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STATE OF VERMONT, A. Probate Court holden at
District OF Randolph, IS. West Randolph, within and
ioI the district aforesaid, the eleventh day Of December
A. ID. 1899
INSTRUMENT purpoiting DO the laat viii and
Testament of Pelh,nh Rogers, late o I,undlp in said
Dstr deceacd was presented to tho Court here for Pro
bte hy Doct NnotCutpenter tho Executor nam
lhercOtn, it is ordered by said Court that public mo-
co De gwen to all persons concerned therein appear
lore sad Court st session thereof s held the Regis.
tris Oihro In Ncst Ranloph the 3h day Jannaiy A.
~ ioo) anh contest the Probate of said W and fur
iufher ordered that this order ha published three weeks
success'ely III the Waterman and State Journal nc spa
per printed At Montpelier in this Stac, tho of which
ing " '
Given under my hand at tho Probate Office, at West Ran
dolph, this llth day OF Decamb'r 1910.
al J. d. HUTCHINSON. Rcgistcr.
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NOTICE.

TIE co pnrtner,hip heretofore existing between Wm.
shcrwcil aud Joscph II, Cuswel is this day dissolved
by mutual cons' Al those indebted the firm arc re-
quested call on WIN. sterwe who is authorised TO settle
tho same.
WILLIAM SHERW Eli,
JOSEPH H. CASWELI
II. Il O ki.Qyp
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SI'RAYED.

TRAYED from the pasture Of the subscriber in Ornnge
- about the 18th - pctuhe two gearing heilers Que
large, high head horns and white the belly nd
hmk. The other common aud deep red. Whoever
wall give Information OF said ycHhgs III To the
owner shall he sulisiacturil, rewarded
Pl.lNY WHEATON.
Barre, Nov. 29nd. ls49 So
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PROBATE COJJRTS

WlIHlN mud for tho District of Randolph, for tho veal
Al the Ptobaio Office In Washington on tho fu,,b uos
day 10 oach mouth.
~ he hegi'iefs ONCE 10 West Randolph on tho second
Tursh l- zach mnnih.
- heisea, on the Third Wednesday IN December and
June. w
A. Tuuhtdg on the third Tuesday in February md lnir
~ NuhamIown, on the third Tuesday in May.
M'leteland village in BroOkhed, the first Tuesday
In August
ny order Of Comt,
JonN 0. HUTCHINSON, Register.
Washingion, Doc. |, 1919. / ,1y
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NOTICE.

consequence OF the dissolution of the pirnersli Of E.
+ walton Sons, Incomes necessary cllro .oOn
a. p"Ssibc all the affairs al tho late hm Notice there
lore given that all demands dui aud unpnid of jan
nary mkt aud All accounts unsettled that date, will he
n IN course OF settlement AID collection without
AN petsOns having claims against the late irm arc also no
hcd to present them previous that date,
may b. made 10 discharge them
t. T. WALTON & SON.
Mont JceI, Nov, 60 1919
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years the treatmen, Of Consumption, Liver Complaint,
Dyspepsia aud all diseases of the Lungs md Re pitofy
guns, he points to his success sufficient gudran
toe to tho public ofh skill and ability. lie denies that the
disease is ncuabe and dducos the foregoing testimony in
proof Of his position. His unprecedented bnsOd
solely upon the merits Of his PULMONlC SYRUP, and
vods tho Of Opium aud other narcotics which only
administered TO roieue, but never to the patient
Pricosl per bottle, or bottles for s.. Sold Wholesale
nnht nin Inv
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BANK OF MONTPELIER,

TTNTTE sfuckhOIers q lho Blnk Montpelier nro hereby
notified, to th 10 Banking House in MONTH l,r
on III second Tuesday Of January next NJ
for the choice OF five dircctns for The year ensuing
GEORGE nOW LIS, Cashier.
Montpelier, Dec. 3, 1910 5lay
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RUNAWAY

IRON tho su,.crber, in BoNburv, on tho b November
1919, Edmund Locke mIuot This is TO forbid any
person hafhorng trusting HIM nay account as shall
pay no debts oil lis contracting after this date.
Rnxbury, Dec. 7, lsi9 81
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VERMONT wATCHMAN STATE JoUivsI DECEMBER 49, ls4o
HOTEL, TO LET.

