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seasick.

Only one who has gone below when
the wind did blow, and there paid trib-
ute to Neptune, knows anything about,
the suffering of a seasick person.
Mr.. Denton, in his Collectors Ram
bles," tells Of lying in the bunk Of Pa
cifc steamer, and hearing a seasick man
above him scliloquize about his foolish
ness in leaving home.
IL can't see" he was saying to him.
self, "what on earth ever put it into your
head to go away from home. You may
do well enough in Honolulu. but, OH
you'll die before you get there. Charlie
you fool, if you ever get home again
you stay there!-Youth's Companion.
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THE BOY NEXT DOOR.


Yells that brought 70 mind the savage
II his war PART. all alert
Raids that of recalled the rayage
OF some borderland expert
Hangings on TO trees and fences
In his efforts 10 explore:
Startling 20 body's senses
Was the little boy next coori
ia window pain was shattered,
Or missile cleayed the air,
II the streets repose was scattered
Heads out peeping everywhere
Little need for explanation,
All had happened Oft before;
Mite Of terror and yexation
Was that little hoy next door.
Cats and dogs by intuition
Knew OF his approach and fed;
Jaunty was the hats position
On his rog,iish. curly bead.
As with bearing independent
He would bound the crossings DER;
With good nature all resplendent
Was the little boy next doorl
Brave, chiyalric and respectful
TO the old who came his vsG
With sympathy regretful
Toward each beggar. day by day;
How the wild and tame were mingled
In his natures bounteous storei
How my nerves were hourly tingied
BY that little boy next door.
When. at sunset. homeward waking.
Once missed the children's noise,
Marked their groups In whispers talking.
Leaving all their romping Joys
From the house ! stopped before
Tear drops ON my cheeks wsrs cleaning
For the little boy next doQri
-lndepsnds1k
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FlREROAPn SCREEN.

