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Whjp majority 22T

Al an election just held for city officers the know-noth-
ing mayor elected by majority of 1885, and the dem
recorder by majority of H. Aggregate vote in
1853 was 1851; at the late election 1889.
If ACKNOWLEDGMENT fares better than this in the
towns what will become of it in the country
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THE WORKINGS LIQUOR LAW IN NEw YoRK.-
A New York correspondent writes
"Neither in this city Brooklyn was any attempt
made the fourth to enforce the prohioitoyquor law
aud yesterday the liquor shops all open as usual
The first complaint under the law, however, was made
yesterday when Brdsa issued his warrant for the arrest
Of the offender whose is Charles h Smith, and keep
ing drinking saloon in Howard street Smith, attended
by his COUNSEL Henry Morrison esq appeared before the
Judge and after giving his personal cognzance in the sum
derstandna nj the mayors Office is that esi-case will be
brought before the in the course of day two,
and by the decision the consttudonalty of the law
there and then the enforcement of the ordinance will stand
or fall. Meanwhile liquor viii be sold and drunk as
usual
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A DIVIDED HOUSE.

The knew-nothng council Of Louisiana have repudiaa
the religious plank of the Philadelphia platform I'
great national knownothiug party has indeed proved
be a rope of sand.
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THE ELECTION IN MEMPHIS.

The know-nothings have raised feeble shout over the
late municipal election in Memphis Tennessee Let us see
how the figures actually stand At the election for gov
ernor in 1853 the vote was
FOR Henry oot
For Johnson t3o
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EprroRilL CHANGE. Rev. J. L. Stevens
pastor Of tho Universalis, Church OF Saco
and Biddeiorj, has purchased OF Jas. Baker
Esq., his interest in the Kennebec Journal
and the paper wall hereafter be conducted
by Msssrs. Stevens & Blaine. Wesuppose
this arrangement, will carry with 1t. the re-
movai OF Mr.. Stevens from our place. The
great interest which he has taken in the
moral and social well being Of our commu.
nifty has endeared him 10 large circle Of
friends, who, while they regret the necessity
which has transferred him 10 wider field
Of usefulness, will follow him with their
good wishes and desires for his success in
the new and not always pleasant path in
which he is now to walk. Mr.. Stevens has
been long, and laborious worker lin the
geld Of Temperance, and hates with the IN.
dying hatred Of a freeman, all forms Of vice
and oppression. He is u ready, aud Wig
orous writer, a. well as man OF keen per-
csp,ive qualities. His talents cannot fail
to conduc, him to high place in the new
profession upon which he has entered.
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70 The Concert given b, Mr.. E. F.
Warehouses; "New England BarGs" on
Saturday evening, was Of a highly interest.
ing character. We notice this Company
very highly spoken Of in the eastern towns
where they have performed this season,
which commentators they very Justly
merit
This is the first appearance OF the
Z" Bards" in our place. But we UNDER
stand they intend visiting US again in the
course Of two or three weeks, when We
confidently bespeak Tor them u full
house.
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GorSo TO rur WARS. Last week, a young
American engineer Of talent aud skin, who had
successfully served in the navies Of England
RosSa and the United States, sailed from ibi,
port foe Europe. in response to tenders made
hun by the Emperor OF oil the RussiSs again to
most advantageous and gathering character. He
took with him some Gi,een or twenty young men,
whom he had enlisted as associates, and who for
few months back have been in trimming under
his experienced and skillrhl instruction. I, is well
kso~a that the Emperor has long appreciated
American ,alen, and Is now making !, available
whenever possible.-BosOn Telegraph.
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SUERIEF,S SALE.

yopx g. ..:-Takcn on execution and will be
soli Mt Public Auction, on Tuesday, the Goth day
oS January inst, ut the County House in Alfred,
in .ajd county, ut one O'Clock in the afternoon, nil
m. rich, in equity which John 8. Manson had
an ,le Till day Of August last. OF redeemng q
10, of land, with the buildings thereon, situated
in said Alfred, on tho west side o. The road lead
;o;,. Lands of WIN. p Frost on tue south, Of JAS.
iGr;lr;.n ON The west, and the heirs of John Crit.