'To LET, tho VILLAGE HOTEL, situated near tho
Centre Of Montpelier VIlogc, possession gvon
as required.
For further particulars inquire Of
r. J. HUBBARD.
licf ~
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Drs, Thaver g. Williams

HhVE outotcd toto Co-parnotsship In tho practice ri
- Me dcine aud Surgery, Nouhhoh.
sAM'b w. THAYER
EDWARD II. WILLIAMS
December Let, 1870 to,r
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Adams's ArithmeticaI Series

LAT, PRIMARY ARITHMETIC, or Mental ooero,io, il,
RUNNERS BONG nm Introduction to tho Revised EJition nf
ADAMS Now Arithmetic. Price % cents.
2l. ADAMs'S NEW ARITHMETIC, Revised FJi,i,,
FTice 45 cents. ~ 'u''''"'
Sd, KEY TO ADAMs's NEW ARITHMETIC. PRICE
IS cents. i''o"
AZ, ADAMs's MENsURATIoN MECHAyICAL
toWEkS AND MACHINERY, designed to follow New
Arithmetic. In Press ~ "
9th: ADAMs,s BOOK KEEPING, containing a lucid
examination OF the common method of Book Keepnr bv
Single entry accompanied with Blank Books for The o IL
Iru ~
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BISHOP, SMITH & co.
WHOLESALE DEALERS,
BURLINGTON, VT,

A NE now roceYlng very extensive stock of GOODS,
"a selected with for the Country Trade and in
vito MHchnns aud Dnaiers view ana prices
feeling conf lent that will be for their interest to puchaso
here instead oil Troy or New York. Our stock
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PROBATE COURTS

WITHIN and for the District Of Wnshnzon for the
w yoar ensuing will be holden The Probate Office in
Montpelier, every Tuesday, O'Clock In the forenoon
BY order of the Court,
Attest, TIMOTHY X. MERRILL, Register
Persons TO whom 1t would be- can ttn
net THAR business at the office orhe Judge of Probate in
Nouhdod. So r. r. MERRILL Rcvs,cr
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PRODUCE

Of all kinds rocvcd in exchange goods at az good bargains
~ holders Gu obtain in tbs country.
10 those WIN reside II distance, the - WASHINGTON
HOUSE," situated wuhna convenient distance from The
station, affords accommodation tho Traveller and
enmser can wish, at "a reasonable my public
hOuso in tho
Waterbury, Vt, Doc 4, 1919 5lf
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years ago. We Will now look at the
present condition of the parties named
above. Lncy's husband, the son Of a
lumber man--who took his bride to a
log cabin, and commenced housekeep-
ing without a servant to aid herin her
house.work--has risen rapidly from one
post of honor and profit to another, un-
til he is now governor of one Of tho lar.
gest and richest States in the Union,
- and his country house is o palace,
surrounded by a beautiful Eden of his
own planning and planting, where he is
now enabled to enjoy health, ease, hon
or, and happiness, surrounded by his
lovely and beloved family.
MIR. Grandy, who, after his failure,
accepted clerks office and salary,
now performs tho duties Of the place,
behind the accountants desk, in The
store of his son.in-law. Miss Amina
was married to this gentleman when he
was clerk in dry good store in New
York ; but by industry, economy and
strict honesty-in all which he has
been aided and sustained by his wife
he is now q hourishing merchant, in
Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. Grandy resides
with her daughter, and she insists that
the reverse Of fortune which made them
SO much wiser and better, and happier,
was certainly no misfortune.
Mrs. lie Grand, who was Mrs.
G@andy's most intimate friend, but who
could not recognize her after her hus-
bands failure, died in a garret two
years ago. Mr.. Lie Grand lost his
| property in great fire in New
York, became dishea:tcned, and gave
himself up to incbricty. One of his
sons is an apprentice, and one oafer;
oths two daughters, one is goyemess
ornurscry maid in 4 rich vulgar family
the other is married to common
sailor, fine, intelligent fellow, who
may yet become an admiral or king
So little reason has any one in this
republican country to be lifted up bv
/ the mere accident of wealth or station.
IAc poorest mans child may arrive at
the highest honors Of State lie who
/ is Present today, is a private citizen
tomorrow-liablc 70 lose every dollar
| Ha Ioases5cs, and be overwhelmed wsa
| debt and misery. Ills child. th.ugl
born willie his father Eresilrs uycr Il
councils Of this wide land, may oNu
a'iy earn ms bread as a day ...
WHIi2 Iie son oi iLc malaso
cleaned ihe kitchen Of lI
ho'.sa' mny pe egaraoa
rs rs c"-Ngn "eean"a'
/ ioaf iAeil, mt1.s .#1
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mrla nl UuuU If tIem taErn nr;son,
crs I... u,ra.ll HIN ,ognD,or -
sn.aI HI. t..m 5iyi5oI M MY, a,nn III
r..5.s .r.Y aant ;.rn J;CYor.nt towns rn,.
N. III h.;rr ,,ora soc,,o,,, ano.l
cI. uo or tLem o,scryinr ,bot tha
ularl uc., not ycrv nunerors and
that ,bcy vnrn vcry a. from he;m1 r;,,; @
lpt rancaiycd ho3os tbat tboy m;,.bt i
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sUMTRRVILLE,@ s. AUGUST 4, as 49,.
intelligence that Miss Lucy Meek was.

