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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-06
sl,ingIe Your own House.

Scene, bar room. Time midnight.
Wife.-"I wish that man would
go home, if he has got any home
to 60 to-" -f...
Landlord-"Hush hush! he'll
call for something directly"
Wife-"I wish he would make
haste about it, then, for it's time
every honest man was in bed"
Landlord.--"He's taking the Shin
giles of his own house and putting
them on ours"
At this time, James began TO
come to his right senses, and COM
menced rubbing his eyes, and,
stretching himself as If be had just
awoke, said:
81 believe / will CO."
"Don't be in a hurry, James,"
said the landlord.
ooh, yes, L must 60, SAID James,
and he started.
After an absence Of some time,
the landlord met and accosted him
with:
"Halloo, Jim, why ain't you been
down To see Us 7"
"why, I had taken so many shin
giles off my house II began to leak,
so thought II time to stop the leak,
and have done It," said james.
James Is now happy man ana
his wife and children too.
Young man, whose honse are you
shinglingi
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-06
Penrhyn's Ward.

81 don't want to seem impatient,
old fellow, but / should really like
to know how you happened to do
iti / should, by Jove."
"Get married, you meant"
"Why, yes; you were old
enough"
"To know better, eh I" interrupt
ell Larry Penrhyn, knocking the
ashes off his cigar.
"Precisely,' answered his friend;
"nnd you see, nobody expected it
of you, because you always were
so Internally certain Of remaining a
bachelor, and gave everybody your
word for It,"
"When said I should die bach
elor, l did not think ] would live
to he married." quoted Penrhyn,
vet with a reflective cast in his eye
to satisfy one that something more
rational was to be expected.
It was O cool night, and there
was confidence burning in the Goals
upon the hearth, and the two men
sitting beside it, with the tobacco
between them, were old cronies.-
Time and circumstance had drift
cd in between them, but for this
one night, at least, they were to-
gether again, and sat talking as
women are said to talk to each 9TH
er Of the hidden life, but as only
men can, because Of common NOR
ais, common manners, and common
follies.
81 really could not help II, Tom" I"
said Penrhyn, looking hard into the
fire. ait really seemed the only
thing to do at the time"
Il was rather a strange reason to
give for 30 grave an event, but
looking into the calm, strong face
of the man-taking into considera-
ton the massive, intelligent brow,
the firm, yet tender mouth, one
might know that. II could be moth
ing less that worthy q true and
honorable gentleman, however ano-
malous his form.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-06
Only.

OhIys
And this is the end of IAN it rounds the year,
completeness;
Only walk to the stile, through fields afoam Will
sweetness;
Only the sunset light, purple and red the river
And lingering low goodnight, that means good
by forever.
So be it and God be with you'll 1t had been per.
haps more kind
Had you sooner pardon the word been sure OF
knowing your mind.
We can bear so much in youth-who cares for q
swift, sharp pain!
And the two-edged sword Of truth cuts deep, but
1t leaves no stain.
shall just go back to my work-to my little
household cares,
That never make any show. BY times, perhapsin
my prayers,
] may think Of you. For the rest, on this way
we've trodden together,
Ny foot shall fall as lghly as II my heart were a
featler.
And not woman's heart--strong TO have and keep
Patient when Children cry, soft 10 lull them TO
Hiding the secrets close. glad when anothers hand
Finds for itself gem whore hers found only sand.
Good-byl The year has boon bright. As oft US
the blossoms come,
The peach with its waxen pink, the waving snow
of the plum.
shall think how I used TO watch, so happy to see
you pass.
could almost kiss the print Of your foot on the
dewy grass.
I am not ashamed Of my love. Yet would not
have yours now
Through you laid it down at my feet. I could
not stoop 80 low;
A love is but half love that contents itself with
less
Than loves utmost faith and truth and unwsycr-
ing tenderness
Only this walk to the stile this parting word by
the river,
That flows 80 quiet and cold, ebbins and flowing
forever.
"Good-by I" Let me wait TO hear the last, last
sound of his feet
All me but think in this life Of ours the bitter
outweighs the sweet.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-06

