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spetiaI aOtias,
PAIN KILLER.
A CURE FOR DlPTHERIA.

All interested, please read the following extract
rom letter from Mrs. Ellen B. Mason, wife Of
Raw. Francis Mason, Tounghoo. Birmah;
MY son was taken violently sick with
dpthcria cold chills, burning fever, and sore
throat. / counted one morning ten little vescles
in his throat, very white, and his tongue towards
the root just like watermelon, full OF seeds;
the remainder coated as thick as kniie-blado.
So many children have died around here, | was
afraid to call physician, and | thought would
try your Pain Killer for gargle, with small
doses inwardly. did So and found the garglc In
variably cut off the yesicles, and he raised them
up, covered with blood. lie was taken on Sun
day; on We lnesday bis throat was clear and his
tongue "a idly clearing oil. | also used it as n
liniment, with castor oil and harshorn, for his
neck. 1t seemed to moa wonderful cure and
can but wish it could he known to the many poor
mothers il our land who are losing so many chill
dren bv this dreadful disease.
have found your Pain Killer one Of the most
valuable medicines ever used in Burmnh. Once
| was stung by very large black scorpion; the
pain was indt.rribablc. | Immediately applied
The Pain Killer, Oor ! never travel without y,
again aud again. anil in half an hour my foot was
well. 3l;2m
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DEAD THE FOLLON ING.

Ia GEyTs This is to certify that have
found Aliens Lung Basam one If The best rene
dies In the world tor diseased lungs have used
it IL my faulty for breaking up Troublesome
cough with the hlppicst effect. | recommends,
it to Young lady VINO had har' assing cough and
was threatened with Consumption, aud it cured
her in few davs. ! would recommend it TO all
those prcdisposcd to Consumption
Respectfully yours,
\. a. HARntsoN Cincinnati, y.
l.. B. R0HIE, Druggist. Uuiontown, Penn.
writes April f. 1903 "AttIN's LrNG BAIsANI
h performed some remarkable cures about Lere.
! recommend it with confidence ia all diseases Of
the throat aud lnuC-."
SrEn1tNG Bros Druggists, write from Carol.
ton. o., Jan. p, 1867 "Scnd IL six dozen AL
LENS lrNG BAL-AM. We are entirely out OF it.
1t gives more general satisfaction than any other
medicine We scll."
r9- PERRY DAVIS & SuN, rrovi 'cuce, X. l.,
General Wholesale Agents lur the Eastern States.
Sold 10y all dealers IN Fa1.t Medicines. Price
| 81 3i-iw
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Addison County.

WATER LILY SUNK.-The steamer
Water Lily, loaded with pig iron, from
Port Henry, n. Y, for Mr., Flanders
foundery in Nergennes, got damaged by
the ice on Wednesday last, about Il mile
this side of Fort Cassin, and sunk to the
bottom of the creek
PERsoNAL.-Among the officers of
the New England Christian Temper
ance convention, held in Boston, we
notice Rev. Franklin Butler of Wind
sor, and Hon. Erasmus ID. Warner, of
New Haven, as vice-presldent-.
The late Zera Barnes, of Hancock
was Justice of the Peace and Town
Clerk for As years in succession.
HANCoCK.-Tlc march OF improve
ment in Hancock for a short time past
is almost without comparison. John
b. Darling and VIM. l.. Ball, two enter
prising young men, have fitted up and
opened n fine country store and are
meeting with great success. Mr.. OAR
ling has fitted up, very Hastily, the Old
Barnes place and sold il. lie is now
building new house for his own use
which is perhaps the finest between
Middlebury and Rochester. 1t will
soon be ready for occupancy. J. b.
Jewett Esq, has bought the IIacket
Farm, and is about ready to move into
Il new and elegant residence which he
has built for himself. Henry l.. Page
is also buildingan equally good dwelling
house and out buildings to match. j
Robert Clafflin has just completed and
moved into new house. John L.
Wright Esq, has purchased the Hack
EFT Tavern Stand and Is fitting it up
Next season he intends building to It
a fine hall. A little west of the village,
Samuel Harlow has built and set in
motion splendid saw, planning, lath
and clapboard mill, at n largo expense.
The old DR.. Smith place has been
purchased by o. l.. Lewis who proposes
to build next season. J. G.. Robbins,
Esq, has also made substantial addi-
tons and improvements, to his conven-
lent establishment. a mile west ofthe
village, Mr.. J. c. Kidder has built Il
fine house and otherbuildingst to match.
Mr.. Church, at Mill Village, has also
greatly improved his buildings and the
surroundings. His mills are doing
good business. Samuel Harlow, AL
pheus Page and perhaps others, pro
pose building themselves elegant res
licences next season, and the farmers
generally are improving their farms,
fences and buildings.
Rev. Mr.. Cook, has declined an in
vtation to preach at Vergennes for one
year.
Mrs. NJ. A. Barney's select school il
Monkton Borough, will give a public
exhibition in the Baptist Church, OF
Thursday evening. There will be dee
lamations, dialogues, essays, tablcaus
&c.
The Vergennes Churches are still
holding union meetings and the relig
iOus interest continues
The Vergennes Lyceum holds fort
nightly discussions and much lnteres
is manifested. The exercises has bee
remarkably good thus far.
A couple were recently married i
Cornwall aged respectively 80 and
years
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PERsoNAL.-Hon. +. +. w oodbridpe
left for Washington on Monday.
-Orrin Hager, of Wallingford, VI,
writes to the farmer that while at work
in the barn with his father recently,
they found raccoon snugly curled up
in a barrel that stood on the floor. On
taking him to the house he was rather
bashful at first, but now he eats maple
molasses and other delicacies, and ap-
pears to be quite we'll satisfied with hi
winter quarters
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INSURANCE. - The undersigned

