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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01
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halter, which may be left at Mum
sons. 1t was lost on the grounds.
Col. Sprague, Capt. Griswold and
&. E. Bloss ON attended the fair. The
former was especially interested in
the horse trot, the Captain thorough
ly inspected the balloon, and Mr..
Blossom gave good attention to the
railroad facilities, which were 0. K.
Eagle Eye, the Indian, who exhibit
ed the stuffed calf, took in considerable
cash. He claims to be doing that
sort of thing to secure agricultural
implements, etc., to take back home
to New Mexico. He speaks English,
Spanish, Sioux, Usage and Ononda-
ga, Indian languages, carries a big
knife, wears his hair a Ia foot bali,
and is no doubt Jim Dandy.
Wednesday probably saw more
DRINKS, semi-drunks and more than
drunk, upon the grounds than has
ever been seen there within the given
length of time. P. S. ScriDner OF
WOlcOtt, better known as Serb"
as an officer, cannot be jollied much
by the crowd. George Town our
sprightly deputy, had been on the
sick list, but it was noticed in captur-
ing Milo Scribner of Johnson, George
gave him mark or two. Sheriff
Stevens had a right down scratch
and claw encounter with that model
young reprobate, Earnest Allen. Jo-
mas had to have d new shirt, but be
got his man just the same.
dist Of premiums awarded on page 81
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

Annual Report of LamOille County Union.
The annual report of the Lamoille
County Union, which is made up of
the various Christian Endeavor socie-
ties in this county, is not only very
interesting paper, but shows such
a remarkable growth of that grand
body that we give it herewith
At the annual Christian Endeavor
convention held at Burlington in Sep
TENDER, 1895, the Secretary of the
Lamoille Union reported 13 societies
in the Union, and expressed the wish
that for the happiness of those who
were superstitiOus the number might
soon be fourteen. Our desire was
realized sooner than we dared hope
when Sept. 20, 1895, the 18th society
was organized in Stowe and given the
name of "West Branch"
These IA societies are located in
eight of the ten towns of our county.
May Christian Endeavor soon occupy
the remaining two towns for Christ
and His church.
The total membership the Senior
societies is $50, an increase over last
year of more than 20 per cent.
Thirty conversions are reported
among the Associate members since
Sept. '95, and % members have been
added to our churches from the socie
ties. There are seven Junior societies
in the county, and the children put tc
shame the Seniors in their enthusiasm
for the work. From our societies
$1OJ have gone to the different de
nominational mission boards. Some
societies have also contributed large
ly towards the home expenses of theil
own churches.
The semi-annual meetings of the
Union have been well attended, anC
no pains have been spared to make
the programmes practical and inspir
ing. The zeal and courage of some
of our members are shown by theil
driving through the SHOWS of winte
or heat of summer distances of from
10 to 20 miles to attend these meet
ings. The Union was represented al
the Washing ton convention.
Aside from numbers some of the
practical results of the Christian En-
deavor in Lamoille county are;
greater and increasing spirit of love
for our own church closer bond o
union betN cen the Sunday School anC
the Society; an increased attendance
on the part of the young people upor
all regular church services and a class
of young people who are steadily be
coming more effective helpers to thei
pastors.
May the tie that binds our hearts il
Christian Endeavor be divinely bIes
and the coming year see greater thing
attempted for God, larger Things ex
pected from God.
H. LIZZIE PEARL, Sec'y.
Johnson, Vt. Sept. IT, 1896.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01
The Normal Schools.

The State Normal School Commits
sion's recommendation that they be
abolished is untimely and ill-advised.
Is it simply bid for popularity? Do
they think that Vermont can afford
at this day to lower her educational
standard ?-Woodstock Age.
We should not be in favor of doing
away with the normal schools by
any means, but would rather see
their number and facilities increased
so as to be able to supply the entire
state with teachers, whose gradua
ton from one of these schools should
constitute a qualification to teach
without any further examination
Burlington Earth.
While the committee which investi
gated the matter are unanimous il
the opinion that the results do not
Justify the expenditure, there is 6
wide difference in opinion among
others, as is evidenced by the com
ments of the state press. The matter
will come up at the next Legislature
and will no doubt be decided right
While there are many ways in which
the state expenses can be curtailAd
it is doubtful whether the abolition
of the state normal school system
would be for the best. Appropria
tions for educational purposes SHOULD
be the last to suffer.-Enosburg Falll
| Standard
The people of the state, especially
those Interested in educational work
will antagonize any effort to abolish
the schools if they think these insti
tutions are up to-date. 1t is because
the number-three-is altogether dis
propoItionate to the population anC
needs of the state, and furthermor,
because the work accomplished il
them is unsa tisfactory in its natur,
that the aboishiDg of the system il
recommended. We have no doub
that when the subject comes befor,
the Legislature provision will be mad
for establishing one really effectiv
normal and training school, Whit
River Junction Landmark.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

