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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-12-01

II is reported that Helen NJ. Lincoln
OF Rutland. who recently received a
thirty-four years. sentence to the house
of correction for liquor selling, has
sold all her property there and left the
town.
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Death to rats, mice, reaches and ants, Parson
Exterminator. Barns, granaries and households
cleared in a single night. No fear of bad smells
Best and cheapest yermin killer in theworld
Sold everywhere,
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COMMIssIoNER's NOTICE,

he undersigned, having been appointed by the
Hon. Probate Court for the district of Addison
commissioners, TO receive, examine, and ad-
Just all claims and demands ofall persons against
the estate of Mrs. Adeliza Bell late of Middle
bury, in said district, deceased, and all claims
exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that
we Will meet for the purposes aforesaid. at t.
NJ. Chapman Co.'S. 1tore IN Middlebury, on
the 18th day Of December andi the lith day
of February next, from one O'Clock p. M.
until four o'clock p. NJ, each of said days.
and that six months from the 18th day of
NOV \. -. 1sss, time limited by said
court for said creditors to present their claims
10 US for examination and allowance.
Dated at Middebury. this 18th day of Nov
A. ID. lSs.. "a
T.. W. BIRD. To-
Il. W. FLETCHER, Oon- rs
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The number of distinguished female
violinists is so constantly .on the increase
that the gentleman players Of the future
will have difficulty in holding their own.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-12-01

PARENTS who allow their children to grow up
with scroiulous humors bursting from every pore
are guilty of great wrong Think Of them
pointed out as branded with a loathsome diseas Sc
and you will readily procure them the Cutcura
Remedies.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

~ The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon Probate Court for the District OF Addison
commissioners, to receive, examine and adjust
all claims and demands of all persons against the
estate of James NJ. Chatterdon, late of Whiting.
in said district, deceased, and all claims exhibited
in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purposes aforesaid atthe late residence
of the deceased In Whiting, on the Both day OF Dec
ember and 3Oth day of April, next, from O'Clock
p. m. until O'Clock p. M, each OF said days, and
that six months from the Both day of October, A.
ID. 1882, is the time limited by said court for said
creditors TO present their claims TO MS for examina
ton and allowance.
Dated at Whiting, this 2sth day of November. A
D., 1852.
s. II. RAWSON, lco.,.,.
ALLEN KETCHAM, Nom ID
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A Loss PREVENTED. - Many lose their beauty
from The hair falling or fading. Parker's Hair
baisam supplies necessary nourishment, pre-.
dressing. $50 '
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-12-01

PURE, wholesome distilation of witch hazel.
American pine. Canada fir, marigold. clover
blossoms, ETC., fragrant with the healing essence
of balsam and pine. Such is Sanford's Radio al
Cure for Catarrn. Complete treatment for 81.
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Peruvian Syrup cures dyspepsia, general debil
ity. liver complaint, boils, humors, chronic diar
rhea, nervous affections, female complaints and
all diseases originating in II bad state Of the
blood.
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STATE OF VERMONT.

y District of Addison, 80.
THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF
ADDISON:
To all persons interested in the estate of JOS
eph HAL late of Ripton, in said district,
deceased GREETING:
By the authority OF the State OF Vermont, you
are hereby notified to appear before the said Pro
bate Court, at the Probate Office in Mddebury,
ID. lss2, at 10 o'clock a. M. to show cause, if any
you have, why the account of II. ID. Maynard,
administrator de bonis non of the estate OF said
deceased. should not be allowed, and also why
the residue Of said estate should not be dis
trbuted TO the parties entitled thereto.
Dated at Middlebury, in said district, this 2lst
lelay of November, a. u. 1ss2. "a.
LYMAN +. KNAPP, Judge,
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wistar's Balsam OF Wild Cherry cures coughs
colds, Bronchitis, Whooping cough, Group, infiu
lnza, co nsumpt0n and all diseases of the throat
lungs and chest. 80 cents and 81 a bottle.
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A scientific chemical compound that ri yes
health and strength is Browns Iron Btters.
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FINO ADNERTIsERS.-L Rates for al.
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Miscellaneous.

