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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05
England,s Oldest Man.

The Oldest man in England is said to
be Amos Jinks, a native of Shropshire,
now living at Wellingborough, North
amptonshire. The claim that he is 1O7
years old, it is averred, has been inves-
tigated and thoroughly verified by re-
sponsible parties. The old man is with
cred and bent, and his eyesight has
failed, and his voice is shaky, but apart
from these evidences of age he is free
from physical infrmity. He eats, drinks
and sleeps well, and is not at all deaf.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05
Cold Couldn't Kill 1t.

An Oil City (Pa.) ice dealer was as
tonished the other day to find big wa
tersnake coiled up inside of cake Of
ice, frozen stiff as steel. 1t had been
frozen up last winter. The iceman
broke open the block Of CONCEALED wa
ter, and thinking the reptile was dead
threw it on All ash pile in the hot sun.
An hour later the snake, having thawed
out, crawled away none the more uns
comfortable for its frigid sleep OF seven
months The iceman didn't kill it out
of pure sympathy for its hardihood.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05

ried Rev. Herbert REV. MRS. WHITNEY.
Whitney, pastor of Unitarian church,
and in 1885 commenced preaching.
She was pastor in turn to Unitarian
congregations at Upper Lisle and Mid
dleville, N. Y, and at the latter place
was regularly ordained in 1887. Three
years ago she took charge of church at
Millbury, Mass, and made remarkable
success, clearing the church of debt, in
creasing the membership and showing
great capacity for parish work. She is
president of the Worcester League Of
Unitarian Women and very popular
speaker on temperance and other moral
and social subjects.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05
A Popular woman Preacher.

The Rev. Mary T. Whitney is an able
and experienced Unitarian preacher and
has recently been installed as pastor of
the Second Unitarian church of West
Somerville, Mass. Preachers of the fair
sex are 10 longer a novelty, but Mrs.
Whitney's experience and abilities en-
title her to special notice.
She was born near Utica, N. Y, her
maiden name being Traffarn and her
family of French Huguenot descent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05
A BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
Why Did Messrs. Jones and Sin.
clair Sell Stock?
FORTUNES OF THE BOSTON &
MAINE AND READING SYSTEM.

Many Opinions as to the Causes of the Re-
cent Transactions-Jones and Sinclair
Said to Have Been in Tight Box-The
Railroad System of Maine Part of the
New Combination.
The change in the Presidency of the
Boston & Maine Railroad has not yet
ceased to be topic fruitful of much in
terest. Did President Frank Jones,
with the many millions which he is sup
posed to have in his strong box, willingly
retire in order to elevate Mcleod, Presi-
dent of the Philadelphia & Reading road,
to the first place in the Boston & Maine,
and thereby consolidate great trunk
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05

Trinity church,
Boston. is Rev.
E. Winch g S t g r
Donald, D. D. AS
is but natural,
there is much Gu
riosity as to the
man who takes
the place Of Bish-
op Brooks, and
New York city
hastens to assure
Boston that DR..
Donald is quite
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05

BY way of commenting on a distin-
guished dairy writer's remark that oud
chewing is exercise enough for COWS,
The Rural New Yorker wonders If 8to-
bacco chewing is exercise enough for q
man.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05

Her father was
mildly orthodox
in his religious
views, but at an
e ar / y age she
a d O p t e d Uni
tartan views, and
after graduating
from st. Law
renee university,
at Canton, N. ",
s b Q advocated
those views on all
proper occasions.
In 1878 she mar
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05
Own Their Houses,

In France there are about 10,000,O00
houses, the half of which are exclusively
inhabited by their respective owpers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05
TO SUCCEED BISHOP BROOKS.

