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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-06-19

Pic Nic.-Last Friday the members
of the Mecklenburg Reading Club of
Shepherdstown, with a few invited
guests, went on a pic mic to Potomac
Isle, and they had thoroughly good
time. The first stage Of the trip was
very enjoyable drive to Dam No. 4,
where the party was met by the steam
boat, and after an hours ride was land
ed at the island. Every one Immediate
ly settled down to solid enjoyment. and
the island was just the place for it..
Plenty of shade, comfortable paviliohs,
boats, swings, &C., each were utilized,
and the delightful weather added to the
general comfort. About noon the feast
was spread before the hungry assem-
blage, and in a comparatively short time
a perfect wreck was made of the great
quantity of spring chickens and other
good things. The dinner having been
gotten through with, amusements of
various kinds were participated in, and
all were very sorry to hear the signal
to return home. All had had an enjoy
able day, and there was nothing TO mar
the pleasure of any one. The island is
under the management Of Capt. Max
well, and he is one of the most accom-
modating and agreeable Of men.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-06-19

Buy your harvest whisky at Lees
Central Hotel.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-06-19
APrettvWoman'S SeCret.

Fear of discovery, when she resorts 10
false hair and dyes, is a source OF con-
slant anxiety 10 her. The very persons
from whom she most desires 10 hide the
waning of her charms are the ones most
likely TO make the discovery. But there
Is no reason why she should not regain
and retain all the beauty of hair that was
her pride in youth. Let her use AYERS
HAIR VrGoR, and. not only will her hair
cease TO fall out, but new growth Will
appear where the scalp has been denuded;
and locks that are turning gray, or have
actually grown white, will return 10 their
pristine freshness and brillianee OF color.
AYERS HAIR NIGoR cures
Hereditary Badness.
GEORGE MAYER. FidtORiG. T6TCS,was
bald at % years OF age, rs his ancestors
had been for several generations. One
bottle Of HAIR VIGoR started growth OF
soft, downy hair all over his scalp. which
soon became thick, long, and vigorous.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-06-19

In Washington last Friday, Daniel
Carrigan was sentenced to years i'm
prisonment for presenting false vouch-
ers on the bureau of medicine and sur
gerry, Navy Department.
ego TO Lees for harvest whiskies.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-06-19

The cheapest harvest whisky in town
at Lees Central Hotel.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-06-19
READ THIS.

II you want Carpets, Oil Cloths, Mating.
Looking Glasses, Lace Curtains, &C., 60 te
Beachley's and see the best stock in Hagers-
town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-06-19
NJ. B. Baker

Has opened his stock Of new goods for the
Spring and Summer trade, and an exam
inatfon will show you that IL Is most
carefully selected and suited TO the
wants OF the public. have q
very excellent stock OF
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-06-19
DRY GOODS,

comprising all the standard articles as well
as the newest fashions in this department.
AS heretofore, | make a speciality OF
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05
Personal.

