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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-30
SperiaI Nnhre.
A Word to Clergymen.

Friend, stop that Cough Do not neglect a Com
mon Cold for day. 1t may end in Consumption and
death. REV. y. II. DOwNS' ELIXIR has cured thou.
sands, both old and young and it will you, taken
freely and in This ELIXIR has been before thr
American people FORTrsx YEARS and has failed 10
give relief to all who have used It, II way by
ACTUAL SERVICE, until it has become household friend in
thousands of our best families Regular physicians and
recommend IT, Cergymen and all public speakers are IT.
best patrons Railroad employees much exposed Colds
Coughs, etc, should always use it, Farmers, lawyers
merchants and everybody old and young speak highly
Its praise
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-30
IRA RICHARDSON'S, ESTATE.

The subscribers ha wing been appointed 10y the Honorable
Probate Cont for the District Of Washington Comns
To receive, examine and adjust al claims demands
1f all persons against the estate of Ira Richardson late of
Waishcld In said District deceased. represented nsol
vent, and the term Of six months from the 2th day Of
Innunry ISIS being allowed bv said Cont the creditors
u said deceased to exhibit prove their respective claims
before give notice. that viii the duties OF
our appointment NJ the dwcng-ouse Of Mrs ir Richard
son IN Wuiishadi h ad District, the I'D dny Of Febu
AIRY and 2 yof June next at ten o'clock in the forenoon
On each OF said days.
j. BOYCE, l,,,.,-.,.
+. J. GREEN, ! COMMISSIONER
Wnitsield, January 81, 4. ID. ISIS. 1921
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ATTEMPTED SUIclDE-O2ias N. Thompson, who
lives on the old Billy Templeton farm in East
Montpelier, attempted suicide by cutting his
throat on Tuesday morning. lie has been in pool
health for some time-ever since he left the army
On the day in question those who were watching
with him had left the room for a few moments
and he took advantage of their absence to attempt
making way with himself He is fory-four YEAR.
If age, and has a wife and one child. DIR Chand
will recover
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The NEW YORK TRIBUNE says.

st. NICHOLAS has II list of contributors such
as no other chd's magazine or few publications
Of any sort in the world, can boast 1t has
caused the best writers in America to turn their
attention To the task of giving delight and i'm
parting culture To children. In the avalanche OF
Immoral literature that threatens the children
some strong, vitality wholesome, and really at
tractlve magazine is required for them, and ST
NICHOLAS has reached higher platform, and
commands for this service wider resources in art
and letters, than any of its predecessors or con-
temuorurias ~
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Don't BELIEVE lr 1t is reported by number
of our state papers that A. ". Griswold proprietor
of the celebrated Malvern farm " in Morrstown,
has been sentenced to eighteen months confine-
ment in the New Jersey state prison, for a crime
committed in AN insurance transaction. Mr.. Girls
void has been financially embarrassed for some
time, but letter received from him on Friday
night makes no mention of any such sentence,
and we don't believe it true The letter was
dated from his office in New York
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-30

