON, one of the few
revolutionary pensioners now living in Yer
mont had in her possession bowl that be-
longed to the grandmother of Hon. Fred
erick Billings. 1t was given to her after
the breaking up of the Fisk family, by
the widow OF b. G. Fisk, whose mother
was from that Billings family Aunt
Patty" as she is Familiarity called realizing
that she may be called away at any time
ana that there is no one here who would
take an interest in the d" old bowl" won
dered If Mr. Billings would accept and prize
1t as family keepsake. Being assured that
he would, she accordingly sent it to him.
She was convinced of his appreciation of
the gift when, by return mail, she received
letter from him containing a ten-dollar
bill and many kind expressions and thanks
- Orrin Arnold is sick with measles at
Mrs. Jane Luces.
Sharon.
REV. Mr. LORD will hold a meeting at the
village school.house on Friday evening,
January q. He will remain over the Sab
bath. - Daniel Robinson has a pair of
yearling steers, which he bought of o. H..
Josin of Waitsfeld, that weigh 1880
pounds. - John Mcdonald of Boston is
visiting in town.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18


A PUBLIC installation of officers of Whit
ney Post and Relief Corps was held at
Grand Army Hall last Tuesday evening.
Department Commander p. ID. Blodgett of
st. Johnsbury installed the officers of the
Post and Mrs. Alice Durkee those of the
Relief Corps. A campfire was given the
same evening. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l.. X.
Fuller and DepartInent-commande Blod-
gett gave interesting addresses and the glee
club rendered some fine music. - DIR.
William McDougall has been quite i'll, but
is now nearly well. Quite large
party of veterans and ladies attended the
campfire and installation OF officers of
Bixby Post and Relief Corps at South Royal
ton last Wednesday evening. They were
Hospitality entertained and had very
pleasant time. - Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ.
Kibby have gone to Woodstock. - Some
members of the Grand Army Post attended
the campfire held at West Randolph last
Friday evening. 80 Hattie Austin is at
home. - A large quantity of lumber is
being moved. - The schools are more
quiet. - S. A. Dean has been very sick
for several days. Aaron n. King is also
sick, 60 The Good Templars invite the
public TO attend their meeting next Friday
evening. - The members of Whitney
Post are talking of holding social meeting
niversary night. - Bronchitis is preva-
lent here. == The meetings which
opened here with the Week of Prayer still
continue. The attendance is good. There
have been a few conversions, but no gen
eral movement Of the community.
North Tunbridge.
REV. s. A. PARKER will preach in this
place at the usual hour next Sunday fore
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-24
The House Drainage Question,

Before beginning the work of putting
down the pipes for any system of sewerage
that may be adopted, very careful survey
OF The city will have to be made in order to
get the proper grade of every street and
Lane. Why not make this survey now, so
that when a system is decided upon the
way will be prepared for beginning work
upon it at once!
While it is true that there is a map that
shows the grades of portions of the city,
nevertheless there is nothing in the possess
ion of the city which gives accurately the
information needed in laying sewer pipes
This information must be had, and why not
get it without unnecessary deays
The discussion of the question of the kind
| of a drainage system to be adopted can go
on while the survey is being made. If no
survey is made until the system is decided
upon great deal of very valuable time
will be lost.
1t is understood that tie drainage of the
section Of the city west of West Broad
street presents problem that is giving the
authorities some trouble. If the Waring
plan is adopted, the sewerage of that sec
ton will have to be raised by means of
machinery, so that it will flow through tie
pipes eastward into Timber Landing creek.
Why cannot the sewerage of the section
in question be discharged into the present
sewer near the Ogeechee canal, and thence
into the river!
1t is objected, of course, that the water of
the river will be contaminated. But will
the contamination be much greater than at
present! The West Broad and Whitaker
street sewers AMI hundreds of private
sewers open into the river, and, besides,
! the sewerage of Augusta and many small
places is discharged into it. The river is
also contaminated by the drainage
of thousands of acres of swamps.
When it is considered how
great the amount of communicating
matter is which is emptied into the river
from one source and another, it seems hardly
probable that the sewerage of that part of
the city west of West Broad street would
do it much additional harm In view of
the fact the citys water supply does not
now come from the river, and probably
will never come from it again, the putting
of a little more sewerage into it is not n
matter of much moment. 1t certainly is
not of sufficient importance to delay in
definitely the adoption Of house drainage
system because Of the expense involved in
the systems proposed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-24
BRIGHT BITS,