A New York Pastor Who Goes to Hos-
ton.
The Rev. Phillips Brooks. known to
all reading Americans, is now Bishop
Brooks, and his successor as rector OF
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-19
6enerdl lleps.
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON,

EX-Speaker Reed wants to head the
Maine delegation to Minneapolis.
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama has introduce
ed in the House "A bill providing that
soldiers of the late war who may be on
the pension rolls, who did not engage in
any battle, nor incur any disability while
in the service and who served less than
three years, shall receive not more than
by law. Soldiers who served less than
two years shall receive not more than
half the pension fixed by law and sold
iers who served less than one year shall
receive not more than one-quarter the
pension now fixed by law.
The report of the minority members of
the committee on coinage, weights and
measures against the passage of the Bland
free-coinage bill recommends the pas
sage of "A measure authorizing the Presi-
dent to invite an international monetary
conference. The report says that the
first eight lines of the Bland bill devel-
op its true purpose. They provide for
two different dollars and a compulsion
upon the citizen to receive either in pay
ment of debts due him. 1T does not re-
quire any knowledge of monetary or
financial views" the report says. "to
demonstrate that the compulsion of the
| legal tender power must force upon the
creditor cheaper and debased dollar.
| Few debtors will pay 100 cents to dis
charge their obligations when 20 cents
will suffice in law" The report of the
majority of the committee fayors the
passage of the bill.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-19
VERGENNES.

Wright & Co. are to rebuild the steam
sawmill lately burned at Dead creek.
Rev. DR.. Seaver of Rutland preached in
the Congregational church last Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Stebbins and daughter of
Dresden, n. Y, are visiting relatives in
town.
Several of our horsemen went to Port
Henry the 10th, 18th and 18th to witness
the races on the ice.
The trustees of the Reform school
made their monthly examination of that
institution Wednesday.
Judge j. NJ. Tyler and Rev. p. Cum
ningham of Bratteboro were registered
at the Stevens House Monday.
l.. NJ. Nittum, who went to Boston for
medical treatment, is but just alive. lie
suffers from heart disease.
Thomas Butler of Starksboro and Miss
Anna Kiley of Ferrisburgh were married
at the Catholic church Monday.
Rev. ii. A. Starks of Burlington lee
tured at the Methodist church on Tues
day evening on Henry Ward Beecher.
The concert by the Middlebury college
glee club, Friday evening last, was well
attended and was very satisfactory to the
public.
Mrs. C. NJ. Botsford and daughter,
Annie NJ, have been seriously i'll with
the prevailing disease, but are now much
improved.
Rev. w. p. Rulison delivered the ded-
icatory address Wednesday evening AT
the dedication of the new Methodist
church in Bridport
The young ladies of the 400" set gave
a lcap-year ball at City hall Wedne sday
evening; music by Nittums orchestra
supper at the hotel.
Saturday, market dav, butter sold al
20 to II cents for best dairy; eggs, q
cents; potatoes, 10 cents; oats, 45 cents
pork and beef, 81 to Sc hundred.
Vergennes is to have telephone eX
change. Twenty business firms have or
ganized for that purpose. Headquarters
, are to be at Tim Neville's drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-19
County Uews.
BRlDPORT.

Truman Jones Is decorating the Interior
of the house of Mrs. Lucy Golf.
NJ. 7. Powers started on Tuesday for
Pawlet, where he will visit his brother.
Id. Fletcher and James ii. Fletcher
have been sick with the grip the past
week.
The best butter brought % cents a
pound in our markets this week; eggs,
u cents "A dozen.
Harry p. Potter of MonktOn, formerly
of Bridport and for some years our mail
carrier, is visiting in town.
There has been no Methodist service
the past two Sundays owing to the i'll
ness of the pastor, Rev. MIR. Deane.
According to the returns made by the
several district clerks there were during
the wear 1891 : births and Il deaths in
town.
Fred Harris and wife of Massachusetts
are at Henry Nichols. Rev. Mr.. Fallon
aud wife of Westport, n. Y, are also
there.
A number of the members Of Morning
Sun lodge attended the district deputy
meeting held at Middlebury on Friday
evening.
The sociable at the vestry on Thursday
evening of last week was grand sue
cess. The entertainment was lirst-cl
and the "Colored quartette' was deserv-
ing of special notice.
The hay business is booming. Several
presses are at work in town and all the
teams available are kept busy hauling
the baled hay to the cars for Shipment
The best of the article is selling at SlO.JC
a ton. Loose hay Is being drawn to Mid
dleburv, Nergennes and York State
where Il ready market is found at good
figures.
A matched race for 800 is made be-
tween the horses G.. +. s.. owned by
George f. Sollace, and G.. ID. s., owned
by John Z. Wright. The race was made
| bv G.. ). Wissell and John +. Wright
| 1t is to be trotted on the ice at Grown
Point on Saturday of next week. An
/ other matched race Is said to be on the
docket for that day between two of oul
young flyers for $50.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-19

