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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-29
Some New Bicycle Records.

LONDON, June 19.-Sanger today, at
Herne Hill, surpassed all previous
work. He beat his quarter mile rec
ord of Saturday, which was % 40
seconds, by second. He did the
mile in 2:1o1-5, beating Harris record
of 2:13 30. While performing one
mile heat he also surpassed by 2 1-5
seconds Scofield's record of 1:3S 20
for three-quarters of a mile. All are
worlds records.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-29
The Ex-President at Home.

Ex-President Harrison leads quiet
and what may be called almost a re-
tired life, so seldom is he seen on the
streets or in the business thorough
fares OF the city, writes an Indianapo-
lis correspondent of the New York
World. When he FIRST returned from
washington las iiAteh ne wanted IL
to be understood that he preferred
the quietness of his own home above
ali else. His friends think that after
a year, dating from Mrs. Harrison's
death, the ex-president will mingle
more in the business and social circles
OF the city. So far he has declined all
sorts of invitations to make any pub
lie appearance. The only occasions
that he made exceptions OF were when
the Liberty Bell was brought here for
few hours en route to the Chicago
exposition. and more recently when
the national convention OF the Young
Mems Christian a~~oriat ions met IA
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FORMER partners, eX-A turueS General
Miller and Mr.. Elam. 1t was supposed
that Mr.. Harrison would re-enter the
HI
by his election TO the presidency. In
fact it was widely published that the
old relations would be renewed. The
correspondent learned that nothing
of the kind had occurred. For further
information he was directed TO a
modest room on the same fioor oc-
cupied by Mr.. Howard Cole. This
gentleman was a law student for many
years in Mr.. Harrison's office after
| the latter's elevation to the presI-
dency, and it was only recently that
he decided to establish himself in an
other part of the building.
In Mr.. Coles office the correspon-
dent saw a modest looking desk that
stood in far corner of the room.
This, he was informed, belonged to
the ex-president, and that his future
business would all be done there. He
will not occupy 1t until fall except
very rarely, and it may be not until
after his return from California, where
he goes in October to deliver a series
of lectures at the Stanford university.
| Mr.. Harrison does not propose TO
practice law generally. He will con-
fine himself to the federal and the
higher state courts. He very seldom
comes to the office, but continues at
home almost all the time. When he
left for Washington he leased his house
until he should return. 1t was In good
hands for the four years, but the best
OF property grows somewhat rusty In
a short time unless very carefully
watched. That was the case with the
ex-president's residence. 1t needed
much repairing and mending, and so
he has spent his time since March In
thoroughly renovating his home.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-29
Hedging.

Washington Post: Notwithstanding
the loud complaints made against the
Mckinley law during the campaign
last year, contingencies have devel-
oped that will not permit the revenue
OF the government TO be radically re-
duced, and some OF the most vigorous
tariff reformers are now advocating
conservative action.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-29
A Joy She Can Never Know.

"Nothing can make a woman so
superlatively happy as to have baby
of her own to kiss" exclaimed Mrs.
Mcbride, rapturously, as she fondled
her first-born.
my dear" replied her husband,
pityingly, "you can never know the
unutterable Joy OF being Next in a
crowded barber shop on Saturday
night t."-Exchange.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-29
Blissful Ignorance.

(Which of the sailor officers do you
like best ?" asked one girl OF a friend,
"the French or the Russian"
"Oh, the Russian" was the reply.
"You couldn't tell what they wree
saying to YOU"
al don't see any fun in that"
"You big goose, you could think
anything, couldn't your"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-29
A Church Service.

Mamma-"Did you and Ethel play
church with your dolls today"
Little Dora-'We tried to, but we
couldn't, cause we hadn't any boy
doll for a preacher. We dressed up
Johnny's jumpin'-iack and tried him,
but he was a little too lively for q
reg'lar church, so We turned 1t into a
revival. ."-Exchange
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-29

An Associated Press dispatch from
New Bedford says: The jury has ac-
quilted Lizzie Borden of the murder
of her father and stepmother, with
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-29
Can't Do Anything Else.

As previously and obviously re-
marked, the time for talkee-talkee by
the Democratic party has passed.
Utica Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-29
Mo- r n E r N
A. r C1fIC r. r .

