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lowed to leave the common school without
being able to write good and intelligent
letter to a friend.
SATURDAY p. NJ.
AS Supt. Dart was obliged to leave dur
ling the morning session Supt Hiland Occu-
pied the chair. The session was opened
with an address by Prof. d. b. Locke of
Bradford on Attendance. He explained
how it was to be made good and regular and
gave reasons for its not being so; said that
he parent was often at fault not taking suf-
icient care to have his children promptly
1t school and keeping them there; that the
eacher was often at fault in not trying to
make the school room a pleasant place and
The work as interesting as possible to the
student
After discussion of questions suggested
by Prot. Locke's address frin. Byfuisssod-
gers of Newbury read paper upon the
Present." in which he gave some interest
ling "reminiscences Of the old-fashioned dis
|trict school and showed the great progress
made and the need of greater still; that in
|Order to accomplish good results good
teachers must be hired and much better
wages paid than at present; that the distri-
button of money raised by taxation should
school supervision adopted. Mr.. Day of
Bradford followed with few remarks on
THE town system.
Supt. Inland then had talk with teach
|ers in which he expressed regret at the state
of affairs in some of the schools and called
attention to many faults which should be
corrected, also spoke very highly of the
schools in general and complimented the
teachers on the work done in many of them.
The meeting closed with vote of thanks
to Supt. Dart, Supt. Hiland, the citizens of
Bradford, and ali who assisted to make the
meeting the success it was.
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North ThetfOrd.

Our No. school is disbanded on &C.
count of a malignant case of scarlet
fever in the family of Hiram Weare,
South Fairlee, whose only daughter,
Bertha, II years old, died, after a
short sickness. The two brothers
younger are working their way safely
through. Not all young parents are
led through this heart breaking expe-
rience, but, dear afflicted ones, not a
few, but many are not mere spectators
but partakers in this your first great
sorrow.
Many from here attended the funer-
al of Miss Winslow of Pond District,
Lyme, on Saturday last. For many
years she has been sowing the seeds of
truth broadcast, and while we join in
the general lamentation Over what
seems to us premature death, we
know such was to be the browning
glory of life of 80 exalted labors.
We can all say
elbow well it is with her to-day
How well, how we'll"
Earle and Conant have returned to
the the cloisters of our Dartmouth.
Miss Emma Adams of Springfield
lit down at her old roost last week as
composedly as if space were nothing.
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StraffOrd.

c. II. Soody who has been in town
the past week from Olcott Falls has
returned home.
The Scribner Bros. sawed last Satur-
day for Sidney Moore of Union Vii
lage 10 cords of four foot wood twice,
and made two stops, in hours and As
minutes, if anyone can beat this they
will try again.
The cold wave has struck us in earn
est, the thermometer ranged the 22nd
at 25 degrees below zero. This is the
coolest yet for the winter.
Harley Currier is at work for James
Hayes.
II. G. Hatch had two sheep killed in
his yard and two more mutilated. The
work of dog.
The 6. A. r.. have the public in
stallation of officers at the Town hall
on Thursday of this week.
There has been six feet and one inch
of snow so far this winter and has
drifted badly on the hills for the last
few days.
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A Zig Boiler.

A manufacturing company of Scran-
ton, Pa, has just completed the largest
boiler ever constructed in America. 1t is
to be used in the Calumet and Hecla
copper mines. The boiler is the tenth
ono purchased by the company during
the present year. 1t is So feet inches
in length, 10 feet inches wide, and II
feet inches high. 1t would require one
man 1900 days to build the boiler. 1t
weighs As tons and is of 1000 horse
power There are 1913 three inch tubes
in the boiler, double firebox connecting
with the flues, and stay bolts and rivets
arc used varying in length from inches
to 1G inches. There are 30 'hand holes"
for the purpose of cleaning the boiler,-
Boston Transcript.
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~ Granite State Local Items ~
Piermnont.


