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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-01-04
"A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Certainly to the writer this is Yer
pleasant greeting both to receive or givt
and such opportunities that come but once
year ought not to be forgotten but II seem
TO me there never was so little of this friend
and timely greeting among us as on Net
Years day" just past New Years CALI
which in years past have had IN them
much OF pleasure, at least for the genueme1
seem the present year to have been almoi
entirely neglected Shall such q pleasa1
practice be given up in Brattleboro: lod
humble servant spent the time from to
P. NJ, on New Years day, as he has done
the same period for several years, in CALM
upon the ladies. and he can certainly tesuf
10 the enjoyment received, and possibly 81
en-. Let us not content ourselves q speak
mem in living hermit lives, even il the timi
III, hard: but let us rather try, as opportuI.
~ Offers, TO cultivate the social eleme
among AS. IT,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-01-04

Ex-President Grant landed at Malta i'll the
Mediterranean on Saturday He took lunch
con with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh,
and dined with the Governor. A gala per
formance of opera was given in honor Of the
General in the evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-01-04

tiousy and at a fair profit. a carefully prepur-
ed and reliable article published in another
column furnishes much information which is
peculiarly pertinent at this time
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-01-04

Mr.. J. ". Jlster of Philadelphia,
learn. has is'-ibrte, with bounteous hal
gifts. abort lnnstlaas time, in this YieinI
making glad msug iii It's.
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GBeDermont 4Benlt.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY. JANUARY T., 1875.

Senator Edmunds is back in Washington
from his North Carolina trip. much benefit
ed
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sHERIFF's SALE.
j. W. Watson 4 CO.
vs.
Elsy Ridgewsy ct a.

QY virtue OF certain order Of sale fssusdie
u from the court Of common pleas, Within
and for the County Of Monroe, and STATE sf
Ohio, in case pending in said court betWesuii
the above named parties, and 10 me dIySssSGys
win offer for sale 'stpnbiis s4aoata q the
east door of the court houss II Woeda1sad,
on = s;.sal
Satarday,the 14th day Qf December, 81. i
between the hours of 10 o'clock, .. ~, and q
4o'clock p. m, Of said day, the following ds-C
scribed real estate sisusts In Monroe oounty, C.
Ohio, to-wit: 1ager alds .aetsi3f lsi,Sia srgl
The west half Of the southeast quarter oso
section eighteen, township three, range six,
containing seventy.two acres. Fl,.ss a5ss edD
Also, the northwest quarter Of section
seventeen, township three, range six, CON.
tanning forty acres. 4 ,'..t g, y
Also, ten acres OF the south end Of the
west half of the northeast quarter Of sec-
tion eighteen, township three, range six. 10
Said property SO ordered 70 bs sold is ap-o
praised as follows. 1fnah, OF, .sT,-sf.35 a;,t)
First tract, at Sl,0S0. see srds .essai.s saq
Second 440. ifIso# III ,isrslcs oa0
Third /. $50. ,sisg srp .un;eiep -ril
And may sell for two-thifds Of said sppfaiss.
ment. ~ ~ rigfs 1sf lSh sgo I,
| Terms OF SALE One-third cash on day ef
sale and the balance before oonarmssion.
- ssi s.a Sr wN. RRAD, pc
novI2.Tsws. Sheriff n. CO,
+ OKsr L oKEY, Att'ys. s1
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SHERIFFS SALE.
D. Gregg l. Co.
VS..
Sole, Goddard, ct al.

DY virtue Of = certain alias orler Of sale Is.
Dsued from the court Of common pleas within
and for the county Of Monroe, and State Of
Ohio, in case pending in said court between
the above named parties. and to me directed,
will offer for sale at public auction at the
east door Of the court house in Woods6eld. en-
Saturday, the l4th day Of December, 1878,
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock q. m. and 4
o'clock p. M, Of said day, the following de-.
scribed real estate situate in Monroe county,
Ohio, to wit:
The south half Of the northwest quarter Of
the northeast quarter and the northeast quar-.
ter of the northeast quarter Of section fourteen.
township two of range four except about three
acres sold out of said tract to Noah Better,
containing fifty seven acres and being the farm
on which said Sole and wife now reside,
Said property so ordered to be sold ia sp,
praised at $3.50, and may cell fer two thirds
Of said sppraisemsnt. Terms Of sale, one.
third cash on day OF sale, and balance BE-
fore confirmation. a. a
.T4sAae sll issa5i WIN. READ,
novl2.TSw5. Sheriff, n. C. o.
HuSrkR B MAILoRY, Att'ya q lf.4ea
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RUSSIA serves notice on Turkey "that
the Russians will evacuate Bulgaria and
Roumelia conformably with the Treaty
Of Berlin, but that they will continue to
hold Adrianople and Thrace pending the
Porte's acceptance Of definitive treaty.
THE SHn says: SIN his message Mr.
HAYES fails utterly to recognize the great
and pressing questions of the times
fails to make any new suggestions
worthy of a mai1eof affairs; and again
shows himself to be an incompetent as
he is Fraudulent President"
TIE Marquis Of LoRNE, Queen Vic.
ToRIA's son-in.law and Governor Gen
eral of Canada, with bis wife, the Prin,
cess Louise, have been having high
time during the past two weeks. BE.
eeptions and speech making interspersed
with balls and banenets' have been the
order. 1t is nice to be a Marquis and
son.in-law to Qheen, Judging from the
reports.
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Written for The Spirit Of Democracy
From Switzerland Township.
DEcEMsER 9. 1878

