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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

WrLItlI4A,Ma e. VI SADwE ELL, ESrArE;

In Probate Court held at Montpelier In and Tor said
District, the l2th day Of september, A. n. 1875
\. s, kellon, Administrator OF the estate OF William W
Caldwell, late Of Montpelier IN said District, deceased,
makes application TO said Court for license sell the inter
the estate Of said Caldwell in the following described
real estate To wit building lot and dwelling house. shed
and thereon, the easeTly Side barre
street the highway leading Onion river, and the
village Of Montpecr and bounded westerly hv land owned
and occupied hy Timothy Hubbad noriherly by land
formerly owned by l w Brown, and land owned by the
estate Of William ig1lsrd southery by he land owned
and occupied by j. W Es, aud sOuthwstty BY the high
way aforesaid was, on The lsh day Of june, A. u 1874
CALDWELL as SAID Admnislratqr informed and believes 10
the payment Of certain promissory notes given by
said Rker 70 sad Caldwell and that upon the pay Of
said iker, and that said quil-caim deed In law ana
equity mortgage deed aud nothing more; renfeseuiine
that sale of said premises and held in sad
Caldwell, together with the sale OF said notes. wonid he
beneficial to all persons Interested In the estate of sad Wn
W, Caldwell, deceased Whereupon Il is ordered Nv sad
Court that said application be referred thefeof IL
be held M the Probate once, In said Montpelier on me An
day OF Oct A. d. 1878 for hearing and decision then and
II Is further ordered, that all persons interest be notified
hereof by publication Of notice OF said application and rr
thereon three weks excessively the Vermont MathSn
State Journal newspaper published AT Montpeiler and
which olrcula IN the nclghhohoud those Interested b
fore said time OF hearing That they may appear al said Zine
and place, and, n they see cause, object thereto.
by the Couft.-Attsat
6s-S5 MA, CHASE, Register
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

The Centaur Linments of two kinds. The
White is for the human family; the Yellow Is for
horses, sheep, and other animals Testimonials Of the
effects produced by these remarkable Preparations
wrapped around every bottle and may be procured of
any druggist by mail from the ONCE of THE CESrAuR
COMPANY, IS Dey Street, New York City. 1879
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

UNITED STATES CoURT.-The regular term Of
the United States Circuitand District Court opened
at Rutland on Tuesday last, Judge Wheeler pre-
siding. Among the important cases on the docket
are the Bennington county town bond " cases,
and Brooks rs Central Vermont Railroad Com
pany. The latter case, it will be remembered,
came up on demurrer at the term Of court held in
Burlington last spring, when Senator Edmundsi
Mr. Phelps, Mr.. Fiield and Mr., Brooks made ex'
haustve and able arguments. Judge Wheeler'-
decision overruled some points in the demurrer
and the case will now be heard on It's merits.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

FINED FOR ASSAULT John Lynch, indicated at
Bellows Falls for assault upon James Mansfield
with intent to kill, pleaded guilty to simple as
sault, and was fined seventy dollars and costs.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

You've MES's CHRISTIAN AssoCIATfoN.-The
State Convention of the Young Mems Christian
Association will be held Mt St. .lohnsbury, Wednes-
day and Thursday, October 9th and 10th.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

ORANGE.-Potatoes arc rotting badly Every
one complains of n short crop. But apples are
very plenty. Rev. J. L. Harrington exchanged
with Rev Mr.. Demeritt from Williamstown last
Sunday. Remember to attend the lecture and
see the great mirror of the Holy Land, wednes-
day evening
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02
neaths

In Nor!hneld September g. typhoid fever JULIA A.
PINNEY, aged n years
IN nuxbury, September Is, OF consumption, MARY
REEVES, aged "a years.
In Moretown. September %. Mrs PHOEBE NJ. HORN
TON, widow of jess? Thornton, aged 80 years.
In st Johnsbnry Center. September 81, LUCINDA
WHEELER. widow Of the late Nahum stiles aged q years.
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WILLIAM W, cADwELL's ESTATE.