Union meetings closed Sunday even
ing. Considerable interest has been
manifested.
Charles Bixby and wife, returned to
their home in Manchester, N. H., on
Monday last. They have been visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Blk
by and other friends.
Charles Rsley from Worcester,
Mass, came home last week stopping
over Lords day with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. Risley. The brotherhood
of the church were well pleased to see
him among their members once more.
Miss l.. Emma Bickford returned
home last Saturday for a two weeks
vacation from Boston where she is at
tending school at the university. She
is special fayorite in Piermont her
winning and gentle manners makes le-
gions of dear friends that perpetually
welcome her home coming.
At the town hall next Tuesday even
ing there will be donation party for
the Rev. E. Eldridge. An oyster sup
per will be in the bill of fare. All are
cordially invited to attend ard make
the occasion pleasant as well as
profitable one.
Mr.. E. 4. Grimes whose health has
been poorly during the autumn and
winter but was thought to be cOnva-
lescing had partial stroke of paraly-
sis last Saturday. His physician is
hopeful of his recovery. Their nu-
merous friends extend sympathy to
the sufferer and the family.
One of the delightful events of the
season was the first sociable of the M.
E. society last Tuesday evening at
Bickford's and Beams. In the after
noon the table was bountifully spread
with luxuries to supply the wants of
the inner man. In the evening hot
coffee and delicious cake were served.
The evening passed away very pleas
antly by both old and young. There
was a large number present notwith-
standing the extreme cold night. The
merry party returned to their homes
voting that John Bickford's was the
place to meet again in the near flu
ture.
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West TOpSham,

The Corinth quarterly meeting con-
vened with the Free Baptist church in
this place. The meeting commenced
Friday afternoon and continued until
Sunday evening. The weather was
very unfavorable being extremely cold
and clustering. The attendance was
fair all things being considered and
there was good degree of interest
manifested. The missionary concert
Saturday evening was a pleasing fea-
ture. The young ladies and gentle
men, also the children did credit to
themselves. Rev. H. Jordan, the
evangelist, preached Saturday p. m.
Rev. H. F. Reynolds held meetings
with us every evening for the week
commencing Jan. 18th and continuing
until the 10Th, for the promotion Of
holiness.
The donation visit at Gilman Bag
ley's, Jan. 9th, for the benefit of Elder
Reynolds was pleasant occasion. The
receipts of the evening were about $50
in money and other gifts. H. j. E. e
The evening for the singing school
has been changed from Tuesday to
Thursday evening on account of neces-
sary changes in the other schools.
Lon Bowen is at home for a few
weeks on account of poor health.
Johnny Wallace is at home from
Mortified on a visit to his friends
here.
Several of our young people attend
ed the Old Folks concert at East TOPS
ham Wednesday evening.
The young peoples meeting is held
every Monday evening in the hall.
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COrinth.

The town meeting on the 18th
passed off quietly. There was no move
made to settle with the bondsmen
Voted to raise forty-five cents on dol.
lar of the grand list, to pay for repair
ing the highways the past year.
We are all very glad to have our old
Pastor, return. 1t was great mistake
that we let him go.
The Sunday school in district No. 2,
that was productive of so much good
last summer is discontinued.
The Reading Club is thing of the
past, and there is nothing of interest
now, at Camp Ransom. What will be
the next move?
Snow is very deep in some parts of
the town. Last week the cold was
very intense.
The weather for the past ten days
has been extremely cold. Last Sunday
was the coolest day of the season, the
thermomer registering 80 below zero
Jonathan Robe has been failing for
the past few weeks and is now con-
fined to his bed and his recovery con-
sidered doubtful.
Remember the entertainment at
Academy hall this (Friday) evening.
The friends of Rev. A. d. Jones
met at the parsonage last Tuesday
evening for donation visit, it being
his fiftieth birthday. Although the
evening was extremely cold about so
were present and the receipts amount
ed to 1856
Rev. G. M. Winch is expected to
commence his labors at Corinth Centre
and East Corinth the first Sunday in
February.
We regret to learn that Henry Frary
and family have decided to move to
Gaysville next month. They are ex-
cellent ueighbOrs and will be missed.
Mrs. Fellows, an aged lady living
with her son-in-law, III. w. Carlton,
Corinth Corner, died last week We'd
nesday. Funeral services were on
Friday. She was the daughter of
Daniel Cooke, one of the early settlers
in town.
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Chelsea.

