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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-14

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-14

a. director for signing the annual report, WHICH,
is ALLEGED was false In many particulars
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20

Vermont farmers are apt to entertain
gloomy notions about their State. They
often speak of it as a desirable place of
residence, but-and then proceed to
point out the particulars in which, in
their opinion, it is inferior to most of
the other States in the union. But the
facts do not justify such opinions, if we
are to trust the figures given by the us
ually careful Brattleboro PhGniX, whese
agricultural editor was the State super
sition to know whereof he affirms. He
says:
!. Vermont leads 81 other States in
the average value of all farm produc-
tions to each person engaged in agricul-
ture.
.. The value of all farm productions
in Vermont averages nearly Sl00 to each
person in the State engaged in agricul-
ture, against a corresponding average of
$3.50 for the United States.
3. Vermont produces more than four
times as much butter to each person en-
gagged in agriculture as the average to
each such person in the United States.
4. Vermont produces an average of lG1
pounds more butter to each pereon en-
gagged in agriculture than the highest ay-
erage to each such person in any other
State.
>. Vermont makes nearly twice as
much butter per COW as the average per
COW in the United States.
6. Vermont makes 10 pounds more
butter per COW than is made in any other
State.
Z. Vermont produces an average to
each farm of 247 pounds more butter
than the average to each farm in any
other State.
s. Vermont produces an average to
each farm of 5l0pOunds more butter than
the average to each farm in the United
States.
0. The average product of cheese to
each farm is greater in Vermont than in
any other State excepting New York.
10. The average number of milch COWS
to farm is greater in Vermont than in
any other State.
IL. The hay crop of Vermont averages
more TO each person engaged in agrcul-
ture than the hay crop of any other
State.
u. The hay crop of Vermont averages
more to each farm than the average tC
each farm in any other State.
l3. Vermont has live stock averaging
in value S110 more to each person en-
gagged in agriculture than the CORES
pOnding average value of live stock il
the United States.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20
AfBAp FIRE IN BRlpPoRT VILLAGE

Our /Bridport correspondent writesE
The M. +. church was burned to the
ground on Friday, Feb. IL. The cause
of the fire is unknown. The upper por-
tion of the building was owned by the
Morning Sun Lodge. The former carried
Insurance with the Vermont Mutual to
the amount of $1,000, and the latter to the
amount of Sll50 with the same company.
Only the building was insured. The
alarm was given shortly after / p. IN.
a number of men soon gathered at the
building and began doing what was pos
sible with Juggling water IN pals, hand
grenades, snow, ETC., but as the fire when
discovered was under quite "A headway,
and as it was confined within the walls,
it was impossible to stop its progress.
The furnishings in the church were
nearly all saved, but those belonging to
the Masons, consisting of so years of
records, jewels, paintings, etc., were en-
tirely consumed. Several attempts were
made to enter the hall, but the smoke
was so dense as to make that impossible.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20
THE CAMPAIGN IN CANADA.

Nermontcrs have quite as good reason
as any residents of the union to take an
interest in the campaign now going on in
Canada. Nobody does more business
with Canadians than we, and on no part
ofhthe country would the adoption of
reciprocity with Canada have greater
effect than upon us.
The Canadian parliament was dissolved
a few days ago and the debates preced-
ing another election of members are in
full blast. Sir John Macdonald, leader
of the conservatives, is opposed to re-
ciprocity, while the liberals are for it,
and it is the issue of the campaign.
Premier Macdonald tells the people that
reciprocity would inevitably result in the
annexation of Canada to the United
States, and the liberals say that it
wouldn't.
There is much difference of opinion
among leading men here in the States as
to whether we should profit by practi-
cally free trade with the Dominion. 1t is
argued, and with some force, that the
present arrangement is bound, if con
tinued, to force Canada into the union
and that the adoption of reciprocity
would indefinitely postpone annexation
On the other hand. there is reasonable
doubt as to whether we want Canadi
at all
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20

