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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-12
STATE OF VERMONT, | AT a Probate
DISTRICT op HARTFORD, ss.j Court held at
Woodstock within and for said District on
the first day Of November, A. y. 1879. /

STATE OF VERMONT, AT Probate
D1srRIcr op HARTFORD, ss.j Court held at
Woodstock within and for said District on
the first day Of November, A. y. 1879.
Present, Hon. John Porter, Judge
Albert G. Browns Estate. Hartford, testate.
WHEREAS. Henry H. Brown, Executor OF
w the last will and testament OF the said
teststor. has presented to said Court bis
petition in writing, making application for
license to sell certain real estate OF the SAID
testator, situated in this State and descfibed
in the inventory returned to said Court, to,
gether with all other real estate OF the SAID
testator, il any such there be within this State
for the reason that 1t would be beneficial to
the heirs, dAvisees or legatees and those in
tsrested in said estate, That said real estate
should be sold, although the same may not
be necessary; to pay the debts due from the
said deceased or the expenses OF admiuistra-
ton. s..tl.
Thereupon the Court appoints tho first
Wednesday (tlnrd day) of December next,
as time, and the Probate Office IN
Woodstock aforesaid, as u place OF hearing
and deciding on said application, and orders
that notice Of said application be given to all
persons interested in said estate. the reason
for tho same, and the time and place OF hear.
ing. by publishing three weeks successfully
in the Spirit of TIE Age. newspaper Printed
at Woodstock. in this State, which circuiates
in the neighborhood OF those interested (al!
which publication shall be previous TO SAID
time of hearing,) copy Of the record OF this
order, that they may appear before sald Court
and be heard iu the matter of said applica-
ton, ifthey see cause.
true record.
HENRY 8. DANA. Register.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-12

Quechcc. -,
j. c. Parker bought tho Daniel
Dutton farm at auction Monday, pay
ing $4,000 for the same. This farm
Joins Mr.. Parker's "brick-yard farm
and tho two together make one Of the
largest and finest farms in the county.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-12
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-12

This season has been tough one
for the gates.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-12
OUrcuRH, W., Nov. LIST, 1879.

QuEenEr, W., Nov LIST, 1879,
Il have Withdrawn from the meat
business In connection with +, Morrin
and am now ready 10 take eolls TO
break, horses to board, 1T for sale, elor
etc, II you have horse that has any
bad trick about It bring It TO me- !
will also sell my patent combined
check and marlngale, and file horses
teeth.
n. u, All meat bills due Ine are
requested to be paid by the 18th OF
this month, LOUIS BARRON.
Mrs.. Norman Williams died IN
New Jersey on Thursday last after q
brici illness. Her remains were
brought here for burial. She was "a
years of age, Funeral on Sunday A.
lernoon last at tho old Williams man
sion, Rev, Mr.. Hicks officiating,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-12

The melancholy days OF house
cleaning have come, aud women folk
arc on a tare from cellar to garrett
stairs. Men arc leaving tor the
woods.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-12
w. II. u. TIME TABLE.

Boy, take good care OF that turkey
Of ours-lhe day Ia named,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-12

Rutherford b, Hayes aud Rediield
Proctor have issued their proelama'
tons announcing Thursday Nov ~
rs a day Of public thanksgiving l" the
Nation and State. They arc in the
usual wordcd form, and We cannot
lumber our columns with them
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21
THE PRESS G.NG.

