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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-11-30

strong fortress, garrisoned by six hundred o.
her choicest household troops while one
thousand more lay in the town, and surroun.
ded by their walls and gates. we passed
through them--her thousands OF Tories
guarded the ways which we had to pass
animated BY the hatred they bore 10 us and
the cause for which we had fought, and slim
unied by the reward which had been offer
ed for our apprehension-we rode boldly
past them, and none were there to question
us. What balm will they have to heal their
wounded pride--to save the credit Of their
strong hold2
Alas, unfortunately, TO crafty the wound
ed honor Of their corps, they will do no act
Of barbariiy. Four OF the sentinels who were
on duty OH the post when we escaped as
well as the sergeant who had charge Of US
were put Immediately and are still. in irons
They await the sentence Of the Court Mar
tial, and rumor says they will be shot, while
the officer Of the guard, titled popinjay,
seho did neglect has duty in not visiting the
posts that mig ht,--and who after followed
us to the flagstaff, and there held so long a
parley with our man, telling him he knew
he was mn officer and was fooling with him
but wished such foolery 10 cease, will escape.
Had he come few yards nearer where we
were, the foolery would have ceased His
title nor would his rank fear. have had
much effect in preventing US from putting
him in such situation that would have
given him an honorable excuse 10 visit his
Lady Mother; while two Of the poor sold
iers who had no Communication whatever
with us-and one of whom was not placed
on the post until after our departure-are to
be shot This titledihing with epaule;trs goes
clear But such is the justice melted out to
the poor soldier-and must say. when
think Of their stupidity in not leaving. | al
most think they treat them right
Yours very truly.
+. A. THELLER
New York, sth Nov. 1898.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-11-30
COOKING STOyps.
STATE OF yERuoyT

Marlboro PnO5ris Disira
The Hgnorable the Ptvbai, Cour &, 4
ifict Of Marlboro. r. on y,,rss., -.
- "a Esfais q DiNIEL y BOWis'<
lat " !SiraffgH, decsasai iui,s,us
Grcis
WtIEnEAS, JOLs Underwood ~
W siTaior u The estate q ihr M 49,
-, pioioscs e. rrnder an sceoua n /, !
minisiru'on, and present bis soeoUui -
said estate ios alioSsnr- At the P,obss ~,
70 b. \ dder At AlwoDd's Tavcru n N,vs,
~ said sisifet, 90 toe lsst Wedss.is, 4 D.
eemeer ncrti Therefore, you are Asr,bs -
ned 70 presr before ssi5 eOurt At ID, I'm ~
place O. bsessid. 10 show cause, if apyvu n,
Why III, ssia account should not !. slIcvI
Give > Under any hand and the veal 4 Vi
court, az brsttls6Oso IN said disfrirt Dr. l,
day q November, A. ID. IS3s.
u DANA HYDE Jut:,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-11-30
STATE OF VERMONT.

District Of " ssiRiMsier, %
by Dam L. pUrNAS, Judge Of The Probs,s
Couri within and Coz aid district. Is q
cOacsi ned 10 me Esiofs Of JOSEPH
78SBELL. late Of CRATES 70 'aid d'''
fricf. dece0ses', fesfafe. GFcelins'
" hlEREAs Freelove Tsrbell. de'res;.
w lirgales aud Execulrii Vn the Esi,s
aid deceased, has suggested 10 said jog,
that sh'' proposes 10 render the kFsi aeecos' q
her standardization on said estate. al PIoe,F
Court rexi &c be holden n the Inn d hlrea
Warnei', in Graflou in said district, 90 TIE va
day q 'iovenles instant. and moved i@aes
IFibotioR Of ssi5 estate TO be made At ID, any
time and Plae, Therefore, yea are 49,
cited TO Sspesr At said Probate C''uri 'hs 'ors
cause, u ANY you ksvr, why the sa'd '''''''
and distribusion should not be silowet -,
DATED Al C,Sl,on in said disule', lbs l''
day Of Nov. A. y. 1883
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-02-16

