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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-03-01
NOTICE OF FINAL pRcoF.-Land Office at

NOTICE OF FINAL PRcoF.-Land Office at
Fargo D. T., jan. soth, 1880. Notice is hereby
notice of his intention to make $ year fin.l proof
IN support Of his claim and secure final entry
1heEeos Il ~ viz: ,,s,s ,or flames 1s g; White
his witnesses VIE: Charles II MOseley and
John W. Fiero, of hannaford Griggs county, D.
Lindsey, Of Helena. Gfiges county. D. r.
The testimony to be taken before the Hon.
Roderick Rose. jndge Of the 9th judicial dis
r of s.oy or in n ri. .d
at Cooperstown, Griggs county. d. r., on We'd
nesday. the goth eff March. A. D.1889 at his office.
Any rcreon who desires to protest against the
allowance Of such proof, who knows of any
substantial reason. under the law and the regua-
tions of the lntcrl"r Department. VIII. such proof
should not be allowed. will be gwen II opportu-
cross-cXamne the witnesses Of said claimant. and
to offer evitence in rebuttai of that submitted by
claimant.
MlouAEnE. BArrElnr,
liver Jacobson. atty: SO Register.
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF Land Office
at Fargo. d. r.. Jan. Both. 1889. Notice is here
by given that the following named settler has filed
notice OF his intention to make final year
proof in support of his claim and secure final ell
Abroham 3. Paxson,
II. F.. 10. 1860 for the sch of Sec. TIP. 14S n,
r 50 ". and names the following as his witnesses
viz: Samuel Godthrte Ezra W. McCrea. Isaac
E. Mills and Nels G Rukke. al: of Ottawa. Griggs
county. ID. II.
The testimony TO be taken before the Hon.
Roderick Rose. Judge of the 9th judicial districr
court of Dakota territory or in his absence before
John n Jorgensen, clerk OF g said co1rt M at Coop
| the both of March. A. d. 1889, at his Office.
ANY person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof, or who knows of any
tons of the Interior Department., why such
proof ehould not lie allowed, will bs given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time and
place to cro.s-examine the witnesses of said
claimant. and 10 offer evidence in rebuttal Of that
submitted by claiment,
MICHAEL F. BATTELLE. Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
COUNTY NOTES,

The Rutland Herald hears rumor
that the Lake Dunmore hotel property in
Salisbury may pass into the hands of a
syndicate of New York capitalists.
Mrs. Agnes Lathrop, widow of George
Lathrop, died at her home in Weybridge
on Friday, aged So years. The funeral
was attended at the Monument church on
Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Houghton of Middle
bury officiating.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Investment and Guarantee company has
been adjourned to Thursday, Jan. 10, at
IL o'clock in the forenoon. The charter
of the company provides for an annual
meeting the first Tuesday in January,
which came this year on New Years
day hence the adjournment. The COM
pany paid semi-annual dividend, Jan.
l, of 4 per cent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
A WRONG IDEA.

The Middebury REGISTER makes un-
necessarily sharp comments tending TO
belittle the State superintendent of edu-
cation. We are sorry to see such re-
marks anywhere. Probably the REGIS
TER may have learned that Mr.. Palmer
is not a graduate of Middlebury college
and that he is graduate of Dartmouth
college. We have before sometimes had
superintendents, if we recall right, that
were not graduates of any college who
were always spoken well of by the REG
IsTER. The people ought to be willing
to pay for a good thing when they are
able to get it.-[Burlington Independent.
The Independent is altogether wrong.
We don't care whether Mr.. Palmer is a
graduate of Dartmouth college or of any
college. Indeed, college, education is
quite as likely to hinder as to help man
in the performance of the duties of su-
perintendent. The qualities demanded
in the incumbent are tact, energy and
ability. In addition, he should have a
prepossessing appearance and should
know how to tell what he knows. SO far
as we can learn, Mr.. Palmer has none of
these qualifications, but, on the contrary,
is sadly deficient in some of them.
Moreover, we submit that it is the
height of absurdity to choose for the ex-
ecution Of a law man who opposed that
law in every step of its passage through
the legislature; and that was the attitude
of Mr.. Palmer toward the school law. On
this account, if no other, he should not
have been made superintendent, even if
he were a second Horace Mann, which he
isn't. The legislature did we'll in voting
a decent salary to the superintendent,
but it should have seen to it that a man
was chosen for the office who could do
something more useful to the State than
drawing that salary.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
The "EARLY HARRISON"

