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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-14

~ w ONDENfuL DTONf.-OI all inc won
derful stories we remember to have read
with any coloring Of TRUTH the following
is equal to the strangest. Strange to say
too, there's snake in it
The Dude (India) Excelsior prints the
following story;
Very recently native. having orna-
ments on her person worth about 400 or
800 rupees, accompanied by her daughter
who also wore ornaments worth about 200
rupees, alighted from the train at Hurdui,
and hired an ekka to convey them to their
village. On arriving at u lonely spot
about six miles from Hurdui, there being
no villages within miles. the ekka drew
up at the side Of the road, and the driver
suddenly demanded the whole Of the jew
elry to be given up to him. On being
refused, he tied the woman and The girl
up to the ekka and cody Invested them
Of every article. lie then drew knife
with the intention Of numbering them. but
in the excitement Of the moment let the
weapon fall into ditch about three feet
deep. lie jumped down, and was just in
the act of clutching the knife when a
black snake darted from hole and fixed
its iangs in his hand; knowing the snake
to be an extremely venomous one, he fell
down almost senseless with terror, and
died in few minutes. The woman and
girl remained there about two hours, when
seeing some villagers at distance, they
screamed for assistance, and on being re-
leased gave information at the nearest
thannah. The police came to the spot
and found the corpse of the ekka driver
and the snake still there. The corpse
was taken to the nearest station for an in-
quest to be held the snake was blocked
in its hole with large stone as the police
had not the courage TO kill it. The or.
naments were found tied up in the KUN
mer-bund Of the corpse, aud were restor.
ed to their owners"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-14
BUY THE
BOSTON
DAILY
GLOBE.
BUY THE

THE BEST PAPER ~ BOSTON OR
NEW ENGLAND.
TERMS: OF News Dealers, cents per copy
BY mail, $40 per annum.
The Weekly Globe is only 50 per annum, and
is the cheapest weekly in the United States.
"a COW GLOBE PUBLlSHl Nc co Bosro.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-14
Windsor County Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.,
This Company asks your patronage, because

1T is no experiment, but has been in sue
cessiul operation for more that thirty years
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-14
Children Often Look Pale and
sick

from no other cause than worms in the stomach.
BROWNS VERMIFUGE C0MFITS
will destroy worms without injury to the child,
being perfectly WHITE, and free from all color
ing or other injurious ingredients usually used in
worm preparations
CURTIS DROWN, Proprictors,
No 2l5 Fulton Street, New York.
Sold Ly Druggisfs and Chemists and Dealers IN
Medicines at TwESrY-liyr CENrs Box.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-14
THE PRODUCE MARKET.

This market, so far as its own immedi-
ate affairs are concerned, seems to have
fully recovered from the effect of tho late
panic exchange can be negotiated, though
at rates below par, and money is not very
stringent, though certified checks, and not
currency, are still the basis of values
but we continue to feel the effect Of the
late famine upon distant points. Sup
plies Of leading staples of domestic prod.
ucts have been curtailed, and this begins
to have some effect upon prices The
distributing demand for imported goods
has been reduced verJ much, and has not
yet shown much recovery, and with col
lections SO difficult as they are now, our
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-14

DEN MANSHIP.
Miss MYRICK is happy to inform her
friends and the public that she has opened
writing school at her residence, where she would
De pleased to receive all who may favor her with
their patronage.
October IL, 1873.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-14

Call at the Middlebury Post Office and order one
on trial before purchasing any other.
80 I. MORRILL, Agent
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-14
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

A MAGNIFICENT OPENING OF FALL GOODS
DRADLAUGus STATEMENT REFUTED-THE
PRODUCE MARKET GOSSIP.
From our Special Correspondent.
New York, Oct. 13. 1873.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-14

FIRE IN BosToN.--A fire last night de.
stroyed the box factory OF George E.
Page Il Co., on Broadway, Cambridge
The fire caught in the engine room and
burnt with great rapidity, spreading to
the lumber wharf belonging to the same
company, where large amount of lum-
Der was destroyed. Que hundred men
were employed in the building, all of who
are thrown out Of employment. The loss
is estimated at 100000 partially insur-
ed
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-14

soft E. L. SMITH, Agt., Middlebury, Vt.
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Bridport, Sept. Is, 1877;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-14
GENERdL .NElF,S