In Probate Court held MONTPELIER, said DISTRICT
the 23d day of september, A. d. ISIS:
:. ;. keon, Administrator OF the estate Of william W.
Caldwell late of Montpelier IN said District deceased pre-
sents his administration account for examination and al
lowance, and makes application for decree Of dsri-
button and partition Of the estate Of said deceased Where
upon II s ordered by said Court that said account and
said application I've referred TO session thereof 10 be
held al Probate Office, In said MONTPELIER. the
18th day Of october \ D. ISIS for hearing and decision
thereon; and it further ordered, that notice hereof be
given all persons Interested by publication Of the
three successfully in the Vermont Waterman state
Journal newspaper published at Montpelier, previous TO
said time appointed for hearing that they may appear at
said time and place and show cause II any they may have,
said account should not be allowed and such decree
made. by the Couft.-Att'st,
H6 y. 4. CHASE, Register
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02
Speriaf Mofres.
ROYAL R RSkbESS
ABSOLUTELY PURE.

ERrD7 y II y II y y II T y fR'-F'
"ROYAL" has larger sale than all other baking pow
ders combnedbecause Of la unquestioned Purity Uni
form Strength, eathfuness and efficacy. Prepared from
GRAPE CREAM TARTAR imported expressly for this
peerless powder direct from the Wine district Of France
has received the Enforcement and recommendation OF the
New York Board of Health and eminent physicians and
scientific everywhere. Nofamy having used the
Royal Baking Powder will ever he without II.
Sold only in the by grocers.
w The finest preparation in the world. Consumers
should observe that m perfect purity and strength not only
usure in baking but makes go one-thrd further
than adulteated short-weight kinds 1t will keep any
length Of time in any climate. 4O-elH
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

SUICIDE David s. Butler, Of Thetford Center,
a farmer worth three thousand dollars hung him
self in his barn on the Doth ult No reason can
be assigned for the act
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02
IeqaI 1odfes.
TOMAS RICH's ESTATE.

TOMAS RICH'S ESTATE.
- COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned having been appointed by the Honorable
Probate Court for the District Of Washington, Commission
to receive examine and adjust all claims and demands
OF all against the estate Of Jonas Rrh late Of
Northneld In said District deceased and alt claims eXhb
tied in Offset thereto, hereby notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid. the office Of r. D. Bradford
in Norhheld the j day of october and 2th day Of
December next, from o'clock, until three O'Clock
each Of said days and that six months from the 81 day Of
August A D. ISIS il the time limited by said Court said
creditors present their claims for examination and
allowance
Dated at Northhed, this 18th day Of Sep A. d. lis.
53-5S J. C.GALLUP.l COMMISSIONER
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

FALL ELECTIONS, The following are the dates
of the autumn elections Colorado, LIST Of October;
Georgia I'd of October Virginia, Indiana, Ohio
and Iowa, sth of October Mississippi, lth of No
yemberi Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois
Kansas Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey New York
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
Tennessee, Texas aud Wisconsin ON the 9TH of
November
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

TESSysoS is an incessant smoker lie uses a
clay pipe of the old fashion, with stem yard
long, and smokes common Virginia pgtail to-
bacco lie never uses u pipe the second time.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

A NRGlSA woman offers TO sell her husband
at auction and apply the proceeds to the liquida-
ton of the state debt " can recommend him
10 purchasers she adds, las man possessing
all the qualities woman capable Of controlling
him pould desire 20
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

Hon. WALDRTDGE A. FIELD, IA native of Spring
field this state,) mas been nominated for Congress
by the Republicans of the Third Massachusetts
district Elected once and cheated out of his seat,
we trust he will be more successful the next time.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

Bancrofts Eminent. or Instant Relief, will
cure DIPHTHERIA. COLDS and PAIN. DoS'r FAIG
1T. 2q-A5
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

BADLY CUT.-Tom Hartford an employe in the
Barton chair factory, was thrown against cir
cular saw last Saturday and received cut in his
thigh nine inches long. There is prospect that
he will to good degree the use of his leg.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