Loco F0eos al Home,-Ts it not strikin
evidence OF the popularity of loco locoism,
, ma me states IN which Gen, Jackson and
M; van Bnren, the two principal apostles
ol nose doctrines reside, are by a large ma.
Jorily opposed TO their measures. Tennes-
see mas Just instructed her Senators 10 vote
against the sub-Treasury Scheme, and the
popular, branch of the N. Y. Legislature are
opposed to the Project more than three 10
one.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-02-16

The U. S. BANK. 1t is curious fact,
and speaks volumes, that Notwithstanding
all the energies Of the national government
during the Administrations of Gen. jackson.
were turned against the U. s. Bank, and ey.
cry effort was used to destroy its credit and
Notwithstanding two messages of the Pres-
dent have thundeTed out the executive
anathema against its bills, that its credit is
entirely unimpaired nj home and abroad, and
the paper Of that bank stands higher than
any other in the union 1t is even or
more Than Treasury notes, alias the rags of
the present hard money administration il.
self In Nashville, Ten under Gen. Jack.
sons own nose, its bills are worth Is per
cent premium
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-29
FROM FLORIDA.
MILLEDGEN.Ir.yr II

,, htILLEDGErILLE, March l3.
Inc following letter from Capt. Dawson
!" inc eaitor, conveys the DISTRESSING iptcl;.
Scncc that our sallaut fellow citizen. Col.
Foster commanding the sccou, rcnimcnt
OF Georgia volunteers, has been scvcuI,.
wounded.
FORT CLNCH, 18th Feb. 1S3S.
De"r S'r:-flavins good opportunity
TO send you letter. seize the occa.;on ~
drop you Il line.
Since l wrote you last, NC have sc n,rc,,
ihe W alkasasscc, and finding ,ba, tho I,'
t'Ians lind left that part Of the couutrv ,.,
marched to fort Ciinch, and after rcsi;,o .
days, proceeded TO Walloo Swami wi,;.h
we penetrated AT the point where G.nor,i
Call fought them last campaign. II, scor.
ianly terrible hammock We camncd
IN 1t ono night, and The next day passed an.
tircly through without discovering uny rom
siderable sign Of the enemy. carric,I mv
piece ofartillcry along, and passed il tbrn,"I
places where artillery certainly never wa.
before, and probably will never bc ara;n
rom 'hcncc we moved to Fort Dadc ,bv
the way of Dadc's battle ground. There
have been so many descriptions o;vcn or
that tragic spot that it wonlt be useless for
inc ." attempt ono now. 1t has chnnccL
n"ch since l saw it first, shortly after ihc
manSlcd bodies ofour murdered countrv mon
had bccu buried by Gen. Gaines. II than
presented all tho appearance OF dcsncro,c
ana bloody conflict, but it is so no lnurcr
Now, the great military road comes w;nd.
ing along tho pine barren. the water fowl
SKINS bl'ticly across The adjacent pond. and
forf Armstrong, now nagarrisoned. rises
to the distant view. The neatly palcd
graves OF the officers on one side of The rooJ.
ana the priva'cs on the o,her,and ,he nm.
mcroIIs pcrloraions Of bullets, in tbc aJ;o-
cent trees, arc all that remain 10 m,rI ;Lo
spot where rest the gallant Dadc onl L;u
brave companions.
Upon our arrival at Fort Dadc. Gnd;no
but lIi,ie provisions or forage, our wnonns
were despatched to Tampa, and wc sci mn,
on Clinch's trail, 10 scour tho Epn,o,;ao
and black lammocks. On nrriv;ns msor
Old fort Cooper. Col. Foster with his cnm.
n'and was sent 10 the black hammocks. and
the tirst regiment and battalion moved on
Scott's road TO The Enutasa. No In,,;ans
were found i'll either; and after mes,;n~
together, and being joined by our wooous
we marched for Ciyystal river. Scnuts
were sent out on each side, and evcrv ham
mock or hiding place that could conceal 81,
Indian was travcrscd.
On tho 7tli, Col. Foster was scnt T., o,r
left and during the day discovered consider.
able signs of Indians; and after following
the trail for some distance, II warrior oni
some women were seen in the woods. 4
pursuit was Immediately commenced, ,he,d.
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ed by tho colonel, who called repeatedly
to the Indian 10 stop, instead OF doing
which, finding he womld be ovGrtakcn, he
threw himself behind 81 tree, and gave Col.
Foster the contents of his rifle, inflic,inS
severe and I am afraid, dangerous wound
in his breast. lie then held up his hands
aud cried enough, which hc soon received
for he had scarcely uttered the word, before
half dozcu bullets brought him 10 the
ground. The squaws were taken, from
which we have received some important in
formation, which will probably govern onr
next expedition, the result o.! which, | will
give you in my next. With respect. &c.
}. w. II. WSON.
C0minanlant of Artillery
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NEW EoRK. March I3.