DECEMBER 2, 1878.
ED. SPrRIri A few days since while
looking over the columns of The SPIRIT,
my eye happened to fall on the letter
from Switzerland township. At first 1
was greatly puzzled to know who in our
midst had the moral courage and mental
capacity to write an article for paper !,
but upon reading I found that it was
correspondent who had seized his lit
erary quill and dashed of that famous
letter which, no doubt, many readers Of
The SPIRIT have long since committed
to memory.
The schools of the township and vi.
cinity seem to besn a Hourisbing condi-
ton. Joseph Jefers is swaying the birch
of justice in the Centennial district.
W. D. Citizens has changed his occu-
patton as farmer for that of school teach
ing, and is teaching his first term in the
Wheeler district. He is sn enterprising
young man and will no doubt meet with
unbounded success. DR.. W. B. Starkey
is teaching in the SwitEer district. The
DR.. is good instructor and has we'll
organized school.
There has been a great deal of sick
ness in this neighbofhood for the past
few weeks. James Gates has been very
sick, but is convalescing. Mrs. Cav has
been suffering from typhoid fever, but is
now on the mend. The community last
week was called to mourn the loss oi
Mrs. Nancy Gates, perhaps one OF the
Oldest inhabitants of the township. She
with her husband, moved in here some
60 years ago, when the country was yet
an unbroken forest, and up to the time
of her death she resided in the same
place.
AS I have perhaps written too much !
will close by saying, if any person desires
to know who wrote this let him ask
| Me.
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A Railroad rulcted.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. 2.-The Balti.
more and OHIO Railroad Company to-
day paid over to ex Governor Oden
Bowie, president of the Maryland Jock
ey Club, the sum of $12.555, being the
amount Of q judgment, with interest and
costs, obtained by Mr.. Bowie for injury
to one of his racers, named Australia,
while being loaded on train at Camden
Station. The litigation began in 1862
the first verdict being for $4,000, the
second $40, 900, from which, appeal was
takenl to the United States Supreme
Court. This tribunal sustained the YER.
dict below, and the. costs and interes,
considerably augmented the original
damages, as awarded. The case has ex
cited mach interest in racing circles al
over the country.
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SHERIFF'S SALES.
sHERIFF'S SALE.
James Butler
vs..
Henry Neuhart ct TX.

ny virtue Of 4 certain order Of sale issued
from the court Of common pleas within
and for the county of Monroe and State Of
Ohio, in case pending in said court between
the above named PARTIES, and to me directed.
will offer for sale at public auction at the
east door of the court house in Woodsaeld,
on
Saturday,ths 2Sth day Of December, 1878,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock =. m. and 4
o'clo ok p. N, of said day, the following de.
soribed real estate situate in Muhfoe county.
Ohio, to wit:
Commencing for the same on the section
line seventy and twenty one hundredths
poles south Of northeast corner Of section
thi,ty-six, township six and range six; thence
west one hundred and twenty two and sew
epty six hundredth poles to the line divid
ing said section north and south; thence
south with said line fifty two and
thirteen hundredth poles 10 post;
thence east one hundred apd twenty two
and seventy six one hhndredths poles to the
section line; thence north with section line
fifty two and thirteen hundfedths poles tc
place of beginning, containing forty acres.
Said property so ordered to be sold is ap
praised at $70O, and may sell for two thirds
of said appraisement. Terms Of sale, cash be-
fore confirmation.
WIN. READ,
nov26, ,7Sw5. Sheriff N. C. o.
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kEThe brszen impudence Of Repab-
jican politicians would be- amazing in
anybody but Republican politicians
They are actually claiming great praise
Cor the great reduction in the expendi-
4ures Of the government!
Do they ssppose people have forgot.
ten that less thaa year ago all depart
nents of THEN administration demanded
suEas enormously larger than was grant.
ed9 Do they suppose people have for
gotten thes q Republican Senate added
immensely to the sums voted By the
Democratic HouseH Do they suppose
the people. have forgotten that these
identical Republican politicians, a few
months age,, vexed the air with their
wailing that the wheels of gorernmeni
would be stopped because of the inade'
quate appropriations for which they de
nounced the Democratic House9
The Departments kept their expendi
fures within reasonable limits solely be-
cause the Democratic House made it i'm.
possible for them to do otherwise.
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New York Herald.]
SchOOlrOOm Headaches.

