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Real Estate,
The following are some of the recent real es
tate transfers in this city:

The following are some of the recent real es-
tate transfers in this city;
L. b. Englesby to Duties Nantelle. east side
Murray street, lot about Is acre. $40
Same to Henry Morris, east side Murray street,
$40. ~
4. Poirier to 5. B. Rickerson, lot on Colches-
ter Avenue near Green Mount Cemetery. soc
W Shaw to Fred. WARMER, lot corner of
North and Lafountain street, s525.
Same to Joseph Pierson, lot on Spring street
and Interval Avenue, $50.
fatrlck Haze to Catherine Kelley, house and
lot on Chestnut street, $1,000.
james v Page, house and lot north side De-
cauter street, $1,000.
John Crowley to Patrick Sullivan, lot west side
North Bend street, $500.
John Crowley to John Doyle, IA acre west
side North Bend street, $3.50.
Same to John Bresnahan, 10; west side North
Bend street, $3.50
J. W. Kelley TO Patrick Farrell. east side
Chestnut street. house and lot, about 81, 200.
7. Dyon TO Mary Mccullough, east side of
Lafountan street, about 81 800.
Noble Irish to Oscar PhiDps, house and lot
on west side Locust street -, 800.
r. 5. Taft, administrator to George Sills,
premises south side Of North street. $3.50
I. F. Smith to 5. S Smith. premises on
north side Grant street, about $4,000
G. W. Benedict to Hiram Walker. land south
side Pearl street (oll railroad track
\. Stearns to G. L. Warner, lot on east side
Cough street, : 900.
J. Urquhart to John German, premises west
side Champlain street, near Gray's shop,
-, 900
Samuel Graylin to A. Dufresne, premises on
Chestnut street, about 81 900
A. W. Allen to o. Lesser, lot on Allen street
$500
John Bu.ey to Patrick Madden, north side
Spring street, 500
81. q Shaw to Peter Martelle, west side La
fountain street, S2l5.
3. d. Peterson to the Rutland Railroad
Company, five cottages on Pine street, opposite
the rolling mill, about So 600.
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The pupils in the various French colleges have
nearly everywhere given up the books which
they would receive as prizes, in order that the
money may be subscribed to the fund for help
ing the wounded
The church of Notre Dame ies Victories, in
Paris, is lai'y crowded by the wives. mothers,
sisters and sweethear;s of the soldiers gone to
the War, praying for the success Of the men 50
lear to them.
CllriraJ presents US with the portrait Of
French soldier working mitrailleuse. Before
him is An immense field covered with de4i
bodies Soldier, lo4fi'nr, cit is not five MIN
utes since began. and the war is already over
| suppose | must have turned the handle too
fast
In case Of defeat Prussia can cover her troops
front by eight fortified plsces-UIm, Basiait,
Germersheim. Landau, Mayence, Cobleniz Co
logne sud wesel. All of these are very conside-
rab.e except Landau aud wesel, and can contain
from 80 600 to $4,000 men each
The y. Y. Tribune shows by comparison Of
losses in battle in former wars with recent wars,
that as firearms have been rendered more deadly,
war has become less destructive of human life
Thus at Boroiino the loss was one-third of all
he men engaged. at Waterloo one fourth, while
at SAdowa where the neelle gun caused such
CONSERVATION, the losses we're only one-tUenty-
third
In Napoleon's military staff there are very
few of the familiar names of the former French
wars Out of the ffty-seven families whose
titles have been conferred for brilliant military
exploits, only sixteen are at this time repre-
sented ia the French army All the other
families have renowned the military calling,
and are enjoying their rank and their fortunes
il private life.
It may be noted, as one of the first results of
the European war. that there hiss sprung up in
the dry goods market an active demand for
black goods. particularly those adapted to
mourning, under the conviction that these are
going to be very scarce. Black alpacss, of all
Rralek, from - - 10 ~ CtHls per ghit. Hit
being bought freely by American manufacturers
to supply the deficiency created by the suspen-
sion of the Prussian mills.