A. d. Willard & Co. have rented the
hub shop and will arrange things for a
first-class creamery to turn milk into
cash for the farmers of this vicinity.
Henry Ives accidentally fell down the
elevator at the horse-nail factory, Mon
day, some l3 feet. 1t was thought he
was, fatally injured, but he is now i'm
proving.
Mrs. Luther Porter, aged about 60,
died in Fer,isburgh on Thursday last.
The funeral services were on Saturday,
Mrs. Porter was a woman of many eyL
cellent qualities and was beloved by III
her,acquaintances. A husband, two sous
aud two daughters survive her.
I Charles ID. Keller, aged 50, died in this
Fcty on Friday last. He was one of thS
leading business men of the county. w
leaves two daughters, Mrs. j. w. RFs
of Rutland and Mrs. f. A. Goss of Yer.
gennes. The funeral was on Sunday
Rev. DR.. Seaver of Rutland ollicigdng.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-19
CORNWALL,
Hay is moving quite lively.
Mrs. j. q. Atwood is no better.

Hay is moving quite lively.
Mrs.J. Q. Atwood is no better.
Most of our sick are on the mend.
c. II. Lee is canvassing for nursery
stock
The going is again good after the
storm.
Ice houses are nearly all filled. The
quality was not as good as could be
wished.
The first blockade of the roads was on
Sunday night, and shovelng snow was
in order for Monday.
NJ. S. Carr returned from Boston last
Wednesday with IL horses and before
Saturday night had sold all but two of
them.
The aurora borealis presented an APP
pearance last Saturday evening that we
don't often see. 1t is IS or 30 years since
so fine display.
School district No. proposes to re-
build its schoolhouse as soon as possible
and has warned a meeting to that effect
on Monday evening next.
c. F. Benedict, Chas. II. Lane and A.
w. Foote attended the banquet rendered
the delegates to the Republican conven-
ton at Burlington on the evening of
Feb. II.
Rev. S. F. Calhoun, d. D., of Orwell
will deliver lecture at the town hall on
Wednesday evening, Feb. "a, at Z 30
o'clock. His subject will be General
Grant and the Nicksburg Campaign"
At recent meeting of the John w.
Stewart Republican club. Geo. 7. Dim
mock and Chas. F. Benedict were elected
delegates to the Republican league con-
vention held at Burlington the 18th.
The club adjourned till Saturday even
ing. Feb. 20, when meeting is called to
reOrganize the club and elect officers.
The programme of the last meeting of
the Young Mems Debating club. which
was held at the town hall on the evening
of the 18th inst, included declamations by
d. r. Bond, II. B. Scovel, Judson Stew
ems and John Brittell, a reading by Mss
Mary ID. Lee and a discussion of the
question, SIN times of political discussion
is it the duty of every citizen to declare
his opinion and attach himself to some
party?' ID. f. Austin and j. b. Dono-
way spoke in the affirmative and o. p.
Moore and F. ii. Button in the negative
The next meeting will be on the evening
of Monday, the Goth inst.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-19

