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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17
e CORNWALL.
Deferred from last week.

lDtltIItu lIOlH lusl Week.
Mrs. Elizur Peck is slowly but surely
improving.
Miss Lettie Wooster is at home. She
has been attending school at SaXton's
River.
Cora Bingham is home for her short
vacation. She is one of the efficient teach
ers in the Middlebury Graded school.
Francis Sharkey has commenced re-
pairs on his house. He has raised it, will
enlarge the cellar and put in new wall,
underpinning, etc.
School will commence Monday in dis
trict No. > with Hattie Hamilton as teach
err. OF course the little lads and lassies
are much pleased with that, as she is
well liked.
Maple sugar of a nice quality is being
made and the sap has run abundantly.
Many families with the few trees in their
yards have made syrup for many a
''sweet" time.
j.. F. Randall is down with the ''grip."
Mrs. Francis Sharkey is in very poor
health.
Geo. ID. Barber went to Rutland on
Wednesday.
The funeral of Wm. G. Easton was at
tended from mis- home on Wednesday.
Tyler Parker of Littleton staid over
Sunday with his brother, II. n. Parker.
f. S. Haskell was at his home over Sun
day, starting from here Monday for a
western trip.
Mrs. Mary Moody is with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Underhill, who has been sick
for a long time.
The sugar season has passed. Much
sugar and syrup has been made and of
very excellent quality.
Mr.. Dishadau has moved into ii. F.
Deans tenement house and James Bald
win into the Halliday house.
The many friends of Mrs. G. w. Girls
void will be pleased to learn that she is
slowly recovering from her recent severe
illness.
The snow is all gone and the roads are
getting quite dry and smooth again
Grass is starting up and farmers are look
ing forward to the time when they car
turn their stock u into the pastures.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17

A report is expected from the New
Orleans grand jury this week in regard
to the killing of the Italians.
DR.. Eben Tourjee, the founder of the
New England Conservatory of Music,
Boston, died on Sunday in his 57th year.
The famous stallion Prince Regent,
record 2 :1GI died at c. J. Hamlin's Village
farm near Buffalo, N. Y, Saturday
night.
Count L%ewenhaupt, who recently mar
ried the daughter of ex-Secretary Bayard,
died suddenly of typhoid fever Monday
at Wilmington, Del.
Two white men have been murdered
by Indians near Blackfoot, Idaho, and
the people are arming with the purpose
of furnishing the guilty parties.
John Carroll, a coal miner in Kansas,
placed a dynamite cartridge in his mouth
Sunday and lit the fuse with a match.
The explosion blew off his head.
Thomas Munce's three small boys
found a nearly empty glycerine can near
their home, not far from Washington,
Pa, Sunday. They pelted it with stones,
causing an explosion which blew two of
them to atoms and probably fatally hurt
the other.
Col. Charles B. Stoughton, a nephew
of the former United States minister to
Russia, has been sentenced in New York
to pay a fine of $500. He pleaded guilty
of violating the federal statutes by exact
ing a fee of $1,000 from Mrs. Zeitner for
services in securing for her a pension of
S2200.
A dispatch from Sorel, neal Montreal,
says that the residence of Major Edward
Paul was burned Sunday night. The
Youngest daughter, six years of age.
persisted in the flames. Nine. Paul and
two other children were seriously burn
ed and may succumb to their injuries.
Joseph Davis, a young tough of New
York, badly abused Hugh Mooney, a boy,
Sunday, because Mooney refused to buy
beer for him. Then the crowd got mad.
and, having procured a rope, were pre-
pairing to swing Davis up to a lamp post
at the corner of Tenth avenue and Forty
ninth street, when a policeman rescued
and took him to jail.
James Markham, an aged farmer of
Polk, o., was found dead in his house
Thursday. His wife lay near him with
a bullet wound in her forehead. She
died soon after n%eighbors arrived. The
story told by one of Mrs. Markham's
sons would indicate that the woman was
killed by her husband and that he COM
mited suicide. Neighbors think it was a
double murder.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17
WHITING,

Mrs. Fletcher of Hartford, Conn, a re-
lative of DR.. w. n. Wright, has been
visiting him for a few days.
Frank Daniels has one of the best
maple sugar orchards in town and he
has made this season a large amount of
syrup of excellent quality.
II. d. Needham has associated with
him in his general merchandise store
w. ID. Foster, under the firm name of
Needham q Foster. Mr.. Needham has
by his industry, close attention to bust
ness and maintenance of trustworthy
character built up a large and prosperous
business. Mr.. Foster is well known to
this community, having been in Mr..
Needham's employ in the year 1889. May
long life and prosperity attend the new
firm.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17
CORNWALL.
The death of VIM. NJ. Easton occurred
Sunday morning, after a long illness.