S.n on ,le north, and contains ten ncns, more or
I..., the same having BEEN conveyed by said
JoSn 4 Manson and Joseph w. Manson in mort.
gocc 10 Nathan ID. Appleioa by deed, dated Nov.
Ie,h. 1852, 10 receive the payment Of Eve hundred
dollars and annual Interest,
ABNER MITCHELL, Deputy Sheriff.
Alfred, January Isl, is'' 23w
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AtA Court Of Probatscheld st Alfred, within and
Tor the county Of yosk, The irst Monday In Jan:
usy, In the year Of oar Lord eighteen hundred
and hny-sve, by the nononbls Joseph L. Nys'
Judge OF said Court;
IN the petition of Lucy Tsrbos, Adminlstnifix OF
" the estate Of Gilbert TarboI, late. OF Hollis, ~
said county, deceased representing that the personal
estas OF said deceased Il not sueient TO pay The na
debts which he owed Ut The time OF his death by the
sum Of two thousand dollars and praying for u.
said deceased as may 10 necessary for the payment
Of said debts and ineidsatai charges
OspEazD, That the psttoner give notsce tneleot 70
the heirs Of said deceased and 70 oil persons interest
cd In said estate by causing copy Of this order To be
published three weeks successfully In the Union and
Eastern Journal, printed at Blddeord IN said eoany
that they may appear at Probate Court TO be held nj
Saco, In said county, on the first Monday In Fsorua
~ next, nj ten Of the clock In the forenoon, aud
show cause, u any they have, why the prayer OF
said petition should not be granted.
2 Attest, FRANCIS d AEON. Register.
true cory. Attest FRANCIS BACON, Register.
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NODE OF DISTRIBUTING.

All the Nos, from to 1900, are written on a
piece of paper about one inch square, and Then
each No. Is carefully rolled up aud put into qailk
out Of sight; then oil the prizes nre written out -
full, put Oh q like piece Of paper, and put INTO
quilts out of sight then the quill, containing Tho
!. 500 Nos, are put into box, and oil the quiss
containing pr zcs To the amount Of 1884 are put IN
10 another box then seven men are chosen ny 'he
company 10 determine what Nos ARE entitled 10
presents. One man then draws No. from ins
box containing the Numbers Of the tickets, wh''o
another man draws No. from the prize box
The rst man calls his No., The other man calls '.s
prize. Two other men are chosen TO look on 70
see il they are correct then man IL chosen "
look on the cc,rder TO sec tina, he - right, aud
in this manner the whole thing Is Determined.
Every few minutes the quilts are stirred up, mud
the whole company sns aud sces the presents Illus
disposed Of All Is honestly done, ind u any aIs
not satisfied TINT il Is honest, their money shuli 10
refunded. 49,
' so RUFUS SMALL.
The above scheme was published IN the adysr
Using columns of the Union aud Journal, Bidde
ford, Dec. Is, 1854, accompanied by an Editorial
notice, from which We make the following cx'raeG
GIFT ENTERPRISE
We publish among our advertisements to-day
The programme Of n Gin Enterprise, which las
been arrnngcd by one Of our shrewdcst business
men and wilhal, u very clever fellow, and one
who will come fully up TO the mark in nll things
he promises. We do not advise people TO indulge
themselves in practical experiments Ia the science
CT chances, but, ir they will do 50, we would
recommend that they palronlzc home institutions,
Instead Of sending their avors 10 the geitersnp OF
the magnificent schemes arranged ny New YORK
people, and advertised in conspicuous letters IN
some Of the religious papers published 10 neigh.
boring city. This Is our advice. SmalPs Gin
Enterprise will be conducted according To tho
published distribution; and on more honorable
principles than those New York Gilt Enterprises,
which have been 80 conspicuousy advertised IN
tho Christian Mirror for a few weeks, and SIN
aiom It's advertising columns.
