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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06
CRUEL DAYS OF SLAVERY.
Ex-ConfedeFate's Story Of a. Wholse-
sale Whipping,

''In the days Of slavery" said an Old
soldier, '<tl1e worst trouble we used to
have WAS in keeping the negroes. At
home. You know in those days a ne
gro was not allowed to leave his mas
ters plantation without a written pass.
When. this rule was violated the
offender was liable te the most se2ere
punishment. This punishment was
administered with a long vship oan the
slaves bare back. Fifty lashes was
the. regulation punishment for a slaves
running away.
There is one incident that I Will
never forget. I was living near Pen
dletQn, IN this state, and tha slaves
around there were thick. Near the
village was Samuel Mavericks large
plantation. Maverick, BY the. way, was
the grandfather of the mayor-elect of
New York. late one afternoon I
heard that about 100 negroes had con-
gregated near Mr.. Mavericks in g
dense wool. to hold some kind of in
dignation meeting. Gatherings of the
kind in those days were not frequent,
from the fact that the slaves had some
idea of tine punishment that would &C
erue when they were discovered. In
the wood of which speak was a small
the negroes were to meet at the cabin.
my purpose was to get two men to
join me, surround the cabin, and whip
the slaves. Two friends willingly went
with me, and we arrived near the edge
of the wood about dark. Oar horses
were fastened In a clump Of bushes,
and we crept toward the cabin. All
the negoes were in the house. They
never took the precaution to place a
guard On duty, because they did not
believe they could ever be found. We
easily surrounded the house. One man
was sent to watch the lone window,
while the other and I went to the door.
"The negroes were having a high
old time. They were discussing a re-
cent whipping, when one of their
friends received a terrible fogging
from a hard taskmaster for a very
light offense. Just as the indignation
proceeding was at it's highest I showed
open the door and slipped In. My
friend followed to prevent any OF the
men escaping. Our presence had the
effect OF stampeding the entire bunch
of blacks. An angel could not have
surprised them more One big buck
danced up to me, but I gave him a
swing with a heavy stick and he fell
to the floor paralyzed. No other at
tempt was made to raise trouble.
81 told the crowd that I had to whip
every man. 1t caused storm, but the
men had to submit. While my friend
stood at the door with pistol, I took
the slaves out one at time and gave
each so lashes on the bare back The
woods echoed with the cries of pain,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06

ternatiOnal conference for naturaliza-
ton of the Newfoundland banks dur
ing the fishing season.
The powers of the old world are
much interested in the partition of
China. Nearly all Of them have made
seizures Of more or less importance
Even more important moves are ex-
Eected every hour.
Wednesday was GIadstone's SStb
birthday. He is spending the winter
al Cannes, in the south of France. He
hopes to be back at work at Hawarden
by the middle Of February. He re-
ceived the usual ngratulations.
At Port Au Prince a fire destroyed
500 houses, including a number of
warehouses, hotels, the church of st.
Joseph and the parsonage. About
5000 people were rendered homeless.
A lack Of water allowed the flames to
spread. After the fire there was an
earthquake lasting half minute and
causing slight cracks in the earth.
No accidents occurred, hut the popu-
lace is greatly alarmed.
Pope Leo XIII. has issued state
nent saying that he wishes the world
to thoroughly understand that the
Catholic church, OF which he is the
august head, disclaims all political
preferences, disapproves of the action
OF those clergy who place their spirit
ual influence at the service of the polit-
ical parties, and denounces all uncon-
tica parties, and denounces all uncon-
stitutional and Illegal attacks upon
duly constituted government.
The French, it is announced, have
occupied Olienne and Sembatigala. It
is believed this indicates that an ad-
vance against Chief Samory is immi-
T ent. Chief Samory is the West Afri-
can chieftan who for II years has been
the most dangerous antagonist Euro
reans have had to deal with. After 10
years guerilla warfare, he was driven
out Of the Soudon, but made swoop
upon the fertile region of Kong, a de-
tendency of the French ivory COM
pany. In August last his forces sur
prised and routed a. detachment of
French troops sent to occupy the terri
tory which, it is said, Samory had
offered to vacate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06

