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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-09-20
Congregational Churches and Ministers
in Vermont.

Congregational Churches and Ministers
in Vermont.
There are 1919 Congregational churches
in the State of Vermont. Three new
ones were formed the past year. There
are connected with these churches, seven
ty-five settled pastors and eighty-one act.
ing pastors; the remaining forty-thrce
churches are vacant. Fourteen ministers
were dismissed during the past year, and
nine settled and fifty-six are without
change, making in all two hundred and
twelve, or thirteen more than there arc
churches. One half of the churches that
enjoy the regular ministrations of the
word, are supplied by the Vermont Do
nestle Missionary Society.
The present membership of those
churches is 10000, and the number OF
families connected with the congregations
is II 900. The additions to these churches
the past year were 200; 800 by
profession, and 400 by letter.
The membership of the sabbath schools
under the care of these churches is 20, 900.
There were 1863 infant 405 adult baptism
the past year. Contributions to the
various benevolent objects, $4,000, oil
an average ofabout $3.50 per church
member.
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Huxley Knitting Machine
The Simplest, Che

XIV D'"P1T CuosPoss anu lost IN Use
Has but One Needle, 4 Child can RE-. IT.
Designed especially for the use of families, and
ladies who desire to knit for the market. viii do
every stitch In the knitting Of stocking, widen
ing and borrowing % readily as by hand. Ars
splendid for worstsds and fancy work, takiay iu.
different kinds Of Stifeh Are very easy to man.
family should have one.
We want an agent In every town TO introduce
and sell them, to whom we offer the most liberal
ENDORSEMENTS. Send for our circular and saInple
Stocking. Addrsa ~ III, T.. ~
HINKLEY KNITTING MACHINE CO., Bath, Me
Or lie Broadway, n. "
A;y liz wabash Ave, Chieago, II
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J. Perklam's
REVOLVING EXTENSION STOVE

REVOLVING EXCENSlO STOVE
PIPE SHELVES,
made after beautiful design, to revolve and ex-
tend In any direction, fitted to stove-pipe Of all
sizes In common use, provided with box-holes for
the insertion Of short wooden sticks when an ex-
ira enlargement Of the shelf Is desired for drying
fruit or clothing. While the shelf is needed for
great variety Of purposes, housekeepers find II
especially valuable for rising Bread keeping vic
tuals warm, warming plates in winter, drying
fruit, &C., or for placing any article of stove fur
niture on.
G. A u T o N.
On account of the great demand for these
Shelves many attempts have been made to invent
a Shelf that would avoid our patents; and some
patents have been obtained on some new, but
worthless points, that are Of no value to the in
ventor, because the Shelves infringe upon some Of
our numerous patent claims. We therefore warn
the public against dealing in Shelves that in
fringe upon our patents, as we shall surely pro-
tect our rights to the extent Of the law.
These Shelves are for sale at my hotcl in East
Middlebury, VT Town Rights for sale by
X. d. FARR, Agent for Addison Co.
Also one new buggy for sale by r. D. FARR.
East Middlebury, Aug. 8, 1870, 2O;t
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,m Aye rs
Hair Vigor,
For restoring Gray Hair to
lis natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and effectuaI
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hou is soon restored
10 as original color
,eih the gloss and
yreshn ess Of youth.
Thin hair il thick
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Newspaper
Advertising.

book Of l2' closely printed page, lately is
sued, contains list of the best American Adver-
Using Mediums, giving the names. calculations,
and full particulars concerning the leading Daily
and Weekly Political aud Family Newspapers, to-
gether with all those having large crculations,
published in the interests Of Religion. Agricul-
ture, Literature, ae., &c. Every advertiser, and
will find this hook Of great value. Mailed free TO
any address on receipt v fifteen cents. GEO. p.
ROWELL 4 CO., Publishers, No. 10 Park Row,
New York.
The Pittsburgh (Pa.) header. in it, issue of May
so, 1870 says: " The firm Of q. =. Rowell i Co.,
which issues this interesting and valuable book is
the largest and best Advertising Agency in the
United Statos, and can cheerfully recommend it to
the attention of those who desire to advertise their
business Scientifically and systematically in such
a way; that is, so to secure the largest amount of
publicity for the least expenditure of money"
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In Chaneery. vs.

