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IMPROVEMENT oFPAsrUREs.


At the regular weekly meeting Hon.
Warren Brown, president of the New
Hampshire State Agricultural society,
said that the pasture is a very important
factor in the success of New England far
mers. But although this was true, it was
also true that the pasture was as a rule,
that part of the farm the most neglected.
For this reason the animals who have to
obtain their living off of many of these
pastures are poor and feeble If kept
clean from bushes much land which is
very stony will be found to be fairly good
pasture lands. But pastures are strictly
those lands which are favorable TO the
growth of grass 1t is very unwise to
plough up this class of land. There has
been much of this kind ofpastures spoiled
by ploughing. In England they never
plough an old pasture or meadow, as it
destroys the roots of grass which it has
taken many years to FORM \ good many
Objectionable shrubs found in pasture land
can be easily removed by burning. To
sprinkle them with kerosene ana fired
they can be easily removed, White pine
is very injurious to the growth of grass,
and in fact pastures and woodlands should
he kept distinct. Many pastures IN New
Hampshire are spoiled by the growing of
wood upon them.
Sheep is the best animal which can be
placed in a pasture for its improvement.
The overstock of pastures Is very bad in
its effect, and Will grow poor. Yet there
is such thing as understanding. Stock
will also remove much wild shruO growth
which cannot be removed in any other
way. Draining is not always benefit in
a pasture as lands are better when there
are some places which are wet a good
share of the year. A little work on many
pastures would do more good than upon
any other department of the farm. Stock
can be kept very cheaply upon the pas
lures. He spoke of the difficulties in
the pastures. The subject was afterwards
discussed by o. b. Hadwin of Worcester
aud others.
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REBELLI0US STRIKERS.
THEY TAKE THINGS INTO THEIR
OWN HANDS.
An lnhexible Boycott on 80" cars Claim
ed-Threatening General Strike
Rumored Arthur will Resign
Engineers Returning East.

PITTsBURG, March 2S.-One of the 15
freight conductors and brakeman from
the Reading railway who passed through
the city this morning sn route to Chicago
to take the places of switchmen on the
20" road said they would go in spite of
any order from the general executive
board. The leader of the party said, "We
mean revenge; from 500 to 1000 men are
lying idle III Pennsylvania waiting for
the summons to follow us We are deter
mined to fill every place on the Burling-
ton railway formerly held by Brother
hood man and not yield an inch until all
the old scores are wiped OUT
A number of engineers who recently
left Philadelphia for Chicago to take en-
gines on the 20" passed through to Phila
delphla on their way home to-day. They
said they didn't like the runs given them
ana were afraid in the event of a settle
ment they would be left out
CHICAGO dispatches say the Burlington
engineers and tiremen cut away from the
leaders and the grievance committee to-
day and took hold of the strike with a
firm grip. They appointed committees
and sent them out. Every road running
into Chicago WBs visited and pledges
were obtained from all the switohmen
and switch engineers that under no cir
cumstances would they move CO. cars.
Tonight the strikers claimed an infleXible
boycott against Burlingto cars. 1t is
limited that Burlington brakemen and
freight conductors would quit and the
strike would spread to other roads. This
has been done in defiance of Chief Ar
thur. 1t is asserted III t he will resign
but it is not generally believed.
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THE PROBATE COURT.
The Business Tran 'ncted During the Past
Week.

The following business was transacted
in the Probate Court for the district of
Chittenden for the week ending March 81
1885,
b. j. Heneberg's estate, Burlington, settle
mrnt of executors account.
Samuel ThompsOns estate, Colchester Ii
cense TO sell personal estate.
Thomas II Rich's estate, Colchester, settle
ment OF guardians accoant.
Orrin Rawson's estate, Jericho, settlement
of guardians account.
Hannah l.. EVarts's estate Burlington. Ii
cense to sell real estate.
Harry SuttOn'S estate. st. George, with.
drawal of appeal from will.
Lucretia b. Witters's estate, Milton, will
proved appointment Of Homer Il. Powell Of
Milton as executor and ID. f. Quinn and Jerry
w. flynn of Milton as commissioners and ap-
praisers.
Lura q. Hatch's estate Jericho, license to
sell real estate.
Hiram Wescott's estate, st. George appoint
ment of Hiram IL. liuey OF st. George as ad'
ministratOr.
Noah Aliens estate. Burlington, license to
sell real est tte.
Albert NJ Chittenden's estate, South Bur-
lington, will proved, appointment of Maggie
B. Chittenden as cXecutriX, and John Il.
smith ana George A. SheidOn of South Bur-
liugton as comm ssiuners and appraisers.
Thomas McCarty's estate, Essex, appoint
ment of Erastus ID. Baker of Essex as admin
istratorand j. B. Small and James II. Rich
ardson of Colchester as commissioners and
app alscrs.
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REPUBLICAN, TOWN cAUCUsEs.
Richmond Delegates to the Republican
State and District Conventions.

