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TO Contractors.

- EALEb proposals. will lao received at the u. :.
~ Engineer Office, Bucksport, Maine, to the lst
March next, for constructing small stone Light
house tower on the United States lot at the North
west end of Isle I.aMottc Island, Vermont.
This site is in the immediate vicinity of
Pixies landing.
The tower will be four sided, of lime stone, in
courses Of fourteen or fifteen inches, on founda-
ton of rubhlc limestone.
The foundation will he nine feet square at bot
tom and five feet six inches squarcat top. Its
depth will be three feet six inches, and it, top 81
inches below the surface of the ground.
The tower will be five feet square at the base,
and two feet six inches square at the cap; the
heig ht to he eighteen feet eight inches above the
ground, Of which the cap will be eight inches.
Each course Of the tower will be composed Of four
blocks of stone, Of iuHl size The bottom blocks
will be about three feet six inches by foot six
inches. and fifteen inches thick. The top course
will have blocks about one foot six inches by one
foot, and fourteen uche, thick. The cap will be
a slab of eight inches, with an oval moulding and
sunk fllct.
A light wooden Platform, seven feet two inches
square, with an iron railing, will be hung iuur
feet below the caps, ON a well braced wrought iron
frame. movable wooden ladder will lead from
the ground to this platform. for the light Keeper
to get up to the light by. The lantern will be
furnished by the 1. s., and must be properly
placed and secured on the cap stone.
The joints of the stone work must all be true and
fair, and the blocks laid to half inch joints
| throughly filled with mortar. The mortar to be
composed of the best fresh cement and lime, am
| sharp sand ; one part cement, one part lime ano
three parts sand, thoroughly mixed and used Will,
| fresh The face of the stone work will have
chisel draught Of an inch run round the edges o
of each stone, the rest Of the face to be pointed
The cap to be cuttrue on top, and fine cut on the
edges.
The stone must be the best lime stone that cal
| be had ON Lake Champlain; the wood white pine
tlp irpu l.st EuUli.h r,li fined all the
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anu UtsITdOTV' III VHV WY VI
Hats. Gaps and Eurs,
Uniformity Of school Book,
FOR CmiTTENDEN COUNTY,


Towns Spelcr and Dcfneri
Towns New Readers, 2, 3, 4 and 5(entirely new
reading matter)i
Wells New Grammar and Parsing Book
Monteith's and McNally's Series of Biographies
lst ID and sd
Davies Series of Mathematics, trcyisod). This
series is complete in itself, beginning with the
very elements and terminating with the highest
branches.
Wizards School History L. :.
Wizards Universal History
Fulton 4 Eastman's Book Keeping, Blank, Ac-
count and Copy Books
Cutters rhysiology-lst and "a
BrookGeld's First Lessons in Composition
Smiths Astronomy
Burrtt's Biography Of the Heavens
Parher's Philosophy-lst and "a, Oeyised)
webster Series of Dictionaries
Portor's Chemistry
Days Rhetoric;
| Miichclls Physical Geography
Teachers who wish copies of the above named
books for examination viii please call at my store
or order through the mail. The books will be sent
| free OF charge.
Merchants will be supplied at the Publishers
! lowest wholesale price Books differing from the
uniformity will he taken in exchange at their val
ue by calling at the Church Street Book store, Bur
lington, Vt. ,,,,,,rn
decl7dlwu T. A. fULhEh'
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AlmOn AtwOOd's Estate.

bTATE Of VERMONT. ! The Hon The Pro-
DISTRICT OF caITrENDEN,ss, bate Court for the
District Of Chittenden,
To all persons interested in the estate of Almon
Atwood, late of Charlotte, in said District, deceas.
ed. GREETING
Whereas said Court hath assigned the 9TH day
OF March next for the settlement of the admins
tration account of tho administrator of the estate
of said deceased, and ordered that public notice
thereof DO given to all persons interested in said
estate, by publishing this order three weeks sue
cessiyely previous to the day assigned, in the
Burlington Free Press, printed in Burlington, in
said District.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear at
the Probate Court rooms, in Burlington, on the
day assigned then and there to contest the allow
ance of saidc account, if you cause.
Given under my hand, this 18th day Of Febru
airy, A. d. 1851
w3lw3 w. II. FRENCH, Judge.
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Harry REYNOLDS Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT ! In Probate Court
Lamoille District SIS. : holden at Johnson,
within and for said District, on the ith day of
February, A. u. 1857, Martin Wires, admini,tra'
tor on tho estate of Harry Reynolds, late OF Cam
bridge. in said district, deceased, makes aprlica'
ton to said Court to extend the time heretofore
allowed him to pay the debts due from sali estate
and settle his administration account, until some
future day WHEREuroN, it ia ordered by SAID
Court that said application be heard at tho Fro,
bate once in johnson, in snid district, on the 2nd
day of March, 1851, and it is further ordered that
notice hereof be gvento the creditors OF SAID es-
tate,and to all others concerned by publishing the
substance of said application aud orders, thereon
in theFreo Press, a newspaper printed at Burling-
ton, at least three weeks successfully before the
time aforesaid appointed fog the hearing OF said
application, ~ ,,rrn,,u ,,.
MIMI
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Vermont Central Railroad.
NNINTER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." =
w new Route for Chicago and the West.

