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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-04-28

A celebrated French preacher, in a SER
mon upon the duty OF wives, said 81 see
in this congregation woman who has
been guilty Of dsobedience to her husband,
and in order to point her out will fling
my breviary at her head" He lifted his
book, and every female head instantly
ducked.
The Newark, n. j., people are out Of
all patience with the steam man, and the
Courier of that city says: "When will
this humbug, all about an iron boiler in a
smock frock, be done with? That which
is called the steam man never did, and
in all probability never will, walk the
length of its nose"
A man named Croock has been digging
and blasting at Rock City Falls, in the
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years, in the belief that he is going to find
the grand source OF the Saratoga mineral
springs. He has got down several hun
dred feet, and works under the direction
of divining with hazel rods.
A poor woman and her child living in
a western town were greatly in need Of
food and the child, seeing a chicken in the
barn yard, wanted to kill it and have a
pot-pie "No. no." said the mother,
'1hat would be wicked, snl God will
surely punish you." ''Then," ssid the
youngster, looking up, ''lets go back tC
Chicago, there isn't any God there"
George Francis Trains great hotel en-
terprize, at Cheyenne, has gone up, ii
far as he is concerned, and the property il
now in the hands of j. NJ Richmond
who laid the foundations Of building un
der a contract with Train, last fall /
the Cheynne merchants help the enter
prise, the hotel will be finished, but Train
stock company was only myth
Between the gliding and porcelain
trades, an immense amount OF gold is an
nually absorbed. The porcelain trad
alone takes nearly ESQ, 600 worth Of gol
: year, and bstween gliding and porcelain
: the annual consumption Of England TN
. France is estimated at not less than 40,
! 900 ounces, which is lost TO currency for
I ever. london Times,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-04-28

| am rather proud Of having shot my first
wolf, and call out rather excitedly to my
friend to come and look at it, As he
does not answer / 90 into the house to
search for him, and find him enjoying the
nap of solitude and boredom. He, too,
is pleased by my Workmanship, and
wakes up briskly TO witness its result. I
am certainly not gone five minutes: but
when | return to the britzka, where
left my game, it is stolen. No wonder
the skin, observes my friend briefly, is
worth about three roubles.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-04-28

King Theodorus had Just made a fresh
capture, that Of the Austrian commission.
er at the universal exhibition, NJ. Schaf,
fer. By way of turning his leisure 10 ac-
count, this gentleman made q journey in
Abyssinia, and, having imprudenlly ap-
preached too near the states Of the sover-
eign, was arrested, and made !rumpeter
in regiment Of dragons.
OF Theodore Tton Mr. Higginson tru-
ly says that she shows in the lecture room
the same ability which has built up the
Independent, while he is so free from
bigotry as to be constantly charged with
latitudinarianism he has, moreover, G
very sympathetic nature, ready wit, ant
that sunny disposition which is such ,
priceless gift 10 reformsr.'
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A good story is told of Mr. Stanbery to
the effect that note addressed 10 his son,
requesting him to ioin party to learn
'the German" fell by some mistake into
the hands Of the elder Mr. Stnnbery, who
answered very politely, with IN expression
otre--o,, that his professional engagements
would prevent IN attempting Just now the
requirement Of aeie R74g0aic.
Jennie June Is particularly cxaspera,el
because the ladies Of the press were not
invited to take seats at the Dickens din
ner and pay, So apiece therefor. Gr:.s-
ley, size says. was in favor ofth,i' aum' e
sion, o- he feared cira,~' but the rest 0.
them she call- .,rr5On7" fny7 Iney c'n't
- ecr men, and makes some
very unkind m'nnatous about clean shirt
collar.
At recent meeting of the New Yorl,
Farmers club, gentleman just home
from Asia exhibited several specimens Of
the fleece OF an Angora cat which is coat
ed with q soft silk fur Of pure white
This, he said. grew to q length Of four or
five incho7 The cat itself the exhibitor
reGaiieu, Wien luu crown was nearly na
large as a youuc lion, snd was q superior
ratter and mouser while in intelligence,
fidelity it was wholly superior to the cat
cultivated in this country and Europe.
In n certain family, not lcng since, n
pair of twins male their appearance, and
rs a matter Of course, were shown TO their
little sister of four years. Now It 50 hap
pencd that whenever q rather prolific cot
of the household had kittens. one ottham.
Of course the pgc,tiest was saved, and
the rest drowned. When the twins were
shown the child By their happy father,
little M-looked al them long and earn
ectlY, and at length putting her little I'm
gey~tip on the cheek Of one of them, look
ed up, and said with all the seriousness
possible-"Papa, think we'll save thi'
one"
When man is out of money he show
the least Of it. When he is cut of tenn
per he shows the most OF H.
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POETRY.
What Will Susan sayl