Richmond Delegates to the Republican
State and District Conventions.
The following delegates and alternates
were elected at the Richmond republican
caucus Friday
State convention delegates-A.C C Mobiles,
J. H. Mason, r. \. Jones; alteruates,
Albert Town, II. A. Hodges, II. l.. Sayles.
District convention delegates Il. b.
Andrews, H, c. Gleason, G. w. Howe ;
alternates, Warren Fellows, r.. E. Jones,
A. G. Flagg.
At the Barre republican caucus the fol-
lowing delegates We're chosen, each set
being empowered to select their own al
ternates:
State-B. W. Braley, G. w. Tilden, w.
A. Royce, o. J. Howes.
Districts. O. Wells, C. NJ. Winch, w.
A. Perry, O. b. Boyce.
The republicans of Addison have elected
the fo lowing delegates to the State and
district conventions at Burlington, April
3 and 4 Olin Smith, +. G. Gulley, Byron
Smith. They are authorized to serve in
OOth conventions.
At the st. Johnsbury republican caucus
the following named delegates to both the
State and district conventions were elect
ed
W. p. Fairbanks, G. b. Bullard, Wal
ter p. Smith, Lambert Packard, G. NJ.
Spencer, Harry Blodgetl j. g. Hovey,
Asa p. Taft Though uupledged these
delegates are favorable TO Hon. II. c. Ide
as Il delegate to the Chicago convention.
The republicans of New Haven have
elected delegates as follows; Delegates to
tie State convention, ". p. Mas h, chair
man. c. :. Daua, y. w. Nash, ). b. NJ.
Cowles. Delegates 20 the district couven-
ton, c. f. Smith, chairman, A. p. Roscoe,
l.. ;. Doud, q ". Ward The delegates
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THE ROTARY SNOW PLOw.


a correspondent of the Boston Journal,
writing from Portland, Oregon, gives the
following readable description of the great
snow plows in use on some of tue West
ern railroads
The contrivance is huge shapeless af-
fair, something like an elongated box car,
with an iron apron coming down in front
of it nearly to the surface of the rails. Ou
the front of this Is set an appliance which
resembles a turbine water wheel, the
blades of which are chilled steel some two
feet broad, and taperlng from a back sew
eral inches thick to a knife like edge. This
Is mounted upon a steel shaft precisely
like that which revolves the propeller of a
steamer which extends Though the
structure behind, and is whirled about
with great rapidlty by powerful steam
engine. The rotary snow plOw' has no
power to propel ITSELF but is pushed for
ward by one or two locomotives. When
! drift is encountered the machine is moved
up to it until the wheel touches the snow;
the man in charge of the engine sets the
shaft revolving, and the huge wheel bores
into the solid mass like IN augur through
soft wood. No matter how hard the snow
may be packed together-even if a success
sion of rain and cold have turned it
into Ice the keen blades tear
it in pieces and grind it to pow
der. The most ingenious part of the in
veution, however, is yet to be described.
II is not enough to tear a drift to pieces {;
it must be thrown away from the track.
| To accomplish this, the blades of the
| wheel are set at such an angle that the
snow IL sucked into the interior of the
Dlow, whence it is disgorged through a
huge funnel like a locomotive smoke
stack, and hurled in a great arch to dis
tance of hundred feet or more from the
track. When in full operation, nothing
can he seen of plow or locomotives. The
clouds of smoke from the pulling engines
and the Lofty. whirling column of dis
placed show alone attest the prodigious
forces that are at work. Nothing has yet
been found to stop the progress of
these rotary plows. The speed of
a minute, and the heaviest drifts
are cleared at the rate of 10 miles
an hour. Even through solid ice the
wheel eats its way as fast as man can
walk, and when its work supplemented
by knives and brooms before the wheels
of the locomotives to shear the ice from
the edge of the rails and dust them thor
oughly) is done the track is as clear as if
no snow had fallen. The four rotary
plows now owned by the Northern Pacific
company have kept the main track and
most OF the side lines clear all winter, so
thar, in one of the worst countries for
rallroading that could be imagined, and
In the present very severe season. but one
important delay of trains has been en-
, cOuutered, and that was for three days
, only. These four machines cost 100000
: but have already more than pa d for them
, selves in the relief of men and the sparing
Of wear and tear OF locomotives. Their
practical utility has been fully demon
slrated, and by means Of them the last
serious obstacle to successful winter rail
rOadiug in the far West has been removed
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" eeHIy Free Press.
vERGESNEs CHARTER ELECTION
List of New Officers EIected-Other Bust
ness Transacted.