A pretty American is said to be doing hospital
duty st Strasburg, in grey felt hat with a
dropping plume, black tunie confined at the
waist with vanished lesther belt AID silver
buckle, loose black troEsers to the knee and Hes
sian boots with gilt spurs. Imagine nurse do
ing the ariuous druigery Of a hospital in Hes
sian boots and gilt spurs, to say nothing of the
dropping plume
The Prussisls have 4 new device tor getting
correct lists of the killed Every Prussian is to
carry his name with him on s piece of parch-
men, and attach it to his uniform, when going
into action. These parchments will be collected
from the dead who are buried on the battle
ned, and the enemy will also be requested to
collec; them. if he should remain master of the
field, and return them by nag of truce.
Henry, the place reported as the hesdquar-
,ers of the Prussisn army, is station on the
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VERMONT NEWS.

ADDISON COUNTY.
The butter market in Vergennes was lively,
Saturday sst. and butter brought from 80 to
30 cents per pound cheese from 10 10 for
farm dairy and . TO ! 3 for factory. over -
900 pounds Of butter and 100 pounds Of cheese
were shipped Monday. over 5000 pounds OF
butter were shipped from New HSyen.
Mr. Kile, Principal OF the yergennes Graded
and High School Is to assist DR.. French, Secre-
tary Of the Board Of Education, in the Teachers
Institutes, for Orleans, Caledonia and Essex
counties. commencing Aug 221, and ending
Sept 9TH.
The corn crop Of Addison county IS the best
that it has been for many years.
Mrs. Sarah Halsey, mother Of Mrs. F t.
Woodbridge, died in Nergennes, August 18th
in her o4th year
The North Ferrisburgh cheese factory recent
" shipped 10000 pounds Of cheese to the Ne"
York market at - 81 ceuts delivered
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
4 couple Of individuals named Charles and
Hiram Stevens have been yictimizing the people
Of St Johnsbury, obtaining goods and money
under false pretentions.
The present population Of St Johnsoury Is
1864: males ,363. females 2,2Ol, an increase
Of l ,Og5 in ten years.
Hon. Geo. Cowles of MeIndoes Falls, died On
the 18th.
4 large TEMPERANCE picnic was held in Ign
donville on tbs l7th. Between 2VUO and oVou
we're present.
Eleazer Parker was the first Justice and hrst
representative from Newark. He served IN the
former opacity 20 years
BENJAMIN Allard of Newark, had single
mill burned on the 10th.
Welcome Allard Of Newark, had one Of his
hands terribly mangled by a Single saw re-
Gently.
Monday night, the 18th, there was frost
heavy enough to Kill vines in some parts OF Cal
edonia county
lady nsmed Hale of West Waterford, 80
Years old. is making and tending cheese this
summer.
hsrnof Geo. B. Davis Of Dsnvile, was struck
br Tgbtninr recently. and Mr. Davis, in the
bsrn az the time. was considerably shocked
The democrats of Caledonia county have nom
mated the following ticket: SsnaforI-fetei
Lindsay. Barnet; John NJ. hoyt' LynuJI
Jr,dge,-William Perkins, Walden WIN. n a.
Harris, Dsnyille. Judge Of PTooaieI1ohn /
G. Cunningham. Lyndon. States .In0Ihty-
o. 5. Burke, st. Johnsbury. Sherlt-Samue
Bruce, Barnet. High Balf-Reuben tilis
! Sutton.
St. Johnsbury was chartered Aug :. i,'o
by Cadssllsder Golden, Governor General .
New York, and received the narue OF Dunmore
N honor Of the Earl Of Dunmore.
