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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-01-23

a MODERN DoNATIoN.-It is the boast
Of the nineteenth century, that every
thing is done upon high pressure princi-
Pile. Farms produce better if fast man
is at the pillow. Lawyers plead better
for having a money pressure in the
pockets Of their clients. Medicines have
better effect if the doctor knows that
five twcnties" are in the safe of the
patient Ministers are more eloquent if
large salaries are in prospect. Thus the
great engine Of human nature is continu-
ally taxed to its utmost. Such train
of reflection was inaugurated while attend
ing the donation under the auspices, of
the Methodist church in Starksboro on
the | til inst. 1t was held at the Cheese
Factory Of o. D. Baldwin and it is but
just to say that Of all places for dona-
ton visit cheese factory is the best.
since all the Inconvenience arising from
insufficiency ofroom are completely obvi-
ated. This is Il spacious building about
100 by 40 feet (eye measured. About
one half Of the upper room was used as
dining room, accommodating nearly one
hundred guests The lower room was
used as reception room, parlor, audience
room, sitting room, play room, &c. Such
Il gathering is seldom seen. Old men
whose white heads and ialteriug step told
plainly, that their three score and ten had
been measured out to them. the middle
aged, young men and madens,al mingled
together in motley throng yet intent
upon two things the one, to contribute
something for the benefit Of their respect.
ed minister, tho other to have the great.
est amount of enjoyment in the least
possible tine. No pains had been spared
to make every thing pleasant. The tables
were loaded with edibles of every dcscrip.
ton arranged in such manner as to
please the eye as well as the palate
About nine o'clock the dining room was
opened and continued to be thronged un.
til the small hours were in the past
Many took their leave at an early hour
and all as they reluctantly left this scene
of enjoyment, fully realizing that sit i.
better to give than to receive" But We
learn that on the following morning Rev
Mr.. Parker, thought it good "to receive
as he was presented with the handsome
sum Of two hundred and twelve dollars
EPSILON.
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STATE OF vERMONT-District o

- NOW Haven, Sc.
At a Probate Court held at vergennes, in said
district, on the 9Th day Of January, A. D. 1872,
an instrument purporting to be the last will sui
testament of
WILLIAM NASH,
late of New Haven, in said district deceased be
ing presented to said court for probate: 1t il or
dered By said court that al persons concerned
therein be notified to appear at n session thereof
TO DO held at the Probate Office in Bristol, in said
district, on the 9TH day Of February, A. b. 1872,
at o'clock, Z. NJ, and show cause, if any they
have, against the probate of said will. for which
purpose it is further ordered that a copy Of this
order BIO published three weeks successfully in
the Middlebury Register" printed at Middle
bury, all Of said publications to be previous to
the time appointed for hearing as aforesaid. AZ
By the court, J. ID. SMITH. Judpe
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SALISBURY. Prof G. n. W bier,
gave very interesting lecture in the
Congregational church, Thursday eve.
Jan. 18th, for which handsome sum was
received, the Prof. donated it toward re-
pairing the church.--There will be an
oyster supper at the Lake Duumore
House" on Thursday eve, Jan. 25th for
the same object. A grand entertainment
i, anticipated come one, come all
Mr.. Howard Piper OF Salisbury, recently
killed two hogs, each 10 months old,
weighing, respectively, 54S and 762,who
has larger ones ?--Thc population of
Salisbury, at the last census, was 9O5 an
increase OF SO from our last census.
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New Tontine Savings Fund Policy