The building fell at about 2:20. 1t was
erected in 1920 The bell that had been
suspended in the belfry for period of
about 20 years OS22-lS9D and during
illustrious citizen and that day called the
people together, will sound no more, as
it was broken in several pieces by the
fall. As a heavy wind was blowing from
the north, it was necessary that persist
ent work be done to save the residence
of DR.. Blaisdell, situated about eight rods
distant in a direct line. Pieces of Gin
ders were picked up by =. G. Elmer on
his farm, about two miles south of the
village
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20

H. Vermont leads 30 States in the av-
erage value of live stock to farm.
10. The average annual product of
maple sugar to each farm in Vermont is
nearly seven times as much as the aV.
erage to each farm in New York. Near
ly two-thirds of all the sugar produced
in the United States is made in Vermont
and New York.
16. In the yield of corn, potatoes and
other crops per acre Vermont generally
stands at or near the head of the list of
States. But two States had larger yield
of potatoes per acre, according to the
annual crop report of the department
of agriculture for 1890. For the same
year the yield of wheat per acre was larg-
er in Vermont than in any other State
east of Mississippi. The yield of buck
wheat per acre exceeded the yield per
acre in Vermont in only one State. By the
tenth census only two States had larger
yield of oats per acre than Vermont I;
only three States a larger yield of corn
per acre, and the yield per acre of al
most every crop cultivated in the State
was far above the average per acre in
the United States. Vermont has more
than once stood at the head of the States
in the yield of corn per acre.
/ II. The cost of purchased fertilizers
used in the United States averages more
than twice as much for each farm as the
cost of purchased fertilizers for each
farm in Vermont.
Is. Vermont leads 3G other States in
the average value of forest products tC
each farm, not including maple sugar aS
one of these products, and not including
the product ofltimber lands not belong
ing to farms.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20

IT Is EXPLAINED by Coy. Pages home
newspaper, the News and Citizen, that he
did not, in his now famous Burlington
speech, advise young men to keep out of
politics. The paper elucidates his re-
marks in this wise: His statement was
that while office-seeking was to be depre-
Gated, the growing tendency to avoid the
duty incumbent upon every good citizen
to cast an intelligent ballot was an evil
dence of diminishing patriotism, and he
urged the old soldiers at their camptires
to teach the rising generation that the
highest privilege, as well as the highest
duty of American citizenship, was the ex-
ercise of this right of suffrage, that the
country which they fought to save might
not go down because men otherwise good
were in larger and larger numbers, year
by year, failing to do their duty as pat
riOtic citizens"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20
A DIvERTlNo DOCUMENT.

We are indebted to some one for an eX-
traordinary document in the form of a
leaflet addressed "to the farmers of Yer
mont" and signed by SIX persons, three
each of the classes of '93 and "a of the
agricultural department of the university
of Vermont. The query suggests itself
at once, whether the names appended
comprise the sum total of the agrcultu-
raj department, and the document does
not answer, though it does contain a vast
deal of information that is too good to be
lost.
The reason for putting forth the leaf
let is commendable. 1t is ''that the far
merS'of the State may know our course
of study and its practical value to young
men, together with the general treatment
we have received here" Treatment APP
parently occupies a large Place in the
minds of the agricultural students, for in
another place we are told that "our treat
ment while here is in every way respect
full and commendabe. We are not looked
down upon and called ungentlemanly
nicknames by the classical men" It is
not stated who says they are badly treat
ed, but the inference is that somebody
has. That campaign lie is nailed any
how.
But it is when they come to the task of
explaining to an eXpectant world the
advantages they enjoy that the students
WAX eloquent. Among the studies of
freshman year is anatomy and diseases of
domestic animals. "Ihe animal anato-
N.Y." it is said, 'includes the dissection
of the COW, horse, sheep and cats. This
latter receives good deal of attention,
as the digestive and other internal organs
of the cat are very similar to those of
man" , 1t is, of course, important that
a student of agriculture should know all
! about the interior arrangements of cats.
m horticulture "we all have to go
through the practical work of pruning
and of whip and cleft grating. seventy
five per cent of our last spring CRAFTS
grew. We also have to make hot-bed."
cent of the CRAFTS grew but it looks like
a waste of time for the boys to make hot
beds. The president could tell them all
about his legislative experiences at Mont
peler last fall, and that would save them
time and labor. Space is wanting in
which to give further extracts from the
sheet, but we cannot refrain from adding
thar it is said the outdoor work is done
by the surveying class in the fall and
spring, lest some of our readers should
surmise that it was accomplished in the
dead of winter on snow-shoes: that the
ameoba has no stomach or organs of any
kind, for the uniformed reader might
expect to find it devastating his corn.
field; that botany is of 'immense impor
tance to the farmer 1t is to be regret.
ted that the young men did not discourse
at greater length, for no paper so brief
as this ever before afforded the like quail
ity and quantity of unusual and weighty
observations.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20
Saturday. They had put in nearly full
six days at sleigh-riding.