Two suitors came for Susan hand.
Appealing to her sire
Spoke Of their loves and breadth Of land.
Before a hickory fire:
The old man heard them long and we'll.
In his old fashioned way,
And looking where the ashes fell.
Thou gbt what woald Susan tavs"
The one lie told OF large estate,
Of fields and acres wide,
And Susan was the bright-eved mate
He would claim for his BRIDE
The old man eyed this suppliant win.
With gems of brightest ray,
Ind looking in fire again,
Thought "What will Susan sav:'
His sinews showed no signs of toll.
Nor Of the wealth acquired.
No proof that from the teeming soil.
Or labor else attired
Wealth might take wings. and doing ,o
Might speedy fly away
And the old man gaI ing IN tile Glow.
Th@.,sLs .Vt.~. IN susan saw
The ether had but his good heart.
The stout arms at hi, ids.
And setting all things else apart
Claimed Susan for his bride:
The old man feared that these might tiI,
Life was a lifelong way,
Ind looking in the hickory fire,
Thought what would Susan ,avs"
Yet there was work tor all to do.
Aud more homes yet must grow,
And mon should their own fortune heu.
., While struggling here below;
He'd built the root above his head
Twas many a year away;
Thought ol the dear wife long since dead,
Aud 'What would Susan saw
TIE oil man rubbed his shriveled hands.
And conned the matter Ger.
The suitor with his spacious lands
The other poor-no mOrc
He dreamed the lovo of years aback
Long ere is locks were gray:
Traced in the fire his weary track
And-"What would Susan saw ?;
80 Susan came aud stool beside
This sire OF many wears
She was his care, and loye aud nrila.
And hv the hearth upon whose ,tuus
Her lie grew bright and gay
lie took her hand. and in low tone.
Asked What docs Susan say z;
And Susan then. amid them alL
Her -uitor- and her -irc.
There made her choice vithuut recall
As they gazed in the fire
Twas for the one whoss highest aim
Was but TO work his way.
And The answer with a welcome came.
To "Whst does Susan saw -
CMciiutGa Time.
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MATTERS OF FoRM -''That Is all
you need not take the trouble to read it,
you would not understand it if yon did.
All you have to do is to sign your name
Mt the bottom there, where the pencil
mark is. A mere matter of form !"
You do not like to appear obstinate or
pudding headed or 10 show mistrpst of
the lawyer or secretary on whose integ-
rity yon have every reason to rely. Per
haps you are indolent, and shrink from
the trouble OF investigation; or you have
peculiar hatred of being singular, or
affecting TO be wiser than your fellow
creatures Or, perhaps, you prefer to
take little jump in the dark to confes-
sion that you cannot see Whatever
your motive, the chances are that you
say in jocular tone, through which
suspicion Of nervous uneasiness betrays it
self, ''No responsibility or risk, suppose ?"
And once more reassured on that point,
you sign. Wen, in nineteen cases out
of twenty, you hear no more of the mat
ter; but on the twentieth occasion you
hear no more Of the matter but on the
twentieth occasion you may find yourself
in very unpleasant predicament.
Ladies are sometimes very cool hands
with regard TO their treatment of matters
of form. Forgery they think nothing of,
if they can save the trouble of forwarding
