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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-05-10
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directed, they are held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their pa
pors discontinued.
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without informing the publisher, and the pa
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held responsible.
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and leaving it uncallcd for, is prma facie ey-
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An ANCIENT REtit-ln the base.
ment Of the Patent Office, there lies un.
needed, and almost unnoticed, slab Of
marble which, from the printed account
which accompanies it, Is said to be d
part of the monument erected BY Mil
tades, in memory of the battle of Mar.
aihon. AS this piece of antiquity sp.
pears to be neglected, and OF no Utility
where it lies, we would propoe, that tho
National Institute or the Patent Office
to which of the two it may belong
should presen. it to The National Mon:
ument Committees, as proper Offering
to be placed In some suitable part of the
structure nov in course Of erection ts
the memory of ofWashingtcn. - lt'othin,.
ron Std,.
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FIRST AND LAST Duel IN ILIISo, -
Tho year 1870 was signalized by the
first and last duel that was ever fought
IN the State of Illinois. This took
place in Belleyille, St Clair County.
between Alphonso Stewart and William
Bennett, two obscure men. Tho seconds
had made it up to be a sham duel, to
throw fidlcule upon Bennett. tho chal.
lenglng party. Stewart was in the Sc
cret, but Bennett, his adversary, was left
to believe it reality. They were to
fight with rifles the guns wero loaded
with blank cartridges, and Bennett, some.
what suspecting trick, rolled bail in
to his gun. without tho knowledge of
the seconds. or of the other party. The
word to fire was given, and Stewart fell
mortally wounded. Bennett made his
escape, but two years afterwards he was
arrested in Arkansas, brought back TO
the state, irdicttd, tried, convicted Of
murder, aud hung.
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Crgal N otitcs.
State Of Vermont County.
BENJAMIN n. IT, BACON In ch'necry' June

state OF Vermont-8edison County.
BENJAMIN IL. BACON, ! In chsncery, June
PARKER WINTER. Term, A. D. 1854.
7S ~ C9dnccllor ofilcfisl Ju9ietai Circrii.
The petition Of Benjamin II Bacon Of
Ch 60, in the State Of llliHoiS. showDth that
Pa k Winter, Of Ripion, in the county Of
Addison aud State Of Ncrmont,o ,on the twelfth
day of March, A b. 1858, duly executed 20
the said Benjamin II Bacun,a mortgage deed
OF certain land situated in that pant cf the
town 6f Rpton, in the county OF Addison.
that was set oil to said town of Ripton from
the town Of Goshen, described rs follows, to
Wit: Lot No. Is drawn to the original right
Of John Cowls, an original proprietor in the
town of Goshen, containing two hundred acres
more or less conditioned for the payment of
the sum Of two hundred and fifteen dollars
specified in two promsory notes, both bear
ing date on the twelfth day cf March, A. D.
1888, one of said notes for the sum OF one
hundred and fifty dollars, made payable to
tho said Benjamin H. Bacon or bearer on the
first day Of April, A. D.. 1853, and the other
note for tho sum of siXty-Gve dollars, and
made payable tc the said BcuihmiR1f-Bacon
or bearer, on the fist day Of july, 4. DIS53,
and both Of said notes signed by the said
Parker Winter, which is now Justly due and
owing and has not been paid according to
the effect of the same; and with the further
condition that the said Paiker. Winter should
also pay the two last mentioned notes in a
mortgage deed fJoscph ". Boyce to Diada-
ma Sayers, according to the tenor thereof, |
which notes arc now due and remain unpaid |
wherefore the petitioner prays that the equity
of redemption Of the said Parker Winter in |
the premises may be forcclosed agrccaLly to
the act to diminish the expenses offoreclosihg
mortgages in equity.
Dated at Middlebury, in tho county of Adj !
Olson, the twenty-ninth day Of April ,A.D.1S5i |
BENJAMIN ii. BACON. |
Il! OzIAS SEYMOUR, his atty.
The above named complainant having filed |
his said petition in the Office Of the clerk of |
said Court of Chonccry, and it being made to |
appear that the above named Parker Winter |
resides out ofthc State of Vermont so that
subpoena cannot be served on him, il is hereby |
ordered that notice be given to the said Parker |
Winter to appear and make answer to said pc.
titionon the first day of the term ofsaid court !
next to be holden at Middlchury, in and for
said county, on the first Tuesday Of Jane, a.
ID. lS0i, by publishing the substance of said |
petition together with this order in the Mid
dlcbury Rcgstcr-a newspaper printed at
said Middlebury-thrce weeks snccessivcly.
the last ofwhich shall be at least twenty days
previous TO the commencement Of said term of
said court
Given under my hand at Middlchury aforc.
said, this 29th day ofApri \. b. 1854
2;3w GEO. S. SWIFT, Clerk.
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MoNsTEh RLMs.-Nine large sticks Of
elm came down on the main road from
Tunbridge, w., last week, which exceed
anything in sizo we have ever seen. They
were sqaarod 2O>e Is inches, and sste
upwards of GO feet before comifg ID 4
branch Before being squared they
must have measured four feet in diane
ter by l2 feet in circumference They
were got ont by Mr., Austin, of tho
above named place, and we're sold for ur,
wards of $500 or nearly 500 stitt
Boston Popcr.
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The Chinese are said to have labored
for centuries under great embarrassment,
from not knowing how to make a barrel
They could make the slaves, and set
them up and hoop them in; they could
make the heads, and put one of thcm in
indeed with the help of man inside.
they could put the second cac in but
how to get the man out, after the barrel
was headed up, that was problem which
they could not solve.
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III lisfcllanp y .
A PHYSICIANS STORY.


