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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31
What Whisky Did.

We were at breakfast one morning,
when little boy came to the door and
asked for some work for his mother.
He seemed an intelligent, modest lad,
and we were interested in him, and
said, "What kind of work does your
mother want!" Emitting, sir" he an
swered. Afler we had conferred to-
gether, wife and |, we decided that the
work shouid be furnished. Ascertain,
ing where he lived, we assured him that
we would call and see his mother and
furnish her some work.
1t was hovel. The mother was liy-
ing there with her four children, the
youngest small babe. The husband
and father was drunkard and had
threatened her life, she said, and hsd
beaten her. She showed us the bruises
which she said he had made.
But she had entereda complaint against
him and he had fed and left her with
the children.
She seemed n very modest, pleasant
woman, but miserably poor, and express
ed many thanks for the triiling favor of
little work.
We kept up our interest in the family.
One bitter cold morning in the winter
we learned that two of the children
were found the evening before seeking
shelter in the recessed doorway of one
of our business houses, and taken in to
keep them from perishing by the cold.
On inquiry, it was ascertained that the
woman was Mt home drunk. She had
driven the children out into the cold,
and the babe crying, she had become
enraged at il and had mangled its ten
der flesh with her teeth so that, from its
shoulder TO its waist, it was one contin-
uous wound. 1t was ascertained, also,
that articles of apparel given her by
kind neighbors for the comfort of her
children she had pawned at the saloon.
We know of but one thing in the
world that can thus expel all the mother
nature out of mother-and that one
thing is the drink that makes drunken.
-CNebraska Plaindealer.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31
Wicked Plans.

After a small boy had leaned up
against wall at the corner of Wood
ward avenue and Congress street for
two full hours, policeman asked If he
was waiting for any one in particular.
"Waitin' for runaway to come along"
replied the boy.
''You want to see team run away,
do your
II want to see truck team come
zippin' along here, hit that peanut stand
in the middle, and while the sympathet-
ic public are picking up the Italian
want to be picking Up the peanuts" )"
was the frank reply.
The officer decided 10 enforce the
twenty-second joint rule. and the boy
was made TO move on.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31

As means of preventing collision.
al sea an English inventor, j. j. Nickoll,
has brought out a system of helm
signals. In describing his invention
to the Inventors Institute Mr.. Nickoll
says; "As my signals move automati-
cally with the rudder, every material
shifting OF the helm to the port or star
board is nj once shown at the head OF
the vessel by red or green light, and
before she answers her helm, thus Civ.
ing timely notice TO an approaching
ship what course she Is about to steer
The signals act independent of the reg.
ulation masthead light
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31

The owner, of the English coal mine.
are threatening their striking miner,
with the importation ofChinese labors
That would render the condition of the
working classes over there so intolerable
that such a proceeding would hasten
the growing perplexities of the govern
ment. The condition of the colliers in
England is becoming daily more serious
In almost all coal districts many men
are idle, and others are working on
notice to leave, while the wages of those
who remain are TO be reduced. In the
county of Durham alone between TO-.
600 and IL, 900 are reported TO be idle
and the secretary of their union has
made an appeal on their behalf.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31

A hater of tobacco asked an old negro
woman, the fumes of whose pipe wero
annoying TO him, II she thought she was
christian. "Yes, brudder. l 'spects
lis. 'Do ou believe in the bible. !" dyes,
brudder. ''Do you know that there is a
passage in the scriptures which says that
nothing unclean shall enter the kingdom
of heavenT Yes, ,pve heard of it, We'll,
Chloe. You smoke, and you cannot enter
the kingdom of heaven, because there Is
nothing so nnclean as the breath of q
smoker. What do You say 10 thatr
"Why, l'specis to leave my breti behind
when so dar."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31

DIR, a. j. Flagg's Cough and Lung
syrup is performing miracles, curing
all diseases Of the throat and lungs, sucf
as coughs, colds, catarrh, asthma, etc
II cures when all other remedies fail
Try ii. Sold by all druggists.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31

A physician being asked by paien
If he thought little spirits now and
then would hurt him much, replied |:
~ do not know that little occasionally
would hurt you much, but if you don't
take any II won't hurt you at all"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31

A Western editor, who thinl. the wa
ges demanded by compositors IN impo-
sition, has discharged his hands and in
tends doing his own type setting in
future. He says:
"aAiSC To tQe eXoRbiraut Wsges
dEluANdep by prinlERs WE have Cou-
CladeD 10 Do OUR oAn tYds setting N
pho fulura; amp aItHOuGh we nEvor
leaSnEd Tue business We do nol ser
AnI SrEat mysterA !u tue Ant"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.


