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Tuesday March 20.


Mrs p M Addison, whose mind has been
affected for some years, committed suicide at
Dexter, Me-
Alphons Bowles,an old resident of Methuen,
Mass, II years old, committed suicide at his
homo by hanging.
At Nashua, N. H., Daniel Rhiney COM
mitted an aggravated assault on AZ rife.
who lies in a dangerous condition.
Mrs Mary Hanrahan died in Peabody,
Mass, at the great age of 104 years She was
believed to be the Oldest woman in Massachu-
setts.
The body Of Robert Neal was found in the
water at the foot of Hanover street, Balti-
more. He had been missing for three
months.
Charles Smith, who kept low dive at
Cheboygan, Mich, was killed by Sheriff
Hayes, who went to the house to quell dis
turbance
Frank Beahan, a watchman on the Shenan-
doah Valley railroad, while in his box near
Rileysville. Va, was shot through the head
and instantly killed.
Edward Brannan, aged 49, living near
Greenwood, Va, shot himself through
the head, dying in fifteen minutes. No cause
for the act is known.
A member of Mrs. Harriet Stoves family
denies auth oritively rumors that Mrs. Stowe
is failing rapidly. Mrs. Stowe is as well as at
any time during the past six months.
Charlie Fow, the trusted clerk of Sing Kee,
a Chicago Chinese merchant. has disappeared,
taking with him all of his employers savings,
about $1,000 Charlie is supposed to have
gone to Canada.
Abram s. Hewitt. Edward Connor and
others of New York city have purchased a
controlling interest in the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railway company, The largest and
wealthiest corporation in the state
Wreckage and dead bodies have lately been
seen floating about in Chesapeake bay. 1t is
known that one or more YES sells were recently
wrecked off the Virginia coast, and it il
feared that the propeller Nanticoke, from
Baltimore for Guatemala, is lost She is
owned by Boston syndicate.
Rev. Mr.. Brown of North Ri yer, N. Y.
took a sail on the upper Hudson river at that
place, with his wife and her mother, a Mrs
Mcclellan. Losing control Of the boat, il
was whirled through the rapids and cap
Sized Mr.. and Mrs. Brown saved themselves
but Mrs. MacClellan was drowned.
A resident of Pittsfeld, N. H., whose name
for the present is withheld, has pledged
$4,000 toward the fund for rebuilding and
reopening the old academy in that town.
Pittsfield has voted to erect, at an expense Of
$12,UOO, a high school building ON an eligible
lot on Main street, which has been purchased
for $4,000.
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WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Frederick d.
Grant, who is nominated to be minister to
Austria Hungary, is the eldest son of Gen.
Grant. He Is 80 years Of age He accom-
panied his father during the war and was in
five battles before he was 13 years old. He
entered the military academy in 1867 and
was at one time lieutenant colonel on Lieut.
Gen. Sheridan's staff. He was a Lieutenant
of the Fourth calvary when he resigned from
the army in 1875, having seen much active
service in Indian campaigns.
John Chalfant New of Indiana, who was
nominated to be consul general to London, is
5S years of age. He is native Hoosier and
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For Numbering Their Child.

PITTsFIELD, Mass, March 26.-Thomas
Rivers and his wife of Cheshire will be tried
for the murder of their l-year-old child on
May IA, when two judges of the supreme
court will come on for that purpose. The
child came to its death while the parents
we're taking it on foot from Cheshire to Adams
some months ago. They buried it at the foot
of large tree in the woods, where it was dis
covered. There is great interest in the case
in Cheshire and Adams, where Rivers and
his wife are known.
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a graduate Of
Bethany college,
Virginia.. He
served during the
war as quarter
master general for
the state of Indi-
ana and before
that time had been
clerk of Marion
county. His fnan-
cial record in
cludes service as
financial St cretary
to Governor Nor
ton of Indiana
cashier and presi-
.lA &c 4l E:A
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BOSTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Watertown, March 26.