The first sermon in Walden Was preached oj
Elder Chapman in 1874
The Lyndon Literary and Biblical institution
/, 10 5oxl00, three stories high shove the bssemen
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Space is valuable in a newspaper, and it is there
fore proposed in this advertisement to condense
variety Of facts important to the pnblic, into a
small compass. Those facts refer to Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters-rhat that celebrated medicine is
and VIA. it will do. In the first place then. the
ticl3 Is a stmuant tonic and Alternative, consisting
Of combination Of an absolutely pure, spirtuous
agent with the most valuable medicinal vegetable
substances that Botanic research has placed at the
disposal of the chemist and the physician. These
ingredients compounded with great care, ana in
such proportions as to produce preparation which
invigorates without exciting the general system
and tones, regulates and controls the stomach the
bowels the liver and the minor sec-etive organs
What this great restorative Will do must be gath
cred from what 1t has done. The case Of dyspepsia
or any other form Of indigestion, in which it has
been persistently administered without eSecting
ranical cure is yet to be heard from, and the sane
may he said OF bilious disorders intermittent fever
nervous affections general debility, constipation,
sick headache, mental dependency, and the pecu-
liar complaints and disabilities to which the feeble
are so subject. II puries all the fluids OF the body
including the blood, and the gentle stimulus which
it imparts TO the nervous system is not succ seced
by the slightest reaction. This Is chs pier OF facts
which readers for their saHes, should mark and
remember. Aug 26--deodkwiw
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ST. ALBANS ITEMS.

Butter .Markst, Tuesday, .fug. 23d-The
market was active yesterday, the weather being
favorable to shipment. Prices again advanced
The ruling price was 35 cents. but as high as 81
and IS cents was paid for extra lots. Shipment
l $50 tubs. 1876 tubs were billed from here
which came from the Ogiensburgb road, and
over 500 tubs were imported from Canada.
Ceqsus.-The census Of this town has been
completed. ST. Adams has now population Of
7,l43. In 1850 the population WAS 3.65s. In
the last decade 1t lacks only l25 of 100 per cent.
increase The material prosperity OF the place
has been much greater in proportion.
-niss'sqaoi R R.-The track is being laid on
this railroad, commencing here The road bel IS
nearly completed to the East Swanton meeting
house, about miles The track will be laid as
fast as possible
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WHEREAS. Orville sinclair of tie City IF Burl-
w ingt0n, in Chttenden County, IN the State Of
Vermont has fled hrs petition IN the Clerks tihce
Of the Court Of Chancery ir ana for said County
against Geo. T Smith, Martha NJ. smith, L. o.
Thompson, Z. T. Tefft, c. q. Ten J c. Grswold.
6. u Kellogg, H. R. Clarke, W. TEN, and t. r.
Fletcher setting forth il substance that said George
r. on the 4th day Of April, 1856. executed 10 MyrOn
mortgage desd Of certain lard in said city, situate
on the northerly side Of Colchester Avenue bounded
on the South by said avenue, the east by land Of
o. E. Pinney, on the north and west by land OF IL.
C. Dodge conditioned Tor the payment Of f3OO0
specified IN said Smiths six notes, the iast two OF
which, for the sum Of $50 each, ami interest are
now due-and that said notes and mortgage came by
way Of assignment q said Sinclair. And farther
setting forth that said Smith and his wife, Martha
NJ on the 18th Of May 567, conveyed said premises
by way Of mortgage TO said Sinclair, conditioned for
the payment Of the sum Of 81 ~, payable in one year
from the date Of said mortgage, which Is now due.
burgh VI, Z. T. Tent G. Il Tefft J. G. Grisvold,
q. &. Kellogg II. r. Clark, and W. Z. Teft Of New
York City, became and still interested in said
premises BY way Of mortgage, and On- T. ". Flet.
cher Of said Burlington, by way Of attachment. And
praying for foreclosure, and it appearing that Z.
7. Tefft, C. q. Tefft J. C. GrisvOld g. q. Kellogg,
II. R. Clarke and W. Z. Tefft, reside without this
state, SO that said petition earnot be personally
served upon them.