around it. Tassels OF red and white are
fastened at the ends, and a red and white
,ord is used TO suspend it. The holder
must be- hung from nail in the corner
Of the room. the ends of the stick thus
resting against adJacent sides OF the
wall. In this way the stick is left free
for use-
Speaking Of pillow sham holders re-
minds me Of some dainty shams which
are easily made, though not as cheap as
the gifts which it is the purpose Of this
article to describe. They are made of
hemstitched handkerchiefs, four being
needed for EACH sham. The bandker-
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Exploration OF new countries, TOO,
would lose much of its popularity in the
public mind if it was known that il would
be useless to bring back fur, feathers,
fabrics. textiles or jewels. AS il is, there
IS nothing that grows or is found on
and, or in the sea. or flying through the
air that could, by any possibility, be OF
service to womankind that is not care
July gathered and tenderly treated until
L reaches their pretty hands.
How much pain, trouble, danger and
orivation it has cost to bring to the mar
lets the furs that adorn the softer sex,
perhaps not one of them ever thinks.
They are like sweet, unreasoning babies,
aking the prettiest and best of every
hing as a natural right, without asking
rom whence it comes or what it cost in
he wear and tear of human life.
There is not enough variety Ia ma
.erials Of which to make bonnets, so now
,ome one has invented the use Of kid,
embroidered in silks and gold and silver
thread. saw a bonnet day before yes
.erlay by getting up on chair and bor-
rowing an opera glass on account OF the
compactness of the crowd around it. IL
was of pea green kid, embroidered in
pale pink silk floss and silver thread.
The crown, which was almost as big
md as fiat as a plate, was embroidered
n a kind of conventionalized fleur de
is pattern, and the coronet brim was
worked in the same way. There was a
small bow of pink and green velvet rib
BON on the top, which barely showed
above tho coronet. There were no
strings. The opera glass, powerful as 1t
vas, could not magnify the price. 1t
was already too big to como within its
locus.
Last night went to the theatre. do
his every time the state Of my finances
will permit; and / sat just behind two
ovely military girls, with a lovelier
young man, who seemed to be joint
property. They wore jackets braided in
military style, which is quito a rage
among young girls who like to be
thought dashing and gay. The hats
wero small but pretty-one trimmed
with n wreath Of velvet roses. The old
saucer hat" is evidently coming around
again. The young man was a blond
hat is, his head was. didn't see his
face. His hair had been clipped close,
md looked so like cream colored plush
that | had the hardest work to keep from
passing my hand over it, just like to
10 with the sealskin coats and beaver
capes of my friends, to see how soft they
feel
These semi-military styles are very
iaunty and becoming to most girls, but
alas. old women will wear them some
times, thinking that what is pretty for
The girls must be pretty for them also.
They are Of dark blue, drab, black, gray
and red beaver cloth, and once in while
you will see an ivory colored one. They
are trimmed with any kind Of braid that
suits the wearer best. The fur collar
can be worn or not, at pleasure. The
pretty velvet basque portrayed in the
middle of the picture is of dark blue,
with ivory surah pulfs and vest. / put
that in for contrast, and as a very beau
tiful thing to wear with plain skirt for
home toilets. Black or any other color
would be as handsome.
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LITTLE CONVENIENCE ribbon. Fringe
the ends, aud above the fringe put rev
Of feather stitching, so az 70 form two
tiny bags for the shoe buttons. Fold the
entire strip together; place in the loop
thus formed spool OF black linen thread
and tie it in with Tom Thumb ribbon
run tnrough H. String some shoe but
tons, so that il they fall from the little
bags which arc 10 hold them they can
10 easily put back. fill the bags with
them and hang tho whole up with gold
colored ribbon.
Mantel scarfs are frequently used In.
stead Of iambrequins. especially when
the mantcls are of handsome wood or
marble, for they relieve the squareness
and baroness without hiding the beauty.
a very pretty scarf can DO made of four
strips Of contrasting ribbon. each one
yard and quarter long The strips are
foverhanded together. within few inches
OF the ends; these ends are then turned
Tup 10 form points. and silken ball or a
little brass figure-a bell or a crescent
is fastened TO each. White lace, gath
erred full, Is sewed under these points,
telling o little below the balls, and the
| whole Is caught by brass scarf clasp.
A convenient hairpin holder is made
by overhanding four strips Of three-inch
ribbon together. and then sewing a square
piece In for the bottom. The strips OF
ribbon may 10 about four inches long.
Turn In the top edges and fasten them;
to make neat finish Gil the little box
like figure with hair such as Is used By
upholsterers, and put balls or bows OF the
cornerA II further decoration Is de-
sired. one or all Of the sides may be hand
painted. This hairpin holder has one
great advantage which many have not
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sible to make really lovely articles for a
very small outlay. Such articles II is my
purpose 10 describe.
The possibilities OF ribbon for fancy
work are almost unlimited. Let any
one who desires 10 make'a very pretty
sachet bag, procure half yard OF pale
blue and a quarter of pale pink ribbon,
not quite two inches wide. The blue
should be cut in halves, and one strip
overhanded on each side of the pink.
This done. fold the ribbons in the shape
OF right angled triangle. letting the
ends project nearly two inches. Place
LAYERS of cotton, scented with violet pow
der, within. and fasten it in with fine
sIlken stitches. The projecting ends OF
the ribbon may be fringed, tiny bows
NAV be placed at the acute angles, and
the little device may be ornamented with
some flowers done in water colors, II the
maker can paint.
Three strips of ribbon, trihe wider
than the above and Of contrasting colors,
may be sewed together so as to form
banner, the ends. top and bottom being
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EAf1sNOAOS.
DICHMOND. FREDERICKSBURG
III AND POTOMAC RAILROADS.&C. che.
dule commencing NOVEMBER, 18th. 1882
knSfarn standard time

