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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01
WHITING.

Dan Sawyer is sick at II. l.. Bissett's.
Miss Eliza Hubbard of Brandon is stay
ing in town few days.
Your correspondent wishes some one
would ask why the Congregational meet
ings are held in the town hall.
Frank Smith, wife and son were visit
ing at his fathers over Sunday. Mrs.
Smith and the boy will remain a few
days.
Nice yellow corn meal has been selling
here at the station, out of the car, for 81
hundred. 1t is long time since we
had this chance here.
d. Vail of Orwell is shipping a few
carloads of hay from our station to par
ties in Dandy. He takes none but the
best and pays the highest price for it.
Volney Kelsey has just returned from
st. Lawrence Co., n. Y, where he has
been buying furs. He has a choice lot of
nearly all kinds that can be had in this
northern country.
George r. Brayton of Glens Falls, n
Y, has been among the farmers and driv-
en- off another fine lot of fat cattle. He
does not steal them, but pays for all he
gets and all are satisfied.
S. II. Rawson is i'll. Too many of ouI
townspeople are on the sick list. DIR. w
p. Wright is unable to be out, and it is
bad for his old friends who have always
employed him. Doctors from out OF
town ale reaping harvest here.
A donation oyster supper, for the ben
eft of Rev. w. NJ. Mayhem and family
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01
ORWELL.

Mrs. James Conkey is not recovering
as her friends had hoped she might.
H. H. Young is building fine large
ice-house and has it nearly completed.
Wilbur French is thought to be in a
fair way to recover, but is still very sick.
John Raymond is quite sick with fever;
and Patrick Purel is very i'll with pneu-
monia.
Col and Mrs. S. n. Warren returned
from visit of several days in Rutland
on Monday evening last.
Some eight or ten inches of snow have
recently fallen. 1t is being used very
freely by all who have teaming to do.
Mr.. Farr. who was buried in Shoreham
last week, was former resident of this
town, owning the farm now owned by
r. c. Wood.
Mrs. G. W. Jones of Cleveland, Ohio,
and Mrs. d. Newhall of Waukesha, Wis,
are in town visiting their sister, Mrs. L.
7. Branch, and are guests of their neph-
ew, |. 4. Branch.
The friends of Mrs. f. NJ. Weber of
Lockport, n. Y, will be panied to learn
of her severe sickness with pneumonia at
her home there; but from recent tele-
grams received by her relatives here it Is
learned that she is little better and her
physician encourages her friends to hope
thpt she may recover.
l//Mrs. Asa Martin died on Tuesday of
fast week and the funeral was attended
by goodly number of relatives and
friends on the Friday following, Rev. S.
F. Calhoun conducting the religious SER
vices and Gideon Abbey of Orwell and
Mr.. Parrish of Brandon the general exer-
cises. Mrs. Martin was the oldest woman
in town, being 92 years of age, having
passed her birthday anniversary only a
few days since. Her maiden name was
Polly Raymond. She came to this town
with her parents about rs years ago and
had since resided here. She leaves two
sons, william, with whom she resided
and from whose residence her funeral
was attended, and Edwin, who resides in
Omro, Wisconsin. She also leaves sew
eral grandchildren and great-grandchil-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01

Jennie Brown. The reading, 1.-THE Ride
of Jennie Mcneil" was well rendered by
Miss Addie Huburu. Dan Austin helped
in the entertainment by delivering an
original poem on Cornwall and some of
its inhabitants. The debate on the SUBJ
iect, "Resolced, That the West offers
greater inducements to the farmer of linz
tied means than the East" we are glad to
say for the good of our country was de-
cided in the negative. The next meeting
will be held Monday evening, Feb. IL. A
good programme has been prepared in
Guiding the question, "Resolced, That the
farmer receives more benefit from feeding
his hay than from selling it," A. H.
Bristol takes the affirmative and A. w.
Foote the negative.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01
General 11eps.
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON,

