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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-21

AI iHt tiitli AHNlltN tOlltlSOii
was Swinging around the circle" the
feeling of the people was that they
would never again hear with compla-
ccncy Ola presidential party's travel
ling through the country like some
puppet show upon exhibition. But
President Hayes is received with great
cr favor and by his wise and liberal
bearing disarms the criticisms ready to
be hurled at him. The secret of this
difference is readily perccivablc. In
stead of haranguing the crowds with
speeches of his own successes and Civ
ing free opinions of his own greatness,
President Hayes talks sense, is discreet
hearty. cordial and apparently sincere
and while having 'thc courage of hi.
opinions" modcslly claims for them on
~ the respect they merit and win fol
themselves by their plain common
sense.
II is certainly gratifying that he is met
by his political opponents and the Gle
meuts from which he might expect OPP
posiii on in the South, with so mucl
cordially. His first visit south of tn,
Ohio river was to Louisville, Ky
Monday, and was IL perfect ovation
His entrance upon the sacred soil o
the "solid South" is described by cor
respondent as follows:
AS soon as the president and his par
ty reached the middle of the Ohio river
as their train moved across the fine
bridge from the Indiana shore, Ken
tucky's greeting began, in the flag
of the bridge. On the southern banl
of the river the crowd began. II line,
the track up to the depot 1t masset
in thousands around that structure anC
it bordered Main street in dense col
umns along the thirteen squares be
tween the railroad terminus and tn,
hotel. From the fronts of the build
ings thousands Of flags were hung. la
deed, | think more stars and stripe
waved in Louisville to-day then have
been seen in the whole South. put to
gether, since the war. Almost ever,
window had its flag; and above tn
flags, leaning from the windows, AM
clothed in bright colors, were as man,
ladies at each as could look out. :,
that the procession, in its march, NOV
ed between rainbow-colorcd walls
Most touching and significant Of til
many interesting features of the rcccl
ton was the long double line Of confcd
crate veterans, commanded by Genera
Basil Duke, that acted rs an escort t'
the president. Each of these old sol
diers wore white ribbon in his coat
and the horsemcn who marshallcd tn
battalion wore white sashes, emble III
attic of the peace which has come t
heal the old feud between the Mort
and South.
The speeches by Mayor Jacobs, Rev
Stuart Robinson, Governor Wad
Hampton, of South Carolina, GovcrnC
Van Zandt, of Rhode Island, Governo
Nc .Creary of Kentucky, the prcsideI
and members of his cabinet, were i
good taste, judicious,i conciliatory an
, cordial. If his whole trip is rs happiI
conducted, the speeches ms wise, an
the reception rs cordial, ii must b
helpful towards bringing about In;
era of perfect reconciliation bciwee
the estranged sections Of our commo
country for which ali patriotic citizci
long.
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parents much trouble, expense and anx-
iety, and cndangering the lads life. II
was providential that the boy was not
killed or MANNED for life. Something
more in the matter of care is necessary
than that one indulging in this folly has
no vicious motive. The law properly
recognizes this fact, when it assumes
there was malice when any evil results
from careless act. 1t is in fact, the
most inexcusaJlc kind of delinquency,
and ought so to be considered by every
one. We must agree with the Herald,
that "Practical jokes are all essentially
alike. They are cowardly, brutal and
CHASTITY unless perpetrated in the spirit
of that one in which the young noble.
man, at the suggestion of his professor
put pieces of gold in the shoes ola poor
peasant whose family was suffering foi
the daily neoessaries of life.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-21

The Ogdennsburg aud Lake Cham
plain railroad company is now offering
Tor sale at par and accrued interest
5000, 600 new 6 per cent. first mortgage
bonds. OF the proceeds 100000 are TO
be used to pay OIL that amount ofequip-
ment bonds, S300,OO0 of which fall due
Jan. |, 1878, the rest Jan |, 1879. The
remaining 100000 are TO be used in
paying the expenses incurred in recov-
ering the road from the Central Yer
mont and in permanent improvements
of the property. The road is lls miles
long and the funded debt, exclusive of
the $500, 900 equipment bonds, consists
of s46s, 900 sinking-fund bonds due in
! 1890.
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3eaai oiirfs .
CTATE OF VERMONT-DISTRICT