Miss May Ashwnrth, the typist, as
important position since March, 1895,
when she received. the appointment
from Herbert Gladstone, who was
then commissioner Of works.
use of her staff of assistants in ST.
Stephens hall, but so great has been
the demand for their services that for
the coming session an additional room
is to be set aside for this purpose.
Miss Ashworth seldom goes to the
house herself, the office being. con-
Quoted by one of her managers.
In addition to this work Miss Ash
worth has a large office in Victoria
street, where she conducts a. typeWrit-
ing school, and also has a large corps
OF assistants for the usual steno-
graphic and copying work. She has
Leen in business for ten, years, and
Ter offices have grown from two rooms
on top floor to an entire suite on the
first floor of the Victoria street man
Sion
Miss. AshWorth is a Womanly woman
in every respect and has decided opln-
ions on many topics Of interest to the
Ialr sex. Taking with her the other
cay about advice for girls she re-
marked: 1t. seems hardly necessary
10 give girls aQYIce DOW. They have
SO much confidence and energy that
uGey make a way TOR themselves
wherever they wish to go. No protes-
SION is closed to them that they ara
determined to enter. Our young
women are very independent and Well
able to take care Of themselves. One
great drawback to the success of
women is that they try to do a
Woman's work, and a mans too. In
addition to going out and doing
days work a woman wants to have a
social life, Or to keep house, or make
her own dresses, or something OF that
sort. When she takes up mans work
she must lay aside her Woman's work;
she can't burn the candle at both
ends and be safe. Men are very care
less about the comforts and rights Of
women workers. They make demands
On them that they would quickly re-
sent if made on themselves. II any
one is sick in the family the sister ia
expected to put her work aside if she
can and do the nursing, while the
brother fatty refuses because he must
go to work He can't sit up nights
watching by sick beds On account of
the next days work, but the sister
Is expected to, instead of getting a.
trained nurse. Then if a man has
sick wife or sick children, it is his
sister he sends for, and he feels very
much abused if she doesn't respond or
refuses on account Of her work. These
are the things women must guard
against, and take a firm stand In re-
fusing. When woman goes into the
world she can't be expected to attend
to the thousand and one things that
were her duty before.
''The advice to girls that 1 would
emphasize is: When you marry, don't,
under any but the most exceptional
circumstances, consent to work for
money or do any more than the duties
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06
LONGEST TUNNEL IN WORLD

The new Colorado tunnel VIII, when
completed, be by far the longest tun-
mel in the wcgld. 1t will connect Col
orado City with Sunol, and will be
twenty miles in length, with snbsi-
diary tunnels bringing the extreme
length to fifty miles. The tunnel
proper passes under Pixies peak at a
depth Of 1000 feet, and will through
out it's, course maintain an average
depth of nearly 1900 feet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06
FOREIGN.

Richard Arthur Prince, the super
who assassinated William Terriss,
actor, Dec. 16, in London, has been
formally committed for trial.
At Bombay, the Indian national con-
gress adopted resolutions thanking
the people of the United States for
their generous aid during the famine.
The Paris Figaro says the minister
Of foreign AFFAIRS will convene an in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06
WHERE A CAT MAPS.

London has q cat whose Partially
foE nap in a warm spot is 80 marked
that she has selected the top OF a
dynamo in a power station. She
sleeps calmly and peacefully while
the machinery around and within six
inches of her is running at the rate
of 1000 revolutions per minute.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06
NEW STYLE IN GEARING +.

The special feature claimed for a
new driving mechanism for electric
carriage Is the displacement OF the
balance gear by a peculiar eonstruc-
ton of the chain and driving pulleys,
which permits of the chain slipping a
little when necessary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06
BIG PLANT RUN BY WATER

The General Electric company's
shops at Schenectady will, on the
completion Of the transmission line,
receive all it's driving power from
waterfalls eighteen miles distant.
The current will be transmitted at
$4,000 volts alternately.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06

dumb, and the blind. But their .sE&ten-
ton to special. departments does, not
mean that they will not take b. fair
share in all administration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06
TRIBUTE TO WOMAN
ENGLAND FINALLY RESPECTS
THE FAIR SEX.
MISS ASHWORTH HONORED

Chief Of Stenographio Force of Par
liament-Charles Dickens Once
Occupied Position in the Re-
porters' Gallery-London Appre-
preciating Women More and More.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
LEICESTER.