1t is expected that more than $4,000
men will participate in the inaugural
parade.
Secretary Whitney asks the state de-
partment What will be the policy of this
country in dealing with the Samoan trou-
BILE.
The House on Saturday passed the Joint
resolution appropriating S500,0OO to be
paid the legal representatives of James
B. Eads.
President Cleveland and Secretary Bay
ard are at loggerheads on the policy of
the administration, not alone in regard to
Samoa.
Captain Mullan, commanding the Uni
ted States steamer Nipsic at Apia during
the recent disturbances in Samoa, has
sent to Secretary Whitney detailed re-
port of the whole affair, which will prob
ably soon be made public.
Senate lawyers say that the Springer
omnibus bill admitting the Territories is
so loosely framed that in Dakota it would
set free all the criminals in jails and
would abate all the suits originating in
the Territory now in the United States
Supreme courts.
The postmaster general in commune
cation to Congress points out the fact
that under the present laws railways are
not compelled to carry the mails, and
suggests the Importance of amending the
laws so as to make that service obligatory
on the part of the railway companies.
A petition presented in the Senate by
Senator Morrill, from Vermont farmers
urges Congress to increase the duties on
various farm products. The farmers of
the United States, the petition says, are
undersold in many of our cities and towns
by the products of ill-paid or unpaid for
eign labor. Onions from Spain and
Egypt appear in markets as far West as
Chicago. Tobacco raised by coolies in
Sumatra, and imported by tricks and
frauds, lessons the reward of American
growers. Wool clipped by slaves, by
convicts, or by creatures scarcely less de-
graded, stops wool growing by an army
of American farmers, and sends 100000
sheep annually to the slaughter. Pota-
toes and cabbages by the cargo from
places where women work daily in the
fields come here as ballast, with eggs by
the shipload from Holland, cattle from
Mexico and barley from Canada.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01
DOM ESTIC.

Snow fell at Pensacola, Fla, on Mon
day.
Ohio proposes to execute her criminals
by electricity.
Hugo Fritsch, the Austrian consul
general at New York, died on Sunday.
The product of cereals the past year in
this country was greater than ever before
recorded.
j. j. Burns & Co., railway contractors,
of Battle Creek, Mich, have failed for
million dollars.
Judge Brady of the New York Supreme
court decides that the keeping of "bucket
shops" is not crime.
The 250th anniversary of the adoption
of the Connecticut constitution, the old
est in the world, was celebrated Jan. "a.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01
BRISTOL.

Splendid seighing is now to be had and
teamng is lively.
The Adventsts have been holding re-
vival meetings the past week.
r. M. Carl has been appointed janitor
of the Methodist house of worship.
Oliver Moody is quite low at this time,
having been stricken with paralysis.
j. j. Ridley has been quite sick for sew
eral days, but is now somewhat better.
Mr.. Mead, student from Middlebury,
preached two acceptable sermons at the
Baptist house last Sunday.
Mrs. L. NJ. Bates of New York has
been in town for few days, returning
home Wednesday morning.
Rev. S. E. Miller, the Baptist pastor,
is in Rome, n. Y, with his wife, who is
there for medical treatment.
There are three petitions out for the
pOstofiice for the next four years. Some
one will get left-perhaps all three.
The &C. C.. Combination speak high
ly of the tirst-class treatment they re-
ceived from Hon. c. W. Read, at Addison,
last week. Some of them think he ought
TO have place in IIarrisons cabinet.
The lecture by Hon. W. Z. Howard,
last week, was deserving of a larger au-
dience than was present. The lecture it.
self was interesting and instructive, and
the object was a worthy one. The efforts
put forth by Prin. Wales in behalf of the
lecture ought to have received better en-
couragement, but, as A. Ward remarked,
- 1t was always thus"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01
VERGENNES