List of New Officers EIected-Other Busi-
ness Transacted.
AT the Vergennes charter election these
officers were chosen: Mayor, Hon. q. T.
Stevens, unanimously aldermen, Fl. G..
Norton, w. H. Patten, 5. w. Hindes and
n. j. Renaud city clerk, j. ID. Smith ;
common councilmen, j. j. Barnard, o. c.
Dalrymple, j. H. Donnelly; city sheriff,
Stephen Bates; constable, II. =. Fisher
listers, j. L..Miner, f. w. Coe, j. G..
Hindes; street commissioners, Peter Aus
tin, II. Stevens, w. q. Norton sealer of
weights and measures, Robert Hudson !;
of leather, James Rock; fence viewers,
NJ. Il. Bristol, ID. II. Lewis; poun keep
ers, j. G. Hindes, Patrick Lyons superin-
tendent of schools, c. h. Parker city
grand jurors, j. Il, Miner, G. c. NJ. Caisse,
A. Wetherbee; water commissioners, 5. d.
Miner, ii. Stevens, g. A. Hoflnagle; Ii
brary committee, Rev. ii. q. Pillsbury,
&. +. Parker, j, ID, Smith; oyerseer of
the poor, j. l.. Miner.
On motion $50 was appropriated for Me
mortal day and +. NJ. Moulton handsome.
l.y acknowledged the gilt Tor Ethan Allen
Post.
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The telegraph yesterday brought word
Of the death of eX-Judge Timothy p
Redfeld of Montpelier, which took place
Tuesday night at Chicago, where he had
been for sometime. Judge Redfed was
the younger brother of the late Isaac F.
Redfield, who was for % years on the
bench of the Supreme Court of Vermont
and for many years chief justice thereof.
Judge Timothy p Redfield was born in
Coventry in 1872 He represented Or
leans county in the State Senate in 1915
In 1870, being then a leading lawyer OF the
Washington county bar, he was elected
an assistant judge of the Supreme Court
and held the office TIL 1854 when he retir.
ed, in consequence of falling health, be-
ing at that time the first assistant justice
of the court. He was 4 prominent mem.
Der of the Episcopal church in Montpel-
ier, a pronounced democrat. His seven
successive and generally unanimous
elections as judge, by republican Legisla-
lures, Was Very hlgh tribute TO his legal
ability, pure charact + and nigh personal
standing He wRs man Of the highest
integrlty,o cultivated mind, Land courteous
address, and was universally loved and
respected. His only surviving child is
Mrs. A. j. Phillips of St. Louis. We
shall give fuller sketch of him another
day.
Washington County Courts Action.
In the Washington County Court after
remarks by Hon. Charles Heath, Judge
Rowell said: Tine court receives the an
nouncement with unfeigned sorrow of the
death of judge Redfeld, whom we al
knew so we'll, 50 much loved and respect
ed. Ii is due to his memory, as Il liz toke-
of respect that the court suspend its labor:
for the remainder of the day"
The court then adjourned, and baI
meeting was at once held and commit
tee appointed TO arrange further matter.
in relation To the decease, as to funeral
etc.
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EDITOR nnN,HrIMEK DEAD.