ADDISON oouNTY,} EMERSON R. wRIOAr
June Term, A. D.ls7O \ Lrrurs L. BAxgsE.
Enc rson' R. Wright of Middlebury, having en-
teaed in said court OF chancery his bill setting
forth in substance that on the 18th day IF June,
1854, Luther L. Baxter of Cornwall, duly execut-
ed to said Emerson r. Wright, a mortgage deed
Of certain land situated in Cornwall in said coun-
ty, described as follows, to wit Beginning at the
northwest corner of lot Of land owned by DR.
Frederick Ford, and said corner is a stake marked
II. F., thence north twenty rods to the south
line Of lands set to the widow Sarah Ann Shade a.
her dover; thence west "a rods to Samuel Ii
Remedies east line; thence south on said line 20
rods to q cedar stake; thence east "a rods to the
place of MISUNDERSTANDING three acres.
Which said mortg deed was conditioned foI
the payment Of the sum of thirty -one dollars
specified in a promissory note bearing date on the
18th day of June, 1854, which said note is now
justly due. Wherefore the said Emerson r.
prays that the said Luther L. may be decreei to
pay to the said Emerson h. such sum as may be
found due on said mortgage, and in default thereof
may be foreclosed Of all equity Of redemption in
the premises. r-
Now it being made to appear that the said Lu-
ther l.. Baxter resides out of this State so that
subpoena cannot be served upon him, it is ordered
that the said Luther L. Baxter be required to ap-
pear and make answer to said petition on the first
day Of the next stated term Of the court Of chan
Gerry, to be held at Middlebury, on the second
Tuesday Of December, A. D. 1870, and that the
said complainant cause this order to be published
three weeks successfully in the Middlebury Rec
lister, public newspaper printed at said Middle
bury, the last Of which publications shall he AT
least twenty days prior to said next term;
Given under my hand at Middlebury. this l3ih
day Of September, A. n 1870.
R. WAINWRIGHT, CLERK
4. X. wnIoHr, Solicitor. 26;3w
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TATE OF VERMONT-District c

> New Haven, S.
The Probate Court for the District of New Hs-
ven. 10 all persons concerned in the estate of
LEMUEL B. ELDREDGE,
late Of New Haven, in said district deceased, in-
testate. GREETING:
Whereas Julius L. Eldredge, administrator OF
the estate of Lemuel b. EldIedge, late of New
Haven, aforesaid, deceased, proposes to render al
account of his administration and present his &C
count said estate for allowance and have tho bal
ance decreed to the persons lawfully entitled to
the same. whereupon the said court appointed
the first Monday Of October, 1870, at 10 o'clock,
Bristol, in said district, as the time and place foI
said settlement and making said decree. There
fore you are hereby notified to appear before said
court at the time and place aforesaid, to show
cause, il any you have, why the said account
should not be allowed and the decree made.
Given under my hand at Bristol, in said dis-
trict, this Path day Of August, A. .. 1870
2&;3w HARVEY MuNSILL, Judge.
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NTANTED AGENTs-To sell the HOVE
w SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE. Price, $25
1t makes the Lock Stitch" (alike ON both sides)
and is the only licensed under-feed Shuttle Ma
chine sold for less than $50. Licensed BY Wheel
or 4 Wilson, Grover 4 Baker and Singer 4 Co.
All other under feed Shuttle Machines sold for
less than $50 are infringsmsnts, and the seller
and user liable to prosecution. Address JOHN
son, CLARK CO., Boston, Mass, Pittsburgh,
Pa, Chicago, ILL.,, or st. Louis, Mo. us ;Sn)
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Iegat 1ntifes.

STATE OF VERMONT-District OF
~ Addison, So.
In Probate Court held at Middlsbuiy, in and
for said district, on the 9Th day of September AID
1870. Edwin ;. Stowell and Caroline F Ford
administrators Of the estate of
tHAS. X. FORD,
late Of Cornwall, in said district, deceased, make.
application to said Court to have the time allowed
them to pay the debts and charges against said es
tate extended. 1t is therefore ordered hat said
application be considered for allowance by this
Court ut session thereof to be held at the
Probate Office, in said Middlebury, on Monday the
I'd day Of Oct. (lsIO,) at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, and that notice thereof be given to all per
sons interested by publication three weeks sue
cesfiveiy in the Mddlcbury Rcgister--a newspa
per printed at said MilJlebury, that they may ap-
pear at said session OF this Court and show cause
if any they may have. why said application
should not he granted and said time extended
2Jw3 SAMUEL T.. COOKE, Judge
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$pedal Aptifes.
If you HAVE THE DYsPEPsIA ,