The death of VIM. NJ. Easton occurred
Sunday morning, after a long illness.
We regret to learn that p. n. Cobb,
who has been i'll the past winter, is quite
low.
Mrs. f. d. Pritchard has taken up her
residence with Mr.. and Mrs. C. Z. Samp-
son.
NJ. S. Carr has been suffering with grip
the past week and confined to the house
several days. F. f. Foote is also on the
sick list from tonsilitis.
The Cornwall "Y's" are to give a new
but very attractive and pleasing enter
tainment at the town hall on Monday
evening, April 20, to followed by a sugar
party. All are invited; admission,
l3cents. ,
RThe funeral of Mrs. Juliette Hawley
was held from her late home last Sunday.
PRESIDENT Brainerd conducted the set
Vices. She died in Brandon, at the homie
If her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Preston, oh
Friday, of pneumonia, aged a years.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17
STOCK NOTES.,

The stations Sprotbro Fashion and
Javanais, from DR.. Webb's Shelburn
Farms, have arrived in town and are
attracting many visitors to the Bread
Loaf Farm barns, east of the fair
grounds, where they are kept.
DR.. III. F. Miller, the veterinary sur
geon of Burlington, was in town on
Monday to examine the sheep which
Messrs. J. A. Wright of this town, C.
X. Witherell of Cornwall and C. w.
Mason of New Haven are soon to ship
abroad. There are over 40 head of them
they are going to Cape Town, South
Africa, and Mr.. Witherell will accom-
pany them.
II. l.. Handy of Springfield, Mass, is
the owner of Tinker, called the handsom-
est horse in that place. Tinker was by
Nero and was bred by Holmes Il Son of
Charlotte. Mr.. Handy thinks so well of
Tinker for his beauty, speed and endur-
ance that the last of March he went to
Charlotte and bought of Mr.. Holmes two
two-year-olds by Nero. These were de-
liyered to him the first part of April.
One Mr.. Handy sold in a day or so after
they arrived and he received so good an
offer for the other that he was about de-
cided to let him go. Mr.. Chas. Holmes
was in town Thursday, the 9th. and
bought of Frank Eastman two Nero
colts, a three and a four-year-old.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17

If you want the best for the least
money, use the soap that lasts twice as
long as cheap soap-'tis Brussels.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17
State OepS.

1t is said that the creamery at st. AL
bans is the largest in the world.
l.. j.. LaFleur's grocery at St. Adams
was damaged $4,000 by fire Thursday
insurance, $500.
The board of trade finds that $50 sum-
mer bOarders can be accommodated IN St.
Johnsbury the coming.
E. J. Dow of East Hardwick has been
held for trial by the United States court
on the charge of passing counterfeit
money.
DR.. +. S. Tracy of Newport, who was
injured in an accident last July on the
Old Colony railroad, has Just receceiyed
Sll,5O0 damages.
Charles Clark, alias Charles Herrick,
was arrrsted at North Adams Friday on
a requisition from the governor of YER
mont, charged with burglary and assault
with intent to kill one John C. Stevens
of Bennington, June 20 last.
The notorious Robert Fitton of Cavern
dish is again in Jail, this time on a war;
rant Issued by Judge Rowell for con
tempt Of court in mortgaging his prop
erty while divorce proceedings instituted
by his wife were pending.
Mrs. l.. ID. Brown of L~yndonville, in
stepping from a train at White River
Junction last week was thrown under
the cars as the train began to back up,
and had both feet crushed, one of them
so badly that it had to be amputated.
Assistant Judge John Howe of Castle
ton has been made clerk of the Rut-
land county court in place of H. H.
Smith, resigned, and II. L. Clark of Cas-
Teton has been appointed by Gov. Page
to fill Mr.. Howe's position on the bench.
Albert E. Cutting has been arrested at
his mothers home in st. Adams charged
with robbing French & Qulmbey's jewel
ry store at White River Junction of
watches, chains and pins valued at $500.
The theft was committed March IL, and
part of the stolen property was found in
Cuttings possession.
The %Champlain Valley association will
hold a twO-days' trotting meeting at
Howard Park, Burlington, July 3 and 4,
These purses will be offered: $50
guaranteed stake for three-year-olds
$500 guaranteed stake for the 2 :45 class
$500 purse open to all PAGERS; 5000 purse
for the 2:35 class, and $3.50 for the 2:3C
class.
The jury in the s~tone-cutters' conspi-
racv case at Montpelier, after being out
since3 p. M. Wednesday, returned Friday
noon, finding our of the respondents,
Josiah b. Dyer, secretary of the national
union, Patrick Morrison, Frank Morrill,
and f. H.. Sherburne. members of the
union, guilty of conspiracy to prevent
Jacob Mcclure from working as a stone
cutter because he was a non-union man,
The case will be taken to the supreme
court and a hearing will probably be had
before the full bench at the general term
in October. The defense have made &c
exceptions. The jury stood from the first
ballot IL for conviction and one for &C
0uittal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17
ORWELL.