n,c, W." DIRK. March l3.
Dr'd1jM -fccidemt from Gunporder.-
1ctwccn and 3 O'Clock on Sunday morn
ing, dreadful accident from Gun powdcr
happened i'll Jersey City, at Il house in Bcr.
gen street. occupied by Il number of Irish
families. Attached to The rear of the h,nsc
was rough addition. used as a sIccn;na
apartment by one of the families n,mcI
Mooney, III which lodged a daughter of
Mooney about ten years old, with "A ym,,r
woman oi Is or 20. In the room with thc
pea was chest containing bed clothes.
nc; and i'll it was kcs wllci, con,,;nrI
about ~ pounds OF powder; for the purnosc
OF 9cttinS more bed clothes, il, is s,rposrd. y,
thc above hour, The little girl left kcr he'd
ana went to The chest with lighted candle
from the wick Of which, it is supposcJ =
spark fell inIo The powder and icnitcd IL: and
The whole exploded. The unfortunate li,.
c-a.'thor OF the casualty was killed on the
spot'ahd the young woman " no LODGED will,
her. was So tlrcadfulIy burned, thai her life
Is in jeopardy. The shed was blown to
atoms. all the doors and windows of the
lower part ofthc house were blown out. and
Il bed III which Il woman and her Child were.
sleeping, was, with ifs inmates, blown iii.
rectly through one of ITS windows, ana
lodged IN the street without injury TO the
sieepcrs. Tie stairs TO tic upper part o.;
the house were also blown away. and ev,rv
part Of the building. which was Of wooawn
shattered. Fortunately. h,>wever, ,,-,u",,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-29
From TIC Charleston iEcrcuru

Mn. CLAY's TITLE s; SrEEcn.-Thnsc
OF our readers who have no, read Mr.. Cia,' :;
long speech omnibus rcbus CT quib"sdum oiiis.
may spare themselves The trouble, If they
desire to get only at its substance. We eav.
1t To them i'll the long tile. which occnptct!
soo'iiy portion of Il column of yesterdays
paper. There is as much argument in the
title as there is in the speech, and it prorcs
or lest ablisllcs'' about as much Something,
however, about balloons and CLAYTON, tl,.
acronaur, and other amusing mat,crs, will
perhaps repay the general reader for a cur
sorry peruSal of the columns Of vcrbiasc into
which tho title page is diluted.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-29
From The Charleston Courjcr March 10

