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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26
VOL XEIE---NO, 4a.
Divorce Abuses.
From the Springfield Republican

Miss Lillian Edgsrto who be
gan her lecturing career in Wor
cester about year ago, in her lee
ture on marriage and Divorce,
mentions the case of one Edward
Preston, who obtained from the
Connecticut Legislature, in order
that he might marry again, a bill
of divorce from his wife, who be-
came insane at the birth of bis
child. She says, and her audience
agrees with her, that the curse of
God would follow such a man. and
why not those who helped him to
have two living wives at once
A case to match this was men
toned by a Vermont Senator in
the debate on the divorce bill.
He said wife came to him to Sc.
cure his services as a lawyer to 0b
tain a divorce. 9
She was asked if she could al
lege adultery, abandonment, or ex
cessive severity, and she said "no. "
She owned that the reason for
asking for a divorce was that her
husband had fits. She was informed
that she could not get a divorce
for that cause and ought not to
have one. She left, and at the
next court a lawyer presented her,
petition fora divorce on the ground
Of intolerable severity, covering
the very period concerning which
she had before admitted that she
had no such complaint to bring.
Her petition was supported b
manufactured testimony in the
shape OF affidavits, and her divorce
was granted in less than FIVE min.
utes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

Ten or twelve years ago the
people in Massachusetts and Con-
necticut were in the habit of keep
ing up a perpetual howl against
slavery. One of their chiel argu-
ments against it was, very proper
Iy, that it was cruel to sell negroes
and thereby break up and sepa-
rate families forever brother from
sister and p rent from child. But,
in these very two States more fam
lies of intelligent white people
have been disrupted during the
past FIVE years, by granting di-
vorces without sufficient cause,
than ever occurred.In any part of
the Southern States in ten years.
While they were continually cry
ing out against separating members
of families as crime, the same
evil existed in a greater degree in
their midst.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

| Newark, N. J. is once more Che
scene of . sensation. Thik time
TIE hero of the groundwork for
novel is young telegraph opera
tor of about twenty five, named
Robert G. Austin, whose residencs,
was No. 80 Orchard street .Ac-
cording to an affidavit filed in the
Police Court, over the signature
of a Mrs Mary G. Shepherd. itap-
pears that Austin contracted mar
riage over three years ago with
certain New York widow, then.
as now, located at No. 81 Macdu.
gal street. The marriage, for
some reason which does not APP
pear, was kept a profound secret,
and subsequently q separation
took place. Mrs. Austin had
three children at the time Of her
marriage. In the mean time, du-
ring. the month of May, 1869,
Austin became acquainted with
Mrs. Shepherds daughter, thena
young miss ofsweet sixteen, quite
prepossessing ia appearance. She
and Austin were married, and not
long ago they came to Newark to-
reside. Everything seemed to go
on delightfully."-. Austin proved a
most exemplary husband, and his
wife appeared entirely happy in
her choice. A
Last Tuesday Mrs. Shepherd be.
came aware for the first time that
Austin had a wife living at the
time he married her daughter.
She at once investigated the mat
ter, learned its entire truth, Sc
cured a copy of the marriage GER
ti6cate, and, vowing vengeance a.
gainst the per6dIous man, she
hurried to Newark, made the nee,
essary affidavit charging Austin
with bigamy, and he was forthwith
lodged in Jail. 1t now turns out
that wife No. 2 was fully aware
of the fact, at the time she was
mairied, of the existence of wife
No. /, but, feeling assured that
she and Austin would never be
troubled, she took bond of fate
and married the man other choice.
She visited the prisoner in his
cell yesterday afternoon and stayed
with him till evening, vowing that
the law and her maternal parent
might do their utmost to disgrace
Austin, but, said she, II will be
true to thee, even to the bitterest
end" He had provedaa kind hus.
band to her, she said, and she
would not now desert him for all
the parents in the universe. Last
night the accused was visited bya
well known criminal lawyer, and
it is just possible that Mrs. Shep-
herd may be induced to relent
On her own showing the daughter
is quite as much in the mire as
Meanwhile he is held in
default OF bail.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26
How to Keep a Situation.