Saturday. They had put in nearly full
six days at sleigh-riding.
Miss Maude Wainwright. who has been
attending Miss Brrnham's school at
Northampton, Mass, is home, the school
having been closed temporarily on ac-
count of an outbreak of typhoid fever
among the pupils.
Mr.. John A. Fletcher ceased work at
the bank on Monday and will leave
home in few days for the Pacific
coast. lie has not decided where to settle,
but will look over the Puget sound re-
gion before fixing upon location.
Mrs. A. NJ. Bcckwith and her niece,
Miss Agnes Wainright, have lately re-
turned from visit of several days at
Mr.. f. w. Peck's in Burlington. The
latter entertained some members of the
L. V. NJ. Glee club whom she had met
in Burlington at her home after the con-
cert on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. J. j. Durham, the Boston gentle
man interested in the marble quarry east
of the village, passed through here OH
the mail train Wednesday afternoon
He was bound for Chicago, where ht
goes on business connected with the pro
posed reopening of the quarry. He /.
confident that work will begin there il
the spring.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20
PERSONAL,

Judge John b. IIollenbeck of Burling-
ton celebrated his 99th birthday last
week. He has been for many years the
oldest member of the Masonic fraternity
in the State, and is now probably the
most aged in the country.
OF the twenty-three surviving widows
of soldiers of the Revolution now on the
United States pension rolls three live in
Vermont and IN Windsor county. They
are Esther S. Damon, Plymouth Union
aged 7G; Lucy Morse, East Barnard, aged
Sc. and Hattie Richardson, East Bethel
aged 50.
The Springfield (Vt.) Reporter of Feb
~ has an account of the celebration in
that town on the previous Saturday OF
the golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. \
j. Cook, who resided in Middlebury 4(
or more years ago. The venerable couple
were the recipients of numerous hand
some presents, including S25 in gold, sent
by Mrs. Cooks brother, who resides in
California.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20

THERE Is good deal to think of in
the remarks of the st. Johnsbury Re-
publican, elsewhere printed, concerning
the Vermonters who have been elected
TO the Senate recently from other States
than our own. Vermont communities
have lost too much of their best mater
ial in the shape of bright men, and the
loss has not been stopped, either. In
stances in point right here under our
eyes might be mentioned.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20
GOING 10 AUSTRALIA.

MrI b. n. Bissell of East ShorehShl
will start for Australia next Monday. He
will go by way of San Francisco, sailing
thence on the steamer leaving March D..
His object in going is to be on hand to
dispose of the sheep taken out by his
sou, when they shall have been released
from quarantine. The young man is on
his way home and is expected to reach
there today.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20
personal MENTION

Mr.. John Foley, who has been serious
ly i'll, is reported better.
Sheriff d. p. Peabody of Rutland was
in town on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Fletcher Noe of North Creek, n.
Y, is in town on visit to relatives.
Col. a. A. Fletcher is expected home
from his trip to the West either today
or tomorrow.
Miss Elga Stewart has been IN town
for the past week. She will return to
Boston in a few days.
Rev. X. IL. Sherman of Vergennes will
preach at the Baptist church next Sun
day in exchange with the pastor.
Rev. DIR. Seaver conducted services at
the Congregational church last Sunday
and will preach there again next Sunday.
Rev. A. II. Starks, pastor of the Bur
lington Methodist church, will preach at
the Methodist church here the coming
Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. HeaXt, the Methodist pastor
has so far recovered from his recent i'll
ness that he was able to attend church
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel o. Stevens of New
York were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Rider at the Addison House for week
They went home on Saturday.
C9l. and Mrs. Illsley of New York
Who had been at the Addison Hob !
fof a week, returned to New York pi
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20
COUNTY AND VICINITY NOTES.