"You want to know all about it,
as last he said, with laugh, an
blowing up fog Of blue smolx
around him, he settled deeper int
his arm chair, as if it were no shor
story.
"Well, to begin with, my wife i
the daughter of Halstead Scot
whom you doubtless remember"
Now, indeed, did blank surpris
sit upon the countenance Of Pen
rhyn's friend, who did remembe
Halstead Scot, the lawyer, who's
stnpendous rascality and breach o
trust had convulsed q city, and o
whose miserable self-murder tn,
world yet talked.
81 do not wonder that you are
surprised that / should have mar
ried the daughter Of such man
especially as the man was not sup.
posed to have q daughter up to the
hour Of his death; but hear The
story, and reserve your judgment
until you get the case.
"About six months previous to
Scots suicide, and when his irreg-
ular practice was only being limited
at, softly, among the knowing ones,
he came to my Office one day, and
wanted me 10 join him in the pros
ecution of some cotton claims
against the government.
81 thought it rather queer that a
man in his position should approach
me-scarccly full-hedged barris-
ter-with propositions Of such mag
nificence, bnt, more out Of curiosi-
ty than any actual idea of taking
hold of the ratter, I asked for
time to look into the case. The
papers were old, yellow, apparently
without flaw, and involving mil
lions Of dollars, yet / concluded
that, in Justice to my own client, ]
could not undertake to work in the
case. The next thing that came
was Scots suicide, and the papers
rang with his attempted fraud, his
forgery, and the complaints of the
people whose money he had held
in trust and speculated away. At
this point in the unhappy mans
history, my real connection with
him began.
"The morning following his death,
there came to me, through the
mails, a letter reading somewhat in
this wise:
"'LARRY 81 believe
you to be an honest man. /, there
fore, give the enclosed papers into
your keeping, feeling sure that the
secret they contain will be safe
with you, and that you will protect
from all painful knowledge the be-
ing whose life they so vitality con-
Germ. HALsTEAD SCOT.
"Now comes the most singular
part of the story. The papers in
closed were a certificate Of marriage
between Halstead Scot and Gabri-
ellie Wyndham; Government bonds
to the amount of thirty thousand
dollars, registered in the name Of
Gabrielle Scot, and the necessary
directions for finding that person.
1.-Two days later there came to
me another letter. written in a
cramped old-fasbioned, and femi-
nine style, from which, as opened
IL, there fell out a printed slip, cut
from some newspaper, and giving
an account of Scots unhappy end.
The letter itself was scant of words
and ceremony. and briefly stated
that Scot had informnd the writer
that in case Of his death l was to
act as Gabrielle's guardian, and re-
questing earnestly that | would see
my ward at my earliest convenience,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-06

A Wisconsin editor illustrates
the prevailing extravaganza of the
present day by calling attention to
the costly baby carriages in use now |;
while, when be was q baby. they
hauled him around by the hair Of
his head.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-06

Speaking Of the travelling OF
sound, a lecturer said: "The voice
Of a woman can be heard further
than that Of q man." ayes, OF I
oftener," said a disgustcd man who
was not happily fixed at ho' ma
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-06

Mr.. Smith Is bound 20 have his
joke. His wife ne,.rly walked in
front OF a railroad train the other,
day, and he said that II she had
gone a step further his, children
would have had a step-motber.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-02

~ Robert H B Barr Co.
AMI W McCaulley, of the firm of Burk,
=, White, Hentz Co., assignees,
% Mack. Mseksz " : . gilbert.
:, Petor U Furry bel
R. J Stewart p bel
Jesse sharpes Adm pb
:, James W Bacon
"A VS.
Boyce, Bacon Co
90 John f ouigley
Tomlinson & Co ct al
John W Whiteman Bailiff
Nv State use Barney G Harris
:" H.aa;z H!.ss HsEsi: ri; 4 I'm :. Mary Harr,.
SsS;ss%is SSssjss Gs!E;s 5 Maxwell,
Mary L Maxwell
" Elizabeth Graves
10 JT McWhorter codb
l3 VS.
VIM Green Copb
T McWhorter Co db
~ VS.
Wm Green copb
Sarah Jane Hauser
10 Benton Hauser ss
=. William Francis d b
'' 5sx1. H;,;;sn 2 %sDeys,3g $s1s:,. Z
% LEWIS, LEWIS P P %spovel! Z pb
~ William Francis b
Vivian Esm3s E TSRsSs,' $sass's 3 BB0
OF Lewis P Mcdowell p
George Hawthorn b
~ VS.
Robert Stafford pb
Sarah Ann Heritage
US VS.
!, 3sRs 3sRs F T *;j:ss*s' *#;;:'s*i $;
Bachelor Bro db
- Joseph H Canary
y Martha Msrths E%m@ : %ass c;,rpsry :, =
Thomas Phillips pb
=, TT Derrlnger's Admr
B NJ Derringer's Admr
N LTomlinsOn Co ct al
q John F ovigley vs
20 Mayor and Council of Wilmington d b
Philip Bonner pb
=. Mayor and Council of Wilmington b
Andrew J Wilson p b
. William \ + pierson pD
Thomas S McWhorter b
William Green Acopb
- Penn Loan Association
VIM H Pierce
Penn Loan Association
VIM II Pierce
Penn Loan Association
VIM H Pierce es
Penn Loan Association
VIM H Pierce
- Penn Loan Association
10 VIM H Pierce
Penn Loan Association
W VS.
VIM H Pierce
State use of John Robb 4 Co
ewell B Scott, Thomas Mcwhorter and
:. State use Of Charles Hallam
sxsll B Scott, Thomas S Mowhorter and
=, Mechanics Loan Association
50 VS.
VIM H Pierce
Mechanics Loan Association
VIM H Pierce
John Wainwrightd
~ John D Cutter Copb
George w Walker b
20 VS.
James 7 Maxwell pb
:, Joseph E Vantine
70 Catherine ' Vantine
Kennard Smith
Jane smith
VIM G Caulk db
% Tsans. %mM y$$;i:sssss * ss ( = po
John P Belville pb !
Emma E Ford
" Harry E Fra . |
Martha Jane Leef
ATTEST, aap,.
CHARLES BEAST
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The Morning herald., 1876-12-02