Passes through Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Da-
kota. Manitoba, Montana, ldabc, Oregon and
Washington.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-29
wooL.sroRINc FACILITIES.

Large with to
Of Wool Wool Judith and Wolf county wllhnd
thistle most convenient point haul their wool whether
desiring o sell or ship
locations will find the route
kind BED ROCK PRICES blacksmith shop at Landing
psroRDERs BY MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-29

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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10

NINE DRoWNED.-A shocking acct
dent happened at Lake George last
Thursday evening, which resulted in
the drowning of nine of the guests of
the Kenesaw Hotel on Fourteen-Mile
Island. The guests of the hotel were
invited to attend hop which was to
have been given at the Pearl Point
House. A party of twenty-nine of
the Kenesaw's guests left the hotel at
about nine O'Clock on board the
steam-yacht Rachael, which is kept
at Pearl Point for the use of the
guests at that place. The yacht,
which was piloted by the porter of
the Pearl Point House, struck a
sunken pier just south of the One
Hundred-Island House dock and
sank in about five minutes. Eight
ladies and one gentleman lost their
lives. The Others of the party were
saved with great difficulty. 1t is the
worst accident that has ever happen-
ed on the lake and has cast gloom
over the entire community. The
names of the victims are as follows:
Miss Hattie Hall, BROOKLYN: Miss
Bertha Benedict, Montclair, N. j.;
Miss Edith Harding, Hoboken, N. j.:
Miss III. M. Burton, Jersey City, Nj;
Mrs. J. HI. Mitchell, Burlington; F.
{. Mitchell, Burlington; Lizzie CorIey,
Burlington; Clara Black, Burling-
ton; Lizzie Clark, Bridgeport, Conn.
The hop was in progress at the Ken
esaw when the Inflated yacht went
down, and the cries of the victims
were unheard by the dancers. Those
of the party who escaped drowning
saved themselves only by jumping
into the lake from the boat, and thus
cleared the wreck. The porter of the
Pearl Point House, who was acting
as pilot of the boat, was inexperienced
and failed to avoid the sunken pier.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10

How TO AVOID THE DULL SEASON.
Some 80 New York merchants gave
public interviews a year or so ago of
the method they employed to avoid
the dull season in trade. All of them
agreed that since they had adopted
the policy of advertising in the wide
y read newspapers steadily through
the summer they had no dull season
in their trade. Most of them stated
that, instead of lessening their adver-
Using in the dull season of trade,
they increased, and found it to be
profitable. The merchants who can
offer the people what they want, or
what they are certain to want at an
early day, can always have plenty of
patronage. He must not only have
the article that is wanted, but he
must have it as good as it can be
had anywhere; and he must adver-
tise it with artistic and literary at
Effectiveness. The advertisements in
the Times from day to day are as
fresh and readable as it's reading
columns. Indeed. advertising col
umns should sparkle with important
news to buyers, and reliability should
be stamped on every line.-Philadel-
phia Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10

The FARMER FEEDETH ALL.-Here
in northeastern Vermont the crops
are immense and the prices of farm
products are as high, as a rule, as
they were before the commercial de-
preston set in. Storms and drought
may ruin or diminish this or the
other crop, but they seldom or never
are able to wipe out the entire grain,
pasture, vegetable, dairy and live
stock productions of the farm and
prevent the securing of a living. In
times OF financial depression prices
for farm products may gradually go
down; but so do the prices of the
articles which the farmer has to buy.
1t matters not how poor business is,
the world must have bread and
butter, meat and vegetables. People
may get along without scores of
comforts and luxuries, and without
even new clothes, but they cannot
forego food. The farmer can live in
comparative comfort under his own
vine and fig tree, with a home and
plenty of the best food, while the
rest of the world goes bankrupt and
starves. In times of financial stress
the calamity party might consistent
ly take unto itself the bankers, mer-
chants, manufacturers, brokers and
railroad men; but not the tillers of
the soil, the landlords of the home
steads.-St. Johnsbury Caledonian.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10
CAM BRIDGE.