say an absent sisters papers to her. by
signing themselves, and returning them
\ clerk in a pension office has told me
that signatures TO annual declarations.
which ladies on their list have to send in.
that they are alive and single, must often
be forged for half-a-dozen will come in
from one family, with different names.
appended to them, but all precisely in the
same handwriting. As to endorsing
check made payable to some one ese's
order, or rectifying the omi.s Of care
less friend, who gave them an unsigned
post-oflice order to cash, hundreds of in
nocent young ladies would think nothing
whatever oft. They know that it is
right, and that there is no intention to
defraud, and cannot understand why such
fuss should be made about mere tech
nicality. It is n wonder they do not Oft
ener get into serious scrapes. - once a
We'd.
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LIE GIRLS OF THE PRESENT ia
Terribly significant Of the present state of
tnings when men are free to write as thew
10 OIL the women Of their own nation.
Every word OF censure flung against them
is two>edged, and wounds those vbo con,
denim as much as those who are condemr.
ed Tor surely it need hardly be said that
men hold nothing so dear as the honor of
thelr women, and that no one living would
willingly lower the repute of his mother
or sisters. 1t is only when these have
paced themselves beyond the pale Of mas.
cullne respect that such things could be
written as are written; when thew he
come again what they wero once they
will gather around them the love and
homage and chivalrous devotion which
were then an Englishwoman's natural
inheritance. The marvel, in the present
fashion Of life among women, is how IL
holds its ground in spite of the disappro-
baton of men. 1t used to be an old time
hotlon that the sexes were made for each
other, and that it was only natural for
them to please each other, and to set
themselves out for that end But the
girl of the period does not please men,
She pleases them as little as eleyates
them and how little she does that, the
class Of women she has taken rs her mod.
els OF itself testifies. All men whose
opinion is worth having prefer the simple
and genuine glrl of the past, with her
tender little ways and pretty, bashful
modesties, TO this loud and rampant mod
ernzation, with her false red hair and
painted skin, talking slang as glibly as
man, and by preference leading the cons
versaton to doubtful subjects She thinks
size Is plquanie and exciting when she
thus makes the bad copy of worse orig
nal and she will not see that though
men laugh with her they do not respect
her, though they Airt with her they do
not marry her. she will not believe that
she is not the kind Of thing they want,
and that she is acting against nature and
her own interests when she disregards
their advice and offends their taste. We
do not see how she makes out her account
viewing her life from my side; but all we
can do is to wait patiently until the ma
tional madness has passed, and our wo,
men have come back again to the old
English ideal, once the most beautiful
the most modest, the most essentially wo-
manly in the world.-L0adon Qunrterly
ReygeD.
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A ]. STYLES, Photographer, Op-