| May Term 1s68
Case stated
May Term 1874
| Debt
Demurrer
Certiorari
Certiorari
Demurrer
Nov. Term 1874
Rule 9 AV
Nov. Term 1875
Demurrer
Nov. Term 1875
Debt
Demurrer
Certiorara
Libel for Divorce
Libel for Divorce
May Term 1875
Certiorari
| CertioIari
Ais Libel for Divorce
Certiorari
Certiorari
May Term 1876
Certiorari
Certiorari
Certiorari
Libel for Divorce
Certiorari
Libel for Divorce
Nov. Term 1872
Certiorar1
Nov. Term 1874
Demurrer
Demurrer
May Term 1876
Certiorari
Certiorari
Certiorari
Certiorari
Demurrer
Demurrer
Demurrer
Demurrer
Demurrer
May Term 1876
Demurror E
Demurrer
Demurrer
Demurrer
Demurrer
Nov. Term 1870
Certiorari
Certiorari
Ais Libel for Divorce
Ais Libel for Divorce
Nov. Term 1870
Certiorari
Certiorari
Libel for Divorce
Llbefior Divorco
FEN.
lonotarv.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-22
& s'nM Facts in Brief,

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The Club rates give it claim to consider
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The fact that II ti.dS its most cordial sup
porters among the sons and daughters OF New
England, who have been familiar with the
paper from childhood indicates tina. like II
true friend, it wears we'll.
The paper is printed Wednesday evening
of each week and is at once mailed, thus
reaching the rnmotcHt post office in New
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1t is printed on new type, and the quality
Its Typography and paper have been much
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THE JOURNAL is not q weekly story pa
per, but Il ne,cs pepper. 1t does not aim at
sensalionaism, but seeks 10 be live, read
able paper, i'll which the old and the young
can alike find interesting and instructive
| matter.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-22
GENERAL NE VS..

twenty-five Chicago drunkards
accepted Moody's invitation to be
talked to il Il room by themselves, and
twenty-lour of them subsequently an
uounced that they had been convert
ed.
Judge Moore Of y nth Carolina
never sentences prisoners to be hung
on Friday. He wants to break up the
stnseless superstition.
"A sister Of Sturgeon, the great
London preacher, has entered the pull
pit.
1t is said the proprietors OF the
Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, have
made $2O0.00O on their own house,
and $4,000 on the Trans Continental
during the Centennial.
In Wyoming Territory the Off
GERS wives and laundresses attached
to regiments can vote, not beng
"sworn into Tie United States ser
vice, but, neither officers nor soldiers
can do so. Altogether it is estimated
that $4,000 women vote.
Only five days separated the con
viction and the hanging Of Calchings
and Moore, Texas murdercrs. The
law has to he prompt down there TO
get the start of lynchcrs.
Mrs. Polk, the widow of the ex-
President, says correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Times, now lives IN
Nashville and takes lively interest in
affairs of State. Her husbands tomb
is laid in the lawn in front of her
house. 1t is solid block of gray
stone, under flat entablature of the
same stone, raised above by tour stone
pillars.
A young girl in Stamford, Conn.
was whipped by her father tor allow
loving an Objectionable fellow tc
court her. She retalated by putting
arsenic in the parents coffee twice, but
each time made the dose so large that
he was not killed.
"A wedding occurred a few day:
AGO at Corinth, Miss, in which the
groom was Il German Catholic. the
bride an American Presbyterian, tn,
attendant 4 Baptist. the clergyman al
Episcopaliau, and the ceremony wa:
performed in the Methodist Churcl
before mixed assembly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-22
VERMONT NEWS.