AN EXCHANGE has an article headed 1.-The
Mystery of Golden Chain" The mystery is
probably at the pocket end, and opinions are
equally balanced as to whether it is an old
fashioned pincbbeck bulls eye or only bunch
of keys.-Boston Transcript.
FIRST DAME--What shall we do to-day? Let's
go to the matinee
Second dame Cant; we haven't any money
1t takes money to go TO the theater.
so it does. | did not think of that. Well,
let S go shopping. P tldieiphia Record.
AT the play of Julius Cpsar"-wife from
the country tome on, John. let's go.
Husband absorbed in the conspirators)-
What fur?
Wife Indignantly at all them men in
their night gowns. It's wuss nor a baly-Terds
SUtings.
School TEACHER Johnnie how many minutes
are there in quarter of an hour?
JOhnHie-Don't know, mum.
School Teacher ell-er-how long does il
take you to go home from school?
Johnnie-Pa says a devil of a long time
Cartoon.
ToUcHER-T say old man, would you mind
lending Inc an X for q few days.
CASHIER Certainly not. Here's 50 So
Toucher-Whats the reason you take off the
20 cents
Cashier That's for postage on the letters I'll
write you Americd.
SAID BROWN; THE day was married quit
chewing tobacco, and | tell you it was pretty
hard on me that day. but in twenty four hours /
was all right
All how's that"
We'll, the next day | commenced chewing
again. '-Ieras S0tn0S.
JUST AS Coon As THoMsoN's. Poetic Young
Lady lin general country store)-Have YOU
Thomson s Seasons in book form?
New Clerk-No, ma am; but we've go some
IN pound packages that we put up ourselves
just as good. DO you want em ground or
whole?-DetrOu Free Press
MISTRESS Ito serventlT oolr o+ tho div. -
that chair, Bridget Your work is shockingly
neglected this week.
Bridget know it is, mum; but I've been too
busy to attend TO it, shure I'm a candidate for
the boord av iddicashun. mum, and | have to
canvass my waard.-Te.ras SiftingS.
ToM-The papers are full of discussions Just
now on the question, rs marriage a failure?''
What do you think of it.?
Jerry-Well, I can't speak for others, but as
far as am concerned it's failure.
Tom-Rats! You amt married.
Jerry-Thats just it. I've been trying to be
for ten years past, and fail every time. Wash
ington Critic.
He (who has just left the piano)-How do Won
like my voice, Miss Race?
Miss Race (Cincinnatil-You voice. O, it's
certainly bowling success, hir. Keys.-Terds
SJttagS.
Mas WEsTEND cat a party)--How brilliant
Mrs. Tlptop is tonight.
Mr.. Tiptop (dryly)-Y-e-s, she's an awfully
jolly woman when away from home PLiIddet-
phid Record.
You've ARTIST TO clerKl-I desire to see Mr..
Wabash on an important matter connected with
the coming exhibition OF paintings | under
stand he Is chairman of the art Committed
Clerk-YeS, sir just at present he is I'D in
the Strengthening department; he will return
shortly, or you can go upstairs and see him
Our hog receipts to-day were very large
Young Artist Gfaintly)-I lhiuk III wait here.
-Ci(cdyO NeicS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-24
at the Ticket { flee.
From the GenernI IMnnnner