~ OF ADDISON, S..
In Probate Court, held at Mildlehury, within
and for said district, on the 18th day OF Septem-
Der, A. ID. 1871.
Horton w. Jones, administrator of the estate
of Claiissa Scarf late of Bridpor in said district
examination and allowance, and makes appllca-
ton for a decree of distribution and partition OF
the estate of said deceased.
Whereupon, it is ordered by sad court that aiii
account and said application be referred to o.
sion thereof, to be held at the probate Office in said
Middlebury, the 18th day of October, AID. Is i,
at 10 AM. for hearing and decision thereon. And II
Is further ordered that notice hcreofbe given tn all
pcrsons interested by publication of the same three.
weeks successfully in the Middlehury Regi-t,f,
u newspaper published at Middcbui'y, lreviuus
to said time appointed for hearing, that they may
appear at said time and place and show cause, il
any they may have, why said account should not
! he allowed and such decree made
by the Court-Attest
% SAMUEL T.. COOKE Judge
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-21

The revelations" Of the chief among
ten thousand scoundrels Of New York
and the biggest of them all, Is creating
real sensation among eX-oiiicials and
some ofiice-holders. According to
Tweed il was an easy thing to make a
fortune when Tweed and Tammany
ruled New York. A state senator rated
at $4,000. Legal advisers, good ones,
brought $50, 900, and in case big steal
required legalizing, then higher figure
was necessary, Tweed paid the ruling
senatorial figure 10 Senators William i.
Woodin, Norris Winslow, Theodore l.,
MINER, George Bowen and James
Wood. The $500, 900 was given Sena-
tor Winslow for that purpose.
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C,OMMISSIONERS' NOTICE.

~ The undersigned having been appointed hy
the Hon Probate Court for the district OF Addison,
commissioners, to receive, examine and adjust all
claims and demands OF all persons against The
estate OF Horace Robinson, late of Hancock, n
said district, deceased, and all claims exhibited Ia
for the purposes aforesaid, at the late residence
of the deceased, in Hancock, ON the 9th day at
October and 23l day of February next, irom y
O'Clock AN until O'Clock, PM, each Of said day s.,
and that SIN months from the 10th day of Augu-i,
\. ID. ls17, is the time limited by said court ter
said creditors 10 present their claims To rs for ~
animation and allowance.
Dated at Hancock, this 18th day of septcmbcr,
4. ID. lsi1 ALDEN T. INGALLS,, lco,o,rs
p GEORGE V. WILSON,
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iv The Free Press says, "A Young
apple pedler, a boy of twelve years, son
of Mr.. George Chase, switchman at the
Essex Junction station, sold an apple To
man in IA car. AS the boy handed it
up to the purchaser, the man, reaching
down through the car window, caught
The boys wrist, ii is supposed in fun,
and lifted him from the ground. The
car was then in motion, and when re-
leased the lad fell with his right foot
upon the rail under the car, the wheels
of which passed oyer and crushed his
foot and ankle. Doctors S. W. and &.
y. Thayer, of this city, were sent for,
and amputated the leg just nine inches
above the ankle Joint. The car passed
on, and who the passenger was whose
reckless and criminal act thus resulted
in gripping for life II promising lad is
not known" The Rutland Herald re-
fers to the above and appropriately uses
il to point moral upon practical jok
VI tilio MINI vi
amusement in this place would seem IL
render the reproduction of the narrative
especially appropriate TO this latitude
The attention Of thinking people wai
called to this matter long before Tho
lied bat" sell was successful IN annoy
ing prominent citizen, or the enid
dlebury joke" disgraced us before tls
whole state. Impractical jokes are prop
efst all, il is only when they are ant
cannot but be entirely harmless. From
the developments of the recent trial il
our courtsjit is apparent that il was ON
OF these "jokes" that caused the shoot
ing accident in the case of the Dickin
son boy, giving him much pain and hi
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-21

TERRIBLE EXrLosIoN.-The dynamite
mills of Mineville, \. Y, blew up on
Wednesday morning last, at about quar-
ter past six. Three men were mt work
about the mill ut the time; one of them
was killed, being mangled in a shocking
manner. The other two escaped though
terribly wounded. The cause of the eX-
plosion is as yet unknown; the injured
men not being able to give an account
of the accident. Glass was broken from
the windows in Crown Point, twelve or
thirteen miles away, and buildings terri
bly, shaken. The amount of damage
done is yet unknown,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-21
Middlebury Retail Market.
FRIpAN, sErrlllnEn u, ISL.
Watertown Live Stock Market