Another election wager was settled the
other day. This one was between
Messrs. p. B. Cloyes of Middlebury and
G. J. Hodges of Ripton. The latter is
an enthusiast on the subject of potatoes,
of which he has 100 varieties, part of
them originated by himself Among the
lot is new kind, the earliest of the
whole list. 1t was brought out this year
by Mr.. Hodges. At the county fair he
fell in with Mr.. Cloyes and in the course
of the conversation they got to discuss
ing the merits of this variety, of which
Mr.. Cloyes wished to purchase. 1t was
finally agreed that if Cleveland was
elected Mr.. Hodges was to receive 50
from Mr.. Cloyes, and the new potato
was to be known as the "Early Cleve-
land;" while, if Harrison won, Mr..
Cloyes was to have bushel of the tubers
and they were to be christened the
"Early Harrison" Mr.. Hodges has
paid the penalty. The early Harrison"
is fine, handsome, smooth potato, and
the President-elect doesn't need to feel
ashamed of his namesake. =
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT, JANUARY 4, 1889.
A BET PAID.

Early last fall Mr.. Allan Calhoun of
this place and Mr.. Coon Of Burlington
made wager to the effect that if Cleve-
land was elected Mr.. Coon and nine of
his friends were to come to Middlebury
and take supper with Mr.. Calhoun and
nine of his friends, Mr.. Calhoun to pay !;
and if Harrison won, Mr.. Coon was to
provide supper in Burlington for
similar crowd. The bet was paid Mon
day night at Mr.. Coon's restaurant in the
Queen City. Mr.. Calhoun took with him
DR.. w. H. Sheldon and Messrs r. NJ.
Calhoun, Joseph Calhoun, w. w. Chap
man, R. w. Pitts, w. H. Cobb, Peter
Champagne, William F. Tulley and
Charles A. Piper. Mr.. Coon's guests in
cluded two former Middlebury men
Messrs. Joel Linsley and j. w. Pitts.
An elegant banquet was served. The
Free Press says: "The spread was one
of the most enjoyable private affairs of
the kind given in this city in long time"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
The SAeep-BReepgRs' MEETINGS.

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Merino Sheep-Breeders' association will
be held at the town hall here next We'd
nesday, the 9th inst, beginning at IL
o'clock.
The Vermont Atwood Merino Sheep
club will hold its annual meeting at the
office of the secretary in the courthouse
here on Thursday, the 18th inst, at 10
o'clock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
PERSONAL.

The death is announced, at Shelburn, of
Mrs. Newell, wife of Henry N. Newell,
whom many Addison county people
know.
Mr.. Joel Linsley of Burlington, for
mer Middlebury resident, has severed his
connection with the Baldwin Manufact-
uring Co., his resignation taking effect
Jan. i.
Mr.. Addison |. Bachelor of New York
city was a guest at Hon. Columbus
Smiths in West Salisbury early in the
week. He was once member of Mr..
Smiths family and is now prominently
identified with the newspaper interests
of the metropolis, and, indeed, of the
whole country. The syndicate system
of newspaper work was devised and
founded by him. The idea of the arrange
ment is the employment of superior
writers, whose productions are furnished
for simultaneous publication to papers
In different parts of the country, thus
providing their readers with the best at
comparatively small cost to each paper
The system has almost revolutionized
certain departments of newspaper work.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT.