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The following is from the N. Y. Evening Mir

The following is from the N. Y. Evening Mir
or, Nav 25.
wISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHER
RY.--Among all the Panaccas advertised for the
cure of human ailments, there Is none IN which
NC have more confidence than "Wistar's Balsam
Of Wild Cnerry" We regard il as one OF Ma.
lures own prepa ratons-sImple, safe, pleasant 10
take and almost certain To cure all J~Ilous aud
pulmonary affections. We have witnessed its
wonderful effects, in eases that were regarded as
hspelessly desperate, and we can conscieu,ously
recommend il as one Of the best medicines IN the
world Il has proved more eiiicaclous us rem.
eJy for Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Bronchitis,
Asthma, and Consumption in It's incipient stages,
than any other medicine. Always signed l.
BUTTS on the wrapper.
AGESrs. J. Sawyer, :. 8. Lord. Biddeiord ;
T. Gilman, J. G.. Rollins, Saco; A. Warren, Ken
nebunkr J. Cousins, A. s. Luques, kennebuns
port: w Liiilefeld, Wells; Saywurd IL Webbcr.
Allied; J. Merrill. Springyale; q. II, Snow, N.
Berwick; ]. G.. Thompson, s. Berwick; II. A.
Pike, Cornish; G. Gilman, Buxton; J. Bracleti,
W. Parsons6eld; j. Brackstt, Z. Parsonsfeld.
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70 The Tea Party given by tho Ladies
of the Alfred st. NJ. E. Society came of on
Friday evening in = manner highly sa,is-
factory 10 all concerned.
In the arrangement oil the tables and the
general management, the usual taste and
skill Of the Ladies were shown; and ihi,
'Ladies Enterprise" answered well iis
double purpose. adording rich social en-.
sestainment, and Material A'd, in no ,iinied
measure, for the object to which il was 10 be
applied. s272 We learn, were the avails oil
tho occasion.
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Al q Court of Probate held at hiired, whnin
January In the year of o,r Lord eighteen h"ndrsd
and Mn. Ave, by the Honorable Joseph I. Nye'
Judge &c said Court;
CARHu EATON, Administrative Of the estate or
y Jncob Eaton late Of buxton, In said county, de-
ceased hav Ing presented hei second account Of I'D
unslration Of the estate OF said deceased for allow
ance .,,.. a..
ali persons interested by causing copy OF THIS ofdef
10 be published three weeks successfully IN tue Union
aud Eastern Journal, printed Mt Biddeiota. w sa.u
County, that they may appear mt Pfobase ."1. W.
held Mt Saco, IN said County. on the nfst sio"asy
OF February next, ut ten Of the clock 10 tne
forenoon, aud shcw cause, if any they ha'e' why
the same should should not be allowed.
Aue.t,-FRANCIS BACON, Rogisten
A true copy. Atiest,-FRANCIs BACON, Register.
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M A r R I A G ES.


IN ,hi, town. by Rev. A. Caverno, Mr.. Leon.
ard and Mrs Rhcda Morse, both Of Biddeford.
In Hollis, on New Years Eve, by Rev. A.
Turner. Mr.. Hiram A. Googns Of Saco, to Miss
LILA Weymouth Of Lyman.
In Parsousfield, LIST inst, by Rev. Silas Moul-
ton, Mr.. Thomas Churchill, jr., to Miss Mary Ann
Dixon, all Of II.
In York. LIST inst, by Rev. Charles Good win, Mr..
George Riley Of Kitiery, TO Miss Harriet N.
Moore, OF York.
In Great Falls, ~ H., 81 inst, by Rev. C..
Holman, Joseph +. Willard Of Alfred, Me-, TO
Miss Roxann Willard OF Sanford. Me.
In Rolinslord, 4,h inst Mr.. John w. Pray,
TO Mis- Harriet I. Lang, both Of Rollinsford
In Dover, Jan, 1, Mr.. Fri Warner to Miss
Mary Il. Doe, both OF Boston.