Treating Case Actively
was sent for in great haste to attoud
gentleman of respoctability. who had
been discovered in his room lying sense.
less on the floor. On arriving at the
house | found Mrs. Il in great dis
tress of mind
What is the matter with Mr. IL
| asked, on meeting his lady, who was
IN tears and looking tho picture of dis.
tross. " I'm afraid It is apoplexy," she
replied; " | found him lying upon tie
floor whero he had, to all appearances
fallen suddenly from his chair. His
face IS purple, and though he brcathes. i:
is with great difficulty"
went to see my patient. He had
been lifted from the floor, and was now
lying upon the bed Sure enough. his
face was purple and breathing labored ;
but somehow the symptoms did not iu-
dicate apoplexy. Every vein in his face
and head was turgid and he lay per-
fcctly stupid but still | saw no clear
indications Of any actual or approaching
congestion of the brain.
Hadn't ho better be bled doctor ~
asked the anxious wife Il don't know
that it is necessary" | replied. 4" |
think if we let him alone it will PASS off
in course Of few hours" "A few
hours he may die in half an hourn Il
don't think the case is so dangerous.
madam" Apoplexy not dangerous n
Il hardly think it is apopexy." pray
what do you think il is doctor2r
Mrs Il looked anxiously into my
face | dolicately liuted that it mipht
possibly have been drinking too much
brandy but to this she Indignantly oh.
jccted. 4" No. doctor, / ought to know
about that" she said Depend upon
it the disease is more decry seated 1
am sure he had better be bled Won't YOU
bleed him. doctorl A few ounces of
blood taken from bis arm may give life
to the now s,aguant circulation of tie
blood.
Thus urged, Latter some reflection. order
ed a bowl and bandagc. and openiup 4
vein | relieved him of about eight ounces
of blood But he Law as insensible MS be.
fore, much to the distress Of his moor
wife Something else must be done.
DOCTOR she urged, seeing that bleeding
had accomplished nothing. Ifmy hus.
band is not relieved quickly ho must dien
BY this time several relatives and
friends, who had been sent for. arrived
and urged upon me the adoption of some
active means of restoring the sick man
to Consciousness. One proposed mustard
pasters all over his body, another n
blister Oh the head. and a third Ills i'm.
merson iu hot water. | suggested that
1t might be well to use stomach pump.
" Why, doctor ?" asked one Of his
friends. Perhaps he has taken some
drug" | replied impossible, Doctor"
said the vile she has not been from
home to-day, and there is no drug in the
house" " No brandy 2" ventured
this suggestion again. - No, doctor, no
spirits of any kind not even wine in
the house" returned Mrs Il in
an offended tone.
was not the regular family physi.
cian, and had been called in to meet the
alarming emergency because my Office
happened to be nearest TO the dwelling
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-05-10