IF YOU HAVE THE DYSPEPSIA,
Headache, Dizziness, Costiyeness,, Piles, Ops
geston or Bilousness if you do not thank US after
using "Dr. Harrison's Peristsltic Losengers," we
will forft the price Of the box. Also, warranted
to cure every kind of Piles A,Fcr ssleat No. |
fremont Temple, Boston, by +. A. Harrison I
CO., Proprieters, and by II. A. Sheldon.
Sept. 6, .' les mo.
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Mild, Certain, Safe, Efficient. 1t is far the best
Cathartoc remedy yet discovered, and at once re-
lieves and invigorates oil the vital functions,
without causing injury to any Of them. The
most complete success has long attended its use
in many localitids; and it Ia now offered to the
general public with the conviction that it eau
fail to accomplish all that is claimed for it.
1t produces little or no pain; leaves the organs
free from irritation, and never over taxes or ex.
cites the nervous system. In all diseases of the
skin, blood, stomach bowels, liver, kieneys,- of
chidren, and in many difficulties peculiar to wo-
men, it brings prompt relief and certain cure.
The best physicians recommend and prescribe it (;
and no person who once uses this, will vounta-
rily return to the use Of any other cathartic.
sent by mail, on receipt Of price and postage
Box, S0.25 Postage, cen
Boxes 100 " 10
IL 1926 80
II is sold by all dealers in drugs and medicines
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THE
BURDETr CELESTE
AND
COMBINATION ORGANS

Aiil.Ai' DF 'MLtOMPtTITORS [!
Being the nosi perfect instrument that musical
ear over listened to producing musical tones
nom the seifea a,i mast dshrefe w.spo. to the
deep swelling tone of the p pc organ
Prices for Cas-. from 500 To 500
- I4Sp.
iIaxel'on Bros PIano-Io,i.s.
Mnr-hti, a Wendell pia 0-Forts..
superior instru neni very luw prices Tor
cash. And other Musical Merchendi-e Of every
description, NJ
JOHN q HAYNES A 90,
\ 80 COURT STREET, BOSTON, MASS.
Price Lists and Circulars sent free applica-
ton. lsyl
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MiddleburY.

Fresh Oysters can be obtained at
w. a.. Ellis a. Co.'s Saloon on and after
to-day as cheap and good as they can be
bought in town.
Frank H. Bascom & Co., Druggists,
p. q, Block. are sole agents for American
and China Tea Co. Green, black, and
Japan at 30, 80, and 800.
No PosrpoNEMRNT ON Account OF THE
Observation-Disclosures commences pre-
cisely at 8 o'clock in the morning at
Styles Photograph Gallery.
1T will be Quarterly Meeting at
the Methodist Church next Sabbath.
There will be Love Feast at 9 O'Clock
a. IN. The Presiding Elder will preach
in the evening at o'clock.
With. an ordinary steel trap having
only one set of claws" Willie II. Sheldon,
last Friday, succeeded in catching four
rats at one spring. One was very large,
the other three Of ordinary size. Willie
ought to have been Chinaman.
Miss Annette Samson expresses her
thanks Tor the READY patronage sue r.
ceived last season for dress making in
families, and respectfully solicits the same
for the coming Fall and Winter work.
Inquire at the post office.
The children and youth attached to
the M. E. Sabbath school at Middlebury,
held a Sabbath School picnic last We'd
nesday. The day was very fine and a
large crowd was present, and everything
passed off very pleasantly. Rev. Mr..
Bond and others addressed the crowd of
people.
Rev. L. X. Atwel, rector of st.
Paul's church, Burlington, preached two
earnest, practical and effective sermons
in st. Stephens church on Sunday last.
The time of the second service in this
church is now changed to % o'clock, P.
NJ. instead of the later service az hereto
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LNOR''s,LE.