MDDLEBuRl.
CongreJtiionai- Corner Pleasant and Main sts.
Rev. r.. Z. Hooker, pastor. sunday services at
10. IS AN. and w Pm. Thursday evening prayer
meeting at 'O0
lfethodist-Sorth Pleasantsl. Rev. $. Wash
burn, pastor. Sunday services at 10 as AM. and
u 30 Pm. Thursday evening prayer meeting al
". Glass meeting on Friday evening at 90.
Episcopdl-St sfephen's Churoh-AIain-st. --
-. rector. Sunday services at 10 30 AN.
and o. Pm.
Roman Cafholic-We eybiidgest. Rev. T.. Gun.
nngham, pastor. sunday services, alternate sab.
baths, High Mass at 10 90 AN, Nespers and bene-
diction at c 30 Pm.
EAST MIDDLEBuRr.
.u,fhodistRey. u. +. Brooks, pastor. sunday
services al } 90 PM.
NERGENNEs.
Bdthsk-Rev. Charles Hibbard, pastor. Services
in town hall. sunday services at i0 IL AN. and
:r.M. Weekly prayer meeting on Thursday eve
ming at 90.
services at 30 and 1900 PM. Weekly prayer
meeting on Thursday evening at co.
Ipisc0pdl-N PduPs ChnTch-Rev. c. |. Chaplin,
rector. Sunday services at 10; ij AN. and W
Friday evening al 30.
Mission Chdpel-Dr. II. A. Ingham. Sunday
services at 10 lJ AN. and T:PM. Weekly prayer
meeting ON Thursday evening.
Roman Cdthoiic-Rev. l.. Cunningham, pastor.
Services, alternate ,abbaths, High Mass at 10 w
AM, Nespors ana benediction at 90 pm.
C'0ngregdii0n0l- - -, pastor. sun
day services at 10: Il AM. and : 90 PM. Weekly
prayer meeting ON Thursday evening at I: 90.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31

"liemember whom you are talking 10,
SIR said an indignant parent TO re-
fraetory boy;' am your father" "Well,
whose 10 blame for thatT said the young
impertine1ice "tain't me-"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31
BEATTY PIANO
Grand Square and Upright.

Endorsed by the highest musical authorities
throughout the world as THE BEST.
ID. iodine, stoekIon, n. j., afier receiving Il
900 Beatty Piano, says.
"Not only myself and hmily, but every one who
has seen lis satisfied In regard b lti superior
quality"
From b. II. Csrmony, Esq. Chambersburg, Pa.
1.-The Beaty Plano came 10 hand one week ago
In good order. IL has thus far given entire safis
faction"
III. Holtxburger, Tryone, Pa, says:
"rhe plano came at hand In good order and
proves satisfactory, both In tone and finish"
Agents wanted, male OF female. Send for cata
logue. Address, DANIEL II. BEATTY,
44-iy Washington. New jersey, q. S. A.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31

Behead fish, and leave what rnnl-
sellers are doing. Herring-erring.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31

Laws act afier crimes have been COM
mirted; prevention goes Before both.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31

Friendship is full of dregs.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31

Pity, the tenderest part Of love.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

TRAINS LEAVE MpD1Enunr.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31
Jhlhhlebury Re9ister
published EVERY SATURDAY, ~
KIN PIP & B ALL II ".
l.. r. KNAPP. n. NJ. BAILEY.
II II X nj $


SUBSCRIPTION, sl.5O PER YEAR, III PAID
IN CASH, STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Otherwise ss.O0
per year
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13
Moffett Liquor Law.