STATE OF VERMONT, ! Be it remembered
District Of Addison, SIS. that at a Probate
Court he'd at Middlebury, in and for the
District Of Addison, on the Goth day of April,
A. II. 1854;
Norman Tupper and Frederick A, Leland
named executors in an instrument purporting
to be the last will and testament Of
MICHAEL SANDERS,
late OF said Middlebury, deceased, present
the same for probate 1t Is thereupon or
dered, that said instrument be considered for
probate by this court, at the session thereof
to be held at the Office of the Register Of this
court in said Middebury, on Thursday, the
llth day Of May next, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon and that notice thereof be given
to all persons Interested, that they NAV ap-
pear and mako their objections, If any they
may have, TO the probate and allowance Of
said will, by publishing certified cop, of
this order In the Aliddlebury Register-a
newspaper printed at said Middlebury-three
weeks successlvely previous to the time of
said court.
JED. S. BuEHN.LI., Register
A true copy OF record.
law. Attest JED. s. BUSHNELL, Register.
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The RgoisrER will be sent one year, by
NALL or delivered at the office, where pay-
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Delivered by carrier, pail strictly in all
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tors
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Returning to London after her extend.
ell visit on the Continent Grace found
the rush and roar of city life in that me.
tropolis quite too much for her ovcrtasked
nerves. There was something fearful,
almost maddening about it, which impcl-
led her to hide away from the vortex.
About this time, she met with an amusing
personal adventure, showing the advance
Of tho age in point of milliucry,N thus tells
The SToRY OF A BoNNRr When at
Paris, | purchased one of tho bonnets of
the season, which, as every one knows,
are small beyond precedent, without re.
flecting that was bound for country
where the ladies display in nothing their
characteristic modesty and reserve more
than in bonnets, at least those for the
ordinary promenade, retiring into pro.
found depths of leghorn and lace, and
sometimes closter themselves in the
shade of huge uglies."
Tho partisan millincr of whom I pur.
chased the above mentioned bonnet, who
was reduced comteSsc, and had her arms
blazoned on the plafond Of the show
room, was so complaisant as to 20 into
ecstacios ever the effect when tried it
on, crying d" C'cS jOh d! charmdnt par
fat i" saw that it was becoming. pc
culiarly so and she assured me it was
not dear SO took it, with no fearful
looking for of Coclncy Indignation, sure
ly. Well, as descended from my
chamber, equipped for my expedition in.
to town, noticed that the friend who
was to accompany me looked a little
struck up but | concluded it was with
admiration at the ton of the th;ng-and
and perhaps it was. At the station,
while waiting for the train | had strong
suspicion that remark ] overheard, Of
" Ny eyes them is poppies," referred to
tribe III the decorative way, belonging
to my bonnet. In the railway carriage
| found myself an object of rather curl
Gus regard but this | attributed to n
certain foreign air | may have picked
up on the continent, and it was not till |
was walking down Regent street that |
was convinced as to the cause of the
sensation | produced. The head and
front Of my offending" was my unfortu-
nate bonnet 1t was stared ut aud com.
monted upon without mercy; shop boys
pronounced it the last Paris sumner"
shop girls lifted their eyebrows, and said,
" o, my !" and an impudcnt young foot
man, as be passed me, looked up into my
face with shrill, significant whistle. AT
last, in very desperation | rushed into a
shop and purchased black lace veil,
with which | quite extingushed my
'stunncr. npoppies and all
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EE Lord Holland told of a man,
remarkable for absence of mind, who,
dining once on shabby repast with a
friend, fanced himself in his own house
and began to opologize for tho wretch
edDess of the dinner
The Shasta courier., 1854-04-01
Parodv on Rcu Holt,