intelligence that Miss Lucy Meek was
in the parlor.
Good heaven what shall do7' she
cried, addressing her daughter, who
was saunteriug by her side, and lam
guidly criticising the arrangements.
If she only had staid until after. the.
party What can we do with her?'
'We must at least proceed to the par.
lor, and try to welcome her with ciyili-
ty.' remarked Amina. sSho may not
be SO unprescntable as we have pictur.
ed her. And the high bred mother and
daughter descended to the palor, deter,
mining to treat the awkward country
girl with all the condescending kindness
possible.
Their surprise was no less over
whelming than agreeable, when they
beheld seated perfectly at ease, with q
book which she taken from the centre
table, o lovely little girl, fair as lily,
with worry small hands, and foot peep.
ing from beneath her travelling dress,
as if defying competition which it
might have done with safety. She no
sooner perceived her relatives than she
sprang to meet them, in the most affec-
tionate manner, and returned graceful
ly the embraces and kisses which they
bestowed upon her with real pleasure.
When Amina, after showing Lucy to
her chamber, joined her mother in the
saloon, she exclaimed
'Oh mamma! 1 could hardly have
believed that young lady educated in
the country, could have been 80 per-
fectly genteel as cousin Lucy is. Hove
her dearly, already. And then her
wardrobe why ma, her dresses are
really elegant. So simple and taste
full in style, just like her sweet sell, .
she has never been Injured to labor. I
am certain
Certainly not replied Mrs. Grandy;
'and | am happy to find my sisters
daughter real lady. [ am glad now
that she has arrived before the party.
She is such an elegant contrast to YOU,
Amina. You will be the rose of the
partcrrc, and she will represent the
pure white lily
When the family met at dinner, Mrs.
Grandy was almost in despair. The
cook that she had hired expressly to
prepare refreshments for the party,
was taken suddenly and violently ill,
and neither maid nor mistress knew
how to compound or fashion tho onon.
titles of beaten eggs. Grated snrars
enervesced cream and butter milk mi,
verized spices. and clarified butter ,hot
formed With -four, and Yeast and ritro"s ,'''
and oran. es, raisins aud currauts m,d
confectionery, a medley Of conms;"n
in pantry and kitchen.
DO YOU not understand bak;ar~ asl
ed Lucy Of Amina.
'Oh indeed, no.; rcplicd the a-on.
ishcd belle.
Nor vou, aunt She cnuuired ii lI,s
Grandy.
INV dear, ncycr learned mnr,nrr
ed the lady.
tits very strange. Lucv yml-a0l
then she went ou-'WcI aunt, IF YOU
will trust me, | viii produrc rs fup
cakes as any cook III Tie city.
You mc too young, Lacy, cried
Mrs. Grondy, even il you HAD studicd
cooking all your !itc; but you seem so
confident, and as | eau do no better,
YOU may try.
win you assist nc, Amina? IwiIl
engage that 50 far from iniurng your
far hands, the slight toll will increase
their beauty
But what can | do? asked Amina,
laughing.
oh, | will direct you, replied Lucy,
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49, ESAASSsAJ S.ens'AAtipS3s thiAN St'S AiSS,
full soul Of native melody and the man,
nerin which she gave the line Oh I
to abide in the desert with thee, was
inimitable. sis'.
what a paragon this elegant little
neice Of yours is, remarked Mrs. LIE
Grand to Mrs. Grandy, q fewdays af-
ter the party. So graceful, and then
she has such perfect taste. Why, her.
dress, person and character harmonic
SO entirely, that one almost suppo-
ses they came from the same forming
hand, o perfect whole. Indeed, you
have reason to be proud Of her, she is
such an ornament to your family party.
She must been educated at the south,
or in Europe. for our schools do not
give 50 perfect o finish"
'Inded, Mrs. lie Grand, you pay
my niece high compliments. But she
is a farmers daughter, and has never
been from home until she came here a
few days ago. She has acquired her
accomplishments in the school of ma
ture. But she acquired accomplish.
ments, which put me sadly to the blush.
Why-the day before my party, Mad.
Este, whom | had employed to COM
pound my cakes, was taken sick, just
! as she had got her ingredients strewed
round in utter and inextricable confu-
sion. Iwas in despair, but Lucy said
that if Amina would assist her, she
would make all right. And she did
mix aid bake oil my cakes which we're
so much admired
well, now,' exclaimed Mrs. lie
Grand, Il can hardly believe these
things possible. And Miss Meek is
so young, and has sucl, perfect little
hands,
Yes replied the aunt, sand you
should see her nice flannel skirts-so
fine and soft; and she spun the yarn
and wove the cloth herself.
Il am astonishcd,' cried Mrs. lie
Grand why she is an anomaly.
She says not replied Mrs Gran
dy; she insists that all the girls in her
neighborhood are equally accomplished:
some her supcriors. And | am bagju-
nmg to be Of her opinion, that IN this
country, whore the rich to day arc POOR
tomorrow, and vice versa, young Ia-
dies should be educated III SUCH q
manner as to grace aIaiaae, or maEc
i hoyel clean anJ c9mtortaoIe Amna
IS improving hor oppounIty and
Ieamins oi Lucy % cogh every Nni Of
hesh ana ilsh. "h1 So mahc caNos anl
| Iasu.N Lugy assn1ns hrr ihal she N..t
pc oo,h heas.h'-E and Aaplaer, p coasc-
. 4Hcnre
/ >>c.., aomlara crind Mss lie
1raNa, 's'eh la''95 are h"ra'y to hr
/ arH.Eo.
'aa a' Ai.@s hieeH t'as retNs 4 Nir
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three; and, according to the number of
them they are denominased Bashaws,
or Pachas, of one, two, Or three tails.
{ Indian Legends.
THE LOVER STAR.
A LEGEND or THE cm1ppEwYANs.