II. Stone has sold his house to Stiles
Tuttle and gone to Chicago.
The snow which came the oath gladden.
ed the heart of the teamster.
Miss Eliza Stevens has returned from
her visit to Lansingburgh, N. Y.
Mrs. f. G. Baisner and children have
been visiting relatives in vergennes.
The revival begun last week at the
Methodist church continues this week.
Charles Smith, son of Hon. Electus
Smith, has returned to his Canada home.
States Attorney Charles NJ. Wilds
made Vergennes an official call on Satur-
day.
The Baptist ladies held a sociable and
supper at the vestry Wednesday evening,
the 23d.
The dance given by the Volunteer Hose
company was largely patronized, the 23d,
at the town hall.
DR.. George Foster of Putney, formerly
a clerk in bookstore here, made YER
gennes visit Saturday.
Gordon Sprigg & Co. shipped to the
Boston market, Monday, 240 sheep, ten
cows and some hogs.
Veterinary Surgeon F. H. Miller of
Burlington has been making Vergennes
horses calls occasionally,
Mr.. Louis Langvein, aged 60, died here
the oath; and Mrs. Hogan at Monkton
the 18th and was brought here for burial.
An alarm of fire was given the 24th,
caused by the breaking out of fire at Leon
Pomeroy's house. 1t was quickly extin-
guished.
The opera of the "Mikado" at Burling-
ton, the 25th, drew few of our citizens.
They all speak highly of the Rutland
"stars."
Comrade E. H. Trick of Burlington
gave his "Recollections of the War" at
the Ethan Allen rooms, G. A. R., We'd
nesday evening.
DR.. Edward PilOn has returned to Yer
gennes with his new wife, and will locate
on Elbow street at his father-in-law's,
Austin Richards.
States Attorney Dana of Rutland
county as referee in the Hoyt land litiga-
ton of Addison, Hon. E. r. Hard of Bur-
lington and H. S. Foote, Esq, Of Middle
bury as counsel, had hearing at the
Stevens House the oath.
The John II. Sprague auction at Wal
than was largely attended the Goth. The
personal property was about all sold, and
bids have been made on the farm, but al
this time no sale of the farm is reported
The black team went for $40 to C. ii
Marshall of Addison.
The Masonic brethren of Jerusalem
Royal Arch chapter of Vergennes coun'
ell No. met at the Masonic rooms OF
Tuesday evening, the Goth. II. II. Ros;
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01
CORNWALL.

Miss Gertie Nichols of Bridport and
Miss Minnie Doud of New Haven are Wis
iting friends in town.
The parlor meeting at r. A. Foote'S,
last Friday evening, was well attended
and pleasant time is reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. T. Rice pleasantly en-
tertained few of their friends last Sat-
urday, the occasion being Mr.. Rice's
birthday.
We are having fine winter weather.
There is enough snow for good sleighing,
and it is being improved by those who
have teaming to do, as well as by pleas
ure-seekers.
The meeting of the Y. NJ. ID. S. held
last Monday evening was well attended,
an estimate being made that there were
over 100 persons present. The pro-
gramme included recitation by Miss
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01

of Burlington, thrice illustrious grand
master. conferred the degree of royal and
select masters. The various Masonic
bodies are in very prosperous condition.
church since the repairs were finished
will be held Sunday next, February B..
1t is now the best arranged and most
finely finished church in the county. An
addition in the rear was built for the or
gan and choir, chairs were put in and it
was frescoed and fitted with cathedral
glass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01
County Vems.
BRIDPoRT.


r.. Hutchinson has shut down his saw
mill for repairs.
Mrs. J. w. Treadway of Crown Point
was in town Friday.
1t is reported that apples are rotting
badly in this vicinity.
The farmers are improving the sleigh
ing to draw their hay, logs, etc.
Mrs. r.. II. Merrill of West Addison is
visiting her brother G. F. Sollace.
Miss Helen A. Huntley of Middlebury
was at C. w. Huntley's over Sunday.
A small amount of butter was brought
in this week, and Is cents was paid for a
good article.
Rev. Mr. Field of. Hinesburgh is ex-
pected to preach in the Congregational
church Sunday.
Wilbur Bristol succeeds Abe Lafrance
as blacksmith for j. N. Spaulding in the
old Bristol shop.
A number of our townsmen attended
the Western Vermont Masonic union held
at Orwell Wednesday evening.
There was social hop at W. d. Spaul-
ding's on Friday evening and another at
ID. b. Fleming's on Wednesday evening.
A few of our townsmen manifested
their public spirit on Monday and Tues
day by coming out with a sidewalk pillow.
Our weather prophets have predicted an
open winter, and nearly ten inches more
snow fell Sunday afternoon and evening.
How is this?
Joseph Clair and wife went to Monkton
Thursday of last week to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. Clair's mother. who died
suddenly the day before.
The Ladies' Sewing society meet at the
town hall on Thursday afternoon of this
week; sociable in the evening. In addi-
ton to question box, something entire
ly new will be had, which promises to
add largely to the evenings entertain
ment.
There will be sociable in the town
hall on Wednesday evening of next week
under the auspices of the Progressive So
ciety. The entertainment will consist of
readings, rectations, music, etc. After
the exercises refreshments will be served.
All are cordially invited to attend; tick
cts, 10 cents.
One of the most notable events of the
season was the gathering on Monday eve
ming of last week at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. F. II. Eldredge, to celebrate the
tenth anniversary of their marriage.
Nearly one hundred people were present,
both from this and adjoining towns, and
the hospitable dwelling was made to ring
with joy. The gifts were presented with
BETTING remarks by Harvey f. Taylor
of Cornwall. They consisted in part of
an extension table. tea set, hanging lamp,
set silver forks, two chairs and many
other appropriate articles. Mr.. Eldredge
responded with a few pleasant words.
Refreshments were heartily INDUCED in,
and every one seemed to take an active
part in the enjoyment of the occasion I'M
til the early hours of the morning, when
the party with many kind wishes to and
from the host and hostess disbanded.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01
LEICESTER.