L. c. Needham is in Montpelier.
DR.. Ned Stanley has recently visited his
parents here.
Albert Spencer of Boston has been visiting
friends in town.
Miss Nellie Briggs is in New York with
friends for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philo Jewett of San Francisco,
Cal, are visiting at the Junction House.
An aunt of Mrs. Herbert Oliver, Mrs. Cady,
from Wisconsin is visiting at NJ. O. divers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgerton of South Walling-
ford recently visited their daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Briggs.
Mrs. Nancy Powers Of Detroit, Mich, and
her two sisters visited New York on the eX-
cursion which started Oct. 4.
From another correspondent
c. b. Hewitt has moved to Foresdale.
G. w. Johnson's youngest daughter is sick
with dysentery.
Lyman Parmenter of Pittsfeld has been
visiting at II. a. Morse's the past week.
The teachers of our town attended an en-
tertainment in Whiting Wednesday evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
SHOREHAM.

Richville is being improved by a new side
walk.
Mrs. NJ. L. Baldwin is spending a few days
at Ausable.
Mrs. VIM. Moore is visiting her daughter at
Springfield, Mass.
T. II. Moore has returned to Boston to re-
sumo his former position.
John Buckham and wife Of Boston have re-
Gently visited friends here.
Mrs. Pierson of Charlestown, Mass, is a
guest of her son, B.. b. Pierson.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Jones, who have spent
several months in the west, returned lam last
week.
Rev. S. II. Barnum of Cornwall exchanged
pulpits with Rev. Z. c. Partridge last Sunday
morning.
Died in Petoskey, Mich, Oct. 7, 1898,
Samuel ii. Chapman. son Of the late Isaac
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
LINoOLN.

George Thayer has gone on a business trip
through northern New York.
Edison Turner and Charles Purinton return
ed from Boston Monday evening.
Wallace Norton Of Hancock was a guest Of
his brother, Henry Norton, and wife last week.
Rev. J. J. Mcdonald and wife Of Belvidere
are at L. A. Colby's. The former preached in
the Union church Sunday in exchange with
Rev. Morton Hale.
Samuel Goodman shot a fine deer on the
west mountain the 10th that weighed 1877
pounds. Mr.. Barslow also shot one in South
Lincoln Tuesday afternoon.
The first of the course of four lectures in
the NJ. +. church will be given the evening of
the 18TH by the Rev. d. w. Dayton of Shell
burn. Subject; individuality"
Rev. Morton Hale will give a synopsis, at
the Christian Endeavor meeting next Sunday
evening, of the work done at the c. E. con-
vention at Bellows Falls last week.
Henry Turner had la grippe last winter and
has had a bad lung trouble all summer, which
has now become quite serious. Seymour
Davis is very low. Mrs. Alice Siple is gain
ing and hopes are now entertained of her
recovery.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
WEST SALISBURY.

Mrs. John Cookie of Starksboro is the guest
of Mrs. J. NJ. Smith.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Dyer on Tuesday, Oct. II.
Rev. J. NJ. Smith and wife and son spent a
few days in Starksboro last week.
John Hulett and Henry Marseilles are going
into the poultry business quite extensively.
A new fence is being put around the NJ. E..
parsonage, much improving the looks of the
same.
There was no school here last week, as the
teacher attended the Good Templar conven-
ton at Mortified.
Rev. Weed of Brandon preached here on
Sunday morning and at West Cornwall in the
afternoon in exchange with Rev. Smith.
Mr.. Joys new blacksmith shop and house
will be quite an addition at the depot and will
present a good appearance, according to the
present outlook, when completed.
Some miscreants has been busying them
selves putting carpet tacks on the roads fire.
quented by bicycle riders and a number of
wheels have been punctured. Such malicious
conduct ought to be attended to.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
WEST CORNWALL.
rainy and cold.