Watertown, March &C.
Prices of market beef-Extra 5Oa5 rs; first
quality sos IS: second quality 4s0aG4 IS; third
quality 4 to 25.
Prices of sheep and lambs-In lots So 50, to
50 each: extra to 80 or from 21a 10 51ac lb:
lambs 3lb to &c Id.
Veal calves-21s to 6jac ID.
Swine-Western fat. live 45s to sc; northern
dressed hogs &C. a lb. wholesale
Brighton, March 26.
Prices of beef cattle 100 lbs live weight-Ex-
ira quality 5 12 to so: first quality ; to 10;
second quality 4Q14 50; third quality s to IS:
poorest grades Of coarse oxen bulls. etc., to
O.
Sheep and Lambs-Sheep ~ to 1ilc; lambs
10 y. c a ID live weight.
Swine-Western fat hogs are costing s. to $50
ID. live weight, landed at the slaughter house
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THE BOSTON MARKET.

BosToN. March e.
Flour and Grain.
FLOUR-Winter wheat. straight and roller.
SIS to rs: spring patents so to 40 Corn meal
~ to 90c o bag.
CORN-Steamer yellow 4716c to 47Nc.
OATS-Choice 81 to 4Oc.
The above prices are for car lots.
Meat.
PORK-Prime mess IS 30 70 II. Hams 1l1kc
FRESH DEEF-Choice steers 6N06lfc y b.
MUTTON-Choice lambs Q to lOc; Brighton
mutton &c.
Farm Produce.
BUTTER-Western extra creamery 26 to &c:
extra imitation creamery 81 to Csc: choice Yer.
mont dairy "a to $50.
CHEESE-Northern choice l116 to l2c.
EGGS Eastern fresh l3 to 131ec.
POULTRY-Northern fresh fowls l2 to 15c.
POTATOES-Vermont rose 4S to Soc q bu.;
do hebrons 4S to SOC v bu.
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Everybody Likes

to be called handsome, especially the young
ladies. But that is simply impossible a.
long as their face is covered with pimples
blotches and sores. But wait, there Is n,
need of this; one or two bottles of Sulphur
Bitters will remove all such designations
and make your face fair and rosy.-[ Fanni,
Bell, Editress.
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DEATH OF STANLEY MATTHEWS.
The Eminent Jurist Passes Away ~ HIS
Home in WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March "a. Associate Justice
Stanley Matthews of the supreme court of
the United States died here yesterday.
Wednesday afternoon he had prolonged
chill and high fever, which brought on in
tense local suffering. This was followed in a
few hours by another chill from which he
could not rally. He passed away peacefully.
All of his family, with the exception of his
son, were present.
Justice Matthews had been an invalid for
year or more. During the winter of 18s7-SS
he frequently complained of indigestion and
muscular rheumatism, and as the spring wore
on began to suffer from obstinate diarrhHa,
from which he lost great deal of strength
and flesh
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A Serious Assault.

DOVER N. H., March 26-Joe Hodsden of
Buck river was assaulted by William Ford
and dangerously injured. 1t is said that
Ford attempted to drive over Hodsden, who
was walking in the road, and the latter
grabbed the horse by the head to protect
himself. Ford thereupon jumped from the
wagon, seized an iron rake handle and
struck Hodsden over the head, making a
savage wound. Hodsden is quite low Ford
has been arrested, and will be given hear
ing as soon as Hodsdon is able to appear
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New HAVEN, March 26.-Internal Rev.
enue Collector Troup seized II, 600 pounds
of oleomargarine at the factory of N.
j. Nathan & Co. of this city. The seizure
was made by order of the Washington au-
thorities, and neither the collector nor the
firm understood the nature of the charges.
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NEW YORK, March 22-Robert Sigel son
Of Gen Frank Sigel, who pleaded guilty to
forging pension checks, was sentenced by
Judge Benedict at New York to six years
Imprisonment at hard labor in the Erie
county penitentiary. Sigel's young wife wept
bitterly in the rear of the court room, when
she heard the sentence pronounced When
the prisoner was being taken back to jail his
brother tainted in the hallway outside the
court room, and was unconscious for an hour.
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Monday, March rs.