Wedding bells ring here to-day.
C. A. Weston went to Hanover, N. H., on
Tuesday.
Mrs. George White returned last Saturday
Mr.. Whites health is improving.
The Misses Kinsley, nieces of E. P. Mudgett
were in town a few days last week.
Among the visitors in town are Miss Lucy
Wheelock and her friend, Miss Ella Smith, OF
Boston.
The w. II. M. S. are preparing a boys con.
cert which will come off next week Wednesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Luce of Waterbury. spent
Sunday with Mrs. Lucc's parents, B. s. Ellis,
worth and wife.
Several from here attended the concert AT
Jeifersonvillc Tuesday night by the Dudley
Buck Quartette
Mrs. Fanny Wilson Lang of Glens Falls and
her two children, are visiting their grandpar
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Bentley
b. j. Storey, who left for California seven
years ago, returned to his fathers home Mon
day night for two months visit.
The Dudley Buck Quartette will give a sa-
cred concert at the COng' church next Sun
day night at 1870 All are invited.
The Cambridge Cornet Band are making
ready for their fourth annual Field daysports
which will come off Aug. 18th, on Cutting
trotting park.
Mrs. Woods, of Jericho, is visiting among
her children and grandchildren in town.
Miss Mary E. Stafford, of Minneapolis
Mimi, is stopping with Mrs. Lottie Page fol
few weeks.
Rev. E. Wheeock arrived August 2, anC
occupied his pulpit as usual last Sunday
morning, giving some lessons from the Fair
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10

Congress convened in extraordi-
nary session last Monday. Charles
F. Crisp, of Georgia, was reelected
Speaker. The Republicans compli-
mented T. B. Reed with their votes.
On Tuesday President Cleveland sent
in his message. He attributes the
present financial depression to the
Sherman act and recommends "the
prompt repeal of the provisions of
the act passed July IA, 1890, au-
thorizing the purchase of silver bull
lion." He suggests that the work of
"tariff reform" be let alone for the
present and closes with the sugges-
ton that other legislative action
may put beyond all doubt or mis-
take the intention and ability of the
Government to fulfill its pecuniary
obligations in money universally
recognized by all civilized countries. :"
1t now remains to be seen just how
far Congress will follow the President
in his suggestions.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10
The GoVernorShip.

The Boston Globe of late date
has an interesting article from it's
st. Adams correspondent on YER
mont politics. The writer states the
facts as they appear to be at the
time, which are that Col. u. A.
Woodbury., of Burlington, will in all
probability be the next Governor of
the state. He also mentions the
suggestion of Gen. Mccullough by
some as fit person for the honors,
but truthfully adds that.
There is and will be, however, a
strong opposition to such choice,
based chiefly upon the fact that Gen.
Mccullough, while in sympathy and
nominally Vermonter, is still
scarcely identified with the everyday
life of this state, but devotes the
larger share of his time to his outside
business interests, and resides for the
most part in New York. He main
tains a citizenship in this state, it is
true, has a fine summer residence in
North Bennington, and is conspicu-
Gus among Vermont's public-spirited
men, but the great objection to his
candidacy would be the fact that he
is not native-born Vermonter, nor
does he practically maintain resi-
dence here for the greater part of the
year. Whether he will engage act
lively in the contest on his own be-
half or in support of Woodbury. must
be for the time merely conjecture"
Another prediction the writer makes
is that Maj. Josiah Grout, of Derby,
twill either receive the nomination
in 1896 or be prominently discussed
in connection Herewith" Major
Grout is held in high esteem through
out the state and has many friends
who hope some day to see him in the
Gubernatorial chair, but it is decid-
edly early to select an occupant
three or four years in advance for
that or any other state Office.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10
HARDWlCK.
F. T. Bridgman is quite sick.

F. 7. Brdgman is quite sick.
Mrs. Maria Bingham is expected home this
week.
Miss Flora Batchelder and friend arrived
Tuesday.
Anthony Dormand of Craftsbury, is at work
on the NJ. E. church.
party of young ladies are going camping
near Luke ChamP1a
Ed. Wakefield is building a house at the
east end of High street.
DR.. Jackson and wife are expected home
from Chicago Thursday.
Leon Benjamin and family have been visit
ing friends in Randolph.
John Drenan and wife are visiting friends in
Mass, starting on Wednesday.
The Walter French house on the school lot
was sold at auction Saturday to C. A. Fisher
for $45.
Geo. w. Ide and wife of Orange, Mass, were
in town Tuesday. His many friends were
glad to see him.
Work has been commenced on the frame to
the new school building. The foundation is
nearly completed.
w. W. Marshall and wife, W. H. Wheatley
and wife, John and Daniel Nichol and Fred
Daniels and sister started for Chicago via the
Canadian Pacific r. r. Monday noon.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10
The G. A. r. EnCampment,

