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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
Settled FOR $3.50.

The special term OF court for this
week was OF short duration. In fact.
court did not formally convene at all.
The special session was called for the
purpose of trying the $l0,0 damage
suit of Belle Proctor against the city
of Platteville. After the parties to
the case had met. the jury had been
called together, fifty witnesses had
beeh brought together and other ex-
penses had incurred aggregating sew
eral hundred dollars the case was set
tied by agreement of ettornevs. with
out trial Belle Proctor is to receive
S225o and each party pay their own
costs and expenses.
The history of the case is briefly as
follows: In October, 1894, Miss Belle
Proctor of Darlington was a student
in the Platteville normal. On the
10th she stepped into hole that had
been dug to receive an electric light
pole and carelessly left uncovered by
the workmen. 1t was about two feet
across and five feet deep. Her injury
was not thought to be serious at the
time. She remained in Platteville for
few days attempting to do school
work part of the time. Then she
went home. An examination showed
slight fracture of one of the bones
of the leg near the ankle. After two
or three weeks she returned to school
again but only for few days. Her
nervous condition was such as to pre-
clude the possibility OF profitable
study and after short stay at Platte
vile she returned home again. She
has never been well since and is in a
very serious condition now. She has
to be carried from place to place, and
by unusual excitement is thrown into
highly dangerous nervous state.
Her trouble is chiefly spinal and is
what is sometimes called railroad
back" 1t was claimed by her attor-
neys that the disease was the direct
result of the strain and shock from
falling into the electric light pole hole.
Miss Proctor ; advisers would not
/ have agreed to the terms of the set
| Element had it not been on the advice
of physicians the worry and excite
ment of trial would affect her inlur-
iously if not fatally
Though the case was brought pri-
marially against the city of Platteville
the electric light company was the
real defendant and will have to pay
the damages.
The attorneys for Miss Proctor were
d. j. Gardner of Platteyille and Os-
borne and Orion of Darlington; for
the electric light company, Cleary
and Cleary of Platteville and Burr w.
Jones OF Madison: for the city of
Piatteville. b. F. Huntington and w.
| Fl Roche
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
Stole OyerCodts fit Fennin.0re.

Two young men came to Fenni-
more from Lancaster on Sunday.
Having no visible means of support
they were lodged in the calaboose
Sunday night and liberated Monday
morning. Monday at noon a boy
named Guy Rogers was skating on a
little pond beside the road near Hmm s
store and he saw the two men pass
along the sidewalk and each take a
new overeoat from the display racks
standing in front Of the store He
gave the alarm and Joe Rogers and
Mel Shearer went after them in a
buggy. Four miles down the Narrow
Gauge track they caught the thieves
and brought them back to Fennimore.
Tuesday morning they were brought
before Justice Weaver who ordered
them locked in the county jail for 80
days. When captured they had on
the stolen oyercoats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
Broke Fl Fine Window.

Geo. a. Dyer Lad 4 little accident
ne other day that will cost him s45.
He had sold a road of wood u Gibbs
4 @ jlev and was putting q into the
basement below when tiek acci-
IDENTIFY slipped from II. han7 and
struck the tine plate glass window d
Weber Bros ieWelrY store The cost
of 4 new window will take the profit
of u 4 good many cords If wood 1t
the prices Il now brings
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
Father Francis soyIeski MuSteriouslu Lost

The following from the Chicago
Times Herald will be Of interest to
our readers Father Sovieski is the
man who attracted 80 much attention
by his lectures on a. 2. Assn in this
city last winter.
The dispatch is dated Dec 8, and
was sent from Crown Point. Indiana:
"Rev. Father Francis Sovieski. a
well known minister in most every
city and village in the central states,
Is missing and ii i feared by friends
that he is III the hand. OF enemies.
Three weeks ago he left for Chicago
to fill an engagement about forty miles
from there. and since then Ills wife.
who has been living here for some
time. has been unable 70 locate him
Soyieski was at one time / priest but
d few years ago, through some tron-
BE By left tic Roman Catholic church
and became 1 Baptist. and ever since
has Travelled over the central states rs
a reFivalist d their interest Mrs,
Soyeiski thinks that lie never get emit
Iot Chicago where he W. 10 change
cars
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17

Mr.. Iardcash latter an eiopement
from rural summer resort)-My dear.
you told me the night proposed that
your father had retired from business:
but | now learn he is a peanut vender.
She-No, l didn't anything of the
sort. You remarked about half-past
ten O'Clock at night that you supposed
my father was in the city immersed in
business. and | said he had retired, He
always goes to bed at tenn. Y. Week
Nv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
looking for n.