Market Becf-A few choice $9JOag. -, extra S.7.,a
92j; first quality 7.7jas.j0; second quality g. IA
$50; third quality 5.50aG.jO.
Prices of Store Cattle-Working Oxen per pair,
from SIS, 1885, $50, and l7j.
Mich Cows and Calves from =25, bOa75.
learlings Sl0a20; two years old l5a30; three
years old 2sai5.
Western fat swine GAG lie. per ID.
Sheep and Lambs-n lots s2.2ja2.7j, S3a3 ~
each; extra S3.7ja5.jO per head, or from ia5 PC
per ID.
Lambs 1-2tOGc per ID.
Veal calves 4a6 l-2c per h.
Hides, Tallow and Standardization hides 1-2as
per h.. Country hides 2a7 l-;lper h.; Brighton
tallow GAG lie per d.. Country tallow ja5 BE.
Pclts &c each Calf skins lOillc per H..
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-21

MURDEROUs ASSAULT AT ST. ALBANs.
On Saturday, about midnight, an at
tempt to murder and rob an elderly
man named Joseph Rogers was made at
the corner of Main and Kingman streets.
In the morning large pools of blood
were discovered upon the sidewalk, and
there was every indication Of desper-
ate encounter during the night. For
some distance down Kingman street
and in doorway were pools and drip
pings of blood. Rogers was brutally
beaten about the head and body, and
his wounds are severe and painful. He
has no conception who his assailants
We're, beyond the fact that there were
several of them. He was found upon
the sidewalk by passers by, who UNI
doubleday frightened off the scoundrcls
before they had finished their job. st.
Adams has no night police, and the
streets are left in darkness after night
fall, the voters refusing 10 appropriate
funds for the lighting OF streets.
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CTATE OF vERMONT-ADDIsO,

~ ~
SHELDON NJ. EATON AND WIFE,
L., ,,,..,,...,
MICHAEL HALpIN, IN ohaIncerA'
PATRICK HALrIN, '"n. 'i"''
JOHN HALrIN, AND '9'''
TIMOTHY HALPIN.
Whereas, sheldon VI. Eaton and Della \. Eaton
his wife, of Bristol, in said county, have filed their
petition in said court against Michael Ialpir,
Patrick Iialpin, John Ilalpin and Timothy Hal
pin, of said Bristol setting forth that Thoma5
IIapn, then of said Bristol, and the said Michael
Patrick John and Timothy, on the 18th of Deem
Der, 1865, executed to the said sheldon NJ. and
Della A. a mortgage deed of certain lands situated
in New Haven, in said county, one piece bounded
as follows: North by land of Nelson Partch; west
by lands Of Hiram Wheeler James Human art
II. Z. Palmer; south by lands of Nathan Barton,
Daniel Duriee, J. l.. Hawkins and Warren Drake /,
east by land of said Drake and the highway,
| containing one hundred and sixty acres. Onr
| other piece now bounded south by land Of The
dore Gibson; west by the highway and land 81
Joseph and Maria Barnard; north by land OF =.
l.. Boynton; cast by land OF Ellen BoyntOn; con
tanning forty acres with condition for tie H.
demption Of the same on the payment OF certain
| notes therein described
And setting forth that the said Thomas has dc.
| ceased and his interest in said mortgagcd premi
decreed by the probate court for thcdistri'
| of New Haven TO the said Patrick John an'l
Timothy IIalpin ON the Sd day q March, ls7l; ANT
that ON the 18th day OF February, 1876, the sai'i
Timothy and Patrick conveyed all their intcrc I
| i'm the said one hundred and sixty acre piece IT,
| the said John; and that the said Patrick and John
on the 25th day of February 1876 conveyed all
their interest in said forty acre piece to said TIM
othy; and that the said John February 30 l1n
mortgaged the said one hundred and sixty acre
piece to the said Patrick
And praying that said defendants may be f'i.
closed of their equity of redemption in said pi
misses.
One Of said defendants, Patrick IIalpin, resid =
without this state so that said petition cannot hr
served upon him. 1t is ordered that he be requir
ell to appear on the first day of next term OF sand
court 10 be holden at Middllcbury, within and rli
the county of Addison, on the second Tuesday oi
December, \. D. 1871 then and there to answer g.
said petition, and for that purpose said petuonc.
shall caused to be published the substance OF aaid
petition and this order three weeks successive
| in the Middlebuiy Register, printed in Middle
| bury, aforesaid the last of which publications (.
be at least twenty days prior to said Decent"
| term.
Dated at Middlebury aforesaid, this llth day c
| September, \. ID. 1877.
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, ClcrA.
| W. W. RIDER, solicitor for petitioner. -
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-21