Judge Hughes, of the U. S. Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia, sitting at Alex
andria, on Saturday last dissolved the in
junction to the operation of the Moffett
Liquor law. The order was given by the
proper authorities to place the registers in
all the retail establishments OF Richmond at
once. The Dispatch of the 10th says:
The cities are to be supplied with registers
first. The Commissioner of the Revenue
locates the instruments in the bar-rooms and
locks and seals them. Retail dealers who
sell by the measure not more than gallon
have to pay for every half-pint or less as for
drink: that is, twenty cents per half-gal
lon; forty cents per gallon. Each dealer
has to pay the State for his registers at the
rate of $40 apiece the same to be repaid out
OF his tax. Wholesale liquor dealers Tor
those retail dealers selling more than gal
lon) don't use the register, but keep a record
OF sales and pay forty cents gallon, and
ten cents gallon for every gallon IN excess
of one and up to five. For defacing a regis
ter, or illegally interfering with it in any
way, is punishable by fine and by imprison-
ment not exceeding twelve months in Jail.
Specific license taxes are not done away
with. One-third of the fines 60 to informers.
The law on this subject covers nine or ten
pages of the Acts Of Assembly. Of course
the above is a mere outline of it. Dealers
will be furnished with copies of the act by
the Auditor.
Saturday night it was stated that the Liquor
Dealers Association would make an effort
in another direction to defeat the law, but
nothing definite could be aseertaincd, if de-
finite plans there are.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13

THO THE VOTERS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY
i Not lat solicitation of many voters, 4" nor be-
cause it IS the desire OF the people OF Augusta,
but for the reason that 1t is my own desire, that
announce myself as a candidate for the Senate of
Virginia, to fill the unexpired term OF the below
ed and lamented Cochran.
stand firm and decided upon the platform
adopted by the GubernatoriaI Convention, the
very essence of which is, there shall be NO IN
CREASE OF TAXATION upon any subject or article
already taxed. The following language is used in
said platform: I'VE therefore earnestly urge up
on the Legislative and Executive Branches OF the
government the Importance Of using all JUST AND
HONORABLE means OF bringing about an adjust
ment of the obligations OF the Commonwealth,
which will bring the payment Of interest on the
entire Indebtedness within the resources of the
State. derived from the PRESENT RATE oF-TAXATION,
and do equal justice to all classes of our credi.
tors" AT THE PRESENT RATE OF TAXATION" y |!
Ihis means fifty cents the hundred dollars aoorh
ofproperty and NO MORE.
An increase OF taxation upon licensed business
is apparently no tax on land; virtually it is an
enormous burden upon the sons of the SOIL The
merchant and lawyers tax the farmers must pay.
All must come out of the soil and skilled labor
believe that an equalization of assessment of
LANDS by the State board. and taxation based up
on 1t at the present rate, retrenchment and reform
will result in relieving Virginia from the burden
that now brushes her in the earth. Augusta is. in
no danger from fe-assessment
Very Respectfully,
sept 13-lt JNo H. McCUE.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13
The Markets.

Since our last report the market for wheat and
flour has improved. Yesterday good article of
wheat sold at $l.35, and the quotations We're from
1.S0 to LBS. Extra flour was quoted at $3.50 to
$595-an advance upon last weeks quotations.
slight decline in wheat in Baltimore on tn esday
morning did not affect the market here. There
has been strong disposition on the part OF our
farmers to hold their grain until prices should
become remunerative, and this feeling has gen.
orally controlled throughout the country, which,
doubtless has had much to do with the advance
now realized. There has been large orders from
Europe within the past ten days. Lastweek five
large English ships were loaded for the foreign
trade with -four. This may be considered the com
mencement OF the foreign demand. 1t is known
fact that a diminished acreage was sown in Eng
land during last year, account Of the weather,
and that the product from the amount sown has
fallen considerably short of the average. The
contin uance of the war, of course, unsettles all
calculations as to the Russian crop for the next
year, and leaves Us to the conclusion that Ameri-
ca must be the great breadstuf market for the
entire continent. A writer from London to the
New York "Word, under date of August 25th.
says:
1.-The most favorable estimate OF the home
wheat crop which we have seen" says the Specto-
tor to day. "gives barely 600 quarters, Or
hardly half what we require for food and stock
purposes" We cannot look to Russia for the
usual SUI plies this year 1t is upon your markets
that we shall have to fall back. If this state of
affairs tends to enrich the treasures OF many of
the American roads, it is much to be hoped that
the share and bondholders will get TIL benefit of
1t and that too large percentage VIII not be ta-
ken oil by directors and rings
While the prospect looks thus cheerful for the
farmers of this country, we would fail in duty
did we not remind them of the wise conclusion of
the New York Times as published last week
They should be content with fair prices, and at
least market some OF their surplus-sufflcient to
meet their pressing obligations, and give moder-
ate activity to trade. BY the exercise of prudence
they will be able to keep prices to remunerative
standard. A Judicious restraint will prevent the
market from being rushed, and a prudent activity
will keep the mills running and the demand reg
ular. 1t should be remembered that we have an
immense crop this year, and that $1.4O 81 As is
equal to $1.75 to s1.S5 with the ordinary crop The
price Of wheat and flour is now dispreportioned.
This may be accounted for because of the desire
OF the millers to keep their mills going, and not
justified by the actual present demand for flour.
We think the probabilities are that wheat will
settle at about 81 40 and flour at 81 to 1925 In the
meantime shrinkage is going on the wheat, which
must be taken into consideration when consider
ing the present and prospective market.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13
Rockbridge.

