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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-06

Ia town 10 the Mohawk Valley lives q
man who may be called. for the time be
ing, Jshn Smith. Smith stands about six
feet two in his thinnest stockings. In the
good old days. when ticket from Chicago
to New york -or anywhere else was good
only for continuous trip on day and date.
Smith and his wife left the wicked West
ern city one day for the metropolis.
Al Lockport they stopped over night,
and next day they started on again with
two young ladies, acquaintances, who pur
chased tickets for Pslatine Bridge. When
the conductor came along to punch the
tickets be pronounced the Chicago tickets
worthless stamped and partly used the
day before Smith must pay his fare he
said. John expostulsted. but 10 vain; be
must pay two fares or leave the train. TIE
conductor agreed to make up the rest Of
bis train load. snd come back, while Smith
thought 1t over. When be returned Smith
still looked dubious. He held up the four
tickets two TO New York. two TO Pslatioe
lin bis hand, and ssid. slowly. Now ; u
say these two to Pslaiine are good?
Yes.
And these two, from Chicsgo 10 Nes
York, are not good?
Not worth the paper they're printed on,
no sir.
Theu tue conductor began to grow i'm
patient. and continued, sharply: Well. sir
you must hurry up. Psy your fares, or
I'll put you Of.
Smith held up the tickets again snd
said, with sxssperating deIiberation: Well,
here are four tickets and four people. Who
are you going 10 put OF.
The conductor looked at Smith . mo-
ment, bit bis lip. punched the four tickets
aud left the car.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-06
The National Game.

Baseball is ell the rage now and Arnica
is 10 demand. There are evidence OF II on
every hand II is estimated that not less
than thousand men make . business
Of playing base ball this summer.
The base ball player has no excuse for
being wicked. His occupation should
teach him to lead the batter life,
A Chicago base ball player has been
sold for $4,000. and the New York World
cynically ask: "Now what would the pres
ident Of the Chicago Browning club bring
il auctioned off to the highest bidder?"
Even the colored brotf Or, who initiates
all the vices Of the white man, has base
ball club. The colored umpire has one
marked advantage over the white umpire.
He can't get black eye.
Speaking Of umpires. 1t is stated on
reliable authority that base ball umpire
was struck by Lightning in the west. Be
ing used to such things. he merely smiled
and remarked "ont on first"
Base ball is very ancient game. The
Emperor Domitian occupied his leisure
moments in catching flies. Noah was .
base ballist. He was the first pitcher.
He pitched the ark within and without.
The game was called on account OF rain.
However, it pays to be an expert base
taller. The Yonkers Statesman remarked
cynicslly that when base ball player
gets 80. 900 season and an opera singer
can only command $1,000. it does not take
long TO conclude that pitching the ball
pays better than pitching the voice.
No man can fully realize what miser
able game base ball is until be has been
volunteer umpire, and has had his head
split open for deciding right when the
hoodlum side OF the game happened to be
wrong.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-06

Tending journalist from the BsvArian cspi.
tai. and be vas ordered 10 leave within
four and twenty hours. The court cham
berlain. commissioned by the king. waited
on him and asked IL he could manage 10
get away In 80 short time. Yes, replied
the unsbashed journalist and IL my own
legs can't take mo quickly enough. I'll
borrow some Of the superiiuous feet In his
msjesty's last volume OF verse.
He once accidentally knocked against
some person when turning The corner Of .
street in Munich. Beast, cried The offend.
cd person without waiting for an apology.
Thank you, said the journalist. and mine
ia Ssphir.
When introduced for the first time 10
the prompter Of the Leipsiger Stadt thea.
tire. . pompous person, too much in evi
dence At times, Saphir remarked: l have
heard good deal Of you, Herr A.; the
prompter bowed bis acknowledgements OF
the expected compliment. while the Wit
added. in course Of : performance last
evening.
Driving ont ia The suburbs Of Vienna
one day, his coachman, psppsry meth
kutscher. got into an alteration with ri
val jehu. Words led 10 oaths. and osths
TO blows, and the pair Get TO in good ear
nest TO decide which was the better man.
Popping his head out OF the window, So.
pbire mildly implored the pair TO drub
each other as quickly as they could. for
he had engaged the carriage by the hour.
A young couple, recently engaged, we're
favored with letter Of introduction to
him, which they duly presented. Now
the gentleman WAS notorious for effeminate
habits and ways, and his appearance at
once struck the eye Of the observant jour-
nalist, who had heared about him. He
said nothing, received the pair with en-
blressment, insisted upon their being seat
cd in his most comfortable easy chairs, as
sured them how pleased he was TO hear OF
their engagement, aud wound up with
now you must. you really must. tell me
which Of you is the bride,
He once described theatre as being 80
full that people were obliged to laugh
perpendicularly, there being no room TO
do 80 horizontally. Ofs dull townlet he
visited, he remarked IL was so quiet that
but for an occasional death there would
really be no life in the place.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-06
Old Msa-IfIsiys my daughter to you