Is based the above conditions the following distinguishing ca
which illustrated policy of
RATES age prem-
um S28f70
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pleasant faces made very pleasant time.
[ wish, being citizen of Granville, to
express my obligations to tho ladies of
the society who have tolcd so patiently
for tho past two years mid multiplied
cares at home, that |, equally with the
rest of the inhabitants, might receive tho
benefit Of their labors. A. L. X.
-
VrRoENNrs. Mr. Lewis has soil his
his clothing store to Mcssr Henry Arm
strong aud Charles Jackson of Castleton
who have bought Mr.. +. G. Strong's
stock Of dry goods and propose to remove
them to the occupied by Lewis. We wish
them succcss.-rhe Methodist society
of this place propose donation party for
the benefit of their pastor Rev. VIM. l..
Smith, on Wednesday evening the oath.
Mr.. Smith is about to leave Vergennes
The Methodist society Of Panton
have a donation and oyster supper on
Tuesday evening 23d and the Baptist So
ciety Of the same place hold one on Thurs.
day evening 25th both to be held in the
Good Templars Hail. VIM. Bradbury
of this place froze both his feet in skating
from Essex to Burlington last Wednesday.
At Red Rock Point he cut off his skates
and attempted to obtain shelter from the
cold at tho Barnes farm house hut was
refused and when he fell down unable to
90 farther hired laborer on the farm on
being refused the favor of taking him to
his own room, obtained a cutter and car
ried him tn the Van Ness Hotel. Burling-
ton. Mr.. b. has been brought h me and
is we are told slowly recovering.
The Free Press on Friday gives the
other side of the case as follows. A, G..
Proctor, one of the tenants of the Barnes
farmhouse, has called upon us with ref
erence to the paragraph published in
yesterdays FREE Press, about two young
men who narrowly escaped from freezing
after skating across the lake. lie states
that Bradbury came to his door, asked
for nights lodgng-which he was told
could not be given, as part of the family
was sick-then asked for some food which
was freely given him, and which no eat
then and there asked if he could get to
the station to 90 to Charlotte, and then
walked away, without asking for anything
NOR, or in any way intimating that he
was even cold, much less freezing. Mr.
Proctor watched him from his door, saw
that he did not mako much progress and
himself directed his hired man 10 60 out
with the horse and carry the stranger to a
hotel, lest he should suffer with the cold.
1t would seem that it was no particular
lack Of charity on Mr.. Proctor's part,
but rather failure to make his own wants
known, which prevented prompt assist
ance when Bradbury first came to the
house.
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NTATER PROOF BLACKING.-Dr Cables
w Waterproof Leather preserver for Boots
and Shoes, manufactured by n e. March 4 Co.,
Middlebury, Vt. Procure Il box and try it. 1t
is Just the thing needed this weather. Il ;iw
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w ANTED. Purchaser for the Larn
w erd House on South ST. 1t will be sold
cheap. Inquire Of Ira W, Clark, or L. E. Knapp,
MrDDLEBURY, VT.
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STATE OF vERMONT-District Of

SIAIE VI ERMON T-District of
" Addison, IS.
The Probate Court for the District of Addison.
To all persons interested in the estate of
DANIEL ELDREDGE
late Of Brdport, in said district, deceased.
GREETING.
An instrument purporting to be the last will
and testament Of sad Daniel Eldredge, deceased.
has been presented to said Probate Court for pro-
bate and allowance. You are therefore hereby
notified to appear before said court, at n session
thereof t. be held at the Probate Office. in Mid.
dlebury, IN Monday. the Goth day Of January.
A. D. ls'-. at 10 o'clock in tho flrenoon, and
show cause, If any you have, why said instruncn.
shout act BE- proved AMI allowed as the last will
and testament of said deceased.
Dated at Middlebury, in said district. thi, ID
day of January, 1872.
~ SAMIEL Z. COOKE. Jud,.c
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WANTED To buy out mn Eating Saloon,
w Grocery or Meat Market; also to hire or
take on shares n large farm. Address immedi-
ately stating terms, &C, Box 81 Salisbury, Vt
43 :3wF
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CTRAYED from my premises. a Brinde Pup
- Ply. Has a white spot top Of his neck,
and another on the tip of his tail. His name is
" Rover" will reward any one for information
as TO his whereabouts. NJ. B. WILLIAMSON
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BRANDoN.-The proprietors of the
Brandon House, and Douglas House and
two saloon keepers have recently been
fined for the illicit sale of intoxicating
beverage. Both saloon keepers have sus-
pended business. This movement Of the
temperance men is in the right direction,
and we hope other towns will follow the
example. The fact is these popular no.
tel groceries should be closed up as much,
and even more than the low, underground
groceries. 1t is charged that the Good
Templars were at the bottom of this
movement. Not bad charge aud it
true we was predict large accessions to
the membership Of Brandon L0d ge o.
G.. 1.-THE Brandon Lodge OF Good
Templaro is in IA very prosperous cendi-
ton Meets every Wednesday evening
in Simonds Block.
Cornwall has a genuine Calico So
ciabe Association, organized for the pur-
pose Of purchasing new carpets for the
Congregational church. On Thursday
evening large number of people, young
and old, assembled at the residence OF
Mr.. Hooker, in the south part of the
town, among the crowd being seen the
familiar faces of some of the Middlebury
villagers. All the ladies were dressed il
calico. Each had, by regulation, brough,
u necktie Of the same material as her
dress. Each gentleman paid his five
cents and drew blindy his partner fol
the remainder of the evening, as well al
his necktie Some queer combination.
affording much amusement, was the re-
suit. But the object of the party was
realized and so it was n success. The
proceeds were large and the fun immense
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The Musical Treasure!