| The Illinois Press Association held It's four
annual meeting at the fremont House, Chicago
on Tuesday, its members to the number OF
about so many accompanied with 'hcir wives
or sweethearts, gathering in the ladies "rdin-
larry of that capacious hostclry, The meeting
was called to order by cadet Taylor, of the
Wcnona Iodcr, Its president, and the usual
preliminary proceedings of examining rrcden-
tials, appointing committees, etc, were dis
patched. Nr. f.. \ Snively, from the com
mitee ON Legal Advertising then read hu-
morous essay" on that subject and Mr. Holt
OF the Kankcc Gd:cttc, from the committee on
constitution, read Il report recommending sun
dry unmportant amendments. About aon
members were admitted, and then the inceting
adjourned to "Wednesday morning, having &C.
cepted an invitation to II boat ride ON the lake
in the afternoon aud to attend llavrrIy'S thea
ire in the evening.
Next morning, alter opening dcyotions and
the usual preliminary proceedings, Mrs. Eliza
beth Boynton Herbert, of the /nttr-Drto" read
her promised poem on The Coming Man,"
and the Hon VI Il Castle, of the Sandwich
.irguS, delivered the annual Grafton. Both
poem and Grafton were ordered TO be printed.
Officers for the ensuing year were then elect
eel "a follows:
Presidcnt-E A. Snivcy, Of the Carlnville
Uel0H
Vice Presidcnls--;S. W. Grub, Of the Gales
burg Rep0bltcdn; Mrs. Myra Bradwcll of the
Chicago Legdi NerS, and Mr.. Charles Holt, of
the Kankakcc Gazetfs
Trcasurcr-J W. Clinton of the Polo Press.
Secrctary-C. B. Bostwick, of the Nation
Gazettc.
Executive committees. i. Rounds, Chica'
70; j. W. Bailey, OF the Princeton RepubiicaR,
and Cadet Taylor, of the Wcnona Iadcr,
After some further but unimportant bust
ness, the Association adjourned to rc.assemble
at the call OF the President The afternoon
was spent by the members in free carriage
ride about the city, and in the evening they ac-
ceptcd an invitation TO McNickcrs theatre.
On Thursday evening the whole party, to the
number of over hundred, started on grand
excursion over the Chicago Il Northwestern
r. r. to Minnesota, Dacoah. &c. 10 he gone
about week AMI if they ever get back We
shall probably have word to say alnu' 'f''
excursion in our next.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21

BEET SUGAR,-California has for several
years past been successfully engaged III the
manufacture OF beet sugar, being able to put
II upon the market at - cents, which is about
what an equally good quality of West India
or other cane sugar can be sold for IN that
state. The business is said, however, to have
received a new impetus from the discovery
that by drying the beets before crushing they
double their yield of sugar, so that now beet
sugar can be manufactured at 81 cents a
pound, and California manufacturers expect
hereafter not only to supply their own people
with all the sugar they want, tut Ia export
large quantities If California by the new
process can make sugar ut 3i5 cents pound,
so can nearly every state in the Union. Maine,
which has been successfully manufacturing
beet sugar for several years, will doubtless
catch the new idea AZ once and largely increase
her business
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21
CONGRESS.

! The proceedings ofcongrcss during the past
week have been mainly notable for warllke
passage in the senate between Conkling and
Lamar The army bill was under discussion
aud COnkline, who wanted 10 speak, gave
way 10 Lamar to take some formal action on
the Mississippi levee bill Then came dis.
graceful spar between Blaine and Eaton, up.
on which the democrats attempted 10 force u
vote on the bill Conkling got mad and
charged Lamar with bad faith. Lamar SAID
it was false Conking in reply raid IF the
member from Mississippi did imputc, or in
tended TO mpute, TO me ialschood, nothing
except that this is the senate would prevent
me from dcnouncng him as a blackguaId, Il
coward and liar As by the code OF honor
it is held that ii Il duel is to grow out of this
the challenge must come from Conkling no
one imagines that a challenge will pass.
All attempts to compel Bayard Of the senate
finance committee, to report for action the
Warner silver bill from the House having
failed Bayard rather than do so having rendered
his resignation, that measure necessarily goes
over to the next session. Even should Bayart
consent to report it, there is a majority against
its passage in the senate The reason is that
such action is impending on the subject Of
silver in Europe that the aspects Of the whole
question may in a few months be totally
changed.
The legislative appropriation BILL without
the riders, has been passed and sent to the
President.
The supplementary judicial bill, with the
clause against paying the marshals and super.
visors Of election, has passed both houses, but
having been amended in the senate is in the
hands Of a conference committee.
The same is the condition Of the army bill,
and though Garfield, Hawley, Frye and one
or two other soft republicans" voted with the
democrats for the bill IN its new shape, they
were afterwards bull-dozed by the stalwarts
into voting the other way and The expectation
is that the bill will again be vetoed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21