Old Man II give my dsughser TO you.
young man. where will you take herr
Yong Nam Well. er-l thought We
might stay bsre ~isb you until ! can get
things Strengthened ont bit.
Old Msn-H IN yes. ! bad quite over
looked that easy solution Of the din eultv.
bat my house Is very small
Young Man Ye-es. thought Of thai.
too; bu, the idea occurred 70 me that posse
bly, the hot - cor d be enlarge
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-06

sssss ssrs. Esisys, Ksys. switch Boards. Win
s4s~s sns, lasaastsd Wire. lssnlstcss an
BTsstsis. cfsvssst Bait~sy seGpAstsS sise ~
- sssssrs saa Ess Call snd get rsAoss BE-
Bsy pssassaslng sissstsss. in. hAhb.
1sssssssss. W.. kpril ga. ieei.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-06

A countryman, who was in waiting al
the Third street depot the other day, took
stroll around the square. When be re-
turned be said TO the policeman st the
door:
Say, met ieller here who says he
knew me twenty years ago, and that be
has been waiting for ten years TO lick me.
Well, keep away from him.
But be is mistaken. never knew him.
Let him go. What is it TO you
Why, I don't want man to be mistak.
en-. l don't want man 10 be aching to
lick me when am not the right man.
He was advised TO sit down and wait
for bis train, but Ipietty soon the officer
saw crowd up the street, and hastened
TO the spot 10 6nd man lying on bis
back on the walk evidently unconscious
while the countryman Was on hand 10 ex-
PLAIN:
You see. told him be was mistaken,
but be insisted. ard when be took me by
the gostee. what could I do ? Dear me.
how II does embsrraas me 10 enter .
strange town and knock strange man
head over heels. Some one pour water on
him and blow 10 his ear.
-
She was but simple country girl, and
girl, and be -sh well!--he was . person
called q dude, who had gone into the
country for the benefit Of bis health TO
tone up bis brain Tissues, be said, but
veil. never mind.
lie met the simple country girl 10 lane
snd entered into q conversation with her.
TO air his town wit.
"Miss.' be said, "how IL vegitstionf"
Nicely she replied with smile.
"And how ia the cabbage cropr'
"Tbe heads are large bat somswhst hol.
low. )" she answered. looking hard st bin.
And the dear csttle?"
"AlI is in splendid condition, sir. sbe
said.
Have you many
"Quite few cows, sir bu. only Que cali
around Just now"
That soY And that Ia being tenderly
cared for, 90 ~ 10 become the fstlei cali
oi The family. ! suppose. gentle Madden
NO. nr" replied the gentle msid; "be
IL quite near. wearing ~ syeglsss snd .
stsnd.up collar. and I'm sfsid be won't
siten."
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-06

s,lh csa Esd Ms.s~abis viliinEs for The ssms
Psus sat Ae.s Bibts. opsn Way asd Coo
fss.sea stops 81 sii tiads. stpks. rev.
r ~ ssa SEVER Pipe
4. ssytins Ass ths ssessssry toeis tc % a.
as os rslsg, ssa vii gtve sssinsiss 90 ~
~ gsrss % snsti. % o. paPs ~ shcp 70 disxran
|fw ssAsrs 10 pet sp u distAsc<.
v.sssss.ss. Va. April II. 1857. tais.f
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14
The liar. sta, Up.

