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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-02-11
Addison County Temperance Society.


The fifth meeting of The Addison Coun-
ty Temperance Society held under the
arrangement made about year ago, by
the Executive Committee, to have a Sc.
ries Of meetings in different parts of the
county during the year, was held in the
Congregational church in Ferrisburgh on
Thursday last, February 9th. The Pres
idcnt Of the Society, j. L. Barker Esq.
was present and presided.
The afternoon exercises were opened
with devotional services conducted by
Rev. DR.. Kitchcl which was followed by
reports from the several towns. Among
those presenting these reports were Rev.
Dr. Kitchel of Middleoury, Hon. G. w.
Grandey Of Vergennes, Rev. A. b. Lyon
and Mr., Walker Of Ferrisburgh, Rev. j.
II. Bond Of North Ferrisburgh, Mr.. G.
w. Wicker County Commissioner, Rev.
Mr.. Archibald Of Bristol, Dea. Il. S.
Bottum of New Haven, Mr.. l. Sanford
Of Cornwall. Hon. II. O. Smith Of Monk.
ton
Then followed an address by Rev. II.
ii. Archibald, on 1.-The timdity Of TEN.
pcrance men in the performance of their
uty in depressing the sale Of Intoxicating
inks"
Rev. Stephen Knowlton of New Havcr
o gave an address embracing the gen
al topic OF temperance, urging especial
ely the duty Of preventing the formation
ofintemperatc habits.
Rev. James II. Bond followed il
quite extended remarks which were yer,
well received. Brieier remarks were made
by s. b. NJ. Cowles, Dca. T.. S. Bottum
and Mr.. Adams of New Haven, Dea. Il
b. Stewart Of Bristol, Mr.. Orvis and Il
7. Robinson OF Ferrisburgh.
Mr.. Archibald moved that Il com.
mittec of five be appointed to draw up
form Of organization for the better en-
forcement OF the prohibitory law, to be
reported at the annual meeting which wa.
to be held at Middlebury on Wednesday
February 19tn. The motion was car
ried. The following gentlemen were ap.
pointed such committee Rev. T. II
Archibald, Edgar Sanford, Rev. j. II
Bond, Rev. DR.. Kitchel, S. b. NJ
Cowles. After which adjourned unit
o'clock in the evening.
The evening" exercises were opened
with devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Archibald
DR.. Kitchel then delivered an able and
interesting address upon alcoholic Med
ication." The meeting was then thrown
open to volunteers and the following
briefly responded Mr.. Walker, A. j
Benedict, Mr.. Archibald, L. B. Stewart
l.. Il. Knapp, o. +. Comstock. Dea. f
=. Squiers. The President thanked the
people of Ferrisburgh in behalf of those
from abroad for their generous enter.
tainment after which the meeting ad
Journed. There was Il good attendan
AID the discussions were spirited and in
tcrcsting,
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L'ARM FOR SALE.

The farm commonly known a. the Silas Dow
farm, located about one mile south oftho Corners,
in the town of Leicester Vt, and about miles
north Of Brandon village.
said farm consists Of about 50 acres of land
mostly under cultivation.
The soil is loan, aud easy to cultivate, and we'll
watered. House one and half stories with good
wood shed attached. One pretty good barn and
temporary sheds
For particulars and price, inquire Of or address,
A. ). TRACY,
Middlebury, Vt.
II not sold before March Is said farm will be
for rent.
Midilebury, Vt, Jan ~, 1873. 4i;n
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In the evening he will conduct one of
his Incompatible praise Meetings" de-
signed to illustrate the superior excellence
of united song in worship. Both lie,
lures will be free Let there be early
arrangements for grand rally to rare
entertainment.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-02-11

