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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-10
State o1epS.

j. A. Wing and wife of Montpelier Gel
ebrated their golden wedding last week.
Andrew j. Willard, "A, prominent st.
Johnsbury lawyer, died of apopleXy last
week.
St. Johnsbury has voted $500 to the To-
cal band for y outdoor concerts next
summer.
Owing to light business the Rutland
shirt factory has reduced the wages of
employees.
A stock company, to be known as the
Morrisville Calf Skin company, has been
formed at Morrisville.
The new Universalist church at Rut-
land will be dedicated the 22d, Rev. j. NJ.
Pullman of the First Universalist church
of Lynn preaching the sermon.
Granite manufacturers at Barre say
that orders for finished work were never
so dull at this season of the year as at
present, but orders for rough stock are
very good.
William Preston, farmer living two
miles east of Rutland, had a narrow es-
cape from IA wildcat which chased him
from his sugar woods to his house. II
killed two of his sheep the same night.
Charles II. Pierce, 43, Central Yer
mont engineer, residing at White River
Junction, died Thursday evening. He
was engineer of the train wrecked al
Hartford bridge three years ago, and
those scenes so undermined his health
that he resigned his position and entered
the furniture business.
Riley NOkes of IIighgate Springs, the
Oldest and most expert guide and trap
per in the region, has been missing fol
several days and it is feared he has beer
drowned. He started to look after hi.
traps the other morning, and may hav,
been victim of the treacherous ice il
crossing dead creek"
George Carey, 10-year-old boy, whil,
playing at Rutland with butcher knife
with its point upward, fell on it, tn
full length of the blade penetrating tn
fieshy part of one arm. He came nea
bleeding to death before any assistanc
was rendered him. At last accounts h
was still in critical condition.
In taking down chimney In the oil
",Tim Winn tavern at Derby Line re
Gently, there was found a nice lttl
brick forge 10 the three-cOrnered vast
space between the upper rooms and tn
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-10
FOREIGN.

The dowager empress of Germany
died Tuesday.
Work on the Nicaragua canal is said
to be proceeding quietly and satisfactor-
lily.
1t is reported that the new govern
ment of Brazil has increased the export
duty on coffee.
In the skating match Sunday, in Ans
terdam, Holland, Norseng, the Norwe-
gian, won the ive-mlle race in lG min
utes As 20 seconds,
A waterspout is reported at Marking,
China. Hundreds of people were drown
ed. Numerous boats were destroyed
and great damage was done.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-10
DOM

The national convention of republic
can clubs will meet at Nashville on
March 4.
According to reports of ice dealers, the
supply in Boston will be exhausted in
about thirty days.
1t is estimated by New York physi-
clan that there are 100000 cases of "la
grippe" in that city.
The town of Wardner in Washington
was nearly destroyed by fire on Saturday.
The water supply was frozen up.
The American Sugar Refining COM
pany of San Francisco has forfeited its
charter by joining the sugar trust.
A storm of snow and sleet in St. Louis
Tuesday broke down many electric
light wires, causing numerous acct
dents.
r. Diemel & Bros. of Chicago, the
most extensive manufacturers of parlOr
furniture in the country, haye failed for
about $500, 1000.
An old man, living in Centre Haverhill,
n. H., brutally beat his grandson to
death Saturday, and fatally stabbed his
small granddaughter.
Three fellows in Maine entered into a
compact to wreck trains and rob mails
and passengers. The confession of one
has led to the arrest of all.
The celebration of high mass in d
Catholic church at Trenton, n. j., or
Sunday was omitted because of the i'll.
ness of the choir, who were victims OF
"la grippe
a gang of five young scoundrels smash
ed the window of Charles A. Keene, Bos
ton, Monday evening, and escaped witt
16 gold watches and other articles, valued
at about $1,000.
The Galmorgan Iron company Of
Philadelphia, which was organized abou
40 years ago. is to be wound up, owing
to the forgery of its paper by the sec
rotary and treasurer.
The principal hotel at Hiawatha, Kan.
was burned Sunday night, and the guest
were obliged to leap from the second ant
third story windows to save their lives
Several were severely injured.
Hamilton Carter, one of the professor
in the New Lyme (Ohio) Institute, ha
been arrested on the charge of burg
larry, and has made a confession. HI
broke into drug store at New Lyme
and also stole a missionary collection
taken up in the Presbyterian Sunda.
school at Warren, o. He was a churcl
member and an attendant of the Su
day school.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-10
TEXTBOOKS.

