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posing that party, am sure, have been
selected to represent the intelligent vo-
ters of the whole country, and men OF
mature judgement are not likely to lose
their balance no matter how loud the
galleries may shout. What l mean is
this: The members of the Convention
who believe Mr. Harrison IS the best
man in the party to receive honor, have
reason for the faith that is in them.
They are already convinced, by argu-
ment and by deeds, not by excitement
and noise, that he has the intelligent
rank and file of the party behind him.
1t is this that makes me believe the
Harrison men will restrain the wilder
excitement and keep the majority from
acting hastily or rather precipitately."
To the question: "Do you think Mr..
Harrison will withdraw his name before
the Convention decides, if the the strug-
gle is prolonged?" Gen. Grout replied:
cat one time am sure the President
would cheerfully have done what Mr..
Blaine did in his letter of last February,
but circumstances are such now that he
cannot afford to embarrass his friends
by interfering with the will of the Har-
rison men in the Convention. l do not
refer to the recent statement that the
President is determined to be candl-
date, but to the other fact that the issue
already made by the friends of Mr..
Blaine is such that the figh, must be
fought to finish without interference
from Mr.. Harrison. In other words, the
good of the party demands firmness to
the end by the Harrison men,"
"Would not such contest cause, in
your judgement, bitterness and hostili-
ties in certain quarters?"
Probably it would" said Mr.. Grout,
"but if President Harrison should dis
Germ condition of things unfavorable
in his judgment to the perpetuity of his
party by acceptance of the nomination
he can tell the Convention so at once by
wire and earn greater honor than any
any man has ever had by reelection to
the Presidency. The welfare of the par
ty, in my opinion, requires that he
should have the opportunity of accept
ing the nomination"
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VERMONT AT THE TRIENNIAL.
ConcIave of knights Templars ug. {

The twenty-fifth triennial conclave of
the Grand Encampment of the United
States, Knights Templars, will be held at
Denver, Colorado, commencing August
9th, 1892. Arrangements have been made
by the masons and citizens of the Centen-
NAL State to give all visitors royal re-
ception. At the annual conclave of the
Grand Commandery of Vermont, held in
June last, triennial committee was ap-
pointed, consisting of Sir knights Alfred
A. Hall and S. w. Cummings. of st.
Albans, Kittredge Haskins, of Brattle-
boro, and Warren G. Reynolds, OF Bur-
lington, to arrange a pilgrimage for
those who should attend from Vermont.
While the details are not completed, it
is probable that they will leave Vermont
by special car on the 4th or 9Th. of Au-
gust, going Uid Niagara Falls. The G.
r. l. and p. and A. T. and S. f. routes
will be the favored lines between Chi
cago and Denver. The trip will include
a visit TO Colorado Springs, Garden of
the Gods, ManitOu, Pixies Peak and
other points of scenic interest in the
Rockies,
1t will occupy about two weeks and
arrangements will be made for extend
ing the time if desired. 1t will prove
one of tie pleasantest pilgrimages ever
made from Vermont, and afford an op-
portunity of viewing some of the grand
est scenery in the United States.
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FOR PRESIDENT.