SnoREnAM.--Thc following officers were
regularly installed at the last meeting of
Lodge No. 1873, |. o. of G. II. n b
Douglas, w G T; Anna Parish, w V T
Il L Douglas, w S; Il ii Lyman, w T ;
Myron Orvis, w + S; w G Beaman, w
NJ Clara Brookins, WIG; Charles
Lewis w o g; Lottie n Douglas, w G;
Marcia Douglas, w A S; Sarah Orvis,
W ID NJ Naomi Douglas. w X ii S
Emma Parish, w l. II S; Mrs l. l. Rich
p w CT.
The Church Aid Society met on the
3Oth of January, at Serene Smiths
Owing to the severe cold, the attendance
was not as large as usual, The receipts
of the evening were about s17. On the
evening of the 9th inst, their meeting
was held at the residence of Bowman
Nottingham. The attendance was quite
large,and the receipts Of the evening were
nearly S35.
The company owning the hotel at the
centre OF the town, are erecting a piazza
around it, under the direction Of Mr.. G
w. Dorm.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-02-11

THE FACTS about this Grant are-Low
Prices, Long Credit, and "a Rebate to settlers Of
nearly one-iourth; a Rich Soil aud Splendid Gil
mate; short and mild Winters: early planting,
and just al the right season; Coal, Stone and
Brick on the line Cheap Rates on Lumber, Goa /,
Sc. no lands owned by Spectators Homestead
and Prescriptions now abundant; irst-class
Railroad on the line of a great Through Route I;
Products will pay for Land and Improvements.
1t is tho best opportunity ever offered to tho
public through the recent completion of tho road.
For Circulars and general information, adore 5
A. Z. TOuZALIN
Manager Land Dept,
41i3m Topeka, Kan.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-02-11

IapToN On the 4th inst, II. G. Pow.
ri built fire in the wheel-pit of his
slave mill, for the purpose of thawing the
fec from the gate or wheel; went away
and left it for a short time, when the mill
was discovered to be on fire, but was
quickly cxtinguishcd after doing damage
to jointing saw and belt. to the amount OF
from $50 to 500.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-02-11

Thc following are the principal items
ofbusiness in the Probate Court for the
District of Addison, during the month of
January.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23
sIIERIFF's sALE
Valuable Improved Real Estate at
Shelby Depot, Tennessee.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT BY
IN virtue of n venditioni expenas TO me d.
rected from the honorable First Circuit Court
of Shelby county, Tenn, in the case OF South
worth x Thayer vs.. ii. @. Brewer, judgment
rendered on the 5th day of June, 1873. for the
sum of FIVE hundred dollars and fifty cents;
with interest and costs Of suit, TO satisfy said
judgment. etc., less the credits hereinafter
mentioned, l will on
Saturday, the eth of August, 1873,
at II o'clock a. m. in front of my office. No;
35l Second street, Memphis. Tenn, proceed
to sell to the highest bidder. for cash. the fol-
lowing described real estate. tO-wit: Begin
ming at n stake in the west line Of Mrs: Stew
arts tract, and in the east line OF. Thomas
Garrett's 200 acre tract. Of which this Is part,
fifty feet south of the center Of the Memphis
and Ohio railroads; thence west 10 south, with
the said railroad, 3 chains, to q stake 3 links
east of sasafras; thence south chains ~
links, TO n stake links west Of a white oak
marked b; thence east l5o west 3 chains, to n
stake in the west line of Williams lot; thence
north chains So links, TO the beginning, con-
tanning one acre. Levied on as the property
of defendant, ii. @. Brewer, to- satisfy said
Judgment. interest and costs, less credits:
October 10, 1871, 500; October 10, 1872, S96 so.
Sale to commence at II o'clock Am,
W. j. z. DOYLE.
Sheriff of Shelby county, Tenn.
Mcfarland az Goodwynne. Attorneys.
1l9-2aw-138
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-The entire
debt Of the District Of Columbia is Off
cially stated at $92, 1863 II.
A private letter received here by a
prominent official from Mexico says
that the Mexican government has no de-
sire to assume an aggressive position to-
ward the United States on account Of
McKenzie's raid on the Rio Grande, and
it is not feared that diplomatic cOmpli-
cations viii be the result. The Mexi-
cans are dealing tenderly with the CUES
ton, and the punishment Mckenzie in
hicted on the treachereus rascals en-
gagged in depredations on the Rio Grsnde
is not regarded so much Of an oGense
against international law as some would
have Il appear.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23
PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-The new
steamship Ohio, the second Of the Amer
lean line, started this morning on trial
trip. The passage along the river front
was witnessed by crowds, and greeted
with salute frem the company's wharf,
and by whistles from all the steam YES
sells encountered to Atlantic City.
Through the carelessness Of some OF
the excursionists Of the German Inde-
pendent Congregation and Harmony
Singing Society, a sad accident oc-
CURED here at ten o'clock to-day.
Randolph Ketterer, of Philadelphia,
and Joseph Bush, of Camden, while
bathing, ventured ont about half mile,
and on attempting TO return were car
ried to sea and drowned. Charles Smith,
Of the same party, inc attempting res
cue became exhausted after grasping
Ketterer, and was saved only by the
noble efforts and superior abilities Of the
famous swimmer Boynton. After res
cning Smith, Boynton attempted to save
Bush, but was unsuccessful. The bodies
Of Ketterer and Bush we're washed ashore
AT two O. clock %. m.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23

