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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-02
MOLLY mcguire ARRESTED FOR MURDER

WuKEsBARRE, Penn, Nov. 1.-James Mum
lev schuyIk County Molly Mcguire was arrested al
the Enterprise Colliery near this cfy ths morning,
non irge OF being accessory To the murler oi wren
and Sanger near Pottsviile, III September, 1879.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-02
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Tbsdasrnn yaraons IN h cy o tent o'
Tor q
nian-ht white line
Of tie mercury dsTEs tAoss G5srA
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Memoir of Tiley Ayres. ESQ,

The subject of this sketch, the second
of eight sons, was born in Royalton,
this state, February Ii, 1899, and died
in Peru, state of New York, the 18th
instant. He was buried the 18th inst,
on which day, had he lived, he would
have completed his seventy-eighth year.
His father, Joel Ayres, a native of
Massachusetts,, first settled in Rovalton,
where most of his children were born.
In 1911 he moved to Weybridge, where
he resided TO the close of bis life. Here
his children grew to their majority, and
it has ever been matter worthy of note
that no one of them ever fell into any
reprehensible practice. Unvaried fra
ternal feeling existed between them.
They all entered the marriage relation,
and annually or with few years inter-
vening gathered their families together
in reunions. to which other friends
were invited. A few years since a
gathering of this kind and one of much
interest was held ut the old homestead,
which had passed into the hands of
Francis Ayres, one of the brothers.
They all attained to old age, the young
est being siXty-siX years of age.
Tiley is the first to pass away, the
first parted link in the fi'atcrnal chain.
Soon after reaching his majority he
went to Peru, n. Y, and continued a
resident of that town till his decease
For while he was engaged In mechan-
ical business, but eventually settled
upon farm. lie was worthy citizen
and professor ofthe Christian religion.
An only sister of the brothers, woman
of much grace and beauty, married a
clergyman, and died young, leaving a
son, who has been some twenty years in
the ministry.
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sF- The report of the Democratic
committee sent by the House of Repre-
sentativos to Investigate the election in
South Carolina was made, on Monday,
by Mr.. Sayler of Ohio. The report is
partisan in its tone and general charac-
ter, but apparently not designedly I'M
lust. 1t says many mistakes and inac-
curacies were found in the different re-
turns. and some of them were signed by
one and some by two managers, but il
all returns affected by such IRREGULAR
ties were rejected it would not change
the result. After throwing out the votes
of all the precincts which Democratic
zeal could find excuse for rejecting, II
was found that the Republican elector
having the least number of votes re-
ceived eight hundred and thirty-onc
more than the Democratic clector hay
ing the greatest number. If inform
alities were overlooked the majority
would be much greater. This commit
tee also feels bound to say that the
United States troops by no word or act
did anything to encourage the belief
that they wished to overawe, or in any
way influence the voters in the discharge
of their duties The report goes into de.
tails and shows reasons for their conclu.
sions, and but for the partisan coloring
of it, would be an honor to those Ell.
gagged in the investigation.
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UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE
AGRICULTURAL CoLLEGE.-A course OF
twenty five lectures on veterinary med
icine will be delivered in the main lee
ture-room of the Medical College build,
ing, by Prof. Noah Greasy, NJ. D., DIV.
S., beginning at 2 p. NJ. on Thursday,
March 10. Two lectures will be given
each day, and on consecutive days (Sun-
days excepted), until the course is COM
pleted. Prof. Greasy will aim to go over
the whole subject of the diseases of ami
mails, especially farm animals, as
thoroughly as the time will admit, and
the instruction will be especially adapt
ed to meet the wants of farmers and
stock raisers.
Fee for the course, So.
That none may be deferred by even
this nominal fee from attending the lee
lures, number of free tickets available
for practical farmers have been placed
at the disposal of the president.
Board and lodging may be had in pri-
vate families, at fromS4 TO 50 per week.
A list of boarding places may be found
at the Office of the Free Press.
The Central Vermont railroad will
grant free return tickets TO those who
have paid full fare in comingto attend
the lectures.
NJ. ii. BrCHnAM, President.
Burlington, VI.
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STATE ITEMS.