L N posite Post Once,
Pictures of all kinds made in the most perfect
manner Frames, in Gilt Black Walnut and
Rosewood. Albums in q rcat variety. y. B.
Particular attention paid to copying and charging
old pictures. Photographs finished in Oil, Water
Colors, or India Ink Il;ly
MlDDLEBURY. VT
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[ RA w CLARK Attorney " Coun-
4 -elot az Law, aul ,l.icitot D.. Uiuucerr--
Particular attention pail to Bankruptcy Relief
Ii.u NlDDLEBURN. VT
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\TERMONTERS, at home and abroad
should send for the Catalogue of 500 Sterco
scopic Views OF Vermont Scenery, to A. f..
STYLES Burlington. VI. 2Su
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| VI iRlpP. Sheriff for Addison
10 County. OH.,. o.s, door 20 Irl " Clark
Law uii''. NlDDlGW Bl. NT
l1;tf
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-04-28

DOORS, SASH q BLINDS The
~ subscribers would give notice that
they are prepared to ill orders on short notice for
all sizes and STYLES Of Door, Sash and Blinds from
thoroughly seasoned and kiln dried lumber We
also keep constantly on hand large stock Of ready
made collins and trimmings. A large stoch Of
Lumber constantly on hand. HOWDEN, BOs-
WORTH &. Co Bristol. Vt. d9;d
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r. w. BINGHAM, Dealer in Dry
La Goods, lul trlcc.ia.
lW WEST tuGEW}Ll Ng.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-04-28

& G. STEELE, Agent tor Connecticut
- Mutual Life Insurance Company. Office
in Daveuport- Store. olicc huur. from o To- II
\. NJ.
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III \. SHELDON. Dealer in Drugs
L. and Medicine, Groccgic. Dry Goods
Rcadv-malc Clothing. &c.. Slorcon Main Stree,
lu NiDDIEU El. VI.
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etTEWAET &, ELDREDCE. Auor-
. ur,. all CYua-c1.- at Law.
NluDLElNGN, W.
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fENIOMAS ii. Mcleod. Attorney
4 and Counsellor ai Law. Solicitor in tasu-
,cry, AMI lain Agent. dice ai bis residence.
West end Of The lir lc MlDuLEBCRY W.
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BUSINESS CARDS

--------- W -
II w. JUDD, Manufacturer and
l[s deaier in all kinds OF American and For
eign Marble, Granite Work Gc. With Nor,b
MuuieuurN Marble Co. 1;f
WM. MCBRIDE, Dealer in Grocer,
w les Tobacco and Cigar. Fish kerosene
1af MDDIEBURY. VI
II r. CLAY. Dealer ir Millinery
ALa and Fancy Good.
1;h MpDIEm'EY. VI
a. c. CHAPMAN, Il son. Dealer
~ in Dry Good, Hats and Cap. Flour.
Fish, and Groceries ot every de.criptiun
MIDDLEBU RN. VT
II NALLETTE, Dealer in Dry
t%' Goods, Groceries, Paints. Oil, Sc.
Ut MlDDLEBURY Nr.
NJ II. WEIGH, Dealer in Shelf
vi. aud Heavy Hardware. iron Steel. Nails.
brushes, Cordagc, Mcrlaui,, Tools. sc. Repair
ing done to order MlppiEBrRY. VT.
n =. BARBOUR, Dealer in Gents
" Ladies aud thidr cn'- Boot. aud Shoe.
Hat and CAPS, Trunks and Nali>rs. &c.
If MIDDLEBURY VI.
III \. SHELDON. Dealer in Drugs
IL and Medicine. Groccric-. Dry Goods
EealY-malc Clothing So. Store on Main Stree,
lu Ni1pIEBI EY. VI.
III ". BREWSTER. Dealer in
platai W. 'l.' H"t'' Nn"'' mI.'' "Hl
R"nsir;n,, j,o, ,, d. , ,' "a" ''"'~ "f
itf '' ,n,i.ni,pv w.
r. w. BlNGHAlL D.aIo,. in Drv
l.. Goods. ami t.roco.-a.
1W WEST t1.E.g,lI tr
H. ). ATWOOD, N son. Dealers
II. upu Go.t. Gu.o.i... rat. Oh.
/ NJ iRlPP. Sheriff for AdJispn
Cmnit Or.. ,... J.,r.,' I.... "a. rI.,l..'
l,,y Ou., 1inntT.i'pt ~
U.r
spN "A, .. ,bIy
hA W. Cl.Akh. Attorney ~ COun
4 ,cIlora' Law, aui ,1.iguot l Vaucerc.-
:" iI.9''n'0 and pr"to''i'e, +" crciii,.gr,.
"'''''''"' "l' -.
,.Nt1,,,, ,,,.,.,
'i'nIAH ~ A'IhOD, Attorney
, Wn. a@ cnd or ' s r tjs N I, 4 Py a- g,3.PF' yF
,,'TLN' APT e- III bl,-Dr.E N,,..
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EISS ANN II. SEVER A%CE Drr.s.
vi ,u,l.. N,h.rr,.;l,,...,. 80, >....,l. pI., ..,,
st n,mo.i,r .,,d G.. I,.r WITH 'f ,,,o
number solicited. lu
,.,,..,,.,,,.
v DA''NEl !, NJ. u. iIommo~
pothir lnN-iciJu and Surgeon OGjrr at
tue St"chNrll Cottage.
l;lN WEST CORNWALL. VI.
N T. Russell. W. D.. physici1n
w and ~,r...,
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-03
THE GAZETTE.
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8.