Capt, John H. Watson of Bradford,
was in town last week, we are sorry to
learn that he is to leave the State. The
Bar Associat ion will lose one of It's
best members.
We understand that State Auditor,
E. III. Powell was in town last week,
looking after the States affairs.
Some of our school teachers and our
school sup erintendant Miss. A. A.
Clement went to Bradford last Friday,
to attend the Teachers Institute.
Last Friday and Saturday were the
worst days on the hills that have been
this winter, regular western blizzard.
Bronchial troubles are prevalent
with many, and there are, and have
been some cases of pneumonia.
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NeWburV,


At the school meeting on Friday eve.
important business was trasacted, 16
cents on the dollar, was voted to make
the first payment on the purchase of
the Seminary building, $4,000, being
the price agreed upon, to be paid for
in five annual installments. Your cor
respondent believes it would be better
to have paid this debt on the present
grand list. However with the size of
our grand list it can be paid for, with
less tax than many of our small dis
tricts, in the back part of the town are
obliged to raise every year for the sup
port of their schools. Another impor-
tant measure was put in motion, vii
lage improvement society was organ
lied, and a committee of eight ladies
and as many gentlemen were chosen
with Mr.. E. G. Stocker, chairman.
The duty of this committee is to i'm
prove the common and beautify the
village. Mr.. Stocker is the best man
in our village for the position he occu-
pies, with the hearty cooperation of
our villages, greater Improvement is in
store for us. Let every one help.
At the pleasant home of John George
on the upper meadow on Tuesday eve.
Miss. Ella Woodward and Mr.. Everett
G. Brock were mixed in holy matrimo-
ny. A large number of their friends
enjoyed a pleasant evening, much hap
piness to the young couple.
Nearly all our teachers were in at
tendance at the teachers meeting at
Bradford.
Bailey 4 Co., are headquarters for
Florida oranges and lemons.
The old brick school house which has
been landmark for SO many years,
will soon be in the market. Its actual
cash value can't be very much over
four or five hundred dollars. 1t would
make first class Advent meeting
house.
An old fashioned Methodist sociable |
will be held at George W. Chamber
Inns on Thursday eve. Everybody |
will have good time.
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An Unusual Atrocity.

\ police court at Vienna, Austria, had
a case of unusual atrocity to deal with.
A porter and waiter at the Hotel Vic
tora had pushed cat into pipe. The
tube was so narrow that the body of the
poor beast nearly filled it, and the cat
could not move. In that position the
two men poured boiling water into the
pipe, slowly boiling the poor creature to
death. The fearful cries of the tortured
animal at last attracted attention, and the
two scoundrels were taken before the
magistrate. Chicago Herald.
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Lyne,

The union district prayer meetings
are continued this week.
Miss Alneth Winslow died, after an
illness of three days, on Thursday, of
last week. She come home from her
school at Orfordville on Friday expect
ing to return on Monday. The disease
was malignant form of crysipelas.
Warren's store caught fire on Mon
day morning and was only saved by
prompt action.
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Mr.. G. G. Newman and family have
returned home this week from two
months visit in Boston.
BERTHE Virgins has been stopping at
home the past few days.
Mr.. S. G. Clement is quite out of
health. He has not been out of the
house the past three or four weeks and
is under the care of DR.. Bixby Of YER
shire.
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81 WISH YOU HAD SOAP THAT WOULD FLOAT"
lady said clerk in large grocery store You have
idea how ordinary soap wasted The servants let it remain in
of the wastubs dish pans and scubbng pals and
when the poured soap has the consistency of mush
from the box the would only
they would and take the when they
through with it,"
The "voRy SOAP" floats replied the clerk Oil will float
the "IvoRY SOAP is made Of oils and o9 cent
pure, as a matter of course will float
A WORD OF WARMING
many soaps represented be good as the vo
ARE NOT but like counee lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities OF
the genuine Ask for Ivory" Soap and insist getting it.
Copyright Il by Pocter&G ambe
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An Ornithological Exhibition.

