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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-07-15
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CTATE OF VERMONT--District

STATE OF VEkMONT--Distri OF
~ New Haven, S.
In Probate Court, held at Bristol in and for
said District. on tho It'll day Of July, A. d.
1873.
Whereas, at a session Of said court, held at
Bristol, on the I'd day Of june A. D. 1879, an in
strr nent purporting TO be the last will and t,sta.
ment OF HENRY r. DAY.
late Of Bristol, deceased, was presented to said
court for probate, and an order Issued by said
court that notice be given to all persons interest
ed to appear at a session Of said court TO be held
ut Bristol on tho eth day of July, A. d. 1873 and
show cause, If any they have. against tho probate
Of said will by publishing a copy Of the record Of
said order three weeks successfully in the Middle.
bury Register, previous to said time Of hearing;
and 1t appearing that aid order Of notice had net
been complied with, therefore II is further ORDER
ed by said court that all persons concerned therein
be notified to appear at session Of said court to
be held at the Probate Office, in Bristol, on tao
4th day of August, A. d. 1873, aud show cause.
if any they may have, against the probate Of said
will; for which purpose 1t is further ordered that
a copy Of the record of this order be published
three weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the Middlebury Reg
lister, printed at Middlebury previous to said timo
appointed for hearing.
II; J. d. SMITH, Judge,
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Address s. @. ARMSTRONG, NJ.
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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-07-15

Jacob Mannheim was arrested, Satur-
day, for fraudulently obtaining $4,000
worth Of goods at Milford, Mass.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-07-15
Reunion of Vermont Soldiers.

Many have obtained the mistaken idea
from some source that the soldiers re.
union, to be held at this place next
month, is to be an encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and we
understand that some soldiers are not in-
tending to attend Tor that reason. This
is a mistake, the gathering is TO be re-.
union of Vermont soldiers, without regard
to previous or present orga lzation or
rank, and the Grand Army have no more
to do with it than other soldiers, and we
hope to see every Vermont soldier in
Rutland at this reunion, that can con-
veniently get here, as it will be the first
grand occasion upon which all soldiers OF
the late war have been invited to come
together since the war closed.
The following is circular No =, to show
what progress the committee are making
in their preparations
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-07-15
ISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.

district COURT OF THE UNI
- TED STATES, for the District of Yer
mont. - In the matter OF c. q. Steele,
Bankrupt-in Bankruptcy.
To the creditors Of said Bankrupt, and all 9TH
ers whom it may concern:
The undersigned assignee of said bankrupt here
by gives notice that it has been ordered by the
District Court Of said district that the second aid
third general meeting of the creditors of said
bankrupt be held at Burlington, Chittonden
County, said district, on the LIST day Of July.
A. D., 1873, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, at the Office Of
L. l.. Lawrence, before L. L. Lawrence one Of
the Registers in Bankruptcy for said district, for
the purposes named in the 9th and 2sth sec
tions of the Bankrupt act, and that 1 have fled
my final account as assignee Of said Bankrupt,
and that at said time and place / shall apply to
said court for tho settlement of my said account,
and for discharge from all liabilities as assignee
Of said estate. in accordance with the provisions
Of said 2Sth section of said act.
Dated at Mddcbury in said district, this 5th
day of July, 1873.
1853 L. d. TwITCIIELL, Assignee.
The Van Buren press., 1873-07-01
NO. 10
The Status of Longstreet.

n. 0. Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.
Ges. Longstreet is the commander Of
the Kellogg forces in Louisiana. These
" forces consist Of battery of artillery,
few companies Of militia, the metro
politan police of this city, and seventy
five cavalry The other day saw an
order from Kellogg to Longstrcet direct
ing him to hold his forces well in hand,
and in case OF rietons demonstrations
and collections of mobs to "open fire at
once You can imagine the position
of Longstreet is one of some difficulty to
man or sensitive Bature He is the
worst abused man in Louisiana, always
excepting kellogg "OH best citizens"
refsse to speak to him; ladies draw their
skirts to one side i'll passing him upon
the streets as il he was leper. In the
eyes Of the New Orleans aristocracy he
has sunk too low ts be noticed. In the
public meetings here, be is denounced as
a traitor, roucgade. black hearted de-
serter OF his people, and in fact every
epithet is thrown at him that malice can
paint or ingenuity invent But none a
this provokes a rssponse from Long
street. He goes his way, courageous
but sad, turning neither to the right nor
the left, and paying no attention to the
mud thrown at him. This dogged silence
and inpenetfable skin only provokes his
enemies to new attacks But he still
says nothing, makes NO reply, kicks back
not at all. He is, indeed, sort Of AMI
mated mystery to the people of Louisis-
ua They remember his great war record,
his services for the South on hundred
hard fought battle fields. but as the cgm.
mandsr Of ssurper Kellogg militia they
fail 10 understand him.
The Van Buren press., 1873-07-01
The Arlington Gstata.
an hhrcieG nth the WidoW Of General
Robert Il. Zee.