A man named VIM. Graham was ar
raigned in the police court at Albany
charged with assault in the second de-
gree, assault in the third degree, burg
larry and petit larceny, grand larceny
and attempted arson and interfering
with an officer. Graham, in company
with one Reilly, who is still at large,
burglarized the Toulouse of the cleo
trio light works, stole a horse and sleigh
from a stable, held up a citizen, stole
lot of lead pigs and assaulted the officer
who tried to arrest them, took his pistol
and club away and beat him INTO insen-
sibility.
Rev. w. X. Spencer. "A Presbyterian
pastor at Adrian, Mich, caused IA sensa-
ton sunday by announcing from the
pulpit that on the previous evening he
had made the rounds of the principal sa-
looms and gambling places of the city
and at each had found members of his
congregation. These the clergyman pro-
ceeded to score right and left. Many
transgressors caught their breath, ex-
pecting to be named, and blessed their
stars when they escaped The contribu-
ton after the services was remarkably
large.
The American Behring sea commits
sioners, Professors Mendenhall and Mer-
riam, state that they must report that
thp obstruction If snal lifa in ho Nnrtb
Pacific waters by Canadian poachers
amounts to 100000 annually for a catch
of 10000 to 10000 skins, says the New
York Press. The enormous number of
seals that owe their deaths to the reck-
lessness of the Canadians has decreased
. the number of seals visiby in the last
five or six years. The poachcrs have
not hesitated to kill female seals bearing
young or having young in the rookeries
who subsequently starved to death for
want of natural nourishment.
: The wild dogs which have invaded the
/ northwest corner of the State of Kansas
! from Colorado have become peculiarly
| fierce since the heavy fall of snow. They
have attacked human beings before, but
4 actual death from their attacks was new
= er authenticated until Saturday night.
| when John j. Pratt and his young child
e were run down by pack and torn into
pieces about a mile from their home in
f Sherman county. Pratt and the girl
4 started to drive home about O'Clock
d and never reached there until their mu-
: tilated remains were brought in Monday
! The overturned wagon, dead and mangl.
Y ed horses and the bodies of dogs killed by
@ bullets from Pratt's revolver told the
/ story of the chase and the futile fight
r for life.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-19
HANCOCK.

Joe Williams visited his mother in
Mortified last week.
c. G. Vinton has gone to Milford,
Mass, to visit his sister.
A. ID. Mears and Master Charlie Flint
spent Wednesday in West Randolph.
Quarterly meeting services were held
here last Sunday. Elder Truax presiding
Miss Edith Cole of Rochester closed
her winter term of school on Friday,
Feb. u.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Whitney of Ian.
caster, n. H., visited friends in town
last week.
Mrs. G.. Wilson was called to Gran
vile to care for her daughter, Mrs. G.
Campbell, who has been quite sick.
Martin Ilackett died Jan. 81 at Mr.
Towards. The funeral was held at the
church Tuesday, Rev. G.. 5. Guernsey Of
Rochester officiating.
school in district No. closed Friday
Feb. II. The pupils not absent wer,
Gertrude Vinton, Anna Flint, Josie
Jes sic and Frank Page. Rosa Taylor anC
Anna Flint missed no words during tn,
term. The teacher was Edith a. Cole.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-19
State Veps.

The Bennington county supreme court
has granted Jerry Bradley, sentenced for
murder at Stamford, a new trial.
Burlington Democrats have renomnat-
ed Mayor Seneca Haselton. Elias Ly-
man is the nominee of the Republicans.
James Kimball, aged about 60 years,
express agent at the West Burke station
on the Passumpsic road, was instantly
killed by freight train Wednesday.
In the school district of Amsden, in
the town of Wea thersfied, there have
been eight deaths since the first of Jan
uary, the aggregate of whose ages was
nearly 600 years.
Mrs. George Hunter of Waterbury left
her home for IA short time Wednesday
forenoon, leaving five little children.
One of them, girl aged nine, set her
clothes on fire accidentally and ran out
clothing was burned off and her feet
were frozen. She lived but few hours
The finance committee of the Soldiers
home held meeting in Montpelier dur
ing the G.. A. Il. encanpment and prac
tically decided to 90 ahead and build the
chapel. About $500 has already been
contributed, and it is quite probabl,
that the sum will be raised to S2500
which, following the present plans, tn,
chapel will cost before it is completed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-19
WHITING.
Venus.