DICHMOND. FREDERICKSBURG re-
IL AND POTOMAC RAILRoAD.-seh
dule commencing NOVEMBER, 18th, 1851
Eastern standard time:
1882 a. IN. leaves Byrd street station daily (;
sfops only at Ashland, Boutwell,,
Milford, Fredericksburg. Brooke,
ant ~ idewater. sleeper Washing
Ton and New York.
400 r. IN. leaves Byrd-stieet station daily,
except sunday.
$50 y. m. leaves Byrd-street station daily
T.I3 o. m leayes Byrd.street ststion da ily I.
stops only at Boutwell,, Milford,
and Frederick -burg. sleeper Rich
mond TO New York.
e:SO a. m. arrives at Byrd-streef station daily
sleeper from New York.
2:3s D. M, arrives nj Byrd street station daily.
stops Mt Fredericksburg, Milford
Boutwell,. and Ashland. Sleeper
from Washington ard New York.
sos y. m. arrives hyrd-street ststion daily;
stops only at Frederlcks burg. Mill
ford. Boutwell,. AID Ashland.
045 p. m. arrives at Byrd-street station daily
except sunday.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
Gas q. m. leaves flba. Arrives at Ashland at
1913 "A. m.
400 %. m. accommodation,i leaves Byri-street
station; arrives at Ashland at pm.
6:04p. m. leaves Eliza; arrives at Ashland at
6:15 p. IN.
6:45 a. m. arrives tlba. Leaves Ashland at
sos a. M.
s:35 q. m. accommodation; arrives at Byrd
street station; leaves Ashland at
$50 p. m. arrives at Elba; leaves Ashland at
5:l2p. IA.
C.A.TAYLOR. General Ticket Agent.
Il. 4. ID. MYERS. General Superintendent.
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Lsneclal Corrrsnondence.l

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.-if 1t il trile that
nan wants but little here below IN the
xav of clothes, that same is not true of
women, for they want n good deal. and
II an infinite variety. 80 that it comes
lbout that there is not part OF the
world. civilized or not. that does not
furnish its need for the embellishments
Of feminine beauty.
1t is a very good thing' too. for com
nerce would receive some rude shocks
i there was new law passed excluding
everything that vas intended for women
N rho remotest degree
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tirely of ribbon.
Take two strips
of ribbon, with
fancy looped or
tufted edges, one
a &c h d ark
brown, and tie
other a golden
brown color, both
being just the
width of a spool
of linen thread.
Place one over
the other, and
featherstitch
both togeth ell
with gold silk on
the darker rib
bon. The stitch
ing should be
done just inside
the edges Of the
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or Inferior Make.

John" said Mrs Virgins, 81 think
we had better change .ur ice man."
"Why, my dear? Doesn't Mr.. Freezer
give full weight
"Yes; but his ice melts so quickly
uarper's Bazaar
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THERMOMETER.

fringed A small thermometer, which
is sold for the purpose of mounting, may
be secured at one side, spray of flowers
painted about il, and the whole, fastened
TO some cardboard and hung by ribbons,
will make an attractive wall ornament
An easier way 10 mount thermometer
is 10 fasten it TO the longer end of broad
crimson satin ribbon which has been
caught up 80 that the two parts hang
down in uneven lengths. The ribbon
may be painted or embroidered on both
ends, spray of daisies around the Their
mometer. and a spiders web on the short
or end aud narrow ribbon tied in small
loops will conceal the tack which fastens
it TO the wall.
Pressed flowers, especially If brought
from abroad, will be valued for their as
sociations. Pansies, violets, heather and
many other blossoms, press very nicely,
and little bannerets, made OF single
pieces of broad white ribbon fringed at
both ends and fashioned to cardboard to
keep them from sagging, make good
backgrounds on which to mount them.
Quotations printed with gold paint, and
ribbons TO hang the bannerets by, COM
plete these dainty keepsakes.
Handsome Christmas cards are al
ways in order when one is puzzled TO
know what TO give. The satin-trimmed
and silken-fringed ones are too expen-
sive for modest purses, but plain cards,
il they are delicate and artistic, may be
enhanced by being mounted on ribbon
prepared as described in the preceding
paragraph.
There is little convenience designed
for those who do not pse patent shoe
button fasteners, which is made en-
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canes, arranged as for the paper holder.
Ribbon bows may be used for fastenings,
and should match the satin or silk lining
which should be sewed in the hat.
Pillowsham holders are a great con-
venience to those who do not use the
patent arrangements now in the market.
A broomstick, or shade roller, about a.
long as the width of a pillow sham, is
first covered smoothly with red muslin
or cloth. Over this is drawn or fastened
a piece of white cotton crochetting
which may be made cylinder shaped to
fit the stick, or left fiat and sewed
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Nine. Patti is said TO be the only per-
son In the world WHO can draw full
house to Albert hall. She receives 81, 500
. night. and the average receipts are
$500.
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RICHMOND & DAEVILLE R R,