W,suINGtoN, Oct b. The Chinese
charge dailaircs in Washington recently
requested the treasury department To send
Geographic instructions to thr collector ol
customs at san Francisco directing him 10
permit the landing II certain Chinese
labouu who have lately arrived there,
some Of whom arr provided with return
certificates. while Others desire merely Ia
pass through the Uulyl States tu uthor
countries. In answering the cummunira-
ton Acting Secretary Thompson quotes
the provisions oi The Chinese exclusion
law and says that ~ It Is understood that
the lnhuum In question arrived siuc' thv
approval II the act thc treasury depart
mont rs unable 10 comply with hc re-
uupst
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14

Np''lW blsphtch lo the Appeal
NHwroRr, Ark, Oct ~. Authorization
reached here that n party Of gentlemen,
supposed TO be representing new railroad
project, were near Melbourne, lard
county, last evening The road in the in
tercst OF which they arr said To be recon
motoring the country, starts ut yelling.
ton, kas., and runs south Of east 10 New
port, thence to Memphis This line is NJ
great Importance To Memphis. and will
give that city u new route into the corn
and wheat fields Of Kansas. Newport is
ready To aid this new enterprise with
money aud site ior depot grounds and
shops when the demand is made. The
proposed line will open up one of the finest
and most prolific hardwood timber coun-
try, In America, 1t Is also uch in minerals,
especially calaminc, marble and granite.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14
THIS sort 81 trina Didn't uHpprn 10.
der urpubiicpnism.

w,uuyoroy, oct 49, Acting Com.
missioner Anderson, oi lhc general land
office. received Information ol thc oonyic.
ton Of Cuihrsls l.rcgh, lur subJrlulupu
ul ppriuy iu connection with The largo
body 81 Rcd wool timber land in Cl..-
l1mia. The land ~ entered amounts Y
about 100 arps, tho timber un which
uas estimated hy thr Interested parties lu
d. worth .li,mtulD. 4 syndicate com.
posed principally of foreign capitalists wu
oryauigrd, ID b. alleged. lpr lhr purpose NJ
securing title lo thcao valuable tracts lUm
the government and the attempt was male
a. 10 10 by means OF fraudulent entries
some 800 such entries were made, ou.
bmring about 100 acrus each, in which 30 b.
claimed pgjury aud subou1'IDn ~ prf-
Jury was 6cklCsty committed. OF these
entries many have been held iof cancca.
lion and stops arc b,ing taken ~ secure
forfeiture ~ the government Ia other eases.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14

DYroN, o., Oct. ia sensation h3s
boon DucagiUurd hero over lho disappear.
ancc Of a largo amount OF j.volfy md
diamonds from thu alo Of CUafie W.
ricam, % manufacturing iDWUlDr aud
diamond merchant Picard Ail0l some
umo ago and the sheriff took posses Jon
Ul thu stock. Yesterday rpyoml rpIoy.n
suits were brought by diamond brokers.
Wits we're issued and an officer was sent
Co levy on the goods The dpuuiIr, in
charge, on opening Che Hlo, found that
the diamonds bad disappeared u b. be-.
livypd ih3t entrance was gained aud the
valuable spirited away A. but two per
SONS hud iir combination b tao safe, the
offender will probably Boz discovered.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14
A BANK FAILS.
Tho Farmers and Mechanics of Pitts
burS Coos Down.