In another place we have given some
of the speculations rife today as to the
result of next weeks convention at
Minneapolis. The Free Press prints a
st. Albans dispatch giving the Vermont
preference before the delegation left
that point, as follows:
When Vermont is reached in the roll
call of States in the National Republican
convention history will repeat itself, it
is presumed, in the declaration, that
"Vermont casts eight votes for Benjamin
Harrison" Such response on the part
of the chairman of the delegation would
unquestionably represent the sentiments
of the Republicans of the Green Noun
tain state, who are loyal to President
Harrison and desirous of his renomina-
ton. The several conventions which
elected the delegates to Minneapolis
heartily commended and indorsed the adj
ministration, and while the delegation
is not under any instructions, the Jour
nal correspondent has the best reason
for believing the vote of Vermont will
be cast for Gen. Harrison in 1892, as it
was four years ago.
The chairman of the Vermont delega-
ton, Congressman III. Henry Powers,
will call meeting of the members upon
their arrival at the Nicolet hotel, where
headquarters have been secured. The
meeting will be for the purpose of con-
sultation with the view of taking united
action in all matters that may come be-
fore the convention. Vermont voted as
unit for E6munds and Garfield in 1880,
for Edmunds in 1884 and for Harrison in
1888. The eight votes cast by the Yer
mont delegation, through Hon. Redfield
Proct r for Harrison in 1888 had little
influence in determining the final result
of the balloting.
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Col. George W. Hooker, Vermont s
member of the Republican National
committee completed the arrangements
for transportation early this week, going
to st. Albans and attending personally
to the matter. The delegates are travel
ing in fine Wagner sleepers, which is to
be attached to sleeping train contain
ing the Maine and New Hampshire
delegates. They left Vermont yester-
day. The State car has the following
occupants:
Hon. H. Henry Powers, of Morrisville;
Col. George T. Childs, of st. Albans;
Hon. L. D. Hazen, of st. Johnsbury;
Col. Fred E. Smith, of Montpelier: dele
gates at-large, w. r. Page, of Rutland;
N. w. Fisk, of Isle La Motto; E. P.
George, of West Frirlee; Adna Brown,
of Springfield: delegates, A. A. Fletcher,
of Middlebury; Hamilton S. Peck, and
E. B. Kimball, of Burlington: o. L.
French and L. f. Adams, of Brattleboro :;
A. B. Hewitt, of Putney; E. C. Tuttle,
of Rutland; E. A. Sowles, of st. Albars;
D. Leonard, of Wardsboro; f. P. Holden,
of Bethel; L. F. Abbott and E. L. Bates,
of Bennington; and VIM. B. Wright, of
Orwell.
Vermont headquarters at Minneapolis
will be in parlor rs at the Nicollet,
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The 10th. Vermont Volunteers.

The Executive committee Of the assoc
citation extend cordial welcome to the
surviving members of the 10th Regt.
VT, Vols, and to the representatives of
deceased members, and to comrades and
friends to be present on the battlefield
of Gettysburg, Penn, Friday, Septem-
ber 23d, A. ID. 1892, at eleven o'clock, a.
m. at the reunion of that regiment and
dedication of its monument.
Gems. Robinson and Doubleday, the
Vermont Congressman, Gov. Page and
State officers, and United States officials
in Vermont are expected to be present.
Special rates will be given from Wash
ington to Gettysburg and return. Those
desiring so to do can attend the exercises
and return to Washington on the same
day; any desiring to remain over night
will please send in their names at once
to Hon. Hugh Henry, Chester, vt. The
hotel rates at Gettysburg, will be 81 each
person per day. The committee say that
$500 more is needed for completion of
the monument and expenses of dedi-
cation, and ask every one Who has given,
to give little more if possible. If any
have neglected giving thus far, they are
requested to do so at once. Contri-
buttons will be received and acknowl-
edged by the Executive committee or
by the Treasurer, G. NJ. Russell, Will
minptOn, VT.
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land; Vice President, II. S. Boardman,
Montpelier; Secretary, W. F. Minard,
Waterbury; Treasurer, f. D. Worcester,
Springfield; Censors, NJ. D. Smith,
Middlebury, j. F, Shattuck, Wells River,
and w. b. Mayo, Northfeld; Auditors,
W. E. Locke, Corinith, j. D. Lance,
Montpelier and G. NJ. Martin, Rutland;
Legislative Committee, II. S. Boardman,
Montpelier, E. E. Stale, of Gaysville and
W. B. Mayo, Northfeld.
Most everything in the world has a
funny side, even politics. as is shown by
handful of tariff reformers'' here set
ting themselves up and assuming to be
the Democratic party, and proceeding to
excommunicate the main body of Pro-
tectionists in town. 1t is as if two or
three little rills that empty themselves
into the noble Connecticut, should get
themselves together and resolve to
abolish the river, declaring themselves,
at the same time, to be the only real
Connecticut river. Hartland Ne,oS in Fer
mont Journal.
Senator Proctor recently appeared
before the committee ON commerce and
succeeded in getting an amendment i'm.
proving Otter Greek, inn
proYement-S10.00 900 and another improv-
ing the narrows at Lake Champlain,
New York-to complete improvement
.$1S,5O0. In each case tits the full amount
estimated by the engineers to complete
the work. He secured these amend
ments, the first increasing the appropri-
alton from $4,000 to $4,000, and the
second from $3.50 to S1S,500, on the
ground that it is better to complete the
work in one year than to take two for it.
These are goodly sums for improve
ments for one little State, and exemplify
just the sort of work in Legislative Hall
that may be expected from the large
minded and experienced gentleman that
Senator Proctor is. The very grounds
upon which he secured these amend
ments are those which became familiar
to him as Secretary of war, and his
experience there enables him to be
daily of more use to Vermont and to the
entire country as a Legislator
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SENATOR PROCTOR ON THE
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION..