Mrs. b. II. Oyerhiser is reported a
little better.
Mrs. II. w. Parks is quite sick, also
Miss Ellen Alderman, but is reported
better.
Mrs. Thomas Root is reported as no
worse and some hope is entertained that
she will recover.
Sugar-making to all appearance has
ended and many are closing their sugar
houses for the season.
The Leonard saw mill is again run
ming and "A large amount of lumber is
being turned out daily.
Hon. d. w. Clark is quite sick since
his return from the South and in fact
has been in poor health nearly all winter.
Suckers are reported quite plentiful in
East creek and men and boys assemble
on these fishing grounds every evening
and carry away bushels of them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17
WEST POINT CADETsHIP.

Congressman Powers of this district
has appointed a committee consisting of
Charles NJ. Wi!ds of Middlebury, Prin-
cipal f. H. Dewart of st. Adams and
DIR. l.. NJ. Bingham of Burlington to ex-
United States military academy at West
Paint, to fill a vacancy to occur in June
e The committee are to meet at the
Van Ness House, Burlington, May %, to
examine applicants.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17
We

VERGENNES.
Mrs. Robert Nichols, aged 81, died in
Ferrisburgh on Friday last.
Joseph Laporte of Webster, Mass,
is spending a few days with relatives in
town.
w. Moore, miller at the Norton mills,
has taken charge of a grist mill at Shell
burn Falls.
Leslie Pullman has accepted a position
as newsboy on the passenger trains
through here.
Lots of maple sugar was brought into
town last week, selling at about eight
cents a pound.
Steamer Water Lily was launched on
Wednesday last. The balance of the
steam fleet will follow suit later on.
Rev. NJ. II. Smith of Granville lectur-
ed on temperance at School-house hall
on Wednesday evening of last week.
G. H.. Sprlgg & Co. shipped a car of
calves to Boston on Friday and ID. O.
Noonan a car of livestock on Monday.
The funeral of Mrs. F. W.. Perkins,
who died the 9th, took place on We'd
nesday, Rev. w. p. Rulison officiating.
senator Edmunds has presented Su-
perintendent Andrews of the Reform
school with some fine maps for use in
that institution.
f. ID. Chilson as carpenter and George
Bora as painter have engaged for the
summer at DIR. Webb's establishment at
Shelburn Farms.
At c. r. Rogers the eth, Deputy
Sheriff Middlebrook's the 10th and at
Capt. Hoffnagle's the 18th baby board
ers were taken in.
The Sons of Veterans are making the
necessary preparations for the presenta-
ton of a military drama to the public
at School-house hall on the evenings of
May 4, ) and 6.
Rev. G. II. Page of Burlington occu-
pied the pulpit at the Baptist church on
Sunday last. The former pastor, Rev.
r. II. Sherman, has, with his family,
moved to New Hartford, Conn.
F. d. Barton exhibits on our streets
daily his two celebrated stations, Home.
stead and Wilkes McGregor. II. Bruce
Wright shows som fine trotting stock
and seldom is much in the rear when he
desires to lead.
At a meeting of the court of common
council, Monday evening, 5. W. Hindes
was elected treasurer; Frank l.. Fish,
collector; NJ. j. Graves, chief engineer
of the fire department, and several fire
wardens were also elected.
After over 100 years of existence as a
city. the discovery has been made that
the mayor, aldermen, city clerk, city
sheriff and common councilmen must be
elected by ballot. This was done at the
adjourned election the 9th.
One hundred and % per cent was
voted at the adjourned election Thurs
day evening for city expenses for 1891
The new officials were sworn in and
John f. Roberts, C. f. Parker and w,
A. Sheriff. elected county court grand
jurymen; II. p. Fisher, j. j. Barnard,
A. B. Taber, +. D.. Vernal, c. L. 5,
Pierce, l.. F. Benton, NJ. L. Bristol and
George kingman, petit jurymen.
Farmers have begun the business OF
following the plough; the roads are fast
getting into travelling condition; the
southern breezes of spring are once
more abroad in the land, business in the
manufacturing line is rushing and ou
merchants are fairly prosperous. All
we wan to get up an exciting condition
of things is another horse trot, or q
saddle-back railroad lecture by the man
from Benson.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17
County Oeps.
BRIDPoRT.