The special textbook committee ap.
pointed in September by the county
boards of education at a meeting in Mont.
pelier, with the object of securing State
uniformity in books, has reported in
favor of the following:
Arithmetic, Greenleaf's new inductive
series readers, referred to the sub-com
mittee, with the understanding that as
soon as the Lippncott readers are pub
lished they shall confer with the full
committee by letter and report the result
to the secretary spoilers, normal course
grammar, Reed & Kellogg; geography
Harper's series history. Barnes writing
Ellsworth's; drawing, Prang's.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-10
General l1epS.
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.

Judge Brewer was sworn in on Monday
as an associate justice of the supreme
bench.
A bill will soon be presented to Con.
gress making silver bullion the basis fol
national bank circulation.
A report was submitted to the Senate
Tuesday recommending the passage OF
the bill providing for an assistant secre-
tary of war.
President and Mrs. Harrison gave their
first state dinner Monday night in honor
of Vice President and Mrs. Morton and
the members of the cabinet and Their
wives.
The government will refund about six
millions of dollars to importers of silk
and cotton ribbons in Boston, New York
and Philadelphia. the supreme court de-
Gliding that the duties charged were &c
per cent too high.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-10

that grave doubts were expressed rs to
the possibility of the undertaking. These
doubts might have had force in some
communities; but Whiting is nothing If
not musical, and torrents of rain, with
untold depths of soft clay, were not sufii-
cient to quench the ardor of our young
people, The first rehearsal was held
lust one week before Christmas eye, but
at that time the cantata, "Merry Christ
mas" by Gideon and Marian Froelich,
was presented to a good audience in
very creditable manner. The cantata
abounds in excellent music and pleasing
scenes. Noticeable features of the enter
tainment were the band of fairies, whose
magic spell aroused the generous feelings
of a company of youth the cottage scene,
with its game of blind-man's buff; the
Waits song, the mothers lullaby over her
sleeping children and their dream, which
introduced fairies and comical Snow
men, each singing songs. Finally, of
course, Santa Claus arrives and after a
merry song distributes presents from his
pack, and from a tree at one side of the
stage The whole affair was very nicely
carried out, and reflected great credit on
all who had part in it. A. II. Hubbard
was the musical director, and r. ID. Need
ham very successfully drilled the per-
formers in their rectations and posi-
lions.
Miss Mary Burt has gone to Brandon
to visit her aunt and uncle.
Daniel Fales of Albany was with his
sister, Mrs. II. G. Farr, over New Years.
Principal j. A. Ellsworth of the Moriah
On. W school is home, sick with the
"grip".
G. S. Walker is able to be about again,
but looks far from well. Judge Walker
is very much better and gets out a little.
The question is asked, Is Old Antioch
a hard tune for old singers to sing? If
so, they should look it over, as they may
be called upon to give it again.
[Latest.l
Miss Zula Hubbard has returned to
West Rutland, where she teaches.
Miss Eliza Hubbard of Brandon is sick
with the influenza at A. II. Hubbard's.
Miss f. E. Ellsworth is successfully
teaching class in music at Ticondero-
ga.
The force of track hands on the Adj
olson railroad has been reduced to two
men on a section.
Several families are nearly all down
sick with the influenza, and the doctor
has his hands full.
Hon. F. D. Douglas is on the gain
and will undoubtedly be restored to
health before long.
Miss Nettie Pond is home from Castle
ton for few weeks. She is a pupil in
the Normal school.
There will ne one, and possibly two,
weddings in town this week, unless the
programmes are changed.
DR.. Dyer of Brandon was called to
council with DR.. Wright at c. II. ketch-
um's this week. Willie and Flora Ketch-
UNI are very ILL.,.
Mrs. Peck and daughter, Miss Maud,
are here with Mrs. j. f. Parker for few
days. The young lady is to go to Bos-
ton this week to visit relatives.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-10
THE BEE-kEEPERS.

The annual convention of the Vermont
Bee-keepers' association, of which Mr..
r. Ii. Holmes of Shoreham is president,
will be held at the Van Ness House,
Burlington, Jan. 81 and %. Round-trip
tickets for fare one way will be sold at
all railroad stations in this vicinity. An
elaborate and Interesting programme has
been prepared, further particulars of
which we shall give next week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-10
THAT FAIR BRIDGE.

