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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28
A Curious Family.

The Times and Despatch of Reading
says: Albany, the township of snakes
and catamounts, possesses one of the
most curious families in the county,
whose history is quite remarkable.
Kunkel is the name of the family, which
consists Of five persons, four old bach
elors and one old maid, brothers and
sister, who are bound together by the
most affectionate ties and refuse to be
separated. The sister is in her SEVENTEEN
year, and is noted for her excellent man.
agement, welding great influence over
her younger brothers, who range in age
from fifty to sixty-fve years, the
youngest being upward of fifty years
old. They are all over six feet tall, pos
sessed of herculean frames. The farm
upon which they live has been handed
down over hundred years, and was ac-
quired by their ancestors over a century
ago. Their house was erected more than
one hundred years ago, after the style
of the first settlers, split logs for floor,
filled up with clay. They do all their
own work, and are neat and clean in all
they do. Their farm is in excellent con
dition, and produces annually large
crops. They do not have their horses
shod in the winter, only in the summer.
In winter the shoes are removed, and
the horses are not taken further than to
water. They carry all their grain to the
mill and back ON their shoulders, never
using the horses for this purpose. The
barn roof, and number of the out
buildings are thatched with straw. The
family is much respected, and is reported
to be wealthy. A sister, who married q
number Of years ago, has been utterly
discarded, her singular brothers and
sister having paid her the portion to
which she was entitled out of her fathers
estate, and will have no further inter
course with her. This curious family
resides near Wesnesville, in Albany
township, and have never been out Of
the county, and it is believed never Out
OF the township. They are said to have
relatives in Philadelphia whom they
have never seen nor visited.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28
The Russian Vanguard.

The Russian advance-guard crossed
the Danube in boats when they captured
Matchin, but afterward were trans
ported to the Turkish side of the river
in barges. These barges were protected
at the side by huge wooden bulwarks,
built up to the height of a man, with
loopholes through them. These bull
warks would ward off bullet, but hard
ly a shell. Gen. Zimmerman, com
mander of one of the Russian corps in
the Dobrudja, soon after the Russian
vanguard entered Matchin, went over
to it's assistance with 1000 more soldiers.
AS soon as the inhabitants saw the heavi-
ly laden barges coming, the London
Daily NeeOS states, they formed into a
procession and came down to the shore
with banners, holding pictures taken
from the churches, and various other re-
igious emblems. They were led by
three priests and some other church dig
nitaries in full canonical robes, who met
the Russian troops chanting hymn.
General Zimmerman took off his cap
and kissed the little wooden cross that
was presented to him, while with 6
bunch of green leaves they splashed holy
water over his head, and in fact almost
drenched him. Each of those who fol
lowed were treated in the same manner
and as the day was hot and all were in 6
terrible perspiration, the ordeal was by
no means an unpleasant one. The peo
pie then greeted the troops with louC
hurrahs, and marched after them, mani
testing the most extravaganza joy, espe
cially the boys, whose delight was as
unbounded as it was Troublesome.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28
Strength Of INSERTS.