oh. don't you remember the boys, Ben Bolt,
The boys with noses SO red,
Who drank with delight whenever they met,
And always went drunk to bed
In the old gruve-y yard. in the edge of the town
In corners obscure and unknown.
They have gone to their rest, and the gay
young sprigs.
Have dropped off one by one.
OH don't you remember the jug, Ben Bolt,
And the spring at the foot Of the hill,
Where oft we've lain in the summer hours,
And drank to our utmost fill
The spring is filed with mud, Ben Bolt,
And the wild hogs root around,
And the good old jug with Its whiskey sweet
Lies broken and spilled on the ground.
Oh don't you remember the tauern Ben Bolt
And the bar-keeper kind and true,
And the little nook at the end Of The bar,
Where we swallowed the rum he drew?
The tavern is burnt to the ground, Ben Bolt,
And the bottles are cracked and dry;
And OF all 'the b'hoys" who "spreed it, there
There remains but you and u
The Shasta courier., 1854-04-01
ST. CHARLES HOTEL
. THE SUBSC RIDERS -
i have the pleasure of announce -.

@@ THE SUBSC RIBER RS a@
#aiiil have the pleasure of announce
-2a..A ing to the pdblic that this --.0S
we'll known establishment, PhRnix like has
arisen from the ashes and is now in every re-
spect better prepared for the accommodation
OF our patrons than ever before. The entire es-
tablislment is new, from the kitchen to the gar
ret, and everything is in apple-pie order. In
deed the ST. Charles is fitted up with great cost,
in style of elegance not surpassed, even Ill the
lower cities.
Having satisfactorily served the public In this
capacity longer than any persons III our midst,
we have no hesitation in assuring the perma-
nent as we'll as transient public. that we are pre-
pared to give them every comfort usually obtain
able at a first rate hotel. Our rooms are airy
and elegant, and supplied with clean and COM
Portable beds. The table is loaded with
every thing choice that can be procured in the
market. The bar is constantly furnished with
every variety of the very best liquors and cigars.
The utmost pains taken to procure the very
best cooks, the most attentive servants and at
tendants, and in short no effort spared to render
the St. Charles worthy of its high reputation,
and the liberal patronage bestowed upon it.
There is also the St. Charles Corral attached
TO the establishment, always supplied with good
pure spring water, and an abundance of hay
and barley for animals.
GUS. GROTEFEND & co.
Shasta, August g. 1853. aul3lf
The Shasta courier., 1854-04-01
AGENCY FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE
U. 9. G0VEENfgENT.

ID a BRINSMADE has removed his Office to
Il Shermans Buildings. No l46 Montgome-
ry street. where he will coniinne the prosecu-
lion of Claims against the Federal Government
embracing
Claims of the officers and soldiers Of Col Ste
phe lson's Regiment of New York Volunteers
for bounty lands, extra pay, and transportation
allowances.
Claims Of the officers and men who composed
The California Battalion of Volunteers, under
Lieut.. Col, John c. Fremont for bounty lands
arrears OF pay, and extra pay
Claims of the officers. petty officers, seamen
and marines, on account of additional conpensa.
ton tor services IN the naval and revenue service
OF the United Sta,esn the Pacific Ocean, on the
coast of California and Mexico. from 18th May
1916. to lst of March. 1853, provided for by acts
OF Congress, approved August 3lst, 1852, and
March Sd, 1853.
Also-Claims for indemnify on account of
insses occasioned by Indian depreiaiions upon
lie property OF the citizens Of the State; and
Claims for advances made to U. States Indian
Agents, to enable them TO negoiiate or to exc
cute treaties with the Indian tribes
Mr.. BRINSMADE has secured the most re-
liable and efficient aid in Washington. aud claim
ants may feel of the most attention possible
n. h. He will also give bis best ai'tntiop to
CosvryASeiyG in all its branches Jan II
The Shasta courier., 1854-04-01
Later from Sonora.