An Irishman once worked all day on
the promise of getting glass of grog
AT night the employer brought out the
grog to him and the Irishman tasted it
and said:
(which did you put in first = the
whisky or the water?"
Oh said the employer, "the whis-
ky"
''Um-hum," unused the Trishman:
"well, maybe II come to it by and by"
Household Words.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
He was Born So.

Miss Elderly, ! never tasted any
thing superior to this wine" said
Chnmpley, enthusiastically
Papa says it was put in the cellar
when | was only little fodder"
I'll wager that It's the oldest ia the
eli. - Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
snmethinc ofn strnin.

so sou do not think minister
ought TO ride bicycle?"
NO; ! didn't say that at all. But /
do think he ought not to tackle it I'M
less he is sure his religion can stand the
strain Of learning" indianapolis
JouruaI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17

IIighwayman- Your money or your
lifei
Struggling Money have
none. but if you win tell me some of
your adventures, viii write them and
DIVIDE the profits with Yon.-Tit-Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
A RenineIer.

Col Carter, OF Kentucky, is re-
markably well-preserved old gentle
man. said one voting woman.
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne; "he re-
minds me OF branded peach."-
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
ON fhe Asnen,Iant.

Millbrook-Is it true that that High
fly girl has actually married DOM
inie?
Max-Yes. She has gone herself one
better.
AUTHORIZATIONS so?
Max-She was woman with past.
and now she Is a woman with pastor.
Town Topics.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
story Omclallv Denied.
win STAY IN IRE Eield-

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 11.-The ma
tional executive committee Of the ma
tional democratic party held its fIst
meeting here since the election and de-
ciaea to hold the organization intact as
j stands and 70 make III effort to ex-
tend It into states where it had ito foot
iH.- Ill Tie Iast eampaign.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17

Little Ethel-Your sister is engaged.
isn't she?
Playmate-Who says so?
Little Ethel-Nobody.
Playmate--Then how do you know
Little Ethel-When the postman
rings she goes TO the door herself
Good Words.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
Old Mother Rlnnmera.

Old Mother Boomers
Kept boarders and roomers,
And on each one she made good deal;
She saved up her cash,
Made her boarders eat hash,
And now she is riding a wheel.
N. Y, Truth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
In thn Same Iinaf.

Il never knew it to be 50 dull. |
haven't done a soul in week, said the
green-goods man.
Neither have l." replied The cobbler,
who stood near by.--Yonlsers States
MN
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17
Couldn.t Resist.

Poor Lots wife turned 10 salt. alasi
Her fate was most unkind;
No doubt she only wished to see
How hung her skirt behind
kansas City World
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17

MIR. Skinner-Spare me, as have
wife and six children at home to feed. a
Cannibal-Say, you wouldn't make \
much of meal for such large family.
j guess they'll not miss you.--N. Y.
Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-17

The fire was continued until every
man was killed save DR.. Zertucha, who,
the Cubans say, is traitor. The bodies
Of Maceo and young Gomez were then
tied TO the tails of the soldiers horses
and dragged over the field SO as to dis
figure them, as the spaniards did not
wish to have them discovered and iden-
fifiel ~ 4ir.St
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-04
Things to Think About.