"A Bennington COW has just gwen
birth to four calves-all alive and
irisky.
Several bears have been seen at
Hancock, and one man recently lost
five calves by them.
two explosions Of gas in the shalt
of an ocher mine some 70 feet from
the surface at Brandon, Saturday, blew
the roof from the building at the
mouth of the shaft, and seriously
burned three miners.
.- The Central Vermont and Yer
mont and Canada railroad companies
have amicably adjusted their little elf
ferences, so it is reported,
The Central Vermont Railroad
officials are using every effort to cap
turc the guilty parties who have le-
peatedy stoned passenger trains and
placed distinctions on the tracks OF
its different divisions. The parties
engaged in an attempt to wreck a
train near Pittslicld last Friday are
known, and their speedy capture is
anticipated.
AS Mr.. John Worden, Clerk at
the Parker House in Boston, and his
wife were riding IN a carriage between
Waterbury Centre and Stowe recent
| ly, after dark, they were overturned
down a fifteen feet embankment. The
carriage was badly broken but the oc-
cupants were but little injured
Work is being pushed with ener
gy on the Vermont division of the
Portland and Ogdcnsburg railroad
and an early completion OF the roao
seems certainty. The iron is all tc
be laid by the first OF February. The
company are having an arbitration
with the Messrs. Hogan, the former
contractors, their matters having beer
referred to Messrs. w. II. ii. Bling
ham of Stowe, and S. S. Thompson Of
Lyndon.
Three fellows named Jones.
Eager and Preston, have been arrest
ed at Windham for burning the schoo
house aud 4 dwelling and BAN be
longing to VIM. Harris a. Son
Mrs. Louis Narttee, Of st. Johns
bury, gave birth to a boy recently
who had but one hand The left arm
stops about half way to the wrist, anc
has a single finger as a terminus.
Mott Brothers, of the Brandon
Union, are to establish Il weekly pa.
per in Ludlow called the Ludlo"
Tibune. the frs. number Of which
will be issued this week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-22
Windsor.

Windsor.
Thanksgiving Ball at G. o. Dur
KEGS Hall, Ascutney House, Thursday
evening, Nov. 30th. All are invited.
Music, Sturtevant & Hav lins' Band,
5 pieces. Floor Managers, n. w.
Patrick, and L. W. Stocker. Bill
5000. No cards.
M. X. Paine is stating the roof
of (his) the "Tontine building" oc-
cupied by Nlessrs. L. W. Stocker and
7. b. Vim, opposite to Depot avenue,
on Main street.
business here is quite dull. Last
week the wool buyers were here max
ing purchases. Many farmers were
not disposed to sell at present prices.
AT present writing the result OF
the Presidential election has not been
decided. The Hayes and Wheeler
campaign flag still waves in the breeze
in front of the Post Office and "Wind.
sor House" If the votes are honest
ly counted and declared, 1'ilden and
Hendricks are the lucky men.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-22
Gen. IIawlcy on Zach. Chandler.

The Republicans have had many
loads to carry during the campaign,
not least of which was the presence Of
Mr.. Zachariah Chandler as chairman
of the National Committee. l. was
too well known that Mr.. Chandler
was not in sympathy with the better
clements of TIE party, and was by NO
means fit leader tor a party whose
platform was the admirable letter OF
General Hayes. He obtained the
position against the wishes of the best
men Of the party, and by securing
control of committee men from the
far Western States and Territories,
and from the Southern States.
His presence undoubtedly cost the
patty very many votes"
And now this Zach Chandler IS en-
deavoring, by lying and frauH, to
cheat the Democrats out of their hon
est victory.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-22
<kucc1lee.

skuechSe.
"A meeting OF the legal voters OF
this school district, to be held at the
Village Hall, Wednesday, Nov. 10Th,
at 7 o'clock, p. M, has been called.
The mansion of John Dewey's
now in process Of completion, will be
an elegant affair.
II you want 'nobby" knife for
quartering apples, give master Frank
Jenne a call lie makes Il better Ar
licle in that line than you can lind
elsewhere.
Political excitement, SO ony at
fever heat, is senslbly abating.
Thief, keep away from that wood
pile, or take the consequences ~ you
prefer TO follow the bent Of your own
inclinations ior you are spotted and
an eye will follow YOU.
Several families in the village
have been losing wood for a fey
weeks past. Several persons are sus-
pectcd as the thieves, and it would be
wise for them to discontinue the
practice, for a while, at least.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-22
Boston Semi-Weekly Journal
Published Thursdays e. Fridays.