Enter Woman:
is this the X, Y and z. ticket office?'
ut is"
Can take train here for Punkin HollowY''
you can in just ten minutes ~
What time does the train go?"
AT 6:30''
La, me! They told me up to Catchem &,
Cheatem's that It went at half-past o.
And so it does"
'Hey?"
THE train leaves at half.past 6. Will you
have a ticket?'
"Well, l uunno. l kinder thought I'd drop
down and see what time the train went out to-
night, cos I'd about made up my mind to wait
over and go in the mornin'. S'pose can go in
the mornin'; can't II"
AT 9:45, madam"
"Iey?"
You can leave here for Pumpkin Hollow at
9:45 tomorrow, standard time.
Law sakes-what tibbers some people is, |
just asked that big French policeman outside
there and he said the mornin train didn't 90
until quarter to 10! S'pose the fare' II be the
same if wait over and go in the mornin'. won't
it?'
Just the same"
"Well, you see, Mary Jane-that's my darter
by my fust husbe nd-she lives here, married to
n Teller by the name of John Smith; mebbe YOU
know him? Never heard of him? Law SUI.
you don't say! Now that's Gurus hain't it!
Live in the same town with my darter's husband
and don't know him; never s'much as hearn tell
of him! Well. as | was a sayin', Mary Jane
wants me to stop over and go TO prayer meeting
with her tonight an kinder see the sights
Now, it won't cost me cent to stay, but ne yer
could abide that John Smith. Didn't want Mary
Jane to marry him in the fust place, and"
Excuse me, madam, out will you have O
ticket?"
| well, don't be in hurry. l was tellin' We
about John Smith and"
But you see there are others waiting to be
served"
well, l guess my moneys as good as any.
body'S, and don't stir from this window until
| get my ticket: now see if do!''
Ticket? Dollar Uenl"
well, here's 81 Is'pose you can make the
changer"
Ninety cents. Next,'
well, don't be IN a hurry; we'll just see il
it's 80 cents l amt got any too much conf
dence in railroads since they run over that red
heifer Joshua bought of Jim Madden's widder
and then went to law cos we wanted what she
was lawfully wuth. They didn't want to pay us
but $50 fer her. but we got jury of farmers
and | tell you they made that air old railroad
talk turkey in--N
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-24
An Organization of Reformers.

The proceedings of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. now in session in the
Grand opera house, New York. are lot only
interesting but are full of sensible and ex-
cellent suggestions. The growth of the
union has been marvellous. 1t now extends
throughout all parts OF the United States
aud Canada, and among its members are
some of the brightest minds in
the country. On the opening
day of the present meeting of
the union there were about 1000 delegates
present, and the number has not percepti-
bly, diminished. They are earnest and fear
less women, who. recognizing the evils with
which society is afflicted, are determined to
do what they can to remedy them. They
are reformers and they represent reformers
They are not seeking place or power. They
simply want to do good, to lend struggling
men and women helping hand.
The success of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union shows that women, if
given half chance, can manage successfully
almost any undertaking. The union under
their management has been a very success
full organization from the very beginning,
and its Importance and influence are stead
lily increasing. Its main object of course is
to secure legal prohibition of the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicants, but it gives at
tenton to many other things.
1t seeks to bring about better and more
intelligent training of children; it aims to
tighten tire burdens of sewing women, and
it proposes to give the unfortunate larger
opportunity to forsake evil ways and enter
the paths of virtue. These are only a few
of the things which the union is striving to
do, and it is making remarkable Roadway.
1t acts upon public opinion and educates it
to its way of thinking The laws establish
ing the reforms which it proposes follow as
a matter of course.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-24
Blaine as q Romancer.