The Northampton items IN the
Springfield Republjcon of Friday last
contained tae following: "a cable
dispatch was received yesterday an
nouncing the death at Ventnor, Isle of
Wight, of Miss Mary A. Durham, the
well-known and much-beloved princi-
pal OF the Elm-strect classical prepare
tory school for girls. The sad news
cast gloom over the school, where
studies were Immediately suspended,
and among her many friends, for the
news was the more distressing because
encouraging letters had been received
within few DAYS that she was improv-
ing in health. Much joy was expected
on her return, which was fixed for
commencement week. No particulars
were given in the dispatch, which came
from her sister, who has been her COM
paniOn during the year she has been
abroad. AS an educator of the young
Miss Durham stood i'll the front rank
She was born at Manchester, VT, her
father having been principal of Burr
and Burton seminary there for many
years and one of the leading teachers
OF the State. she was educated by her
father and later at Mrs, Worcester's
girls school at Burlington, school
which maintained high rank twenty
five years ago. Here Miss Durham
had her first experience as a teacher.
She possessed a mind Of rare vigor and
brilliancy, her love of knowledge led
her to wide and varied culture, and
she became the friend of the leading
men of her State, more particularly of
the clergymen and others prominent in
the affairs of the Cons regational
church, to which she was devotedly at
tachcd. After leaving the seminary at
Burlington she became preCeptress of
the high school at Montpelier, VT,
where she remained about a dozen
years, and OF the Rutland, Vt, high
school. She became widely respected
and beloved during her work in the
Vermont public schools, and aroused in
her pupils love for study and habit
of critical inquiry more valuable than
any training from textbooks. Her
health first became affected from over
work Ill these schools She Joined the
faculty of Wellesley college when that
Institution was opened and came to
Northampton soon after the opening OF
| Smith college. She bought the j. IL.
| Lyman place on Elm street, enlarged
the buildings and opened IA college pre-
paratory school for girls. Its special
design was to prepare pupils for Smith
college, and pupils who have passed Il
satisfactory course are admitted with
out examination. The prosperity Of the
school has been largely due to her re-
markable executive ability and rare
scholarly accomplishments. Her cul-
ture, winning WAYS and noble character
greatly endeared her to the pupils, and
her charming social qualities made her
much respected and universally loved.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05

from Missouri Tor the New Orleans
market. He afterwards moved there
and kept the st. Charles stables. The
first year Barker kept his horse at Mr..
NOrton's stable, known as Sycamore
Grove" OH Tchoupitouas street-after
that he rented private stable.
Mr.. Wood refers to Mr.. Dan Bayless
or Warren Rogers of Bourbon Co.,
kentucky, who will corroborate all he
has stated in regard to this celebrated
horse.
About the year 1885 Pilot paced a
match race for $500 side over the
Queen City course at Cincinnati, in
which he was heavily backed by his
friends. The rider of Pilot was bribed
to throw the race, which he did by
pulling the horse square across the
track. This was so barefaced a Job
that the friends of Pilot would have
mobbed the jockey had he not made his
escape across the river i'll skiff placed
there for that purpose. Now, as Spurs
says in his first communication that he
prepared and rode Pilot in all his races
except the one with Mambrino Chief
we are little curious to know if he
really was the jockey that SO narrowly
escaped the fury of the defrauded bet.
tiers on this OCCASION Western Sports.
1UU1l,
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05
S5orse Department,

There has been and is now much UNI
certainty and confusion in Morgan
pedigrees arising from lack OF registra-
ton of stock horses of this blood. The
work of Mr.. ID. G. Linsley, published
in 1857 and now,out of print,i the only
book that purports to give anything
like full information upon this subject,
and although of great value,it was nee
essarily incomplete. The steadily grow
ing popularity of the Morgan horse and
the increasing demand for animals bred
from the best existing lines of that
blood, with pedigrees that can be
vouched for as authentic, has led the
editors of this department to undertake
the collection and verifcation, as far as
possible, of Morgan pedigrees from the
time of the original Justin Morgan to
the present, with view to their publ
cation in book form. In connection
with this work, we have also been fully
investigating the pedigrees of all trot-
ting horses that have shown their pow
ers of endurance by trotting fifty or
more public and recorded races each.
Something over one thousand letters
have already been written in these in
vestigations, and large collection OF
important information from original
sources has been received and placed
on file. With this information, added
to what has been hitherto published, we
claim that this department of this paper
bis the best authority upon Morgan ped
igrees and the pedigrees of all fifty-race
trotters. Correspondence in both these
lines is solicited. For the completion
of our work on Morgan horses we wan
name, description, year when tOaled
where and by whom bred, pedigree
names of different owners, times ant
places of stud service, turf performan
ces if any, year of death if not living
aud address of breeder of dam, o.
every meritOrious stallion descended il
direct male line from Justin Morgan
that has ever stood for stock purposes
Blanks for this information will be sen
free on application. Questions of pub
lie interest concerning Morgan horses
will be answered through this paper
All communication in this department
may be addressed to W. H. Bliss
Rochester, VT
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05