Should any of our readers be skeptical
upon this point, perhaps the following
illustrations of superintendent strength
with which the commonest insects are
endowed, selected from curious sources,
may prepare us to credit more easily the
facts which We s all have TO record. The
common flea, as every one knows, Will,
without much apparent effort, jump two
hundred times its own length, and several
grasshoppers and locusts are said to be
able to perform leaps quite as wonderful.
In the case of the insect they scarcely
excite our notice; but if a man were to
coolly take standing leap of three hun
dred and eighty odd yards, which would
be an equivalent exertiun of muscular
power, perhaps our admirers of athletic
sports might be rather startled at such
performance. Again, for a man to run
ten miles within the hour would be adj
mitted to be a tolerably good display of
Professionalism; but what are we to say
to the little fly observed by Mr.. Delisle,
$50 minute Us to be almost invisible"
which ran nearly six inches in asecond, and
In that space was calculated to have made
one thousand and eighty stepsp This,
according to calculation, is as if man
whose steps measured only two feet,
should run at the incredible rate of
twenty miles in minute. Equally sur
prising are the instances of insect
strength given by Mr.. Newport. The
great stagbeetle, which tears off the bark
from the roots and the branches of trees,
has been known to gnaw hole, an inch
in diameter, through the side of q canis-
ter in which it was confined, and ON which
the marks Of its jaws we're distinctly visi-
BILE, as proved by Mr.. Stephens, who
exhibited the canister at one of the meet
ings of the chronological Society. The
common beetle can, without injury, sup
port and even raise very great weights,
and make its way beneath almost any
amount of pressure. In order to put the
strength of this insect-Atlas to the test,
experiments have been made which
prove that it is able to sustain and escape
from beneath load of from twenty to
thirty ounces, a prodigious burden, when
it is remembered that the insect itself
does not weigh as many grains; in fact
once more taking man as q standard of
comparison, it is as though person of
ordinary size could raise and get from
under weight of between forty and fifty
tons. This amount of strength has not,
however, confined to the short, thick
imbed beetles. Mr.. Newport once fast
ened small cdrabus-one of the most
active and elegantly formed of the beetle
tribe-which weighed only three grains
and half, by means of silk thread, to
a small piece of paper, upon which the
weight to be moved was placed. At a
distance of ten inches from its load the
insect was able to draw after it, up an in
clined plane of twenty-five degrees, very
nearly eighty-fve grains but when
placed upon plane of five degrees in
clination, it drew after it one hundred
and twenty-five grains exclusive of the
friction to be overcome in moving its
load-as though man was to drag up a
hill of similar inclination, wagon
weighing two tons and half, having
first taken off the wheels.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28
The Torpedo Boats Construction.

One of the torpedo launches used in
destroying the Turkish monitor near
Matchin, on the Danube, was recently
carefully looked over by correspondent
of the London Daily NeaUS, who mi
nutely describes it. The launch was only
about twenty-five feet long with about
four feet beam. The torpedo spars, of
which each boat carried two, were about
thirty feet long. They were placed on
each side of the boat in large iron rings
fore and aft, which maintained them in o
horizontal position when not being used.
The torpedo is attached, of course, to the
forward end of the spar. The torpedoes
themselves were about twenty inches in
length by eighteen inches in diameter,
and were covered apparently with wood.
When used, the torpedo-bar is thrust
forward through the rings until it is only
supported by one, and the torpedo on
the end of the spar may then be hoisted
up and down as on the end of lever. 1t
is known that the force of torpedo only
acts within radius of ten feet, and as
the spar is thirty feet long, the boat is
thus at safe distance from the explo-
sion, except the danger of it being filled
and swamped by the column of water
which the torpedo inevitably throws up
The launch is an ordinary wooden one,
covered owe with wooden deck, sup
ported by very slight wooden or iron up
rights. The sides from little above
the water are protected by plates of iron
a quarter of an inch thick, loosely fasten-
ed on to the uprights, and sufficient to
stop bullet, leaving exposed about four
inches just below the deck for the crew
to fire through in case of need. Neither
the bow nor the stern, however, were
protected in this way, and the launch
coming on would be exposed to be ira
versed from stem to stern by the enemy s
bullets. AS is well known, not gle
bullet has ever penetrated the boat OF
wounded a man, although the launch
must have been for several seconds with
in twenty feet of the monitor, and the
Turks had fred probably more than 10C
shots at her at that distance. The reason
was, that it had not occurred to them to
fire down through the deck, which was
only of wood, and all their bullets had
been expended on the iron plates, which
were of course impenetrable. The tor
pedo is made to explode by contact, and
may also be exploded by an electric bat
terry in case the shock should not have
been sufficient to explode it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28

the otfense in your pity for the suffering
offender. The sight of human being
receiving two hundred or three hundred
blows from a heavy bamboo, leaving
gashes and flesh beaten to Jelly, and
finally helpless cripple for life, does
not tend to excite your love for your fell
bowman. Kneeling ON chains for many
hours, the lash descending at the slight
est change of posture, pinching the fin
gers in vises made of split bamboo;
entwining metal tubes about the body
and extremities, in which boiling fluid is
poured, soaring the flesh wherever it
touches; wearing three-feet square,
twenty pound wooden collar day and
night for weeks, being unable to reach the
mouth the with hand, and exposed to the
gaze of passers-by in the locality of the
offense; placing in cage with the head
secured in collar which forms the roof,
the toes just touching the ground, and
left to die by starvation and strangula-
ton; beheading, and cutting into "ten
thousand pieces are among the usual
punishments of this enlightened race.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28
A Thunder Storm in London.