Considerable hay is being shipped at
the Junction.
The wood yards at the lime kilns are
fast being filled with wood.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-15
He Squanders a Quarter of Million
Less Than Six Years.


He squanders Quarter of Million in
Less Than Six Years.
New YORK, October 14th Another for
tune has slipped through the fingers of
John L. Sullivan like water. The 10000
which he received as reward for his vic
tory over Kilrain is gone, and Sullivan,
with mistress and thousands of dollars of
debts on his hands, is dependent once more
on his friends for enough to get drink
All he wants now is chance to make an
other pile, and with the usual string of
good resolutions he has started in once
more to replenish his pocketbook When
the articles of the Kilrain fight were signed
in Toronto Sullivan had to borrow 81 600
to get there. His training expenses were
paid by his hackers. When the fight was
over he left New Orleans with s., 500. At
Nashville he was arrested, and il took
S., 600 to free him-$2, 800 to lawyers who
talked wisely and 81, 100 to the Court Of
ticials and the boys who did the real work
Chicago's great spree cost him 5000, and his
pocket was picked of nearly $500 He had
to borrow money to get to New York.
When the stake money was received by
him in New York John L. began the
prlncely act again. 1t was commonly sup
posed that John l.. got the whole of the
$4,000 OF stake money. but Charley John
son and Jim Wakely failed to present
Sullivan with their winnings on the stake.
Jim Willett of the Illustrated NelpS how
ever, did give his $5 600 stake and win
nings. This made Sullivan's receipt from
the stakes only $4,000. The champion
established himself at the Vanderbilt
House with eleven retainers, all of whose
expenses he paid, and nothing was too
good for them. Sullivan was arrested by
Governor Lowry's minions, and, accom-
panied by chosen few, returned to his old
battle-ground. He paid all the expenses
of the trip. He returned to the Wander
bilt and enjoyed the same high living.
He returned 10 Boston with 81, 900, all
that remained of his small fortune. As
soon as he reached Boston his creditors
presented their bills, but John l.. could not
pay all and wanted to have more fun out
of his small fortune. He went to Crescent
Beach, and now owes over $15, 900 to hotel
keepers, wine men, clothiers and sporting
friends. He is $4,000 in debt, yet within
six years he has made from benefits and
fights nearly $3.50, 900. His mistress, Annie
Livingston, says that he will yet die a
p2uDer.
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Very Unbecoming.

Lovely tints in the wrong place are reft
of their charm. a lemon colored counte-
nance-the peculiar endowment of our pig
tailed brethren who "hit the pipe'-is un-
becoming. 1t suggests bile going astray,
and the inference is correct Pain beneath
the ribs and shoulder blades, constipation,
dyspepsia, furred tongue and sick head
aches supplement this indication of the
bilious. For liver complaint and its mul-
tifarous symptoms, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is an infallible specific. 1t relaxes
the bowels sufficiently, but without gripping
or violence. To the secretion of bile 1t
gives due impulse, but banishes an excess
of that saffron colored principle from the
blood. Sick headaches, sourness of the
breath and fur upon the tongue disappear
when it is used. 1t renews digestion, forti-
hes the system against malaria, counteracts
rheumatic tendency, and remedies mac
ton of the kidneys
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-15
WHITE CAPS.
They F1og William Ebberts, Wife
Beater in Maryland.

