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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

Candidate Fairbanks left for Mexico
immediately after the est. Johnsbury)
Republican nominating editorial appear
ed. Lots of men have fled the country
for less reason Ii irdwick Gazette.
Every fellow ought to stand by his
own part of the State and his own cOun-
ty and his own town and his own school
district, and when he is "A Vermonter he
Will be tolerably safe in doing it, Rut-
land Herald.
United States Senator Morrill,, who is
now critically i'll with pneumonia, is one
of the sturdy old New Enganders whom
the nation loves to honor and whose Ca
reers serve as object lessons in patriotism
and sterling honesty of purpose for all
time to come New York Mail and Ex-
press.
AS Mr.. Atkins leading object has al
ways been to keep the Democratic party
of Vermont conveniently small. we hope
that he will be retained in his present po-
sition. Moreover, he is a picturesque
old party and contributes largely, though
uncOnsciously, to the gaiety of nations.
-[St. Johnsbury Republican.
We hope that Ex-Governor Stewart of
Middlebury will be chosen to head our
uclcSdtlou W miuncdpoiiss III AUNT y
and experience he is one of the strongest
men in Vermont, and he has an immeas-
urably wider and more intimate acquain-
tance with the leading public men of the
country than any other candidate for the
place. Give us the best = st. Johns
bury Republican.
Judge Powers, with no previous record
here, has already made his mark by his
s.t1t al Ind nd
have heard IA Democratic representative,
himself a lawyer, say that Judge Powers
was one of the ablest lawyers in the
House. His vote last week to seat the
Democratic contestant in the Pennsylva-
mia case showed that he has not yet fallen
into the partisan groove which it is so
hard for men who come here to keep out
of, and which leads them to submit their
Judgment and conscience to the decree
of the party caucus Washington Cor.
Springfield Republican.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25
I THE BRIDGE QUESTION AGAIN

lKe voters of the town have BEEN
wsfned to meet at the town hall oG
Saturday of this week at 10 o'clock to
reconsider the whole matter of building
a bridge over the creek in the village.
At the regular March meeting it was
voted to instruct the selectmen and a
committee consisting of Prof. Boyce,
Mr.. j. +. Dewey and Mr.. j. b. Benedict
to contract for an iron bridge, and such
a structure was bought the next day by
the selectmen and the committee. But
it was found that Mr.. Joseph Battell,
who had strongly favored "A stone bridge
and had offered to contribute $4,000
toward the cost, was greatly disappointed
at the turn affairs had taken, as he had
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

a warm debate is going on in the State
papers as to whether State Auditor Pow
ell should be renominated. The points
made by his friends are that he performs
the duties of his office faithfully and
well and that the State would suffer were
a change to be made. Those who are ac-
quanted with him and his work will be
ready to admit the truth of the first of
these statements; but neither they nor any
one else ought to contend that he should
therefore hold the place eternally. Mr.
Powell has been auditor for II years. hav-
ing been elected to the office in 1873. He
has lately been made treasurer of the
State university at Burlington, posi-
ton that demands considerable eXpendi-
lures of time and effort from the ncum-
bent and that pays a salary, as we under
stand it, of $1,000 to S2500. The salary
of the auditor OF accounts is $l400; so
that, if Mr.. Powell could have both Of
fees, he could truthfully be said to pos
sess the thing known in common speech
as a "soft snap" But it may be decided,
when the State convention gets together,
that the time has come for a division of
the spOils and for new man to be TAX
or in
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

If the Democratic party of the State
were big enough, it could and in all like
lihood would have pretty fight that
would divert the populace exceedingly
and drive the Kilkenny cats controversy
into obscurity. But unfortunately it is
too small to raise much of breeze. The
call for the State convention was signed
only by Mr.. Atkins, the chairman, and
the secretary, instead of by the whole
committee, and the place of the meeting
was made Montpelier. The opponents of
the boss as the other crowd call Mr..
Atkins, say the last State convention
fixed on Rutland as the meeting place of
this years convention, and SC they pro-
test and resolve.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25
THE LATEST WITH ENGLAND,