SHORTEST kNDQNIrK fSrTorIE~ OUIH
AND ~OiIltN Isl.
PULLMAN SLEFpfNS ON ALL AIGTr
TRAINS
SCHEDULE Is fFfttl nov NHll "a
1888
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NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAlr,
L ROAD

|
TWO DAILY TRAINS TO NORFOLK
TuO DAILY TRAINS 10 iYNDlli,pa
SCHEDULES EFFECT SOY p 1850
LEAVE RICHMOND. BYRD-sIREEr sr..
TON.
$40 A. NJ. Daily. VIA petersburg. Richnor,
and Norfolk through expires. A.
i've HoffOik 1870 H. - gf.r.
Windsor and suffolk ~
o:4O A. NJ. Daily. uid Petersburg ArIvc o.,
Petersburg 1918 A. 81. 40 a
leaves Petersburg lO.h5 a. Al. r.,
tarnNilio. Lynchhurf and rf
poi8ts South ana West
2:5S r. NJ. Daily. ia fetcfsburf AuItasst
Petersbur 3.32 T.. N ..dalIt.fa v..
Pc crsburg M 300 y. w.. ais. ~
irving at Norfolk G.I5p.NI
1890 L NJ. Daily, Ga Petersburg. affIgIns Id
Petersburg at ll.2O T.. 80. can.
Meeting with Train No J. leaving
fetcrsburgai 1890 4. ". tor Form.
vile. Lynchhurg and 400 points
South and Wesf.
1918 A. VI. Daily. except sunday. r.,
Bnrkey lie. for famN.iie. Lfnc..
burg and toe West aud south.
PULLMAN SLkEpING-cAk AlDONMODa.
TiONs.
No. I-Slecping-car Petersburg o. Bristol
without change / aNiug Petersburg dIIr.f
1890 A. -. Pullman sleeper iyuculIsis
Memphis without change
No. 3-ruiman sleeper Iynchburg o Nr..
Orleans, AMI Roanoke TO Memphis. wltioat
change.
tickets. baggsgo-checis. and al .nfrr..
ton can be chained 80 ilcnm0r lard p.irr..
burg Railroad depot, A. ". CARRIERS. in.a
Main street. an at She Company office. nOl
cast Main 20 ect.
r W.C.r. THEY
Passenger Agent
W. i. bENlll.
General Passenger Agent.
CHAR - IIII.N loo Ilf. aI.I.I.r
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~ WAL iOMIAN1.
SCHEDULE N EFFECT DEC. 1. 1889.
LEAVE RICHMOND.
$40 A. NJ. Local. daily except Sunday for
Clifton Forge.
500 A. NJ. Express, daily, for Old P0intand
Norfolk. Pullman Car 10 Old
Point.
fI:20A NJ. Express. daily for Cincinnati.
Paror Car TO Charlottesville.
3:1OP NJ. Express. daily, for old Point
and Norfolk. Farlor Car 10 Old
Point.
400 Z. NJ. Accommodation, except sunday,
for h. +. and l.. Junction.
015 Z. NJ. The +. l.. V. Limited, daily. Pull
man 81 eping car to Hinton
SOnd NestiDule train, with
dining ear and Pullmans. Char
lOttesyillc e. Cincinnati ana
Pullman 10 Louisville.
ARRIVES ArRlCHMOND.
500 A. NJ. and 2:4O +. III. daily from Cin-
cinnaii.
lilo A. NJ. and ZOO +. VI. daily from Norfolk.
7:lO l.. NJ. except sunday from clifton
Forge.
station: Broad street near seventeenth.
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NEW YORK FASHIONS.
rHe MILITARY STYLE, so 6eCOm-
ING TO YOUNG GIRLS.