Brandon sportsmea are to erect large
season.
Large quantities of hay are going to
market from Larrabee's Point, and much
more is drawn from that vicinity to sup
ply the TicOnderoga demand.
Lincolntes assert that there is more
teaming in their town than any other in
the county, over 100 loaded teams arriv-
ing in the village in a single day.
The Bardillo Marble Co., which has
been doing business at Brandon for
several years, is reported failed, and
merchants of that town are anxious.
shop of the Bristol Manufacturing Co. at
Bristol, Friday, did considerable damage
before it could be reached and eXtin-
gushed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Wright and Mr.
and Mrs. ID. w. Clark left their homes at
Orwell on MONDAY for Mobile, Ala,
where they intend to pass the remainder
of the winter.
The district Masonic meeting which
was to have been held with Morning Sun
lodge of Bridport this week has been in
definitely postponed on T,count of the
burning of the Masonic hall there.
Meetings to consider the proposal to
build a single-rail road from Whitehall
to Vergennes through the lake towns
have been held in most of the towns
concerned and committees appointed to
solicit subscriptions.
| George a. Pope, one of the most prom
ising of the younger business men of
Burlington, died on Tuesday, after long
/ illness. He leaves widow, who is IA
daughter of the late B. f. Van Vliet,
and a child a few months of age.
Charles Sumner is said to have narrow
| ly escaped bad accident the other day
while drawing logs in the "Little
Notch," Bristol. His sled began Slowing
on steep place, and he jumped off the
load, but the logs, sled and mules went
10 feet down the bank. The breaking of
a chain was the only damage.
Alfred Ferguson, one of the substantial
citizens of Bristol, is reported to have
been seriously hurt on Tuesday. The
account states that in stepping over a
shaft at the steam mill on the plank road
in New Haven his coat was caught and
he was drawn backward over the same.
His clothes, over and under coat, were
pulled off. He was injured about the
head and breast, beng rendered uncon-
scious.
At the recent annual meeting in New
York of the AYRSHIRE Breeders associa-
ton of America, Mr.. c. NJ. Winslow of
Brandon, secretary of the organization,
made special report upon the record
made by a number of the cows of the
breed for the year. 1t showed that the
average yield of butter from number of
cows for the year was 2224 pounds a
COW, and the average yield of milk from
Gl4 cows was 6l00 pounds COW.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20
ADDISON COUNTY SUPREME Count

lie annual session OF tHe supreme
court for this county began here on Tues
day morning. An adjournment was
reached at j 80 Wednesday afternoon.
The Judges were Chief Justice Ross of
St. Johnsbury and Assistant Judges Taft
of Willlston, Munson of Manchester and
Thompson of Irasburgh.
FIVE cases only were argued, but those
were all there were on the docket. A
decision was rendered in but one-Chas.
Dano ct al. VS.. Geo. {. Sessions. This
was argued for the plaintiffs by Mr.
Wilds and by Messrs. Bliss ~ Royce for
the defendant. The plaintiffs claim that
they are the victims of msrepresenta-
tous of the defendant relative to the
acreage of "A piece of land which he sold
them. The legal war was begun before
a justice of the peace and was thence
appealed to the county court The coun-
ty court said the justice had no jurisdic-
ton because the title to land was con-
cerned in the suit. This Judgment the
supreme court reverses and the cause is
remanded to the county court.
Hon. Geo. +. Lawrence talked for the
the plaintiff and Messrs. Bliss & Royce
for the defendant in Town of New Haven
VS.. Town of Middlebury. The point at
issue here is whether the former town
can recover for money expended for the
support of Charles Bartlett of Brooks
vile, who actually lived in Brooksville,
though his status of residence was Mid
| dlebury.
In Manning VS.. Leighton arguments
for the plaintiff were made by Mr.. Tup-
yer and by the plaintiff himself, and Mr..
Wilds argued for the defendant. Both
parties to the suit are lawyers. Man
ning's residence is Lowell, Mass, but he
formerly lived in Washington; Leigh
tons home is in Washington. Manning
sues to recover fees he says are due him
for the prosecution of claims before the
court of commissioners of Alabama
claims.
School district No. of Weybridge and
l3 of Bridport VS.. Town of Bridport is
an action brought to recover from the
defendant town the share of the disttict
IA fractional One-of the public money
of Bridport. The defense is that the dis
trict has been dissolved, and the point IN
the case is simply whether the district
exists.
The last case was that of II. w. Jones.
administrator of the estate of the late
Loyal c. Remele of Shoreham, VS.. 4. A
Knappen of Grand Rapids, Mich, and
others. 1t is II probate appeal brought
to ascertain whether by the widows re,
nunciation of the provisions made for hel
by her late husbands will the legacies
which were postponed to her decease are
made Immediately payable. Mr.. Wild,
presented the case for the administrator
and Messrs. Bliss q Royce for the de
fendaDts.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20