FoREGN.-The sad news comes from South
Africa OF the death of Prince Louis Napoleon.
Of France. lie was "ul scouting with ON Eng,
li,h officer an1 .iN men, aad after searching
Il "mealIe" garden for the enemy, The Prince
gave orders TO mount. The enemy who had
remained concealed then fired upon the party
and killed two troopers and wounded the
prince, who fell from his horse. The others
were compelled to abandon the prince. ON
receipt Of the news at headquarters, Lord
Chelmsford sent regiment Of lancers TO re-
cover the body, which was found covered with
assegal wounds. There is 4 general mourn
ing at the Cape, and great regret is expressed
over the untmely death Of the young prince.
The affair occurred on the I'd Of June. The
prince was about % years of aye, and always
IN rather delicate health,
In the great boat race on the Tyne in En-
gland on Monday between Hanlon, Of Canada,
and Elliott, the English champion, Hanlon
easily beat Elliott by ten lengths.
In the great walking match commenced the
same day in Agricultural Hall, London, for
the Ashley belt, there were but four to start
Ennis, of Chicago Blower Brown, r. Hard
ing and Z. p Weston. Rowell backed out,
claiming that he had injured foot. On the
second day, having walked G. hours and made
1870 miles, Ennis gave up in despair On
Thursday evening-4th day-Weston was IA
miles ahead of Brown, who came next, but
Brown being nearly broken down and Weston
in apparently good condition, it was generally
conceded that Weston would take the belt
back to America.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21

There has been quite II disturbance" of late
in the London silver market and that metal
from 49, 10 sod. per ounce went suddenly up
to sd. Various attempts were made TO ex
plain the matter in connection with the failure
of the bonanza mines, the China and India
trade &c, but no explanation was quite salts
factory Now, however, the London Times lets
the cat out of the bag by publishing letter of
Lord Odo Russell, British minister at Berlin,
who tells his home government that Germany
is striving 10 find its way back TO bimctallsm
and will probably succeed. There is no doubt
if Germany remonetizcs silver and France is
thus enabled to resume its coinage, the silver
question will be settled. Al the ratio of 1915
of silver TO of gold, silver never varied half
of one per cent from gold in London from the
time England demonetized silver until France
was compelled 10 stop its coinage by the de-
monetization in Germany. Within month
after Germany returns TO bmetallsm, silver
in the United States will not only be a. par
with gold, but while our ratio Of 10 10 is
will be above par.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21
HOME MATTERS.


Prof Raymond spent last week in Seneca train.
ing brass band. As Mr.. Raymond came home
in sound health, it is presumed The band is get.
ting On finely,
;. VI. Ic!ut, editor Grant City Mo- STAR made
ysi, 70 La sale county, his old home, last week
Miss Fannie HUI LA. gone 20 Adams, ~ To
spend the summer months
Mr. Allen Jordan has returned .ro.p Iowa. He
is in very poor health,
Art. Ho5crt, Chicago, rccuperatc, f.. Ottawa
This week
Judge Stipp Will be here on Monday and open
court AZ two O'Clock =. VI.
Hon. B. {. Cook is in the city.
Among the Clfton's arrivals this wcc, were:
+. ~ Walker, H. +. Eanes Miss Porte Charles
Chicago; Alex. Campbell.
We were honored with pleasant call OF Tues
day from Gen. Hermann Licb, Of the Chicago
Dmokrat. The general is thoroughly posted
politician and speaks hopefully OF the continu.
ance Of democratic supremacy in Chicago.
Mr.. Charles Smith, OF the high school after an
absence Of some weeks at Princeton, will resume
his duties Oh Monday. Mr.. 5. was called ava,
10y the illness Of his father, whom he had the mis-
fortune to bury this week
Miss Lizzie VI. Moore, Of Fail River arrived
home yesterday from Bloomington. Miss NJ.
graduated this week at the Illinois Wesleyan Uni
versty in that city, with honors, and at the com
mencement exercises was the recipient of mum
erous floral tributes from her friends, some OF
which, even in the wthered state when we saw
them, were extremely beautiful
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21