GALAXY FoR AUGusT.-This number
Of the Galaxy is replete with most at
traciive reading matter. The contents
are: A Visit TO Vienna, The Wetherel
Affair, Apple Blossoms, Life on the
Plains, Japanning the English Language,
Dreaming Eyes, Casual Cogitations,
Linguistic aud Literary Notes and
Queries, The Pearl aud the Princess,
Martyr Of Balaklava, Sub Silentio,
Hung in Armor, The Parkman Murder,
The Doves of St. Mark, A Brace of
Woodcock, The Revolution Of ls4S in
Berlin, The Louisiana Creoles, Drift
wood, Scientific Miscellany, Current
Literature, Galaxy Club Room Nebule.
Subscription, 81 per year, in advance.
New York, 677 Broadway. Sheldon &
Co., publishers.
ScMBSERs MoSTHLY.-Bret Harte
new story, "An Episode Of Fiddletown,"
is begun in Scribner's for August. DR..
Hollands Arthur Bonnicastle " is con-
tinued There is in the same number
bright sketch entitled Fred Trovers
Little Iron Clad" by j. T. Trowbridge.
The illustrated papers are on Nan
tucket," Normandy Picturesque"
Mount Shasta and THE Campus
Stone. John Burroughs, a good au-
thority on birds, writes about 1.-THE
Blue Bird" Fitz-Edward Hall con-
tributes an interesting article on Pan
dts" II. H. tells about my Day in
the Wilderness" Mrs. Plunkett gossips
Of Modern Hotels" and j. Esten
Cooke about my Knse-Buckles." Mr..
Blauvelt's leading essay on Modern
will doubtless attract the
attention Of the religious press. Among
the poetic contributors are Z. c. Sted-
man, John Hay and George Macdonald.
Published by Scribner l. Co.. No. GAS
Broadway, New York. Terms, 81 a
year.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23
Friday, the LIST Of August, 1873,