Many people who have public school
teachers among their acquaintance are
firmly of the opinion that the school
room has headache system all its own,
and their impression would be strength.
ened if they were to interview boys and
girls. There is nothing strange about
the complaint; the only wonder is that
it is not continuous and that anybody
escapes it. With systems of heating
and ventilation that are almost uniform
ly defective, and, worse yet, under the
control Of janitors who have no knowl-
edge whatever Of these departments of
their business, and who are as apt as any
other men to neglect or despise whatev-
er they do not understand, many of our
schoolrooms are boxes almost hermet.
rically sealed. into which hot air is being
driven and compressed. The heat is
frequently intolerable, the expired breath
and other physical emanations of the
children pollute the air to degree ex.
tremely dangerous to health, so teachers
and children, who, at nine o'clock enter
ed the room in fair health and spirits,
emerge at noon with listless step, aching
head and deranged vital organs. Should
a teachers nature protest against breath
ing in poison and sweltering in it, up
| goes window, and straightway all the
children in its immediate vicinity are
chilled and temporarily relieved from
one danger only to submit to another
The condition of the air of schoolrooms
is no secret to boards Of education i,
has been the subject OF some statistics
by experts, which forcibly suggest the
Black Hole of Calcutta; but what is oil
has been done to remedy it2 How
many teachers are competent to use such
ventilating facilities as their rooms pos
sess ? Their own frequent headaches
and those Of the helpless children show
that the number is very small, and thu
same effects indicate that but few jani
tors need fear to compare their records
with that Of the late lamented Kins
| HerOd.
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Noble County Republican, 9th inst.)
Death of a Noted Character.


Last week, at his home, on the Lit.
tie Muskingum, near the small post-town
OF Bloomfield, Washington county, there
died one Of the most noted characters
of this part of Ohio, William Sniyely.
He located on the Little Muskingum,
over fifty years ago, and took up one
hundred and sixty acres of land, all OF
which, with the exception of small
potato patch, is uncleared, and as wild
as when he first located it. A man of
great mechanical genius, be built a forge,
and was noted among the honest class of
people as splendid blacksmith and gun.
maker. But his talents were not entire
ly devoted to legitimate avocation, for
he, in very few years acquired reputa-
ton as one OF the most skillful counter.
feiters west of the mountains. He was
too smart to attempt the passage Of his
spurious money, but his location was
known to every counterfeiter and horse.
thief in Ohio and West Virginia, who
made his house and the many secret hi
ding places he had scattered around
through the woods, a rendezvous to gel
counterfeit money and hide stolen goods
Of very miserly and avaricious dispo
sition, he was never known to spend &
cent of mony for the commoDest necessa
ries of life. He has been known to eat q
frugal meal of corn-bread and milk, il
the morning and walk to Marietta and
back, distance OF twenty-five miles
each way, and carry back with him fifty
or hundred pounds OF iron, and withou
breaking his fast. For the last fifteer
years he has added largely to his hoar
ded gains by the illicia distilling liquor
He died at the age of eighty-five after al
illness of but few days, and what is tht
most narrowing to his relatives and has
aroused the curiosity of the community
is that be went into eternity without re
vealing where his boarded wealth was
stored, the lowest estimate of which il
100000, and up as high as $l60,00O
For mnny year to come treasure hun
ters will be found at the dead hour o
night digging into the bowels of wha'
what once his laud, in the remote hop,
of securing and enjoying the counter
feiters misers ill.gotten wealth.
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SIGNAL DEFEAT OF THE AF-
CHAINS.
Gallant Fighting by the Ameer
Forces.