WEST RANDOLPH Remember the annual viii
age meeting February 4th.. The Congrega-
'iOnal church has extended call to Rev Mr.
Hardy, of MoTisyille, which has been accepted
,.... The amateur dramatic entertainment and
lance Mt Bethel last Friday evening was sue
cess, and very agreeable time was had by those
present. Over fifty couples engaged in the dance
Several from this place attended. o.. In speaking
Of the recent Masonic dedication here Hon Herr,
Clark said, " The new Masonic hall which has
been furnished at a large expense, is excelled in
convenience, elegance aud adOrnnent by only
ne in the state Washington Lodge room at Bur
ington. The Ladies' Library Association give
N entertainment in Duios 4 Gays Hall, Fri
day evening, consisting of music pantolnines
etc, after which a social time will be enjoyed
Admission, ten cents supper, twenty five cents.
The proceeds are for purchasing new books, 4
large attendance * expected and a pleasant occa-
sion anticipated -. This place Is getting To have
a bad reputation of late Several drunken fights
have been INDUCED in ON our streets recently,
under the shades OF night Five gallons of the
liquor stolen from the town agency last fall has
come Ia light, which doubtless accounts for 1t.
As far Ms we know, there Is not a place In town
where Intoxicating liquor Il sold except at the
tgency,, Our village narrowly escaped another
arge fire saturday night January 18Th. chin
ney IN GrlswOlds block burned ont and was
watched on the outside until 1t was subdued
some tine in the night DR., Abbott discovered n
hfe ON the inside which WAS easily extinguished
Had the fire got vel started six business hlocks,
the Cottage Hotel and several dweing-houses
would have been in great danger of being con
sumed, and the loss of over one hundred thou
sand dollars involved. 49,. The dedication service
Of the new Baptist chapel were held last Thurs
day afternoon. Rev William Hague, u ID of
30 ton preached the sermon, and other dis.
tingulshed cleTgNmen were present to participate
u the ceremonies. large number were present
The chapel Is yesy nicely finished aud furnished
Ia the spring, and when completed will be one OF
the finest in the state Meetings will be held In
the chapel during the winter.
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FROZEN TO DEATH.-A soldier named William
Mead, from Plattsburgh, was frozen To death on
Thursday morning, at Wind Mill Point, in AL
burgh. He had applied at several houses on the
road for shelter, but was refused, and subse-
qnently perished His lieutenant reports him as
a man of temperate habits Much Indignation is
very justly felt at the refusal of the people in
that vicinity to afford him shelter
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THoMAS REEDS FED. I. . Et.S,.TATE.

STATE of NEhMoNli bNtlcl OF Washington 49,
In Probate Court, held at Montpeer in said district
the 2sth day Of January, A. d. ls7s
George II. Reed and Charles A. Reed, Administrators,
and Charles A. Reed Administrator of the estate Of Thomas
Reed, late Of Montpelier, said District. deceased pre-
their administration accounts examination and
allowance. and m1ke application for decree dis
rlhuton and partition of the estate q said deceased.
Whereupon. ordered by said Court that said accounts
said applications he referred thereof
held at the Probate ONCE in said Montpelier, day
Of February A. u 1873 hearing and decision thpreon
Nnd 1t IA further ordered, that notice hereof be all
Interested bv publication of the three weeks
successively Vermont Waterman b State Journal
newspaper published at Montpelier previous to said time
prOinfed for hearing, that they appear said time
and place and show cause they have, why said
should he nllowe aud such DEGREES made
BY the Court.--Attest
CHASE
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AeaaI NoffeS
W1lL4I,I1AAMM NJ n A Y. ESTATE.

w STATE or VERM6Sf, Dsiflct Of Washington. 4.
IN Probate Court, holden 1T Montpelier. and for said
District on The Oth day Of January, 4. D. ISIS
Virgil T. AYERS, ENpcuturof the will " William NJ Avprs
ttc Of Barre, in said District deceased, makes appca-
non To said Court TO extend the time heretofore allowed
him 10 the debts due from said estate and hs
administration account until some futureday whereupon,
u Is ordered w. -l tUur tl said application he heard AT
the Probate Office in Montper the 9Th day Of February
next ana j. further ordered that notice be given Ia an
VERSIONS concerned by the publication Of this order the
Vermont Watcman SiatpJounal. printed at Montpelier
three weeks successfully, before said hearing
1920 BY the Court.-Attest. MA. CHASE Register
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ESTES &c LII URIA Il.
STON.
ST. NICHOLAS.
sCRIBNER's ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE
GIRLS AND BOYS.
February Number Now Ready.