The Rutland Call publishes the fol-
lowing: Senator Proctor is enjoying a
short rest from his Washington duties
at his home in Proctor. He will be at
his home about two weeks, unless called
back to the Capital by some unexpected
feature in the free silver fight. The
Senator has been doing some hard work
the last two months, but if there is any
merit in fresh air and plenty of exercise
he will soon regain his usual vigor.
The Senator was asked what he
thought of the outlook in the Presi-
dental campaign, and he said: 81
know little about it except what see in
the papers. / think that there is little
doubt that President Harrison will be
renominated for the Presidency, and
think that the delegation from old Yer
mont will support him." 1t will be re-
membered that at the last National con-
vention Senator Proctor was the leader
of the Vermont delegation, whose state
ment, always repeated at the roll call,
Vermont casts eight votes for Benjamin
Harrison" has become famous.
Mr.. Proctor was asked if he considered
James G. Blaine in the race and he
answered that he knew nothing about it
except what had appeared in the news
papers.
The conversation turned to the State
campaign in which there are already
several candidates for Governor, at the
State convention, to be held in Burling-
ton the middle of June. Senator Proctor
said that it is not the custom for Yer
mont Senators to mix in State politics,
"but, 'said he, 81 shall earnestly sup
port the man that the State convention
nominates.''
In speaking, the Senator said: 81 am
of course opposed to the free-coinage of
silver, because do not think it will i'm
prove the present condition of the
United States currency, l do not think
that this free-coinage scheme is the right
thing and not seeing where it can help
the matter in question, l do not support
it. If the free silver bill ever becomes a
law it will prove detriment to the best
interests Of the country at large"
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lB-The "Slazinger'' Tennis Racket
can be obtained at Frear's Troy Bazaar
for $780,
The Merton" Racket costs at Frear's
Troy Bazaar but $3.50.
The Cam" Racket only $500 at
Frear's Troy Bazaar.
The American Tate' Racket is being
sold at Frear's Troy Bazaar for S4.75.
The 'Seabright Special'' Racket costs
at Frear's Troy Bazaar but $3.50.
The Demon" Racket at Frear's is
marked $3.50.
The "Slocum'' Racket with dark green
Ladies' Cloth Cover, only $3.50 at
Frear's.
The "Slocum, Jr.," Racket can be OBJ
tanned at Frear's for $3.50.
The Casino Racket at Frear's only
$4.25.
The ''Phenix' Racket is only S4.OO at
Frear's
The "Elbernon'' Racket if purchased
at Frear's costs you but 1915.
The "Seabright'' Racket is marked at
Frear's $3.50.
The 'Berkley'' Racket for the small
sum of 1925.
The Lakeside" Racket only S2.75 at
the Troy Cash Bazaar.
The Cleveland Racket is ticketed at
Frear's S2.25.
The ''Practice'' Racket for the small
sum of S1.00 at Frear's.
If you do not play Tennis this summer
you will not enjoy yourself very much,
for everywhere you go you will find Ten
being played, and you cannot play Ten
mis- without racket If you do not
possess one, call at Frear's Troy Bazaar
and select one from the superior line
shown there. If you cannot pay the
Bazaar visit write for one. All mail
orders receive the most prompt and
careful attention at Frear's Troy Bazaar.
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Train Wrecked on the Deleware and
Hudson Road.