THE LOVER STAR.
A LEGEND or THE Cn1ppEwYANs.
There was once aquarrel among the
stars, when one of them was driven
away fromits home in the heavens and
descended to the earth. It wandered
from one tribe of Indians to another.
and had been seen lowering over the
camp-fircs of a thousand Indians when
they were preparing themselves to sleep.
1t always attracting themselves to sleep.
cd wonder and admiration. It often
lighted upon the heads of little children,
as if for the purpose of playing with
them, but they were invariably fright
ened and drove it away by their loud
crying. Among MI the people in the
world only one could be found who Was
not afraid Of this beautiful star, and
this was little girl, the daughter of q
Chippcwyan warrior. She was not
afraid Of the star, but rather than this
she loved it with her whole heart and
was very happy in her love. That she
was loved by the star in return there
could be no doubt, for wherever she
travelled with her father through the
wilderness then as the night came on
did the star follow, but it was never
seen in the day time. When the girl
awoke at night the star noated lust
above her head, and, when she was
usleeP 50 constant IN Ms watchtuiness
'l'a' shc never opened her eyes, even
Il, Nv m'uhishl' without oehoidng It's brE-
nahe hshV' rcoplc wondered at thus
s'fa,se cohu','oh oil Things, but how
mucn r more aio tney Wonuer when they
iouhu 'has the l''her Of ne gri never
se.u' S neG e from from inc @qh' "il'oHi aA a2an,
ua"loo. o,'aaa ~, sa'nV, ~, lA'y ue.g'ore e7i-
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ORIGIN AND ANTIQUITY OF
HOUSEKEEPING.