The official programme for the
forthcoming G. A. r. encampment at
Indianapolis has been issued and is
given below:
September deception of the Naval Vet
Grams Association on the Kearsarge
Sept. Parade of the naval veterans
Sept. 3.-Naval veterans at religious SER
vices.
Sept. Arrival of the G. A. r. and escort
to its quarters Naval Veterans Association
meets at Masonic Hall at 10 a. m In the
evening the reception of the officers, delegates
and distinguished guests of the G. A. r. will
be held at Tominson Hall. First night OF
the electrical artificial gas displays, which
will be continued every night of the encamp-
ment.
Sept. Sc. A. R. parade with Naval Veter-
ans and Sons of Veterans as guards of honor.
Reunions will be held after the parade. At
night the Woman's Relief corps will hold a
reception at Tomlinson Hall. Natural gas
displays and exhibition of fireworks on the
grounds south of the deaf and dumb in
stitute.
Sept 6.-National encampment G. A. r. at
Tomlinson Hall. The Woman's Relief corps
meets at Roberts Park church. Ladies of the
G. A. r. at Y. NJ. c. A. Hall. Daughters OF
Veterans at the Second Presbyterian church
The n. T. G. Z. guard meet. Army corps
divisions and brigade reunions will he held
At night camp-fires and receptions of the
encampment Will be held.
Sept 7.-Meetngs of the encampment and
reunions will be continued. At night the wal
pageantFy.
Sept. S.-SessIons of the national bodies
will continue. The farewell receptions will be
held at night.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10

In the Mines building at the Worlds
Fair. on the second floor at the south
end, is found the display made by the
American tin and terne plate manu-
facturers. Here all of the materials
that enter into the production of tin
plate are shown. There is the fuel
used (no natural gas, of course) both
coke and coal, with the pig iron,
which becomes a billet and next a tin
plate bar, then rolled into sheets of
less and less thickness until the light.
est black plate is shown, cleaned, all
ready for the plating of either lead
for ternes or tin for bright sheets. A
big glass bottle shows the palm oil !,
and a pile of brown dirt shows the
tin as it comes from some mines, and
lot of stones or quartz rock show
the ore of other mines. Then the
smelter is shown, with pigs of tin
from the mines of California and So.
Dakota. Lead ore and pigs of lead
are also exhibited. The skill of the
American timer has been called into
use to make the display complete by
inclosiDg the space with an orna-
mental railing and balusters made of
tin, and three payilions, to show the
elaborate effect possible with tin in
columns, cornices, ceilings, walls and
roofs. On tin PEDESTAL at one side
is a glass case containing fulI-rigged
schooner made entirely of tin, and on
the other side on similar PEDESTAL
rests a column at the top of which is
a globe with an eagle perched upon
it holding a banner in it's beak, the
ends of which are attached toits out
stretched wings, all made of Ameri-
can tin plate.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10
WATERVILLE,

Ell Davis is on the sick-list at the Parker
house.
Albert Cutting has returned to his home in
Virginia.
Walie, son E. B. Wilbur, has been very sick
the past week
John McElroy of Burlington stopped with
his parents over Sunday.
There was picnic at the Mountain Spring
onFriday; good time was reported.
Major Brown of Salem, Mass, was the
guest of his brother, R. I'll. Brown, the past
week.
DR.. and Mrs. Hulburd spent the past week
with his brother, r. W. Hulburd, at Hyde
Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Smith of Richford were
the guests of her sister, Mrs. Hiram Mann,
last week
Mrs. L. Fl. Brown of Morrisvilc and two
daughters of Kirk Brown of Lawrence, Mass. ,
were the guests of Capt. McFa rland the past
week
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10

SUNDAY FAIR A FAILURE.-Judge
STEMS Injunction being still in force
the Worlds Fair was opened again
last Sunday. 1t cost tho Exposition
company at least $4,000 to obey
the Injunction, estimating from the
small crowd that attended. The at
tendance was smaller than the Sun
day before. Perhaps 50 per cent. of
tho exhibition requiring the presence
of al tendants were closed. Most of
the restaurants were also shut. In
fact, concessionaires in general, ex-
cept those in Midway Plaisance, pre-
ferred to close up rather than oper-
ate at a loss. The loss on Sunday
opening is almost half as great as
the profit of u week day fair.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10