THE ACTS AND RESOLVES of that long
to-be-remembered body, the legislature
of 1890, have been printed and are being
distributed by the secretary of State to
the towns through the several county
clerks. of whom the towns are to pro-
cure their copies as provided by law.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20

THE GREAT affidavit-procurer of the
Rutland Herald, Mr.. Dillenback, whose
efforts in that direction hereabouts last
summer added bushel or less of eX-
pensive and useless documents to the
archives of the paper, has gone to Prov
idence. r. l., to manage the Telegram
of that city. He was an energetic man,
but his energy was at times misdirect-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20

GOVERNOR PAGE is detained at home
by important engagements and there
fore delegated DR.. Webb of his sta1f to
represent him at the funeral of Gen.
Sherman in New York yesterday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20
Total Assets, S2,0is,33O.3O
TRUSTEES

Total Assets, S2,04s,33
TRUSTEES.
c. f. WARD, WILLARD CRANE,
CHARLES l.. SMITH, HENRY GREENE,
j. l.. BARsTOw, HENRY WELLS.
Receives and pays deposits daily. Deposits
made on either OF the first four business days
of any month draw interest from the lst. II
made atterward interest will commence the
first OF the following month.
Interest will be credited to depositors Jan
uary lst and July lst compromising twice Il
year. There are no stockholders in this bank.
positois. The rate OF interest depends on the
earnings and tor the past four years has been
4 l-2 PER CENT.
All taxes are paid by the bank on deposits
of $1,000 or less Deposits tare received in
sums from 81 to $20O0 and no interest will he
paid on any sum in excess of this amount, eN-
cept on deposits by widows, orphans, adj
ministrators, executors, guardians, charitable
or religious institutions or on trust funds de.
posted by order of court.
This bank prefers Vermont securities tor
the investment OF its funds and sends no mon
ey out OF the State until the home demand is
met
No money loaned to any officer or trustee
of the bank.
Funds may be sent by bank check or draft
or postal money order and deposit book will
be returned by next mail
Applications for loans or tor information AS
to standing OF the bank may be made to Rufus
Wainwright, Middlebury; j. +. Roberts, Ner-
gennes, or L. c. Dixie, Bristol
CHARLES Z. SMITH. President.
&. +. WARD, Treasurer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20

GENERAL w. Il. SHERMAN, whR waA
all in all, the greatest of the leaders on
the union side in the rebellion and the
Hast to pass away. died at his home in
New York city on Sunday from the re-
suits of cold caught on the previous
Wednesday evening. An extended ac-
count of his life will be found on another
page.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1891,

THE SENATE has passed the bill es-
tablishing military post at Essex
Junction and appropriating Sl00,ooo
thereof. Senator Edmunds engineered
the bill.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20
.. II. THORP, Editor and Manager.
L + X NJ S

JOB PRINTING of every variety at the loves
prices consistent with good work ana quaity
of stock.