N y
w new Route for Chicago and the West.
Northern, Western, British and L >. Mail Routo'
To commence Monday, Jan. ], 1851
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Leave Burlington at 9.l5 A, NJ and Glib =. NJ.
MAIL TRAIN connects at Windsor and white
River Junction with trains leaving Boston and
Springfield at $50 A. NJ. same day and from New
York the previous day at 400 PM; leave Wind
scr at Is f. NJ. connects at Rouses Point with
train for Montreal the next morning and with train
for Ogdensburgh, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, and
the West, via Grand Trunk and Great Western
Railroads, making the shortest, best and most reli-
able winter route from New England to the West,
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves Mortified
at 80 A. NJ connects at liou'cs Point with train
for Montreal and Ogdcnsburgh same evening, and
for Toronto and Chicago next day.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH,
Leave Burlington at 7,l5 A, NJ, and l.5j l.. NJ,
MAIL TRAIN connects at Rouses Point with
trains from Ogdensburgh and Montreal the night
before, at White River Junction and Windsor with
trains for Boston and New York arriving an boston
sarip than by any other route.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES leaves WestAlburgl
at lOAM.stops over night at Mortified and connects
with trains arriving in Boston at 10 r. NJ and al
| New York at 100 p. NJ. next day,
GIf- Tickets for Chicago, DdroH, and the west
via Grand Trunk and Great Western Railroads fo
| sale at the principal stations.
H. sHERBURNE, Sup't.
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One square, 10 lines or less in minion solid,
three insertions, al W
Each insertion after the third cents per line,
Legal notices 10 cents line, more or less, for
three weeks.
Yearly advertisers occupying four squares or
more, with privilege Of change. at fair discount.
~ The privilege Of yearly advertisers is limit
ed to their own immediate business, in their own
name and all advertisements for the benefit Of
other persons, as we'll as legal advertisements and
advertisements of auction sales, and advertisements
with the names of other pcrsens, sent in by them,
must be paid for at the usual rates,
No report, r,s buttons or proceedings of any cor
poration, society, association OF public meeting,
and no communication designed to call attention to
any matter of limited or individual interest can he
| inserted unless paid for advertisement.
| No advertisement be inserted gratutously
| for societies, public institutonsIor companies.
Contracts for yearly advertising will not be dis
continued, unless order to that effect is left at
the office, and when discontinued in less than 4
year, me Price Of whole year WlH b. shaTged
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nR. L. WESTON, JR,, REspECIl ly
IJiorms his friends and the public, that
now practising his Proie sion as surgeon Den
in Burlington.
Having devoted the last four years to the prae,
tice of Dentistry, in the firm of Chids, shepherd
4 Ridgeway, Bostoa, he confidently hopes to merit
the patronage of the community. All who favor
him with their custom, may be assured oil prompt
and skilltul attention, and on reasonable terms.
The constant demand for his Tooth Powder, leads
him to inform the public, that during the oast
twenty years it has been made exclusively by IN
lists for their patients. This in itself, Is SUI
fcent guarantee for it, superior quality, All who
have used it freely acknowledge its merits over any
other dentrhoe.
Office over 5. l.. lIerrick's Store, Church street
! Burlington, W. Feb !, 1922. asWV
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I'm SllallcerN.