DO YOU have pain in your back
If so, your kidneys are diseased. Do
not use plasters, they will do you no
good: but take HuNT's REMEDY and be
cured. Dropsy, and all diseases of the
kidneys, bladder and urinary organs,
are cured by HUNTS REMEDY.
Clarke'S Tooth Ache Drops cure in
stantly.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-21

Excellence of TONG combined with a
beautiful ornament fora parlor, CHURCH,
school, lodge or reception room are the
characteristics of Daniel +. Beatty's
Pianos and Organs, of Washington, New
Jersey. Fair dealing, liberality and
promptness are the characteristics OF
the man. Years of experience have adj.
del clusters TO his brow and he may
now be Justly termed the most popular
piano ana organ man living, Read
his advertisement in this paper. IS
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IN BANKRUPTCY.-DIST STRICT
i Court of the United States, for the district ol

In the matter of Elisha L. Hitchcock, bankrupt
a warrant in bankruptcy has been issued by
said court against the estate of Elisha 7. Hitch
cock, of Leicester, of the county of Addison, ~
the state OF Vermont, in said district, adjudged q
bankrupt upon the petition OF his creditors, ana
the payment of any debts, and the delivery of any
property belonging IL said bankrupt, to him on t.
his use, and the transfer of any property, Is for
hidden 10y law. A meeting Of the creditor "i
said bankrupt to prove their debts and choose
one or more assignees of his estate, will he held
at Il court of bankruptcy, 10 be holden al Rutland
in said district, on the 29th day of September \.
ID. 1877. at 10 AM at the Office of W. q. Neazey,
before W. G.. Neazey, one of the registers in
bankruptcy in said court. GEO. =. FOSTER
"A L. ). Marshal as Messenger
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How rpngNr CARRIES On THE WAN

How rpnsEY CARRIES On THE WAX.
"A correspondent explains how the
Turks have means TO W.ge war. phe
government is not paying salaries; the
army lives Oh the country where ii OPP
crates, and the payment Of he foreign
debt is left in allegiance. The Porte's
income, though greatly reduced, thus
sutiices to buy supplies abroad, but the
outlook for the next year is exceedingly
gloomy, and the lower classes suffer
very much,
at doeth good like n medicine. -
And yet Terry's Salieylic costs no mors
than any good article of toilet soap.
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uNEACUERS' INSTITUTE.

The Teachers Institute in Addison County
lor 1877 will he holden at Whiting, October Is, ~
and 20 the morning session beginning at O'Clock
each day, and with sessions in the evenings OF
October Is and ~.
The superintendent of education will be aided
by competent instructors.
school officers, friends of education and ma
citizens are invited 10 attend.
Town superintendents, clergymen and other
are requested 10 help extend the notice OF The in.
stlute and ~ promote general attendance.
EDWARD CONANr, supt of Education.
Randolph, Vt, 1871, siwa
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-21

i1v- II is not strange that The Spring
field Republican should sneer at Gov
ernor Smith and the placing of bibles
in the passenger cars of the Central
Vermont. Such course is entirely
consistent with the policy of that chron-
ic grumbler. But that the Rutland
Herald and Globe should find il neces-
sary to speak of il apologetically is n
little more remarkable. The act of
placing them there, whether to be cred
tied to the Vermont Bible Society or
the managers of the railroad, is the ex-
preston of Il beautiful sentiment. II is
the recognition of Gods omniprcscnce
and constant providential care for his
creatures. 1t is worship, if done in the
right spirit, that is, il not hypocrisy.
Why any one should take exceptions to
it is difficult to see. The bible cannot
be suspected of having n corrupting i'll
fiuence, or perniciops tendency, and no
one who prefers to read light literature
is compelled to read the bible. If its
presence in the cars is no restraint to
profane language and improper conduct
on the part of those who care not fol
its precepts, it does, at least, quicken
the religious sensibilitics of those who
think soberly of it as the written word
of the Almighty Ruler of the universe
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IN BANKRUPTCY.-IN THE DIS.