MORE INDIAN MURDERs.--Wc learn
from Capt. Nh!l'lcn. oi' the scl,r. Naryct-
IN Kynn, rived at this port on Saturday
last, from kcy Biscainc, thar, on the 5,iI
instant Capt. Higgins and the head cnci-
ncCr Of the steamer Alabama. left their rr
spcciivc vessels. and went up the ri, or in
Il boat about four miles from The encamp
'nent ut the forces stationed in that Quarter.
ior the purpose OF cunning, and were boil,
Killed by party Of >tragIimc Indians 4
ncSr" who accompanied them, ma,Ic his
escape by sculIing The boat lo the oppo>itc
SIDE OF the river. after having been wound .
ctl twice. AS soon as the iutclIircucc of
murder reached the cncanrmcut Il portion
0t the troops were sent in search of the
boat, bni returned without having seen any
thing of her. Col. Pierce arrived n, Ncw
River Oh the fifth inst. with his command
aud would leave in Il day or two for For,
Dallas, OH tho Miami River,
4 letter from Capt. Sisson, of the srhoopcr
Exit, dated al anchor off Riscainc. IN,
March. TO the Editors Of thi, raucr. oiycs
somc additional particulars oftl,is aif:Iir.-
1t occurred on the 9Th inst. nj New River
about % miles north Of I;iScainc. William,
ktddlnS was the name Of tho E,uginccr-
and the negro belonged to WIN. r.. EnmI;sb
The creek in which the party were WAS
about thirty yards wide. and ,hcv wcrc
fired upon bytc or twelve Indians. Cnm.
Higgins was standing in tic bow of Inc
boat, and fell over hoard when Inc was shot
HcddIiIS fell in the boat. joe, the NEGRO.
was wounded III tho left hip and in tho rirht
shoulder. 'o"|
An English harIuc from Havana, bound
to London, had been on shore near Kew
Nacas, hut was got oil by the wrcchcrs nn,
taken to Key West. The ship Ocmulrrc.
Capt. James from N. York bomndt to N. Or.
leans. got on the Reef, and was got Off bv
revenue cntlcr, Capt. Co.'S, and taken 10
Key West for repairs.
The light house OH Biscainc, usually cal .
led Cape Florida, has the same appearance
in the day, from sea as if it had never been
burnt.
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From the Nr,c Yorl: UHi0 March Q.

'-'i-hbb VA AMoNe lhE JSDlASS.-Nc
fsGfSsiH, of Ire ia Marh which con,,ns
a letter dated Fort Uuion, November. ~
lS'|, giving full account of the for
! ribic ravascs which have been made amony
TIC Indians, by what the writer calls ,b'.
small roN. The disease, however. bears u
strong resemblance to the black death whicl,
spread HcS"ia'lon over Italy few years
since. or 1000 Manls, there arc but ib;r,v
live left alive. It.appcars thai the sm,I,
! l"N was Oh board one of the trarlinr steam.
hoa's, which wcntnp the Missouri last sum
hicr. lie en'icavonrcd to prevent lis bcinp
communicated 10 The Indians hat inva;n.E
W men II broke out among tho Nandnns. i,
assumed different aud most horrible an
pcaraucc ~
The Mlnatarcct or Cross Vontrcs, Iiyiuu
near TIC Man'lans, numbering about one
thousand, were about one half dead.
hc ArIckarccS amounting To 1000 were
about ono half dead. 1t is probable thew
have been reduced in proportion to the Man
dams.
Inc Assnahoins, powerful tribe about
n,u''o strong, arc literally annl,iIaIr.l.-
lhc'r !Tinciral trade WIS at -Four Union
month of the Yellow Store.
1lc Crows, numbering 5000 are ncarIv
All destroyed. The crca, nation called
blackfcct, divided into ban,ls-Piccans.
Gros Ecntries, Blood Indians, and Black
icct, amounting in all to Fifty or sixry ,hnn-
sand, have dccrl. suffered. One thousand
lodges OF families have been DESTROYED, AMI
INC disease was rapidly spreading among
the different bands. The average numbcr
III a lodge is from six to eighr persons.
!hc Indians throw no blamc3 upon She
whites. On the contrary. "Pipc Stem
great Hiackf"ot chief, when dying, called
his people about him, and charged them 10
love the traders. The disease is described
as attacktins the head and loins will, yio
lent pain, aud in II few hours the patic,,,
drops down dead. The body turns blucI;
immediately, and swclls three times its orLi
nary size.
"Lansuasc," says tho letter. "howcvcr
'orc'oir. can convey but faint idea of the
scene oi dcsolarion whicI, this country p,nv
presents. In whatever direction Won Turn
nothing hut sad wrecks of mortality meet
the cye-lodees stand on every hin. hut
NOT strcck of smoke 10 be seen risinn
rom ilrm-not sound can be heard ~
break the awful Stiffness, save the or,iuous
crcak OF ravens, aud tl,c mournful huwI ri.
wolves, iatlcnins Oh the human carcn.sc.
mat lie sirewcd around. 1t seem as if H..
vcryScnius Of 'lcsnia.ion had sralkcd ,hrou.h
The prhIrlcs. and wrcakcd his vcnrancc o,,
every thing bearing The shape of hun,anity.'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-29
ST. ArGrST1Nr, MArcuo,

