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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01
81 STATE nE VERMONT WashfnUton DiS fri

In Probate Court held at Montpelier. in said Dis
trct on the 18th day of March, A, ID. 1855;
Lucy NJ. Emerson ExecutrX of the last will and
testament of John G. Emerson late of Barre, in said
District deceased presents her administration ac-
count for examination aud allowance. and makes APP
application for decree of distribution and partition
OF the estate of said deceased Whereupon, 1t is order
ed by said Court that said account and said arplica
ton be referred to a session thereof to be held at the
Probate ONCE in said Montpelier ON the LIST day of
May, A. ID. 1885. for hearing and decision thereon;
and II is further ordered that notice hereof be given
three weeks successfully In the Vermont HdfchmdH
g. state JoutBdL newspaper published at Montpelier,
previous to said time appointed for hearing that they
may appear at said time and place, and show cause,
II amy they may have, why said account should not
be allowed, and such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest
1896 A. c, ANERILL Register.
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geoal Notiees.
VCHABOD CUMINGS, ESTATE.

/ STATE OF VERMONT, Washington District. SIS.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier in and for
said District, the 3Oth day of March A. ID. ISIS:
An instrument purporting to be the last VIII and
Testament of Ichabod Cummings, late of Middle
in said District, deceased, being presented to
the Court by William o. Cummings, the Executor
named therein for Probate Ii is ordered by said
Court that all persons concerned therein be notified
appear session of said Court to he held at the
Probate Office in Montpelier the 25th day of April,
A. d. lss5, and show cause, If any they may have.
against the Probate of said will: for which purpose
is further ordered, that notice of this order be
published three weeks successfully in the Vermont
'Watchman g. State Journal, printed at Montpelier,
previous to said time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court.-Attest,
1896 A. G. ANERIIL Register.
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IL

The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington Commissioners, to receive, examine and ad-
just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Francis v Randall late of Mortified,
in said District, deceased, and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto, hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid the the late residence
of the deceased the 18th day of April and 9Th day
Of September next, from ten O'Clock A; NJ. until
months from the 9Th day of March, A. D. 1855, is the
time limited by said Court for said creditors to pre-
sent their claims to for examination and allow
ance.
Dated at Northhed this Path day of March, A.
ID. 1885
o.m GI9RGI ; SI &c commissioners
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Observation-Disclosures Gokey and family
have moved to Mortified. - Fast day
services will be held in the Methodist
church. Rev. Mr.. Trevellian will preach.
- A donation visit was made to Mr..
and Mrs Trevellian on Thursday afternoon
and evening of last week A good number
were present. There is a marked inn
provement in the attendance at the Sunday
evening union meetings Considerable inter
est is manifested. - DIR. William Hunt
ington and wife have returned from Chi
cago. Their son leaves this week for Niles,
Michigan, where he will practice medicine,
ing of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was Of marked interest. An interest
ing question was discussed, well-written
paper was read by Mrs. f. A. Kezer, and a
poem by Mrs. Weber.
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A BARGAIN in corner lots is what most
men desire, but to keep from filling a grave
in cemetery lot ere half your days are
numbered, always keep a supply of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" by
you. When the first symptoms of consump-
ton appear lose no time in putting yourself
under the treatment of this invaluable
medicine. 1t cures when nothing else will
Possessing, as it does, ten times the virtue
of the best cod liver oil, it is not only the
cheapest but far the pleasantest to take. 1t
purifies and enriches the blood, strengthens
the system, cures blotches, pimples, erup-
tons and other humors. By druggists.
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Marriaaes.