offered, and who were ordered TO report such
resolutions us they deemed advisable for adop-
ton by this association, beg leave to report as
follows:
RcSofrcd That the present depressed condition
OF sheep husbaudry Is entirely owing to the I'M
fortunate and uhwise changes in the tariff laws
by the act ct March 3, lsS3 and nothing short of
their substantial restoration will remedy the evil
and prevent the final destruction OF TINS industry
in the United states.
To estl5llsh the truth OF The foregoing rcsolu-
ton, we submit to II candid public the following
facts
The wool clip of lSS2, amounting to 50hOOO 600
pounds, was sold Tor an average OF about ~
cents per pouud Yielding To The producers Sl2O,-
100000. The clip of 1855 did not yield to the pro-
duccrs over % cents per pOdnd-anu suppoSlng
the same quantiiy-a loss IN That year WAS sils-
tanned TO the producers of Sl5.0OUOOO. The clip
OF 1854 dld not ylelu TO the prouuc rs above ~
cents per pound; Estimating the cllp oil 1854 at
JOOoOO,OO pounds, lhe loss to the producers ttat
year us compared will 1857 was S3uOOO,OOO. AZ
the prices olcred Tor Inc present cup oil 1900 inc
average to the producers Will not exceed 20 cents
per pound, ana the loss TO ule producers com
parcel Win inc price OF 49, VIII ne Sio,Vu'VVu'
making a loss OF SW,OOO,OOO III the tnree years,
not mentioning the depreciation III the value Oh
their Hooks. we venture, therefore, earnestly
ana solcmnlv, to announce 10 our lellOW cltlIehs
thdt unless the projection anOrdeu 10 our inuus-
try by the laws OF 1867 be restored, shecp nus
bandIy us common pursuit VIII he aDanuuneI'
and the business OF furnishing material loT wool
en- clothing for the American people VIII he re
united to foreign nations.
.. therefore, thls assoclatoh laNors u WIS.,
and comprehensive system OF economic leSlsla-
non calculated To iostcr anu develop all AUcrl-
can industries that can be probably pursued ny
our people, whereby employment may be secured
to All the laboring classes at remuhcrttlNe WHS-
United state lIc o thus snccessfuIy compete with
the cheap labor of foreign countries.
In adjusting uutGs nndfr s suc o sySie "l
on the free list such articles Of necessity and
common use among our people as are not a1 ut
c8e 8f Ge S an be Ei poed by
American Industries, we favor the application Of
such duties as will secure to Amerca" producers
' 3 'V We recognize &c with feelings OF apprchen.
sion and alarm the influence in this country Of a
poWer, ,oTTs nnsies and to rive con
troll Of American markets to foreign producers
and we earnestly appeal to the patriotism OF inc
intetests Of ali those Interested IN any industrial
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05
STATE OF VERMONT,
District nf Adiiann "a


be IL remembered, that at a session of the pro-
Date court holden at Middlebury, within and for
said district, on the Sd day OF June, A. ID,
1855.
Present, Hon. Lyman E. Knapp, Judge
whereas, Charles &. Forbes, administrator
of the estate OF Darwin C. Smith, late OF shore
sented to said court his petition in writing.
setting forth, that it will be necessary To
sell part of the real estate OF said deceased
for the payment of the debts and Charges
OF administration; and also that it VIII be
beneficial Tor all parties interested therein 10
sell the whole of real estate of said deceased and
therein making application to said court for
license TO make such sale. And said administra-
tor having produced TO SAID court the assent in
writing Of all the heirs residing in this State,
interested in said real estate, Its ordered. that
all persons interested in the estate of said de.
ceased be notified to appear before said court, at
the probate Office in Middlebury, in said district
on the 22d day of June, A. ID, 1855, at 10
O'Clock a. M, 10y publication of this order three
weeks successfully previous thereto, in the Mid.
diebury Register, a newspaper printed at Mid.
uleDury, aforesaid, to show cause, if any they
may have, why said license should not granted
- LYMAN r. KNAPP. Judge.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05