The Washington Republican gs,es an
account Of AL interesting interview with
Mrs. Mary Curtis Lee, the widow OF the
late Gen r. + Lee, at the residence Of
her relative, AIRS. Fairfax, of Alexandria,
Va, where she has been visiting Mrs.
Lee is a great. grand, daughter of the wife
Of Seorge Washington. and dsuglfrsr
OF George Washington Parkc Cuttis'
wlfom Washington adopted at the age Of
six months, and is apparently shout SIX
ty years orags. Tbs following is a sl'in-
mary of the interview
The home OF Mrs. Lees youth aud
married life, Arlington, was huilt by her
father, to which she was carried when
monh old, and had for her. besides the
associations of happy life, the relics
and records OF family she was taught
to revere. Ia 1889 Mary Curtis married
Robert Il. Lee Her father, George
Washington Parke Curtis, dying in 1857,
gave to Mrs Lee, by his will, the entire
and at her death to descend 10 her son,
George Washington Curtis Lee. and from
him entire aud unchanged to his latest
postefity. Beyond the simple datiss OF
an executor, Gen. Lee had no control Of
the property, and never either before or
since assumed or attempted 10 assume a
single right OF ownership.
rharo - atovap m a 1ra .nra. IN all
and some two hundred acres Of the estate
are occupied as soldiers cemetery.
The land at the time Of its literal occu-
patton by the government could not have
been worth less than two hundred dollars
per acre Since that time its value, for
various reasons, has rapidly appreciated.
At the time Of it's nominal purchase by
tho government for the faintest sort Of
= song, under the operation Of q tax sale,
there were several Of Mrs. Lees friends
ready to make the purchase for her, o.
to pay the taxes. Mrs. Lee willingly and
cheerfully accepts the unfortunate posi-.
ton in which she ID placed, without de-
sire that tho sacred purposes to which
her homestead has been devoted shall ba
disturbed. but expects that justice will be
done her in the premises.
When Mrs. Lees father died he insert
cd clause III his will that all the slaves
belonging to the state should be set free
after the expiration Of twe years. Tho
time of their manumisssn came on in
1869, and right in the height Of tho war,
Gen, r. E. Lee, as the executor OF the
will, summoned these slaves together at
q convenient point within his lines, aud
gave them their free papers and passes
through the Confederate lines to 60
whittier they would
The Republican also published the copy
Of the Uuitea States sale certificate, with
an order from Prcsident Lincoln to the
com mnissioners under the Get, to bid IN
Arlington for the use Of the United
States.
The Van Buren press., 1873-07-01

Ep- Ben Buffers son, who 10 at West
Point, is said to be clSekier than the old
insa
The Van Buren press., 1873-07-01

LArGHiEo CnlLpRrN. Give nae, say4
a writer, the boy or girl who amflss q
soon as the nernipS sun glance in thfo
the window, gay happy, and kind. Sush
. boy will he NJ to make up" into \
man--at least when eontrasted Nth
sullon, morssc. Grabbed felloF, Who
snaps and snarls like a supy eur, or
srowls and grunts Ike an ontansd bye.
ma from the moment be opens his angry
eyes tll he is confronted" by his
breakfast Such girl, other thiugs be.
ing favorable, will be gsod mstsrial TO
aid in slsddening some comfortable
home, or to refine, civilizs, tame aud bu
manize q rude brother, making him gear.
sic, afTsctionate and iov~h)s 1t is =
feast to even look at such jsy-ir~puing
girl. snch q woman girl. and So the
smiles flowing, 80 to speak. frsn the
parted lips, displaying . - Of clean,
welI.brushed teeth. looking almost the
pesssn sniacation Of beauty and goodness.
slsging, and a. merry ~ The birds-she
the vide awake b,rds thst sommeuccd
their morning concert long before the
lazy boys dreamed that the sun was ap
proaching and about to pour . WHOM
food of light and warmth upon tho earth
Such girl ia like \ gentle shower to sss
parched earth, bestowing kind words,
sweet smiles, and acts Of mercy to oil
srousd hsr--the 10Y and light Of the
household,
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Pianos Tuned.