.,THE FxsHioNs. The nsoaastes of this city
ara cl 81 At present, deyising new aud I'M
know,n,styles of raiment for their fair custo-
m 1Sls They observe silence about all their
plans for the spring; but there is one thing Of
which we can assure the ladies. The bonnets
for the coming season will not be increased in
size, although the trimming may be more elab-
crate and costly than their predecessors The
charming, convenient and coquettish little
street dresses will be fashioned in still more
Attractive. style, and the cloaks vii undergo
many andrmater!al changes. ln Paris, the
ladies' have converted themselves into ANNA
ted flowers, and the most attractive IS the
daisy, with petal basgues of silver cloth and
skirts Of green satin leaves, and the fan, with
pointed satin folds aud perte de coque orna-
ments. The skirt Of promise is azure blue
gauge, sprinkled over with buds and bursting
woodland howerets. The black swan furnish
es the newest costume, although there is little
to recommend it In either a fashionable or
archaeological point of view. /. The Partisan
bellies are returning to the era of edi6ces of
false hair, which we hope will not find favor in
America It2isa cheering sign OF she taste
and independence Of ladies on this side OF the
Atlantic to fnd that all the ported fashions
have to be considerably modified before they
will be accepted. The opening OF the spring
season will undoubtedly show great revolu-
ton in regard in Paris fashions. N 7. Her.
aid
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Under authority of 6 decd Of trust from Rich
ard H. Carter to John A. Garter, dated the I'D
day of November, 1860, and now of record in
the County Court of Fauquiel, [ will, on the
18TH DAY OF APRIL, 1858, offer, at PUBLIC
SALE on the premises, the FARM, in said deed
of trust mentioned or so much thereof as may
be necessary to pay-frst, the expenses of exc
cutting said trust and, secondly. to pay bond
mentioned in said deed of trust and now DUE
given by Richard H. Carter to Richard g. Du.
laDy, dated on the 22d Of November, 1850 for
the sum of four thousand three hundred and
ffty.seven dollars with interest from date
The said land is Of good quality. and in good
order for farming or grazing, and is described
in said deed Of trust as "a certain tract of land
situate, lying and being in the county Of Eau
quier, in the State Of Virginia, on the Manassas
Gap Railroad, between Rectortown and Salem,
called Grass Land containing four hundred
and thirty (430) acres, be the same moro or less;
it being the same land purchased by said Rich
ard II. Garter from DR.. Taiaferro and Il. Sea-
ton" The said land will be offered subject to
any claim of dover Of the wife Of said Richard
a. Carter, she not having Joined in said decd
of trust. ....
TERMS-One-third Of the purchase money
cash one-third in twelve months, and one
third in eighteen months, with interest from the
day Of sale; tho deferred payments being Sc
cured by deed Of trust on the land, and by per
sonal security. JOHN a. CARIEK,
Fauquier co., feb 29-eots Trustee &c.
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Fairfax CO., feb 13-2awts
COMMISSION ERs' SALE.