The Indiana House of Representatives has
appropriated SIS, 900 for sanitarium for ths
cure ofinebriates.
IN exchange having said The first rob
in his been seen; but one robin doesn't make
a SPRING" the Auburn Bullctin rctor;s; CITY
him with bug-and see"
More than one-half of all the accidents Il
passengers arise from the need Of stronge,
cars and better devices for quickly stopping
trains.
Great mortality is reported az ocrurrin.
among the British troops stationed in Japan
Milwaukee has factory devoted exclusive
ly to making boot heels for the MassaeLu
sets market.
\ North Carolina paper expresses satisfac
ton al HE fact that the President, having fire
quent OCCASION TO refer to the war in his Inau-
gural, did not say rebel or rebellion once.
Gladstone's Irish University bill was de-
featcd in the House Of Commons on Tuesday.
The King Of Italy has appointed Amadeus
Lieutenant General in the Italian army.
A silk factory on First avenue, New Yo,k,
ieh on Tuesday. and it is supposed three boys
are buried in the ruins.
AUG hay OF Balaciava has been surveyed
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by the Russian government with q view to
the establishment Of military post, TO be
connected with Sebastorol by a canal.
A New Hampshire girl, who is paid 3l-2
cents yard for weaving in blanket-mill,
has earned s2s5.oS during tie past five
months.
The Rev. DR.. Newman, chaplain of the
Senate, will be appointed Inspector of Con-
suls, which will give him a rowing commits
sion to go around the world
The New Orleans Picayune says: '.In
the olden times in Louisiana, when a man
had law suit, he used to hire lawyer; now
he has to hire a Judge
petition is being extensively signed in
New York asking the Governor to ignore all
petitions and letters and decide Fosters fate
only on points of law and evidence.
heavy thunder storm and rise of the Sus.
quehanna river is reported from Pennsylva-
MIA. The ice gorge in the Schuy.kill is bro
ken.
The opposition Senators are reported ella
ted over the retention of Carl Srllurz on the
~S'N'Sh As|A"tiShS \OLdIHIttees hiiu VI ebtVl
on the Finance Committee.
special dispatch from Albany says Gov
ernor Dix is very i'll, suffering from severe
nervous prostration, caused by grief a. the
news of the death of his son, Charles Dix, an
! artist in Paris.
| The New ork Nation assails the Republi-
can, Democratic and Liberal parties 1t is
also opposed to the Temperance party, the
Labor Reform party and the Women's Right:
party. l! however strongly supports the par
| ty composed of the Nation and its editor.
| Boston Journal.
Gen. Preston, the Hayiiaa Minister, has
| paid an official visit to Senator Summer, tc
inform him that law has been passed direct
ing his fun length portrait TO be placed in the
| Senate and also in the House Of Representa-
tises of IEay.i.
Governor General DaT-rin OF Canada ha;
| informed the Dominion Parliament that ORR
| may be begun at cree GA the enlargement O
| the Welland canal, and the construction o
the Baic Neite canal. Ground will be bro
| ken on the ST. Lawrence canal this spring
| AMI these three great works will thus be com
| ple.ed at the same time.
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MINE CENTRAL OFFIGES.

The Portland Press intimates il i. does
not say directly, that If the Maine Central
Offices are removed to that city, oppo-
sition to the company on the part OF
Portland will cease. The logic Of
the Press is that the way TO ct the
offices is to abuse and damage the
company the way to keep them after they
are once secured is to become cordial and
friendly Whether city that Is governed
by such principles as these in relation TO
one oil The great public thorough(ares OF
The country IS entitled to the patronage of
the company, is a question that admits Of
but one answer. But who would b,ve
thought that the Portland Press. which hos
been SO much alarmed lest our leoislo,,ros
should be corrupted with the paltry brine
of free passes, would offer The good
win Of Portland in the market as a bribe
for the removal Of the Maine Central Off
ces 10 that city, LINT this rather cheeky
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House for Sale.