We learn chat Col. Lady has announced
himself an independent candidate for the
Legislature in Rockbridge county, and in
favor Of a readjustment of the public debt.
The gentleman who first informed lis of this
stated that the manifestations at the last
County Court day were all in sympathy
with the position of Col. Lady and James A.
Frazier, both of whom are opposed to the
Funding Bill. The Gazette gives us no in
formation on this point. 1t says its editor
was not at the Court House when the
speeches were made, but furnishes synop-
sis of the remarks of Col. W. A. Anderson,
who spoke for the regular nominees, Messrs.
Letcher and Shields, giving no general ac-
count of the proceedings on the occasion.
We judge from the tenor of the editorial in
the Gazette that there is apprehension enter
tanned for the success of the Convention
ticket. 1t appeals now for harmony, when
a few weeks ago it not only maintained that
the farmers of Augusta were repudiationists,
but that all who favored the nomination of
Gen. Malone should be similarly classified.
It modifes its views now, after having
learned tina: majority of the Conservative
voters of Rockbridge stand on the platform
proclaimed by the farmers of Augusta.
We are gratified to know that the people
of Rockbridge. like those OF Augusta, and in
fact almost every portion of the State, feel
the importance of doing their own thinking
and divorcing themselves from the little
ring politicians who have succeeded in rum
ming the State to ruin. There never has
been an election in Virginia that more i'm
peratively called for the honest expression
of popular will than the present, for the
issue to &c determined comes home to every
property and indeed. every citizen.
1t is no occasion for the Intervention. of
rings and caucuses, but the ballot-box should
be the means through which the will of the
people should be made known in the men
they may choose to reflect their sentiments
in the Legislature.
Not onlyis it proper and right that an op-
portunity be presented for the people to
select men who will truly represent them in
the House of Delegates, but there should be
fair contest made upon the issue now up
permost in the public mind, for the Senate
in that District. We hope those who have
been falsely accused of being " Reputation
lists - will see to it that they have the cour- |
age and the independence to rebukc the |
SANDER at the ballot-box, and cast their suf-
frages for men who sympathize with their
views Of public policy.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13

1t is singular the Richmond Dispatch can
not allude to Republican unless it ques-
tions the purity of the motives which govern
his public acts. In referring to Hon. j. F.
Lewis card on the State debt, the Dispatch
attributes to him desire to "smash into
smithereens' the Democratic or Conserva :
tive party, and substantially asserts that to
be his paramount object in favoring the re-
adjustment of the debt. Mr.. Lewis Is Vir-
ginian, deeply interested in the welfare of
his native State, and is as capable of COM
pretending her wants as the editor OF the
Dispatch. His motives are as pure, his am
bition as honorable, and his opinions as
honest as those Of any man in the State, and
the views he has expressed on the public
debt question are his sincere convictions,
without reference to either party. The Dis
patch would command more respect from
fair-mindcd men of both parties if it were
less illiberal and suspicious, and invite to
itself larger share of confidence if it were
to give others credit for honesty whose in
tegrity is as free from faint as it can dare
claim for itself.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13
Very Respectfully
sept 13-1t JNO. H. McCUE.