The conundrum supper, so long de-
layed, is to be given on Friday evening,
the 10Th, at Franklin Casey's.
Mrs. Lyman Smith, who has been i'll
for number of weeks with the grip, is
slowly recovering. Nearly all of those
so afflicted are convalescent.
The donation and oyster supper for
the benefit of Rey. Mr.. Kinney was, for
a stormy evening, very well attended.
Those who were present report a very
ENJOYABLE time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-19

The covered bridge at the junction is
being repaired under the direction of Carr
Bros. of Brandon.
The funeral of Mrs. Edward Paine
took place from her late home Tuesday,
Feb. ,, conducted by y. +. Stanley.
The funeral of Mrs. Jonas Il. Stickney
took place from her late residence Sun
day. Jan. n, Rev. l.. O. hathaway Off
ciating.
Leslie Slavery has bought half inter-
est in the ice business of Cortcz Brown
son, who supplies Brandon with ice, has
rented his farm to Bert Alden and will
remove to Brandon this spring.
(Dana l.. Smith, a prominent citizen Of
dis town, died after an illness of fouf
days of pneumonia on Thursday, Feb.
II, at 60 years of age. His funeral was
largely attended Sunday, Feb. II, \. +.
Stanley, officiating. His remains werf
placed in the receiving vault in Pine Hin
fmettry, Brandon, for the present. Ne
l4ives widow, two sons and daughter.
Anon and daughter who reside aVSan
Diego, Cal. were unable to be present.
Mr.. smith was born and had always lived
at the home where he died. Ills genial
hospitality and innate tricndlincss will
long be remembered by all. His bereavcd
family have the sympathy of their many
Tri
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-19
WEST CORNWALL.

Wilbur Bingham and family of Bristol
staid over Sunday at his fathers, II. c.
Bingham.
1t is hoped every one saw the beauti-
full aurora last Saturday evening. 1t
was handsome beyond description, with
the clear blue sky, bright silvery moon,
display of color rarely seen; in the
west bright pink, now changing to palest
tints shot with lines of yellow and palest
green, all shooting upward from an arch
of dark red, while below was the cold
blue sky, and looking on it all in their
glistening beauty were the planets that
have been moving together so long in
such IA friendly manner, Jupiter and
Venus.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-19
DOMESTIC,
a full ice crop will be harvested all
along the Hudson river.

a full ice crop will be harvested all
along the Hudson river.
Maytown. in Lancaster county. Penn,
is terribly scourged with diphtheria, 30
new cases having developed in two days.
Andrew Carnegie has Just authorized
an increase of his magnificent 81 ,00O,0 900
library fund at Pittsburg by the addition
of 100000.
The committee of the society of the
Army of the Tennessee solicts funds to
aid in the erection of statue of Gen.
Sherman In Washington.
Ex-senator Joseph f. Brown of Geor-
gia has come out in long letter against
Cleveland and for Hill as the nominee of
the Democratic party for the presidency.
Extradition papers were sent from
New York to Washington for a warrant
to take Carl Auguste Samson. the strong
man, to England, there to be tried for
larceny.
Sarah Althea Terry, who gained such
Senator Sharon, and her subsequent mar
riage with Judge Terry, has become in
sane over spiritualism.
a new Presbyterian paper with large
number of laymen and clergymen AS
hackers, and with liberal views TO adyo-
cate, is soon to be started at Cleveland,
%. Prof. James \. Craig of Oberlin col
lege is to be the editor.
Ex-senator Fair of San Francisco has
made will bequeathing 100000 to the
Catholic orphan asylum in memory of
his late wife; 100000 to the Protestant
orphan asylum of his city, and sl0O,OOO
to the Hebrew orphan asylum.
The grand jury at New York has re
turned an indictment for forgery in the
second degree against E. NJ. Field. 1t is
alleged he forged the name OF +. NJ
Masten of the ship Tolcott to bill OF
lading for ,2S2 bushels of wheat. 1t
was dated Nov. IL, 1891.
1t is SAID at New Orleans that the
Louisiana State lottery will be removed
to Mexico in 1898. President Diaz has
already expressed himself as favorable
to the project provided the lottery VIII
make as favorable proposition TO the
/ Mexican government as was made to the
/ State of Louisiana.
The cases against the 40 Chinese who
were charged with illegally entering the
United States were called Saturday II
the United States court at San Francisco
and as neither principals nor sureties APP
peared Judge Morrow ordered the cases
defaulted and the bonds, amounting t'
$4,000, forfeited.