NEW YORK, March 21.-EX-Lieut.- GOV.
William Dorshclmer, the publisher of the
New York Star, did last night at Savan-
nah, Ga. Mr.. Doraheimer left New York
city, March = and was then in perfect
health. He was accompanied only by
Mrs. Dorsheimcr. Mr. Dorsheimer caught
cold on his way south aad stopped at the
Pulaski Hotel, Savannah. His illness
was not considered serious and in fact
was not announced To the employees of the
Star until late yesterday when word was
received tha5 the cold had developed into
pneumonia. Mr.. Drsheimer died at 9:22
o clock last evening. He had been i'll but
four days. Mr.. DOrsheimer was born in
Lyons, Wayne county, and was 81 years
of age.
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STATE EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION
Their Meetings the Present Week in VAR
ious Counties we'll Attended.

Their Meetings the Present Week in Var
ious Counties we'll Attended.
The State Educational commission held
meeting Monday at Bellows Falls at
which were present citizens of Rocking
ham, W. minister and adjoining towns
who ga heir views as to the needs of
the schools in their respective localities.
Tuesday the committee met at the office
of G. p. Marsh, Esq, of Woodstock. A
stock, Pomtret, Bridgewater and Wealth
ersfield presented their views before the
commission. Through these meetings
the commissioners are getting definite
and necessary information as to the con
ditiod and work of the schools under the
present system. Wednesday they were to
be at Randolph, Thursday at Newbury
and -, Johnsbury, Friday at Newport and
Saturday at some point in Lamoille
county.
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NEW YORK, March 2S,-The Mail and
Express says letters have been received
by intimate friends of Blaine here within
week from Mrs Blaine and sons stating
that Blaine is well.
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Arrested on "A Serious Charge,

Deputy Marshal Failey arrested ID, w.
Morehouse of Underhill on the charge of
sending obscene letters through the mails.
Morehouse was admitted to bail in the
sum OF 5000 for his appearance before the
Supreme Court.
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LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
THE FUNERAL YESTERDAY OF CHIEF
JUSTICE WAITE.
Large Amount of Committee Work Done
DIR. Green's Ideas on the Anderson
Bill - Investigating Elections in
Texas and Trusts-Other Matters

WASHINGTON, March 2S-The funeral
of Chief Justice Waite was held in the
House at noon to-day. The House was
draped and the galleries were packed.
Bishop Paret ofliciated. Music was fur
nished by choir of lS A modest process
sion accompanied the remains to the
depot AT the close of the services both
Houses, adjourned. Promptly at 2
o'clock the funeral train moved out of the
Baltimore and Potomac station. 1t was
composed of eight coaches The first was
occupied by Passenger Agent Parke of
the Pennsylvania road, the second
by the family and friends, the
third, n Pullman sleeper occupied by the
justices supreme Court aud officers.
Following this was a dining car, then a
drawing room car which will be used by
the Senate committee, then a drawing
room car carrying the House committee,
then sleeper and last the car contain
ing the casket. None of the cars clmpos-
ing the train were draped.
The River and Harbor Bill,
The river and harbor bill was complet-
ed Tuesday and was reported to the
House Thursday. Il aggregates 2l9, 1872,
1S3 and is the largest bill o, the kind ever
brought in Among the items are ; Bur
lngton, 5000; Gordon's Landing, $l0
900 ; Otter t'reek $4,000; breakwater al
Rouscs Point, $500; Ogdensburg har
bor, $l0,OUO Oswego harbor, 900
PlattsDurgh, $4,000.
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REPUBLICAN CITY CAUCUS.


The republican voters of the city met in
caucus last evening at City Hall to elect
delegates and alternates to the district and
state convention to be held in this city
April and 4, for the purpose of eecting
delegates to the national convention. The
mitteeman Trick. who read the call Upon
motion of Newell Lawrence, seconded by
c. NJ. Spauldng, Elihu y. Taft, Esq.
was elected chairman. II. w. Bell was
them chosen secretary. Upon motion
the chairman appointed Herald Stevens,
Moses Murray and G. w. Brownell, jrl
tellers. The ballot boxes remained open
one hour and the following delega es and
alternates were elected, there being no op.
position.
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THE FALL OF THE KNIGHTS.
Rutland Redeemed-The Citizens Ticket
sweeps the Field.