Mr. EDITORIALS the time is drawing nigh in
which the voters of old Augusta will be called up
men Of intelligence and sound judment to rep
resent her in the Legislature of Va, allow us to
bring to the reconsideration of the voters of the
county the name of Samuel <. Kerr. who having
been born and reared IN our midst needs no com
mendation from US, but suffice it to say that Mr..
Kerr IS we'll known as a gentleman OF integrity
and sound worth, and as possessing all the requi-
SITS TO make a good and acceptable representative
Tor the county in this her time of deed as well as
great help-mate to the State in directing her
course through her financial troubles, for which
he is eminently qualified. If Mr.. Kerr will allow
his name to be used in this connection, he will,
1t OLD AUGUSTA.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13
docket Case MOL.
i INSTRUCT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
IL Fol- the Western District OF Virginia.

in Bankruptcy.
In the matter of Mlcaiah Davis. Bankrupt.
Western District of Virginia, IS:
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE. That on the 18th
day OF September 1877, a Warrant OF Bankruptcy
States for the Western District pf Virginia.
against the estate OF Micajah Davis.-of Liberty,
in the county of Bedford. in said District, who
has been adjudged a Bankrupt on his own petit
ton; that the payment of any debts and the de-
livery OF any property belonging to such Bank
any property by him, are forbidden by law; and
that meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt,
Assignees Of his estate viii be held at Court Of
Bankruptcy, to be holden at U. S. Court Room, in
Lynchburg, Va before E. W Early, Esq, Regis
ter in Bankruptcy for said District. on the 2lst
day OF September, A. D. 1877, at Il O'Clock III.
A. S. GRAY,
sep13-3w U. S. Marshal for said Dist.
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nISTBICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
IL For the Western District of Virginia,

nISTBICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES,
~ For the Western District of Virginia,
In the matter of j. Polk Mills, bankrupt.
Western District of Virginia, IS.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That on the 3lst
Gay OF august 1S17 warrant OF bankruptcy t was
States for the Western District of Virginia against
the estate of ]. Polk Mills, of In the
county of Henry, in said District, who has been
adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition. That
the payment of any debts and the delivery OF any
property belonging to such bankrupt to him, or
for his use, and the transfer of any property by
him, are forbidden by law; and that a meeting OF
the creditors OF said bankrupt, to prove their
tate, will be held a Court of Bankruptcy, to be
holden at Danville before John T. Watson Esq,
Register in Bankruptcy for said District, on the
A. s. GRAY,
sept 13-3t U. s. Marshal for said Dist.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13

The latest report from the Maine election
rs that the Republican majority for Governor
over all the opposing candidates will not fall
below C,oO0. The Senate will stand % Re
publicans to Democrats.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13

The gold premium opened Tuesday al
New York at 103a and closed at 1923. Coy
crnment bonds were lower for the lS67s,
1865, the Ten-forties and the new per
cents.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13

Tuesdays evening bulletin in relation to
Senator Moytop's health states that though
he has recovered from the temporary re-
lapse of Monday, his general condition is
not SO favorable as it was ten days ago.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13
docket Case No.
DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES,
- For the Western District of Virginia.


in Bankruptcy.
Western District OF Virginia. IS
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That on the 18th day
ofSeptember. 1877, warrant of Bankruptcy was
issued out OF the District Court of the United
States for the Western District of Va. against
the estate Of Edwin S. Halsey, of Lynchburg, in
the county OF Campbell, in said District, who is
adjudged bankrupt on his own petition; That
property belonging to such bankrupt, to him, or
for his use, and the transfer OF any property by
the creditors of said Bankrupt to prove their
debts and choose one or more .assignees of This
estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy to
be holden at the U s. Court Room in Lynchburg,
Va. before Z. W. Early, ESQ., Register in Bank
ruptcy for said District, the 22d day OF Sept,
A. D.. 1877, at IL o'clock M.
A. s. GRAY,
sept 13-3w US. Marshal for said Dist.