IL is therefore ordered that this order shall be
published three weeks successfully In tbs Bur
llngtOn Weekly Free Press, public newspaper. the
last OF which publications shall be at least twenty
days previous To the commencement o. said Term Of
aid Court and the said E. T. TeRt c. q. Tefft, J..
Q. 6risvold, q. u. Kellogg Ii. r. Clarke and W 4.
Ten, required 20 appear on the fourth Tuesday
Of September A. ID. ls7O, at Burlington Aforesaid,
in said Court Of Chancery for aid County OF Chit
tenden, and make answer to said petition.
Dated at Burlington in said County OF Chit n
den, this 18th day Of August A. D., ls5os 81,
5w3v A. J. HOWARD, Clerk
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OLIVIA WARES Estate.

ME, the Subscribers, having been appointed by
w the Honorable the Probate Court for the Dis
trct Of Chittsnden, Commissioners to receive, ex-
anime and adjust the claims and demands Of all per
sons against the estate Of Olivia Ware, late
Of Burlington. in said District, deceased, and
thereto; and six months from the day of the date
hereof being allowed by said Court for that pur-
pose, We do therefore hereby give notice. that we
will attend TO the business of our appointment at
the Office OF Chsrles Russell, in the city Of Burling-
ton, in said District the FIRST Mondays Of January
and February next at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, on each u
said davs.
Dated this 18th day OF August. A. d. 1870.
CHARLES RUSSELL, ,..,. -.
SIDNEY BARLOW, COMMISSIONERS
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Ghf Markets.
CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET.
FOR TIE WEEK ENDING TUESDAY, AUG %, 1870.

AMOUNT OF LIVE STOCK AT MARKET.
mi, Cattle. Sheep Lambs. Swine
Last week 81 go 80
Vermont 72l F6s5 so9
Prices Of Market Beef-Extra sI3NO M n IN sr.,
quality 81 50 "a Y 80; ID quality $40 90 a sll %
81 qualityS % a 50 80.
Prizes ESQ Of store csttle-wOrking OIen per pair
Mich Cows and Calves from ss5, $50, s75, SIS.
~ a. 81 tWo-years old IS s35
Prices Of Sheep and Lambs In lots q .;
81 a SIC 2 h. " ''0--
Spring Lambs $3.50 Gsis2..
Veal Calves s. "a sl2
Hides q h. Tallow n etc p b.
80 Lamb a Skins 50 a Csc each Sheared Lamb Skins
70 P a sc "a each: Calf Skins Is a l7c ID.
good Is a Is! medium L a lite; Door 10 medium
10 "a l6ic Y 10.
REMARKS.
Cattle-Reeepts Of Cattle are twice as l,rse a.
last week. The slight advance on last weak and
light supply started the stock this week and al.
thOuSh there is more Beef wanted yould hardly
warrant present arrivals. Good Cattle are selling
ioe- a IA Prices while poor grades range shade
80 ~ ~ 1Yt 80 easily disposed Of. H. Gray sold
y oxen at s2 = cwt, dress sQs lbs each three wear
ou steers az s. 81 40 $40 y cwt dress $50 ms each
two year old Heifer It 80 . tbrea ven ia S.aa,s
at slt5. Fry sold Oxen from ali * n "a o. -
eWt' dress gll N 011 lbs each. Raford & Co sold ,
oxen at ~ { cwt, dress so lbs each; and three
Je'i ~ TIC Y ID l. A Fowler spid two
year old Hefers and Cows from !, a siots cot T;
II ElIman sold 10 Oxen at 81 Y cwt, dress go rs
u Dow sold oxen at Sl2 T. cwt, dress go ms. at
81 81 2 cwt dress so Tbs; small Cattle from Z . n
80 Y cwt, dress to cwt each. A skifr sold q or
en- at - - ewt and at si2 30 y est dress lGSn
Ms each. NJ / Shackett sold three vea-s oi5 az
SO Sd cWt dress 40 lbs each IIefes and Steers
at s. 80 y ewt. dress 500 lbs each balance AT a. n
g. ? cwt dress 10 6 cwt each. 81 - -
sheep and an Lamos-Ihe supp y is the largest thi.
season There was noticed fair fe considerin1 The
hunter at market. and many were sold eerIv Sorna
which were sent for the last Of last week arrived
SATURDAY and we're taken direct to the butchers.