DROF. BRUUN wishes to inform the citizens o
/ Van Buron and Fort Smith. that be is prepared
to Tune Pianos. Organs, &c. on short notice. Also
will give lessons in Music ON Brass or string insru
rents and on the Piano.
viii furnish Music for Parties, Balls, &c, on shor
notice, ...
Address by ctter or in person and prompt attention
win be given. JAMS ~
The Van Buren press., 1873-07-01

Special notices double the above rates. Edi-
torial notices 20 cents per line for the first and
10 cents for each additional insertion, Al,
transient advertisements cash in advauoa
Marriage and obituary notices not to eNs e.
5lines free, over five 30 cents per line.
Cards or communications of personal
,baracter. if admissible at all, double the usual
,tcs and strictly in advance.
Announcing candidates. for Congress OF
.+atc offices. $1,000 County officers $1,000.
Editorial notices, 25 cents per line.
Yearly advertisements paid quarterly. il
,Jvancc. Legal and transient advertisements
> he Maid for when left at the office.
All Job Work, to be paid for on delivery.
Address all letters and communications tC
j. DuSHAM, Editor and Proprietor
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POETRY.
Faith.

Tiniest arms my mech entwine,
Rosiost lips are pressed to mine.
A voice that is musieal, soft aud low,
Is whispering, " Mother, love you SC. -
What makes you love me 2-tell me true,
Beautiful one with eyes Of blue,
Cheeks that are dimpled with eyes of gl0e ~
Softly she answered. Cos you love me.
- How does it know, my little girl
That its mother loves her brght-eyed pearl?'
" You said you loved me, the child replies,
With wondering look in its azure eyes.
Tenderest trust All. loving faith
Garry thee safe through tue vale of death.
God says lie loves why should doubt
But His arms will compass us round about?
The Van Buren press., 1873-07-01

SENo man does his best except when
he is cheerful A light heart makes o -.
bic hands and keeps the mind free ahd
alort No misfortune is SO great a. one
that sours temper until cheerfulness 10
lost. Keep in good hunsr
The Van Buren press., 1873-07-01

STARCH. Make your starch IS usual.
then add a little salt and little cookisg
soda, the size Of a bean. Wiring the
clothes cut of the starch. plunge in cold
water, and wiring out Immediately.
The Van Buren press., 1873-07-01
FIR AT 6 R NAL.
MASONIC.

The regular communications of VAN BIZ,
RE, LODGE, No. 6, f. \. MAsoSs are held
Tn. SATURDAY on, or next preceding each full
moon, at p. NJ. in their Hall at Van Buren,.
Members ofthe Fraternity in good standing
are respectfully invited to meet withus.
&. WILCOX, W. N
W. H II. SHBLEY, Secretary.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-09

When we hear Of conflict between
Europeans and natives" our sympathies
are generally with the former, and often
enough without reason. The war still "a.
ging in the island Of Sumatra between the
Dutch and the Acheenese is an instance in
point. More full adyices indicate that the
former have by no means reflected credit
upon civilization III their dealings with their
enemies. The Dutch have had the public
ear for their side Of the story, and this is
the Acheenese version. Two years ago
Dutch man-of.war anchored before Acheen
and demanded its unconditional surrender
and submission to Holland. The Sultan
replied that his state was tributary to Tur-
key and under the protection of the Turk.
ish flag. The Dutch withdrew, and return.
ing to the attack this year with feet and
army, were repulsed with great loss, and
are now preparing for another attack. The
Sultan Of Acheen has sent word Of his
emergency to his Suzerain, the Sultan of
Turkey. and the result may be an imbroglio
between that power and Holland. There
has already been considerable talk about a
misunderstanding on the same subject be-
tween Holland aud England, aud although
sumatra is great way of, its affairs may
yet have an important influence upon Eu-
ropean politics.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-09