Gallant Fighting by the Ameer's
Forces.
LAHORE. December 5.-General Rob-
erts has gained complete victory over
the Ameer's forces, capturing Peiwar
and Khotal and all the Afghan cannon.
The enemy's loss is heavy. The British
loss is eighty killed and wounded. Cap
tain Kelso, OF the artillery, and Captain
Anderson. of the Pioneers, are among
the killed. q @
LAHORE, December s., II 80 P. NJ
General Roberts telegraphs from Peiwar,
under date of the Sd, as follows: Du-
ring the night of December 1st the At
CHAN position was turned bv q flank
march over Spengwar Pass. We sur
prised the enemy at daybreak of the I'd,
when the Seventy Second Highlanders
and Fifth Goorkhas gallantly drove the
Afghans from several positions. They
afterwards endeavored to reach Peiwar
Khotal, but an assault could not be de-
li7ered from that side. We then threat.
ened the enemy in the rear, and attacked
and carried Piewar Khotal about four
clock in the afternoon
The enemy had, on the previous eve-
ming. received reinforcements of four
regiments. They fought desperately.
Their artillery was well served. Their
defeat, huwever, was complete, We cap
tured eighteen guns and a large quantity
of ammunition. Our loss was moderate,
considering the number of our oppo-
nents and the difficult nature of the
country. Major Anderson, of the Pio-
neers, was killed. Gen. Cable and Lieu.
tenant Munroe, OF the Seventy-second
Highlanders, were wounded. Our men
behaved admirably. We shall move to-
ward Shutar Gordon Pass on Thursday,
| the 5th.
LONDON, December 5.-Detailef re.
ports of the fighting in Peiwar Pass show
that the Afghans, who were posted 10 the
woods, resisted General Roberts second
movement on Peiwar Khetal most OBJ
stinately. Sometimes they even assamed
the offensive, hard pressing the most
! advanced troops, until reinforcement
came up. Not single body of the Af.
ghans remained unhroken at the end OF
the day. TIE English lost ten killed and
/ eight wounded. 3e dos
/ LAHORE, December 5.-All is quiet in
Khyber Pass. Reconnaissance has been
made as far as Peshabolik, The Aneel
is collecting levies near Cabul. Gener
al Biddulph has advanced many miles
northest Of Quetlah. The advance il
easy and the nations friendly.
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sHERlFF'S SALE.
Frederick Muhleman
Samuel Landis ct al.

n
DY yirtus of . certain order Of sale issued
u from the court Of common pleas, within
and for the county Of Monroe, and State Of
Ohio. in case pending in said court between
the above named parties, and to me directed,
l will Offer Tor sale at public auotion At the
east door Of the court house in Woodsneld d.on
Saturday, the l4sh day of December. ls78,
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock .. m. ana 4
o'clock ?. M, Of said day, the following de-
soribed rsst estate situats In Aonros county,
Ohio, to witt E
The southeast quarter Of the northwest
quarter Of section thirty-one, township three
Of range three, texcept two acres sff Of the
northwest corner formerly owned by William
Cain;lalso, beginning at the northwest corner Of
tie southwest quarter of the northeast quarter
of section thirty-one, township three Of range
three; thence south ten rods to stake; thence
south ffty-ons and fhree-fourth degrees east
twelve rods to a stake in Negro Run; thence
south sevensy.three degrees east thirty-th-ee
rods to a stake; thence a northerly course
twenty five rods to the line running east and
west through the center OF the northeast q aar-
ter of said section thirty one; thence west with
said line forty-fve rods to the place of begin.
hAhSs NoheoAhAhS AHc 1CrcS ttbO, y puTt VI bLc
southwest quarter of the northeast quarter oi
section thirty one, township three of range
three, beginning for the same at stake in the
quarter section line running north and south
through the center of said sectionstLirty one
ten rods south of the northwest corner Of the
southwest quarter of the northeast quarter o.
said section thirty one; thence south ffty ors
and three fourth degrees east three chains to's
stake in Negro Rum thence south seventy thset
degrees east seven and sixty-fve hlsadredtf
chains to stone on bank of run; theAsesoatf
eight degrees west fourteen and sikty-fivt
hundredth chains to stone;thence north eighty
seven and half degreeswest eight chains t.
stone near an ash tres. thence north two ant
half degrees east eighteen and twenty-eigh
hundredth chains to the place of beginning
containing about fourteen acres, in all about
ffty-seven acres
Said property so ordered TO be sold Is ap
praised at $525, aud may sell for two
thirds of said appraisement. Terms Of sale
one third down on day of sale, and balan cs
before confirmation.
WIN. READ,
novl2.'7Sw5, Sheriff q. @. q!
7 HUNTER Il MALLORY, Atty's.
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We guess wedding out among: tAe
officials in charge of the Ohio Penifen.
tiary would prove to be q move in the
right direction. Charges of drunken
ness have been made against some OF
the officers, ard according to the Eaquir'-
en-, "the instNution seems racaed with
jealousy and dis rust"
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HENRY BLANDg, of GAINESVILLE, has
been awarded the contract, by the Gov
ernment, to place engines in the Custom
House in Chicago for the sum OF S65,
600 What would the powers at Wash.
ington do without Ohio men2 Nothinp
would be compelled 10 suspend.
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sHERIFF's SALE.
VIM. D. Lowery
Jas. b. Mckee.