There was terrific thunder storm in
London ON July 5. Three peals of thun-
der were heard in quick succession at
Klburn, and a sheet of fire flashed in
the street. The thoroughfare for some
distance seemed to be in flames, and a
material similar to molten metal des-
cended, leaving behind clinkers from an
inch to six or seven inches in circum-
ference. The street for distance of
fifty yards was covered, something like
a couple of bushels having been picked
up by persons in the neighborhood. A
child named Frost, who was running
from one house to another, was struck
with some of the liquid and severely
burned. The fre-ball then struck a
telegraph wire, which passed over the
street, completely burning it up for q
distance of 800 yards. For ten minutes
after the fall of the thunder-bolt the
whole neighborhood was enveloped in a
thick blue and yellow fog.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28
Gray's EIegy in a ChurcIlyard.

Two stanzas have been added to Gray
famous elegy, in order to do away with
it's one reproach of having no woman in
it except "the busy housewife" They
are to appear after the fourteenth stanza
of the original and to take precedence OF
the men altogether. Here they are
Here sleeps some fair, whose unaffected charms
Bloom'd with attraction to herself unknown,
Whose beauty might have blessed a monarch's
arms,
Whose virtues cast luster on throne.
Whose modest beauties warm'd humble heart,
Or cheerea the labors of some homely spouse
Whose virtues form'd to every duteous part,
The healthful offspring which adorned her
bOuga
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28
Murphy. the Tcmnerance Lecturer,

A correspondent says that Mr.. Mur.
ply, the temperance agitator, holds the
attention of his audience with wonderful
power, making them laugh at his quick
Celtic wit, or sob over the pathetic tales
he tells. He is tall and stout and dresses
with good taste and regard for existing
styles. His face is handsome and intel
hgent, and is adorned with heavy
black. moustache. AS result of his
wonderful magnetism he was almost
mobbed by the audience at the close of
q recent meeting at Orange Grove, N. j.
In his iron grasp he took the hand OF
every one that pressed around him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28
The War Against Disease.

The war waged against disease by Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters goes bravely on. Dis
patches are constantly received from the cured
indicating the decisive nature of the advantages
obtained by the great botanic cordial over its
formidable adversary. Malarial fevers con-
stpation, torpidity of the liver and kidneys,
general debility, nervousness and rheumatic
ailments invariably yield to this conqueror and
preventive of disease. For the infirmities
incident to the decline of life it is also an ex-
cellent specific. 1t hastens convalescence and
repairs the ravages of i'll health by facilitating
the conversion of food into blood Of o rich and
nourishing quality. The appetite Is improved
by it, and in cases of nervous disease it tran
quilizes that great sensorium, the brain, far
more effectually than any mineral sedative.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28

have sold Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup
for i've years. II has by far the best sale Of any
cough remedy ! keep. The sale has steadily
increased from its first introduction. Having
seen it 10 thoroughly tested. feel safe IN
recommending il 10 my customers
NJ, Z. SHKnHAS, So. sOdus, Wayne Co., n. Y.
p. 81 have CUSTOMERS who say they cannot
hive witlout it. | will refer any who may in
quire to the parties direct. NJ. p. S.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28
s77. NEW YORK. 1877