Rather rainy and cold.
Mr.. Gregory, who has been living in II. +.
Deane's tenant house, has moved to the south
part Of the town and Lucius White has moved
into the Deane house. Antoine Gregoire has
moved his family to the belong house.
There will be a bonnet and necktie sociable
at the home of NJ. S. Keller Wednesday even
ing of next week. OF course the invitation is
general. Refreshments furnished by the
ladies'. The object is to raise money to help
to repair the Baptist parsonage. 1t is hoped
they may get a fair start in this way for a
needed fund.
Mrs. A. S. Bingham invites the ladies to
meet at her home Tuesday afternoon of next
week at 1890. The object of the meeting is
to organize a club for the general improve
ment of all concerned and to do good for
others. A cordial invitation is extended to all
ladies interested In benevolent work. Let
there be a good attendance.
A real old fashioned husking bee was had
at the r. J. Jones barns on Wednesday even
ing. Twenty-seven pairs of hands worked
nimblv and the result was the corn was all
husked, about 200 bushels. The corn belong
ed to Frank Sheldon and NJ. f. Twitchell.
Besides the n~cighbors who worked so willing
~, five young men from New Haven, friends
of Mr.. Twitchell, came down to help and have
a good time. After the work a warm supper
was served in the house. Mrs. Sheldon was
assisted in her work by Mrs. NJ. +. Twitchell
and Mrs. Elmer Slmonds.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21

The cheese factory closed on Saturday
last.
c. d. Belden is moving away from S. H..
Hendricks and in with A. w. Noble.
O. F. Hurlburt is proposing a trip to
California for himself. Perhaps he will stay
through the winter.
Loren Richards of New Haven and
Walter Wright of Middlebury were in town
recently, callers upon r. J. Beeman and
family.
a nice little snow storm on the afternoon of
Saturday last. In the morning the noun
tains were white. At some places in town
there was six or eight inches of snow on
Sunday morning, which did not all leave
duping the day.
Mrs. Almira Green died in the night of the
18th inst. on the place where she has resided
for nearly fifty years. She was a daughter of
the late Abraham Folsom. She was mar
ried three times, to Newell Dow about 1870,
to Moses Varney and later to Philander
Green, and raised a large family of children,
a part of whom, with a host of grand, and
reat-grandchildren, two brothers and a
sister survive her. She was a member of the
Methodist church for twenty years or more.
Her age was about "a. The funeral was held
on Sunday, Rev. a. l.. Christie officiating,
and was largely attended. 4
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
EAST

James Kirby is moving onto Mrs. Jane
Pratt's place on the plains.
There will be a variety social at the home of
Mrs. Olive Olmstead Thursday evening, Oct.
~. The proceeds will be used in supplying
furniture for the pulpit of the church.
The Ripton correspondent tells of the rasp-
berries up there. One Of our neighbors
picked FL quarts before the hard frost, and
several others picked from to 20 quarts each.
Charles Adams, a returned soldier from
Chickamauga park, is very sick with typhoid
fever at the home of his grandmother, Mrs.
Jane Lovett, in this village. Will Handle is
taking care of him.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21

NERoENNEs.

Ben. T. Fields has opened up a meat mar
ket in the rear Of the Gaines block.
Charles Stage, aged "a years, died in Pan
ton Sunday. A widow survives him.
The Catholic society closed a church fair
Of a week duration Wednesday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Hannum of Southwick, Mass,
supplied the Congregational pulpit Sunday.
The funeral services of William Berry were
held Saturday, Rev. II. P. L. Grabau oficiat-
ing.
Rev. c. r. Hamley of Saratoga, a former
pastor of the Vergennes Methodist church,
preached in Panton Sunday.
Edward Bedding, a former resident of YER
gennes, died in Burlington Saturday. A
widow and four children survive him.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Nix, who have been in
town the past two weeks, returned Monday to
New York.
Mrs. b. +. Leighton and Miss Lewe Foss of
Washington, ID. c., were called to town Mon
day by the illness of f.. IL. Foss, a brother.
Sheriff Silloway of Caledonia County landed
! two boys in the reform school Wednesday,
one corralled in Newport, other at St. Johns
bury.
Rev. II. p. L. Grabau, rector of st. Paul's
Episcopal church, moved with his family to
Pittsburgh Monday, where Mr.. Grabau has
accepted a call.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Donnelly arrived in
town Monday from their wedding tour to
Montreal. They were married at the home
of the bride in Roxbury, Mass, the 18th.
The farce comedy play of "Making a Raid'
on the hotels and saloons of the city was given
to the puplic Wednesday, the 18th, at II a. m.
inst, Officers Middlebrook, Smith and Palmer
being assigned to the leading parts. At the
close of the play, in the last scene, Middle
brook comes in with one bottle of "spirits"
discovered in the bar Of the Wheeler house
under the management of David Duquett,
who was required by the states actors to ante
up to the amount of some sixty coins OF the
realm to satisfy things all around. David
appealed for Justice to the county court. The
dozen other "naval stations were passed by,
as nothing was found. So we are all forced
at present to get our wet goods at the town
agency, which is warranted to kill at a greater
distance than the "Kragg' or Mauser rifle, or
go dry-if said raid showed up the correct
ness of things in this old town.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
NEW HAVEN.