The society "Ornis" at Berlin intends
to have an exhibition of birds from all
the countries of the world, to be held at
Berlin in the course of next year. The
exhibit is not to serve the exclusive inter-
ests of breeders, but will be made avail
able for the promotion of the science of
ornithology. The committee will COM
municate with similar societies in other
countries. Foreign Letter.
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Thew Did EVERYTHING

from making new dresses, shawls, draperies
and feathers, from old ones, to staining
floors and furniture, coloring photographs,
ETC., and making ten cent quart inks shoe
dressing, and laundry bluing. They did it
all with Diamond DIVES.
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West COrinth.

Last Saturday and Sunday were the
two coolest days we have had this
winter and mercury registered at 80
below zero Sunday morning.
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Make Hay while the Sun Shines.

The druggists have just received a fresh
invoice of Hop Ointment, that infallible
cure for chapped hands and lips, sore nOs1
and cold cracks. Every one is buying it, 81
get your supply ere it is exhausted. Guy
warranted. Never fails.
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r A junk dealer in New York recently
received an order for 10000 old tomato
cans The tin is used for the corners and
edges on cheap grades of trunks.
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n Adjoining Towns y

On account of the delay in receiving
the mails Thursday, many towns are
necessarily left out this week.
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place in the same manner in all parish
and collegiate churches, both Of the
secular and regular clergy, and by all
priests generally, provided that they do
not omit the proper Office of the Mass
Tor the day where it is obligatory.
AS to the faithful. We strennously
exhort them after Sacramental confes-
sion degoutly to partake Of The Bread Of
Angels fer the benefit Of the souls in
purgatory. We grant by our Apostolic
authority a p}ena1y indulgence to be
gained by such of the faithful. appli-
cable to the dead, and the favor Of a
privileged altar 10 al those who, as has
been said before, say Mass.
Thus tIcse pious souls WHO expiate
the remainder Of their sins amidst such
fortunes will receive a special and op-
perfume consolation, thanks to the life
giving Victim which the Universal
Church united to her visible head, and,
animated with spirit OF charity, will
offer to God that lie may adait them
to the dwelling Of his consolation, to
light and eternal peace.
In the meanwhile, Venerable Breth-
rem, we stfecticnately grant you in the
Lord as pledge of celestial gifts The
Apostolic Benediction, to you and to
all the clergy and people committed to
your charge.
Given at st. Peter's. at Rome, at the
solemnitY of Easter, in the year 1855,
the eleventh Of Our pontificate.
Z r6. EIIY D6ApE
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Flow Sheridan Defed q Creditor:

A familiar but never tiresome story
Of Sheridan relates to the manner in
which he gave the architects of his re-
built theatre the slip. They never
could get him to pay their bill, but
were put off from time to time with
such ingenious excuses as Sheridan
could invent. Holland (the head of the
1irm} at last determined to catch his
elusive debtor at a rehearsal on the
stage. Before he could speak Sheridan
rushed to him, seized his hand and
said: my dear Holland, the very man
I wished 10 see! You want a check, OF
course. Beautiful building! Every
thing one could desire, save trifle, but
important to me. My shilling gallery
customers can't hear a word that is
spoken on the stage"
"Impossible'' exclaimed the incredu-
lous architect.
"Is it You shall judge then. Re-
main at the footlights."
Scampering up stairs to the gallery
Sheridan began to gesticulate and wide
" stretched his mouth, but not utter
ing a word, to the discontinue of the
architect, whose professional pride had
been so Unexpectedly knocked on the
head.
Sheridan descended to the stage.
'Well, could you hear me ?" he asked.
s'Nota word,' was the reply.
"Are you convinced? No? Well,
then go up yourself. Speak and Ill be
the listener
Holland made the ascent, while Sher-
idan slipped out at the stage door and
SO for the time escaped his troublesome
creditor.
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Excursions at Half-Rates.