If the American farmer will con-
slider the matter calmly and without
prejudice, he will become conscious
of three truths. First, that tariff
levied for "protection' must increase
the price of everything he buys, be-
cause the production of such things
can be. and has been, limited by the
trusts and combinations which have
monopolized their manufacture.
Second, that it can add nothing to
the price of what he sells, because it
is not within the power of any COM
bination of farmers to limit agricul-
tuial production, and the price of the
surplus must necessarily regulate the
price of all. Third. that the only
possible outlet for this surplus is to
be found in foreign markets, and a
protective tariff hindcrs its sale in
those markets, because, in order to
be protective 1t must forbid the ac-
ccptancc of the only things that for
cigners have to give in exchange.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-04
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Dept. Commander Cannon has
issued orders making the date of the
annual cncampmcnt of the g. "A. X.
at Rutland Tuesday and Wednesday,
Feb. II and IL. COMMANDMENTS
chief Walker will he in Vermont
Feb. IL.
Eddie Curricr, aged II, of West
Derby, was drowned in the lake
near Newport one day 'last week.
Walter E. Libbey was accidental
ly killed Sunday about four miles
from Newport. With his brother
and two others he started on a fox
hunt and, while crossing field,
slipped upon some ice. His gun
struck the ground and was dis
charged, the contents entering his
lett side, causing almost instant
death.
In the County court at Bennington
Saturday, after session of 26 days
on the divorce case of Della Lindley
against A. Lindley for adultery, the
plaintiff was allowed bill.
The severest storm of rain, hail
and wind in many years passed over
Windham county last week Thurs
day night. Highways were filled
with trees and all sorts of debris.
Buildings were moved from founda-
tons, chlmneys blown off and trees
uprooted. Two or three barns were
blown down in or near Brattleboro.
Great damage was done to high
ways.
A sale of that portion of the Cana
dian Pacific railroad lying between
Newport and Richtord to the Boston
and Maine railway has been accom-
plished. 1t is SAID that the Boston
and Maine railway will move its
shops and offices from Newport to
Richford. This will give the town
quite a boom.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Albce OF
Springfield have just celebrated
their golden wedding. Mr.. Al
bee is we'll known throughout the
state and has been Il member of the
Windsor county bar So years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-04
ProctorsvII1G.

ProctorsvIIie.
Mrs. kenworthy of Amselen is
visiting at II. S. Wilson's.
Carrie Chase has returned from
Vermont Academy.
Walter L. Spaulding of SPRING
field, Mass, is at his fathers, Rufus
Spaulding's.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Warren of
Ludlow, S. c. Warren and Miss
Edna F. johnson of Rutland, were
at F. G. Warren's recently.
Miss Lou Pierce, teacher in Dist.
No. 5, is spending the holidays at
her home in Walllngtord.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Wheeler are
at Taftsvi!le for few days.
On returning to school last Friday
morning, your correspondent was
surprised to find that the old church
at Plymouth Kingdom had been
blown down by the severe storm of
the previous night. For nearly a
century it had stood, the pride of the
old-time settler, but of later years
children's joyous laughter echoed
from its bare walls, in this their
favorite play ground.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-04
Spirit Of tI)e age,
Woodstock. w., Ian. a, 1896.
BY EDWARD c. DANA.
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vance. Every effort will be made
to improve The Age, which will re-
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and no pains will be spared to make
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paper. During the coming presi-
dental campaign The Age will have
complete reports of the doings of the
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field will be thoroughly covered.
Remember that a subscription
(pricc r.oo) carries you through
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The Age calls attention to some OF
its points Of superiority. 1t con,
tains the most interesting local page,
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Subscribe for The Age now. The
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-04
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. j.
Gunderman, of Dimondale, Mich,
we are permitted to make this ex-
tract: 81 have no hesitation in
recommending DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, as the results were almost
marvellous in the case of my wife.
While I was pastor of the Baptist
Church at Rives Junction she was
brought down with Pneumonia sue
ceeding LA Grippe. Terrible par
oxysms of coughing would last hours
with little interruption and it seemed
as if she could not survive them. a
friend recommended DR.. Kings
New Discovery; it was quick in its
work and highly satisfactory in re-
Suits" Trial bottles free at A. b.
Morgan's Drug Store. Regular size
soc. and 81. 90.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-04

The Republican leaders must feel
very secure in their position and place
a great deal of reliance on the credit
lily of the people in beginning their
tariff reform by increasing, or at
tempting to increase, the price OF
warm clothing and various neccssi-
ties of life, which is just the object
of the Dingley tariff bill. The pro-
posed increase places tax OF about
go per cent. on imported woolens,
and increases the cost of material
from which we make wooden goods
by more than ~ per cent. "This,
says the Boston Post, sis an auda-
cious position for the Republican
party to take. 1t is more audacious
to declare, as they do, that this is
only beginning-the proposed tax
is limited in its operation to a period
of about two years and a half-and
that as soon as they get full control
of the government they will put the
extra price up by 70 per cent" 1t
must be something of reliet to a
great many citizens, even those not
heretofore very strong adhcrents of
the President, to learn that this
measure cannot become a law for IA
year or two.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-04
$I.oo a year!
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.