PoIsoNEp.-rhe family of William Flanders, of
Barton, was badly poisoned the other day by eat
inc cheese
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STATE OF VERMONT, .--..-.-


Charlotte C. Powell, OF sutton, IN said county having
he her petition 10 the Caledonia County Court next to be
holden AT st Johnshur within and tor said county, the
first Tuesday OF December. A. D. ISIS setting forth, In sub
stance, that she married TO William W. Powell on the
5th day December that about the ls day Of
December ISIS the said william deserted her and ceased to
support and since neglected 10 support her, and
has continued said deseron and has on divers occasions
committed the crime Of adultery and praying for said
causes divorce from the bonds OF matrmouy and FOR
the custody Of their children, and to anony and
leave her maiden name. Aud It appearing that
the said William W Powell resides without this state
that said petition cannot be served upon him,
n is ordered. That the said William W Powell be
mone to appear and answer TO the said petition the rst
day OF said Term Of said Court, by the publication the
substance Of said petition together with this order IN the
Vermont Waterman a STATE journal published In Mont
peler three successfully the last which pubca
tons to he at least six weeks prior 10 sad term of Court
Dated at St JQhnsbury aforesaid this 10th day OF septem
her, A. ID. 1873
A; +. RANKIN, Clerk
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02
s#arriages.

In Northheld, September 49, by Rev. william 5. Hazen,
Liberty 7. HALL, of Washington, and JENNIE NJ.
SCOTT, of Barre.
In Northhed, August 6. by Rev. william $. Hazen
CHARLES II. NEWELL and ALICE A. SYLVESTER,
both of Mortified.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

IHr Mount Sterling Sunday Logger and he
Winchester Smooth Coon are the names of two
able newspapers in rural Kentucky.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02
5lnfrr in Bankruptcy.
TN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Vernon

In BAN X RUPTCY.-District Of Vermont.
In Rel. O. A. PECK, bankrupt.
In the District Court Of the United States the District
Of Vermont
the undersigned Assignee Of the Estate Of said Bank
rupt hereby give notice that II has been ordered by the
District Court OF said District that the second and third
general meetings of the creditors Of said BANKRUPT he held
In Montpelier In said District the 23 day Of October A.
D. 1878 at one o'clock p. NJ, at the office of G. H. Pkin,
before L. L. LAwRENcE, one of the Registers n bankruptcy
In said District for the purposes named in the 27th md 2th
sections Of the Bankrupt Act Of March 3 1851. And that
have filed my final account Assignee Of said Bankrupt,
and, at said time and place shall apply said Court for
the settlement Of said account and for discharge from all
provisions of said act
Dated at Montpelier In said District this 2ith day Sep
tember A. u. ls1s.
A-56 JOEL FOSTER. JR.. Assignee
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

JOHN LYNCH, who stabbed James Mansfield
some time since at Bellows Falls, has been in
dicted with assault with intent to kill and awaits
his trial at this term Of court Colonel Hooker
presents the Fort Dummer rifle club with hand
some gold medal, for yearly competition. Will
liam Richardson, of Bratteboro, has sold ten fine
cattle to be shipped to Europe.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

MALIGNANT diphtheria prevails at Fast Wallng-
ford, and two cases have proved fatal. =. Castle
ton boasts of four men living who have col
lectively married twenty wives. The fitythird
anniversary of the Vermont Baptist State Conven-
ton is held at Brandon, October I'd and 3D.
commencing Wednesday and closing Thursday
evening. There are rumors of establishing a
daily evening paper in Rutland.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

COLONEL JONI B. MEAD is about completing
his large and elegant building as a home for the
students of the Randolph State Normal School.
The building measures thirty-fve by eighty-five
feet is three stories in height and will cost some
where between six and ten thousand dollars
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02

OVER two thousand people visited the Park
Art Gallery at Burlington during the exhibition
... Burlington has to support thrty-fve lawyers,
while the balance of the county is troubled with
only fifteen. Abraham Duby, of Williston, is
eighty-two years old, and has eighty-6ve grand
children. Hon. A. T. Smith delivered the ad-
dress at the Chittenden county fair, September
9th. The attendance was large There were
the usual races, but the track was not in good
condition. Best time, 257. Iron bridges are
being talked Of by the Central Vermont, over the
Winoosl between Burlington and Essex Junction
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-01
Re.truI Nights. Days Free from