A. N. Merchant, of the Sentinel, read
IN original poem before one of the Bur-
lington reform clubs on Sunday even
ing.
VIM. ID. Bronson, of East Uardwick,
has fourteen Jersey cows, from which
he has made the past season 1920 lbs.
of butter.
Hon. Jesse Carpenter, formerly of
Essex Center and Winooski, where he
practiced law for some years, died re-
Gently at his home in the West.
Mrs. Willard Grswold, ofCambridgc.
committed suicide Sunday by stpangling
with small silk shawl. The act was
caused by grief at the loss of her hls-
band.
BY an act of the legislature n free
scholarship at any normal school in the
state is at the disposal of the supcrin-
tendent of schools in each town. on COM
pctitivc examination.
The New Hampshire Editorial Asso-
citation has organized for the current
year, with George f. jerks. president,
and voted to visit Mt. Mansfield on its
|
Joseph ID. Sellers. who did some
swindling with forged checks i'm St. Al
bans, last fall, has been sentenced by
the court at Irasburgh to two years and
six months in the state prison.
The Chittenden county commissioner
says that besides the agencies recognized
by law for the legal sale of liquors,
| 10 =.
each town of the county, and more than
one hundred places in the city of Bur.
lington, where liquors are sold contrary
to law.
Some heartless woman abandoned 0
puny boy child about three months OLD
in the sitting-room of Rowe's Hotel Bur.
lington, Saturday evening. The follow.
ing note was pinned TO the baby's
clothing; ''This is young Centennial
dear lady; take good care of this unit
called for at the next centennial" The
little waif was taken in charge by the
overseer of the poor.
Brattleboro business men are com
planning bitterly ofth Central Vernon
freight rates. ThusJ. Estey & Co., tn,
organ manufacturers, pay more Il
freight their goods to St. JOhnsbury, st
Adams and Burlington than to Chicago
and 81 is demanded for hauling ton o
organs to South Vernon, so that the firm
find it cheaper to have their goods cart
ed to that point at 80. The local argu
ment is that when it costs double on tn,
cars what it does by teams, it is time fo
the town to give $4,000 to the Brat
tleboro and Whitehall enterprise. W,
notice, by the way, that lawyer C. n
Davenport, in his sensible way, hearth,
favors the new road, but insists that
can and should be built by private CAPT
tai and subscription, and not by publ
, grants. For this advice the old gentle
man is savagely polished off by youn,
, Mr.. Davenport, who edits the Reforme
newspaper. Republican.
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A FIENDIsH JOKE. Two roughs,
named Harrison and Lattuear, brake
men on the Troy and Boston railroad,
entered saloon in Troy, Thursday,
and after carousing awhile, Harrison
pulled out what appeared to be to-
baoco box and laying 1t on the floor
pretended he was endeavoring to flatten
it. A man named IIoughtaling, who
was working in the saloon became inter-
ested and was finally induced TO
endeavor to flatten il with a hammer.
The box was torpedo, which exploded
when he struck il, and Houghtaling
received no less than nine ghastly
wounds on the face and head, his left
eye was blown out, the thumb and index
finger Were torn off, the palm of his hand
was shattered, his skull and the bones of
his face were laid bare. When Harrison
saw the result of his brutal joke he fed,
but was subsequently, arrested and il is
TO be hoped will have am opportunity to
crack jokes by breaking stone at Sing
Sing or Dannemora for few years TO
come.
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addison County Temperance Conven.
tiCns

A convention of temperance citizens
of Addison County was held at the
lecture room of the Congregational
church in Middlebury, on Wednesday,
Feb. 2l. 1877, for the purpose of NOM
mating a candidate for county COM
missioner.
The meeting was called TO order by
Rev. w. n Bacon of Shoreham After
reading the call, II. NJ. Clapp, of Yer
gennes, was elected president, but de-
clining was excused. J. l.. Barker, OF
Middlebury, was then chosen to fill that
position. l.. F.. Knapp, of Middlebury
was chosen secretary. Prayer was offer
Cornwall.
The chair then announced that the
convention was dnly organized, and
ready for business.
Col. j. Ii. Lucia,of Vergennes, called
for the report of the present incumbent
of the Office of county commissioner be-
fore proceeding to the nomination of Il
commissioner for the year ensuing, and
it was given by Mr.. j. L. Crane, the
commissioner, as follows:
COMMISSIONER CRANES REPORT.
NJ. Chairman and Fellow Citizens
During the past year have received
application from seven towns for license
for agents. have licensed agents in six
as follows: Vergennes, Starksboro, Lin.
coin, Bristol, Hancock and Middlebury
The selectmen of Weybridgc applied fol-
an agent, but it did not seem to me besl
to appoint the man they desired and the
matter was dropped. The town OF
Bristol has not heretofore had an agent
Last summer the authorities desired to
commence prosecuting those who were
selling Illegally. and desired an agent
appointed that there might be no excuse
for them and | made an appointment
the last of August, since which there
has been sold by the agent liquors to the
amount of S5l.6i. The other five towns
have had agents for several years.
think can not do better than to give
the amount of sales for the nine months
preceding Feb. /, and compare thi.
amount with the sales for the same time
during the two preceding years.
find these sales as follows, for the nine
mouths previous to Feb. |;
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the Board TO the people of Troy and Or
leans county for their attendance upon
and interest in the meetings, and also
for the kindness and hospitable recep-
ton given the members Of the Board by
the people of Troy.
AT the close of these exercises, DIR.
Greasy was asked a number of questions
in relation to animals, their feeding,
their diseases, and their general man
agemcni. Among others, q. 5. Fassett
asked If there were physiological rea-
sons for feeding meal TO cows after feed
ing hay; or, if fed before feeding hay,
Will the meal go Immediately TO the
fourth stomach and not be digested?
DR.. Greasy said no such reasons exist.
ed, as the addition of few pounds more
to the mass already in the stomach, can.
not materially affect the condition ofthc
stomach.
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JfllhhIehurp Rrgjstrt
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1877