The committee conclude by earnestly
recommending the erection Of State Asy-
um, TO be under the watchful eye OF the
good people Of this state, that private in
tercsts cannot in any way influence the con-
duct and action Of the officers Of the insti-
tuition, and that the objects and end OF such
a charitable institution may be fully and
effectually carried out, and this class Of I'M
fortunate beings receive las they properly
should) the tenderest care. Nearly all OF
the older states and very many Of the new
states, have such institutions. Our pride
ought to join hands with our sympathies in
this matter, and impel us to the construc-
ton Of an institution in which we might
feel the just qualification which Massachu'
sets people may well feel iu the contempla-
ton of the Asylum at Northampton.
In view Of the disclosures made and the
statements Of the committee, we certainly
feel that there was sufficient need Of this in.
vestigatiop, aud we congratulate the State
that the work fell into the hands Of gentle
men who had the ability aud disposition to
unearth all the iniquity connected with the
Institution, and to give to the public the
benefits Of their knowledge, without any
attempt at covering it up or making white
washed report We also think there is
cause for congratulation that the "Rock-
well dynasty" has come to an end, and We
trust that in DR.. Draper the new superin'
tendent, we have got the right man in the
right place"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-09
Railroad Equities.


There are about seventy thousand
miles Of railroad in the United States.
The railroad mileage Of the whole Of
Europe is not more. We have, then, as
great length of railroads for our forty
millions Of people as Europe has for three
hundred millions. The cost has been little
less than three thousand millions Of dollars
Nearly all this vast work has been done in
thirty.three years, for in 1910 there were
only two thousand miles Of railroad The
earnings of our railroads exceed four hun
bred millions Of dollars year. 1t is said
eight thousand five hundred additional miles
will be completed this year, and that there
are thirty-fye thousand miles more in va
rious stages of progress or preparation
and what will there be 10 the near future
in the course of twenty years, or even ten
years?
1t would Of course be idle to suppose
that our roads in sparsey settled section
Of country could afford to carry freight Of
passengers as cheaply as can those OIL
Europe whose business must be severa
times that Of our roads; but what tn,
people of this country have a right to de-
maud and insist on is, that inscriptions
monopolies, overlooking and overcoming
and plunderipg by projectors and managers
shall be done away with now and forever.
Yet, while justly complaining of higt
rates for freight and passage to pay inter
est on inflated stock or oyerissues Of bonds
and on capital sometimes double or NOR,
the actual cost of constructing the rail
roads, it should not be forgotten that thos,
Improvements have done much 10 bringing
farm products to market, in enhancing thu
value Of farming property and 10 develop
; ing surprisingly the wealth and progress 0
the country. Capital has its rights, and en-
terprise should be rewarded. And we d,
not believe in waging war against all rail
roads, simply from the fact that they ar
railroads There must be some just dis
elimination, and this, we think, is at pres
ent very proper subject for the oranges
west and east, to investigate; and whel
they find road which is Wrestling thei
hard-earned money from them, by higI
: tariff oil rates, for the purpose Of puttinl
it into their own pockets, in corrup
manner, that is the road, aud then is tn
time, to try all legal and proper measure
to unseat the old, and secure a new an
better management for the road.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-09

The Presidents proclamation on the
several articles Of the Treaty of Washing
ton relating to the Northeastern fisheries,
announces that these articles, through the
action of the several governments concern
ed, 20 into effect from the first day Of the
present month of July. Under these treaty
stipulations citizens Of the United States
have the same rights accorded them as
those of British subjects in the fisheries Of
Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New.
foundand, &C., including the right to catch
cod, halibut and mackerel and the rights to
dry their nets and cure their fish on the
adjacent shores; and in exchange for these
concessions British subjects are given SINH.
lar fishing rights along our coast down to
the capes of Delaware Bay, and the benefit
of our markets for the sale of their fish,
even from Newfoundland Our govern
meut pays the difference in the cash value
of these concessions to England. The
settlement is sufficiently comprehensive to
Justify the belief that under it there will
be no more trouble between Yankees and
Blue Noses in reference to these North.
eastern fisheries
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-09