The current news carefully selected and ar
ranged twice week, presenting an attractive
paper Tor subscribers who wisl: to be more
fully informed regarding the Leading Events
of the Hour than furnished by our Weekly,
us It present all the attractions OF that paper,
with the News, General Reading and n!or-
nation given in II more copious form. IL
also contains the MARINE NEWS, which is
of especial attraction to shipowners and resi-
dents Of sea. port towns.
Mr.. Wings Story will also appear in the
ScmiW eekly. TERMS:
One copy - W
Five copies to one address II GO
An extra copy to the geiter-up OF II club OF H.
Postage included in the above Rates.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-22
Important Letter
FROM
MIR. a;E0IsE e.. Bky1S.

Windsor, V =, Aug. u, 1876.
DIR. S. w. SMYTH, Burlington, vt.
Dear Sir-In answer to your inquiries
concerning my deafness, / am happy to
say that have very much improved since
placing myself under your care. Last
June, when came to you, it was almost
impossible to make me hear at all. had
been under the care, too, of one Of the
best aursts in New York City, DR.. Ag-
new, and while his treatment of my case
was similar to yours, experienced no
relief whatever until you took hold of my
case. The thoroughneSS of your treat
ment think is the secret of your success
at least it seems so in my case. My
throat, which has been inflamed for 4
long time, and, doubtless, was the start
ing point Of my deafness, caused by diph-
liberia some years ago, has quite passed
away, and / can hear fifty per cent. bette:
than when came to you in June.
Hoping you may find it to your advant-
age to return to Wmdor again soon, and
with kindest CARDS and best wishes for
your welfare, am
Sincerely your friend,
GEO. f. DAVIS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-22
Barnard.


-Rev. T. Trevillian, was kicked by
his horse and fell in the side of the
stall, and broke his collar bone last
Monday.
We have got a NICE railing On
each side Of the bridge.
"A. E, Bowen, has Il spring pig,
that measured % inches across his
fore shoulders, and II inches across
his hind shoulders, 4 feet from the
ears to the tail, and 81 inches from
ears to tip OF snout. Guess what he
weighs alive, We will pay the cigars
to the person that gutsscs right and
sends the figures to be published in
next weeds AGE
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-22
Cure of Catarrh and Bronchitis.
STATEMENT OF
MISS NELLIE GORRlGAN,
OF WINDSOR, VT.
To THE PURLIC--

To THE PURLIC-
Last June 1 employed DR.. Smyth to
treat me for Catarrh, and, what seemed to
me, an affection of my right lung. | sui
fercd with constant and severe pain in
my side, accompanied by a hacking cough,
a discharge Of matter from my head ana
throat and loss of appetite and 1iesh.-
Three months treatment under the care
of DR.. Smyth has done more for me than
ever expected. My Bronchial and
Catarrhal trouble is entirely cured, and
have gained fifteen pounds in fiesh.--
Hoping others may find the same speedy
relief at the hands of Dr., Smyth, | cheer
fully recommend him to those similarly
afflicted. NELLIE CORRlGAN.
Windsor, VT, oct. 10Th, 1876.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-22
Bethel.

BchkcI.
The burglar whose entrance into
the Bethel House, at Bethel on Sat
urday morning was mentioned in last
weeks AGE, returned to Bethel III the
person of tramp on Sunday night,
and entered the house of Nathan Park
er, Esq, and after regaling h himself
with a pan of milk, proceeded TO the
stable and rode away one Of MIR. Park
er's horses, immediately followed by
Mr.. Parker and others, who, after Il
pursuit OF eight or ten miles, captured
him IN the town of Stockbridge. On
Monday he was brought before jus
tice w. r. ADAM, of Bethel, who
placed him under bonds as follows tor
his appearance to a higher court: For
horse stealing 5000; for entering Mir.
Archer's house $500; for entering
Mr.. Parker's house $500; total ST.
2OC failing to procure which, he was
on Tuesday committed to Woodstock
jail by Sheriff Wallace to await his
trial