Ii is sad time Just now for
many who depend upon their sal
aries for the support of them
eeIves and families. So many
men are thrown out Of employ
ment because the times are so
dull; their services are not needed
in stores and workshops. But
some men and boys are always
retained. Do you know who are
the fortunate ones? They are
those who are nost useful TO their
employers-those. who do their
work the most thoroughly. and
are the most obliging aud econo-
mical.
Those young men who watch
the time to see the very second
their working hours is up-who
leave, no matter what state work
may be IN, at precisely the instant
who calculate tie eX'ra amount
they can sight their work and
yet not get reproved who are
lavish of their employers goods,
will always be the first to receive
notice thar times are dull, and
their services are not required
Whatever Jour situation, lay It
down as foundation rule, that you
will be ''taithful ia that which is
least" Pick up the loose nails.
bits of twine, clean Wrapping
paper. and pnt them in their pia.
ces. Be ready 10 throw in an odd
half hour, or hours time when il
will be an accommodation, and
don't seem to make merit of it
Do it heartily. If not word is
said, be sure your employer makes
a note of it. Make yourself In
dispensable to him, and he will
lose many of the opposite kind
before he will part with you
Presbyterian.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

"Glve me cent and you can
pitch Ole of these rings, and if i:
catches over nail I'll give you
six cents"
That seemed fair enough, so TIE
boy handed him a cent and took
ring He stepped back to a
stake, tossed his ring, and it
caught one of the nails.
"Will you take six rings to
pitch again, or six cepts!'
"Six CENTS" was the answer,
and two three cent pieces were
put in bis hand He stepped Of,
well satisfied with what he had
done, aud probably not having an
idea that he was doing wrong. A
gentleman standing near had
watched him and now, before be
had time to look around and re-
join lis companions laid his hand
on his shoulder. W
MY lad, this is your first lesson
in gambling"
"GambIing. sir p
You staked your penny and
won six, did YOU not2'
"Yes. | did"
lyon did not earn them, and
they were not given You; you have
won them just as gamblers win
money. You have taken the
first step in the path; that man
has gone through it. aid you Can
see the end. Now, | advise you
to 60 and give him the six cents
back and ask him for tonr penny,
and then stard square with the
world-an honest hoy again.
The lad hung his head down,
but raised it quickly.and his bright
open look, as he said, "TIl do it.
will not soon be forgotten He
ran back, and soon emerged flom
the ring, locking happier than ev-
er. He touched his cap, and
bowed pleasantly. as he ran away.
to join his comrades. That was
an honest boy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26
BORROWED PLUMAGE.-A goo

BORROWED PLUMAGE.-A good
story is told of a lady in New
York who gave her nursery-maid
a holiday. and during the after.
noon her children teased so hard
to he taken to a place of amuse-
ment that she.complied with their
request. Sitting in front of her
was a female elegantly attired in
a rich striped silk, and exactly
like one the lady had recently re-
ceived from her modiste, and had
not worn. Her attention was
further attracted by a familiar
looking black lace shawl, fastened
at the shoulders by diamond clasps
strangely resembling her own.
Her interest in the toilet was by
no means diminished, as she rec
ognized the fac siulile of an ex-
quisite point lace that she had
Just received from Paris, and es,
TINA ed as one of the choicest ar
ticles in her possession. The rich
ly dressed female was the nursery
maid, and the clothes were her
mistresss. r.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26
The GAINESVILLE Gazette relates