sEr The complexities Of the eastern
question seem no nearer solution, and
the probability of war between Russia
and Turkey is every day strengthened.
There are pacific negotiations in pro-
gress between the Sublime Porte and its
provinces, and yet there is condition OF
jealousy between these Christian prov
inces and the Turkish government, that
renders permanent consolidation of the
empire as against Russian invasion an
impossibility, or, at least, an improba-
bility. Montenegro and Herzegovina
would secretly rejoice in, if they did not
openly assist, foreign invasion whose
tendency would be to free them from a
hateful dependency.
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Total, 2769.32 3966.57 6365. II
From the above statements ii will be
observed that there has been a gradual
decrease in the sales of liquors at the
agencies In this county; the sales for
the past nine months being Sl197 20 less
than year ago and S3597.39 less than
two years ago; or less than half the
amount of two years ago. / shall not
attempt to account for this great de-
crease in the sales of liquors at our sew
cral agencies. | understand that the
sales i'll other counties have been less
during the past year. Doubtless d
healthtul temperance sentiment has had
much to do with it. l believe ii has.
Believing as have that a large pro.
portion of the liquors sold at our agen-
eics for medicinal purposes was unnec-
essary and worse than useless, it has
been my object, so far as possible, while
acting as county commissioner to pre-
vent agents from selling liquors where
il was not really needed for medicinal
ar other lawful purposes.
Within few months one Of the best
physicians in this vicinity, with large
practice, told me that he did not pre-
scribe over one gallon of liquor, clear
or that might not legally be bought OF
any druggist. in year. AT this rate
the town of SIiddlebury would require
eight gallons year, aud the surround
ing towns perhaps as much more. Now,
the Middlcbury agency has during the
past year sold over two hundred gall
Ions, which is less than third of whit
was sold two years ago. Perhaps the
people have prescribed it for themselves,
and the physicians do not find il neces-
sary. | will not attempt TO say. But
does any reasonable person suppose
that such quantity of this medicine is
actually required, or that the people
are benefited by the use of such quan-
titles? Fifteen hundred gallons sold BY
the agents of this county in one wear
TO say nothing of the amount sold by
others. The sales of such an amount
under the name and prctense of medi.
cine seemed to Inc neither reasonable
nor right, and sought at once, when
commenced my duties as commissioner,
10 place such restrictions upon the diff.
ferent agents as would tend to reduce
the sales to legitimate amount.
] believe that ] succeeded the first
wear to some extent, Still, there were
some agencies that sold vastly more
than they ought TO, as il seemed to me
very much more IN proportion TO the
population supplied than the Other
agencies, How was this matter to be
remedied? The law, as understand il
gives to "A county commissioner absolute
control over the sale Of liquor by the
agents he appoints. Now, if the law
gives him this power, 1t also lays upon
him great responsibility. He, no less
than the agent, is responsible if moro
liquor is sold than ought to be.
] said that some towns, or rather
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-02-24
CTATE OF VERMONT-DISTRIC1