The Democracy are certainly hav-
ing a hard time of it this fall. YER
mont and Maine gave the Popocratic
movement an awful black eye. Then
the New York Popocrats held a con-
vention and thought it would be all
right to nominate Mayor Thatcher
of Albany for Governor. Now Thatch-
er had previously pronounced for
gold, but the nomination looked so
nice to him that he said that, while
he could not endorse the Chicago
platform in full, he would support
Bryan. This didn't suit the Popo-
Gratis, and Notwithstanding Hills
earnest pleading for his friend
Thatcher, the opposition was so great
that Thatcher has declined to stand
The straight-out Democrats have
nominated sound money ticket
and this with the general Democratic
rupture in the Empire state, makes
that state dead sure for Mckinley by
from 100000 to 100000.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

Queen Victoria has reigned longer
than any other British monarch,
She assembled the throne June 20,
1873, at the age of eighteen years,
The longest previous reign had been
that Of her grandfather, George ILL.,
who was king for fifty nine years.
three months and four days. But
the last nine years of his life we're
rlouded by insanity, and the royal
functions were manly exercised by
the prime regent.
Some of the English sovereigns
whose reign have exceeded thirty
wears are:
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

clan Maclaren" has arrived in this
country. The best part of Ian Mac
laren, the work of his brain and heart,
has been in this country for years.
Rev. John r. Watson, a Liverpool
preacher, has made his nom de plume
a part of the literature of common
life. BESIDE the Bonnie Brier Bush
is a testimonial to the wealth of pa.
thos and humor, of faith and hope,
that lie in the everyday homes OF
every race and that wait for nothing
but the open eye and the hallowing
heart. The fact that the distinguish.
ed author is to lecture at Burlington
will be hailed with delight by many.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

Neurotic Oil is natures great rem
edy. 1t has no equal for external
use in cases Of scald, burn, irost-bite,
chilblain, erysipelas, bruises, tooth
ache, pain in the side, head, back or
loins, sciatica, lumbago, rheumatic
govt, rheumatic or neuralgia pains
in the joints or limbs. 1t can be
bought at any drug store.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

ToBACCo-The steady consump-
ton and expectation of tobacco is
likely soon to increase the demand
on the old crops held by the grow
ers. The past favorable season has
produced a large growth that is be-
lieved to be of extra quality. The
next Congress is expected to give i'm
portant help through a revision of
the tariff, but the markets are SO
loaded with imported and domestic
goods and products of all kinds that
boom in any specialline can hardly
be predicted.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01
THE SPEAKERSHIP.

The speakership question becomes
more interesting as the time for the
meeting of the Legislature draws
near. On every hand we hear good
words for Lamoille county's candi-
date. Mr.. Powers is a strong man,
eminentIy well fitted for the place,
and is decidedly the young mems
candidate. He represents the active
young men of the party-the men
who not only vote but work for the
success of their party-and it will be
exceedingly gratifying to them to
see him chosen Speaker The White
River Junction Landmark says of
him -
With no intention of disparaging
the ability of other candidates for
the speakership of the house, we be.
leve that George M. Powers of Nor
risville is the candidate, who, il
elected, will make an ideal speaker.
Through tact, SOUND sense and fideli-
ty to duty he worked his way up
from the position of a page to the
clerkship of the senate. By large
majority his town elected him, at the
last election, representative to the
legislature. He is well equipped every
way for the speakership. Besides,
be is young man, and not chronic
office seeker. We cordially endorse
his nomination and hope to see him
| elected"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

FIVE STATE CONVENTIONS. - The
Democracy of Massachusetts split
into five fragments Saturday last. In
the afternoon five meetings were in
session. One was inside Music hall.
one outside in Hamilton place, a
third in Fanueil hall, a fourth in Wes-
leyan hall, where the Populistic wing
convened; the fifth in Bosworth
place, where the gold section decided
on state ticket. Four meetings de-
clared for George Fred Williams for
Governor, so that as result of all
the discussion the Dedham silverite
must be declared a winner, best
four in five. The gold Democrats
nominated Frederick o. Prince of
Boston for Governor.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

The legislature can show its SINGER
ity in retrenchment at the very be-
ginning of the session by refusing to
vote each member two newspapers.
Read the newspapers, but not at the
expense of the state.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