An interesting document relating to
the early history of Middlebury has re-
Gently found its way to the Sheldon Mu-
scum. In is the original contract for
building the first Addison county Jail, in
1894. The legislature appointed Jabez
Rogers, Eleazer Claghorn, Gamaliel
Painter, Joseph Cook and Samuel Jewett
a committee, who contracted with David
Belding and Ebenezer Scott of Weybridge
to erect the building. This Bedding was
the owner, and from whom came the
present name of Beldens Falls. The Jail
was to be 30x40 feet in size, two stories,
and the walls of two of the prisoners
rooms were to be of solid oak, six inches
thick, lined on the inside with bars of iron
one-third of an inch thick, and then two
inch ash plank was to be spiked over the
iron, the spikes to reach through both
tiers of plank, making solid wall over
eight inches in thickness, This building
stood on the little park south of the Ad-
olson House, and in 1912 was moved to
the north side of Washington street, next
east of the Addison House, and is now
owned by John Martin, who may be
pleased to know he has ton of iron Sc
creted within its walls. Mr. F. NJ. Shaw
of Weybridge placed this valuable paper
in the museum.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The Senate is talking over the tariff
bill and will keep at it till the 21st, when
a vote will be taken.
Word has been received at Washington
by the Inauguration committee that 100
Colorado cowboys and band will leave
Denver to take part in the parade.
The "1S4O voters" were something of a
power in the late election. The names
of nearly seven thousand of them who
live in Ohio have been printed by a
Cleveland paper and there was club of
5000 members in Iowa.
The insterstate commerce law is the
subject of much debate these days. Con-
gressmen Morse of Boston proposes to
abolish the whole thing; but the anti
railroad sentiment of the House is so
strong that such action is impossible.
The causes leading to the yellow fever
epidemic in Florida have been investiga-
ted by DR.. J. +. Hartigan of Washington,
who was sent by DR.. Hamilton, surgeon
general of the marine service. He found
that the disregard of sanitary rules was
the chief reason for the existence and
spread of the disease.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
JlBERTY."

The criticism of the New York World
on the late liquor legislation in Vermont
is published in another column. 1t is of
the kind that might have been expected
from that source. The organ of the gov
erning class in the city which furnishes
jim,jams to half the country could not
do otherwise than cry down efforts to
curtail the trade in that commodity.
Perhaps the legislature went too far,
and perhaps it didn't; time will tell
through the practical operation of the
law. But in any event the argument ad-
vanced by the World, and by agitators
who follow the same course of reasoning,
is far from sound. The "principle of
personal liberty" is violated by this law,
they say. But who "violates that
"principle Under our government it
is clearly the people themselves, through
their representatives, and the remedy is
in their own hands, if majority Of them
don't like it. If majority do want such
laws, the minority must submit for aught
we see, since the will of the majority gov
erns.
Another fact lost sight of by these lib
erty-lovihg individuals is that it is not
easy to determine exactly how far laws
may Justly interfere with the conduct of
the individual. The obvious reason for
nprohibitory legislation is that there are
persons who abuse intoxicants. 1t might
(e supposed that intelligent beings would
box out for their health, their reputa-
ions, the good of their families and of
le community in their use of liquors.
Experience, however, shows that there
those in every community who wont
this, and that for their sakes the traf-
c must be regulated. So we haye laws
Of one sort and another for that purpose.
Under every one of them the acts of
some one, either buyer or seller, are re-
strained; and this is true whether the
law is mild or stringent. One who should
undertake to reason on the subject would
say at once that persons employed about
dangerous machinery could be depended
upon to take care of themselves. But
they don't, and the legislatures enact
laws compelling employers to erect safe
guards, so that their hands cannot place
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
THE DAlRYmeN's MEETING.

The 10th annual meeting of the Ver-
mont Dairymen's association will be held
at the City hall in Burlington three days,
beginning the 10th. ID. M. MACPHERSON
will preside. Among the speakers ex-
pected are John Gould of Ohio and Com
missioner Brown of New York. The at
tendants are invited to bring butter and
cheese for exhibition, for which $500 will
be paid in premiums. Special railroad
rates have also been arranged.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
CURRENT OPINION.