The Sc esteemed contemporaries which
are easily excited now see IN their minds
eye British fleets in New FORK harbor
knocking the copper clothing of the
Goddess of Liberty with their shells,
peppering the tall tower of the brass
mounted World building and bowling
over the elephants and the kangaroos
and the obelisk in Central park, besides
in1icting minor injuries on the people of
the city and surrounding country, and
all this because of disagreement be-
tween our country and England over the
seal fisheries of the Pacific. But it is
safe to say that hostiities will not open
this week. Lord Salisbury, the English
man, is not quite sure whether his gov
ernment will or wont continue, pending
the conclusion of the arbitration of the
seal question now IN progress, the ar
rangement entered into by the two gov
ernments some time ago for preserving
the animals from determination. That
arrangement was for year, which has
expired. This government wants re-
newal; England apparently doesn't.
Lord Salisbury's reply to the application
for renewal was evasive and unsatisfac-
tory. President Harrison has framed a
reply, IN which he sets forth that if the
government of Great Britain declines to
assist in the protection of the seals during
] Of II A. 4
Stetes he will proceed to enforce the law
and exclude poachers from Bering sea, if
the military force of the United States is
required to accomplish it. When Eng
lang is next heard from, it may be to the
effect that she will renew; at any rate,
she will understand where we are in the
premises.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

The row over the goyernorship goes
merrily on. Two new suggestions are
made, C. A. Prouty, Esq, of Newport, one
of the brightest young men in the State,
who in all probability wouldn't bother
with the Office could he have it for the
asking, aud Hon. ID. c. Denison of Roy
alton, who was once representative in
Congress. In the meantime the Fuller
boom and the Fairbanks boom and the
Speare boom keep right on booming
week days and nights and may
be Sundays. The papers over the
other side, where is the real seat of war.
are bravely trying to live up to their
mission, and we of this side are learning
much that is fresh and interesting about
the east-side statesmen.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25
VERMONT, MARCH 25, 1892.

Great in nothing but gall, he has crowd
ed himself into public notice, and when
the light has been turned on the people
have been disappointed. The demi-god
has proved to be of very common clay,
and If he should receive the nomination
it can only result in lessened majority
at the polls and a consequent loss to the
party. Because the Tribune dislikes to
see tree frog swelling himself into the
semblance of bull-frog, 1t objects to
Col. Fuller as the Republican standard
bearer. The Tribune objects to Col. Full
Ter simply because he is not big enough
for the place, because he has usurped the
peoples prerogative in nominating him
self instead of allowing them to nomi-
nate a man of their choice, because he
has no claims that are worthy Of mention
upon the suffrages of the people, Lud-
low Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25
WOULD Do FOR EITHER.

The St. Johnsbury Republican con-
tinues to slaughter its own candidate,
Col. Fairbanks, while striving to annihi-
ate his principal opponent, Col. Fuller.
In its last issue it denies that it has alb
used the latter and adds: SIT has done
no such thing. 1t has simply told the
plain, unvarnished truth about him
that he is man of mediocre ability, who
has been working for the governorship
for many years, and is now engaged in a
last and desperate effort in that direc-
ton; and that there is no popular call
upon him to abandon the organ business
and assume the cares of state. We have
also said that it would be impossible to
roll up large majority for Col. Fuller if
nominated, and that his nomination
would be suicidal step for the Repubi-
can party to take.
From this distance our esteemed con-
temporary appears to have given in the
words quoted very fair description of
its own man.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

night when the alleged exposure oc-
cured. Presumably she was just as
much of fraud on one night as on an
other, and if she swindled her patrons by
pretending to do something she didn't do
on Sunday night, she was probably gull
ty of the same thing on the nights when
a fee was admittedly charged. Now an
easier way to settle this thing than by
verbal or newspaper discussion is to have
her arrested for obtaining money under
false pretences and have the merits of the
controversy judicially determined.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