John Hoffman, Jr., is on the sick list.
Mrs. A. G. Squier is visiting in Boston.
Fred NJ. Partch went to Boston last week.
Mrs. II. c. Roscoe has returned from Bos-
ton.
S. b. NJ. Cowles, who has been very i'll, is
slowly recovering.
Hon Frank T.. Nash has returned from an
extended western trip.
Alfred Thompson went on the excursion
Tuesday TO New York.
Miss Braman of Westport is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Sherrod Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Landon are visiting
New York, Baltimore and Washington.
There will be a dime social at G. d. Hin
mans next Wednesday evening. Everyone
invited.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
WEYRRIDGE.

Mrs. Lavette Sampson is quite poorly.
Z. L. Moody is in Burlington on business.
Representative Smith spent Sunday with
his family.
Large quantities of poultry are being ship
ped from the poultry yards here to Boston.
Sturtevant & Thompson are ahipping
large lots of first class honey from their
'apiary.
Miss Lucy Harrington arrived home from
New York city on Monday for her annual
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Thompson are home
from a carriage drive among the Green
Mountains.
Lewis Collect is down with a fever. Mrs.
Chas. Sturtevant is quite feeble. Mrs. Joseph
Bolgar remains about the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. A. Clark returned to
their home on Thursdays mail. They were
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. IL. A. BOWS
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Sturtevant, who 60
to visit friends and relatives there.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21

Mrs. Mary Searles is visiting relatives in
Burlington.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin
Grosvenor Oct. 10.
Several from town attended the sociable at
Chas. Patterns last Tuesday evening.
A number of relatives from town attended
the funeral of Chas. Stage in Panton the 10Th.
The Christian Endeavor meeting Oct. %
will be a missionary service devoted to the
study of Alaska.
Rev. w. n. Bacon, who was spending a
vacation in New York, was called home to
o%ficiate at the funeral of Mrs. Chas. Hay
ward.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. E. church
wish to express their thanks to the Masons
for the use of their hall for the chicken pie
supper, Oct. 4.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21

1t has rained every day this week.
Ceylon Greene of Middlebury was in town
Tuesday on business.
John f. Daniels, who has been living on
Bristol Flats, has moved into the village.
w. II. Ridley is buying potatoes for the
New York market, paying thirty cents for the
same.
Fred Nahum, who is employed at the Van
Ness House, Burlington, is visiting his parents
in town.
The corner stone of the new Congregational
church is to be laid oct. 20 with appropriate
ceremonies.
y. II. Munsill of Malone, y. V, is in town
experimenting the extension Of his system of
water works.
F. F. Hill and family have moved to Starks-
boro to their farm. They came here about
two years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Howden, who have
been living at New Haven Mills, have moved
to the village and occupy the Stowell place on
North street.
The first snow of the season came on Satur-
day night, enough falling to cover the ground.
1t is reported that there was eight inches on
the ground on Green mountain.
E. B. Palmer, who has the contract for
building the extension of Mountain street, has
a force of men at work and is making rapid
progress in completing the same.
Bert Rivers had the good fortune to shoot
a buck deer in Lincoln on Tuesday. He and
Mr.. Barslow were hunting and both got a shot
at the deer. 1t weighed $40 pounds and
dressed nearly one hundred and fifty.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
County Uews.



Gertie NJ. Gorham is in Ferrisburgh for a
few weeks.
P. b. Norton was home from Montpelier
over Sunday.
Thomas Noonan, who has been quite sick,
is improving.
r. c. Goodale is repairing the main part
of his dwelling.
Mrs. c. II. Marshall has returned from visit
ing her brother in Massachusetts.
, Powell Read and son, who have been the
guests of Mrs. c. w. Read, have returned to
Charlotte.
DR.. r. B. Smith, one of our "to the manor
born boy, expects soon to 60 to Cuba as
surgeon in the army.
The dwelling house of Mrs. w. NJ. Cor
ham took fire on Sunday at IL O'Clock and
burned with a part of its contents. No in
surance.