By the queens request celebration
of the event will be deferred until she
completes next June sixty years of her
reign. If this goal be safely reached
there will probably be another jubiiee
rivaling that OF her fiftieth year on
the throne.
To prevent the salt from caking in damp
weather, mix little cornstarch with it.
A little -four dredged over the top of %
cake will prevent the iceing from running.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

One of the significant features of
the Maine election was the persistent
way in which the industrial cities
voted the Republican ticket. Every
factory townincreasedits Republican
majority.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

The destruction by fire of the main
building of Mt. Holyoke Seminary
causes no greater regret anywhere
than here in Vermont. All through
the state are many alumn@ of this
famous institution founded by Mary
Lyon.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

If your children are subject to Group, watch
for the first symptoms of the disease--hoarse-
ness. II Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
given as soon as the child becomes hoarse it
will prevent the attack. Even after the croupy
cough has appeared the attack can always be
prevented by giving this remedy. Ii is also
invaluable for colds and whooping cough.
For sale by IT, J. Dwinell, Worthwhile; G. b.
Foss, Hy de Park; DIR. r. 7. Hubbell, VOL.
colt.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

Candidate Bryan has been travel
ing about the New England states
the past week, addressing large
crowds, who we believe gather merely
out of curiosity to see "the boy ora
tor of the Platte" 1t is his first
visit to New England, and when in
the ides of November he finds him
self alone in his western home and
has plenty of time for meditation
and reflection, we do not believe he
will recall a better lot of, people
common, everyday people-than he
found on his trip in the east. While
he visited all the other New England
states, he gave Vermont, the best
state of all, the cold shoulder. The
September election evidently con-
vinced him that it would be lost la
Dor to try any missionary work
among the Green Mountains and so
he very wisely saved his time and
breath and went another direction.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

A subscriber from Minnesota in re-
hitting his subscription, adds, Min
nesota is o. k. for Mckinley. 1t is
growing stronger for the gold stand
ard daily and will roll up Republi-
can majority of from 10000 to
40 600
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

A thousand ex.Confederate soldiers
are to visit Mckinley. The great
question of sound money knows no
bounds, it's advocates come from all
sections of the great nation, and in
November they will strike hands for
good government, honest money and
protection.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

Gated families makes their behavior
all the more contemplate. Yale has
the reputation of turning out gentle
men and we do not believe these ill
hammered fellows are true representa-
tives of that noted college.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

We sincerely deprecate the action
of a number of the Yale students in
hooting at Mr.. Bryan while he was
speaking at New Haven last week.
The speaker may have irritated them
by untimely remarks, yet their yelling
in derision was decidedly ill-manner-
ed and ungentlemanly. The fact that
they were college boys and from edu-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

Eight Presidential tickets are now
in the field. They are Mckinley and
Hobart, Republican; Palmer and
Buckner, National Democratic; Bry-
an and Sewall, Demo-Populist; Bry-
aD and Watson, Populist; lowering
and johnson, Prohibition; Bently
and Southgate, hib-Populist, and
Mitchell and Mcguire, Socialist.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

We understand movement will be
made at the coming session of the
legislature to submit the question of
prohibition to the people, and let
them say by direct vote whether it
be continued or not. We are in favor
OF prohibition, and believe that the
people if given an opportunity would
vote for it's continuance, and we
therefore hope the opportunity will
be given. We believe it would create
a deeper interest and that an en-
phatic vote for prohibition would
mean a much better enforcement OF
the law. Let the people express
themselves, by all means.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

The Rutland Times says: "Wheel-
men are making systematic efforts to
secure the enactment of a law pro-
viding for the free transportation of
bicycles as baggage on all the rail-
roads in Vermont. The bill to be
presented to the general assembly
will be modelled after the New York
law, which recently went into effect.
We have no doubt that such a law
will be enacted, and it is quite proper
that it should be. The legislator
who opposes such a bill will receive
a pretty cool reception from his bicy,
Gle constituency.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

The legislature convpnes next week.
We hope it will heed the demand of
the people and cut off all unnecessary
expenditures in the way OF superfu-
Gus salaries, unnecessary committees,
etc. The state expenses are large,
and while every right,minded person
believes it is necessary to spend
money in order to carry on the state
affairs, yet on every hand there is a
demand that as far as practicable
there be a general cutting down OF
expenses. Avoid extravaganza APP
preparations, make few, if any, new
laws, give close attention to business
and come home early.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01
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Foll Goods now ready in our several
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