Messrs. Otis and George Abbey have
completed the stone work for the iron
bridge which the town of Cornwall will
put over the Lemon Fair on the Bridport
road. Remarks dropped by Bridport
people tend to show that they will not be
sorry to have the bridge up.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-10
SENTENCED FOR MANSl Au0HTER.

Judge Tyler, in the county court at
Bennington, Friday, sentenced Byron NJ.
Roberts, recently convicted of man
slaughter, to 10 years in State prison.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-10

The condition of his health has alarm
ed the friends of Hon. Frederick Bill
lings of Woodstock. He was better at
last accounts.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-10
.ClOaks at Cost.
Holiday
Goods
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MRS. SHADES.
THE
BURLINGTON
SAVINGS - BANK.

Deposits January 1, Isss, sI,578,733
surplus 1870, s5I
Receives and pays deposits daily. Deposits
made on or before the 18th of any month draw
interest from the LIST. If made after the 4th,
interest will commence the LIST of the follow
ing month. Interest will be credited to de-
positors January LIST and July LIST, compound.
ing twice year. There are no stockholders
in this bank. All the earnings, less expenses
belong to depositors. The rate of interest de.
ponds on the earnings and has varied from
per cent to per cent.
For the last Is months the rate OF interest
has been IA per cent year.
All taxes are paid by the bank on deposits
of $1,000 or less. deposits are limited by law
| to $4,000, and no interest will he paid on any
sum in excess of this amount, except ON de-
posts by widows, orphans, administrators,
executors, guardians, charitable OF religious
institutions or on trust fund deposited by Cr-
der OF court.
This bank prefers Vermont securities for
| the investment OF its funds and sends no mon-
ey ont 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. L. Roberts, Yer.
gennes or K. c, bike, Bristol.
CT. WARD. Treasurer.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-09
PRINCIPAL WASHBURN.

The Inspector of Schools VIII Make
Charges Against Her.
1t is stated that Inspector of Schools
James G. Kennedy mas prepared charges
of disobedience against Mrs. Georgia Wash
burn, the Principal of the Turk-street
School. The charges, it is understood.
relate to the method of conducting the
written examinations at the close Of the
last term.
Mr.. Kennedy says that Mrs. Washburn
made report of the examination, but did
not return the papers, which were, in fact,
destroyed. Mr.. Kennedy thereupOn had a
second examination held, and has the pa
pers, although, it is said, he refuses to
show them until the Classification and
Rules com mttees will hold their joint SEES
sion, which will be on the 2Sth inst
Mrs. Washburn has filed an answer to
tile charges and the matter will come IN in
joint committee meeting on the 18th. Mrs.
WaShbuIn says that she did not under
stand that the papers for the written exam
nations were to be preserved, otherwise
she would have done so. As regards pos
sible charges Of incOmpetency, Mrs. Wash
burn declares that they could only be
founded upon the papers of the eXamina-
ton which Mr.. Kennedy held, and the
merits of which she has no knowledge Of
If they are not up TO the standard the chill
dren should not be blamed, as they were
used to oral examinations, and written
examination would tend to make them
nervous.
to Yesterday, said that he did not desire to
talk of the matter until he had held an in
vestgation, which he would do in few
DAYS
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-09
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Otto Goldschmldi Is engaged busily in writing
life OF his wife, The late Jenny Lind.
Tolstops "Kreutzer Sonata" has been forbid.
den in Austria as dangerous to the State"
Queen Natalie OF Servia has had her life in
sured FOR 100000 for the benefit OF her son.
George Kennan's Siberian papers have been
Translated Into German, Dutch, Polish Russian
aud Bulgarian.
King Humberps melancholia is thought by his
physicians to have resulted from The excessive
use OF cigarettes.
Edwin Booth, who has himself played the part
OF Hamlet thousands OF times, has never yet seen
IL played by any one else.
George Pauncefort, an English actor, we'll
known In This country years ago, is now leading
man In restaurant IN Yokohama.
Mrs. j. C. Aver, widow of The patent medicine
millionaire, Is 6elroihed 10 brother of the late
Emperor OF Russias morganatic wife.
General Crook shortly before his death had
consented to prepare volume OF between 600
and 700 pages on Indians Have Met"
Miss Virginia c. Clay edits Democratic daily
newspaper III Huntsville, Ala, and supports a
paralyzed father and five young brothers and sis.
ters
Ii mas now been decided by the ex- Empress
Eugenie OF France not TO have her memoirs pub
iished as soon as they are finished, but alter her
deaih. They reach back to 1859.
The Car, according TO recent statistician's
calculation, Is the largest private owner OF land
In the world; the total is about 90 OOO, 600 acres,
about the size OF the whole OF France
Fanny Williams Of Columbus Iud., has COM
pleted ten-mile grading contract on the E. and
X. Railroad. and has taken contract for TWEEN
ty-hve miles OF grading on another road.
Cardinal Manning who will celebrate his
ghty-second birthday next month, has always
been an advocate OF outdoor sports. To an in
diligence III them he attributes his present health
The Gar OF Russia. Alexander III. has pur-
chased SieiueradzkPs celebrated picture
"Phryne In Eleusis," for $4,000 rubles, aud it
Is to be hung In one OF the drawing rooms OF the
Chateau PcterlOf
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-09
TRICKY " DETECIlVES."