The LONDON ACADEMY Of December 22d, 1877,
sans. "In ST. NICHOLAS ice ioelcOme the best
stamp Of juuenHf literature that zee hare net
seen - w hdre no hesitation in sdgiag
that both IN the letter-preSs anil in the pictures this
american magazine has no rirdl"
In ST NICHOLAS for December, the Grand
Christmas Number, was begun u charming new
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a valuable present given 10 every who will send
rs their address, distinctly written Two editions OF
" Hoods Cook Book" have been dsnOsed Of, to the
delight OF every housekeepe who has been fortunate
to obtain one It contains blank pages and choice coec
ton of receipts for various kinds Of cooking. which
been land proved good free by G. /. Hoop Co..
Lowell Mass. Send Tor one. 2O-2i
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SEMINARY HILL -Because the seminary library
Is 50 small, some endeavors have lately been
made 10 enlarge II by uniting with 1t the society
libraries Professor Southworth has volunteered
to add twenty five dollars worth Of books to those
already obtaned, il the consolidation can be
brought about Doubtless help could be obtained
from other sources if this plan could be carried
into execution. As yet the students are not very
favorably disposed toward it,, Remember the
entertainment tonight, in the seminary chapel
...,A gymnastic class has been formed which
practices daily under the able tuition of Professor
Cuykendal lie believes in developing the body
~ well rs the brain. ... The reading room ha-
been greatly improved within short time A
new rack has been made for the daes aud two
new ones-the Boston JOurndiaad .Sprinqdeid Re
pubiicUp-have been added The International
Reuiew and Lippincofs Monthly have also been
placed On file. Miss Cutler, the new pTecepircss
l. a very popular teacher Her class In German
are very much pleased with the able tuition she
gives them In that branch
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Az AFFLICTED TowN-'Ihe town of Ferris
burgh is at present terribly afflicted by dphtheria
peculiar feature Of the scourge has been that,
II almost every instance where it has appeared
n family it has carried off all of them but one
'erson. Over twenty families have been thus al
.licted, some of them diving in horrible agony
-lowly choking 10 death Notwithstanding thu
most strenuous efforts by physicians of all thu
lifferent schools the deadly epidemic has not ye
,een brought under control. Often it attacks q
atirnt who Is apparently in perfect health, and
within an hour, the throat will he coated with
fnngus growth of white matter spreading owe
the membranes and lining of the throat, and il
from twenty-iour 10 forty -eghthours death ensues
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CouNrERrEITs A late dispatch to the Free
Press from Bennington says that counterfeit five
dollar bills on the First National bank of Hanover
Penn, are in circulation there. Upon the face of
this note the letter on the dollars has a blurred
look On the back owing is spelled owig"
and "thousand" is spelled Thousand with
an italic T.
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Fire Record for the Week.
Vermont.

Vermont.
IN FAIRIAvEN. The house Of James Fox wa'
burned on the 23d Ioas, 5000
In RUTLAND. John Consianiines house was
burned on the oath. Loss, 5000 insured
IN BRAiNTREE.-Th Westinghouse OF 7. Hull
was burned on the 22d Loss, 500; no insurance.
IN BENNINGTON, Patrick Lynchs house was
burned on the oath, the family narrowly escaping.
l"ss, 81 300; partially insured.
IN GLOVER Alexander and Willard Bogue lost
all their buildings by fire the other evening, to-
gether with nearly all the contents.
In BELLOWS FAIis.--A fire broke out in Ret
ting Sons store, on the 25th, and damaged
Union block TO some extent. G. L. Fletcher,
clothier, loses $1,000; the other losses are light
In CABOT About nine o'clock Monday even
ing, the 2sth inst, fire discovered in the base
ment Of r R. Warmers tin shop in crate Of
straw, 1t was well underway when discovered
and in few minutes more would have produced
first-class confagration. The great query in the
minds of all is how the fire came there.
Elsewhere.
IN SHIELDS, iND -weckers flour mill IL burned.
Loss $4,000
IL GENEVA, n Y.-Steven's thresher factory is
burned. Loss, s25 600
IN CARRoLLToN. Ky.-wilsons cotton batting
mills are burned Loss. $4,000
In OSHKOSH, WIS., Several fires last week
Wednesday night caused a loss Of some S25,000.
IN PRINCETON, n. IA barn and three out
buildings on the farm Of Colonel David McDan-
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SERIAL STORY BY MISS ALCoTT,