1877. NEW YORK. 1877.
THE sun continues to be the strenuous advocate
reform and retrenchment and of the substitution
craftsmanship, wisdom and integrity for hollow pre-
tence, imbecity, and fraud in the administration o.
public affairs II contends for the government of thu
people by the people and for the people, opposed t.
by frauds in the ballobox and in the count
ing of votes, enforced by military violence 1t endeayort
supply its readers-a body not far from million
of sous-with the most careful, complete and trust
worthy accounts of current events and employs TO hs
purpose a and carefully selected staff of
porters and correspondents Its reports from Washing
ton, especially, full, accurate and fearless; and
doubtless continues to deserve and enjoy the hatred OF
those who thrive by pundering the Treasury OF by
usurpng what the law does not give them while II
endeayors to merit the confidence of the public by de
Tending the rights OF the people against the encroach
ments of unjustifed power.
The price of the DAILY SUN is 81 cents a month,
$3.50 year, paid or, with the Sunday edition
$40 year
The Sunday edition alone, eight pages, i.2O +
year. postpaid.
THE WEEKLY Sun, eight pages Of Sc broad columns
Is furnished ut 3 year, postpaid.
SPECIAL EoTICE.-In order to introduce Tag Sun
more widely to the public, will send THE WEEKLY
edition for the remainder of the year. to Jan 1875
postpaid, for Half Dollar. Try it.
Address THE SIN. ". v. CIV.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28

Physicians of high standing nnhesitatingly
give their Endorsement to the use of the Gracf-
enberg- Marshalls Catholcon for all female
complaints. The weak and debilitated find won
derful relief from a constant use of this valu-
able remedy. Sold by all druggists. $3.50 per
bottle. Send for almanacs Graefenberg Co.
Nav York
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28
Melhcds Of Chinese Cruelty.

A correspondents writes from China:
The greatest attribute of Chinese gen
eral is considered 10 lie his strategy. He
.is worth nothing Il he fails to lead his
enemy INTO making a false step. fhe
'hero Of the hour ON this account is a gen
fral who led boy of troops against a
walled city held hT the Insurgents. He
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28

HORSE BRUSIIES-Patent rubber baek-supsrio
% any other Brush-mAiled on receipt Of - so. WIN
A. MARTIN, Hardware Dealer. q Dock square. Boston
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-28
The History of Civilization

Might be written in the gradual processes of
wrought out in articles of food.
Every progressive step is public blessing: To
Yeast Powder. This with proper care insures
the most delicious and digestible bread, bis
cults, pastry, etc.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-02-10
Nos. 1913 g. 1870 COURT ST., BosroN.


CTATE OF VERMONT,
y DISTRICT OF BRADFORD IS In Probate
Court. held at West Farlee, in and for said
District. on the 18th day of January A. d.
1876.
Sius Titus, Administrator of the estate Of
Amos Binney late of Boston, Mass. Decease
makes application to said Court, for licensel
to sell all of the real estate of said deceased
to wit
Being all of the real estate owned by sale
deceased, at the time of his death, represent
ting that the sale in the town of Vcrshire, id
said District would be for the best intere st !
of those concerned in said estate.
WhereupOn it is ordered by said Court, that
said application be referred to session.
thereof. to bs held ut the Probate Office, ind
said West Fairlee on the Goth day OF Februa-
ry, A. D., 1877, for hearing and decision there
Oh and it is further ordered, that all per-
sons interested be notified hereof, by publ
cation of notice of said application and order
thereon. three weeks successfully in the Brad
ford Opinion newspaper published at Brad
ford. VT. and which circulates in the neigh
b orbood of those interested, before said time
OF hearing. that they may appear at said time|
and place, and, if they see cause, object there
to.
BY the Court Attest,
36 ALVAH BEAN, Register.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-02-10

VERMONT IN LUCK. Our Stat,
has of late been decidedly in luck
It seems that Mr.. Arunah Hunting
ton, a Vermonter by birth, but fol
many years resident of Brantford
Canada West, has willed nearly his
entire property to the State of Yer
mont, for common school purposes,
and Governor Fairbanks has taken
measures to have the intentions OF
the will carried out. The estate OF
Mr.. Huntingdon nventOaies at about
100000, but as twenty-five thous,
and dollars of it or more is invest
ed in real estate, it is doubtful if
that can by the old English law, De
deAised for any such purposes as
the will states. Mr.. huntington
died only a few weeks ago, at the
advanced age of "a years, but we
understand he had for long time
previous to his death made his in
tentions concerning his property
known to his friends. He left a
widow by second marriage, for
whom provision had been made in
other ways, but no children. The
gift of Mr.. Huntington to his ma.
tive State is remarkable as well AS
generous.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-02-10
cd great amount of interest, es'
npcinllv with thn VounT naOnln