INSURANCE. - The uuder,ist Il
i. would respectfully give notice that 81, Of
our drm has -eceltly been appointed A s-h' W
the Vermont Mutual Firs insurance Cnn7a q.
and several other Fire Insurance Compauie. g. st
were formerly represented by Judge ritlen. 'ud
have much Increased our facilities for doi-. In.
surance business We now represent ovet ' - .
600, COO of insurance CAPITAL, and are pr-l.;r >"
effect Insurance an every class ri property ~ ~
sonabls rates.
We are also prepared 70 procure I lie aud ii.
dent Assursncein the best Companies in the rr-
try: We propose TO Keep clerk. whose st,eh iou
will be devoted to the Insurance Department ,nd
hope 10 be able to Go general lnsarauce usi e.,
to the satisfaction oil all these yho shall favr ~
with their patronage.
STEWART 4 RLDREpGf.
! Middlsbury, NV. l6th, 1865. SIMS
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STATE OF vERMONT-Distric, of

I
Inc rrooate Court Tor the District Of Addison.
Nv" Il" persons interested In the estate OF
,.,u VICTOR WRIGHT,
late oi Weyhri''se, in said District, DECEASED,
george Hammond and Msriette Wriaht. admin
,s,raiors OF the estate Of Victor Wright. late Of
NeyOridse' III said District, deceased, ask for au
ueoiS OF said decreased: Therefore, by the sutbo.
my OF the State OF Vermont, you are notified 70
appear before said Cont, at session thereof 10 la
n nee At the P,obats Office in Middebury. In mid
DsIint; on Monday, the 18th day of December In
slant tloJS) ut Ten o'clock In the forenoon and
SHOW cause, II any YOU have, WIN aid zine
should not he extended "'"'
eember AID. 1868. '' VI D''
37w3 JED Z nI-SINrtr n-
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Jamestown, aged II years hung himself
in his barn Thursday forenoon. fl9
was a son OF thc late Isaac Sticknry, Il
Berlin
TIE NkHHoNr CiNTKAL RAILROAD,
AT present tho Vermont Central
railroad has GJ locomotives All bur l3
oflhese locomotives were originally built
or have been rebuilt at the Vermont
Central railroad shops.
n. McNeilc, of HardWick has a COW
from which he has sold this season,
lo2lbs Of butter, besides supplying a
family Of three with mill; and butter,
iattening pig and raising a good calf.
The COW has had no extra keeping.
"A good many maple trees in the
north part ofBurton, and the south part
of Glover have been broken down by
the weight of the ice which collected ON
them during the recent storm.
Benjamin Hoyt, of Newport has
killed hog, which weighed 594 pounds
This is good one to begin with. Send
in the weight Of your big hogs, and we
don't care If you send in few of the
hogs themselves.
George Shearer, Il fugitive from the
Jail at Fayetteville, Vt, and who was ar.
rested in New Haven, Ct, recently
closed temporary residence at the lock
up in that city, yesterday, and was Ia
ken back to Jail again.
"A stranger who died In HardWick
VI, last winter, proves to have been
Charles $. Lamb, Of Maine. lie haC
seven brothers living in the state from
whom he has kept concealed for fiftepr
years.
The sales Of the Fairbanks scale,
reach the enormous yearly aggregate o
Il 10000 Fairbanks d Co.., the pro
prictors, employ AS hands at ihei
mandatory in ST Johnsbury, paying
Them monthly over $4,000. Their rail
road freight amounts to more than 10,
600 tons annually, and they use ever!
year 1900 tons of hard coal, p, 600 bush
oil of charcoal, 10 tons of cast-stecl, 3
tons of copper and 1900, 900 feet o
lumber
The boats OF the Champaign trans
, pn.tation company have all gone int
winter quarters eXceptthe Cakes Ames
, which will run between Burlington an
J l'lattsburgh a while longer.
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vERMoNIEas, note the advertisement of Tng
vfRNoST RECORD AND FARMER. Its publisher
is an enterprising, wide-awake man. His pa
per, as STATE PAPER, is worthy of patronage.
lead the inducements
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Joy FOiil.NIIR.