~ VI NEW HAVEN, ss.
In Probate Court held at Bristol, within and H..
said district the 9Th day OF February, A. ID. IS.
Nicholas III. Guindon, administrator of the cStit-
of Ezra v Page, late of Lincoln, in said distrl
deceased, makes application 10 said court With
the consent and appreciation in writing OF those
terested in said estate for license 10 sell all Of the
real estate of said deceased, 10 wit the home farm
Of tho deceased and a mountain lot in said Lin
coin, representing that the sale thereof is in part
necessary for the payment of the debts of the said
deceased, and that ii would he for the interest
all concerned in said estate that the whole be sol
including the homestead and reversion of dover.
Whereupon II Is ordered by said Court that said
application be referred 10 session thereof, t. *
held at the probate ONCE, in said Bristol on the
9Th day of March, a; d. 1871, for hearing and ~
persons be notified hereof by publication of notice
of said application and order thereon, three week
successfully in the Middlebury Register, printed
at Middlebury, before said time of hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place. amt ii
they see cause object thereto
BY the Court-Attest
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~ The undersigned, having been appoint q 10.
the Hon. Probate Court for the district OF -
Olson, Commissioners, to receive, examine a. ,
adjust all claims and demands OF all per-'~
against the estate Of 4. NJ Baldwin, late OF VIE
Ing, in said district, decease and all claims "A
hibited in Offset thereto, hereby give notice ihI
we will meet for the purposes Aforesaid. al tii,
late dwelling house of the deceased, in White
on the 18th day OF March and 30th day oi Ju.,
next, from one O'Clock I'm. until -four O'Clock TN
on each OF said days, and that six months from II.
S0ih day of January, 4. d. 1871, Is the time limits.
by said Court for said creditors to present ih' 3.
claims TO Us for examination and allowance
Dated at Whiting this sth day OF February !
ID. 1877. T. BROOkl\s, no..
AZ 4, Ii. HUBBARD '"h'l -
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STATE OF VERMONT. - Addison
STEPHEN BARTLETT AND WIFE
WM. ASH, FRANCIS BROWS,
NELSON JESOTT AND EsrIA
IENAr-r

\ / .
WM. ASH, FRAScIs BRoWN, December f.ru.
NELSON JESOTr AND EsrHA 1875.
JESOTr.
Whereas, stephen Bartlett and Asenath T. lt..f.
lett wife Of the said stephen, of Bristol ia igti,i
county have fled their potion in said court aual, Il
Francis Brown, of said Bristol, VIM. Ash, Nelson
Jenott and Estha Jenott wife of the said Nel-n..
now resident in parts unknown, setting forth Tie
said VIM Ash and Francis Brown on the l3l l., =,
of November, 1853, executed 10 the said A. maj :
E., mortgage deed Of certain land situated -
said Bristol and described As follows to wit: IA
whole of lot No. To- in the Sd division of lands "a
said Bristol, drawn To- the original right Of Joseph
Sherwood, being the same land decided bV l.ia,i.. .
June %, 1855, and recorded in said Bristol iils
records, book -, page $40, and is the same Hat 4
which the said Asenath l.. decided to the said
and Brown, Nov. 10, lsos, with eonnii
for the redemption Of the same ON ihr ri,
ment of certain notes therein described. A.
that since the execution of said morIsa!-,. d..
Ash has conveyed his interest in said preiais. -
said Nelson Jenot, and the said Nelson AMI f,i.s
Nov. IL, 1872, conveyed their interest in said p4
misses to the said Ash, and Nov. IL, ls72 the ~.
Ash mortgaged his interest in said premises To- .f
said Nelson. And praying that said defendant
may be foreclosed of their equity of redemption
said premises said defendants, VIM. Ash. Nel Il
and Estha Jenott residing without this STAT -
that said petition cannot be served upon them
1t is ordered that they be required to appeal t.,
the first day of the next stated term of said G.
to be holden ct Middlebury, within and iVr i'n
county of Addison aforesaid, on the first Tue. .
of June, 4. ID. 1877, then and there TO answer ,
said petition, and for that purpose said pciinus
shall cause the substance of said petition ani lii
order three weeks successively in the Mtlliehur,
Register, printed in said Middlebury, the lns' ni
which publications TO he at least twenty day l'r
vious to said June term of said court.
Dated at Mildlebury, Aforesaid, this l.ih ia, 1T
RUFUS wAISwRIClIr, Ci,la.
y no
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MARKETS.
Middlebury Retail Market.
Watertown Live Stock Market
For THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 20, 1871