Miss Ida Brown is visiting in Rutland
and Castleton.
Prosper Elithorp has rented the II. c..
Elithorp farm.
a good number of pickerel are being
taken from the lake this spring.
Byron w. Crane, who has been 10 poor
health for some time past, is still con-
fined to the house.
F. A. Myrick has recently bought of II.
f. Wright his interest in the firm of My
rick & Wright, beef dealers.
Julia E. Wolcott, wife of Jubiel H..
Wheeler, aged 80 years, died in Crown
Point, April 10, of pneumonia.
c. II. Grandey has moved to the Rus
sell Walker farm, and James Baker will
carry on the farm of Ira S. Doty.
E. Ladd Miner has recently purchased
the real estate belonging to the estate of
his late mother, Charlotte a. Miner.
The masons and carpenters began work
on Monday OF the new yestry. Deacon
j. I. Lamos is experimenting the job.
Supervisor Hasseltine held a public ex-
animation of teachers in the village
school-room on Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Sheriff T. c.. Middlebrook of Vergennes
was in town Tuesday in search of three
boys who escaped from the Reform
school.
a. III. Rice is at this writing very low
and it is feared will not long survive, and
Asa Rice, aged 93, has been confined to
his bed for several weeks past.
Albert Barbour died at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Alfred Smith, April IL. The
funeral was attended on Monday, April
-, Rev. w. n. Bacon officiating.
John Rich, who has resided around
here for several years and for two or
three years with Ora Gibbs, left last
week for his native home, France. He
expected to sail Saturday. While here
he made many friends who wish him a
successful journey.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17
ESS-LIQUOR HABIT.
n all the World there is but one
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on Snacific.

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Deen cured who have taken the Golden
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and today believe they quit drinking OF
own free will. No harmful effect results
its administration. Cures guaranteed.
for circular and iull particulars. AID
In confidence, GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co.,
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-17

1t is said that the next national Repub-
lican convention will be held in April or
May.
There were 1899 immigrants landed at
the barge office, New York, Sunday
900 being Italians.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-05
The Christmas Number
Oh
Frank Ieslie's Popular Monthly.

joaquin Miller's new story, The Red
Shield" is published ent re and exclusive
ly in the Christmas (December) Number of
FRANK LEsLIEs POPULAR MONTHLY. 1t
is dramatic and highly colored romance
drawn from the exciting history of the
foundation of the great banking house of
the Rothschilds, in the early part of the
present century Another feature is the
graphic narrative of a visit to The Sem
inoies at Home" In the Florida Ever
gIndes. by Caroline Washburn lockwood.
author Of In Biscayan Bay" and pro-
fusely illustrated from photographs tthe
first ever taken Of these Seminole bravcs)
by Mr.. Thomas A. Hine. Other important
illustrated articles are Clara G. Gilson's
personal "reminiscences Of "Agassiz at
cambridge" ''Spurgeon. by DIR. Ferdi-
nand C. Iglehart; WHY the Holy Places
Remain in the Hands Of the Turks" and
" Animal Training aad Intelligence" by
Ernes, Ingersoll There is an abundance
of seasonable Christmas matter. together
with The usual variety OF tales. poems and
miscellany.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-05
BRAYToN.