WhuN.il ioleir; ByaotN secured 10, ilal"ay ;
Eeirvdiu,s i;v,DlNelt. containing Sar-apaliliian
the crystalline prin.ip'e Wherein reside all the
virluc- OF S,r-alauilla O0r bu;tl. at Ro-ovent
contain, more at the curative lriucplr- Of Sarsa-
lMi!lI han ten Of thr large hpt,.c..
One to .iS haotlr> oi TIL. won 'cttd r.niil'f 81
tdc iltni will hang, 'uc most repul-tNc body,
covered with the worst >uyr', nlcr,-, ins other
in!umitc- to sound ami b"a.tA. condition
Il make pure boot: il -,,arc. clch skin. -ount
anil white teeth. clean and rr:ul1r nails, strong
aai luNmlut hair, bright nut cleay eye, sweet
anj pure arrail those Whp u-c il, hoNcNrr un-
fortunate the, mIy lie j.. per-"aal appearance
viii soru rc,ilt" ii, wonderful power in i'm airing
h,ai,H Hll .cmjy To- nL rficr one Dollar per
BoUA. Solid hv druggists. see D.. Et.iwaN :
A'm,e.. tar zoe ajN2
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a6 ~ HE'D :. ~ 'SUNEIJ. Ac,;p, J,d.,.
NTATE OF vERMONT-District Of

=. Addison -
HE Probate t",ri i"f tn. District OF Adli>or
In al person, interested in tho estate nj
HENRY I. POWELL,
lat" "l hid'HcIurN, in ,aid ii-,,itt. dccessal,
Greeting
A instrument dated the 1i,h nav Of Aun,,t
H. u. 1868, rurPurinS to c the last will and tee.
lament OF the aid Henry T. Powell deceased. i,
presented to said Court tur probate and slIoN.
snce; Therefore. l., IT,. authority of The State n
Vermont, Nou are hcrch, noiilicd to appear beo,r
aid Probate Court At session thereof to h,
hoh'cl at the office % said court in Nldlehur,, oh
M"hfaN, dec. lfth, lS6S,at 10 o'clock in the tore.
n0"i'' and show rau-e, II any YOU have, why said
instrument should not he allowed and proved a,
III. last will and testament OF said deceased
Dated at Mid'l"hsry this 18th day ii Nov.
\. u 1858.
"'''" JED :. TISHNElI..
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''"' JED 3. BUSHNELL, Register.
STATE OF vERMONT-District o


ine ,robste Court for the District Of Addison
J" MI persons Interested in the estate of
CHARLES X. FORD.
Ia'e OF Cornwall In said District. dec.a<ej
Twin y Stowcll and Caroline r. rorl admin.
is'tdtors ot the estate of said Charles Il. Forl
deceased, present their petition. in wr;ino stat
ing that the personal estate Of said deceasei
amounts tt about 80, 900 the "eal estate. a1S.735
thc debts a. thus FAR ssccrancd, to Sl3. 900 and
that II IA niece 'Narv for the payment of such leLt
TO- .eI part OF sad real estate, and y reason of the
mntuIty OF dividn. the real estate it will be for
the interest of all persons concerned IN vii H..
wh'le OF san real estate, except the homestead
an" Tue widow right Of dower Therefore. by
tue authority OF the State Of Vermont Won ere
herc' notified to appear before this Court at a
session. thereof to be held at the Probate Office 10
Mi -dieourv' IN said District. on Monday, the 2st
day at December inst. (lsGSj and show canse il
any you have. why mch license should not he
Srant.d.
p@.e ;, >- ,ScS Miidlshnry this l>t day OF DE
''wi JED :. BUSHNELL. Register.
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legal 9otiess.