burS Coos Down.
PrrrsBuRo, Pa, Oct, l3.-Thc announce
mont OF the failure OF the Farmers and
Mechanics bank,ol the South Side caused
very little eXcitcmeutin financial circles.
II was q small concern aud the failure has
no significance, Prominent fnancicrs
say it was u case Of dry rot, and the bank
has been in shalSy condition Tor over a
year One of the officials of the bank
stated that there was something wrong
with the books, but refused to say there
had, or had not, been dedication. lie
intmated, however, that from the present
appearance "things would be pretty hot
in few days"
The bank was organized in 1869 with Il
capital stock OF Sl3O,OOO Tho stockhold-
ems are individually liable. An invcstiga-
ton into the affairs Of the Farmers and
Mechanics bank show things To he in a
bad way. The general ledger shows de-
posts to the amount OF 100000, and the
individual ledger Sil9,OO II difference Of
$4,000, The books have not been cx-
amlned Tor ten years, aud IL is not known
where the money has gone. II Ia supposed
that the bank WIS hurt 10y the failure Of
the Fidelity bank OF Cincinnati.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14

"TNTTTT w TITII " TTI wv W
pYruruEu, fonn., oct 3-Tho Dyer
county Republicans met In the cour-hou-c
this afternoon aud Iu. the following lcgIs-
laii,c ticket iu uc field. George r.
Parks, ul Ncwbtmg, lor senator Il, II.
MrNruly, oi krut1n, iur llo'lcr, and y.
l.. srobly ior representative. The ticket
is respectable iu porpuncl, but, Of course,
weak in party following.
The attendance ut the convention was
very small. Mono Of the nominees woro
present. Dr. Gardner was chairman aud
Grorgu Fay secretary, Willie NJ \mn, a
negro preacher, made the only important
speech.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14

WruIr. Mas, Oct lJ The Norton
Manufacturing company mHnIur'urrsu l
eIugulms. chry.UH and HcrurkDm, are
reported financially embarrassed. The
company Hu Massachusetts, corporation,
mpuuuui.l February Oh. I..s. with uu-
HH.yaI capital u. .Uuuu lHH company
.lIIyu.fr 70 hu.uu having large plant,
and employed seventy HEH hands, but
were hmpHwl by % Hr. ui working ur-
ipl Iiuu prf u,it luty attachments
AGAINST IHu company 1HfrrEuug about
..HUII
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ava ,ncnur,er r.,a,o.

IWIINU1, III, VTI " TU0 IUNTHIIWI1
ton into the traders Bank failure was re-
sumcd yesterday, Cashier lHllm1n being
On lhc stand most nj tlo afternoon. Not
much Information oi general Interest WIS
elected ipm him, and the examination
Wa finally adjourned until tbs evening
IrilrrteiumunIfyu iHrpsiutr ui Jos. -.
Eutt,r liir president NJ iIc bank, were
issued tp Nr Caroline ". l.uiiur. thn
widow a. whom tlu estate was lult lhu
widow estimate Coo value ul iLy property
at $4,000. aud she u,t DO may bu much
lr# Iulw kui,hurIHrIrr required hyr
tu give u bond uI 10000
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14

-IL-LlI nL-III-n II ID AII-Il-

special Dispatch o. TIE Nrl"al
JAoEsoN, Tenn, Oct 80. Mike lAQua,
a German barber Of good standing, who
hns resided In this city Tor twenty yCan,
attempted "a commit suicide night before
last by cutting his arm and throat with q
uz1r Blood flowed freely but hc will
recover llc had only been out Of the
asylum few days, whore lac las been lpr
thu past sIx months.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14
I'M, nnln.rcn.r thclr rntlon.

..H.II Dol .Hnhi1 tn' 500 no.
CuuHmr, Miss, oct 3d. A special
meeting 81 Doe Farnyr' Alliance viii u0
held at EIam church, near here, tonight
Tho object b. 10 decide what substitute 20
uau instead Ul iu'c h1gring aud both state
senator's. VI NI-snnd tho Hon. WiIlsG1l.
Iolty will address the meeting The farm.
co. have decided that ihs cotton crop.
which has already been hrll back tH1
long must be- at once placed on tbg
market
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14
nr,,n OF VS.. Nnnr, nnrran.