Andrew Nelson returned from the
north with large bunch of cattle re-
Gently. The boys now have about $50
head on the ranch for winter.
O. Il. Macarthur has moved his cattle
unto the Brayton ranch for the winter.
J. j. Green and wife were Brayton
callers Sunday.
Wolves, jack. rabbits and prairie
chickens are quite numerous these fine
days.
Ii there is no Independent party in
80 twill be because the Democracy has
swallowed it, or words TO that effect
Recent issue of Onida Journal.
just so Gee Whiz. The Democratic
serpant has the Independent morsel
already pretty well slobbered and
slimed over preparatory to swallowing
it in '92. And by the time Gee Whiz
manages to burst assunder his remain
ing suspender button, he too will be
come food for the Democrats. Only
one step more and we shall have the
sad spectacle of an old G. A. r. in
support of the party, against which he
fought in the Sixties. The great party
principles are to day not essentially
different from their principles 80 years
ago. That is Amcricanism and Anti
Americanism. Let us all remain as in
times past, good conscientious.
AMERICANS.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-05
NORTON.

D. A. Arnold made trip to Blunt
last week, and reports but little snow
on the south end Of the road.
Those who attended the dance at
Houck's last Thursday report good
time.
When lady can ride five miles
through blizzard on horse back with
out getting lost she has enough grit
and ambition to make q Dakota home.
Henry 4. Townsend got there after
all.
Ross German of Potter county was
here looking for stray horses last week.
John Ingle IS making arrangements
to move to LaMour county, North Da-
kota, as soon as spring opens up, where
he will help finish threshing.
d. A. Arnold has purchased four
fine registered Merino bucks from G..
N. Hawley of Blunt. They were bred
in Michigan.
Lots of snow in Morton-about l5
inches on a level.
John lngle has offered his new wind
mill for sale very cheap. Some one
with little money can get a bargain.
Some cne asked ID. A. Arnold what
beats sheep raising when he quietly
answered "a snow storm
Ed. Patterson of Norfolk is working
in Aberdeen at 100 per day. Ed. is
the boy for s. Oak.
John Ingle has some cattle he is
trying to dispose of.
There is one man in Morton who
rode Ia miles on horse back to show
the glrls how he could shake his right
foot, and would do so again to get to
shake his left one.
From present indications hay will
be short before spring. SANDY.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-05
MARRIED.

PoRTER-BRooKING- the home of
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
4. Bronking. in Hartford township, on
Wednesday evening. December End. 1891.
MIR. ROBERT N. PORTER and Miss EDITH
+. BRooKINa, Rev. Manuel Ash. of Onida,
officiating.
The young couple are we'll and
favorably known, have been residents
Of Hartford several years, and have
the congratulations and best w,shss of
their many friends for future happiness
and prosperity. The wedding was at
tended by large number OF relatives
and friends, who owing to the blizzard
that commenced Wednesday evening,
enjoyed the pleasure Of sitting up with
the happy groom and bride during the
first night OF their married life.
The WAToHMAN acknowledges the
receipt of supply of luscious cake.
1t Is now high time to begin to
think up some way to entertain the
children-and older ones too-of this
vicinity Christmas. The matter was
mentioned at the Dime Sociahle last
Saturday evening and action thereon
postponed until the next meeting to
be held at l.. Livingstones next Satur.
day evening, when final decision will
he reached regarding the nature or
kind of entertainment to be gotten up.
Christmas comes but once a year and
the children must not be forgotten. Let
all interested attend the sociable and
be prepared to give their ideas as to
what will be most appropriate under
all circumstances.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-05
Reading Circle Program.

The following is the program Of the
Teachers Reading Circle tn be held in
Onida, Saturday, December l2, 1891:
Paper. Washington Irving. NJ. b. Knight
Paper j. Fennimore Cooper, Dele
Finch.
Paper. 4. A. Poe, ii. D. Enoe.
American Literature. j. NJ. Porter
How to Organize and Teach Country
Schools, Jessie Livingstone,
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-05
Teachers Examination.

The next regular teachers examination
will be held at Onida December 4. 1891.
j. M. PORTER, Co. Supt.