NOR SAFE.
We oier iur sal. our entire dock OF 80 LONG
WoOLED EWES. of the Leicester and Cotswold
breeds Those wishing u purchase this class of
sheep will And ito their a'lvantag e TO call soon.
T.. HAMMOND a son.
Midilebdry, July {, 1870. i5rf
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I COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

We, the subscribers, being appointed BY the
Probate Court for the District OF Addison, Com
missioners, to receive, examine and adjust all
claims and demands of all persons against the es-
tate Of HARMON 4. SHELDON,
late Of Mddlsbury in said district, deceased, and
also all claims and demands exhibited in Offset there
to; and six months from the 18th day of Septem
bsr, 1870 being allowed by said Court for that rur
pose, we do therefore hereby give notice that We
will attend to the business of our said appoint
mont, at the Town Clerks Office in Middlsbury,
on the first Tuesdays Of November and March
next, from nine o'clock, A. NJ. until four o'clock
?. NJ, on each Of said days.
Dated at Middlebury, this Goth day of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1870.
JAMES MCDONALD,
2G W. X. REMELE,
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CORRUGATED GOLD

for filling the natural teeth, which restores them
to permanent usefulness. 1t is the best thing
yet In the hands Of those familiar with mnnipu-
lating gold it has no equal.
All other operations done in Dentistry, as usual.
Thanking the public for past favors, would solicit
a continuance Of the same.
NATHANIEL HARRIS
Aa,ch o,tb lsTO lift
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by DIR. Geo. NJ. Board, al the University Of the
city Of New York, assisted by eminent medical
professors Endorsed by leading medical author
tiles and journals II is full of common sense
1907 pages, fully illustrated. Tells how IT, get
welt, how To keep we'll and what to do in every
emergency. In these hard times people must and
"ip aye dortor's bill. llnfe lhi' book sells
lars. Address +. b. Tre,d 4 ca. pubishers, G54
Broadway, y. \. Also wanted agents for our
Farmers and Mechanics Bouk Full of facts
and figures for working mon Of e,ery trade and
occupation, Price To suit the times. q engra-
wings. "a; 3 mo
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Gold ! Gold Gold
DENTISTRY,

N. ii A X r 1 S, M. ID.
Would most respectfully inform the public that In
addition to all the other improvements in Dentist
nv, he has obtained and Is now using successfully
.ko snIand;d articla IF
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March 25th, 1870.

A GENTS Wanted. A
IA new and wonderful
invention, winds up like II
clock, kills rats, gophcrs
squirrels. mice, &c.
throws them away and
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American Newspapers.

From New York letter TO the AL
bany Argus we gather some interesting
facts and figures touching the press in
this country. There are 5,319 newspa-
pers published in the United States and
British Provinces, of which $50 are daily.
In New York city there are, Of all sorts,
800, in Philadelphia over 200. and Bos-
ton publishes the next largest number.
There are 400 papers i'm foreign lang
Iuages, 25O OF them being German, 75
French, and the remainder in various
less known tongues, one of them being
lin Bohemian. New York State has the
largest number and Delaware the small
lest. San Francisco publishes nearly all
1.-The papers for the Pacific coast. The
largest paper is the Independent. For
merely editing, George VIM. Curtiss
ipcr's Weekly, the Easy Chair of Harper s
Monthly, and does some work upon
Harpers Bazr) receives the largest sal
ary paid in this country, and Theodore
Tilton gets the next largest. The small
Hest daily is the ithaca Daily Leader, the
largest the New York Journal OF Com
mercc. IN the United States there aye
4 l$96, ,OOc,oOO invested in newspaper prop
Icrty. All sorts Of out Of the way inter-
ests have papers to advocate them, and
all sorts Of business. There are two pa
pers devoted to the interests of watch
making, and OF course every religious
sect has its organ. The receipts Of the
religious press of the United States-in
which Of course ''intidel," free think
ling" and spiritual papers are iucluded
: amount TO S5,OO0,OOO per year. New
York has thirty-two dailics, six Of which
are printed in German, two in French
and one ne-thc Scandinavian POst-in
Danish and Swedish. .>il n
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At present there are 3. cireuscs and
mclagerics in the United States, OF
this number, ten are circus and mcnag-
erie combiDed,three menagcries without
the circus. and ~ cireuscs Without mcn-
agerics. These establishments give di-
rect employment to over 1000 men and
horses. requiring 800 vehicles for their
transportation, and representing "a cap
iiaI of two million dollars. Some idea
may be formed Of the enormous rXpcn-
ses of these concerns, when il is known
that ovNr 5000 alone is spent annually
iW pictotial newspaper and other print
ing. The receipts OF each company av-
erage about $3.50 per day, while their
expenditures amount to 500. From this
ii is readily seen that for the amount OF
money invested the gains are not large,
proving the old adage, ''All is nvt gold
that llitters." 49, ssaar. gNt~7 ryfr
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Census.