Await the rheumatic sufferer who resorts to
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. That this be-
nignant cordial and depurent ia a far more
reliable remedy than colchicum and other
from the blood, is o fact that experience has
satisfactorily demonstrated. 1t also enjoys
the advantage Of b~eing-unlike them per
fectly sale, With nan persons a certain
~predisposition to rheumatism exists, which
renders them liable to its attacks after ex-
posure in wet weather, TO currents Of air,
changes Of temperature, or to cold when the
body is hot. Such persons should take q wine
glass or two Of the Bitters as soon as possible
after mourning risk IRON the above causes, as
this superb protective effectually ~nullifes the
hurtful influence. For the functional de-
rangement which accompany rheumatism,
such as collie, spasms IN the stomach, palpita-
ton of the heart, imperfect digestion, etc.
the Bitters Is also q most useful remedy. 1t Il
only necessary in obstinate cases to use itwith
persistency. mwf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
LATEST UP TO Pm TODAY

LONDON, July 1.-The British Anti.
Slavery Society has presented a memo
rial to Bismarck to submit TO the con-
gress a declaration that the slave trade
be henceforth regarded as piracy, and
that slavery shall not be recognized as a
legal institution by any State in the
congress. The memorial states that the
trade for the supply of Cuba and Mo-
hammedsn countries causes a loss Of
$780, 900 lives annually in Eastern Africa,
Heavy failures are reported in South
Staffordshire, in the iron trade. H. B.
Whelebouss 4 Son, Of Billston, large
colliery prepristors aud owners of seve'
raj blast furnaces, have suspended,
Their liabilities are heavy.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 1.-The COVER
nor Of Lebanon has been recalled on
account of his conduct, which nearly
caused an insurrection.
Feiszi Pasha has been appointed tC
replace Baker Pasha in command Of the
army corps.
BERLIN, July 1.-The congress SEEM
to have admitted in principle that every
portion of the territory detached from
Turkey shall be a preportionate part o
the financial charges Of the porte. The
congress will certainly deal with the in
~terests Of the holders of Turkish bonds
VIENNA, July 1.-The civil commission
will accompany the troopsto Bosnia an
Herzegovina for the purpose Of organic
ing the administration Of the country
A large train and seventeen ambulance
hospitals will follow.
MADRID, July 1.-The Emperor Of Nj
rocco is dead.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-01

souls" is from The American Crisis,
one Of Thomas Psine's political pamph-
lets. DR.. Abiel Abbott who heads sew
eral American biographical dictionaries,
from the frat letters of each of his
names, was a preacher in Havsrhill,
Mass, az tbs Zine Of the death of Wash
ingscp In HE "ocsasiosal sermon" on
the death Of men whom the nation hon
ored, DR.. Abbott introduced the sentence,
Heaven left him childless, that he might
be called the Father of his Country.
Probably hat sermon fixed the familiar
title. gF
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-01

AMONG the Centennial memories re-
Vived by the commemorstion OF various
events Of the Revolutionary wars are
the sermons, speeches and pamphlets to
which the times gave u,terauce or pub
licity. Rev, Abel Morgan, OF Middleton,
preached on that day, in my own baru
because the enemy has taken al the
seats out Of the Westinghouse" On
Sunday, the 23i Of this month, Rev. DR..
E ]. Feote, of the Baptist Church, in
Middleton, reproduced the notes used by
DR.. Morgan a hundred years ago, aud
strove to clothe the skeleton, for the
notes we're very brief. He made a very
interesting sermon The theme wac.
trust in God, aud the scriptural refer.
ences and leading text were from the
Book Of Psalms. There is an anecdote
OF Gan. Putnam and an army chaplain,
which is worth repeating. After the
surrender Of Burgoyqe, the preacher
took his text from Joel, ii, 20: 81 will
remove far of from you the northern
army" The general doubted whether
there was a sentence like that ia the
bible. When the parsou turned 10 the
place and pointed it out, Putnam is
said to have replied: "Everything.i,
in that book, and you know lust
where to find it." II, however. tn,
reader will refer to the verse, it will b,
3 seen that the preacher could hardly hay,
utilized the whole of it. The seizure o
a sentence and %wrenching it from it
connection is a species Of pulpit iugen
uity which was more in vogue formerl,
t than it is at present. Lorenzo Dow, thu
eccentric it%inerant, reduced the thing t
an absurdity. Preaching against tn
then prevailing vanity in extremely big
} head dresses, be took part of the verse
Let him that is on the house.top no
{ come down" Lorenzo's next wa
"Top-(k) not come down" Sentence
from forgotten publications becom
household words, when the author an
the works are no more remembered
"These ore the times that try men
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The summer Travel.