..H..". I'..N"| "a 'H lN. NIIHiH
DWrnwE Mics, Oct l3-Nu
Smry Barrow died llat night
ia her rsyrnly.righlh Year, Tho
cause ui death WIS simply lack
OF vitality Tho deceased lady wa widely
known lud respected She WIS mrm.
Iprui tlo Barrow family Of luuisuul, 90
ono time tHn largest slave uwurr Doe ihr
world, quito number uI prominent .u-
huHuuH attended tbg funeral ,uia alter
nom.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14

Cmc,go, H., Oct i3-Thc Kane
county grand jury NJ Geneva, H., has
found bills Of indictment aninsl John A.
BluprrIscn, Thomas Brodouck, Alexander
smith. John A. BoWlcs, August Kaogol
and George Golling. They afu charged
with conspiracy 10 iniurc the property Of
tho Chicago, burlington x Quincy Railroad
company by thc use oi dynamite at Au.
rora during iho late strike Of locomotive
engineers aud nfcmon on that road. They
ar1 alI members Of the Brotherhood, and
Bluyfcenis chief cnginoUro oil division No.
~ locomotive engineers
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14

RAwtiSs, Wyo. r., Oct 10. The scnsa.
ton II the hour IL the work Of the grand
Jury Of the county during the last three
days. They have found twenly.ono In.
diclmonts against conductors and brake
men u the Union Pacific railroad, most Of
whom reside In this ety.i Thoy ran from
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14

special Dispatch iu lur Appeal
J,cGsoy. Tenn. oct % Tho Hon.
Josiah raltcuon and ihc Hon. II. u.
Lindsey Democratic aud Republican
elections Tor thc state 1T largr, spoke 10
mir audience un the political ISSUES oil Tho
day Boz ih.s yty today.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14

this place to Green River, in charge of
freight trans OF valuable merchandise in
transit between san Francisco and eastern
cities. The robbcrics are supposed to
cover period of between twelve and fii-
teen months, and thousands of dollars
worth of valuablcs are missing. Four
prominent business men are involved.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14

Observation-Disclosures w, have been pros
porous, too Ia spite Of ihu iari that The
administration aud tho rouuifi have Leon
embarrassed by = hnanciai system which
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-14

OF bonds with surplus, or to express IN
opinion that this might be done under
existing law. Congress finally did this
last in April, when at once resumed
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-10-19
HOME NEWS.
WEEK ENDlNo THURSDAY EvENNa, Ocr IL, 1883
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

1t will pay to look at the bargains We offer in
hosiery, gloves and underwear We sell the best
Germantown yarn at tsc n skein Lots Of new
dress goods from DC TO bOc a yard, new shades
and very desirable r. w. BARvARp
Don't miss our novelties PHILLIPS & JONES
Mrs. Phillips 4 Jones invite the Indies to call
and examine an elegant line of seasonnblp novel.
ties in Millinery aud Fancy Goods on Wednesday
and Thursday, oct - and o.
LOST New Silk Umbrella, with initials. A. C..
cut just above the handle The finder will be-
suitably rewarded by leaving same at the Office Of
Carpenter Organ Co. or r.. p. Carpenters house.
No Asylum st.
FoR SALE-rhree building lots ON Southern ave
nue., ~ rods front by II deep Price s275 each
l.. +. LAwToN
See Ranger & 1hompsons new advertisement
In another column. They mean business
Fifty cents buys handsome silk pushes. new
shades, same quality that has been selling from
Sc to sio0 per yard T. W. BARNARp.
To RENT Down stairs tenement Of q rooms in
good order; running water, good barn connected
H. & Strreter. Organ 81 Bruttrboru. Vt
our bins are full; only apples positively engaged
can bc taken until We work mp our present stock.
Keep your apples warm aud we will use them
later. BUtr-rt rRopo .Ir,tvCn
Saturday, oct ~ the Industrial Union will fur.
nsh at their room. from II A. 81 until p. n. fresh
bread aud rolls; angel fruit, Scotch. pound. choc.
ulate aud orange cake, variety Of small cakes:
Ihince, apple, squash aud custard pies; apple.
lemon and cranberry tartS; cottage cheese. brown
bread baked b'1ns aud doughuuts
Mrs 5 VI Chattrld opened un Monday, the
18th, special sale of fine otchnrs at reduced pri
ces Satin and Japan remark proofs, plain and
INDIA prints. popular pictures 10y best artists All
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-10-19
FRIDAY OCTOBER 49, 1888