was the dam of the noted brood mare
Fanny Jackson, dam of Aristos and
other fast ones. 1t has been claimed
that Fanny Jackson was from thc first
foal produced by this mare alter she
came into MIR. Condon's hands; aud it
has also generally been stated THAT this
foal was by North American or the
Bullock horse.
The dam of Fanny jackson is known
to have been IA black mare. We are
credibly informed that this first foal
was "a sorrcl FLY sold by Mr.. Condor
when four years old to Mr.. Myrick OF
Bridport. We are further credibly in
formed that all the otheri foals bred
from this mare by Mr.. Condor were
got by Sherman Black Hawk. We
should be pleased to receive further
evidence in this matter.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05

"Black Diamond bl. h. foaled 1856
The pedigree of this horse has not been
definitely traced. Ii has been stated
that he was bred in Canada and taken
thence to Vermont.
Sire of Clara j. chm, record, 2:27-
Ia A.; dam by Whalebone."
SANDERS.
Wallace does not give this horse, but
has "Clara j. chm. foaled 1870, got by
Black Diamond, French Canadian,
dam by Whalebone, son of Flying Nor
gan, bred by David c. Carlton, Cam
bridge, VT"
From a letter received from f. NJ.
Pettes, Esq, dated Sutton Junction,
March 20, 1880, we learn that Black
Diamond was bred by MIR. Dausereau,
Vacheris, p. g. land sired by Petit Coe,
imported from the southern part of
France; dam large English chestnut
mare. Mr.. Pcttes adds that this is all
that is known of the pedigree of Black
Diamond and that he has some of his
colts that can trot in 2:lO. Clara j.
has trotted over hundred races.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05
IL. q. HIBBARD, CONS.
STATE Or VERMONT.
IL Addisnn district

The probate court tor the district of Addison:
10 all persons interested in the estate of Harry
Bump late of salisbury, in SAID district, de.
ceased. cpErTTS,o
BY the authority of the State of Vermont Won
are hereby notified 10 appear before the said pro
bate court at the probate office in Middeburv. i'm
sau Obstruction the 10Th day of j une, a. d. ISS5 at
10 O'Clock a. M, To show cause ii any you have
why the account of Truman carpenter. admins
lraor OF the estate of said deceased, should not
De allowed and also why the residue of said es-
titled thereto. 49,
Dated at Middlebury, in said district, this Goth
day OF May, \. ID. 1855. %
LYMAN +. KNAPP, Judge.
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" Facts About Old Pilot. "

Several weeks ago "Spurs," IN the
Turf, Field and FdlUa, attempted a
description and history Of Old Pacing
Pilot, repeating the old story of Mr..
Heinsohn buying Pilot of Mr.. Dubois,
who had purchased him from a Yankee
peddler, that he was homely little
black Canuck, not over IA hands high,
that Mr.. lleinsohn owned him long
while before he discovered that he was
a fast square trotter, etc. In answer
to this, on the authority Of Mr.. John
NJ. Wood, of indianapolis, the Sports
man asserted that Mr.. Charles Barker
imported Pilot aud five mares from
Canada, as his individual property,
sold the mares and kept the stallion !;
that he brought the horse north in the
spring and carried him back to New
Orleans in the winters for several
years, that he was about If l-2 hands
high and very beautiful, a very fast
PAGER, but couldn't trot a step, etc.
This was copied by the Turf, FIeld
and Farm (without the usual credit
and "Spurs" invited to como again,
which he did in that paper of May 10.
He says: 81 state, for the truth of
history, that Old Pilot never was in
New Orleans after he was brought to
Louisville by Charley Barker, then OF
the firm of lieinsohu IL Barker"
How did it happen, Mr.. "Spurs," that
you failed to mention Barker's name in
your first communication? Again he
says Pilot chad only beautiful head.
He had the finest and strong
est legs and back | ever saw" We
fail to see then how he could be ugly.
Further along Spurs says if Charley
Barker took Pilot back to New Orleans
cit was in 1884 or earlier, for | never
lost sight OF him after that time until
Mr., John Bell bought and took him to
Henderson, Ky, where he died"
Now "for the truth of history" Mr..
Wood still holds fast to his first state
ment, except as TO the first year that
Barker had Pilot in New Orleans. lie
now distinctly remembers that it was
early in the winter of 1882 that the
horse and mares arrived in the Cres-
cent City that being the season of high
waters and Asiatic cholera. And Char.
ley Barker DID take the horse to New
Orleans again in the winters of 1881
and 1884. That be imported Pilot and
the mares, that they were his individ,
ual property, that the Yankee pedder
or Mr.. Dubois never owned Pilot, and
if Mr.. Heinsohn did, it was after the
death of Charley Barker. Mr.. Dubois
was not in New Orleans when Pilot
was brought there, nor for several years
afterwards, but was engaged shipping
cheap class OF horses to John Dowdlt
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05
STATE OF VERMONT
) District of Addison, IS