The census taker may soon be looked
for. In order 10 facilitate his work, ii is
suggested that the following questions
be published in advance
How old are you!
Where were yon born. and when. and
were you present on the occasion Of
your birth !
We're you ever elected Inspector of
Elections! What was your majority
and what did il cost YOU!
Are YOU a married person and how do
You like the institution!
Have any children, how many and
what is certain remedy for snufties!
DO You grow any corn, if som, how
much do you waste in making bread!
What's your opinion OF lager beer!
How many glasses can you drink, and
with what effect:
What is your opinion Of oats-a very
popular provender for men and beasts !
What is the cash value OF dollar
bill!
Were your father and mother both
white men!
Can you stand on your head, and how
long! Ii good while, how much lon
ger if necessary! fn.
II ap acre Of ground will yield one
hundred bushels of ruta bagas, how
many glasses Of lager will IL take to re-
quire man to draw bee line:
If your family eats ham in three
days how long will it take them to eat Il
couple of hammers?
Can YOU lend me five dollars
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TrA LADY. writes long commune
cation to the St. Ysiul, (Minnesota) Press
in opposition to female claims for til,
ballot. and growing hotly enthusiastic
towards the close breaks out into paro-
die poetry, of which the following verse
is aspecilne: getsaF aeo
The "yote' that all are praisinS re
Is not the vote for me; afa E-tW
It's claims are SO amazing, N ga
Id rather far he free. isrllume
But there's note in yonder crib.
A baby vote, clear, shrill and glib.
THAT vote is worth tho raising, fss
And that's the vote formc
Oh. that's the vote for me.
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tAr. THE Edinburgh Watchman very
quantity and truthtully says that "y0u
might as well attempt to shainpoo the
head Of an elephant with a thimble-full
Of soap suds, as to attempt to do busi-
ness and ignore printers ink" u
urE. d. MANSFIELD, writing to the
Cincinnati Gazette tsadical,) wants Je1.
Davis and John c. breckenridge elected
to the United States Senate as means
Of saving the Treasury from the rayagcs
Of "the Radical thieves
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nrA good and sturdy Democratic
note is raised in the West Oregon has
gone Democratic, the entire State ticket,
headed by Grover, the Democratic can
didate for Governor, being successful,
and the Legislature showing a Demo
cratic majority Of from five TO eight on
Joint ballot. The whole result. in gene.
ral and particular, is very gratifying
but especial satisfaction is found, in the
certainty Of the election off good Dem
ociat to the United States Senate in
place Of the present incuinbcnt whose
term expires in 1870
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MOngrcl District Convention.
The agony is over, and our Col. Allci

The agony IS over, anu OUT COI. <AilcH
is slaughtered. rA ieff"
The Mongrel- Congressional conven-
ton met ut Princeton yesterday. There
were about dozen aspirants for the
empty honor of a nomination for Con-
grcss which finally fell upon ii. Clay
Gooding, young lawyer Of Evansville.
Judge Niblack will have an easy thing.
Put his majority down at 1900.
j. w. Burton, of Daviess, was nomi-
mated for Judge of this circuit, and =
Puett, Of the same county, for prosccu-
tor. ...f.-.s
And, who think you for State Sena-
tor? Why, no less parsonage than
Gen. Laz. Noble! Selah. But more
anon .-Vincenncs Sun. a ra
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CENSUS TAKERs.--lt may be well per-
haps. to remind such Of the public as pay
but little attention TO Government affairs,
that the visits Of the assistant narshals.
in taking the census, have nothing to, do
whatever with taxes. The facts they
inquire about are for wholly different
purposes. They dare not divulge the
they obtain to any other
person or persons whatever. except their
oficial snpcriors in the census Burean
and the Secretary Of the Interior. They
are under Instructions and under oath
10 keep all information sacred and con-
iidcntial, and it will be a grave offence
for any assistant marshal 10 disclose any
facts or information acquired i'll the dis
charge of his duty.
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Minority Representation.

When the amended House bill incrcas-
ing representation TO 800 members in
tho Forty second Congress is returned
TO the House, Mr.. Marshall, Of Illinois,
will submit an amendment providing
for minority approximation in the cleo
ton of members from the State at large.
The amendment will eDibody the prin-
cjple contained in the new Constitution
Of illinois.allowing each voter to have as
many votes as there are members at large
10 elect. with the right 10 give all the
votes to one capdidafe,o or to divide them
among the candidates. us the voter may
desire II is understood that the DEM
ocrais will make the adoption OF this
condition precedent to
their support of the bill.