uAOuu0ys uNrcu ~Os
The presidents father-in-la law declines to re.
sign his position in the pension office.
There are known to be eight bank cashiers
in Massachusetts under 80 years of age.
An Indiana farmer, trying to thaw dyna-
amite, blew up his house, killing his wife and
daughter.
South Carolina colored people are endeav-
oring to procure the Communication Of the
death sentence on two of their number.
Mrs. Sarah Clark of New York shot her
self yesterday afternoon with suicidal intent
on Lynde street, Boston, and is not expected
to recover.
The town of Fr,nklin, N. H., has made q
settlement with NIL Alice H. Scribner. who
was injured by falling on the sidewalk. pay
Ing her $500.
Governor Burleigh of Maine has nominated
Frank r. Partridge of Augusta commissioner
of pharmacy, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of Dr. Halves Of Hallowell.
The royal artillery barracks at Halifax
were burned on Saturday night, but by
heroic efforts the flames were kept away
from the magazine and an explosion was
averted.
The Democrats Of Brooklyn have deter
mined to erect in that city building similar
to Tammany Hail. The building is to cost
$1,000 and the site $4,000. The sum of
$73, ,00U has already been secured, Of which
5000 was subscribed by Mayor Chaplin.
Among the passengers on the steamship Aus
tralia, at San Francisco from Honolulu, was
Claus Spreckels, who has been paying an OK
tended visit to his sugar plantations in
Hawaii He stated that the crop OF the
plantation will exceed the estimates by about
5000 tons. The crop of the islands will be
about 1000 tons, or the largest in the his
tory of the islands.
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The Standard Saws Nothing.

LONDON, March 26.-The Daily News, in .
scathing editorial, says that the utter col
lapse of Attorney General Webster's defense
is glaringly shown by the fact that besides
the solicitor general, Charles Hall was the
only lawyer who attempted to support him
In the debate in the house of commons. 1t is
noticeable that The Standard has no leader
on the subject
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JOHN H. WATSON,
.AZL0zWeY Nal0 cOa<nSeIlOz at Lam,
Master and Solicitor in Chance.y. Collections prompt
ly attended to.
Bradford, VT
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DIED WITH HER BOOTS ON.

The Peculiarities of Rosanna Mccormick,
an Eccentric Virginian.
WINCHESTER, Va, March 26.-Rosanna
Mccormick, aged 65, an eccentric character,
who resided by herself near Jordans, White
Sulphur Springs, in this county, for many
years, and who was we'll known by thousands
of people from the north and south, who have
been patrons of these springs, was found
dead at her home, lying on fsrtilizer sacks
and sheepskins. She had number of feather
beds but never slept on them. She always
wore long heavy boots, with pistols in them
for protection, rarely ever taking them off,
and died in her boots At the coroner's in
quest a verdict of died of pneumonia was
rendered. She was great reader, very intel
ligent, q fine historian, and owner of two
farms and number Of cattle and sheep,
which she amassed by her industry She
told the fortunes Of many fair maiden and
old time lady in the United States. She was
great pedestrian, always walking to the
city, clad in the toughest material, accom-
panied by her faithful dog and carrying a
long staff number of handsome uncut
silk dress patterns was found among her
effects She never took physic and would
not have physician in her last illness
DEATH OE STANI Ev MATTHEWS
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Edwin CLARK, treasurer of the Psnobscot
Savings bank ut Bangor, died of pneumonia
at midnight on Saturday. About twenty.
four hours later, Levi Murch, assistant
treasurer Of the Bangor Savings bank, died
from the same disease Both of them were
taken sick Monday
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The Bazar's New Editor,

NEW York, March 26-Mrs. Margaret B.
Sangster has accepted the offer of Harper &
Bros. to become editor of Harper's Bazar.
Mrs. Sangster bas been for several years the
successful postmistress Of Hsrper's Young
People, and has also been associated in other
ways with Harper's publications. She is also
a writer of graceful verse, and is well known
as a contributor to th us press.
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Mr.. BigeIow VIII Be Reappointed.

AUGUSTA, Me-, March 23-Private advices
from Washington state that William H. Big
Glow of this city will be reappointed superin-
tendent of the New England railway service,
and that the appointment will be made
within a week
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Lose not thy own for want of asking it!
Lose not your infant for want of DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup, which any druggist will sell
you for 25 cents bottle.
For the cure of fever and ague. bilious
fever, and all other bilious diseases, there is
no surer remedy than Laxador, the famous
family physic, for all malarial affections,
1t is safe and sure. Price 25 cents.
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e. G. GRAVES,
Sign and ornamental Painting,
Wells River. VT
LIBBEY BROS.