Court passed sentence on Eli Bour-
don on Friday last, imposing upon
him in each case three months i'm
prisonment in the house of correc-
ton at Rutland.
State VS.. John w. Armstrong:
This was an indictment for assault
and battery upon one Slack, charged
to have been committed in October
last in the town of Norwich. 1t was
not disputed that there was an affray
between the two men on the day in
question, nor that respondent struck
Slack. The only question involved
was the character OF the affray. The
respondent insisted that he was not
at fault, for that Slack first attacked
him, and that he did nothing more
than he considered was necessary to
defend himself from Stacks attack.
The testimony of the State tended
to show that the respondent was the
attacking party and the one at fault.
The parties got into a wrangle and
swore at each other and finally came
to blows. The state witness swore
that respondent attacked him with a
piece of fence rail, which was shown
in court. This the respondent de-
MED, and he sworc that Slack first
got hold of the fence rail and that he
(respondenD wrested it from Slack.
The respondent was represented
by w. B. c. Stickney and VIM. G.
Johnson. States Attorney Enright
prosecuted.
The jury returned verdict of
''guilty." Later the matter of SEN
tence came up and the court ordered
that respondent pay a fine of $Ioo
and costs of prosecution.
The next case taken up was that
of State VS.. Green. This respond
cnt was indicted under the statute
against open and gross lewdness.
The main cause for the respondents
trouble was that he had been drink
ing and was intoxicated at the time.
But the law in this State is that vol
untaiy drunkenness is no excuse for
crime.
The jury found the respondent
guilty and he was sentenced to two
and a half years in the Rutland
workhOuse.
State VS.. Albert d. Franklin: This
prisoner was charged with stealing
$I3 and wallet, alleged to be the
property of Frank Pinney. The lat
ter testified that on the I4th of Octo-
Der last helhad in his trouserslpocket
a wallet containing a $40 bill. a S.
bill and Il dollar in silver pieces.
Early in the morning of the 18TH of
October he missed the money from
his pocket.
Inasmuch as the respondent had
occupied the room with him. Pinney
naturally suspected the respondent as
the taker of his money. n day or
two after the loss of the money re-
spondent asked Hazen to settle up
with him. which was done. Hazen
paid him about S., deducting certain
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-04
EelChNlll0.

While Z. X. Hewlett, proprietor
of the stage line between this place
and Woodstock, was on his way
home a few days ago, the hind axle
of the stage broke down near Geo.
Wilson's, on Reading hill. Mr..
Wilson brought passengers and mail
to this village.
A Happy New Year to all con-
nected with the Age, and its readers.
News was received the first of
this week of the death of Mr.. and
Mrs. O. c. Sawycr's infant son at
Sharon.
Mrs. Bisbee is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Morse.
The Ladies' Society meets with
Mrs. Z. L. Cross this week.
Rev. Mr.. Reifsnyder, who has oc-
cupied the desk at the .Universalist
Church for the last two Sahbaths.
has returned to Tufts College.
n. E. Sawyer and Miss Lucrctia
Sawyer are in Sharon.
l.. G. Coolidge is very low and
no hopes are entertained of his re-
covery.
Joseph Pratt of Ludlow visited his
daughter. Mrs. John Giddngs. re-
Gently.
Mrs. Mack and daughter of Proc
torsville spent a few days last week
at D. S. Hammond's.
Mrs. Chas. Brown of Pomfrct re-
Gently visited her father. d. p. Gates.
The b. K. &. meets Saturday
evening this week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-04

Robert Buldette's version of the
much-discussed Monroe doctrine,
written some years ago. is timely
and worth reprinting:
Bidwell L. Stevens writes from
North Vernon, Indiana: "What is
the Monroe doctrine" The Mon
roe Doctrine, Bldwell, simply and ex-
plicitlv declares that no foreign ma
ton shall come over here and slide
down oul cellar door; that England
and France shall not hang on our
front gate to do their counting; that
they can't bring over their own syrup
pots aud elder spouts and make
sugar in our maple grove; that Ger
many and Austria can't spot no bee
tree in our woods; that Italy can't
cut her frewood out OF our hedge
rows; that Russia can't spank her
neighbours children with our butter
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-04
A SECTARlAN MULE.
This Mountain Animal Had Prcjutliocs In
the Matter OF Sects.