In Montpelier March 80. by Rev. r. p. Frost, Will
lam Massey of Barre and Rosa Gokey of Swanton.
In Island Pond, March "a, Joseph II. Gilmore and
Minnie b. Gray, both of Morgan.
In East Mlddlebury March 49, William X. Foster
and Adell Mobiles, both of Ripton.
In Calais. March g. by Rev. John c. McInerney
Fitch T.. Willard and Anna NJ Wing.
In West Bratteboro, March "a, willard l.. Higley
and Ellen VI. Adams, both of Marlboro.
In Calais, March "a, by Rev, Grin Davis George ID.
Bruce and Maria Parker, both of Calais.
In Sheldon, March %, John Mckinney of Logan
Kansas, and Mrs. Sarah Wheeler of Fairfield
In waitshed, March "a at the residence of Josiah
Holden, Esq, the brides father, by Rev. Vim. S.
Hazen, Dix J. Camp of Randolph and Helen NJ. Hol-
den of Waitsfield,
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WORK, WORK, WoRK!'-How many
women there are working to-day in various
branches of industry-to say nothing of the
thousands of patient housewives whose
lives are an unceasing round of toil-who
are martyrs to those complaints to which
the weaker sex is liable. Their tasks are
rendered doubly hard and irksome and their
lives shortened yet hard necessity compels
them to keep on To such DR.. Pierce's
" Favorite Prescription " offers sure means
of relief. For all female weaknesses it is a
certain cure. All druggists
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nANIEL BELKNAP'S ESTATE.

In Probate Court, held at Montpelier in said Dis
trict, on the 30th day of March, A. ID. lSS5:
j. o. Belknap, Administrator with the will annexed
of the estate OF Daniel Belknap late of Northeld in
said District, deceased presents his administration
account for examination and allowance, and makes
application for decree of distribution and partition
OF the estate of said deceased. Whereupon, II Is
ordered by said Court, that said account and said
application be referred to a session thereof, TO be
held the Probate ONCE in said Montpelier, on the
18th day of April A; ID. 1875, for hearing and de
cison thereon. And, 1t is further ordered, that
notice hereof be given to all persons interested, by
publication of the same three weeks successfully in
the Vermont Wdtchmdn q State Journal n newspaper
published at Montpelier, previous to said time ap-
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place, and show cause, IL any they may
have why said account should not be allowed, and
such decree made. BY the Court.-Attest
1896 A. q. ANERILL, Register.
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$425; choice extras, $4.25 to $780, Mime
sofa bakers, "a. to S4.G0; New York roller,
$3.50 to S4.60; Michigan, $40 to 81 so; Mich
igan roller, 81 40 to $3.50: fancy higher Ohio,
Indiana, Southern Illinois and St. Louis pat
ents, $500 to $40; Ohio, Indiana Southern
Illinois and st. Louis straights, $3.50 to So;
Ohio, Indiana, Southern Illinois and St.
Louis clears, S4.25 to $3.50; Minnesota spring
patents, $3.50 to S5.75; Wisconsin spring
patents, 1925 to S5.40. Corn meal sells at
S2.45 per barrel. Rye flour, 1913 to 81. Dat
for cut.
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t SRSTE " W JLNMdST E WsibingtS,

In Probate Court, held at Montpelier in said Dis
trict, on the nth day of March, A. ID. ISIS:
James NJ Emerson, Administrator of the estate
of Alonzo Wilmot. late of Mortified, In said Dis
trict ceased presents his administration account
for examination and allowance, and makes applica-
ton for a decree of distribution and partition Of the
estate of said deceased. Whereupon, II is ordered
by said Court that said account and said application
he referred to "a session thereof to be held at the
Probate once in said Montpelier ON the 2ith day of
April A. ID, 1885, for hearing and decision thereon
And Il Is further ordered that notice hereof be
given to all persons interested by publication OF the
same three weeks successfully In the Vermont Watch
man & State Journal, n newspaper published at
Montpelier previous to said time appointed for hear
ing. that they may appear at said time and place,
account should not be allowed and such decree
made by the Court.-Attest
1886 A. c. AvERILL, Register.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01

CHARLES CosGRovE, who had not been
able to attend to his business for years, was
interviewed by our reporter, yesterday, and
says: " For years l was troubled with
Bright's disease of the kidneys. The doctors
gave me up. Through an eastern friend l
obtained a bottle of Sulphur Bitters. | took
five bottles and now / am almost well"
Keith sells them.-lS0n Francisco call.
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Business Notites.

WE know heart disease can be cured.
Why? because thousands say they have used
DIR. GRAVES HEART REG U LATOR and
know it does the re.-Plympton NetcS.
One dollar per bottle at druggists Free
pamphlet of f. e. ingalls,, Cambridge, Mass.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01
New Books.