A Bogus Concern Dissolves and the
Manipuiators Disappear.
William l.. Smith and c. II. Appel are
wanted by the police on various charges of
felony. They conducted the Pacific Coast
Detective Agency" at 632 Market street,
and disappeared last Friday.
1t is said that they carried away about
5000 which had been secured by false pre-
lenses. They employed .unsuspectipg coun-
trymen 10 watch buildings, but the dupes
had first to deposit sums varying from $50
to $50 as security. This scheme was quite
lucrative. Every second building in town
had a guileless sentry admiring its per-
spective.
The agency" had also been collecting
bills and keeping the money, and passing
worthless checks upon its customers. Sal
aries-that is, supposed ones-of employees
collection accounts, but when the grand
coup" came the birds were flown.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-09
WORLDS FAIR.
Commissioner Forsyth Returns
From Chicago.

Colonel William Forsyth, Commissioner
to the Worlds Fair, to be held at Chicago
in 189 8, returned from the Lake City on
Sunday last In an interview the Com mis-
sioner said:
''At the meeting of the Commissioners
California received all she asked for You
see the President appointed eight Commits
sioners-at-large throughout the country.
California got one of these Commissioners,
Marx l.. Mcdonald receiving the appoint
ment This gives us representation of
three on the board.
al think Mcdonald will be appointed n
the Executive Committee.
" Californians need not be at all anxious
about having too little space at the exposi-
ton in which to exhibit their products.
Jackson Park and the lake front, where
the fair is to be held, contain $50 acreS-the
park $50 and the front 200.
" The main entrance to the exposition
will be on the lake 'front.'
"In Difference to the wishes of the local
Commissioners and the citizens of Chicago,
who are to furnish Sl5,00O,O00 for the fair,
the Government Commissioners approved
of the proposition for the erection of two
permanent buildings to be composed of
glass and iron near the lake front en-
trance. One of these buildings will be an
art gallery and the use of the other has not
been determined, but | think it will be de-
voted to an exhibit of machinery.
" jackson Park and the lake front, l
think, are about five miles apart The local
Commissioners gave us a verbal promise
or guarantee that the visitor for one price
of admission could enter the lake front
branch and then be taken to jackson Park
Thus he sees both divisions Of the fair and
has a delightful ride on the lake without
mourning additional expense over that first
paid.
"Ne had quite a discussion as to who
should appoint the Commissioner General
The Government Commissioners contended
that they were the appointing power and
the local Commissioners asseverated the
same prerOgative. The discussion was as
hot as the weather. We want for Commits
sioner-General the same gentleman who
filled the place so credltably at the Centen-
NAL Exposition in 1876. He is a man of
great executive ability. He does not want
to take upon himself the vast responsibility,
but We think that he will serve.
1--WE have decided that the ladies shall
not be without representation at the fair.
Two lady Commissioners are to be ap-
pointed from each State.
''On the 18th of October we hold another
meeting, at which time we shall receive
and pass upon plans for the exposition
buildings submitted by the local Commits
SiOnerS, and also hear and act upon their
financial report. After this is done we sub
nit our report to the President and the
Government assumes the management"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-09
ALONG THE RAIL.
Reduced Rates Allowed on Fruit Ship
ments.