NOTICE.
~ Probate Courts for the Listriet of A,ldiso.
WIN hereafter be held at the Probate Ofice. In Mid
dlebury, on every Monday, at Ten O'clock, AN.
BY order Of the Court. "''
December 9TH, 1893. Tws
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STATE OF VERMONT-District Of

STATE OF VERMONT-District Of
y Addison, IS
The Probate Court for the District Of Addison.
10 oil persons concerned in the estate Of
JONATHAN SEELEY,
late Of Middebury, IN said District, deceased
An,- Greeting;
An instrument, puiporting to I've the last will
sna testament OF said deceased, dated the 1GtL
gay OF June, AID 1868, is presented for allowance
therefore, by the authority Of the State of Yer
mont, you notified to appear before This Court
at the Probate Office in Middlebury, in said Dis,
trlct ON Monday, The 28th day Of December inst
lS6SA at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, and show
cause, ii any you have, why said instrument
should not DO proved and allowed as the last will
and testament Of said deceased.
Dated at said Middlebury, this LIST day of de.
cember I'D. 1853.
3Tw3 JED &. BUSHNELL p.o;.,..
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General State News.

buried with masonic honors on Monday
following.
Tho lectureo of Miss Anna Dickinson
at Rutland is to be on the Dist inst and
not on the 18TH The figures got trans
posed q little last week.
ExPLosIoN.-The boiler connected
with the steam mill of the Manhattan
Marble Company, of West Rutland OK
ploded Friday morning ut about ,
o'clock killing the engineer, Mr.. Ly-
man Kellogg, and causing considerable
damage to their property. This mill is
the most northcrnly of the West Rut-
land mills,
"A widow Gates, aged sc years, and
her idiot daughter aged 81 were recon-
tly found near their residence in STRAIT
ton in state of insensibility, and both
soon died without relating the cause of
their flight.
The most western extremity of
Vermont is in the town of Addison, and
the most eastern extremity in Canaan.
The first civilized occupation of
Vermont was made in 1000 by Capt.
Jacob D'Narm and his party, at CHM
ney Point, in the town of Addison. The
| first permanent settlement was made at
Brattleboro.
| ELECTORAL COLLEUE +. The Vermont
Presidential Electors convened at Mont
pelier on Tuesday. They We're all pres
emf as follows Hon. Geo. w. Grandey,
of Vcrgennes Horace Fairbanks, st.
Johnsbury Col. George A. Merrill,
Rutland Col. r. w. Clark, Brnttleboro;
Hon. George wilkins, Stowe. Hon
George w. Grandey was elected chair
man, and Col. George a. Merrill. ~ecre-
tary. On Wednesday, the votes were
given for Grant and CollaX, and Gen
Grandey Of Vcrgenncs was chosen
messenger to Washington.
Vermont polled a vote of 80 thous-
and at the presidential election in 1856
~ thousand in 1861 90 thousand in IS
Ga Sc thousand in 1868.
The Burlington Breakwatcr has
been extended 500 feet on the north end
making il now .G35 feet long. The
cost of the extension was $4,000. Ano-
Their appropriation for the purpose of
extending it one half mile in length is
needed, and expected this winter.
1t is said that the regular trains on
the Lebanon Springs r. Il. will COM
mencc running Jan. 1st.
Miss Emma j. Morse Of Alstead,
y. H., has been lectu.ing in Samdgate
during the month OF November, on
-piritualism. She il what is called hv
Spiritualists trance sneaker. /. C.. nm
conscious while speaking. She is 4
young woman, Is or 20 years Of age, II
very ready and fluent speaker, and
treats ''old theology" with not nuch
respect
GEoLo0ICAL.- main rock in
Greensboro reoloeically. IL of = .lotv
structure called scli.t. Colciforon. ,,ico
schist is found aLuudantlv. \ r,no,
also of horneblenJ scbisi IN u,,c,r.
county. valyjnn in width from, , fo,,
rods two or three milp3. cvtcnd. from
II.1I.,.i A.. ,,..
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STATE or vERMONT-District of