TWO STORY HOUSE and L, on Cushman street
l. north OF Stacyvie, Augusta. House 22x30
l. 15N2t. Five rooms below aud six above. Bull
entirely new last year. Will be sold on reasonabl,
terms. Apply 10 the subscriber on the premises.
leblI-.tt THOMAS III. ROLLINS
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STRIKER BLALNE'S REFUSAL or
TINE $1,000 B4HE- p1J.

In connection with the groundless little
furry about the Comptroller oyerruling the
congressional salary bill from some defect in
the language of the law, the following incl
dent is worthy of record and preservation I:
After Mr.. BLAINE had interlined the word
thereafter" in the clause relating to the
Speakers salary, it was found that there was
some doubt whether that would be sufficient
to cnt off his back pay--for the reason that
the law would take effect as soon as signed
and some honrs before the session expired
Taken in connection with the clause "iaelu-
ding all a'emJerS Of lie Forty Second Con-
gress," there was at least ground for appre-
hending that the Speaker had not succeeded
in cutting himself off from the two years
back Fay, Hearing Of this nice point of con-
struction, the Speaker went to the conference
committee and had the word "hcreefier"
struck cut and tie words "atter The present
Congress" inserted, thus finally and effectu-
ally cutting himself of from all possibility Of
the 5000 which others would have voted
into his pocket if he had simply remained
silent. The Philadelphia Ledger thinks
Speaker BLAINE'S condnct in this matter
deserves honorable MENTION.
Washington, D. c., Republican llh.
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4 s!a.euIen. is goiog TIE rounds OF Tie
newspapers that there is now not single tn
mine worked in the United States. \ Sar
Francisco paper states that several tin mines
which promise an eXliaustless source Of future
wealth, have been opened in San Eornardint
county, California, one OF which embrace
nine hedges, the assays yielding 22 to 8. pc
cent. Of pure metal. Lodges of tin ore ar,
also known 10 exist in other sections of tina
State. The great commercial value Of tin i
well known. While the supply is said to BIZ
gradually diminishing, the dsmand for the ar.
ticle is steadily increasing. The tin found in
Missouri and other States has proved to be OF
inferior qualify, but the California tin is rep
resented to be equal to the imported article.
The progress of the japanese boys il the
Boston schools is wonderful. Mr.. Charles
L. Flint, chairman of the committee of the
Rice school district, in presenting his quarter
ly report to the School Board Tuesday even
ing, made the following most interesting state
ment respecting the education of a number OF
boys in that school from Japan:
GA. the beginning of the present school
year, Sept. I'd, 1872, four boys from Japan,
Kentaro kaneko, aged 10, Zcikichi Tanaka,
II years, Takuma Dan, Is years, and Choki-
chi Kikkawa, II years of age, entered the
Rice school. They had then been in the
country only six months and under the in
struction Of private teacher. They were
found to be able to enter upon the studies OF
the fifth class according TO the present course.
kaneko to-day ranks at the head of the sec
ond or sub master class; Tanaka and Dan
| nearly at the head of the third or usher's
class; while kikkawa is among the first of
the fourth class. Their conduct has been en-
tirely uneXceptionab!e, and their example in
| each class has aided the teachers and stimu-
lated their classmates TO greater excrton.
Their gentle and gentlemanly manner has
made them friends throughout the school, no
boys being more popular with their classmates
than they. When they entered the school it
was with difficulty that they could be under
stood. Now they speak and read quite plain
y, and write in better English than a major
ity of even FIRST class boys. A composition Of
several pages, recently written by kaneko,
required scarcely single correction, either
in grammar or spelling. 1t would hc most
excellent thing for the whole school if there
could be dozen such boys in every class.
They are very thorough in every thing and
rarely require to be told any thing twice
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Quaker.sm is showing some signs Of visal.
.ty in England. We notice that conference
Of Friends h1s haen held in London, attend
ed BY from three hundrel 10 four huai1ed Of
the brethren, :. ,Th;e'l, with great unani!nity,
II was agreed that tbs Society shoull take az
interest ia foreign and home missionary work
the temperance increment, and Sunday
schools. Thee measures will he brought for
recognition before the uty! yenrly meeting in
May.
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For Sale and r
HOUSEHOLDS FOR SALE.

yI'EN HOUSE LOTs lying In the heart of the city
OF Augusta; two on Green street, four 'front.'
ing on Chapel street, and four on Tappan Place.
Tcrns easy. For further information inquire o: a.
Il. Farweli ut house State street, or of Same
Titcomb at his Office, west ellie water street.
Augusta, May o. 1872. may7-ttf
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Notice to the Gould Engine Com.
DanV.