Cincinnati Cor. Chicago Hotel Register.l
l ran across Colonel Pillsbury a day or
two ago and fell Immediately to inter.
viewing him about the summer travel.
pills" you know, keeps the general
ticket Office at the Grand Hotel, and
probably knows more about summer
travel than any mar in Cincinnati
When / asked him what the outlook was
on summer business, he squared himself
in his arm chair, expeetorated for the
space of thirty seconds, aud remarked,
Pretty fair"
How does it compare with last yearg'
| asked.
II don't see much difference" was
the reply, except as the cool weather
affects it. Should it remain as cool as it
has been 30 far, there wouldn't be quite
so much, l think, as last year. Then
another thing which is holding 1t back
Just now is the railroad strike scare
which you worthless newspaper men are
getting up. There's nothing in it, as
you ard we very we'll know, but the PEG.
pie who want to 20 summering dom
understand that, aud they are afraid to
leave home under these circumstances"
Where are they goiDg-those who do
20, the came old rounds2'
We'll, l think many are going North
and West more than before. There are q
number of new summer resorts coming
into notice up in Michigan and Wiseoh.
sin, and a great many are going there
Then there are lots Of people who have
tired Of the East and ore going to Colo,
RADIO and other Western points thil
year"
How about European travel?'
"Ah, there is where you've struck i
again" and the enthusiastic Pillshury
leaned back in bis chair and contem
plated his we'll turned leg; "the trave
TO Europe this year is very great. proba
bly, fifty per cent. in advance Of the OF
binary seasons.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-01
LEGAL
Attachments Notice.

Before j. M. Coleman. Justice Of the Peace
for Shelby county, T~enn.-Fader, jacobs a
Co., a firm composed Of j.. s Fader, j.
Jacobs and WI. Booker. VS., P. NJ. Will
lings and e. 0sterhant.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
il having been sued out under section a455 Of
the Code of Tennessee, and returned levied
upen the property Of the defendant, and aft .
davit having been made that defendant is
indebted TO plaintiffs in the sum of S2ll .l3,
due by account, and that the claim Is Just,
and that defendant is a nonresident Of the
State Of Tennessee Il Is therefore ordered that
tho said defendants mako their personal APP
pearance before me on the Sd Of August, 1873
at 10 o'clock am az my Office. No. 2S6
Main street, Memphis, Tennessee, and
defend said attachment suit. within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with OK parte and that a copy OF
this order be published for four consecutive
weeks In the Public Ledger.
This 2th day Of June, 1878.
104-ll0. 1l6-l22 JIM. COLEMAN. j. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-01

The Potter Committee PrOce edtngS,
WASHINGTON, July Tho Potter
committee resumed its session to-day.
Bowlss Baker, with right hand uplifted
and eyes closed, heard the chairman re.
cite the usual oath Of witnesses, and then
refused to be sworn in that form He
was excused from further attendance.
Pending the consideration Of his case,
representative Foster inquired regarding
the published statement of General But.
Ter, that q certain wellrememberet
speech by Foster had been prepared BY
a prominent::Southern Democrat. Gen
eral Batter assured Foster he laboreC
under a Misrepresentation. Foster wa
also assured there was no intention Il
call him as a witness.