Under the Liacs' illustrated by MARY HAL
LOCK FooTE, TO continue during the year, This
same Christmas number, of which one hundred
thousand copies were printed contained the open
in,y ,,hantars nf
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TEMPERANCE REVIVAL "A local from Atho
Mass, says; " Mrs. Emma M0lloy, Of Indiana
naugurlted on saturday evening last the mos
successful temperance revival ever known in thi,
vicinity. The interest was such that on Thursda,
Mrs Molloy sent kilograms 10 Messrs. WEIGH and
Holden, Of Rhode Island and Miss Baker, of Nan
tucket, Tor their assistance. Meetings were held
n the Congregational church, led by Mrs Mollo,
md Miss Baker and at the same time in 'rylers
Hall conducted by Messrs. Welch aud Holden, be
tgeen eight and nine hundred persons being pres
cut at both meetings. Nearly six hundred sigma
tnres to the pledge have been obtained, and a
large number of religious conversions are among
the results of the work. MIR Holden organized Il
catholic Total Abstinence Society with the green
ribbon badges, and the enthusiasm among all
classes remains undated There Is great rejoic.
ing among the friends Of the cause at Mrs Mol
loys slcces- it having been far greater than the,
anticipated"
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with a severe accident last week Wednesday.
lie was in some way thrown or dragged from his
sleigh, his skull fractured, and he was uncon-
scious at last accounts. His horse was killed
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RANpoLpH-At the recent annual meeting of
Randolph National Bank the old board of drec-
tors were reelected as follows: William II. Du-
bois, J. W. Rowell, Willard Gay, A. W Tewks-
bury and K. T. Dubois
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Glen IMerGsemrnfs.
Jlodrr in Banhrnptrp.
CONGRATULATIONS of yer,no