- - I'M, .lNEi H..
ihc Owe lave no news from H.,
Army this week. We are irGnr:nc,, ,I,,
imp"r:ant dispatches have arrived from,
Washington for Grn. JcsiIp. They ~,.,
~" ~. -! - him vc!-"-!Yv
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-29

The Right Rev. VIM. Stone, Bishop of
the Protestant Epcopal Church, of the.
Dioccss of Maryland, died, at his residence.
near Salisbury, Somerset county, on 25 ul,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-29

United STATES BAHK The New Yor,.
Journal OF Commerce, says: We learn ,la,
at Tie prescui time, Just uleu. hal,,h, s,n,,;
Oh The I. >. Bank is held in Europe, au,l y,
the present. price of the shares in IonIn,,
pays good proiIi on The price here, and ;i,n
'a>t accounts from ih:rc warranted tIc c>.
r'r'a'i"' OF IL farther advance, it is prol nhin
that good portion nt what still rr;n..i,s
here, Will be moving of.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-29
From tic Ijnyhiu.ion (;I,bc.

Mn. CALHOUN AND Mr. CLAY Y-IIuviu,
visited yonr city n few days ago. walked
otcoursc, up to the Capitol; and while there.
l had put into my hands, by different iudi.
viduals, Two pamphlets; one containing IN,
report of Il speech made by Mr.. Calhouu.
and the other by Mr.. Clay. L mn ,hrn
into my pocket. with the intention of read
ing them hotn with attention, when I rc.
turned home; AMI | have done so. I'll,
first thing, however, I" which my attcr,in,
was drawn on taking off The envelope which
covered each, was the brief, plain, si,nn,c
and modest title page .of the one, and Tho
great length. pomp and c,nblizonry of ,lo
other, although both were made on the
Identical same subject. Small matters l;k,.
these sometimes deserve our attention. nc
serving to show the bent of mems mind.
! their particular objects in view, etc. as some
times s,rawS show us which wav the wiuJ
blows. We may frequently CLEAN, from
little things like these, whether an author
be really intent on giving corrcc, information
to his rca,lrrs, or whether his true object
be not to throw sand in their eyes Bur
let us TO our raYalIc], by placing tic title
pages of the speeches Of these two ,lis,in
guishcd gentlemen i'll juxtaposilon. Here
they arc:
Speech of Mr.. Cul- ''Spccc:, Of the honor
floun OF South Caroli- able Henry Clay, OF Ken
M, ON the Snb-Trca- Itucky, establishing Il de
sury bi!i. liicratc design, the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-29

rs many rs 20 were at Tie tile in h, y ;n
the house, tho ,w" girls We're the o;iy eats
who were seriously hurt.-Suu.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-29

>|'N va h'tI
lucky, establishing Il de
lil'cratc dcsi gn, on tho
part Of The present and
late Executive of the l..
Estates to BREAK DOWN
lrUE WHOLE DAHKISG sYs-
lrEM Cthcsc are the "l-
thors own capitals ! OF
tho United States, COM
mrncing will, the Bank
lOt the L. States. and ter
ninnting with the State
banks, aud to CREATE on
THEIR RUINS 4 Covers
NEST TREAsURY BANK.
,ln1er the exclusive con-
trol Of the Executive. and
I'm reply TO the Speech OF
the Hon. John e.. Cal
hoiln, ofSotith Carolina,
supporting that 'TrcaSu
Try Bank"
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" .ASIIINGTnN NIn.nl

n ~. ~ ''tHrf1.SH T"N, NIITc1l IT.,
VT iSr presented Il Memorial from :,
""'''"cr oi pcrSo stating that rhcy were
citi"cns OF the States of kentucky and Tnr-
ncsscc, and praying that as the S,,In ,,r
crn"ht nan demonstrated against the an
heXa'r'n OF Texas, on the ground that itwos
Il Slave State, negotiation he opc,cd with
Mexico to exchange Vermont for Texas.
Inc Speaker decided thai, under the Re.
s"'"l'nh OF stst, December, tho memorial
must lie on the table
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-29

'Spcccl, Of Mr.. Cul.
houn Of South Carroll.
III, on the Sub-'Trca.
sury bill"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-01-11
VIRGINIA.