The railroad war between the leading ST
Louis and Chicago lines for the western travel
reminds one of the wars IN the olden time be
tween the steamers on North River and the
Mississippi. For two weeks passenger rates
from Kansas City and Omaha TO Chicago and
81. Louis, usually ranging from 50 10 $l5,
dropped rapidly TO So, then TO So and finally TO
50 cts At the latter rate such u fever sliced
the people of the west to visit Chicago and st.
Louis that the roads were wholly unable TO fur.
nish the needed cars and the sale of tickets had
to be limited. The war; however while fun to
travellers, was death to the roads, and onTuesday
the managers of the latter, at meeting in Chi
cago, came to an understanding and agreed TO
put up the rates To 80 and $3.50 One of the
lines, however, known as the Hopkins" line,
refused to 20 into the arrangement and there
Is no certainty, therefore, but that the war may
break ont again.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21

1t may have been an accident, but it came
near having serious results--the double enroll
mcnt Of the bill that passed the late Illinois
legislature voting $4,000 towards continu
ing work on the Chester Penitentiary. The
bill passed the senate with an emergency
clause and with wholesome restrictions as to
spending the money. The Chester ring, head
ed by GOV. Cullom, had the senate blll strick-
en- out in the house and a new one substituted
removing all the senatc's guards against steal.
ing the money, and in this emasculated form
the bill again passed the senate The bill
both as it passed the house and as It again
passed the senate, was enrolled by the clerk Of
each house and thus both bills were signed
by the Governor, doubling the appropriation
Both the auditor and secretary OF state, hOwev-
err say they will recognize but one bill as hav-
ing passed 50 that no harm is likely 10 come
OF the blunder.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21
DEATH OF HON. .FRANKLIN CORwIN.

The Hon. FRANKLIN CoRwIN, who had been
sick long time and whom we mentioned a
few weeks ago as IN the last stages of con
sumption, died at his home IN Peru on Sunday
afternoon last. He was born at Lebanon, o..
Jan. 12, 1913, and was nephew Of the cele
bratcd Tom Corwln, of Ohio, with whom
when a Young man, he studied law. He stuck
out his first single as lawyer when only IS
years old at Indianapolis, but a year or two
afterwards returned to Ohio, where he con
unued in the practice of his profession, scrv.
ing also occasionally as manager and president
to Illinois, having purchased large farm
near Tonica, IN this county. BY nature
and training fond Of politics, and being on the
strong side, he soon became prominent among
our local statesmen, occupying first Il seat in
the board OF supervisors and afterwards being
sent 10 the Legislature, where, in about 1870 he
was made speaker of the house In 1872 he
was elected to congress from this district, and
but was beaten by Alexander Campbell. iIav-
ing disposed of his farm near Tonica in about
1870 he purchased, in company with &. VI
Radcliffe, his son.in-law, the Ottawa Repoblj.
can and moved TO Ottawa, but few years al
forwards sold out 10 the present proprielors
and moved to Peru, where lie had since re.
sided. Since 1874 his health has been in such
condition that he has been substantially out OF
nnliticnl nc upll - all active life
lie was IA man of fair though not shining
ability, good speaker, and in the discharge
Of all his public duties efficient and faithful
In the social and domestic relations of life
he was pure and iaultlcss, and never without
many warm personal friends among our fore
most citizens of all parties.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21