ny virtue of certain order Of sale Issued
Il from the court of common pleas within
and for the county of Monroe, ana State Of
Ohio in case pending in said court between
the above named parties, and to me directed,
will offer for sale at public atction at the
east door Of the court house in Woodsield,
on oir
Saturday, the 2lst day Of December, 1878,
between the hours of 10 o'clock .. m. and 4
o'clock p. m, Of said day the following de-
scribed real estate situate in Monroe county,
Ohio, to wit:
Lot number twenty-five in the town d
Calais. -
Said property SO ordered TO be sold Is ap-
praised at $500, and may sell for two
thirds OF said appraisement. Terms Of sale
one third cash on day Of sale, and balsn6t
before confirmation.
WIN. READ,
nov1s,'78w5. Sheriff ". c. O.
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sHERIFFs SALE = = q
Jacob Truck Of 4. ,.s.,, s ! ,,,,,, !.
70. .tnsi
Rachel Truck st al- --s.
Rachel Truck et all

ny virtue Of certain order Of sale in'psf,
d tition issued from the cbuSt q ccsspeu
pleas, within and for the county - Nenfos,
court between the above nsthsd parties; ana
to me directed. win ,o6sr scr sale q public
auction at the east dbot Of the court house
in Woods6sld. on
Saturday, the 14th dayof DScembsr.lS7Ss
between the hours Of 10 odlSokx, m and 4
O'Clock p. m, Of said day, the following de-
scribed real estate, situate Id lholros oopns
~, Ohio, to-wit: Y ifsY'g
The Ssouthssst quartsf d shs ssnthrests
quarter Of section niuetssns township four
Of range four containing thirty nine ard
ninety seven and half hundfedth aoSssj
except about one half acre sold for soheol
house lot, and also, except one and lfty- -nins
hundrsdth acres, decided BY Jssob Track -
Sinai MoRlroy. RFers sssa esla IS jSval al
Also, the southwest quarter 6f the sonth
west quarter OF section uiustttA, towsahip
four Of range four. containihg abont forty
and forty hundfsdth aerss. -. kau -
. Also certain piece pdrchAtsa' from Thoss
J. Moblsy, beginning at the southwest eoFner
of the northwest quarter of tbs soathusst,
quarter Of said section; thence h0fth With
the section line about sixty two ard . half
rods to q besch; thence north seventy .sfehs
white oak; sthenoe north thirty Two and
half degrees east seventeen and six-tenth
rods to small bsech II the kssd Of tks
cove; thence south. seventy thvss dskrsss
west two ard . ourtfrods V S'bessh; ;kh6noe
south eleven and two tenth rodc ~ !, btodA;
thence south ten degrees east si5ifS0 b =
hsmlock; thenoe soutk' f6dk dsSsSes ~
eleven and . fourth rods " q white oak;
thence south forty and half degrees sasS
nineteen and eus-tenth rods 10 stensS
thence sast sboas ferty nve rods - east side
Of said lot; thence south sbsut thsty ynins
rods to- tEe southeast corner Of said lot;
themes west about eighty rods, adjoining ths
first nsntionsd lot tu'ths place Of bsginnin6
containiny about twenty aeses.q l3xdsa
Also, a certain piece Of land bought from
Elias ssnser, adjoining the former p,sossy
situate on the east side OF the ysouthsast
quarter Of section twenty I've of said town..
ship and range, lying principally sin tAv
northssst csrnsr Of SAID Qaartsr section.
bounded ag follows. beg;oaisg a. q, white,
walnut at The north bank Of Sun6sh creek :.
on the lower side q she run; thsncs down
said creek basAs south eighty dssrssa east
twelve and half rods to : BALM ,of Gilasd'
tree on the section line; thence north With
] the section line one hundred and twenty i've
sad half rods TO the nosthesst uprnsr of
said quarter section; thence vest one hp.-
drsd and thirteen, rods With or on the north
i end of said quarter section line to the ajossr~