Il TRlCT Court of the United States for The d.-
trict of Vermont.
AIN Re Warner Il. Dunshee, bankrupt.
TNotce is hereby given that a petition has been
filed in said court, by Warner B Dunshcc, ui
Bristol, in said district, duly declared Il bankrupt
under the act of Congress of March ,, 1857, Ter
discharge and certificate thereof from all h
debts and other claims proyable under said a'l
and that the 2d day of October, ls17, at 10 o'csci
4. NJ, before the Hon. IIoyt II. Wheeler, judge
said court, at the L. ;. Court Rooms in Rutland,
assigned for the hearing of the same, when trri
where all creditors who have proved their deh
and other persons in interest, may attend aut
show cause, il any they have, why the PRAYER
said petition should not he granted.
Dated at Burlington, ON the llth day of sept'u-
Der, 1871. - B. b. SMALLEN, CLERK.
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A train on the Canada Southern rail-
road ran one hundred and eleven miles
in one hundred and nine minutes the
other day-the fastest time on record,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-21

AZ" II seems that the battles at Ship
ka Pass, when Suleiman Pasha made
his repeated reckless assaults upon the
Russian positions, and the five days
battle OF Plevna last week, when the
Russians were repulscd, were exceed
ingly sanguinary, involving an inn
mense loss of life, although they were
so barren of results except the demora-
lization which must necessarily follow
among the troops of the repulsed ar.
mics. Perhaps this exceptionally dead
ly character of these battles may be nc.
counted for by the fact that the wcap-
ons of warfare used are immensely SUI
perior in their destructive qualities to
those formerly in use, and that other
not less important fact than there exists
the spirit of bitter hostility to an OK.
traordinary extent in the rank and file
of the contendIng armies. The attempt
to capture Plevna is not to be given up
but the direct assault which has beer
proved unavailing at this stage must
give place to the slower processes OF
the seigc.
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DAsTuRE LOT For SALE.

Containing about one hundred acres %
good pasture land, with plenty of living water
located in the noylh part Of the town of BridporI
and known as the Hemnway creek lot. foi
further particulars apply TO ........
Bridport, VI, september 10, 1871. PAWS.
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4 IBERATION.-THIS Is TO GER
Ia THY that have this day given my son,
Charles l.. Putnam, his time during the remainder
of his minority, and shall claim none of his wages,
nor pay any of his debts after this date:
GEORGE q. PUTNAM.
New Haven, sept 4, 1871. 2iw3
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w The celebration on the occasion OF
the dedication of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Monument, at Boston, Monday
was most imposing affair. The pro-
cession, which formed an important fea-
ture of the ceremonies, was composed
of the entire militia of Massachusetts,
the governor and his staff, the Grand
Army organization with its depart
ment commander, twenty five veteran
organizations, recognized for the day
with their former officers, the High and
Latin schools of Boston, the Masonic
Fraternity of the state, the Odd Eel
lows, Temperance Societies, seventy
nine bands of music and other organiza.
tions. The procession moved through
the street for six hours, requiring three
hours to pass n single point. 1t is es
timated that 225, 900 people witnessed
the pageant. The Grafton was delivered
by Attorney General Dcvens and was
excellent. The city was profusely nnt
handsomely decorated with the national
colors and patriotic and suggestive mot
toes.
The monument is located upon the
Common, and is 1877 feet and inche
high. The area covered by the founda
ton, including the steps, is 80 fee
square. Three steps lead mp 10 thu
base of the monument, which is square
with pedestals projecting from the fou
corners for the reception of bronze stat
ues: Q) An infantry soldier in the Unit
ed States army uniform, standing will
arms at rest: CD "A sailor OF the United
States navy, standing at ease with hi
right hand resting on the hilt ola cutlass
ca the muse Of history, a seated figure
holding in the right hand II stylus, il
the left a table which rests oh the RICH
knee; (4) the genius of peace, n seated
figure holding aloft in the right hant
an olive branch. This statue faces til
south, history faces the north, the sol
der faces the west, and the sailor face
the cast. The following is the dedica
rory inscription. "To the men of Bo'
ton who died for their country Oh Ian
and sea in the war which kept ia
Union whole, destroyed slavery an
maintained the constitution, that the
example may speak TO coming gener'
tons"
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Mihhltburq Rtglster
FRIDAY, SEPT. 81, 1877.

~ AT the Massachusetts, Republican
State Convention, Wednesday, Gov. A.
II. Rice was rc-nominated for the Office
of governor and the contest at the polls
will be between Gov. Rice, Republican,
Mr.. Castor, Democrat, aud Judge Pit
man, Prohibitionist.