Having shown in our paper Of last
week upon this subject that horsc.racing,
originally derived from the East, was a
portion of the ceremonies used in celc.
brating the festivities of NIithras, or the
sun, and that this worship finding its
way into Greece and Rome, it was sub.
scqucntIy 'ranjplanted by the Romans
into Ens'and-that the English have
adopted many of the manners and Gus
toms Of the Romans is very evident to
any observing reader of the social his
tory of that people-let us now inquire
how closely we have followed them in
respect Of horse-racing.
We have already said that the races
of Rome were run in the open country
TIL Tarquinius Priscus built the grand
circus in which the races were after
wards performed. How far the horses
ran before they got to the last meta
from the starting place is not expressed
by historians, but we are informed that
the above circus is said to be about two
thousand one hundred and sixty-seven
Roman feet in length, and nine hundred
and sixty broad, of semi circular form
at one end, the other extending in a
right line, but rather circular; and that
the races commonly ended at the sew.
cnth turn round the metua, though now
and then we meet with, upon extraor.
dinary occasions, fewer heats. The
number and length Of the heats also va
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Charged accordingly.
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Insertion, and semi-monthly the same as new
ones.
All Obituary Notices exceeding six lines.
tand Communications recommend NO Cand-
; aates for public Offices or trust-or putting
Exhibitions, will be charged as ADVERTISE
ments.
D'All letters by mail must be paid to in
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gained it, then turned to listen. Bv
this time Bob's shrieks were terrific:
something must be done, they'd drown
him. And now again he shouts
Help Ned---N-e-d---f Gods sakop
The thing was getting serious, and
with resolve to do or die Ned swan
back till he discovered one of the enc
my close to him. Nvisclessly he dips
and reaching bottom, seizes foot, fin,
tan, or.-.something, and doum comes a
Mermaid, with piercing shrek, which
was Immediately echoed from a dozen
throats, and then such splashins and
scrampering, such digging for Shore
you never saw. One after another.
Bob's prosecutors amongst the rest
whilst he, poor wretch, sat upon The
beach, exhausted, up to his neck in the
water. The unfortunate animal that
Ned had seized was left behind, Bob
could mt imagine, ,--unless it had been
wounded in the encounter.
Ned had gone for the skin. when the
lost c1c passed Bob without noticing
him. A feeling of vengeance sprung
up IN Bob's breast, and being sufficient
~ restorcd,- having vomited about six
quarts, AS he stated, of salt water, he
rose suddenly, and gave chase. The
crttcr 'locoInotcd' rapidly. Bob was
too swift for her, he ovcrhaulcd her,
and we presume had a battle, or an cy-
PLANTATION, if they talk,.--.o somcthino
OF the kind, for he did not return. Mean
time Ned having riyhtcd the skif and
anchored her, walked up the beach to
lind Bob, or home, or both, or either.
In so doing, stumbled over a frock and
hcm--hcm! no not exactly that; didn't
know what! 1t looked something like
shirt, onl y that it was sleeveless and
longer. At any rate, Ned took it home
and made very minute examination
thereof. but to no purpose, for though
ne enquired diligently, there was no one
in that neighhorhood who owned it He
was therefore forced into the conclu-
sion that hereafter in the natural histo-
ry of the Mermaid it should always be
mentioned that the creature evinces a
certain degree of womanly delicacy,
and unless in ve'y hot nights, clothes
itself after the manner of females ter
rene
That this is true of the genus, uni
vcrsally, he perhaps would hesitate to
aver, but of the species to be found in
the waters ofNew Jcrsy he is qualified
to speak positivcly,-as he yet retains
the evidence thereof in the garments
aforesaid (which differ in no apprccia-
bic degree from those worn BY nymphs
who ale not tcrrafucous.
Some two years after this occurrence
he was placed in a position to speak
with more certainty as to the close re-
scmblancc borne by this animal to the
human race, by the receipt Of an invi-
tatlon to attend the wedding cfhis fshy
friend, Robert Stimson, Esq, who, at-
ter the ceremony, took Ned aside and
whispered him, in strict confidence, so
don't you mention it, dear reader
to a living SOUL that that the Ia
dy was the Identical Mermaid that he
(Bob) had chased and captured on that
memorable occasion.
Ned assured me on his 'honor,' that
she was in no wise distinguishable from
very pretty, healthy looking woman!
Times.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-08-22
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Robert Stimson, ESQ,
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