This Mountain Animal Had Prrjudecs In
the Matter OF Sects.
As logged along tho sandy banks
of the Poor fork of tho Cumberland
river, letting my horse tako its own
head, caught up with the noun
taineer on n mule, also taking his
time. Good morning, says l. Its
q fine morning for riding"
Mighty, says he, "ef y'ain't rid.
in Il mule.
II don't know about that: some
of the pleasantest rides 1'vo had in
The mountains have been mule.
back
THAT'S case yer didn't have ter
ride one only when yer wanted ter.
Eff yer do it frum needcessity, it's
different.
THAT one you're on seems to be
a pretty good one"
Bout ez good ez mule ever gifts
ter be, reckon" he said in tone
indicating his lack of faith in the
mule.
whats the matter with him?"
Hes got his notions"
"What are they? Notions to kick
the top rail off the fence?"
No; he amt much Nv kicker;
he kinder pears ter have satisfied
sort NV mind an takes things pref
ty much ez they come"
"Then what ais him?"
well, want ter git over on 10Th
or side NV the fork, an I can't till
I git up here about two miles whar
tllur's a boat so s kin ride over in
that. -"
"Why don't you ride him over?"
"That's what I don't like about
him"
"Why?"
Hes Baptis' mule an I'm a
Meth dis"
This was a poser and quite beyond
my scope of comprehension. had
heard of religious prejudices, but
they had never gone so far as to af-
feet any other animal than man.
you will have to explain that
point says I. cts too far over
for NO."
We'll, it's this away" he said,
with short laugh. Eyer sec, I got
this critter from Baptis' preacher
that had raised him from colt, an
had rid him fer seven ye'rs on Cir.
cult, an wouldn t parted with him
fer no price, only he wuz goin ter Miz-
zoury an couldn't take the mule
along. He was a power ter work, an
the preacher used ter help out his
wa ,es lettin the mule ter people
when he wuzn't ridin him. That's
how 1 como ter git him. Well, the
preacher never said nothin, an I
/ never axed nothin, an tho fust Sum-
day after I got him I rid off ter the
Meth dis meetin, never thinkin
nothin. About a mile from tho meet.
in house l had Ter ford the fork, an
the water wuz purity deep that morn
in, but tho mule knowed the way,
an l jis' let him have his head. An,
by gum, he done it, fer when he
got ter the deepest place he stopped
squar' in the crick, tucked his head,
h'isted his heels an sent me kitin
over his years inter the water whar
it wuz four feet deep eff it WIZ q
inch, an soused me clean outen
sight"
"Did he run away?" I asked as
the mountaineer paused a moment
to think over it.
Mary a run" he said. "When I
come up, sneezin an a-snortin, he
wuz waitin thar fer mo ez quiet ez
yer gran nanny, an I got Oh an rid
out. Yer seo," he concluded, 1.-THE
dern mule knowed I wuz Meth
dis, an ez he wuz Baptis', born an
raised. he jis' run his doctrine onter
me an soused mo all over when he
had the chance. He's too good a
mule ter kill, an Of he ever does that
agin I'll kill him shore. Sos not
ter give him no temptation, I never
try no more fordin with him. -
Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-04
Grout the Farmers Candidate :?

Is it possible that Grout intends to
pose as the farmers candidate: That
might be shrewd move, as tending
to remove the suspicion that he is Il
machine candidate, but it would not
augur much for his success. Farm
crs' candidates amount to but little
in the conventions. Grout is proud
of his success rs a raiser of good
, crops and fine stock, and might pose
with some effect as the representa-
tive of the agrlculturists.-[A Argus
and Patriot.