In Portsmouth, Dec. "a, Mr.. Owen Griffin, 10
Miss Mary NJ. L,cke. Jan. I, Mr.. James c.
Moody. ofExeter, TO Miss Hannah s. Bean, OF
Portsmouth; Mr.. Alonzo G. Margesoa TO Miss
Annie M. veunard.
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Al Court OF Probate held ut Alfred, within and
for the County OF York, on the first Monday IN
January, In the year OF our Lord eighteen hun
dred and hfly.nve, by the Honorable Joseph j..
Nys, Judge OF said Court;
IN the petition Of Charles Perry and others, chill
~ dfen Of Mary Perry, an insane person, praying
that license may be granted TO Ansel w. Hanson OF
Buxton, In said county, her guardian 10 sell aud con-
vey, pursuant 10 the Statute. the life esne OF the
said Mary Perry, In severn. parcels Of land aud build.
ngs situated n Limerick. In said county, devised TO
the said Mary by the last will and testament OF Dan
lei Perry. late Of said Limerick, deceased, and the
proceeds thereof To pat out nj Interest.
OaDERED, That the petitioner give notice thereof
TO MI persons interested In said estate, by causing
Eastern Journal printed At Biddeford In said coun.
ty, three weeks successfully that they may appear
nj Probate Court TO be holden nj Biddeord, In said
County, on the first Monday In March nett, ut ten
OF the clock In the forenoon, and show cause, u
any they have, why the praysr Of said petition should
not be granted, ,,., IN ,vc,s p.cos p.,,.,.,
A true copy, Attest FRANCIS BACON, Register
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Al A Court Of Probate held ut Alfred, within and
forths County OF York, ON the INST day OF Jan,
and 6fiy.6ve, by the Honorable Joseph j. Nyo
Judge of said Cour
CYRIJs WATERiIoUSE. named executor In Ger.
v tain instrument purpouing 10 be the last will ana
testament of Robert z. Ceaves, late OF Dayton, IN
said coun,y, wing presented the same i'f
probate H.. .,,.
Ospr.rp, That the said Executor give notice
to all persons interested, BY causing copy OF ih OF,
ptinted m Rdeford ~ said County, three weeks sue
eessively, that they may appear at Probate Court 70
be held n, Saeo, IL said county, on the hnt Monday
and .hs,y r.use m any they have. why the said
instrument should not be proved, approved and nj
lowed as the last win aud testament OF the SAID DO
Auest.-FRANCIs BACON, Register.
A true eo,v. Atte,t.-PRANCIS BACON, Register.
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Al q Court Of Probate held at Alfred, within fnd
(ot The County Of York, on the FIRST Monday Of
January, In The year Of our Lord eighteen hun.
dred aud 6Gy.fve, by tire Honorable Joseph r.
Nye, Judge OF said Court,
NTAGNEsS J. SMITH, Guardian OF Mary A. Grant.
MI n minor AMI child ~ Freeman w. Grant, late
of LYMAN In said County, deceased, having present.
ed his rst account Of Guardianship of his said ward
Onprsrp-That Oh, said Guardian give notice
IA NIL persons Interested by causing copy Of this Of
d,T ~ be published three weeks successfully In the
Lillian and Eastern Journal printed Al Biddeiofd In said
suniy that they may appear At Probate Count to be
iii n, Saeo. In said County, ON the irst Monday
n, F.buar nev, nj ten u The clock In the forenoon,
and shew cause, u any they have, why the same
Auest.-FRANCIs BAcON, Register:
A true copy. Atiest,-fRANCis BACON. Register.
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PaoDArr CouRrs. In our last week.
paper an error occurred in tho insertion OF
the notice of,h Probate Cour:, which, our
readers will see j, rec,ified ia this nun.
Der. Wishing 10 furnish the readers Of the
Union and Journal with the notice tor re-
ference, il wa, inserted wiihou, any con-
sul,aiion with the Judge or Register Of Pro-
bate; hence !, will De seen tina, they are in
no way responsible Tor the mistake.