JAMES A. sHEDD, y -,.
Administrator of CHir1EShEN NV'N'''
AARON ALDRICll,
MaTcn lciHl' ~ -
IIPNPy W STEWART 1851.
Whereas James A. Shedl, of Burlington IN
said County, administratO OF the estate oil Anruh
Aldrich, late ofClarendon, in the County OF hut-
land. deceased, has filed in said Court bis petit
ton against said Henry W. Stewart setuhg loith
in substan that said Henry W. in the we time
of the said Aaron Aldrich, to wit, on the 2ith gay
of June, A. ID. ISL, executed to the sald aaron
Aldrich, "A mortgage deed of certain lahu slluateu
in the town of Dorset in Bennington county, anu
described as follows to wit beginning AT the north
east corner of land formerly owned by PblIiiPs
and in the south line of Jarvis Andrews land then
eastctly on said Jarvis line to the north west
corner Of Thomas Manly's land, thence southerly
ON said Mauly's line to the south line OF Dorset
thence westerly on said line to the south east cor
ncr of n lot formerly owned by Arnold Phllhps
and now by Jarvis Andrews, thence northefly on
aid Andrews line to the place of beginning ABOUT
80 acres less, and the same lana Purchaseu
by the slid Stewart Of Lincoln Andrews ohu''
! toned for the payment of one hundred dollars
! specifed in said stewards promissory note bear
! ing date on the 2 day Of June, A. ID. leo pay
| able to said Aldrich (since deceased) or bearer
! one year from its date with use. That afterwards
| TO wit, on the 3Oth day of January, A. ID. 1891
your petitioner was duly appointed administrator
ofthe estate of said Aldrich and setting forth that
said note and mortgage is now justly due ana un
paid, and praying a foreclosure. And 1t appear
ing that said Henry W. Stewart, resides w'thou
this State SO that said petition cannot be person
ally served upon him. it is ordered that SAID ienr!
| ", Stewart be notified to appear and make answe
thereto at term of said Court to be holden a
Burlington, within and for said Chittenden Count
ON the last Tuesday Of March, A. D. 1897, by tn
publication of the substance of said petition an
mis- order in the Burlington Free Press, a news
nopcr published at said burlington, three week
"a ce,sivcly, the last Of which publications sha
he at least twenty days before said term
Giycnunlcr my hand at Burlington, in Chitiet
den County, this 9Th day olFe6Iuary, A. ID. 100
j, FRENCH, Deputy Clerk
WALES 4 TAFr. SOlicitoIs.
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Hinesburgn Academy.
A. F.. WORTH, Principal.
Only three Terms in year.

Only three Terms in year
Tuition per Term, $500
No extra charge for tuition in Mathematics
Lam uages. The Fall Term commences We'd
uesday, Sep. 10th, and ends on Tuesday Dec 2ith.
Vacation of week between the terms, and Of
six weeks at the close Of the year.
A few students can be accommodated with board
in the family Of the Principal. Other arrangements
for the supply of board will be made.
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Nost Children

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will find them looking over some Of his Amusing
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CHITTENDEN co, COURT

Hcrrlck " Mics m
This action was entered at the November Term
A. d. 1856, is brought ON all the general counts
in assumpsit, demanding twenty-five hundred
dollars. Notice is hereby given to said Chas X,
Herrick 4 Guy Miles TO appear at the term OF
said Court to be holden at Burlington IN sara
County on the last Tuesday Of March, A, D. 1885,
OF they will bs gsiaglted. , o,,,
H3iW3 y p ApANs, VIVA
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zone, ,1, ,a cnlrrnSDHS co. COURT.


This action was entered at the November Term,
A.D.lsjG i brought on all the general counts
in assumpst demanding five hundred dollars
Notice Is hereby given to said Chas II. llerrick
AMI Guy Miles to appear at the term of said Court
h. be holden at Burlington, in SAID County, on the
last Tuesday of March, A. ID. 1857, or they will
be dciautod,
w3iw3 j. ). ADAMS, CLERK
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Removal, Removal.

4 RUST HAS REMOVED HIS MUSIC STORE
-. to No. 3, Bank Block, one door East
Of the farmers 4 Mechanics Bank, where he has
a complete assortment of Musical Merchandise, and
all goods pertaining to his branch of business.
large assortment Of Piano Fortes from the man
ufactorics OF Chckcring, Woodward & Brown, and
Brown 4 Allen, whose instruments are well known
to be superior to any others manufactured in this
country.
Seraphines and Melodeons, manufactured by
Prince Il Co Buffalo, and Carhart s. Ncedham, New
York, of all sizes and patterns, and every instru-
| ment warranted.
Nhcd NDgic.--More than Ten Thousand Pieces
now on hand, and all pieces Of Music received
as soon az published Glee Books and Church Mu-
sic Books Of every description.
Mr. RUS will sell all articles as low those Of
the same quality be obtained in any city, and a
| liberal discount made to Teachers and those who
buy to sell again.
Grateful for the liberal patronage he has thus far
received, he will spare effort TO keep complete
assortment of all articles usually kept in a Music
| Store, and by constant personal attention to his
| business, hopes to see in his new AMI c0mmpdious
store, ALI OF ms oLD and many SEW customers.
arlington, July Ii, 1855. w3wu
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Bilious Disorders and Liver Complaints.