Blaine is about the only republican in this
campaign who attracts much attention.
Full extracts from his speeches are tele-
graphed all over the country, and the repub-
lican organs devote a large part of their
editorial space to favorable comments upon
what he says. Even Gen. Harrison is over
looked in the anxiety to honor Blaine.
1t must be admitted that Blaine furnishes
good deal of material for comment. He
has a marvellous faculty for misstating
facts. He either does not know the truth
| or doesn't want to know it, 1t is impossible
for his political opponents to deny his mis-
statements as fast as he makes them.
A few days ago he m ide charges against
the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Fair
child, relative to the deposits of public
m ,neys in national banks They were wide
of the truth, ard yet to the careless listener
they appeared to be true. Mr.. Fairchild
soon afterward made a public statement
about the government deposits in the ma
tional banks, which was candid and truth
full, but which was wholly at variance with
the statements of Blaine. There were no
more statements from Blaine about govern
ment deposits in national banks, but he
Immediately took up some other matters,
which he treated in the same misleading
manner. One thing he said was that all
the national banks of Covington, KY, had
been made repositories for large sums of
government money, in order to aid Mr.
Carlisle's reelection. OF course there was
no truth in this and Mr.. Carlisle promptly
said there wasn't.
In his speech at Buffalo, N. Y, reported
in our dispatches yesterday, he made som
very reckless statements, which placed a
majority of the members of the ways and
means committee in a very bad light. He
said in effect that the Mills bill was so
shaped "a not to hurt industries III which
prominent democrats were interested. OF
course he cannot support any such state
ments with evidence, and there is not one
of the slandered members Of the committee
who will not pronounce the statement false
A week or so ago he stated that the sugar
schedule of the Mills bill, at the request of
the president of the su ;ar trust, was ar
ranged 50 as TO put SG,000,0O0 in the pocket
of the trust. There was an immediate de-
NAL in the House of this statement, and no
one Of the republicans of the ways and
mears committee was able to furnish any
evidence of its truth.
Blaine is making o record in this cam
paign, but it is not a record of which an
honest man would be proud. Gen. Harri-
son isn't getting as much attention as
Blaine, but in the little speeches he makes
to the delegations which hunt him up, he
manages to keep closer to the facts than
Blaine. He has too much respect for him
self to virtually ignore the truth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-24
The Parnall Investigation.

! Ihe investigation of the charges made by
the London Times against Mr.. Paruell and
sixty-four other Irish members of parlia-
ment has been begun by the commission ap-
| pointed for that purpose, and Ireland's
affairs will be the leading topic of interest
IL Edgland for several weeks. Mr.. Parnell
seems confident that the Times will not sue
coed IN proving its charges while the Times,
which is baked by tie government, de-
| clares that it will be able to prove them to
the satisfaction of all except those who
nave made up their minds not to be con-
WINGED. The investigation will be an inter
esting one. and will attract great deal of
attention in this country.
Attorney General Webster, who repre-
sents the government and the Times, began
his opening speech on Monday. The proba-
bliity is that he will occupy the time of the
commission several days with his statement
OF what he expects to prove. He has yet
stated nothing of very startling character,
ana ne does not a, pear to have interested
MS audience to any marked extent. 1t may
DE That he is trying to comply with the
rules Of practice without fully disclosing all
that he expects to prove.
Mr. Parnell has recovered his health and
strength, and is reported to be fully able to
bear all the burdens which the investiga-
ton will force upon him. 1t is expected
that vast mass Of testimony will be intro
duced, much of which will come from this
country. New York city has been pretty
thoroughly canvassed by both sides for evil
dence, and the sensational ,ts say that there
viii be some startling revelations. Gen
orally, however, those who do the most
talking know the least
IL Is understood that the Times will un-
dertake to introduce testimony bearing
upon matters not containing directly in
the letters which are the LASTS of the
charges, and which, it is alleged, were writ
ten by Mr. Parnell and other Irish MEM
bers of parliament. The commission
may rule this kind of testimony
out. Mr.. Parnell will try TO have
tae investigation confined to the letters, and
will demand that the source from which
they were obtained shall be made known.
If this demand is refused the chances are
that Mr.. Parnell and the others of the ac-
cused will gain victory. In view of the
fact that Mr.. Parnell has denied writing the
letters which are signed with his NAME the
expert testimony will be watched with pro
found interest