at II o'clock am, in front of my office, No.
35l Second street. Memphis, Tenn, proceed
TO sell. TO the highest bidder, for cash, the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-Wit: Begin.
ming at point on the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad at the northeast corner of lot
formerly owned by ID. NJ. Leatherman. run
ming eastwardly along the south line of said
Memphis and Charleston railroad TO stake
fifteen feet west Of the house formerly owned
BY Frank Smith; thence southwardly on q
parallel line fifteen feet west Of said house 10
a point on the old Fort Pickering railroad;
thence WestWardly along the line Of said rail
road 10 the southeast corner Of the lot for
merly owned by ID. NJ. Leatherman; thence
nOrthwardly along the said line TO the place
Of the beginning. Excepting from levy and
sale out Of the above described property the
following described portion thereof. to-wit:
Beginning at stake fifty feet south OF the
Memphis and Charleston railroad. and SIX
feet west Of q parallel line with the west end
Of the old residence; thence south and par
allel six feet west Of the west end Of
said old residence 70 a stake on the north
side Of the Fort Pickering railroad. two hun
dred ard seyenty-one CID feet more or less
thence west on the north side OF said railroad
forty tt0) feet 20 stake; thence north ana
parallel with the FIRST line two hundred and
the center Of the Memphis and Cb2s ,eston
railroad; thence east iorty-ope and a half
il19 feet to the beginning, S-lU0 acres.
Levied on as the property Of defendant A.
7. Lacey 10 satisfy said Judgment. interest
and costs.
Sale 10 commence at II o'clock am.
w. J. =. DOYLE,
Sheriff Of Shelby County, Tenn.
BROwN 4 IYLFs, Atty. tm-ii3-ig0
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
NEW YORK.

NEw YoRK, July 23.-An illicit still
liz Brooklyn Of large capacity was de
atroysd by the revenue oiicera THU
morning. rftt
Orders for the arrest Of twenty OF th,
striking cOopers formerly employed in
the extensive sugar refinery at Williams
burg have been placed in the hands Of
the Sheriff for execution. II is charged
that the strikers intimidated the men
engaged in making barrels by the new
method.
The will Of the late T.. 8. Mills, placed
in the Surrogates office to-day, provides
for the disposition Of an estate estimated
at 100000. All is left to his widow,
who is appointed executrix, in conjune-
ton with his son, brother and brother
in-law.
The excitement over the defalcation
Of Mills aud the suspension Of the Brook
lyn Trust Company is subsiding. De-
positors have been assured that they will
not lose anything, and the majority have
resigned themselves to the situation. 1t
is understood the directors have esti-
mated the less at $225, 900, and the cap
ital and surplus were $685., 900; the loss
will therefore be one-third OF the capital
and surplus. An advance, therefore, OF
thirty.three per cent. on each share OF
stock held by the stockholders will en-
able them to square up.
It is said that the depositors will be
paid in the course Of ten or fifteen days,
1t is expected that some Of the loans
will be realized by that time, as Mr..
Mills heirs will show an estate valued
at 100000 clear Of all encumbrances,
and some OF the depositors seem to think
that there will be no great difficulty in
obtaining the $4,000 due on his ac-
count. The request made by Receiver
Chauncy that the depositors deliver up
their books was responded to to-day to
a very limited extent.
1t is reported that the Deputy Sheriff
has received an order Of arrest against
Carl Vogt, which was issued in the
Supreme Court in anticipation of his
release, with view to recovering the
property stolen at the time Of the MUIR
der, which he is alleged to have commit
ted in Belgium.
Five suits by passengers Of the wrecked
steamship Atlantic have been com
menced against the White Star Steam
ship Company in Brooklyn for damages
for injuries sustained.
1t is reported that Roscoe, the alleged
accompIice Of Kate Stoddard in the
Goodrich murder, was arrested last night
in this city, but the police refused to give
any information.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23

BISMARCK is credited with the saying
that Christianity must be extirpated.
1t is the fight Of the State e empire, mon
archy, or republic-against God; and in
this fight the State will get the worst Of
it unless it succeeds in destroying the
idea of God and placing itself in His
place. Men say that they must have
something to worship-well, then, let
them worship the State; let it be all in
all let it take the place of the family as
we'll as of the Deity; let it be the Deity;
let it be the only Providence; let it pro-
vide everything for aud exact everything
from the individual; let it prescribe how
and when he shall be conceived and
born how fed in bis cradle aud eduea.
ted in his youth, how long he shall serve
as a soldier, what shall be his other life,
when and whom be shall marry, how
many children he shall have, and finally,
II need be, when be shall die.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23
n.nsnsiaTy, s;s s:sS:s,. for Mod