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CoRS AND FLoUR. More than one halt Of the
entire Stock Of Corn and Flour in the village, is
now in the Stores owned and occupied by JoHS
GiLrArRic, which he offers to sell at New York
prices, expenses sdaeo. The entire stock having
been purchased before the recent rise, his profit is
already anticipated; merchants from the Country
will end il for their iniercs, TO CALL nc his prices
hereafter will be SO low TO entirely put in the
shade all attempts to compete with him ON prices.
Saco Dec. 25, 1854. 50
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A CARD.

The undersigned would expcss their thanks 10
those employed in thc-ro under their direci'oa
in the Laconia Mills, for valuable New Years
Presents. We shall ever prize mos, highly these
tokens of their regard and good will and We Deg
of them to accept our hearty thanks, and oes'
wishes foe their prosperity aud happiness,
ELlPHALEr L. EMERY.
WARD. s. KNAPP.
Biddeford, Jan. 4, 1855.
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\. IL. H.uorasl Judge Of P,osa.. for u. cDan

- " sso AAS"oseo~~'s'3sS ~'~~'~y~ -
~ Of York:
Geofre w. Pisfsou and Thomas n. Pisrson, both
Of B,ddeford, In said County, respectfully represent
that they are seized In lee, rs heirs, with Others IN
thercal estate whereof Sarah IL Person, late Of hid
e(ord In said county. widow, died, seized and pps-
sessed that they afs desiroLs OF holding and pos
sessng their shares oie same In sevsrsyj they thsre
FIRE pTuy thai your ho1of would grant warrant tn
suitable persons Guiiofxing them TO make division
OF said estate and set o 10 each heir bis propouiou
I'm m. saps Dated this frd day Of January, In the
year Of our Lord one ,hoa.and eight hnnd rcd and h
ty.hvs. In. omns ~, ~; p,cn IN
Al Court of Probate held ut Alfred, within and for
lie County OF York. on the nrst day OF January,
ID. issS, upon the foregoing pstition-,
Onprsrp-That the psiiiioner give notice thereof
10 the heirs OF said deceased and 10 a persons Inter
ested in said estate, by causing copy OF said pc
ition and this order TO be published In the Union
and Eastern journal. printed In Biddeford, three
weeks ,ueees.isev Oh nj they may appear at Fro.
bate Court 20 be holden nj saeo, In said county, on
the t.t Monday in February next, at ten OF the clock
I'm the forenoon, aud sbew eauss why the prayer OF
aid pettiun should not be granted,
N Attest, FRANCIS BACON, Register.
A true copy. Attest, FRANCIS BACON, Register.
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Myopia and Presbyopia-

The adaptation Of the eye to distances, oy
which a perfectly distinct image sPerceNeu,
whether the object be far or near, Is pheno'n.
eoou as vet no, explained. BY some II Is thoush'
TO be entirely educational by others Il Is suppos
ed to depend upon varying length OF tue ,oca'
distances, produced either by altering the shape
OF the globe Of the eve, 50 as TO diminish or IN
crease It's CONVERSELY, or by altering the position
Of tho lens Of the eye by muscular agency. Ihe
forms of imperfect vision, known Us myopta anu
prs,5yopia, are To be attributed entirely 10 deec's
lin the optical adaptation OF the eye. In Prescy.
opia, or nar,aghtsiness casually the effect OF old
ags) there Is n tendency OF the rays oil light 10
seek focus bskini the retina, on account OF Tue
insuffi,iency Of the rcfracting powers while IN
mvop,a or aear,sir1,e.iless The rclractivc power
LOT ;he eye is too great, and the rays OF isht are
brought ~ a focus before reaching the retina The
irst of these defects Is obviated by eonre lens,
which increases the reiracting power; The other
requires double eoaeare lens, " diyperss The rays
and thus overcome the too great conveyance.