AN American edition of Juliana Horatia
Ewing's Ddddy Ddrtois's Douecot has been
published by Messrs. Roberts Brothers.
This story has had great and merry run
through English society, where it still ex-
cites a merry ripple as often as it is men
toned The American appears to be fac
simiiie of the English edition. Randolph
Caldecott's excellent illustrations and all.
For sale by Wilder.
WOMEN, PLUMBERS AND Doctors: New
York, ID. Appleton & Co. In this book
Mrs. III. NJ. Plunkett explains forcibly the
importance of an interest and knowledge on
the part of women about sanitary matters.
She also discusses those matters at some
length. 1t is one of theS books which al
most cause the reader to question if there
be any escape from the thronging, deadly
peris on every side, and it is we'll to re-
member that people did live to old age
healthily and happily before such subjects
began to be discussed. Nevertheless, such
books are highly important and deserve
careful study, and this is one of the better
ones. For sale by Wilder.
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The union services on Fast day will be held
at the Christian church. == The young
people of the Baptist society will give an en-
tertainment, entitled "The Evangel Of the
Morning Star" next Thursday evening
go Ed. Rising met with an accident last
Saturday at Salisbury mill, breaking his
collar bone.
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Hale's Honey the great Cough cure, CSC SOC 81
Glenn's sulphur soap heals & beauties. 25c.
Germantown kills Corns Bunions
Hills Hair and Whsker Dye-Black and Brown, Soc.
Pixies T0Othache Drops cure in Minute.25c
Deans Rheumatic Pills are a sure cure. Soc
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WANTED.

For general homework in small family in Dor
chester (Bostonl, Mass an intelligent Vermont girl.
one who is good plain cook, likes homework, is
neat economical and fond of children, can obtain
good home, with pleasant associations and good
wages. Member of some church preferred Refer
ences given and required. Address
CHARLES ID. MARCY,
e4s I55 FRANKLIN Street Roston Mass
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YOUNG and middle-aged men suffering
from nervous debility, premature old age,
loss of memory, and kindred symptoms,
should send three letter stamps for large
illustrated treatise suggesting sure means
OF cure. Worlds Dispensary Medical As
ISOLATION. Buffalo, n. Y.
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He TOLD THE TRUTH.-I was troubled
with liver complaint for years. and suffered
terribly. Lake, the druggist, advised me to
take Sulphur Btters. ] took three bottles
and now L am a well man.. Fenner
Waterbury, Conn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01

A BILL has been passed by the Nevada as
sembly imposing fine of $50 on any person
who treats another in saloon. The bill
does not prevent any number of persons
from going into soloon and drinking to-
gether, but requires that each man shall pay
for his own drink.
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ScOtts Emulsion Of Pure Cod Liver Oil,
with HypOphOsphites.

A Most Nutritious Food and Medicine.
DR.. Lindsay Johnson of Gainesville,
Georgia, says: 81 take great pleasure in
saying your Emulsion has proved itself in
my hands a most efficient remedy, in the
various wasting conditions calling for such
a nutriment"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01

FIrs.-All fits stopped free by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. No fits after first
days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and
$500 trial bottle free to fit cases. Send to Dr.
Kline, 931 Arch street, philadelphia, Penn.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
For Sale.

A very desirable house and lot situated ON Berlin
street. The house is two stories high with ell and
good barn. Running water on the premises; also a
number of excellent fruit trees Fun particulars
furnished ON application to
"a. LYMAN HOWE, Montpelier, Vt.
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An Important Food Reform.

PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALLY PURE CREAM
OF TARTAR-TOTAL ELIMINATION OF ALL
LIME IMPURITIES-NEW DISCOVERIES IN
REFINING-A LONG STRIDE TOWARD PURE
FOOD.
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NOTICE.-This is to certify that have this day
~ given my sor. william, his time during the re-
nainder of his M iority, and shall claim more OF
his earnings nor pay any more debts Of his contract
ing after this date E. w, BACkuS.
Fayston, VT March rs, 1885. 1896
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Farm and Wood Lot
FOR SALE.
A farm of one hundred forty acres of land, with an
excellent lot of timber land an the same.
One Hundred Acres are Cleared