Further work Is expected from Il. C. Stedman,
Thomas Hughes, joel Chandler Harris ("Uncle
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A NOVELETTE, OF MINING LIFE, BY
MARY HALLOCK FOOTE, entitled "The Led
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JR., n series Of eight letters from imaginary per
sons of various nationalties, crticising America,
Its people, society, manners, railroads, etc.
TIE CHRISTIAN LEAGUE OF CONNECT
CUT, by the Rev. Washington GLADDEN.. An
account of practical cooperation in Christian
work. showing how league was formed In a
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whole state.
"RUDDER GRANGE ABROAD" by Frank r.
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TIE NEW ERA IN AMERICAN HOUSE
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THE CREOLES OF LOUISIANA, by Geo. W
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MY ADVENTURES IN ZGNl, by Frank H.
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THE BEST OF THE
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TIE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN is the LEADING
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Our 10 Horse We 6laruntee TO furnish power
20 saw 5000 feet OF Hemlock boards in 10 hours
Our Is Horse sOill eta 10000 feet in same time.
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Farm Crops and Processes,
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Live Stock and Dairying,
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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-12-01

Mrs. Langtry refuses to accept some
Of the photographs of her taken by
barony on the ground that they made
hire pretty. She says, al am not pretty,
but beautiful"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-09
The New Jim Lee.

The event of this week will be the depar-
ture Monday evening of the rcttlin' Jim
Lee, rssaming her Business Ia the Memphis
and Friars Point trade. The present has
been an eyentiul season for this pet OF the
lower Bends. The unprt cedented focd drove
her to bank, not being able 10 make a single
landing between the two terminal points
While laying up here she was treated to a
new coat Of paint from top to bottom, inside
and out, and otherwIse oyerhauled until che
was regenerated into as new and perfect con-
dItIon as when she first went into commits.
sion from the hands of her builders The
finishing touches had hardly been given
when by an Unforeseen accident she narrowly
escaped destruction by fire. On the 9th OF
March, about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, fire
was discovered in the locker under the pilot
house, caused by the accidental overturning
OF a lantern or lamp, and SO rapidly did the
flames spread that the combined Efforts Of
abou: twenty persons present were unavail-
ing IN the effort to stay their progress. The
city fire brigade were promptly on hand,
and, by judicious direction, succeeded in
checking the flames, which had by this time
enveloped the entire pilothouse, destroyed
the wheel and Its mouutings, and threatened
destruction TO the entire boat. The 6remen
finally extinguished the threatened confla-
grafton, and the Jim came out of the scrape
with only the loss of the pilothouse and
wheel. No time was lost in replacing it, and
she now wears one of more comely and con-
venient proportions than the one destroyed,
and which adds greatly to the beauty of the
boat. The details of the new pilothouse
have not been furnished, except that the new
wheel is of an improved pattern, 1OI feet in
diameter, about l feet larger than the one
destroyed. She resumes business with all OF
her former officers aud crew in their old
places: Stacker Lee, commander; Lloyd
Whitlow, chief clerk; Plat Rhodes and Ar
thur Brown, assistants; Tom Claggett, mate;
Yves Owens and - pilots; - and
-, engineers; Alb A. Boyd, steward. These
gentlemen are all we'll known in the trade,
and need not word of commendation here,
1t only being proper to state that old Com
modore Jim will occupy his accustomed sta
ton, and see that the "boys" keep things
straight. The Jim Lee will leave at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, and every other day
thereafter, as formerly.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-09
EuTuRE MOVEMENTS