The GAINESVILLE Gazette relates
the following: "a young. lady
was walking rapidly UP Miiwau-
kee street This forenoon with a
spool of thread in her pocket In
pulling her handkerchief hurried
ly from her pocket TO make Use
oil it in flirting with q tall gentle
man across the street, loose end
came with it and was caught on
one of the splinters of hitching-
post. The young lady spedarapid-
ly onward, happy in her innocent
little Irritation, unconscious that
the spool in her pocket was pay
ing out thread at little less
than ten rods minute. She beat
the time of the Great Eastern with
the Atlantic cable. At the Jack
son street crossing horse became
entangled in the thread, which
reused the lady to a Consciousness
that something about her was un-
raveling. The Lnruly cord was
quickly broken off close to the
spool. and the victim of the un-
windings got out of sight as quick
ly as p ssible. Ii is supposed that
she was endeavoriug to get the tall
gentleman on the string"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26


DROWNED WHILE BEING BAP-
TIzED.-At Sandy Hill, KY, a
sad accident occurred. a few
weeks since DR.. A. p. Pownall
united with the Christian
Church, and Sunday was ap-
pointed the day of his baptism.
He requested his pastor, Elder
j. B. Hough, to perform the rite.
At the appointed hour a large
number of persons assembled
on the banks of Crooked Creek,
the place chosen for the INNER
sion. After singing and prayer,
Mr.. Hough entered the water,
leading the doctor, and the de-
scent being very gradual they
were obliged to proceed some
distance from the shore in order
to reach sufficient depth, but
suddenly both were seen to go
down, having stepped over a
bank concealed by the water;
both soon arose to the surface.
and Mr.. Hough regained the
bank, but the doctor being una
bic to swim was swept by the
current under a floodgate only
a short distance below; every
exertion was made to save him,
butin vain. The body was soon
after found and brought ashore
amid the most heart-rending
screams from his young wife
and friends.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

''This is nice butter, my boy"
said a country stOrekeeper to a
twelve year old urchin who had
brought a pailinl of that article to
market-"nice butter, Ill take
.alliyour mother has to sell" II
don't believe she'll sell any more" !"
said the boy, ''cause | heard her say
she wouldn't sold this, only a rat
fell in the cream, so she didn :
want to use it herself"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26
THE TRIALS OF A DRUNKEN


MAN An exchange says:
a country man, whom we will
cali Jones, was in town few
weeks ago, and while here became
intoxicated, and met some of our
town "casers." He was induced
to raise a quarrel with young
man, who presented faucet, which
looked like a pisol, AID pointed it
at the head Of the inebriate, and
at the same time striking him on
the head with a torpedo. when
Jones fell to the floor, crying he
was shot Quite an excitement
was raised, and young man. who
pretended to be a surgeon. Was
called in. and covering poor Jones
head (which is bald) with mucl-
lage, stuck on pieces of newspa-
per for a plaster. Jones then
made Tor home and has not since
been heard from. 1t is to be
hoped that he will keep sOber the
next time he comes to town.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26
gtntpre Of t6e Mpses.
FORTY YEARS AGO.


Within the old home looking glass,
Another face see
Than the one that forty years ago
Looked laughingly at me.
The eyes are somewhat DINNER now,
The cheeks have lost their glow
That spake the flush of health and youth
Some Forty Years Ago.
Is this the boy of bygone years
This old and wTinkled form
Who thought, with all youths careless
ease, e
To take the world by storm
Is this the head, white with the flakes
OF Ages falling snow,
That shone with wealth Of golden curls
Some Forty Years Ago?
How rich in happy ignorance
Of the great worlds care and strife,
When climbing with high heart and hope
The sunny slopes of life!
Now, standing near the mountain top,
The green wales stretch below
Where once Iroamed with happy mates
Some Forty Years Ago.
But up the steep and toilsome path,
With hearts and hands together,
Some dear old friends still climb with me
Through fair and stormy weather.
Others have fallen by my side,
And rest in peace below
How changed the faces that knew
Some Forty Years Ago.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

NICE POINT OF LAw.-Last
summer a poor old clergyman
and his housekeeper to whom
he had bequeathed quite. large
legacy, were murdered at Chel-
sea, near London. A '"nice
point" has arisen in administer
ing his estate. The question is,
which was murdered first? In
the case Of the servant dying
before the testator her legacy
would have laPsed, while in the
other event it would fall to. her
legal representative.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26