Mutton demand especially good and nricss xi,b
even present arrivals have not deprecated over bic
e head. Mann sold 100 Lambs at s. !, head
Z Long sold = Lambs at s. 10 p head W n
Hoyt sold Sheep a: s. - 2 head, and 40 Lambs AT
8 80 z head. " Erwin sold 50 choice Lambs AZ
s O., head, average O. lbs each. Berry odd I40
Lambs at ; - head. A bowler sold Il4 Lambs
at 81 3s e head. Ri ri & Co. So 80 Sheen and
Lambs at s. 90 z head.
PoIltry-Abundant- Buyers are not paying over
PC 2 10 this week Tor best lots Receipts are In ex
cess Of last week. mostly fine Chickens, with sprnk
ling OF F0W! and Turkeys
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IoUVs HEADS uS AeEn SHOULDERS 1t is no
Longer O. ioataslme task o. darken gray hair. Prs-
lon's Nit4ia or Salvation iUr the Hair, sfects tie
change v ith1uf Iuv UucleAu acc1u pauiIeut It's
a iimpd, o.ear lud, and has pleasant aroma. The
number ~ appli cations detsuu mes the shade. No
sei neut no sickness. 10 dhrken-d bottles
sold by al druggist. and fancy 20 Is dealers
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1htS fAChAhD y Hs'h
STATE OF VERMONT, } To All person: con, ?,
DISTRICT or cHIrTEsDss, S. cyrus Packard, late Of
Jericho in said District deceased. ...
Alta Probate Court holden at Burlington, vithln
and Tor the District Of Chittenden the 6th day OF
August A. ID. 1870, an INSTRUMENT, PurPortinsS !"
be the last WILL and TESTAMENT Of yrs rsos
- nresantad 10 the Court Aforesaid, for Probate
and Il Il ordered by ssd Court that the 18th day Of
August A. D. 1870. at the Probate ooart ho .d IN N
s-.rnsn, snd that notice thereof be gwen 10 All
nersons concerned, by publishing this order three
leaks successively In the Burlington free res
q newspaper printed at sAid puii"s"' f'~
yious 70 the time appointed ,A.
TarsxyoEx, you are hereby notified % ApPesr %,
fore aid Court at the time and place Aforesaid, AND
Contest The probate Of said will, II you have cause
s;iv.n under my hand at Burlington IN said us
".1s, - r. K WALES, Judge.
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8ankrust Autifes.

his is to give notice; That on the 18th day Of
ji.,,o5 aug, a ~. IsIO aWarrant in Bankruptcy was
bennington in the County of BENIN gton and state 81
vermont who has been adjudged banSrupt on hi.
own Peuuoni that the payment Of any debts.
anu OF any property belonging to such BANK
rupt % hn or Tor his use and the transfer Of anx
property by him, are forbidden by law that meet.
nv OF the creditors Of said Bankrupt to prove their
oeots and TO choose one or more Assgnees Of bis
tate, will be held at Court Of Bankruptcy. to ~
holden at the Office Of A. P. Lyman, in Bsunfneton
in the County Of Bennington and State Of yerrnon,
before A r. Lyman ESQ.,. Register, on the I5th
day Of September A. ID. 1870, at 10 O'Clock A. N.
J. NJ. SMALLEY
Deputy U. S. Marshal, as Messenger.
Aug d Wy -oei.
