The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-24
Probate Advertising.

. lu lhc exercise Of the GiHtIids ofllie ollie,
or Judge Of Probate IN This couuly, for ten OF
a dozen yours pnsl ils incumbent, whether
Wig or locofoco, has usually pursued a llb
crul course lnaHtdA eael, al iho County l,h,
pers, Whsn lo was a Wing hc usluliy gave
ihe advertising Ia the Cnledonun; when. q
loeolaee, lo ihr rSar, unitss the parry inter
eslrd, expressed proiurcncc,nud the Judge
usually asked the person doing ule husinrs.
m which paper he would have IL advertised
Under ibis rule, there was q distribution ofthc
advertising pnper 6rthc same politics
Of The Judge fr the lime bling, driug
rnlhcr lhc best, however
A better nodrlhnu This could 10 devised.
The sltG ciiculntcs Ia The western towns of
HE County moro extensively than the Chla,
douian,cNccpipcrhAps, Ia the town Of Peach
nnIi--lhG Oulrduuun cirrulaics more sNteu-
,Nely thar The Star Ia each of tho towns IN
The EASTERN pprr Of tho County cXccp,rg
Whorork TlG proper nnd just rule, Who
ever might be Judge Of Probate, would be-, to
give The advertising IN the Western part Of
The County to the STAR md hat in tho Fms,
tern pnrt TO tic Cnlrdodinn, The Object Of
advertising wull Ice the better secured la
this Wayi--a greater publicity would be- Civ.
cn TO NO advertisements ia tliG towns whore
most Of those Interested resided. lim per.
h1irv tins rriC Tny not be approved. We
have luuii'' lay csPrriCaCe. rh.l, with few rV.
cep''ons, lhe 'ncofocos IN llis pai OF the
County nlac The pains to order their Probate
business advertised in IRe star, while many.
OF the Wigs la ii,, Western part hnvc moi,
tnken The trouble 10 request lcr, 10 be- sent
20 NJ.
We ,ayc bocu induced 10 noi'ra ;his nnr-
ter from the fact, that for thrre or four months
past, the Caiedoninn seems 10 have been
strangely .torfo",n Ia the ulrcr Of Prohniy
advertising. IT has not bucn trcnlcd 80 well
as is was when Judge Maiorks was in office
IN Political opponent nor so well as the
star wnStcalcd- when n Mhig,Nas in the
office. WAY this * 80, we will nut'now I'm.
deriakc TO explain publicly. Perhaps we niny
not knor The true rcoson--ifuny there he.
HWl@S 4nving advertising done, viii be to
the lroHNe ofn'king the Judge TO order il
lone IN 'hc-C aIedoninn, perhaps we should
get our sllarc. There can hc no harm done
10y rying tic experiment While the rule Oh
giving TIC advertising ms wcuhnvo suggested
above Is not observed and so rs to give il the
greatest publicity among persons mostly in.
lerea'cd, our friends If we have ANY, inthe
Western part Of The County may order their
advertisements mailed ions at our expense.
md wn will forward their bills SO TINT
hey shall Toe 10 no extru eXpensn or trouble.
Such was the practice in former days, aud
he bills were charged to tho Judge thy hi.
consent or roquesl) & payments made TO him
when u wus inconyenient for the parties To
settle them with us.
ESSEX CouNrY.-No other lnper circulates
IA Essex County half so npmerously MS The |
;...;.ii,',e",hc lQcoloccs lLrre disi.le ,ll+eir
patronage about equally between lie Star and /
lie Lancaster paper But, -hill,a-thc pres. I
ent Judge Of Probate the CUladoninn is for. 1
rotten. Lcgulty-in obedience 10 the spirit of |
lie law, II not tile letter--he il bound 10 or
Ter al The advertising in the Caledoninn. A.
Ihe law means that the advertising be done
so ms TO give to it the greatest publicity, aud
lmong those Interested. This is not dome
S Ilte rights ofparties Interested are. sacrifc-
ID, aud Estates wronged. Will our Wing /
rIendS there remember to request the Judge
o send their Probate ndvtrtissments to the
-alrdonlan. He has evidently forgotten there
$ such u uper.
W. do not envy the late good luck of 4,s
'e'2thors of the Star in, this matter-but
rrstr-ttrtr1 Mt VUrsUuHt sUcrcss-,tt, under
" the circumstances, think we are entitled TO
ONE invors Of ibis sort which Wings, have
he power 10 siNr LIS, and NhoH tAe good of
lartles interested would also he promotea
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