Notice to the Gould Engine Com
pany.
TNHE undersigned, two of the Corporators named
l. in an act entitled "An act 10 incorporate the
Gould Engine Company, passed and approved on
the 18th day OF February, 1873, hereby call meet.
ing of all the corporators therein named, to as
semble at the Office of Baker & Webster in the city
OF Gardiner, in the county of Kennebec the 18th
day OF March, A. D. 1885, at three of the clock in the
afternoon, for the purpose of acting on the follow
ing articles:
lst. To choose temporary chairman and sec
retary
~. To see whether the corporators viii accept
said act OF Incorporation.
81, 10 see what measures the company VIII take
to provide and adopt n code of by laws.
fth. Ioeiect officers forthe permanent organiza-
ton OF said company.
9th. To see whether the company will purchase
the patent right of S. L. Gould's I'm.
proyement in Paper Pulp Engines" said
patent right being numbered l20, 265, and
issued Oct. "a 1871, and re-issued July l6,
1872 said reissue being numbered 1870, at
what price and how they will pay therefor.
LA. STANWOOD,
XVII W, IL, +. TOWER,
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The Kennebec journal saws -

7 W ItVIUtUtV JVuEl idL w -
We lost Bangor and gained Biidefcra in
the city elections. Put enc b against the
other and the scale hangs even.
Comparisons are odious, especially when
you take our i out Of It's connoc,ion.--na
gor Wig.
But we connected your 3 with Biddy-ford,
and you DO not pretend 70 say she is 'odioas'
or nc. respectable connection, do your
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Spsetal Notifies.
nATChEloR,S HAIR DYE.

1his splendid Hair Dye is the best in The ev-id.
The only True and Perfect DYE. Harmless Reii.
able and Instantaneous; no disapt ointment: nc
ridiculous tints or unpleasant odor. Remedies the
Ill effects OF bad dyes and washes Produces Ei-
MtDtATELY q superb BLACK OR NATURAL BROWN,
aad leaves the hair CLEAN, SOFT AND BEAUTIFUL.
The genuine signed ". y. Bachelor. Sold by all
Druggists CIiAS. BACHELOR, r-5p,, y. l.
uOyll.sEtswlY
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.T0r Sale OF to EFT.
For Sale.

E.oI- Sale.
A SPLENDID PTNG in complete running or
n der, nearly new, and newly Vanished, will be
cod nc a bargain. For particulars enquire OF w
II. WILSON, or o. w. SIMS, Halloween
Hqlowell, Feb. Ii, 1873, ttf
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County OF Perobscot.
rREAsrRER's OFFICE, BANGOR
February 10, 1873,