Capital ssng' NELL THE VILLAGE
Pride. Morris. .iC
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We, the undersigned, have been acquainted with
Miss Sawyer for many years, and believe her to be
Christian lady and a skilful nurse, and having
used her salve In our families, 1t gives us great
pleasure In saying II Is the best general medicine
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-24
LIFE.

What a mystery Is life With each
day we give up something that be-
longed to the preceding me-. We arc
losing continually a portion Of our
being. Tho boy dies, and the man Is
born. Where now Il the boyish mirth,
tho unalloyed happiness, the joyous
exuberance Of the boylsh heart; the
great expectations, the implicit conf
dence, the hopes and the bright antici-
pations which made everything appear
40 bright and beautiful! Is not the
los, Of those very much like death? Is
1t not dying to lose the elasticity and
freshness Of our young years? We all
Of US look back upon u youth rs some
thing lost,..which riches power aud In
flueDce can never repay us for. But
what we lose n way We gain an
other. What we lose In energy we
gain in judgment; II we lose In imagi-
nation, We gain in experience. VIZ
are constantly changing. What we
liked years ago, to-day we dislike; and
what we dislikcd then, to-day we like.
AS we grow older, our n Of enjoy
meut fades. Even the beautiful begins
to give US less and less pleasure. 10
not this 3 wise d~ispensatlou Of Provi-
dence. to lessen our enjoyment Of the
pleasures Of this world, 50 that we may
leave it with less reluctance? How
soon 1t may be said Of you, reader:
He ~sutfer'd-out his panSs arc DER;
Enjoyed-5ut his delights arc ned;
Had friends his friends arc now no more;
And foes his foes are deadr'
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-24
A Strange Story.

The Sacramento Union Of the 10th
instant, contains a letter signed A.
Lohry, Of Uniontown, Ell Dorado
county, followed by a long affidavit
made BY his daughter, Miss Anna
Lohry, an accomplished young lady,
In which she gives a detailed account
OF a murder she witnessed In the vici-
nifty OF what Is known as Corliss ranch,
on the 10th Of February 1859. A man
murders his brother. The trouble Is
about some money. These two men
struggle, and the larger n strikes
and mortally wounds the smaller, who
dies without speaking. while Miss
Lohry Il holding his head on her lap.
The murderer places a pistol to the
girls head and compels her to take an
oath which he dictates, that she will
not reveal the murder for four years.
She kept her promise, but refused to
take money from him. Since then he
has visited her several times; the
meeting always took place In the
Uniontown graveyard. On the 9th in
slant. they met for the last time. and
he released her from the oath taken at
the time OF the murder, and now she
tells the story and swears to 1t. The
memory Of the terrible scene she had
witnessed, her oath, and the subse-
quent visits Of the murderer 30 worked
on her mind that she acted strangely,
and for some time past she has been
constantly watched by some member
Of her family, all Of whom regarded
her as demented. The girls family Is
highly respectable. and the father gives
responsible reference.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-24
The Straits of Magellan.

There Is some prospect that the
Straits Of Magellan, connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific, will soon be ex-
tensiyely used BY shipping to avoid
doubling Cape Horn. An English
company has already organized q pow
erful tug company for towing vessels
through. The distance from ocean to
ocean Is not far from three hundred
miles, and the straits lie between the
SD and 4th parallel Of South latitude.
In March last the Hassler expedition
passed through these straits. All Of
the land on the straits Is very barren,
with the exception Of that In the VI
cinity OF Sandy Point, q settlement Of
about m thousand persons, the only
civilized habltation for hundreds OF
miles. 1t was formerly used by the
Government Of Chilli as a penal settle
ment. No more convicts will be sent.
as the settlement Is becoming impor-
tant, coal having been discovered in
Its vicinity, which will greatly aid the
project OF establishing a line Of steam
tugs to tow sail vessels through the
straits, thereby avoiding the stormy
aud tedious passage round Cape Horn.
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~rMmEAsn~E