Train No. on the Delaware and Hud-
son road, that leaves here at 1.35 o'clock
for Whitehall, says the Rutland Herald,
was wrecked yesterday afternoon about
mile this side of Hydeville station.
Conductor Edward S. Wood was fatal
ly injured and about a dozen passengers
were more or less cut and bruised.
The accident was caused by the rear
car jumping the track. The train was
made up of Observation-Disclosures
Pratt, engineer-a combination baggage
and smoking car and passenger coach.
1t had just rounded curve on to piece
of straight track about mile from
Hydeville station, when, with hardly a
moments S warning, the passenger coach
jumped the track and was hurled on to
It's side in the ditch beside the track.
The passenger seats, lamps, stoves and
everything movable in the car were sent
flying in all directions. The train was
running about 81 miles an hour and the
passenger coach was badly smashed.
Both trucks were torn from the car, the
windows and seats broken and every
thing generally smashed.
There were about 20 passengers in the
car, and while some escaped without a
scratch all were we'll shaken up.
The track was not torn up and there
was no delay to traffic.
The wreck was visited by large crowds
from Fair Haven and Hydeville and sew
eral from Rutland.
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General Horace Porter's vigorous
campaign H5s been crowned with sue
cess. The Grant Monument Fund was
completed ON the day when, more than
on any other day in the year, the
thoughts of the living are with the
heroic dead. The completion of the
fund on Memorial Day not only marks a
noble and dotable achievement on the
part of General Porter and his associates
but it is a signal vindication of the patri-
otism and generosity of the people, says
the New York Press. The raising of
more than S350,0O0 for such purpose by
popular subscription in sixty days is
without precedent. 1t is work of
which every one who contributed to the
fund has a right to be proud.
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ty. Bennington County Republicans
may choose DR.. John T. Shurtleff, Jo-
seph G.. Marten of Manchester or DR.. w.
S. Phillips of Arlington to the Senate.
The only name prominent in Grand Isle
county is E. S. Fleury of Isle La Mott
There was one Democratic member of
the last Senate, but this anomaly in pol
itics is not likely to happen in a Presi-
dental year.
The only interest yet awakened in the
composition of the next House centres
in the Sleakership. In the event of the
election by their respective towns of
Hosea Aann, ir., of Wilmington, Will
liam N. Stickney of Ludlow, H. G.
Bates or II. G. Ide of st. Johnsbury or
George e. Lawrence of Rutland, the
contest for Speaker would be lively
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Some of the Mugwump papers which
labored most assiduously to elect the
present Democratic Congress are now
complaining strenuously by turns of its
niggardlinessin in necessary appropriations
and its prohigate extravaganza in the
River and Harbor bill, and in the private
relief and claim bills which have been in
troduced. Bogus economy att the expense
of the public service and real extrava-
gance wherever there is ''pork" to be
divided, are what any acute politician
should have anticipated from a Demo-
cratic House.
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REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

The Republicans of Vermont are hereby re
quested to meet in Convention at Burlington, on
"Wednesday, June 22nd, 1892 at 10 O'Clock a. m 4,
for tue purpose of placing in nomination candi-
dates for the offices Of Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State Auditor
OF Accounts, and four Presidential Electors
TO be supported by the freemen of the State
at the next September election.
Towns will be represented said convention by
their delegates, on the basis of delegate from
each town, one for every one hundred votes, and
one for every fraction Of one hundred votes ex-
ceeding fifty cast for the Republican candidate
for governor in 1888.
Delegates will be chosen at primary meetings
called by Republican Committees in each town
and city, and will provide themselves with proper
credentials signed by the secretary of said pri
mary meeting at which they are elected and pre-
sent the same 10 the State Committee at their
headquarteis-the Van Ness sHouse-immediately
upon their arrival.
The usual courtesy of fare one way will be ex-
tended by the several railroads in the State. Ex-
plicit directions for securing round trip tickets
and return checks will be given upon the blank
credentials sent each Town Committee.
FREDERICK w. BALDWIN.
Chairman.
WILLIAM B. WRIGHT,
CHAS. E, WELLTNG,
CHARLES T. WALTER,
A. G. PIERCE,
S. d HOBSON.
OLIN MERRILL,
HENRY w. CONRO,
PHILIP X. GLEED,
JOHN G. STEARNS.
GEORGE w, WING,
H. D. HOLTON,
M. K PAINE,
Rutland, VT, May 90 1892
Towns in Bennington County will be entitle
to representation as follows:
Arlington, Readsboro. -. ...... 2
Bennington. 49,. ....... Rupert ...,.........2 2
Dorset. ....... Sandgate. ........ 2
Glastonbury ...........l Searsburg .......... l
Landgrove SALISBURY. -. ...... 3
Manchester. ... ........4 Stamford ........... /
Peru.............. ..... 2 Sunderland. ........2 2
Pownal. nal.................3 Winhall ...... ..... 2
Woodford ord...,................1
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STATE NEWS.

The forty-second annual meeting of
Vermont Homepathatic Medical Society
was held at Montpelier Wednesday and
Thursday, May 25th and 26th. There were
some 25 physicians present. The re-
firing president, DIR. E. L. Wyman of
Manchester Centre, delivered fine ad-
dress. On Wednesday evening there was
a banquet at the Pavilion. The officers
elected were President, @. A. Gale, Rut-
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Mr. Blaine,s Position.