LIBBEY BROS.
Zipes.y Static,
Rear of Low Residence. Stage and from all passen
ger trans Good teams single double always ready
a, reasonable prices.
Bradfoid 4, VT.
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ROSWELL FARNHAM,
.4IIOaWey amt COatNSeIl0a at Zu,y,
Master and Solicitor in Chancery Particular atten
ton to collections and practice in New Hampshire
Vermont.
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R. M. HARVEY,
.4ItOawey Nn0 cOxnseIl0z ut Zuv,
Master and Solicitor in Chancery,
West Topsham. VT
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J. BROGGI,

J. BROGGI,
custom Boot and Shoe .;s0fer.
Repairing done promptly and in the est mann y. at
reasonable prices. Shop in basement Of Dos - S.
Building
70 Bradford. VT.
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BRADFORD SAVINGS BANK & TRUST CO.,
Paid up Capital, $4,000. Receives deposits makes
collections, and does general banking business,
Bradford, VT.
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J. H. JONES, M. g.,
Hours until a. m, 7 to p. M Saturdays until p.
m. Office at residence opposite hotel
Bradford, VT,
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Friday, March 22.


The grand jury at Skowhegan. Me-, has
indicted man for cheating"
The English government is to lay cable
from Halifax to Bermuda.
A bill for taxing sleeping and dining cars
in Nebraska has passed both houses, and will
become a law.
A Genoa paper states that so far this year
there have been fifteen duels and sixteen
suicides at Monte Carlo.
Andrew Carnegie has presented his work.
men at Braddock library building costing
$125, 200, containing 22OO books.
Hon. Henry Mott and wife of Alburgh, VT, j,
while attempting to drive across the ice on
Lals Ckamplain yesterday broke through
DIT md tia hcrser were drowned; Mr.
Mott was saved.
The Chinese minister is said to be the most
liberal patron in Washington of the cable
companies He spends more money for tel
egraphing than the United States govern
ment kilograms to China cost "a a word.
The Connecticut senate concurred with the
house in passing the bill which prohibits
selling, giving or delivering tobacco in any
form to person under 16, and also pro-
hbis such minor from the use of tobacco in
cigarets or any other form.
Since March the presidents mail has been
very heavy, aggregating from 800 to 700
letters, and on some days running as high as
a thousand. President Cleveland's letters
rarely exceeded 800 day. Many of the
communications sent to President Harrison
are intended for other persons
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J. B. PICKETT, JR.,
.dfL0a72ey Naa0 c0xnSellOa' at Lar,
Notary Public, Collections promptly made. Union
Block. 40
Bradford, VI.
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Il. L. BIXBY,

Fl. L. BIXBY,
Rh0t0.gs'uz7h R00mS,
Rooms at Chelsea open Thursdays and Saturdays.
At So Royalton Tuesdays No Brookfeld Wednesdays
2o Chelsea, VT.
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F. W. KENYON,
Huia' Dzesser,
Specially made of honing razors and sharpening
shears.
Bradford. VT
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AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
A CONDENSED REPORT OF A WEEKS
EVENTS.

A Batch of Nominations Sent to the
Senate-Patrick Egan and His Friends
Disappointed.
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CONDENSED NEWS.


The new steamer Kennebec of the Boston
and kennebec line was launched at Bath, Me.
There is movement to secure the exenp-
tion Of the Grafton and Upton railroad from
the proposed grade crossing law.
Edward Desler, deputy postmaster at
Brunswick, N. j., has disappeared, and his
accounts are said to be $1,000 short
The trustees of the Lewiston mills property
have sent circular to the creditors embody-
ing the details of plan for the disposal of
the property.
Michael Lyons of Waterbury had his head
cut off by the $40 p. m. train from Ansonia,
Conn, on the Derby road His head rolled
off into Naugatuck river.
Andrew Carnegie, in summing up his
views on the iron interests of the south, says
he regards that section as Pennsylvania's
most formidable Industrial rival.
George B, Lane, who was graduated from
Chandler scientific department of Dartmouth
in 1867, has been elected state superintendent
of public instruction in Nebraska.
Fire in Harlem, N. Y, bakery smothered
Herman Lenck, an apprentice of the estab-
lishment, who was asleep in the basement.
The inmates of the crowded tenement above
escaped.
The state Of Massachusetts, received last
year from the United States treasury depart
ment Sll4, 4,95l. As as payment on account Of
the state for money expended for coast
defenses during the war of the Rebelion.
Now draft for second payment, amount
ing to $94 1874 16, has been issued and for
warded by State Agent Theodore E. Davis to
Governor AmeS
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JOHN HARTwELL'S

JOHN HARTwELL's
Ztves.y .SI06ie,
Rear "Opinion" Office, Main Street Single snd
double teams to let at lowprces. "a
Bradford, VT.
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Satnrnay. MARCH 23