BY Mr.. John Raines, Just arrived in this city
we have intelligence from Sonora to tue 18th Of
February.
The people are represented as being in most
wretcbed condition from fear Of the Apaches
who continue their depredations aud oLtrages
more than ever, and every day becoming
bolder as the terrors of the people increase, en-
tering the towns and killing men, women and
children, and carrying them off prisoners,
without fear of pursuit rescue. The ranches
are nearly all deserted. Cattle and horses are
rnnning wild, and liable to be driven off Dy any
who will take the trouble.
An order has been issued by Government pro-
bibiing emigration to California and about 500
troops, including 100 at Altar, are stationed
along the frontier to enforce the decree.
The tobacco monopoly, which Gov. Gardara
asked OF Santa Anua for the purpose OF raising
funds 10 pay for military operations. has been
granted to him, aud he has levied an additional
tax of % per cent. OIL tobacco for the same Oh
lccf.
Mr.. .Raines left this city October 18TH travelled
hence about 900 miles, and returned with 500
head of cattle 10 Warmers rancho. The prices
nf stock. i'll consequences of purchases for the
California market, have advanced about II per
cent within year Cattle are now worth, in
Mexican money. from SIS to $l6; horses, 50;
to $40; mules, $40 to $50; sheep, none III mar
ket. Tie discount American coin is ten per
cent, and the terriage at The Colorado increases
the first cost more than 33 per cent.-Los an
geios Star.
The Shasta courier., 1854-04-01

ORIGtS OF TgxTs.-The taking of texts seems
to have originated with Ezra, who, accompanied
by several Levites, in public congregation OF
men and women, ascended pulpit. opened the
book of the law, anil after addressing prayer
to the Deity, to which the people said "amen." "
read the law of God distinctly, and gave the
sense, and caused them TO understand the read
ing. Previous to that time, the patriarchs de-
lvered in public assemblies either prophecies
or moral instruction for the edifcaton of the
people. 1t was not until the return Of the Jews
from Babyonsh captivity, during which period
they had almost loaf the language in which the
Pentateuch was written, that it became neces-
sary to explain as well as to read Scriptures
to them-a practice adopted by Ezra and since
universally followed. In latter times the book
Of Moses read in the Synagogue every Sab
bath. To this custom our Savior conformed,
and in Synagogue at Nazareth read passages
from the Prophet Isaiah; then closing the book
returned it TO the priest and preached from the
text. The custom which now prevails all over
the Christian world was interrupted in the dark
ages. when the ethics of Aristotle were read in
many churches on Sunday. instead of the Holy
Scriptures.
The Shasta courier., 1854-04-01

rY The New Orleans Crescent says: A few
months ago merchant of this city took to his
home and heart youthful bride, bnd went to
reside in the Fonrth District. Wishing TO live
in privacy he engaged only one servant--a fresh
green girl from the Emerald Isle She took the
fever, and in few days died Another was
hired and shared the same fate. A third and
fourth filled the vacancy in the household. and
followed in succession the sweeping summons
of the same fell destroyer. Following the i'm
pulse of natural dread, the merchant went 10
Mobile to avoid the scourge, and the next day
buried his young and beautiful bride. Disguised
with home where nought but empty cham
bers served to call up the memories of departed
Joys, he returned to the city to sell out his
household determined to leave locality to him
so suggestive of sorrow. He died the next day
When our informant visited the premises, there
was but one living creature there. 1t was SOL
itary parrot, swinging in its lonely cage. and
wailing unwittingly its deserted state