Alas, Some Old Women VIII Insist On
AJoptInc II. Though They Cannot Adapt
r,.m..,ve. To Tt-Thrcc Little Giris and
THAR Dainty Dressing.
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VIRGINIA STEAMbOT COM
PAAl'~
JAMES RlNEr LINE INE
NORFOLK. PUhloNOtlu eiMpOhl
NEWS. CLAEEAluNI.AN
RIVER LANDINGS NlNItI
AND ONLY III nkCl ROUTE WITHOUT
TRANStfk Ol CHANGE NI
Any KIND.
CONNECTIONS.
Al NORFOLK. closely VIII 400 lines for
Baltimore, Phlladelph nauG Sew Ork same
afternoons aiso at NoiiDih Tor h-isieTn Noiin
CaIOllna and the ~ou'h.
AtNEwPuKr NJ % FOR ola Point. Hamp-
ton and Smlthhcld. Va
and a. CLARIMONr with The Atlantic
and Danyilie Railroad .or MayeIly. llltAs-
ford &c.
ONLY ALL WAITER ROUTE
JAMES RIVER bi ~ lLlaHf.
GREAT TOURIST LINZ.
JAMESON y, DiItH GAP, AND WAR
SCtNf Ky
CHEApE 4 nOTIF
RATES Less THAN HALF tHAHGID ~
RAIL LIMBS.
EIHSi-iIA~~ MEALS.
The elegant and fast steamer
ARIEL
carrying United states mail.
CAfJAI DEIn,
leaves lNcumo cKt.
MONDAY MEDNFr AMI EInNr Al
Z a. VI. l~llkE FL Alk~ go llEIiII.l I'D
StEAMttto MI ht1 fer ab.Vf-s4fnet
places. arriving al Norfolk about $500 T. ~.
Returning. tie steamer leaves NurlO nud
Newport News on alternate dlys, arriving
ai Richmond about $50 a.. ~.
Though tickets "a above named points oB
sale on steamer and at Car tfs Agency, 40
1000 Man street. Baggage checked through
sTATE-ROOMs ENGAGED FOR DAY OK
NIGHT.
FNElOuT.
Freight received daily Tor NORFOLK Ports.
mouth, Smithneld. Hampton. Ola Point.
waveriy and HicksfOfd. 81. Washington,
ID. C.; Newberue, " 0shiugtCu and Iagoor0.
y. G.; all stations 90 Atlantic and D4nkillo
Railroad, Seaboa.d end Roanoke Railroad.
Norfolk southern Railroad and fAstsrn
North Carolina generally: al.o Tor Eastern
shore Il Virginia and all rex iIr landings ou
the James and RappshannocA rivers az
LOWEST RATES, ana thrOC sh bills issued.
LtciEN Is. 3Afi ~. Vice President,
No. lll7 Main street and kOckettA
IRWIN WEIsIGfR, Freight and Passenger
Agent. lDyzi-ii
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SOME CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
ANNIE ISABEL WILLIS ON SEASON
ABLE FANCY WORK.

A Pretty saches Bag-A Mounted Tier
nomessr--A uairpin Hol<er-A Paper
Holder or Cstchaii--fireboard Screens
A Covering for the Broom.
Especial Correspondence
NKw York. Nov. 2S.-1t Is q common
mistake to suppose that fancy work Is
expensive. Some Of II is. but it Is pos
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2:OOp. IN.
$50 m.
7:l3 y. m.
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL
~ WAY COMPANY.

VFUtTHT superintendent
I. NJ. EMERSON. General Passenger Agent.
sol HAAS. Traffic Manager.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-04