fREAstRER's OFFICE, BANGOR
February 10, 1873,
w HERtAs the county commissioners OF the
~ county of fenobscot at tLeir December term.
A. ID. ISL, on the 2jth day OF said December. as
sessed upon the lots or parcels Of land hereinafter
mentioned in township No. 2, Range 5, in said
county, the sums hereinafter mentioned, for the
purpose OF repairing the road IN said township,
which sums became due before the 18th dav Of Sep.
TENDER, ls'2, and have not been paid Now, there.
fore, pursuant 10 chapter o. section d. Of the re-
vised statutes, notice is hereby gwen to the own.
ers, proprietors and all persons interested in the
lots or parcels OF land hereinafter mentioned, that
shall sell at public sale, and convey by deed 10
the highest bidder at the county treasurers office
in Bangor in said county, on the LIST day of May
next at ~ O'Clock i'll the forenoon, much of said
parcels of land described in the following schedule
Us will satisfy the said taxes assessed therein not
having been paid or abated previous to that date,
as certified to me by said court of county commits.
sioners together with interest at the of twenty
per cent. per annum after the expiration of one
year from the date of said assessment and nil Incl
dental charges as by law provided.
The sale and conveyance Of said parcels of land
VIII be made subject TO right in the owner, part
owner or tenant, IN common to redeem the same at
any time within two years from the day of sale, by
the payment or tender TO the purchaser or county
OF the sum for which twas sold forfeited, with
interest at twenty per cent. per annum, and any
sum subsequently paid for State and county taxes
thereon. No bid will be received at such sale how.
ever Tor less Than the amount due for the tax COSTS
and interest at twenty per cent. per annum from
the time prescribed for the payment of said tax.
TAXES REMAINING Due.
On one.half part. in common and midi.
vidcd Of the southeast quarter of said
No. ?, range s, estimated to contain sea
acres at mills per acre. 49, "a
And on one-hat part, in common and I'M
divided, OF all remaining lands in said
township, estimated at Is 800 acres, eN-
elusive oil water and lands reserved for
public use, at mills per acre, sijso
s3s.si
FORAGE J. NltkERSUN
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Il appears that the legislative appropriation
bill contains two appropriations for the Pres
dents salary, one for $4,000 as usual, end
the other for 200, being his increased
| salary. He called attention to this On sign
ing the bill, bus said he would only draw the
Increased salary. There Is double appropri-
nton also for other officers, whose salaries
have been raised, bu. they will probably fol-
low the Presidents example and draw only
the increased pay postaa GlcJs
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Senator Carpenter will, it is said, in &C
corllnce with al expression of the republican
caucus, be chosen President Of the Senate
pro TEN, in place of Senator Anthony, who
desires to be excused from serving longer in
that position in view OF the fact that the Wee
President is from the East.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-04-15
HHckHeid NenIS.

\ meeting OF the Corporalors OF tho
Bucklield Savings Bank will be held at
the Office oil Geo ID. Bisbec, May lOlh. al
O'Clock =. ~. To organized the Bank.
The COrpOratols are Nathan Morrill,,
Hiram Hines, ). G. Andrews, K. {. Jews
Ell. G.. d. Bisbcc, Naham Moore. j. IL.
DcCostcr. Otis Haylord, Wallace Ryct-
son. Cyrus Kicker and VIM. H. Atwood.
The Bank will be promptly organized
and be in working order carly ia May.
Our Shoe Factories are doing . goni
business and trade promises to bv un.
usually active. Rents are all taken up
and talk OF building dwelling houses is
current.
The Contractors To build the village
school house are getting ready to com.
mcuce operations. 1t will be 3iXG0-two
stories high. OF brick. with MI the mod
ern Improvements.
The Baptist church which WAS burned
last fall, is not yet under contract. The
church Is confident That with the help OF
their friends abroad they will bc ab .'
commence To build this .cAsun. Tine
people in town have subscribed Literally.
They were aglceably surprised a few days
since toIeceNe generous donation %
500 from Hon. VIM. +. Frye; % ,rciu,
that he was not taking BACK PAY the
oxford Registcr To the contrary The
friend, ot the cause who intend To- help
the building ut - new church. VIII no.
have - better time To cucour' Re their
Buckiield friends than ut the present.
Is.
The suspense IN regard to the position
The immortal Bucklicid Branch X. K.
would assume this Spring, has come to
AN end The present managers oil the
road assert that the track and rolling
stock are to be put in good condition, and
workmen are being engaged for the puI'
pose 50 the road ], not to be sold.
Henry ". Whitman lost - valuable
COW 10y disease symptoms indicated
s;oppasc Jut an after death examination
showed none OF the lcsons characteristic
OF that disease, but a triangular piece OF
sheet iron measuring from one half TO
two inches on The sides, was found Ia the
stomach. 1t was thought most probable
that the sharp edges OF the metal had
cut thrOush'tho coats causing death
Mr.. Whitman thinks that the co" sNai.
lowed it in her corn meal OF bone meal
Is Inc had seen small pieces in those sub
stances
In our school district the TOAD uu
which thu school house is situated has
no: been broken this winters and the town
school now being kept. consisting OF 10
pupils. ,he female scholar, many lthem
Young ladies have to travel on snow-shoes,
and iom the number OF pairs 10 be seen
about the house one would take the
place lor hunters retreat rather than
the Noble Privilege" given to the
American youth to learn his native Ian
guage .--RegiSter.