The Golden Crown is due up for Cincin-
natl.
The w. P. Halliday is the next Anchor
liner down for New Orleans.
The r. r. Springer, Captain II. L. Hart
is the next O-liner due down for New Or.
leans.
he Plow Boy, Captain E. B. Smith, is the
Wednesday packet for all points on Arkan-
sas river.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed C. Postal, is
the Wednesday packet for all points On
White river.
The j. s. Brsnsford, Captain w. II. Holt,
is the Tuesday packet for all points on St
Francis river.
The Golden Rule; Captain o. P. Shinkle
is due up TO- morrow for Cincinnati. Albert
Shinkie in the Office.
The Granite State, Captain VIM. Tichenor
will arrive Monday and leaves again Tues
day evening at o'clock for all points on the
Ohio river as lar "a Cincinnati. Robert w
Mccoy is in the Office.
The City of Helena, Captain Elem Calvert
is the Anchor Line packet Monday evening
at ) o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis. George
w slton is her clerk.
The Gold Dust, Captain J. L. McCord, /;
the Anchor Line packet this morning at II
o'clock for Vieksburg and the bends. II
| Dietf.Gk is her clerk.
Tine Commonwealth, Captain Sam Nc
Pheeiers, is the Anchor Line packet thi
morning at 10 o'clock for Cairo and ST. Louis
VIM. Fitzgerald is her clerk.
The Mark Twain, Captain w. p. Hall, i
the packet Monday evening at o'clock 10
Dyersburg and all way points. Colonel J
I D. Fuller is her clerk.
The Rene Msciesdy, Captain o. X. Jop
lin, is the Memphis and Lille Rock railroa
packet Monday evening at 4 o'clock 70
Madison. A. L. Banning is in the Office.
The Coahoma, Captain Henry Cooper, j
the LIE liner Monday evening at O'Clock
for O,ceola and the upper bends. Hug
TomIinson aud John Haley are her clerks.
The Dean lsms, Captain Mark II. Chez
on the roof, Is the United States mail packe
Monday evening al o'clock Tor Arkansa
City and all way landings. A. l. Cumming
| Cummins and Walker Outlaw
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-09
a Monster s,on-oIIdatse- s.nene.

The Cincinnati Ggzefe says: THE rUmor
+ tn It Vanderbilt contemplaies the consolida-
/ IN OF the New York Central, Lake Shore
i AMI The Chicsgo and Northwestern railways
binder the Lake Shore charter hiss gained
3.irength and is accepted pretty generally in
New York and Chicago railway circles as
being substantially correct. Saturday rumor
had it that the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincin-
matt and Indianapolis would in all proba-
Ibility be embraced in the scheme, and that
| Mr.. Vanderbilt is negotiating with the Euro
| pean holders OF the Bee Line stock Tor the
purpose Of SECURING their consent and CO.
operation. The importance of the Cleve-
] and, CoiRmbu', Cincinnati and lndianspo-
1 bis to The system will be understood very
readily when it is stated that a double-track
Bin. from Cleveland u the center Of Ohio
1and then separating, one prong tapping the
bhio river at Cincinnati and the
4 other the Mississippi at ST. Louis,
would increase the Tonnage OF the trunk
me between Cleveland aud New York fully
10 per cent. II not more, besides giving the
L IKE Shore a Cincinnati and 81. Louis con-
iectIon under management OF Its own Sc
! ection. 10 case the scheme is carried out, 1t
4 S understood that General Devereaux will
] b. one of the yice-preslent5 of the system
. md general engineer of all the lines between
Buffalo and ChicrsO combined. These prop
4 srties will make the most powerful and
rongest railway corporation in the world.
The total mileage # the consolidated lines
xiIl be about 5000 miles of line, besides
blut 1000 miles Of secoud, third and fourth
racks snd sidings, making a grand total OF
*)0OO miles. The combined stock aud bond
iebt will he 1927 ,206 600. The equipments,
ucludiDg locomotives, service cars, etc will
hggregats over $4,000 900. B sides, the
company wilt own several OF the largest
grain elevators ia the country; alec lpcomo
i've wo.ks, car lnufictories, etc, worth
Several millions more"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-09
HAIR VGGOR..
Ia Vcgetahle prodnot.


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The G.,aen Cir. n,.ns,.r

VIII Hays in the C5u1 Ter Jom7sai, says:
While the total destruction by fire and
water OF the magnificent steamer Golden
City, at Memphis, was purely the result of
an accident, it was none the less unfortu-
nate, because it was attended by a loss of life
and property, and it was one OF that class of
accidents just liable to happen TO any
other boat, under the same circumstances as
It did to the Golden City. Surely, the boat,
frelghted with human life and valuable
property, at that hour in the morning and in
sight Of the sleeping city of Memphis, was
not set on FIRE by some cruel, cold-hearted
incendisry, and We think il is unjust and I'M
called for, in either the press or people, to
censure and condemn the owners aud officers
OF the Inflated boat for that of which they
are not guilty. We deeply and earnestly
sympathize with the dear relatives and
friends of those who lost their lives; also,
those who lost everything except life.
We tender, also, our sympathy to the
owners of the unfortunate boat, be-
cause we think they are entitled TO
it, and are worthy OF words of encour-
agement If we thought for one moment
that the owners and officers were guilty of
any criminal carelessness and neglect of duty
upon their part, we would be as quick TO
censure and condemn as we are to exonerate.
We would rather help a man to his feet
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-09
GROCERIES.