1t was no less common than truthful re-
mark all through the war of the rebellion that
the most vindicive and bloody warriors at the
North were the stay home politicians who
grew rich barterlng IN offices, substitutes and
army contracts; and it is the disgrace of the
republican party today that instead of send.
ing It's real soldiers to congress 1t sends this
same class Of venal and corrupt politicians,
who enlisted for the war after Lees surren.
der and in their peculiar way are still fight
ing. Wade Hampton made singing thrust
At these mock heroes in his recent reply Ia
Blaine, who had reprOached him with the
number of rebel brigadiers" in congress:
He thought if the North had honored in like
manner those who had fought her battles, the
legislation Of the country would not be embit
tered by the revival of sectional strife When
the North invited the Southern states TO the
Union was she sincere? Or did she wish
them back to govern them as rotton boroughs !?
If sincere, she should be glad that they sent
their best and most honored men to represent
them. The South could not IN the nature of
things be long subordinated to mass of igno-
rance and ineXperience forced on them by the
hasty action of the Republican party
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21

Joshua Collins, one of the oldest and most
nonorcd settlers and wealthiest farmers of
Grundy county, residing about miles north.
east of Morris, was killed by lightning during
the fierce thunderstorm of Saturday last. He
was out in the field working corn when the
storm came up, had hastened home and was
putting up his horses IN the barn, when the
bolt entered, killing HIM and horse instant
". lie was 80 years of age, the owner of Il
5000 acre farm, largely engaged in cattle rails
ing, and was very wealthy. He leaves widow,
two sons and three daughters.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21

Notwithstanding the ill.luck and suffering
said 10 have been encountered by the negro
cmigrants who went to Liberia year ago from
South Carolina, another party of sixty colored
emIgrants from Charleston left New York last
Saturday for Liberia. They go under the aus
pices Of the American Colonization Society,
beng conveyed 10 Africa free of charge, with
permission TO take all their ''plundcr" with
them. The understanding is, that in spite of
the reports to the contrary, the emigrants who
vent out last year are comfortably located at a
new town they have named Bremervillc and
are doing well.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21

Lycurgus, the wise law maker OF the Lace.
demonians nine hundred years before Christ
demonetized gold and silver, and made money
of iron in order that foreign nations should
not take from them the peoples Tool OF
Trade. "-jolid Greenbdck Necs.
Lycurgus banished gold and silver and made
iron the only money OF the Lacedemonians TO
show his contempt for all money, commerce
trade, barter and wages. All the males were
trained 10 be warriors and free bocters, despiS-
ing work and living by rapine while the wo-
men spun 10 clothe them and the Helots--
the soil to feed them Is
that the Utopia greenbackism Is longing 10 in
auCurateg
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21

They ring IN republican ears like kncll OF
doom. aud the party leaders grit their teeth
whenever they are repeated, and will never
cease TO hate David Davis tor uttering these
the polls 1T is little less than public scan.
dal, after & century of national existence, that
any party could venture 10 ask the people
approval of a species of tyranny forbidden IN
England and wherever else parliamentary
principle is respected
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21

Since the Illinois railroad commenced do
ing business in 1855, it has paid into the state
treasury, in accordance with the terms of its
charter, the sum of 81 ,6l3,29101.-Er.
/ Since the Illinois Central railroad com.
henced doing business in 1856, it has paid in
% the pockets of It's own managers and stock.
holders as dividends about $12,0OOO90. As
the road never cost said managers and stock.
holders over $l2,00O,OO0, 1t seems rather mig
gardly To see them grudge this little bonus to
the state when they have doubled their own
money SIX times in "a years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21

W. r Stackpole Esq, Of Fairbury, is trying,
through legislative resolutions and newspaper
national convention 10 overhaul and amend
the constitution of the u. S. Our impression
II, that what our country needs more than
1ew constitution is the honest enforcement Of
the one we have. While, as at present "A men
ton OF the constitution in the L. 5. Senate
provokes "A smile of derision, it matters little
whether We have the present or any other con
slitutioH.