Reduced Rates Allowed on Fruit Ship
ments.
The fruit circulars issued by the Trans
continental Association show a great re-
duction in rates on deciduOus fruits. These
rates were reduced at the meeting of the
association in this city last May, and are
considered by the fruitmen to be very rea-
sOnable. The first expedited fruit special
train of the season will leave Sacramento
to-day. For this special service, shippers
are charged higher rates than for shipments
which go East on ordinary freight-trains.
Parties shipping seven carloads of fruit at
one time to the Missouri River are allowed
expedited service" (appr0ximating pas
senger-tran speed to the Missouri River,
ST. Louis or Chicago Nearly all the heavy
shippers will patrOniZe the fast trains, as
there is but slight difference in the rates.
Freight Agent Swan says that fruit this
year is maturing early, and that the ship
mentS to Eastern markets will be very
heavy.
Chief Engineer Hood of the Southern
Pacific Company returned on Saturday
from trip to Soledad Canyon. He reports
that the section of road, about twenty
miles in length, which was washed out by
the floods last winter, is being replaced by
another of more thorough construction.
This road is beng built on higher ground,
and has been completed as far south as
Hornby. Grading has been done for the
entire distance, and the road will be ready
for operation in two or three weeks.
Mr.. Mention Of the Donahue line says
that the ''specal-rate people" are all in and
in good state of preservation, as far as he
knows. Thousands took advantage of the
half-fare rates, and if the officials had had
a few more passenger coaches ut their COM
mand they would undoubtedly have been
used on this occasion. There was also a
dearth of trainmen, aud General Manager
Whiting and his Division Superintendent
We're punching tickets in great earnest.
c: Dell, Contracting Freight Agent of the
Milwaukee and st. Paul, and George W.
Railton, acting for the Atlantic and Pacific
in the same capacity, left recently for
Sacramento Valley TO corner" deciduous
fruit shipments for their respective roads.
w. c. Van Horn. President OF the Cana
dian Pacific, and a party of road officials
are expected here in few days from Van
couver.
b. Campbell, Assistant General Traffic
Manager of the Union Pacific, is expected
here soon from Portland.
Charles Scull, General Passenger Agent
Of the Baltimore and Ohio, is reported very
i'll in Chicago.
Ii. A. Holbrook, General Agent of the
Chicago and Northwestern, left last even
ing for Los Angeles.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-09
General Merchandise.

BAGS-Are steadily held. but not very active.
Calcutta, spot. &c; Wool Bags, 36S3sc; Potato
Gunnles, nominal.
COFFEE-In moderate demand. Quotations are:
2OIa@22e for good to prime washed Guatemala;
I9la6G2lc for good TO prime Costa Rica and washed
Sal yador; l9D2U for fair washed 1870
1910 for fair Costa Rica and washed Salvador: II
q sac for medium Guatemala, Costa Riea and Sal
vador; l4s5 Dl6szc for ordinary Guatemala Costa
Rica and Salvador: l29l4tac for very inferior to
common Guatemala. Costa Rica and Salvador: 1850
for good unwashed Salvador" The circular gives
the receipts at this port during the first half of 1890
at l06, IS bags Central American aud 6725 bags
from other sources, against l1S.476 bags Central
American and $3.50 bags from other sources during
the first half OF 1859 The stock in first hands July
list was 147 bags Central American against 56-
$50 bags the same date last year.
GAINED FRUIIS-An kinds, but particularly
Peaches stiff. The demand Is very large for the
East The tendency OF prices is upward and the
Gamers indifferent about selling. We quote
Apricots, 81 40Gl SO: Peaches 81 90 for freestone
and S2c2 IL for clings; Bartlett Pears 81 80; White
Cherries, 81 So; Black Cherries, 81 10; Plums,
81 81 4. al 80.
CANNED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 81 spot and
S2t2@S5c for future delivery. Peas rule firm at
81 80 spot and 81 % for future delivery
C0AL-The market rules steady. NO further
variations. Prices to the dealers as fol-
lows: wellington. 50 y ton; New WELLINGTON
50 u ton: Southheld wellington, IS 90 q
ton; Diamond 81: Cedar River. 81; Seattle 81;
Gilman. $e97: Coos Bay Sc; Sydney, 80 SO; Greta,
So so; Cumberland, $40 In bulk and Sl6 so in sacks;