''The Burlington" will sell tickets
from Minneapolis and st. Paul, and all
other stations on it's line, at the rate Of
one fare for the round trip, for the fol
lowing occasions:
North American Saenger-Bund Fes-
tival at St. Louis, June IS, to l6.
Tickets on sale June II to IA inclusive,
good for return passage until June 10Th.
National Democratic Convention at
st. Louis, June 5, Tickets on sale
June 2 to S inclusive, good for return
passage June to II.
National Republican Convention at
Chicago. June 10Th. Tickets OF sale
June 16 to l9, good for return passage
June 20 to Is.
Supreme Lodge Knights Of Pythias,
at Cincinnati, June l2 to 16. Tickets
on sale June 8 to II, good for return
passage June Is to 10th.
Arrangements are now pending for
an extension of time on tickets to the
Democratic and Republican Conven-
tions.
National Prohibition Convention. at
indianapolis, Ind. May 80. One fare
for the round trip. Tickets on sale
May 26 to %. good for return passage
June l to 5.
For tickets, sleeping car accommoda
tions and all other information, apply
to any coupon ticket agent, or to w. j.
C. Kenyon, General Passenger Agent,
s..The Burlington, )" St. Paul, Minnesota.
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had ample opportunity to deny tht
statements made by me three months
ago by letter, but instead Of doing 81
he waited until my friend, Dwyer Gray
to whom he made the communication or
in question, was dead, before he at
tempted to contradict me-
In further confirmation OF Mr.. Gray's
statement he read q letter from Mr.
Gray to Lord Carnarvon. which was
written a year after the interview
| when Lord Carnarvon was no longer in
! Office. In this letter Mr.. Gray reminds
Lord Carnarvon OF the latter's decision
that the Crosmaglen prisoners ought
to be liberated, ana asked him to impart
the decision to the Lord Lieutenant.
LORD Ca,narvon replied, accusing MIR.
Gray of breach OF confidence.
Mr. Parne}l then told of an interview
| between himself and Lord Carnarvon at
the latter;s invitation, at which Car.
narvon agreed that it would be advis-
able to give Ireland parliament and
to protect her industries, and Mr.. Par
nell admitted thatin such an advent the
League would become useless and be
dissolved.
s:i4ord Carnarvoz:, continued Mr.,
larnei] never denied these state
ments, snd I never said he pledged
himself to them. lie admits, however,
that Lord Salisbury knew beforehand
that the interview was coming, and he
was afterward informed Of it's tenor.
Yet he accuses me of q breach Of conf
denee i'll having invited him to publish
the text Of his written communication
to Lo, & Salisbury immediately after the
interview
Mr. Parne]l then proceeded to speak
of the Pope's rescript, He said he ap-
preached the subject with an unwilling
ness, and did not think it bis business,
as q Protestant, to yindicate thefreedoin
Of Catholics. He was convinced that
Irish Catholics knew their political duty
and how 10 vindicate themselves = 4
With regard to the Plan OF Campalgn,
when that was Instituted he YVES
dangerously i'll and compelled TO refrain
from all work. He confessed. however,
that although the plan has benefited
thousands ard paclfied the country, he
would then have advised against it, be-
cause it contained features inimical to
the national situation, and would serve
as g. preteXt for the Tories to in1iict
further coercion. When. IN 1887, he
was able to speak, it was too late. The
government had already struck at Dill
Ion and O'Brien, and he thought it bet
tex to let the matter rest, but he st1p-
ulated that neither the League nor the
parnellite party should be identified
with the plan, and that the sphere OF
the plan should be as restricted as pos
sible. while leaving Dillon, O'Brien,
and others TO deal with the iescript I
shall adhere to our custom, when tho
government strikes an Irishman, to
fight for him whether he be right or
wrong"
He concluded with q long defense Of
political combination and drew conf
parison between law in England and
law in ireland. He predicted coming
trouble in Ireland over evictions, which
he believed the government feared as
much as did the tenants. He counseled
his countrymen to keep strictly within
the law as understood in England.
In response to many calls, Mr.. John
Morley spoke briefly, concluding by
proposing vote Of thanks to Mr.. Par
nell.