excellent bill to help the agricultural and
manufacturing interests Of Vermont On
Wednesday evening Mr. Mann appeared
before the committee ON manufactures and
made an able argument in support of the
bill
Ia the list Of House committees given out
TO the press last week the name of Smith
of Glover appeared on the committee on
manufactures 1t is Mr.. S. A. Smith Of
Guilford who holds place on that commit
tee.
\ bill by Mr. Fisk Of Woodbury. Furnishes
the first offence for liqour selling with i'm
prisoument for three months.
The Springfield Union speaks with warm
approval Of Mr.. Mann's bill to help the az
ricultural interests of the state, and says
Massachusetts, ought to have just such a
law
Several petitions for woman suffrage have
been presented and ON Wednesday Mr.
Marsh Of Woodstock introduced bill to
extend the suffrage to women.
Barbed wire fences seem to be obnoxious
to many members, and there are now pend
ing several bills TO annihilate them as a relic
of barbarism.
The member from Craftsbury has intro
duced female suffrage bill which estab
fishes the polls Of both male and female cit
liens at 81 each
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-10-19
Olher Legi.Ia1ixe Ru.ines-.

Other hekisihlNe buslnebs,
Last Friday, when joint resolution came
up in the Senate providing for a joint as
sembly to elect supreme court judges, Sen
ator Butterfeld said it had been suggested
that six judges were sufficient to do the
work of the courts, and, with view Of
considering that suggestion in the form of
bill, he moved that the resolution be or
dered to lie. This was agreed to.
Mr.. Butterfeld also took decided stand
for economy in the Senate on Wednesday,
when bill came up to increase the pay of
the acknowledgement and quartermaster-
general. He admired the soldier, but the
insane poor and the criminal insane must
be provided for He did not believe that a
surplus in the state treasury was a bad
thing, however it might be in the national
one.
Senator Mansur has introduced bill pro
viding for the election of selectmen, audi
tors and listers for three years term-one
member of each board to be elected each
year after the first.
In the House, Mr. Sherwin of Jamaica
has introduced bill to compel railroad
companies, owning track running parallel
with any Travelled highway, and obliged to
turn snow or ice upon the highway in clear
ing their track, TO remove such obstruction
without notice
A bill by Mr. NORTON of West Rutland
proposes to exempt honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors from the payment of
poll tax at the age of sixty years or after.
Mr.. Nimblett of Monkton proposes to make
compulsory the destruction of obnoxious
plants and weeds along highways. Mr..
Emery of Chelsea revives bill of the last
session which provides for the printing of
uniform ballots by the state Mr.. Wal
bridge of Concord would have honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors, who die poor
and destitute buried at the expense of the
state. Mr.. Ball of Rockingham proposes to
allow selectmen to contract for electric
lights in covered bridges. A bill introduced
by Mr.. Reyes of Reading allows any citizen
entitled to vote in a freemen's meeting, who
has moved from one town TO another with
in three months previous to a general cleo
ton, the right to vote in the town from
which he has moved
Ex-Gov. Proctor has introduced a bill
which makes the office of supervisor of the
insane apPointive instead of elective.
Mr., Prouty of Newport introduced on
Wednesday bill making the fine on a first
conviction for liquor selling not less than
- or more than $780, also imprisonment
not more than 30 days, in the discretion of /.
the codrt
The House refused the passage of bill /
forbidding the use of barbed wire for Ger.
tain fences
An editorial in our agricultural depart
ment today gives a good idea of Mr.. Mann's