and of smooth surface and suitable for tilage Said
farm Is in the town of Marsheld and is near Lanes
boro, where there is steam saw-ml which Is about
one mile from the farm. Lanesboro is ON the line
of the Montpelier 4 Wells River railroad is good
market for wood and lumber. There are also two
steam saw-mills In Peacham only about mile
distant, where a large number OF hands are EN-
poyed with teams, which makes good market for
all the produce raised said farm. The house Is
large enough for two families and the barn the
premises is thirty by fifty feet There ia also shop
and granary, and 1t Is good bargain for that
wishes to make money summer and winter, as there
is work enough to do that will pay well Also wood
lot of one hundred forty of land well tmbered,
which is said farm. This property will be sold
at a reasonable price, and is good bargain for
that wants this kind of property. For further
particulars enquire of the subscriber at Montpelier
VT CLARK KING, Agent,
Montpelier, VT, March 81, 1856 94-g7
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West Topsham.-Mrs.W William Jackson
who was taken so furiously insane two
weeks ago, died last Sunday morning She
had mild run of pneumonia and was con-
valescing from that when she was taken
furiousy insane. 1t was a case of heredi-
tary insanity. Her mother was thus af-
tiicted and Mrs. Jackson has been insane
before, as have some other members of the
family Mrs. Leland Hayward, "a sister of
Mrs. Jackson, has been very near unto
death for the past two weeks, but is now
more comfortable with a small chance of
recovery - 1t has been unusually sickly
in this section for the past month. -
Den Densmore has moved to the Barre
Spring House to sojourn for while.
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Brookfield.-Dr. Allen of White River
junction was in town, last Friday to see
several patients. With the assistance of
Dr. Goodrich, he removed blood tumor
from the knee joint of Marshall Green.
He also amputated finger for G.. b. Fisk,
which he cut with saw several weeks ago.
- Captain Reuben Peck, one of the
oldest of our citizens, died last Friday night:
His funeral was attended Sunday afternoon,
Rev. w S. Hazen of Mortified, assisted by
Elder Shepard of Brookfeld, officiating.
Mr.. Peck had held many offices in town in
his younger days, and had always lived in
town. He joined the Federal Lodge of Ma
sons about fifty years ago He accumulated
quite a large property - Mrs. Alan
son Folansbee is thought to be convalescent
after several weeks of sickness. Mrs. George
Crane of Williamstown has also been very
sick, but is improving slowly. - Miss
Ruth Sprague has gone to CRANKY, p. g., to
attend school. - Some young men went
to the house of Elhanan Farwell recently
while Farwel's folks were all away, broke
into the house and converted to their own
use some cider-brandy, and left the poison
running. About twelve gallons escaped
but the young men did not, for Mr. Farwell
interviewed them, finding them in possess
sion of one of his pitchers containing some
of the " critter" We understand that the
young men paid over 500 for their great
folly and small amount of liquor. Quite a
misfortune for three lads who before this
had borne good characters. We withhold
their names. - Calvin Jackson has pur-
chased the I. G. Lamphier farm at auction,
paying $500 for the same. We understand
Mr. Marcus Peabody of Orange is to have
the place. - Jefferson Bedding is visiting
friends in Moretown and vicinity -
Most of the farmers have engaged their help,
paying from SIS to $22 per month.
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70 r SAL E ..