They F1og William Ebberts, "a Wife
Beater in Maryland.
BALTIMORE, October 14th-William Eb.
bert of Middleburg Carroll county, Md,
was fiogged by White Caps Saturday night
About month ago his young wife had
him arrested for beating her, and subse-
quently she left him and returned to her
fathers home. Ebbert after trying in vain
to induce her to return, asked several of his
supposed friends if they would assist him
In a movement to take her by force They
pretended to, sympathIze with him and
offered to organize party of men TO go
masked to Mrs. Ebbert's home and demand
of her father that he turn her over to her
base husband. They were to threaten 10
fire the house if the husbands demand was
not granted.
Saturday night dozen men gathered al
Ebbert's house, and three men who had
pretended to be his friends offered to 90
ahead of the party and learn whether the
wlfes father or any one was on guard
Ebbert and the others followed, and when
about midway, in dense wood, three men
IN white caps sprang out into the road,
seized Ebbert and coolly informed him that
they were going to give him the soundest
thrashing of his life. They also accused
him of stealing. He turned to his party,
entreating their assistance, when, to his
surprise, the whole crowd laughed at him,
and he realized that he had been trapped
by his friends
He tried to break away, but was held BY
couple ofstalwart fellows while the others
logged him numerically. Finally he was
released, but several of the crowd pursued
him with whips until he jumped into the
creek and escaped
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-15
LONDON AUTHORITIES,
They Propose to sequester Some OF

They Propose to Sequester Some of the
Ground in the Great City.
LONDON, October 18th. Great real estate
owners like the Duke of Westminster are
opposing with all the means in their power
Improvements involving the seouestration
OF ground in the heart of the city for wild
ening some streets and piercing new thor
oughfares to relieve the congested state of
some of the main avenues of traffic.
The new outlet from the Strand to Hol-
born will involve the demolition of line
OF buildings, not very ornamental to be
sure, but yielding large rentals, and the
owners are frantic with Indignation at
what they do not hesitate to call robbery.
The amount OF compensation in such cases
IS always unsatisfactory, and it is certain
that the scheme for street improvements
will bring upon the heads of the Council a
perfect avalanche of law suits. Visitors to
London, as well as residents, will hail with
JOY the widening of the Strand, but the
owners of the buildings there are much
concerned at the threatened obstruction of
all business while the Improvements are
being made and the consequent loss OF
rents
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season, and that while betters have been
badly left, the dark-skinned conspirators
roped IN the money. A striking example
OF this was shown on Friday last when
Robert Campbell, the colored owner of
horse called Protection, and who is said to
be prominent member of the racing trust,
went into the Garfield Bank with valise
In each hand and made deposit of S2S,-
600. That's pretty good for a man who
started out at the beginning of the season
with fiye-dollar bill, +" he said to the hotel
man.
Another colored depositor at the Garfield
Bank was William Walker, who is said to
act as betting agent for the trust. He
made deposit of $4,000 with the noncha-
lance OF. man paying for shine. At the
Coleman House yesterday group of racing
men were excitedly talking over the pecul-
lar features of the seasons races. "Ex-Gov-
ernor Pinchback of Louisiana is at the head
OF the trust" said, one and his winnings
amount to many thousands of dollars this
season. The other members of the trust
are the colored jockeys Henderson, Allen,
Hamilton, Stephenson, Murphy and Ray,
and two men who place the wagers, Bob
Campbell and Bill Walker. On the open
ing day Of the New York Jockey Club the
colored trust had things their own way,
and 100000 is said to be none too high an
estimate of their winnings
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-15
MONTANA ELECTION.
All the Silver Bow County Precincts ar
to be Re-counted.

All the Silver Bow County Precincts are
to be Re-counted.
HELEN (Mont), October 14th.-A dis
patch from Silver Bow county says the
Board of County Commissioners finished
their labor of counting the votes at the re-
cent election at o'clock last night, but the
result of the count is not yet obtainable,
and will not be made public till some time
to-day. Nearly every precinct out of thirty
three in that county will be contested, and,
II they are thrown out it will elect six or
seven Republican Representatives from Sill
yer Bow county.
Choteau county gave msiorities on the
State ticket about even. On the county
ticket the Republican candidates of Repre-
sentatives, Commissioners, Sheriff, Treas
urer and Coroner are elected, while the
Democrats secured the State Senator, the
Clerk of Court, one Commissioner, the
County Attorney and Superintendent of
Public Schools.
Missoula gave Republican mejorities on
the State ticket, with the exception of Har-
wood (Rep.), Bickford Dem J. his oppon-
ent, having about 200 majority.
Dawson county went straight Republi-
can. Yellowstone county went Republican
by large msjorities. The official count in
this county has not been completed. Sew
eral precincts are being contested.
1t many such contests are successful,
there is rumor that when the vote goes to
the President there will be a request to
thrown it out and have the election over
again,