CRUSHED BY WATER. - The great
reservoir in the east promenade of
the city of Portland, Maine, burst
Sunday morning, letting loose it's
20,O00,O00 gallons of water. The
immense mass of water dashed with
mighty force upon two houses occu-
pied by the families of Michael Lap
pin and Dennis M. Conley. The build
ings were crushed as if they had been
cardboard and four persons persisted.
They were Mrs. Dennis M. Conley,
Agnes Conley aged II, Minnie Conley
aged Is, and James Mosley aged 10.
The reservoir is situated on high
land at the eastern end of the city.
The land slopes from the reservoir
rapidly to the waters of the bay. The
two houses destroyed were situated
almost directly under the immense
walls of the reservoir, with their
stables and outbuildings. Lappin's
house stood but a foot from the
reservoir fence, the wall looming up
fifty feet above his dooryard. He is
an iron moulder and lived there with
his wife, five children and an adopted
son, James Mosley. In the next
house lived Dennis Conley, wife and
two daughters, Agnes and Mamie,
and his son James, with the latter's
wife. In the barn was a pet dog and
horse. Dennis Conley is watch
man and was not at home when the
reservoir broke. The tragedy was
over in fifteen minutes. The street
and public grounds were torn up for
a width of 70 to 100 feet all the way
to the sea. The damage will be from
100000 to $4,000.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10

HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
The exhibition of the Vermont Horse
Breeders Association, an annual
event looked forward to by all lovers
of the horse in Vermont, is to be held
al Billings park, White River juno
ton, Aug. 29-31. From the present
outlook it is bound to be the most
successful meeting the association
has ever held. The best horses in the
state are already booked to compete
for the $4,000 offered in stakes,
purses and premiums. Final pay
ment in stakes, purses and entries to
premium classes close Aug. 10. Rail
roads will run extra trains at excur-
sion rates. Horses entered will be
transported for freight one way.
Entry blanks may be obtained of the
Secretary at Brandon.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10

A Loss TO VERMONT DAIRY INTER
EsTs.-The Jersey COW, "Garella,"
which was taken to the Worlds Fair
a few weeks ago to compete for dairy
honors, is dead. She was the pride
of the Billings herd of Woodstock !;
indeed, the pride of Vermont, for she
had no peer in the state, perhaps
not in the country. After reaching
Chicago she dropped bull calf, and
subsequently milk fever developed,
from the effects of which she died.
Garella was entered in four classes,
and there was a reasonable expecta-
ton that she would have been a
prize winner in all, and the best in
classes where she stood on her in
dividual merit alone. Her loss, espe-
cially now, is a great one to the Bill
lings herd, to the dairy tests of the
Worlds Fair, and to the prestige OF
Vermont in dairy matters.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10

WITHDRAWAL OF INSURANCE COM
PANIEs.-The fact that several insur-
ance companies have withdrawn from
Vermont, and that others are con-
tempIating such move, has caused
some criticism of their officers. In
1891 the premiums paid in Vermont
amounted to STA ,437; losses, 1922
$50; per cent. of losses to premiums,
11O.7. In 1892 the premiums were
$532,101 losses, $416,49S; per
cent. of losses to premiums, 1873.
Insurance companies are not philan-
thropists, but do business for the
money there is in it, and when the
balance is against them they natur-
ally cry enough. "-Brattleboro Phe-
nix.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-10

NUMBER OF PENSIONS SUSPENDED
The total number of pensioners
under the act of June 81, 1890, who
have been notified since the incoming
of the present administration that
the payment of their pensions has
been suspended is approximately
$3.50. The whole number of pen
sions granted under this act is &c.,
900. OF this number 10000 were to
widows, minors and dependent rela-
tives, leaving 100000 to be investi-
gaJed. Up to this time about 35 per
cent. of the number paid to the sol
diers themselves are being suspended,
pending the receipt of satisfactory
proof of inability to perform manual
labor. 1t is stated at the pension
office that in none of these cases is
fraud charged, the suspension being
based upon an error of the pension
Office in constituting the law.