At Burlington, the 18Th day uf January, 1878 the under
-gned hereby gives notice oi his appointment Assignee
" u > Campbell u Wnshrld IN the county Of wash
ington anu state " Vermont. within said District who has
nten ndludgoi h1nf-. r-rlo's' retitlon. bv the
District Court Of said District An persons having unset
tied accounts requested to make settlement Vi SINE
1921 j. H. UAsTfNGs Assionee
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WATERBURY CENTER There is to be an oyster
supper at Seminary Hall Friday evening Feb
ruary LIST; at which time there will be tableaux
and Mrs farley has engaged to be present and
exhibit her wax figures. Mrs. farley is so we'll
known as an exhibitor of wax work that it is not
necessary to recommend her. She brings with
her new attraction imported directed from Italy,
in the figure of Signorena Squalliena," which
on being wound up will sing a song, George f.
Smith is suffering severely from the effects of a
wound received in the army, and which is break
ing out again.
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ORANGE,-'rhe sociable and oyster supper at A.
S Martyrs last week Wednesday evening passed
off pleasantly. Very many were prevented from
attending because of the incement weather,
and they certainly lost fine treat. The charade
Wearing of the green" caused much merr-
ment after which we heard the joyous call :" for
ward march to supper" The tables were loaded
with goodies and the oysters We're very nice All
desire to tender their sincere thanks to Mr.. and
Mrs. Martyr for their kind hospitality. The
meeting of the Mite Society at Erastus Camps
has been postponed until February 9TH
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HARDwIcK. A delegation of the gospel workers
consisting of Professor Putney, of ST. Johnsbury
Academy, and three young men assistants, also
connected with that school, have held series OF
meetings here beginning on Tuesday evening
last, and continuing over the Sabbath. These
meetings have been well attended and fair de-
gree of interest manifested. The potato trade
has been quite brisk the past week, but at reduced
prices, thirty-fve and forty cents only being paid
Charles French has loaded three cars here during
the week. Willie and Arthur Clement sons of
W o, Clement, Of this place, have gone into trade
at IIydepark having purchased the merchantile
stock of hardware, tools and house-furnshing
goods Of C. j. Patch Success to them, as we
feel well assured they will try to deserve it,
The meeting of the State Board of Agriculture at
East Hardwick is announced for Thursday and
Friday, February It'll and Sth, with both day and
evening sessions 1t is hoped the public will show
an active interest in the success of these meetings
by generous attendance.
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BRApFoRD.-J C. Stearns, Of this place, was
recently reelected president of the Orange County
Agricultural Society ,,, On the 18th instant snow
fell to the depth Of about four inches, making it
quite good sleghng and very acceptable to many
that have not had such AN opportunity this season
.. There will be an entertainment at Village Hall
Wednesday evening, February 18th, for the benefit
of the ladies library. The reform club met at
Village Hall on Friday evening of last week Mr.,
i. j. Pratt delivered an experience lecture ON in
temperance, which MAS very interesting, To u large
audience Mr. Charles Carpenter, of West Charles
ton, was called upon by the speaker, MIR Car
penter being one of Mr.. pratt's earnest temper
amce workers Rev. l.. H. Elliott will lecture be-
fore the reform club next Friday evening, at the
Town Hall
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and THREE SPLENDID SERIALS FOR BoNs, one of
which, "DRlFrED INTO PoRr," by EpwIN Hon
DER an English writer will begin in March
.. Around the world in n Yacht, Boys ~
has been promised by u brilliant writer now on
There will be contributions by n daughter OF
the famous Peter Farley, and Letter to
Americans Inv
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NEW ENTERPRISE. members Of the State
Association for the Protection and Preservation OF
Fish and Game, in Rutland and vicinity, are rails
ing money to buy lot of fourteen deer, to be
turned ont on the mountains. 1t is said they
be procured for this purpose at fifteen dollars
per head.
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KoXBuRy Rev. Geo S. Guernsey will preach
in Roxbury next Sunday, February ID. Subject.
"The Bible doctrine Of rewards and punishpents +"
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II pleasant To in the mouths OF the age that
have withstood the rtvage- time All teeth may be pre-
served perfect aud servceabe. pure color and unde
ranged in position during whole Intestine, by regular
use Of sozodont
EveIlasting atnrhments undo with Snnndmgs Glne
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A REMEDY THAT NEVER FAILS.

Henry a. Johnson's Arnica and oil Liniment
Is an external remedy, for and beast, for curing
Wounds, spnns Strains Sores, Cuts Bruises Burns and
Ulcers Of every kind including Skin Diseases generally
and while it, application is harmless and painful
effects most wonderful A a FAMILY LiNIaRST, IT
meets the wants Of every household Warranted to satisfy
all who use it,
HAVE YOU YELLOW EYES
Bakers Mandrake Bitters will certainly
II have any Liver Difficulty. Indigestion, Cons
patou Pain in the Right Side. try these BlrrERs
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BUTTER MARKET The st. Albans butter mar
ket, Tuesday, firm, prices ranging from
eighteen to twenty-five cents for winter make
and from twenty-five to thirty cents per pound
for fall ends.
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CALAIs.-The winter term in school district No
ii closed Friday, January 25th Length of time,
eight weeks nltmber of scholars, twenty-fve
average daily attendance twenty-five and n half
those having no absent marks, Olive Powers,
Wallace Ainsworth, Freeman Gray and Henry
Gray not tardy, Arthur and George Sanders,
Freeman and Jennie Gray, Linnie Teachout Bert
and Guy Bancroft; only tardy Willie Nell
lie and Myrtle Peck, Frank Flora and Olive
Powers, Eli, Hattie, Nellie and Sarah IIoton.