East Middlebury is still agltated oyer
the alleged exposure of Mrs. Mary ed
dy) Huntoon, who gave three seances
there recently, and the dispute over the
question whether she was shown to be a
fraud continues warm. But it has not
to be reached merely through loose talk.
A better means to arrive at the truth is
afforded by the courts. 1t is averred
that on the two first nights she was there
an admission fee was charged; it is de-
MED that fee was asked on the Sunday
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

The Rutland board of trade puts out a
lengthy circular which opens with the
statement, Rutland needs a city char
ter" We should say it did. Its town
meetings have been bowling farce for
years, so far as the transaction of bust
ness is concerned. and the sooner it gets
for itself charter that Will do away with
them the better. 1t long ago outgrew
the town plan of government.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25
FOR SALE!

The subscriber offers TOR sale the dwelling
house and acres OF land, known as the Bap-
t. ST parsonage, situated near the home place
of the late Friend T.. Stewart in Weybridgc.
The buildings are IN tair condition and II
greater part of the land in high state OF cul.
tivation. On main road, one mile from church,
post-ofiice, grist and saw mill and black smith
shop. \ good location Tor day laborer.
Terms reasonable. Inquire OF the subscriber.
MRS. ANNIE A. STEWART.
SIT Maple ST., Bristol, Vt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

The department of agriculture says
that Vermont has 35S,275 sheep, valued
at S1.179.729. The woolen industries of
bulletin from the census Office: Estab-
lishments, ~; capital invested, S4,2S3.-
500; miscellaneous expenses, S244,Sl4
cost of materials used, 81, ,llG,SS2; value
of product. S3.S12.1S4.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

Senator Morrill,, who week ago was
seriously i'll, is fairly on the way to re-
covery. The ability to Withstand an at
tack of pneumonia when nearly 50 years
of age indicates that the venerable legis-
lator has an orthodox Green Mountain
constitution.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

Congress accomplishes little. The
the tariff has had an innings in the House
the past week, but with results not clear
ly discernible at this distance, and now
the Bland bill, providing for free coin
age, is undergoing discussion. a vote
on it is looked for on Monday
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

A Portland fisherman having captured
a red, white and blue LOBSTER, it is in or
der for some seer to foretell that Maine or
the country will 60 Republican this fall.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25
FRIDAY. MARCH %, 1892.

NOTICE.-Subscrbers and others in re
hitting will please do so by Postal Note, Postal
order, Currency and Draft, using one ana two,
cent stamps tor fractional parts OF dollar, II
necessary We have no use tor stamps larger
than two cents; checks on distant banks Tor
small amounts are expensive TO collect.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

We have arranged clubbing rates with the
Boston Weekly journal, New York weekly
Tribune and the New York Weekly Press so
that we can furnish them at 80 cents year
each, in connection with the REGISTER to
subscribers in Termont. Payments Tor them
and the REGISTER must be in advance.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

Roger @. Mills. the Texas statesman
has been elected to the United States
senate.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

Travelling Salesman in Vermont to sell the
Centennial Mtg. Co.'s Copying Book and Ink
Copies without the use of press, brush, moist
ened pad or water.
ELMER PARKHURST, Gen. Agent
50 North Pleasant street.
l2 1T Middlebury, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

Surplus l01 ,JSl.O6
Total Assets, S3,Iss,I40.0s
TRUSTEES.
c. F. WARD, WILLARD CRANE,
CHARLES p. SMITH, HENRY GREENE,
j. l.. BARsTOw, "A. q. FIERCE,
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. If
male atterward interest will commence the
first of the follow ing month.
Interest will be credited to depositors jan
uary lst and July lst compromising twice n
wear. There are no stockholders in this bank.
All the earnings, less expenses belong to de
posito,s. The rate OF interest depends on the
earnings and for the past four years has been
4 l-2 PER CENT.
All taxes are paid by the BANK on deposits
of $500 or less. Deposits (are received in
sums from 81 to $1,000, and no interest VIII lie
| paid on any sum in excess of this amount, eN'
/ cent on deposits by widows, orphans, al
ministrators, executors, guardians, cnarltaDle
or religious institutions or on trust funds ne
posted by order OF court. go
| This bank prefers Vermont securities for
/ 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 or Ter and deposit book Will
/ he returned by next mail.
Applications tor loans or tor information as
! to standing OF the bank may be made to Rufus
Wainwright, Middlebury; j. E. Roberts, Yer
gennes, or +. c. Dixie, Bristol.
CHARLES p. SMITH President
c. f. WARD Treasurer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25
WAN r e D !!