II OuIlluRJOu NODuDllCdu WIlO6b JlO
Free Press asking that ''In order to re-
fresh oar memory will you please print
the letter written by Secretary Blaine to
hear so much of-late." The letter was
as follows:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 1892.
Hon. J S. Garrison, Chairman Of the
Republican National Committee,
My Dear Sir-I am not a candidate for
the Presidency and my name will not 90
before the Republican National con-
vention for the nomination. | make
this announcement in due season. To
those who have rendered me their sup
port owe sincere thanks and am most
grateful for their confidence. They will,
l am sure, make earnest efforts in the
approaching contest, which is rendered
especially Important by reason of the
industrial and financial policies of the
Government being at stake. The popu-
lar decision on these issues is of great
moment and will be of far reaching con-
sequence. Very sincerely yours.
JAMES G. BLAINE.
This letter places Mr.. Blaine in the
same position practically as that occu-
pied by him in 1888, after the publication
of the Florence letter, taking his name
out of the field, when under date of
May 18th he wrote Hon. Whitelaw Reid
as follows
eff, should now, by speech or by
silence, by commission or omission,
permit my name in any event to come
before the convention, Ishould incur the
reproach of being uncandid with those
who have always been candid with me.
am not willing to remain in a doubtful
attitude. l am not willing to be the
cause of misleading single man among
the millions who have given me their
suffrage and their confidence. l am not
willing that even one of my faithful
supporters in the past should think me
capable of paltering in double sense
with my words. Assuming that the
Presidential nomination could by any
possible chance be offered to me, could
not accept it without leaving in the
minds of thousands of these men the
impression that had not been free from
indirection, and therefore 1 could not
accept it at ALL"
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GEN. GROUTS OPINION.

Gen. Grout in talking over the proba-
BILE outcome of the National Convention
next week, is quoted in Washington
dispatches, as saying: 81 do not believe
the delegates will be stampeded on the
first or any subsequent ballot for Mr..
Blaine or for any other man in the Re-
publican party. The900 gentlemen COM
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Rem Abion in the New York Press

Ben Albion, in the New York Press,
says: "Major Mckinley was summoned
as Juror in Judge Ingraham's court
within few days, and called to sit in a
trial of an italian charged with murder.
He pleaded his residence in Ohio as a
reason for being excused from jury duty,
but the Judge sharply, and as he thought
discourteously, ordered him to take the
seat and be subjected to the usual in
quiries, deciding thereby that the Ohioan
was eligible to be drawn. He was ex-
amined for ten or fifteen minutes, during
which he got an inkling that the case
was one involving the carrying of con-
cealed weapons by the defendant, and
when the question was asked if he knew
of any reason why he should not sit as a
juror in the case, he replied: Yes, sir;
first because l am not resident of this
State. Secondly, because l have under
stood that the defendant carried a re-
volver about in his pocket. have a
most decided prejudice against any man
who carries a pistol. l think and such
man would commit murder. My preju-
dice cannot be overcome by evidence
that it was not carried for the purpose
of shooting some one,' he was dis
charged point blank
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We lead the procession in our sele
ment is complete, and will be kept so
show common sense novelties of hig
binary best grades, yet the prices are
cases we quote below the market. We
attractive designs and peculiarly rein
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A q. CUTLER, Dentist.

Successor to Or. S, B. Pike.
Al operations performed in the most thorough
and careful manner, and at reasonable prices,-
My aim will be o give entire satisfaction to all
cases submitted to nay care.
Gas and Ether administered for extracting
teeth without vain, when desired.
Office Opposite Free Library Hall, Bennington,
37tf Vermont.
Having sod my dental practice to DR. "A. Z.Cut-
er, a gentleman of experience and ability, be-
speak for him the same liberal patronage that has
been accorded me the past eighteen years.
DIR. s. b. PIKE.
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Entered at the Bennington P @ second-class
by c. A. PIERCE, Publisher.l
Terms, $l.5O per year, strictly in advance
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COLE & BURT !

ction of Spring Clothing. Our assort-
throughout the season. Our goods
er quality in every respect than the or
not above the ordinary, and in many
know you will appreciate true value,
ed creations in boys and children's