The ed Of December-day before
yestsrday-has been celebrated from
the earliest days Of the settlement OF
New England as the day when the
Pilgrims landed at Plymouth; but
after celebrating that day for q couple
Of hundred and titty years, the natural
increase in wisdom Of the descendants
Of those venerated forefathers induced
them to arrive at the mature conclusion
that they had been celebrating the
wrong day all the while, so a year or
two ago they decided that the 21st was
the proper day, and thenceforward and
hereafter will celebrate accordingly.
It Is all the same, however, as long as
Forefathers' day is celebrated. let 1t
be one day or the other. The old Pill
grims were the founders OF an enc
getic, enterprising, loyal people, proud
Of country and their ancestry. With
them all true Americans revere the
memory OF the Pilgrims who, not
withstanding their own strict and
somewhat ~intolerant religious ideas,
planted the foundation OF true reli-
glous liberty and political freedom,
and made old Plymouth the true, firm
base whereon was finally planted the
glorious standard Of American liberty.
Two hundred and afty-two years
have passed since the Mayfiower bore
her precious freight into Plymouth
harbor, and Samoset, the Indian chief,
welcomed the ~pals-faced strangers to
his country, from which 1t was their
destiny to eventually drive the red
man, and In his stead plant a very
different ever-dominating race. In
the midst Of winter they landed In
that then bowling wilderness. They
endured privations which would have
d~isheartened spirits less proud and
bravo, and finally established their
colony and home, caused the wilder
ness to bloom and blossom like the
rose, aud established then and there
the firmest resting place for the proud
eagle Of America. At the celebration
in honor Of the completion Of the
Bunker Hill monument . few years
ago, Daniel Webster thus justly apos-
trophlzed them In his great Grafton
delivered on the occasion: "When
the Mayfiower sought our shores, she
sailed under no high-wroughs spirit Of
commercial adventure; no love Of
gold; no mixture OF purpose, warlike
or hostile to any human being. Like
the dove from the ark, she had put
forth only to find rest. The stars
which guided her course were the
unobscured consultations Of civil and
religious liberty. Her deck was the
altar OF the living God. Fervent
prayers from Bonded knees mingled
morning and evening with the voices
Of Ocean and the signing OF tho
wind throughout her shrouds."
Forefathers' Day will always be eel
ebrated by the sons Of the Pilgrims
everywhere as long as the spirit of
true political and religious freedom
exists, and Plymouth Rock will be the
shrine at which all the patriot son Of
those noble sires must eve worship.
AYE. call Il holy ground,
The ground wherein they trod;
They lett unstained what there they found
Freedom to worship God"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-24
Eaten by Rats.

For some weeks past, says the Sar
Francisco Alta Of yesterday, q mar
about 20 years Of age, known only by
the name of Leppel, has occupied a
rear basement room In the premises
No. 49, Washington street, paying
rent therefor, whenever he had the
means to do 50. Mr.. Leppel was IN
eccentric individual, had a fine educa.
ton, and Is said to have been an In
ventive genius. often advancing the
Idea OF ~propelllng street cars without
the use Of steam or horsepower. Mr..
Leppel seemed to have no friends and
but few acquaintances wandering
about much Of the time apparently In
q bswildered state Of mind, visiting
large manufactures where complicat-
ed machinery was used.
On Saturday evening Mr.. Leppel,
who had not been seer for two or three
DAYS, was found dead on the floor Of
his miserable room. be evidently hav-
Ing fallen out Of bed. The rats had
away q portion Of his face, and
gnawed considerably at his lower ex-
As no relatives or friends
appeared to take charge Of tho remains
for interment they were sent to the
Norgue by order Of Coroner keenan,.
who will hold IN inquest.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-24
Antiquity of Buckwheat Cakes.