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IuE Tam Annual EXHIBITION Of The VI
Episcopal Institute took place Monday evening
before a very large audience. The parents AID
friends Of the pupils continued TO At rive for up
wards Of Al hour after the exercises commenced
As usual, St Louis, Boston and Ne-7 York were
most largely represented; but their were some
present from s'moet every state IT the United
States There were many from Whitehall sni
Tcouieroga
Among the speskors the Major O. the Rex
Point Cadets, Charles B Rhodes, took the lead
He delivered R1t 1T Browning Pied Piper
with remarkable effect. and hroaza; down the
house with applause. Harry A. Barker gave
Longfe,low's Paul Rayere's ride with pecu-
liar power and leiicacy. snI vls r5uuiiy ap-
plsulei; indeed, there were few who dill not
deserve and receive applause. Dialogue and
songs were interspersei and many single se.e.-
tious spoken, in gratifying variety The young
er lads did themselves credit and many o. their
selections Of comic character were rewarded by
the merriment and laughter they were designed
to provoke The whole thing was brilliant;
success. and as the crowded audience dispersed
at @ p. H., their congratulations expressed TO
Rev. Mr.. Hopkins. the principal, upon the &C.
casicn, and TO each other upon their having sons
interested therein, were heard on al sides Mr.
Hopkins informed US that lie would reopen the
Institute on the 18th day OF October next
The following honors were awarded
Dlr.-Geo Bsckman. ST. Louis. No
Prorimate-Fred,rick D. Blrio, 1rumsus-
burgh, Y Y
The prize for best composition was awariel
to Frederick Cslkins Of Tconleroea, \. Y; and
for being the " best boy to RoIla Wells Of St
Louis, No.
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Personal.

Mayor Liusley. who has been absent num-
her Of months, on the Pacific coast, in the ser
vice Of ;le Northern Pacific Railroad, returned
TO Burlington in good health on Saturday, ar
irving on the evening boat from the south.
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THE CESsus.-The U. S. Marshal is progress
ing with his work finely. The figures for Bur-
lington at the present time are about $500,
and considerable territory is yet uncountei.
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Mr. Pomeroy has sold his splendid farm Of
800 acres on the intervale, north of the city. to
r. VI VabSicklen, for s27, 500. the sale inclui-
id the stock and tools on the farm.
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MANSFIELD NouNTAN-THE New RoAD-
TIE Stowe Ho~sr The facilities for reaching
the summit Of Mansfield Mountain, are better
this year than ever before Our readers have
heard ofthe new carriage road up the mountain
from Stowe. SO had we, but we were none the
less surprised, ON passing over it. one day last
week, to md it such splendid affair for
mountain road We do not believe there is
finer roal on any mountain in the United States,
Mount Washington not excepted. We rode over
!; from the Summit House down, at the rate Of
eight miles an hour, right along, with no more
j5iting than on any good highway. All the
work of grazing, bridges. &c. appears to be of a
substantial character, and as piece Of engineer
ing sni construction IL is credit to its builders.
A very moderate rate Of tolls has been establish
Ell, and all who wish to visit the mountain by the
regular stage, in their own conveyances, or on
horseback. will ind it an infn.te improvement
over the old bride path A noticeable feature Of
il Is that it winds around the mountain under
the Sc Forehead" so as to give the traveller the
beautiful outlook into the valley OF Lake Cham
plain, which was not formerly visible to those
making the ascent from the stowe side.
The Mount Mansfield House, 3. Stowe, Is full
Of guests this summer, having nearly four hum
bred sensible Gostouians New Workers. Phils-
ddphisn- ami others who prefer the thorough
comfort Of its cool ard airy rooms, lis excellent
table. aud tie pure Les.thgiyius air, to all the
vLirl ami iu., ani gi.tte- Of Saratoga and New
port The house IS very finely kept by Mr..
Th amas Lavender, assisted by attentive and
ceur 'eous clerks It hiss all the modern Injuries
5fHU srd tables. bowling alleys, cafe, croquei
grounds. and theatre, and We know Of 10 place
Of SUNNI pr resort where more that is worth
having can be got for ones money.