1t will be a source of supreme won
der in years to come that even a por-
tfon of the American people should
ever have been so mised as to want
to change stable, honest, 1OO-cent
dollars, good anywhere in the world
for their face, for the dishonored 3d.
cent shadows of a dollar, which only
fifth class nations use as a standard.
The bicycle and the trolley may in
a measure take the place of the horse,
but with even this competition the
faithful beast goes on to renown. At
an exhibition of speed in Portland,
Me-, last Thursday the famous PAGER,
John K. Gentry, brought the worlds
record down to 2:00R. 1t won't be
long before that fraction will drop of
and the integer be reached. Mans
inventions may come and 90, but the
horse will continue to surprise his
greatest admirers.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

for The second heat and was given
quite an ovation by the grand stand.
THE $50 CLASS
was sandwiched in with the previo us
race, and had siXNstarters, Captain
having the pole -Four attempts at
starting We're made Parker John
was hard pressed andAonce or twice
headed by Jennie NJ. but he did
honest straightforward work and
captured the race in three straight,
the SUMMARY follows:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

EARLY OF the morning of the Goth.
some tiend in human guise entered the
home of Alvin Stone. an aged, wealthy
and respected farmer living near the
village of Talmage, o., and with some
blunt instrument and aknife, brutally
murdered the aged couple in their
beds. Two daughters and the family
chores man were then attacked in their
beds and fatally beaten about the
head. A third daughter escaped by
hiding. The eldest daughter, after re-
ceiving fatal injuries, ran a quarter of
Il mile to a neighbor's and gave the
alarm.
ADIsPATCH from Havana. on the Goth.
gave details of the capture of Pinar
del Rio, the principal stronghold Of
the Spanish army in the western part
of the island of Cuba, on the 2sth,
after a desperate fight in which many
were killed on both sides. American
recruits recently landed from the Ber-
muda filibusteripg expedition with
their Calling and Hotchkiss guns.
turned the tide of battle in favor of the
insurgents.
DURING the burning of a hospital
adjoining the Gothic church st. Louvre.
at Lille. France, on the 18th, four of
the patients succumbed to fright and
died in their cots. Ten sappers, or
dered to save the medicines of the
hospital. drank a quantity of poison
mistaken for schnapps,a and four of them
died in great agony despite the efforts
of physicians.
Miss MARGARET RYAN, 60 years old,
was fatally injured by jumping from Il
window, and died ON her way to the
hospital. and one woman and two men
we're suffocated in the burning of a
three-story brick dwelling and store
in New York city on the 10Th.
GEN. BoCA, the principal leader
among the N~icaraguan revolutionistS.
has accepted the Offer of mediation
made by the peace commissioners APP
pointed by President Gutierrez of San
Salvador, and will meet the commits
sioners in La Paz at once.
\ SPECIAL cable dispatch from Mad
rid says: Minister Taylor is wor-
ried over the action taken by the
United States congress in regard to
Cuba. There is Il noteworthy revival
of the anti-American spirit in Spain"
WESTON. W. Va. was visited by a
confiagration. on the night of the
2Sth. in which property, comprising
the principal portion of the city and
valued at from four 10 six hundred
thousand dollars. was consumed.
A DISPATCH from Lima, on the 29th,
announced a severe earthq uake in
Chilli on the previous day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
He Was Nearly Mobbed.

Have you an American quarter or
nickel dated 1885? 1885 quarters are
worth S411.25 1885 nickels, S94.25."
The above is the way an advertisement read
in a st. Louis paper, also inviting people who
possessed such coins to call at a certain place
on Fourth street. Early the next forenoon the
sidewalk was thrOnged with people anxious to
get in, and when a boy appeared and opened
the door there was a great rush.
Did you advertise for 1885 quarters and
nickelS:' was asked by every one. The boy
said that he had put in All "ad.," stating that
1855 quarters were worth si71. %. and 1885 nick
els Si25. We'll. l have one" said a raw
boned young fellow on the outside who had
been fighting his way TO the front with indif-
ferent success
Then the young fellow explained that 1855
nickelS would amount to sa4.25, and that many
quarters to s47l.25 Then the crowd got
next" and it looked like the mob was going
to lynch the boy. but a policeman happening by
scattered them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
A BIG BLAZE.
Weston, W. Va, Visited by "a Half Million
Dollar Confiasration.

WESTON, W. Va, March 3O.-Fire,
which started in the Commercial hotel
here Saturday night, destroyed the
entire business portion of the town.
Among the buildings burned were
the Commercial and Central hotels;
post office, Kitson's block, Dawson
building, Giifin's -four mills, opera
house, Posts drug store and building,
Locks shoe house and residence adj
joining; O'Hara building and Overs
saloon.
The loss is variously estimated al
from four to six hundred thousand dol
lars, with insurance about - per cent.
The state asylum for the inslne was
at no time in serious danger. but the
unfortunate inmates who did not know
this were rendered frLlti: AMI the
scenes there dur ng the conhagration
were terrible.