By virtue of decree of tho Circuit Court OF
Fairfax county, Va, rendered at the November
term, 1867, of said court, in the suit Of Dennis
Johnston, Admir-. of John R. Johnston, vs.. Jo-
siah Willard and others, the undersigned, Com
missioners Of Sale, appointed by said decree,
will offer for sale, at public auction, on SAT
URDAY. the 18th day of March, 1868 at II
M, in front Of the Ms yor's Office, in the city of
Alexandria, Va, $1,000
lst All that undivided moiety of q TRACT
OF LAMP; in tt the s. said county of Fairfax
1904 acres, which was conveyed by John r.
Johnston and wife to Samuel r. Johnston.
I'd Should the said undivided moiety not
sell for enough to satisfy the amount required
by the complainant in said suit and specified
in said decree, the undersigned will then offer
for sale the other undivided moiety belonging to
Geo. Johnston.
TERMS Oue-tenth of the purchase money
to be paid in cash, and the residue in three
equal instalments at 6, II and IS months from
the day of sale, with interest; the purchaser to
give bonds for the deferred payments, with
good personal security, and the title to the
property to be retained as security for these
payments. S. FERGUSON BEACH.
ALBERT STUART.
Commissioners Of Sale
ReirfeY conntv fob 10-nots -...
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AUCTION SALES.
DUBLIC SALE OF PRINCE WILLIAM
] LAND.

By virtue Of decree of the Circuit Court of
Prince William county, entered on the day
Of October, 1867, in suit in chancery therein
pending, in WHICH Thomas z. Davis, for the
use of a. Nicol, is plaintiff, and George w.
Seydell and wife and others are defendants, the
undersigned Commissioner, will sell, before tho
front door of the Court House of said county,
on MONDAY, the 9Th day of April, 1868 that
being Court day, at public auction to the high.
est bidder, the TRACT or P ARC Il L OF
LAND, containing 2l7 acres, situated about 4
miles south of Manassas, and about q miles
from Brentsville, the county seat adjoining the
lands of John Arnold and others. This tract
of land is we'll watered and tim bered, and from
its proximity to the railroad, the timber is very
valuable.
TERMS-One-fourth cash, and the residue
on credit of one and two years, with interest
from the day of sale on the deferred payments ;
the purchaser to give bond and security for the
deferred payments, and the title to be retained
as further security therefor.
EPPA HUNTON, Comm'r.
Prince VIM co., feb 18-eots
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nUBLIC SALE OF A
VALUABLE VILLAGE LOT,
A Nd
STEAM MILL XTU RES.

By virtue Of decree of the County Court oil
Fairfax county, rendered in the cause of Jos.
Cooper vs.. j. n. Forester and others, at the
October term, 1857, of said Court, and q fur
Their decree rendered in said cause at the 30.
vember term, 1867, Of said Court. shall sell, at
public auction, on MONDAY, March the 10th,
1865 Court day, in front Of the Court House OF
said county, a LOT OF LAND, containing one
acre. at the corner of Main street (the Turnpike
road) and West street, having thcl con, a solid
stone foundation and basement FOR g mill frame.
Also at the same time on the premises imme-
diately in rear Of the Court House. tho LARG E
MILL FRAME, 40S5O feet, and the following
MILL FIXTU RES: ....C-.~.. -. .. -
One Engine 30 horse power, with
Two Boilers. ..-;... .-
9 sets cast iron Grist Mil. 70. -
Gearing, with Spirdles, Shafting and Pulleys.
Ono pair No. Corn Burs. ~. &c.,. ...
One Plaster Creaker .
TERMS-Onc tenth cash; the residue in three
equal instalments at six, twelve and eighteen
months the deferred payments TO be secured
by the notes Of the purchaser, with good secur.
ity for the personal property, and retention Of
the title to Che real till tho last payment is
made; the cash payment to be forfeited, and
the land rcsold, at the purchasers costs, on
failure to complete the purchase. -..
w.. .. II. DULANY BALL,
. Commissioner of Sale.
FoirfoZ county, fob 12-Do utc