RUTLAND, March 2s.-At the village
election to-day the citizens ticket swept
all, the Knights contesting only few
offices and in those We're beaten by 100
majority. John w. Cramton is president
aud r. II. Mead clerk
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Death of President HinckIey.

PHILADELPHIA, March 2S.-Isaac Hinck-
lev, president of the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad COM
pany, died this morning.
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Christopher Gordon of WnoosA who
mas been suffering for some time with
consumption died March %. At the time
of his death he was postmaster at Wi
uoo,ki. lie was an honored veteran, hay
ing served in Co., a, first Vermont cayal-
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Delegates-Jo d. Hatch. Robert Roberts,
Henry Greene, George II. Morse, l.. &. Gran',
ID. j. Foster, u. w. K bin on, j. J. Van sick
len, Henry Wells, a. G. Pc rec, w. l.. Burnap.
Alternatcs-F: G. Kennedy, II. w Allen, W.
J. an PAtten, II. ;. Pee, Moses Murray, w.
j. L. Lanou, \. McGairey, Il. e. Stearus.
, 1888-11-15
He Still Lives.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 14-William Brown,
the keeper of a grocery at Collamer vii
lage, a suburb of this city, attempted
suicide this morning in a desperate man
ner. Browns family left him a week ago
because Of his dissolute habits, and he
has since been drinking hard. Last night
he was in the post Office, which is near to
his store. and remarked that he intended
to blow some of the glass out of the build
ing. This morning about 7 o'clock the
people living in the vicinity were awak-
eued by a loud explosion. AS they rushed
from their houses they discovered that
Brown store was on fire. Several men
attempted to enter it when a second ex-
plosion occurred blowing the front across
the street and badly wrecking the inside
Of the store
The men entered the building and
found Brown lying on the floor with his
throat cut. The fire was extinguished, when
a keg of powder was found in the rear Of
the store, a few feet from where the fire
had been burning. 1t seems that Brown
placed at least three kegs of powder in
the store where they would be exploded
by the fire, then touched a match to some
infiammabIe material and afterward cut
his throat. Two kegs OF powder exploded,
but in spite of this and the knife wound
Brown will recover.
, 1888-11-15
A Persistent Su1tor.

New YORK, Nov. IA. Jas. NJ.
Dougherty, an awkward looking country
man from Salem, N. Y, was a prisoner
at police headquarters to-day. The charge
against him was that he had presented
Miss Mary Anderson with lovelorn atten-
tons for several years. He told Inspector
Byrnes in the presence of Miss Anderson
of his travels after and love for the actress.
At the conclusion of his story Miss An
derson told him that she felt sorry for
him but that she could not marry him for
the world. The poor fellow looked sur
prised, but solemnly promised never to
trouble her if she did not make a charge
against him. Miss Anderson begged the
inspector to let the man go, but he re-
fused to do so, saying that he will have
Dougherty's sanity looked into.
, 1888-11-15
OF Interest to Creditors.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE supreme
court, through Chief Justice Fuller, has
rendered an opinion of unusual interest
to holders of life insurance policies. Thos.
l.. Hume, Of the District Of Columbia,
died in 1887 totally insolvent. but leaving
$685. 900 in life insurance policies. The
policies were by their terms payable either
to the widow or children of deceased, and
the administrators and creditors of the
Hume estate sought to force the applica-
ton of the proceeds of the policies to the
payments OF debts duo creditors, on the
ground that the premiums paid by Hume
were by the fraudulent transfer OF the in
solvent estate.
The supreme court held that the bene-
f~iciaries are entitled to the proceeds of all
the policies without any deduction what
ever on account of premiums paid, hold
ing that the husband and father has full
right to insure his life in the interest of
his wife and children, and where such
policies are effected in the name of the
beneiciaries they are no part of the estate
of the deceased insolvent, and therefore
cannot be regarded as fraudulent assign
ment of any part of his estate when so
effected.