Inc Probate Court al the H>t,ict OF Adli.os.
10 all persons interested in the estate of
SlLAS ID. GALE.
late oi tosiri,, in said District deceased.
.. Greeting.
haraIh'ia W. Gate, executor Of the last will and
testament ol the said Sias ID. Gale deceased pr.
,ents his petition, in writing, stating that the said
deceased diel aeiIed oi POP acres OF land in aid
'io,hen, and his personal estate amounted To-
9:,ool D. the debts allo wed against his estate Il.
t6ja,i6, and that the expenses Of supporting hi,
'smily have been large, and there is now due from,
'sd estate about -. 300 and tina, tie Real E,tat.
cannot ec divided aud part sold, without iniur,
I" W Sc interested therein, and praying Tor license
70 scH all OF said Real l.-tst,. except th. widow.
right ui Dover:
ih'ieiure ly authority othe State ol Vermont. Won
src notified In appear Il lore said Court, at a So
SION Thereof to ho held NJ tho Probate Office in Mid
'llel mrN. in ,aid District. on Monday. the Oh
| day "i DECEMBER mex, 1868 az ten O'Clock In
the i"renoor. aud show cause, il any Won hay.
why - liccN>c should not he granted
Dated at Mi dlclnrv This 18th dav of No,epi,.r
\. ID. 1868
1858" IED :. fh SlINELL, Acting Judge.
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STATE OF VERMONT - Addison

I DislTict, -.
The Probate Court ior the District of Addison
To all persons interested in the estate nl
LAFAYETTE HARVEY,
late nj Mhhlle'nrv IN said ni-rrIct, deceased
James NJ. Sla,lr, administrator If the e>tots
OF said Lafayette Harvey, deceased. presents hi-
administration accuui; Tor allowance and al. g.,
decree OF sail estate:
Therefore, by the authority ol the STATE Yer.
mont, YOU hereby nutilie,l to anncar Leln,o ,L.
Probate Cont Tor The District oi Addison at.
.r>son Thereof, Ia Il" holden AT the Probate Odirr
IN MildlebruN. in said District on MONDAY III.
2ist day ct December next Us6s) at 10 O'Clock i
'he '-icnoon' and SHOW ca1se, il any YOU have.
why said sccuudt should moi he .lloifei and ,,,I
decree ~ order made shall lc necessary 10 clio.
the settlement Of said estate.
Dated at Milllclury. tlis Goth ,lny of VI,
" y; D. 'N'S' JED :. BUSHNELL,
''''" tCiing Judge
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STATE OF NERMONr-District of

ihe ir"Ht' '"'rt i"r the District Fl Addison
10 all PERSONS Interested ia tue estate oi
liAHHllT y. CUTTING,
lat" "i S'"r"lsm' in aid District, decreased.
IN Instrument dated the Goth dav Of August
H. lsoo. lrpoit'nS To lie tie last viii and tests
mcnt OF tho said Hamlet x cutting, deceased !,
presented to said Probate Court Tor nroba,a .,d
allowance Therefore, by the AUTHORITY of Tie
state ct Vermont, You are hereby notified 10 S.
pear hcfor. said Probate Court at session there
81 To ne netl at the Probate Office, in Mddlebur,
next (lS6SL at ten O'Clock in the forenoon sod
'h"w cause. iisny YOU have, why said nstrume,,t
should not lie proved and allow cd - the iaet = ul
and testament nj said dcceasrd
patel 81 mid Nhs'-iury hi, 18th ia, Of Nov.
, n u. lsts. '' 90
-. JED \. BUSHNELL.
GOV" Acting .fudar
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STATE OF NERMONr-Dlstrict OF

! Alli~uG ,.
ne l'r"'nic MR. 81 the District of Addison,
!" ~ prr'"n, interested in the estate q,
John G. BALDWIN,
lh'"m Whiting, in said District, deceased.
benjamin Casey, executor OF the last will and
testament Of the said John G.. Baldwin. de.
ceased. presents his administration scconnt or al.
lowance. and also asks for decree
81 ssii estate; Therefore, nv the authority
pear before said Court, at a session thereof 10
be held at the prohate Office in sIiddlebury,
in aid district, on Monday, the 2lst day OF
Dec next QS6sl at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
aud show cause. iiany You have, why said account
made as shall be necessary to clos. the settlement
OF said estate.
Dated at Aldilel'urv, this 27th day Of Novem
Der. A. u. 1863
80 3n' JED I,IrsIJNE1I ACTIN, r,1