A paragraph has been going the
rounds OF the press since the. buck
wheat cake season was inaugurated
which claims that this delectable but
itch-tnducing article Of diet was wholly
unknown until some time during the
sixteenth century. In a book pub
llshed In the twelfth century. entitled,
I'VE Delights Of ye Breakfast Table,"
the following occurs: "Ye corne
naymed Buckwheate, Upon whych ye
Deere dothe much lyke TO fede, ys
DENIED to forme cakes Of myghtye
gudeness. Ye boyled Sape of ye Lynn
den (inaplel Tree do the much Improve
them. Babe stomaked ones save that
to eat Of these doth cause them muche
~scratchyngs, but this fayles to stop the
eatynge Of them"
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Arnold on "saRlnao aSd iaaIn.

"
Arnold, the reputed diamond salter,
writesa letter to the Louisville (Ky.l
Comier-Joarnal from EliIabethtown,
under date Of December 18th, from
which we make the following peril
nent extract:
Our party arrived on the fields about
four o'clock In the evening. We
made camp. All hands were anxious
to find diamonds. so we Immediately
proceeded to the location. Mr.. Ru-
bury, I believe, found the first dia-
mond. Several were found that even.
ing before shutdown. Next morning
all were on the ground very early.
Every man went where he pleased
and dug where he pleased, Janin's
second report and subsequent state
ment to the contrary Notwithstanding.
| All returned to dinner with diamonds.
Janin was very much pleased with his
" finds" He reported to us he found
diamonds n hundred yards from
where we were digging.
Now, as to the "salting,"I would
like to ask any sane man how the
ground could have been "salted " 80
as to mislead and deceive so many
men, they being experts themselves,
and especially Janin, n Of the
shrewdest, smartest men in California
on mines. He is the last man any one
lat all acquainted in California; would
attempt to deceive. He has reported
on more than M thousand different
mines, and never was deceived in any
one Of them. We remained on the
grounds seven days. It Is said I point
out to Janin where to dig. This Is
"too thin" I would like to know
why he was employed at n salary Of
5000 to 60 there to be deceived by a
trick often played ION the new crop
Of fools =" that 60 there every year by
the Lents Of San Francisco, but never
attempted upon the "greenest Of the
green" Of the initiated or old settlers,
much less experts. II he went there
to test the grounds for parties trading
with me, he was a weak expert, In
deed, to dig only whore l pointed out /;
and his employers, being present, were
weaker still to permit 1t, and not at
some absence of mine have him dig
elsewhere II too modest to do 1t In my
presence. 1t will be easier for the
miners Of California, and persons now
In Kentucky or elsewhere, who have
been there, to believe IL any sailing
was done It was after this time ; and
II so, l am not the Lent that did 1t, RS
I was never there after that time.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-24

MOUNTAIN EARrHQUAKE.-rhe Sac
ramento Union Of yesterday gives the
following item:
At Los A. n. yesterday an earth
quake shock WAS felt ut Blue Canyon,
Emlgrant Gap and the Summit, cover
Ing a distance OF less than thirty miles.
At the Summit 1t was so heavy as to
shake an engine standing on the track
hard enough to make its bell ring. 1t
was thought during the forenoon to
have been caused by the explosion Of
powder at some point-Omega, for in
stance, where a large quantity Of the
substance was stored-but so far as we
could learn there was no information
received that would lead to such a
belief.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-24

COOKS CASE. In the Municipal
Criminal Court yesterday, says the
San Francisco Alta OF Sunday, Charles
D. Coon, convicted Of grand larceny,
moved In arrest Of Judgment aud for q
new trial. The grounds alleged are
that the Indictment was defective. err
rors OF law occurring OH the trial and
on the ground Of newly discovered ev-
idence. He claims that he was dis
charged from E. Cahill & Co.'S en-
ploy before July 20, 1859, and that
the alleged stolen certificates OF stock
were not found In his possession. The
matter has been taken under advise
ment to December 10Th.
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NOSE BITTEN OrF.-The San Fran.
cisco Alta Of yesterday gives the fol.
lowing Tommy Roundhead Is con.
tinually In trouble on the City Front
in fact, he Is always to blame. He
takes a few glasses Of liquor, aud ID
then prepared to put up his "props VI
with anybody that comes along.
Yesterday he met his match and en-
gagged in 4 tussle with James Pagan,
who threw him and then bit a piece OF
Tommy's nose of. Pagan was arrested
on a charge Of mayhem, which will
probably Is reduced to assault and
battery.