Monroe Wilkinson was hanged at Scots
vile, KY, for the murder of Berry Manien
Both were colored.
Wade Hampton has restored to the Fifth
Pennsylvania cavalry two battle flags which
came into his possession during the war.
Tim and Pete Barrett, brothers, were
hanged at Minneapolis for the murder Of
Car Driver Tollersen, who refused to give
up his cash box and was shot twice and
killed
1t is reported that Count Won Taafe, the
Austrian premier, and Count Kalnoky, the
imperial foreign minister, have rendered
their designations owing to dispute between
Austria and Greece.
Circulars to the stockholders of the North
Chicago Rolling Mill company, the Union
Steel company and the Joliet Steel company,
ca ling for special meeting for May, with
a lew to their consolidation into one con-
cern, have been issued
A cable from Rome says that the pope has
decided the llong-pendiDg fight between Car
dnal TascE&reau and the Jesuits in favor Of
the latter, and has ordered the closing of the
branch of the Laval university at Montreal,
thus leaving the Jesuit college masters of the
situation.
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Boston & Maine Railroad.
Lowell System, Passumpsic Div.
Trains North.
Mixed, oo8 a. m.
Mail, 3.o5 p. m.
Passenger Night Mail, I.4S a m.
Mixed, 7.o3 m
Trains South.
Mail, 1884 a. m.
Mixed, 8.45 p m.
Passenger Night Mail, 2.Io a. m.
Mixed, II.45 p m
White Mountain Division.
HAvERHILL STATION.
Trains North.
Montreal Night Express, 12.47 a. m.
Mail and Accommodation, 6.3o p. m.
Mail and Express, 2.15 p. m.
Paper Train, o.35 a. m.
Trains South.
Montreal Night Express, 2.44 a. M
Mail and Accommodation, 6.I3 a. m.
Mail 1o.3s a. m
Montreal Express "a 3.2op.m
Montpelier and Wells River Railroad.
Leave Montpelier, $40 a. IN. 1870 4.3o p, m.
Leave Wells River 7os TO- 10 a. M 345 D. M
w. A. SrowELL, Supt. F. w. MORSE, G. +. "a
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sTEARNs & JONES,
Insurance .4genks,
Bradford, VT
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j. II. GILMAN,

J. II. GILMAN,
.4uctiOneez,
Vershire, VT
Will attend auctions short notice and at
able rates. Auction bills got up If desired. IS
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II Business Cards y

ROSWELL FARNHAM,
.dIIOaWey amt CO2xnSeIl0a at Zuw,
Master and Solicitor in Chancery. Particular atten
ton to collections and practice in New Hampshire
Vermont.
JOHN H. WATSON,
.dtl0awey Nald COMuSeIloz at Lam,
Master and Solicitor in Chance.y. Collections prompt
ly attended to.
Bradford, VT
J. B. PICKETT, JR.,
attorney znd COunSeIl0a' at Zuw,
Notary Public, Collections promptly made. Union
Bradford, ".
R. M. HARVEY,
.4ttOauey Hud Counsellor ut Zu,p,
Master and Solicitor in Chancery,
West Topsham. VT
J. H. JONES, M. g.,
Hours until a. M, to p. Saturdays until p
m. Office at residence opposite hotel.
Bradford, VT.
BRADFORD SAVINGS BANK & TRUST co.,
Paid up Capital, $4,000 Receives deposits, makes
collections. and does general banking business,
Bradford, VT.
sTEARNs & JONES,
Insurance .4.geasts,
Bradford, VT
F. KENYON,
Huia' Zzesse2,
Specially made Of honing razors and sharpening
shears.
Bradford. VT
a. L. BIxBY,
PH0tOgruz7A R00mS,
Rooms at Chelsea open Thursdays and Saturdays.
At So Royalton Tuesdays, No. Brookfeld Wednesdays
2o Chelsea, VT.
j. H. GILMAN,
N.4uckiOuee2,
Vershire, VT.
Will attend to auctions short notice and at reason
able rates. Auction bills got up If desired. 45
e. G. GRAVES,
Sign and ornamental Painting,
Wells River. VT.
LIBBEY BROS.
Zipezy Sx0Ile,
Rear Of Low Residence Stage to and from all passen
ger trains. Good teams single or double always ready
al reasonable prices.