NJ change to report in say department of
the grocery trade.
CeFsisE : tirmer; ordinary, I1@I2c;
prime, l2lc; fair, l3ac; choice, 14@i44c;
SUGAR-Louisiana, open kettle. 7f(1elc;
yellow clarified, 9l@a4c, OF white clarified,
92@93c; pure wi.ite, y4@l0c; cut loaf, II &c;
grauu'ated, 104c; powdered, lie.
MoLAssEs common to fair, 80
95Sc; good to prime, GOOSE; strictly prime
to choice, 6S@73cj fancy, 75cs sytuss higher
5O@55c, as in quslity-all tetidibg up.
CANNED Goot's, sfe-Prices pr dozen,
Peaches, z lbs, standard 81; seconds. s. 8,
berries, 81 50} raspberries, 81 50; bisckber-
ries, 81 5of green cages, 81 1901 90; plums,
81 SO; pears, 81 50@l rs; extra Oyster Bay
asparagus, 81 rs; green corn, 81 21@3, as TO
quality; green peas, . SG(92 25; cove oys-
tiers, 81 20t9i so, full weight; light weight,
No. /, 75; No. 2, 81 25; condensed milk
Crown, ST 40; Ezgle, SIS 25; pine apple 81 rs,
sALr-Percarfosd, 81 Go; Irofii store, 81 IS
al 20 per bErsei; coarse, per sack, 81 so;
SoAP-34@64c per pound.
BALTIMORE, April S.-Cofee quiet, Sf@
92c. Sugar firm; soft, 95c.
New YORK, April S.-CofIee dull and
unch Anged. Sugar firm; fair to good re an.
ing, quoted at 7 7-I6G9T Ice. Molass. s
quiet but firm. Rice arm.
New ORLEANS, April s.-Coffee quiet bat
steady; Rio, cargoes, common 70 Prime, 5i9
IL &c. Sugar-good demand at full prices
common to good common, 6s@7c; fair 10
fully fair. 7i97gc; prime, 7sc; yellow ciari
lied, S99SSc. Molasses-rehoiied, common,
5Oci fair, 52@s5es prIhe, 10000.
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FBcIOW hlgn water mark OF 81
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Time. Bar Their Wind. Weather.
Cos a. III. 30-05i CO Sc Cloudy
2:0s pm. 1908 Il S-W. iCloudy-
10: OS pm % $50 "a Sc. Fair.
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Light on the Leyee.


The electric lamps which were placed on
the levee by the wharf lessees were lit last
night for the first time, and kept burning
until midnight. The moment the electric
current was turned on the lamps bias I'd
forth, and the scene which greeted the eye
beggars description: 1t was a transfotrtia-
ton scere froiii lonely darknese to alHlost
the cheerfulness which bright sunlight
bring. As far as the reporter coiild see, up
and down. HE. letees, the radiant lamps
burned with steady light, and brought out
the spars and masts of the vessels moored at
the wharves. Ca boarding the steamer
Natchez the reporter obtained magnificent
view of the levee as it lay bathed in the
refulgent rays of the electric light. The
long row of lamps following the natural
curve Of the levee presented the appearance
of a blszins crescent, the brilliancy of which
was SO intense that it dazzled the eye. The
lamps are situated ESQ feet apart, and
extend from St. Joseph street down 10
point below ST. Ann street. Along that pr
ton of the letee which is takeu up in steam
boat latidipgS the row of lamps is doubled,
and the light is so strong that the face of
person can be recognized many yards dis
tant
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FOR DYERSBURG.
FOR WHITE AND BLACK RIVERS.

mIET HAIRY LIEE-Memphis white
and Black River U. s. Mail Packet.
For Indian Bay, ST. Charles. Clarendon, DevsIls
Bluff Des Arc, Augusta, Jacksonport, Searcy,
Batesville, Powhattsn, and Poczhontas. The