ed a great amount of interest, es.
peciauy with the young people.
"The Chelsea Advertiser" came to
an untimely end with the issue OF
the third number. A great pressure
Of job work IL assigned as the rea.
son. The lack of advertising pat.
rOnage might have had some dis.
cOuraging effect.
The Methodist quarterly meeting
was held at the chapel last Satur.
day and Sunday, under the super.
vision of Rev. |. McAnn. the Pre-.
siding Elder. -Four persons were
received to membership in the
church, and one hundred and TWEEN.
ty.four partOok of the sacrament.
There was a donation visit at the
Methodist parsonage last Friday
for the benefit OF the pastor. A
large company were present in the
afternoon, and had q very enjoya.
bic visit. The donations were lib.
eral, which made glad tho heart of
the pastor and his family. In the
evening the company was quite
large, but not as large as it would
have been, but for another enter.
tainment in the village that attract.
ed many young people.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-02-10

THE Vermont State Teachers
Association held its twenty seventh
annual session in Bennington, the
I'd of February. The meeting was
held in the School House Hall.
There was a very good representa-.
ton of teachers, especially from the
Western part of the State, which
together with many of the citizens
of Bennington comfortably filled
the Hall. The following list of Off
GERS were chosen for the ensuing
year viz:
President, Rev. M. II. Buckham
of Vermont University; Vice Pres
ident. one from each county, from
Orange County: A. E. Leaven-
worth, Randolph Secretary, Thos.
Martin, Barnet; Treasurer, U. S.
Perrigo, New Haven; Executive
J. s. Spanlding, Barre ::
]. ID. Bartlett. Burlington; II. II.
Ross. Vergennes State Editor.
New England Journal of Education.
]. s. Cilley. Brandon. The next
annual meeting will he held i'm
Barre i'm August, 1878.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-02-10
Orange County Court,
In rboronvr

Orange County Court,
In Chancery. June Term. 1877.
Edcin IL. Davenport v. Jane s. Colby. for,
erly Jane s. Davenport.
Whereas, Edwin r. Davenport has filed
the Orange County Court clerks office, his hi
setting forth that he was joined in marriag|
to Jane s. Doe on the 90 day of Novembo
children that Oh the 18th day of March, 1Sf
he purchased two lots of real estate in II
town of Newbury, w. and paid for them, b
took title in the name of said Jane, in h
promise to remain his wife in trust. to nal
them a home for themselves and chidre
Said lots described in deed from Freeman
Doe. on record in Newbury town clerks ohic
of the date of-tO which reference is mao
for description; and further showing that O
the god day ofNo vember 1873, the said jar
without cause, deserted orator, and elopc
from his home with n man by the name !
Colby, with him fled to California, whr
they now live together. That in the year Isl
the said Jane presented in the court IN Ca
fornia decree of divorce. as orator has bee
informed from the orator, and since such d
cree. said Jane and said Colby have bee
married to each other, and ha 70 had to the
one child; and praying that the court by Il
cree, put m end to the trust in said land. an
rest the title thereof in the orator, enjoinin
said Jane and her heirs and assgnes from |
terlef1hS WITH inc same anu Tor general relic
And it appearing that the said Jane Z. Cobb
formerly Davenport is ont Of the State an
jurisdiction of the court, so that the proce;
of the court cannot be served on her. it is o.
dered that the substance of this said bill |
published three weeks successfully in tn
Bradford Opinion. newspaper published a
Bradford, in said Orange County, the last
which publications shall be at least twent
days previous to the first Tuesday in June 4
y. 1877. And the publication of this ordt
shall be deemed sufficient notice TO said jar
$. Colby, formerly Davenport, to appear
the term of Orange County Court of Char
Gerry next to be holden at Chelsea, in sal
County, on the first Tuesday of Juue A. l
1877, and answer to said petition.
Dated at Chelsea this Goth day of January
A. D. 1877.
L. G. HINCKLY, Clerk.
r. NICK. ORMsBY,
81 Solicitor for Petitioner.