AT Rules held in the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Superior Court of Law and
Chancery for Bath County, on the 9th
day of November, 1877
John Moore, late Sheriff of Botetourt
county. and Administrator of John
Douglas, deceased, plaintifr-against
Charles Stewart, Edward Stewart, Hem
son Douglas and Jilson Douglas, ad,
ministrators with the will annexed OF,
William Douglas, deceased. Francis
Douglas, Jilson Douglas, BENJAMIN
I. Douglas, Wayman St. Clair and
Elizabeth his wife, late Elizabeth
Douglas, Hamilton Wade and Mary
his wife, Benjamin Douglas, admins.
traitor OF James Douglas. deceased, and
John Callaghan the Sheriff of ALLIE
ghany county, TO whom the estates
OF John Morrison and Bethlehem
Morrison were committed for admin
lstfation. detendants-IN CHANcERY.
The defendants Waymsn St. Clair
and Elizabeth his wifi :, and Jilson Doug
las, not having ente-- J their appearance,
and given security a.yreeably to the act
of Assembly, and the rules OF this Court,
and it appearing by satisfactory evidence
that they are not inhabitants of this
Commonwealth II is ordered, that the
said Wayman st. Clair and Elizabeth !
his wife, and Jilson Douglas, do appear
here on the first Monday in March next,
and answer the plaintiffs bill; and that
a copy of this order be published in the
"Staunton Spectator" for two months
successfully, and posted at the front door
OF the Courthouse of this county.
A copy-Teste.
CHS L. FRANCISCO, Cpk.
Nov'r 80, 1886.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-01-11
III h'nds of Castings, such
as MACHLNERK, HOL-
Low WIRE, &c.

The subscribers having employed the
very best Moulders, and Intending al.
ways to keep sufficient quantity of me-
tai and coal on hand, they will be able
to execute work in the ueatest and best
manner, and at the shortest notice.
They have also employed first rate
PAITERN-MAKER, SO tina. persons
wishing to have castings made, and not
having patterns, the subscribers will fur
nish the patterns on reasonable terms.
They will take Old Castings of all
kinds, for which they will give new
Castings. or pay cash, by discouuting
fifty per cent.
GThe subscribers would alsoinform
the II, public that they intend opening a
Shop for the purpose of making
Ptoughs g. Threshing Machines,
which they will make on reasonable
terms for the cash.
JOHN FABER, s. SON.
Augusta county, Aug. 10, Is37-tf
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-01-11
TO THE PUBLIC.

On the Sd Monday in January next,
al meeting of the Overseers of the Poor
for Augusta county, to be held at the ia.
vern OF nj. CARRIER Esq. in Staunton, pro-
Posals will be received for superintend.
ing the Poor OF said county, at the Poor
house, and for the rental Of the farm at :.
tached to the Poor house. | am direct
ed by the President of the Board for
the benefit of those who intend propos.
ing for undertaking the care of the rs
tablishmentto call their attention to IN.
following terms:
LIST. State in the proposals what YOU
VIII take charge Of the paupers for at
the foor house per year, including eve.
Iy thing needtul for their comfort, to be
furnished at the expense OF the under
taker. The farm attached thereto to
be furnished with all the necessary stock
Tor carrying on its operations, and Civ
Ing one half of its products to the bene.
fit of the poor.
2ndly, State what you will superin.
tend the Poor at the Poor house for, per
year; to rent the farm attached thereto.
and furnish all the utensils and stock
necessary for the carrying on of its oper-
atoms.
1t is not intended by the Board of o.
veTseers. that persons DESTROYS of under.
taking the care of the Poor house and
the PauPers committed to their charge.
should be confined in their proposals to
the terms laid down as above. Thew
are at perfect liberty to send in any bid
varying from those intended to be gene.
rally prescribed, to be considered by the
Board.
The Board will receive any proposal
sealed on the Sd Monday in January
next, for the letting out of the Poor
house, at which time they will be OPEN
ed, and acted on according to the recon-
mendations of the County Court and
the views contained in the report of
their committee.
BY order,
w. H. TAPP, Clerk.
Deer 81, 1887.