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..,es under
9 ald estate and pro-

lat the interest on said first notes and obliga-
tons so secured by said first mortgage, falling due
on the first day Of November, A. ID. 1854, and all
accrung interest since that date, as the same be-
came due sem-annually, has not been paid to the
complainants to any Of the holders of said notes
OF obligations, and the same is now wholly unpaid
and in arrear, and that said mortgaged premises
are a very slender security for the same.
That the sum Of interest 50 now in arear,
amounts to more than three hundred and seventy
thousand dollars, and that by reason of the nom
payment thereof according to the condition of said
first mortgage the estate and interest in all said
real and personal property, so embraced IN said
mortgage as aforesaid, has become absolute IN
said Smith, Brainerd, and Dexter, for the beneht
OF the complanants and said other persons,ho ders
of said first class Of notes or obligations as aiore'
said.
pies of said first and second mortgages, the form
Of said first class of notes or obligations, and a
schedule of the said personal property now sub
ject to said first mortgage as aforesaid, 5000.
And the said compliments, in and by said bill
pray that the said defendants may be directed |,
appear at the term of said Court of Chancery, next
10 be held at Burlington, in and for the County o
Chittenden, and State Of Vermont, on the las
Tuesday in March, A. ID. 1851, and then and there
answer the premises and that the equity OF re
demption of the defendants and the other holder
Of said second class of obigations,in the premises
may be foreclosed, and that the complainant
trustees. may hold the wholly discharge
from all right or claim of the defendants OF other
therein and for general relief
And whereas, it mas been made to appear to sal
Court. that the said William H. GregersOn, job
c. Pratt, Samuel 0. Mead, Joseph W. Clark
Mark Healey, George NJ, Dexter, James llunnc
we'll, and II. Hollis llunnewel reside out OF Tai
State, so that subpoena cannot be serNeu o
them, or either Of them, to appear ana answer /
the premises II IS THEREFORE, ORDERED by sal
Court. that said last named persons and each an
every one of them be, and they are hereby r.
uuired 10 appear before said Court OF Chancery,
the term thereof next to be held Mt burlington
and for said Chittenden County, on the last Tue
day in March, A, ID. 1851, then and there To AZ
awer said bill Of complaints and abide the ord'
and decree Of said Court thereon And II Is iurth'
ordered, that the said compliments cause tn
order to be published in the Daily Free Press an
Weekly Free Press public newspapers printC
at said Burlington, three weeks SUCCESSFULLY, Il
last of which shall be at least twenty days pr
vious to the commencement OF said term Of sa
Court, at which said persons are so required
appear as aforesaid o-.n--,,-
Done in, and by order of said Court, at burllh
ION. in said Chittenden County, this 18th day
February, A, b. 1857, .,,, nj.
ASA o. Adds,
JOHN Z, PUTNAM and egllcltofs ioI N'm'
GEO. +. EDMUNpS, Plalhaas
a3w&WsiNi
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FFERS FOR 1886 AND 1897
roo ETHER

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both years, posi- plld.
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Eraslus TracX,s Estatc.


STATE OF VERMONT, ITO all persons con-
DIST. or CnITrENDEN, S.. cerned in the Estate
of Erastus Tracy, late Of Shelburnc, in said Dis
trict deceased,
Greeting.
At Probate Court holden at Burlington, with
in and for the District Of Chittenden, on the 18th
day of December A. ID. 1856, an Instrument, pur-
porting to be the last Will and Testament of
Erastus Tracy late Of Shelburne, in said District
deceased, was presented to the Court aforesaid
for Probate by George r. Peasc, Esq. And it is
ordered by said Court that the 9th day of Feb.
A. D. 1857, at the Office of the Probate Court in
said Burlington, be assigned for proving said In
strumcnt and that notice thereof be given to all
persons conccr cd, by publishing this order three
weeks successfully in the Burlington Free Press,
newspaper printed at said Burlington, previous to
the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear be-
fore said Court, at the time and place aforesaid,
ard contest the probate Of said will, if you have
cause.
Given under my hand at Burlington in said
District, this 18th day of December, A. D. 1856.
w33w3 W. ii. FRENCH, Judge.
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GRATEFUL FOR TIE LIBERAL PATRONAGE
~ extended to the firm Of q. W. Baxter Co,
for five years past, the subscriber would say that
he is still at the old stand with the same usual AS
sortmcut of useful and decorative goods, and hope
that by keeping on hand good assortment Of desi-
rabc goods and selling Mt reasonable prices he shall
still merit a continuance Of public favor.
! q. W. BANTER,
ectl7dt No. l. Leavenworth Block, Colege-st.