Following Is a description of the decura-
tons IN Thursday mornings parade, and a
list of those participating which is as nearly
correct can Ice obtained
Miss Allie Chas.. Of Louisville. Ky. and Miss
Spragur II New York, autumn leaves and scarlet
ribbons
Mrs peyo AMI daughter black and yellow rib
lsIus
MiS-.-~ Dalton aud D,.vrns, evergreen sprigs and
pink ribbons
Mrs J. a Taylor ami Mrs II F Brooks with
Ms Barrett and Mis- Drnnison Of Springfield
Mass, national culurs
Mrs + + Brooks and Mrs. +. A Wells grra
NUNS aud crimson and black ribbons
Misses Kate Wheeler and VI r kuapn r,.l-oa L
raves and old gold ribbons
Mn Fisk aud Mrs Holman, pink rnS.-s and rib
bpns-
Master Guy Estey and Miss Stearns, red, white
and blue
httrr-S"r~t brrrirs, Wild i"Wrrs and yellow rib
bous
Misses IIrlrn Fletcher and Charlotte Noyrs. Law
Misses Amy puuk,. and Hattir Wis. orange
and black rhlauS
M,~-s Tina Guplal and Bessie Reed. snowhalls
ami apple green satin rihlpIts
Mrs " IL thilds aud Mrs l.. = brigham Mi.
charliua> daisies and lavender rbbouS
MSSrs Ruth NnyrS and Lulu Bracket, maple
lcaNvs aud yellow ribbutis.
Bessie Van ponru and Miss Stockwrll. old.guId
ribbons.
Mrs Minor and Miss Frost, red autumn Raves
Mrs = Carpenter, accompanied las Miss Olive
Marble "f Worcester, Mass yellow Autumn Raves
aud ribbons
Next came four.in hand tally no. the coach
finely decorated with national ,ulurs and the.
team driven by Mr.. l.. ; Higgins. The coaching
party consisted Of Mr.. and Mrs a " ChilIS
Miss Tonnes, the Misses p'Nri, Mn, y / UaWlry
aud Miss llawry, Mr. Frank Guodhue jr Mi
and Mrs Wyatt, Miss ll-ach. Mr. Harry Webster
Mrs b Hall and Miss Hall Miss brown, Miss
thilds and rrrry Holmes
Follow lns the coaching party came a fourth
hand OF blacks, drawing Mr. Chas Fullerton
thtag" buck board, the horses hs-ing driven hy
their owner, Mr.. G. r. Gibson Of West chester
field. Thu party Included tN-Guv. Hulbr,nk
Capt +, ". ChidS, col A. T.. Chlds of Yurk.
West of Springfield, Mass aud Col L : Fnrls.,
ul 81 Adams The last team in the parad,. was
Mr.. Noyts flsks four ia hand of big gray Perch.
Urls w. '''''
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-04

The gentlemen 70 the Uu.y-rsali-t ~'ci'ty vs. 100
have a teu-c-ut supper 40 the chap. next ~Atur
day evening The ladies arr invited.
Warren Willard ha. i-t-n repairing and making
extensive improvements 90 bis hours. putting on
piazza. @ hay window. new claprIArliug. paint
luE, etc
james Houghton has built a very neat and con.
yeuiprt barn.
i. n knight had COW di- Vrr9 suddenly last
Tuesday morning. within half an hour after uIlk.
iug She APPEARED We'll mp Co that time. hut nu
opening hrr she showed Internal injuries
Marshall n CAB has movt-l into the Norris
puffrr huuze
The S1Hs of Temperance have an entertain.
Weut AZ thr town hall Frilay evening. oct 18TH.
consisting " reading by Mr- tady. singing. rtr
A k.-u- Republican item Of last w,--k says.
Elisha Wilbur 90 Futuey Vt. has h-tn visiting
friends 900 this ritg the past week Nr WiUur
was torn 100 FuNhlru. Mass June rs. 15'H- auI j.,
therefore over 20 years ~ age He Us m -Ny,..
lent health and lu full possession ~ ADJ his fa,tl
tIr- u" eam" With bis parents tp WtstWurelAuI
40 tue age 20 uhHut seven years. He has lived lu
IItu.y over ~ year, and follows farming for a
livelihood
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-04

General elections for state officers, mem
hers Of Congress and legislatures took place
in the four new states of North aud South
Dakota Washington and Montana occurred
on Tuesday. The returns are inevitably
slow about coming in, but in the three states
first named the only question is about the
size Of he Republican majorities Monta
ma is held TO he in doubt and the state is
claimed by both parties
The indications from this mornings de-
spatches are that the Montana Republicans
have elected their member Of Congress,
while both sides claim the governor aud
Legislature
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IIRIifax.


Undoubtedly many persons think our town
fathers have no feelings for the taxpayers when
they make contracts for new roads aud other rX-
ira jobs in this SEASON Of hard times The fact
Is our town is ont Of debt and labor is chrau in
dull times, stag roads should lH- good roads and
without the unnecessary hills which some have
For many years peOpe.hayr thought there ought
tote level road along the hillside east Of Horace
l-arnard $ and Oscar Huhlaul's 80 loaded teams
would not IT, compelled Ia follow the hr1nk road
10 the Davis bridge In passing from West Halifax
way 10 the Niles neighborhood and Jacksonville
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\ son Of Stephen \. Douglas, the little
giant Is Stumping Ohio for the Repnhli
cans.
Butte City, Montana has followed Seat.
tie and Spokane Falls Washington terrific
ry, with a million dollar fire.
\ Mississippi steamer exploded yesterday
when opposite historic Port Hudson, and
the loss of life is estimated at 10