At this office, the following numbers OF Wal
lace's Monthly to complete files: Vol. XI,
Nos. !, :, 10 and IL; Vol. XII, Nos. and 4; Vol
XIII, Nos. |, and I; Vol. XIV, Nos. and II !;
Vol. Nv, Nos. ,, >, !, and II; Vol. XVI, Nos. g.,
6, $, ., II and l2-in all % numbers.
REGISTER co.
The Jersey City news., 1892-02-09

he did it by request--and there might
be no objection to it if the bene-
ficlaries were to pay the expenses.
The Coroners would probably not OBJ
ject to raking over the hot coals-so
long as they were paid for it, seeing
that Coroners generally are more fond
of swelling bills of cost than of elicit
ing facts-but, unfortunately, the ex-
pense of these inquiries is to be
saddled upon the communities in
which the fires occur.
. There has been nothing funnier in
the New Jersey Legislature since the
time when the worthy but hurried
legislators mixed up two bills in some
way and gave man who wanted to
build a road divorce from his wife,
while the man who desired to get rid
of his wife found himself saddled with
the duty of building a road. And the
funniest part of it all was that the
bills were passed at the end of the
session and the error could not be adj
justed until the following year. OF
course such thing could not happen
now, but it did once when divorces
We're regulated by the lawmakers.
The Jersey City news., 1892-02-09
BAYONNE.

A very pretty home wedding was cele-
brated last evening at the residence Of
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Smart of Ave-
nue. B and Linden street. Bergen Point.
The bride was the eldest daughter, Miss
Ella I. Smart, and Daniel j. Fish of New
York was the bridegroom. The Rev.
William w. Knox, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Bayonne offici-
ated. The bride was attired In modest
travelling costume. Only the immediate
relatives were present. When the young
people return from brief wedding tour
they will make their home in New York:
The Centreville Mutual Building and
Loan Association held its monthly meet
ing last evening In Germania Hall The
receipts aggregated $4,000. Loans
amounting to ", 800 were sold at premi-
ums Of forty cents per share per month.
A German theatrical entertainment
was given last evening in Germania Hall
at Centreville. The play was 1.-The Three
jolly Journevmen."
Bayonne Mutual Building and Loan
Association No. 2 will hold its monthly
meeting this evening in Schuyler Hall at
Bergen Point.
Elk. Mayor John Newman. City Engi-
neer Emmett Smith, Counselor Edward
A. S. Man, ex-PreSident Nathaniel W.
Trask Of the Board of Education, and ex-
City Tax Assessor Henry j. Stilson went
to Trenton today to advocate the bill for
Alderman at Large.
The fair for the benefit of the Bayonne
brass band is progressing successfully.
The Bayonne Yacht Club will meet
this week to complete its reorganization.
The Cadet Corps OF Bayonna Engine
Company No. l will give q reception in
the engine house on West Seventh street
Monday evening.
The Rev. Father Andrew w. Egap,
who was recently removed by Bishop
Wigger from st. Mary's Star OF the Sea
Church, received an order from the
Bishop last evening to report today al
the Morris Plains Church, where he will
officiate until Wednesday. February II.
He will then be transferred to u church
in Newark. A committee from ST. Mary's
and St. Thomas will wait upon the Bishop
this afternoon with the petition adopted
at the mass meeting last week for the re
opening of St Thomas. and the revoca
tion of the orders dismembering st.
Mary's parish for the benefit OF St
HeEry'S
The Jersey City news., 1892-02-09
TWO EXCELLENT PLAYS.
"Thc Pay Train" Runs Well and
"Natural Gas" Flows
Freely.