Horace Greeley's little boy,
who attended an uptown school,
will tell the truth any way yon
can fix him. The other day the
teacher spelled cut the word
"gra.c-e," and asked the young
man to pronounce it. He gave it
up, when the teacher, TO refresh
his memory, asked him What
did your father say this morning
before eating breakfast 2 The
boy thought minute, and finally
said: "Pa said d-n these eggs,
they're rotten" y
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

A certain doctor is a family
physician to a plumber. Some
days since he sent a bill forpro-
fessional services, which was
itemized: ''To visit daughter, y
"visit self" with date and a
mount set opposite. The plum
Der had done some jobs for the
physician, and transmitted with
remarkable alacrity his ac-
counts with items mentioned
thus: "Debtor to visit pump"
"tO visit bath tub" &c.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

BE- The February number
of BALDoU'S MAGAZINE is issued,
and has a most timely and instruc-
tive illustrated article on Russia,
treating that great nation in a
mOstcomprehensive manner, show
ing It's manners and customs,
strength and weakness, all ot
which Is very important just at
this time, when Russia is showing
It's teeth and ultering ominous
growls. Then we have a most
brilliant table of contents, such as
no other magazine in this country
can produce. First is poem by
B. Z Shiilaber /; then follows "a
Leap in the Dark" "Air Castles, "
''Laughing Eyes" "The Reporters
Last Item, 1.-The Haunted Wher-
ry," The Story of a Valentine, F"
''Little Sirix the Screecher,"
"Fritz,' 'Flve Days on the Far
raIlones," in the Wrong Box"
"My Phantom, "One Mouth from
Minnie's Diary" "The Ruby
Mine, Queen Edith and her Pun
ishment, "Eve and Morn" "Our
Young Peoples Story-Teller-
Guess or The Son of Politician"
'Dick Hassard the Young Despe-
rado," Jack Frost" "CuFious
, Matters" The Housekeeper, +"
''Facts and Fancies," "Mr. Brown
and his Rockers Humorous H.
lustrationS. The number for Feb
ruary Is the best one that has yet
appeared. 1t Is just the thing for
families, ard the ublishers club
"BALLoU'S MAGAZINE" and TUE
MeNTHLY NOVELETTE," for the low
price OF s. 90 per year Thomes
Il TALBOT, 63 Congress Street. Bos-
ton, ere the propric tors, but both
magazines are for sale at ali peri
odical deputs in the country.
BALLoU is only $3.50 per year, or
10 cents siugie copy.
A New York letter to the Spring
field Republican saws: ga fne.
k,oking couple, who had been
spending their 'honey-moon,' 10
all appearances, at Jersey City
hotel, were about to depart few
days ago, when strange woman,
in elegant attire, appeared, and
!. pretty nearly stripped the clothes
from the supposed bride. The
man quietly looked on, and. when
the performance had ended. turned
to the strange woman with ihe
words. Come, Amy, let's 80 home.
The couple in this charming scene
we're a well-known New York
Merchant and blonde of the
New York. state. and the interl0.
per was the merchants vile"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

A woman IN Detroit went Ia
church the other day, leaving four
little children with only a box OF
matches TO play with. She won't
dO.it again,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

One Of the victims of the New
York counterfeit money swindlers
wrote them an indignant letter.
threatening them with the 'spen-
dengry," which is supposed to be
Ohiese for penitentisry.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

Mrs. Marsh, of Bellefontaine,
OHIO, wife of a drunksrd, recent
ly recovered $l75 damages from
one Lemuel Pendleton, who. had
sold her husband vhiskey.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

A tradesman who had failed in,
the city of Bangor, wrote on his
tront door: Payment suspended,
for thirty days" A neighbor
reading this said: ''You have not
datpd the notice" "No," said he,
Il do not intend to do SO +; it would
run out if / did"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