The weather seems to have a peculiar
spite against the Vienna Exposition. The
great fair was inaugurated in the midst of
violent wind and rain storms, and nasty
weather." to use the sailors phrase, has
been the rule in Vienna ever since, and has
had very sensible effect both in putting
back the preparations aud diminishing the
concourse Of visitors. The injuries innict.
ed by the thunder storm Of Sunday night
appear to have been Of very serious
nature and must have been very large, and
quite irreparable. A new financial crisis
upon the Vienna bourse is reported, which
will make the prospects Of the Exposition
still bluer. The Vionnese are certainly
suffering from complication Of calamities,
but if they never say die, luck is sure to
come around to their side in the end, for
pluck and perseverance are qualities that
fortune, with all her Inconsistency, never
fails to reward.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-09

What the committee say about tho judi.
ciary is well enough in the abstract, and
yet it was not possible for the court to
avoid its responsibility in the matter Of
this corporation.
The care and direction Of this great
trust was inevitably placed in its hands.
II became a ward in chancery as a bank
rupt, and the court has simply done The
duty imposed upon it faithfully aud honor
ably, and protected all the interests which
the laws Of the State and the common law
have confdcd to it. And in no case has
tho court transcribed its strict duty, or
gone contrary to the expressed wishes,
when it could lawfully meet them, of all
the parties aud interests represented in the
trust The sun never shone upon a more
honest and pure judiciary, or upon more
honest administration Of trust. The re-.
port Of the committee seems to US, under
all circumstances, to make this most ohyi-
Gus and satisfactory.
As Vermonteis we are proud Of this final
and conclusive justification Of some Of our
best representative men, Of our judiciary,
aud Of the management Of a great corpora
ton which is so largely identified with the
prosperity Of the State. We regret that a
single word should have appeared in the
report apparently hostile to its own DELHI
crate and judicial conclusions. It., how.
ever, only the more conclusiycly shows that
while there was a disposition on the part Of
small fraction Of the committee to find
the managers Of the Central guilty Of the
alleged charges, nothing whatever could be
found against them, and their integrity
could not be impeached We congratulate
the managers on this triumphant vindica.
ton of their official purity and personal
honor We have always given them our
unhesi,ating confidence. We hate the spirit
of detraction which sometimes animate.
understood men, and leads them to raise
themselves to the common level by cutting
off the heads of those above them. We
gave them our eutire credit AMI support
when the storm Of SANDER which assaleC
them was at its height we give them oul
cordial salutation now that it is hushed anC
its fury is spent
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-09

Gen. Butler made characteristic
speech on the Fourth at a temperance meet.
ing at South birmingham. He devoted
himself in part to national and in part to
local topics. He made very Incorporate
use OF the temperance question, and deliver
ed sharp philippe against the present
State administration Of Massachusetts, the
head of which he suggested had been
guilty Of perjury" to say nothing of
favoring the rich at the expense of the
poor. He left his hearers to infer that
when he is Governor things will be man.
aged differently, as no doubt they will be.
But his hearers were not inclined to accent
general statements. They badgered him
with written pledge, and with cruelty per-
tinent questions, which the great would.be
Governor was obliged to parry as long as
he could, aud then to run away from.
followed by shouts of derision.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-09

-Duelling appears to have been revived
to great extent lately. Tuesday, Col.
Rhett, editor in chief of the New Orleans
Picayne, killed in a duel ex-Judge Cooley,
who was counsel for his opponent in re.
cent libel suit The despatch reads like
ante'bellum days,-"The gentlemen en-.
gagged in the affair exchanged the usual
civilities after the second fire, and separated
with expressions of mutual respect and con-
sideration." Doubtless we shall have n
succession of combats to record, unless the
officers Of the law should arrest Mr.. Rhett
for murder, of which there is, however, no
great danger.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-09

---Lous Napoleon's priyate estate amount
ed to s2,000,000. His extraordinary facili-
ties for making money always impaired the
credibility ofthe yarns about his poverty.
II Is said that, whenever he wanted to turn
an honest penny, be housed himself in the
Tuileries and gave out that he was i'll. The
Paris bourse responded at once; stocks tum-
bed and his agent bought and took adyan-
tage Of the reaction following his recovery.
An American Spectator made over 200, 900
francs in 1867 on an intimation Of the en-.
peror's approaching indisposition.