Market Beef--A few choice ss.25as5j; extra S 90
as50; first quality 7O0a7.75; second quality coca
Go; third quality 5.00a5.75.
Price of store Catte-Working Oxen per pair,
from 800, ] - 100, 100 and lis.
Mich Cows and Calves from $30aJ0; extra 55aS0.
Yearlings sl0ae0; two years old l0a30; three
years old 25a40
sheep and Lambs--In lots s2.7j. 800, $50 and
$40; extra st50aG.5N per head. or from Sac q. &c
per lb.
Hides, Talow and Standardization hides 6 / 2
per lb Country hides, per h.; Brighton tallow
&c per lb.; Country tallow l2c
Pets S0.15al 30 each. Calf skins 10a12c per ID.
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JAuSDIcE AND BILIoUsNEss. Who knows q
good remedy for these disorders? We are assured
ATwOoD's VEGETABLE, PHYSICAL, JAUNDICE
BTrrERs will effect n speedy cure. They have
nerer failed 10 SATISFY al rho hare used them foI
jaundice, dyspepsia, biliOusness, etc. Beware OF
limitations. The genuine has private proprietary
stamp of John L. Henry over the cork. Sold by MI
dealers. Manhattan Med. Co., props. joins r..
HENRY, CtRRAN n Co, New York, Wholesale
Agents.
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CTATE on VERMONT-plSTRlCT

- OF ADDISON, SIS.
in Probate Court held at Mlddlebury, within
and for said District, ON the sth day OF February,
A. ID. 1871.
sidney Mead, administrator Of the estate OF sa.n
uel Bush, late OF Middlebury, in said district ~
ceased, presents his administration account 4
examination and allowance, and makes applies
ton for q decree of distribution aud partition 81
the estate of said deceased.
Whereupon, il is ordered by SAID court thai sad
account and said application be referred 10 a
sion thereof To be held at the probate oce In said
Middlebury, ON the 10th day OF March, A. ID. Isl,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, for hearing and lie
tee hereof be given TO all persons interested a.,
publication OF the same three weeks succos>Ncls
Ia the Middlebury Register, newspaper pub
lished at hiddlebury, previous 10 said time az
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place and show cause, il any they ms,
have, why said account should not Dc allowed eDJ
such decree made.
40 sAML L. COOKE, Judge
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, NOTICF

~ The undersigned having been appointed A,
the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF A,iifI
son, commissioners 10 receive, examine. and T.
just all claims and demands Of all persons agar.
the estate of Daniel sanford, late of Cornwall. ~
said district deceased, and all claims exhibited -
offset thereto hereby give notice that Will
for the purpose Aforesaid, at Mrs Juliet HOle p,
dwelling house, in Cornwall, ON the sth day 60.
March and 9th day OF August next from ulir
O'Clock PM, until four O'Clock PM, each Of sa!u
days, and that six months from the 9Th day ui
February, a. ID. 1871 Is the time limited by saii
Court for said creditors to present theif claims
US for examination and allowance.
Dated Of Cornwall. this 18th day OF February
ID. 1911 /. l.. EELLo ~.
AZ NJ H. VIII 4 ANSON NuHi T.
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MARRIED.
DIED..

WICKER-In Bridport, Feb. 81, Mrs. Emcline
Wicker, wife of Mr.. G. A. Wicker
HIER-In East Mddlebury, Feb. 81. Eber HER,
aged 81 years.
HAYES-1n Rutland Feb II, James Hayes,
aged 81 years.
ROBBINs-In Brandon, Feb. 1, Miss Maria Rob.
bins, formerly of Leicester, aged "a yeara.
HALE-In Chelsea, Feb. 49, Miss Abigail q.
Hale, daughter of the late Hon. Harry Hale, in
the Goth year of her age She was n sister of Rev.
John g. Hale of Chester, Hon. Robert 8. Hale OF
Elizabethtown, y. Y, ami Thomas Hale, Esq, OF
kcene, n. II.
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Salem Lead Company.

Warranted PURE WHITE LEAD-Well.known
throughout New England AS the WhITEsT, FIN
EST and BEST
LEAD TAPE. IS inches wide, on reels for Cur
tain Sticks.
LEAD RIBBoN. from l-s to inches wide. ON
reels for Builders.
LEAD PIPE, Of any size or thickness
Al lowest market prices fcF goods Of equal quail
ity. FRANCIS BROWN, Treasurer
t0yl salem, Mass.
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GENERAL DEBfI1Tr.-This convenient term in
cludes numerous ill-de1ned and supposed incur
able forms Of disease, accompanied by general las
situde and exhaustion, without any ascertainable
external or internal cause. The PERUVIAN SYRrI
sends It's rcnovating Influences TO the inmos reces
ses Of the system, and has relieved in our commu
nltN many cases of suppOseh incnrahlc diseAse.