The Cherokees--the bIoodIess
Cherokees--are developing latent
humor. They have appointed q
day of fasting. and prayer for pro.
teotiun against the United. States
troops. The author Of the joke
ought to have an. extra annuity.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

Albert Barnes, D. D., the dis
tinguished theologiap, died sud
denly in Philadelphia, on Salur-
day, of heart disease, at the, age
of II.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

Mr.. Hall, of OHIO, was,impolite
enough to get into bis wagon aud
start for the circus without invit-
ing Mr.. Townsend to 60 along. SC
the latter shot him with bird shot,
If the ofense is. repeated, Mr..
Townsend will use 'slugs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

A petition to the Detroit CITY
Government ends;- -.And your
petitioner will ever pss,v-if
praying will do any goo3,.'1 eS
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26
Gambling.

"Glve me a cent and yon can
pitch ohe of these rings, and if i:
catches over a nail HI give you
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-03-31
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

We the undersigned being duly appointed by the
Hon Probate Court for the District OF Marlboro, Com
mssOners to receive examine and all claims
demands of oil persons against the Estate of CHAS
p. MURDOCH, late of Nottingham, in said District,
deceased and also all claims exhibited in offset there
to; and six months from the 18th day of March, A. d.
1871, being allowed by said Court for that purpose,
do hereby give notice that will attend to the duties
Of said appointment at the late residence of the
said deceased in Nottingham, in sad District on the
last Saturdays in April and July next from 10 o'clock
A. NJ. to O'Clock y. NJ. on each of said days.
II. d. BALLOU,l
E. l.. FULLER, Commissioners.
Schuyler Murdoch, Admir-.
whitinpham March Goth Is71.-12
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-03-31
STATE OF VERMONT, District of

~ Westminster, IS.
To the Hon. the Probate Court within and for said
District
To all persons interested in the Estate Of vARNUM
BOYNrON, late Of Jamaica, In said District, deceased
Greeting
Whereas, l.. NJ READ, Administrator Of the Estate
" said decreased has presented to said Court his petit
ton in writing setting forth that the amount Of per-
sonal estate remaining in his hands ia si 80 that the
real estate Of which said deceased died seized consists
ofa dwelling house and the appurtenanccs and small
garden spot situated in said Jamaica, and that the
debts and expenses Of administration Of said estate
amount TO nearly to the whole value Of said real estate
and the said Court prays to license LIN to sell the
whole of the real estate of said deceased: Therefore,
IL is ordered that all persons interested be aoihed to
appear at session Of said Probate Court to be Seld at
the Probate Office, in Townshend in said District,
on the twenty-second day of April, 1871 that they
may give bonds for the payment Of the debts and
charges Of administration show cause why license
should not be granted aforesaid. For which pur-
pose it il further ordered that copy Of the accord of
this order be published three weeks in the Vermont
Phoenix, newspaper printed at Brattleboro, in this
State all which publications shall be previous TO the
said time appointed for said hearing.
T.. I. BUTTERFIElD,
Exoico Judge Of Probate for District OF Westminster
true copy Of Record.
G. b. EDDY, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-03-31
Marrtd0fs.

CAIN-ALLEN.-In SO. Halifax, Feb. IS, by Jed.
Stark, Esq, Henry II. Cain Of Skowhegan, Me, and
Isabel L. Allen Of auckland, Mass.
LAMB-WILDER.-In South HALIFAX, March 10,
by jed Stark, Esq, Charles A. Lamb and Mary J.
wilder, both Of Wilmington.
NEWELL-DIX-In South Halifax, March &c, by
Jed. Stark, Esq, Eli Newell and Polly Dix, both Of
Nottingham.
sMIrH-CARLEY.- Halifax, March s. Omar F.
Smith and Katie A. Carley.
CARLEY-TYLER.-In whitingham Feb. is, by
Rev. s. j. JONES' Arthur s. Carley, of North Heath
Mass, and Lucy A. Tyler Of W.
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