The Trustees OF the Louisville Ky
Medical College have created number
Of beneficiary scholarships, for the ben
eft Of poor but deserving young men
seeking a Grstclass medical education
One beneficiary student is received from
each Senatorial district Of any State,
aud one from each Congressional dis
trict Of the different States. Sons OF
physicians and clergymen are very pro-
perly accorded beneficiary scholarships
Each scholarship is worth to the re-
cipient Of il two hundred dollars aud
those receiving such aid are known only
to the Dean. Mode Of obtaining bene-
iiciary scholarship learned by applying
TO DIR. Il. S. Gaillard, Dean, Louisville,
Ky. As the next session begins in Sep
TENDER, all young men needing aid
should apply as early as possible.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23
NOTICE.
TIC Il!
LEGAL.
Trustees Sale.


DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EX-
ID ecuted on~the I'd day of October, 1861, by
NJ. j. Wright TO V. u. Waddell as Trustee.
and which is recorded in book So. part j, at
page 396, in the Registers office Of Shelby
county, and by virtue of the decree of the Sec
ond Chancery Court entered August "a, 1870,
appointing me trustee in the room and stead
of said Waddell, will sell. as Trustee only, at
public sale at auction. for cash, in front OF the
Sheriff7s office on Second street, in the city OF
Memphis, on
Friday, August LIST, 1878,
at IL O'Clock am, the following described
property, viz: Part of block No. l5in Buffers
addition TO the city of Memphis. bounded as
follows Beginning on the north side OF Elliott
street, $50 feet east of DeSOto street; running
thence eastwardly Az feet 10 a stake; thence
northwardly to the north boundary line OF
block Is; thence westwardly 5314 feet to
stake; thence southwardly IA feet 70 the be-
ginning. Also lot No. and part Of lot No: Z,
in block Al, South Memphis, bounded as fol,
lows: Beginning at the southwest corner of
block No. s, on st. Martin street; thence
northwardly, with the east side Of st. Martin
street, TN feet; thence eastwardly, and par
allel with Vance street, TO the bayou; thence
southwardly, with said bayou, about 72I feet.
to the southeast corner of said lot No. 8;
thence with the south line of said lot s, west
wardly 304 feet. to the beginning; being all Of
lot No. and 1215 feet of lot No. Z. in said
block No. Al. Terms cash.
W. w. COLEMAN, Trustee.
Memphis, July I'D. 1873: l2s-lS2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23
DistrIbuIIOn OF Seeds by the winds.

From the New York Tribune.
Mr.. Alfred W. Bennett has called at
tention to the comparatively little-known
article, by Kerner, upon the influence
of the wind upon the distribution Of
seeds into mountain regions; and, refer'
ring to the popular impression that the
winds perform a very important part in
the distribution Of plants, quotes from
Kerner and from Mr.. Bentham to show
that the assumption rests upon insult
cient data. If that portion of the
thistle-down which has been carried to
a considerable distance by a high wind
be examined, it will generally be found
to have left its seed behind it. And it
frequently happens that seeds we'll
winged, or provided with light pappus,
are less widely distributed than other
forms Of composite without such pap
pus. The rapid spread of the common
thistle IN any new country is referred
to the persistent vitality of the roots
quite as much as TO the dispersion of the
seeds; and If the individuals are exam
ined, they will generally be found to be
all Of one sex, showing that they must
have been propagated by the division Of
the same individual. Reference is also
made to the Canadian water-weed, Flo.
dea canadensis, which filed up the water
courses Of England within few years Of
its first appearance; and it is stated that,
to this day, the male plant is entirely
unknown 10 that country, and all may
have sprung by subdivision from the 6rst
imported specimen. The memoir Of Mr..
Kerner is based upon a careful examine
ton ofplants growing on morsines, and Of
the seeds found on the surface ofglaciers;
and be finds that large number Of these,
constituting the moraine fora, are species
widely distributed over the high noun
tains IN immediate proximity TO the gla-
cier. Again, in regard to the seeds on the
glaciers, be finds not single one which
does not belong to q species inbabiting
the adjacent mountain slopes or valleys;
and be IS, therefore, Of the impression
that the conveyance Of seeds even when
provided with apparatus calculated for
being doated in the air by horizontal
currents, takes place only within very
eircumscribed limits; and that the prev
alent opinion that they may thus be
carried for very great distances is not
supported by facts.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23
PUBLIC LEDGER
TIE ACQUISITION OF CUBA.