This state Of the eye most COMMONLY occurs IN
Young persons, aud is not always corrected by
age This is by FAC the most difficult defect to
overcome, aud requires very perfect lens, when
has not, until quite recently, been manufactured
sufficiently SO as 10 obvisie IL entirely. NJ. Cinc
a French manufacturer, has invented machine
for grinding and polishing concavc lenses, ana Is
now manufacturing an article upon which all at
temptsto Improve must oc iu'nc' rus 'e's 81
though resembling the common concave lens,
differs in being psrfset, having none OF the inequa-
ties of surface common To all others, anu Is manu-
featured OF the cearesi crystal quartz. II Is but
a little more shan one year since he obtained ms
Patent and the article was introduced in the
UAited States; vet astonishing rs IL muy seem,
the superiority ofhis Spectacle, over all others in
use is already 50 apparent, that his ability to sup
Div, does not equal the demand from this country
alone, M.ssrs. Shaw & Clark, Watch Makers
aud Jewellers, OF this place, have the agency for
the sale Of them in York County, and haye Just
received a few dozen pairs in Silver and Steel
bows. They have al'o a complete assortment oi
Gold, Silver, Plated aud Steel bowed Speciaclcs
'of the common kinds, and their stock OF Watches
Clocks, Jewelry aud Silver Ware = unsurpassed
IN the State.
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OPINioS or THE SECRETARY on THE STATE OF
VERMONT, HON. DANIEL p. THOMPSON,
who wri,es,--I Having seen the beneficial effects
OF your VEGETABLE PULMONARY BALsAM, for
Coughs, CoLks and ConJnmption in my family
and neghborhood, l feel free to say that l look
upon IL n very valuable medicine in the discas-
es foe which il is recommended"
For sale in Blddcf0rd by J. Sawyer; Saco, ly
J. A. Berry. Price % cenis-Larger size slOO.
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At n Court Of Probate held nj Alfred, within ana
for the County Of York, the first Monday IN jan
uaty, IN the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred aud iny.fve, by the Honorable Joseph I.
I'VE, Judge Of said Count:
Joseph wEARE, Jr, executor OF the win of Ma
81 thaneI SWEET, late Of York, In said county, de.
ceased, having presented his first aud hnai account
f administration Of the estate VI said dec eased Tor
allowance -
all persons interested, by causing copy OF this order
10 DO three weeks successfully, in he Union
aud Eastern Journal, printed ut Biddefotd, Tint they
may appear ut Probate Court Ia lie held mt saco, IN
said County, on tho hrst Monday OF Pebr uary next
nj ten Of the clock 10 the foreno0n and shew cause
IL any they have, why the Same should not be allow.
cd
Auest,-PRANCIs BACON, Register.
A true copy. Attest-FRANCIs BACON, Register.
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Al a Court Of Probate held at Alfred, within and
for the County Of York, on the first day OF Jan.
uary, In the year OF our Lord eighteen hundred
and ffly five, by the Honorable Joseph I. Nys,
Judge Of said Court;
rNH OMAS BEARD, named executor In certain In
i stnmsnt, purporting 10 be the last will and Tesla
ment Of John Heard, late OF Berwick, 10 said cOun.
~, deceased, having presented the same for probate
ORpERED-That the said Executor give notice
der 10 be published three weeks successivey In the
Union and Eastern Journal printed nj Biddeord, In
said County, that they may appear nj Probate Coun
TO DO held ut Saco, In said County thS first Monday
Of February next at ten Of the clock in the forenoon,
aud shew cause, u any they have, why the said In:
strument should not be proved, approved and allowed
the last will aud tesament Of the said deceased
AGest--fRANCis BACON, Register.
A true copy. Aitest-fRANCIS BACON, Register.
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ALBANY. Jan. = Considerable excitement i,
manifested here in consequence of the interference
OF the Catholic priests in destroying books o
y religious character, which were given 10 th,
children at the Almshouse, on Sunday last, b,
Mrs. Parmalcc, wife OF the Mayor. Four teachers
appointed by the influence OF the priests, and aoe
ing under their direction, seized the books and de-
stroyed them.