The boss horse trader in this or in any
other country is Senator Stanford of Cal
ifornia. No man before him ever sold
weanling colt for $12,500. We can con-
gratulate Senator Stanford on the spot,
and we trust that some day we shall be
able to congratulate the fellow who
bought the COLT New York Sun.
The Vermont Legislature has distin-
guished itself by providing, with respect
to carry out the existing prohibition
laws, that sit shall be the duty of any
sheriff or his deputy or any constable to
search without warrant any wagon,
carriage, cart, sleigh, sled,
clothing" conveyed or sworn along any
ing liquor" if he thinks there is a chance
of finding any by so doing. This was
duly approved by the governor and be-
came operative within the last 30 days
in one of the commonwealths of this al
legged frec country in the last quarter of
the nineteenth century.
If the officer can discover the contra
band article he is rewarded by one-fourth
the fine inflicted upon the "Owner or
keeper" Under the law he can walk up to
a man, seize his handbag, if lie has one,
search it, and also his clothes, simply
giving as a reason that he wants to as
certain if he has any liquor about him.
And he can subject woman to the same
process with impunitv, unless some pa
triot considers the oppression to be one
of the kind which justifies revolution and
does society the service of clubbing him.
One may search in vain among Russian
statutes or edicts for an instance where
the principle of personal liberty is more
directly violated then it is here, or where
authority is given more completely the
form and spirit of despotic tyranny
i New York World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04

themselves where they will be hurt. Fup4
ther instances of like legislation might
be cited, and they would all go to sup
port our contention, that personal liberty
is abridged by laws other than those de-
signed to promote temperance. and that
the World and Its followers are at fault
in the premises on which they undertake
to establish opposition to prohibition.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
VllLAGE FINANCES.

The printed report of the village audit
ors was distributed on Saturday. It
showed that the trustees drew orders for
the year ended December %, 1888, to the
amount of $3669.93. OF this amount the
on account of the fire de-
partment were S706; police and light
ing, sos; highways, S2022. 1t ap.
peared from the report of the treasurer
that there was one cent in the treasury
and that the net tax uncollected, list of
Ss, was $2450. The unpaid orders were
in amount Sl66l.47 The auditors esti-
mated that Sl670 would be needed for
the current year. This sum added to the
outstanding orders made S333l.47; de-
ducting from the latter amount the as
sets, $2450.0l, 1881 .46 was left to be pro-
vided for.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
The BEE-kEEPERs,

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Bee-Keepers' association will be held in
the basement of the town hall in Middle
bury on Tuesday, the 10Th inst. An ex-
tended programme has been prepared.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1889.
NOTICE..

By special arrangement we are able 10
offer the REGISTER, in connection with either
the New York Weekly Press, New York Week
ly Mail and Express, Boston Weekly Adver'
tiser, Boston weekly Journal or New YORK
Weekly Tribune, for $1.95. This is low price
and of course can be afforded only to those
who pay in advance. 1t is only for Vermont
subscribers, either. AS the time for which it
is made is not fixed, it will be well tor all to
send in subscriptions at once.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
SHE is "GRATEFUL." :"

81 saved the life of my little girl by a
prompt use of DIR. Acker's English Rem
edy for Consumption."-M WIN. v,
Hartman, New York.
HANAFORD'S PARK DRUG STORE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04

German tsilors, says Berlin CORES
pondent, have the irrepressible fad Of
making tight-ftting clothes. They build
the best uniforms in the world, but the
citizens are wretchedly dressed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04