Poor Spain is undergoing the throes
of revolution, and il is evident that the
Republic is on the wane. The Spanish
people are not ct for republic as yet
To reach that point Of perfection in gov
eminent there is no rosy path; It Is the
offspring Of revolution, patriotism aud
longperiod Of suffering, such as our land
passed through during the Revolutionary
war. In order to place the republican
form of government above the reach Of
the divine right Of kings" and the
schemes Of king.crait, it is absolutely
necessary that the people should be edu-
Gated. Ignorance never develops pro
gress in anything, and it is fatal to lib
erty. To-day a vagabond Bourbon
named Don Carlos plunges the land OF
Columbus into an almost interminable
civil war; letting loose the worst passions
of man, which develops the most horri
BILE crimes against humanity. Since the
reinforcement Of the Queen and the as
sassnation Of General Prim, violence
and bloodshed have prevailed in I'M
happy Spain. European republics, such
as those now in sickly existence both in
Spain and France, are resting above
mine, with the conspirators awaiting,
with torch in hand, the signal to light
the funeral pyre. The recent dispatches
from Spain give information Of the dis
affection in the fleet and the capture OF
Carthagena and the iron.clad feet IN
the harbor by the Carlists. The govern
ment forces are badly demoralized,
and the star of Don Alfonso rises in the
ascendant. These troublesin the land OF
Columbus will have no little effect on the
destiny of Cuba, the gem Of the Antilles.
The golden prize must eventually fall
into the lap OF the United States. Cuba |
commands the mouth Of the Mississippi |
and the gulf trade, two things that should |
be under the exclusive control Of our
own government. The acquisition Of
Cuba is a thing not far in the future, and
the success of the scheme would be a
feather in the cap of the statesman to
whose ability and diplomacy the acquisi-
ton could be justly credited. If Grant
could see from Long Branch to Cuba he
might add considerably to his popularity
in the South.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23
NOTICE.


NOTICE - PURSUANT TO THE PRO-
IN visions Of an act Of Congress, approved
March 3. 1873, authorizing the construction Of
a bridge across the Mississippi river, at st.
LOU e, Missouri, by the St Clair and Caron-
dolet Bridge Company, the Aforesaid company
hereby gives notice % all concerned, that they
viii. on OF before the 10th day Of JULY next.
submit e the Secretary Of War. for his exam
tnation and approval. design for suspen-
son bridge, consisting Of two channel spans
Of six hundred feet each. and two end spans Of
three hundred feet each, with an elevation Of
one hundred feet above low water mark.
They viii also Gle q map giving the proposed
location Of the bridge. the Typography Of the
banks Of the river AZ high and low water, the
direction of the current 81 al stages, and the
Eoundinrs, showing accurately the bed Of the
steam. and furnishing such other informa-
ton AZ may he required lor iull and fatif-
factory undertaking q the subject b. the
Secretary Of War.
~ order Of Board Of Directors Of the So.
Clair and Caroudelef Bridge Company.
M. HENDERSON. occ'Y.
So. Louis, Ne, June 81. ls73. ll-la