A house and barn. with three-fourths of an acre of
land, situated the of Manand Vine streets
in Depot Village, Mortified, VT. near the Graded
School building, and within fifteen minutes walk of
Norwich University, 1t being of the best loca-
tions, If not the best, in said village. The house is
convenient for keeping boarders and the barn suit
able for keeping a small livery Said premises will
be sold with or without eight acres of tillage and
sixty acres of pasture land within one-fourth of
mile Also scholarship for Goddard Seminary at
Barre VT For further particulars call address
1886 j. c. GALLUP Mortified, VT
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Gaysville. On Thursday, March 26,
about ninety friends and relatives gathered
at the home of o. j. Richardson to cele-
brate the twenty-hfth wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. Richardson and wife Speeches
from Rev. G. j. Richardson, Rev. III. X
Hastings and DR.. Smith were listened to;
also singing by singers picked from the
company present, and three poems-two
written by brothers of the groom and one
by Mrs. John Knowlton. All were very in
teresting and appropriate. Quite a number
of presents We're left as testimonial of the
high esteem in which Mr.. Richardson and
family are held by their friends. Refresh
ments We're passed around about five
O'clock after which the people left for their
homes, well pleased with their visit. So
About twenty singers from Stockbridge
Common and Gaysville met at the residence
of G. II. Hanson, last Friday evening, and
formally organized society to be called
the Stockbridge choral union" Regular
meetings are to be held throughout the year
for the purpose of improvement in singing.
social intercourse, etc. -- The remains
of Captain Isaac Taggart, formerly of this
town but late of Bethel, were brought here
for burial last Saturday. He was quite aged
and very generally known throughout the
| town.
West Randolph.-Mrs.K Kingsley Jones
! died last Thursday AMI was buried Satur
day. Mr.. William Albin died Thursday
and was buried Saturday. - Mrs. LoreI
Griswold is very sick with pneumonia. Rev
Mr.. Pierce's sister is also quite sick. -
William Wood has sold eighteen acres of hi
farm to Frank Morse. - Charlie Nichols
is home on few days vacation from Nor
witch University. 49, Another very pleas
ant soeiable was held last Thursday evenin,
at II. Il. Dubois == Easter Sunday will
be observed by most of the churches. --
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Craftsbury.-HerbertA Allen is attending
school in commercial college. - Lin
coin Miller is attending school at the Mont
peler Methodist Seminary. - e. j.
Hastings has received another carload of
corn. - Charles Merrill and wife. who
have been at work in East Montpelier for
the past year, have returned and will soon
go West, where he has II job in factory.
- Howard & Leavitt are getting out
lumber to rebuild their store that was
that William Clark of Eden, who taught
school in district No. IL in this town, has en-
tered college. May success follow him.
- Mrs. Fanny Woodbury. has a cow
that made ten and one-half pounds of butter
from six days cream, after using all the
cream and milk necessary in family of
four persons. This was done without extra
feed
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Chelsea.-Webster Fits has effected
settlement with his wife, who so abruptly
left him a short time ago. Mrs. Fits retains
the child, little girl of three years She
left at once for Manchester, n. II. Mr..
Fits is rapidly closing up his business, hav
ing sold his farm of two hundred seventy
five acres to his brother-in-law, Henry
Bryant, for 81 800, reserving a life lease for
his mother on the place. All his personal
property he will sell at auction tomorrow
Thursday. - The many friends of DIR.
A. b. Smith will be panied to learn of the
death of his wife. She had been great
sufferer from consumption for some months
and had failed rapidly in the last few weeks,
passing away, Saturday morning last, as
quietly as if sleeping. All that could be
done to stay the terrible disease was done,
but all in vain. She leaves one little girl,
three years old, as comfort to the sorrow
ing husband. - Jabin Corwin is to take
charge of the town farm the coming year in
the place of Henry Bryant, resigned. -
l.. G. Hinckley has been spending the last
of our promising young lawyers leaves next
Saturday for Amigo Nanglade county,,
Wis, where he goes to practice his profess
sion. AS he is young man of good princi-
pies, practical education and thorough
application to business it would seem that
nothing but success could greet him in his
new field. - +. !. Whitney will soon
move his grocery into the rooms in Tarbell's
building occupied by Mrs. Sanborn's mil
| better. - T.. ID. Barnes and wife moved
to Williamstown last Monday. - At the
town meeting, March oath, w. p. Townsend
was elected third selectman. - Noah
Paine is sick again with another attack of
rheumatism.
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Neutrality-suspicious. were seen for the
first time last Sunday morning-about two
weeks later in the season than their first
appearance last year - f. l.. Archer
has returned from Plymouth, N. III. 80
Good hay is selling for about S14 per ton,
and many farmers are having to buy. 80
Waldo Flint has moved into j. p. Cleve-
lands tenement, and will work for Frank
Cleveland the coming summer. - Ly-
man Lance, who has been at work in
Caanan the past winter, has returned. He
reports the snow in that happy land " as
eight feet in depth on the level. -
George W. Cram and wife are here visiting
Mrs. Grams mother, Mrs. Peavey. They are
soon to go to Providence, r. l., to live.
60 Il. o. Mann has sold seventy of his
poorest lambs, which averaged one hundred
pounds per head. They went to market
last week. - II. b. Howard has bought
the Burnham place in Williamstown.