People who are apt to faint under
strong excitement should keep away
from "rhe Pay Train" at the New Opera
House. And these are the only people
who should keep away. There are a
strong and coherent plot, remarkable
scenic effects, an excellent cast and one
OF the best all round actresses on the stage
fora star.
The role OF ''Bessie Burton" afterward
knownas Foxy" gives Florence Bindley
an opportunity to display her remarkable Q
versatility She dances through the first
act as a merry little sonbrette, changed
in one instant to an impassioned, woman
| by the murder of Ruben Cole, her grand
/ father. Dressed in boys clothes she
| journeys to the Berkeley mines to find
her father, an innocent man. under
| cloud, and to avenge her guardians
| murderer. Incidentally she gives solos
on the maceponia and oharp, dauces
| like fairy and takes entire possession
of every heart in the audience oy con-
tralto voice OF such rich quality and
sweetness of tone as first amazes, .hen
captures. Drew A. Morton was cast for
"Ruben Cole,' murdered in the first
scene, and reincarnated as CHARLES Bur-
ton" foreman of the Berkeley mines, in
the second, and bore with ease this severe
test of his ability. The indispensable viii
lain, Jack Breet. was rendered by
Dyke Brooks. A less enterprsug play
right would have been satisfied with
sending him to prison for twenty years,
but in this case he is allowed to escape
in his suit OF stripes, steai car, and head
it up the incline when the boiler bursts,
the car comes humping down in gen.
eral wreck, and the curtain falls on a
scene of devastation and ruin. FRANK
Hale, the tramp, who reformed. received
good treatment at the hands OF w. ID.
Pendergast. and as Jeremiah Judge,
''Sneriff of this county au' the handsomest
man liver come from TiddlYido." John
Sheenan made a decided hit, and with
good leason. The make uD OF Tony Sui
livan as Bridget McGonigle. of the mi
ner's laundy, was something fearf- aud
wonderful to behold. Messrs. kuntz,
Dickson, Whitledge and Cosgrove formed
the male quartette, aud were raptuously
applaudea- Mlss Netta FraDklyn pre-
sented her best work as Rosana Stevens,
in the first act, appearing in the second
as the telegraph operator, Nettie Duraut.
But after all, there are only two things
to be considered-the play and the star.
The latter holds the former together, and
the former abounds in train-wrecking,
boiler explosions, engines on the stage.
and such trifles. The excitement reached
fever heat when after Breet has robbed
the pay train, Foxy uncouples the cars as
they run across the stage at full speed,
and the huge train stops in the back
ground with the thief in an empty car,
looking down the muzzle of a revolver,
aud Foxy at the brakes. Then the audi
ence went wild, and would have kept the
curtain going up all night had not the
lights finally been turned on and the or
chesGra Instructed to play.
1.-The Pay Train" will continue the re-
mainder of the week, with matineeS
Wednesday and Saturday.
The Jersey City news., 1892-02-09
WEST BERGEN DOINGS.

Plans for the house of the New Jersey
Bowling CLUB. to be erected on Jackson
avenue opposite the depot, have been
adopted and work will soou begin. In
addition to the bowling alleys thero will
be n cafe, parlor aud bedroom.
a New York furniture firm is nego-
tiatipg for property at the foot of Lexing-
ion avenue for factory there.
Over thirty buildings are now in course
of erection,i in West Bergen. Only three
of these will be fiat houses: the rest being
of the two-story frame variety.
The Newark and New York Railroad
will soon begin lowering the grade OF
West side avenue so that trucks and fire
engines can pass beneath the bridge. The
company will pave the avenue for fifty
| feet on each side of the bridge aud put il
catch basin to carry off the surfac,
| water.
| The water main on Virginia avenue
will be continued from west Side avenu
| to Newark bay.
Business is brisk at the West Berger
| freight statio1. 1t is said there is NOR
| freight received ut this station than ol
any other of the Newark and New Yorl
/ Ruiiroafi a.