And Mr.. Munroe was declared elected.
B. S. Beckwith and James M. Slade
were chosen auditors by acclamation.
Luther F. Farnsworth, Allan Calhoun,
NJ. A. Brooks, Peter Champagne, w. w.
Chapman, Col. Albert A. Fletcher and
James NJ. Slade were chosen trustees by
acclamation. 1t looked several times as
if ballots would be necessary, but Col 7.
M. Chapman, nominated at the same time
as Mr.. Champagne; A. j. Marshall,
named in opposition to w. w. Chapman,
and F. A. Bond, whose friends put him
up against Mr.. Slade, all withdrew their
names, thus leaving but one candidate in
the field for each trusteeship
The auditors report was submitted. 1t
was accepted, on motion of John w.
Martin.
The treasurer's report was next called
up. James M. Slade, Esq, asked if the
auditors estimates for next year included
the ordinary highway tax. A. j. Mar
shall said it was not included. Mr.. Slade
thought the village affairs had been man
aged carefully the past year. B. S.
Beckwith explained that as the highway
tax was separate thing no reference
was made to it by the auditors. The
treasurer's report was thereupon accept
ed and adopted.
The report customarily made by the
trustees was called for, but no response
was given.
Mr.. Slade inquired about the condition
of the fire apparatus; F. A. Bond wanted
to hear the report of the committee on
electric lighting, and A. p. Upper wished
to hear from the trustees on the subject
of sewage, and particularly with refer
ence to the covering of the ditch through
his premises. He detailed his negotia-
tiOns with the trustees during the year
past relative to this matter. Nothing
had been done in the direction of cover
ing the ditch, he said, though the village
had instructed the trustees to cover it,
The trustees, he understood, had decided
to do nothing.
The question was asked, whether the
amendment of the village charter by the
last legislature called for the choice of a
health officer at this meeting. Messrs.
Upper, Slade and George Hammond dis
cussed the matter. 1t was voted, on mo-
ton of Col. Thad M. Chapman, that if the
amended charter required the election of
health officer, the trustees be empower
ed to appoint one.
Mr.. Slade moved that Il tax of 10 cents
on the dollar of the grand list of the vii
lage be assessed and it was so voted.
John w. Martin expressed his opinion
that the village bylaw requiring saloons
and hotels to pay license should either
be repealed or enforced.
Mr.. Tupper moved that the trustees be
directed to give attention to the matter
of sewage. II. S. Foote, Esq, spoke
briefly. Mr.. Tupper's motion was lost
Adjourned. -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04
MIDDLEBuRY VILLAGE.

THE ANNUAL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY.
The annual meeting of this village on
Wednesday afternoon was expected to be
lively, and 1t was. There were, howev-
er, few changes in the officers. Nothing
was done in fire company matters. A
tax of ten cents on the dollar of the
grand list was voted.
Village Clerk Henry L. Sheldon called
the meeting to order at 80 p. M, and
read the warning. Judge Knapp was
chosen moderator.
Mr.. Sheldon was reelected clerk, and,
in thanking the citizens for choosing him
to the place for the goth time, said that
when he was first elected there were 325
voters, only 125 of whom were left.
c. E. Pinney's reelection as treasurer
was matter of course.
Nominations for collector were called
for Col. Il. M. Chapman moved that the
election of officers be suspended and that
the reports be heard. A. Il. Stapleton
moved that Col. Chapman's motion be
laid on the table. Mr.. Stapleton's motion
prevailed. M. A. Munroe, G.. d. Miner
and Z. w. Bird were nominated for col
lector. A ballot was called for and was
had, Col. Chapman, B. S. Beckwith and
A. j. Marshall acting as tellers. The re-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-04

Deposits January lsss, S1,S59,733
Surplus l3e,sol
Receives and pays deposits daily. Deposits
made on or before the 4th OF any month draw
interest from the lst If made after the 4th,
interest will commence the lst OF the follow
ing month. Interest will be credited to de-
positors January lst and July lst, compound
Ing twice year. There are no stockholders
in this bank. All the earnings, less expenses,
belong to depositors. The rate OF interest de-
pends on the earnings and has varied from 4
per cent to per cent.
For the last Is months the rate OF interest
has been ~ per cent ayear.
All taxes are paid by the bank on deposits
of $500 or less. Deposits are limited by law
to $1,000, and no interest will he paid on any
sum in excess of this amount, except on de-
posits by widows, orphans, administrators.
executors, guardians, charitable or religious
institutions or on trust fund deposited by or
der of court.
This bank prefers Vermont securities for
the investment OF its funds and sends no mon
ey out OF the State until the home demand Is
met.
Funds may be sent by bank check or draft
or postal money orler and deposit book will
be returned by next mail.
Applications for loans or for information as
to standing OF the bank may be made to Rufus
wainwright, Middlebury; j. K. Roberts, YER
gennes or X. G. Dixie, Bristol.
CT. WARD. Treasurer.