The Probate Court for the District of Addison .
10 all persons interested in the estate of Milo
deceased. GRFETING
by the authority OF the State of Vermont you
are hereby notified TO appear before the said pro
pate court at the probate office in Mddebury, in
salu ulstrlct on the ?2d day of June, A. ID. 1885,
az 10 O'Clock I'm. To show cause, if any you have,
why the account ofGeorge S. Walker, admins
traitor OF the estate of said deceased, should not
oe alOwed, ana also why the resdne OF said
entitled thereto.
Dated at Middebury, in said district, this Sd
day OF June, A. D. 1885. IS
LYMAN L. KNAPP, Judge.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05
The TruXtOnS.

The following letter on Hoopston
Girl, received from s. \. Brown, ESD,
of Kalamazoo, Mich, throws little
light upon the blood of the TruXtons of
Indiana, from which the dam of Blue
Bull is said to have sprung. Whether
Selim, sire of the dam of Blue Bull, is
from the family of TruXtons referred
to in this letter is unknown; but we
publish the letter hoping it may lead to
further information upon this point.
KALAMAZOO STOCK FARM,
KALAMAZOO. Mich, March II, 80. (
W. II. Bliss, Esq.
Dedr Sir:-Your favor of March
Z received and noted. Cannot give
you the name of breeder of Hoopston
Girl. She was said to have been bred
in Indiana, and was trained and owned
for some time by DR.. Waite, formerly OF
Chicago, who brought her to Grand
Rapids, Mich. The mare was quite
speedy and Waite said he drove her a
mile over Joliet, ILL.,, track in 80. He
sold her to r. G.. Brooks of Grand Rap
ids, of whom | afterwards purchased
her. Mr.. Brooks at time of sale to me
gave me the name Of her breeder "a he
recollected it. | wrote that party to
his address some years ago, and receiv-
ed no reply. Afterwards | met DR..
Waite, who informed me that he had
no memoranda of name of breeder, but
that she was by horse called TruXton,
who was by a thoroughbred TruXton,
and that her dam was by Mambrino
Pilot. The horse TruXton | never
knew, and cannot give you his breed.
ing. Hoopston Girl was a mare IL
hands high, and very stylish and speedy
and showed high breeding.
Respectfully,
SAMUEL a. BROwN."
Perhaps the enterprising Western
Sportsman can give some further light
on the TruXtons, for so far as we are
aware, the above is the nearest approach
to information of anything that has
been published concerning them.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05
Sheep Snlcrest.
SALES OF SHEEP
Recorded In the Register OF the Vermont
Merino sheep Breeders Association.


re Mead, Proctor, Vt. to IL II Blakcley, Rut'
land, Vt, ram.
j smith, Oho to Mrs T. II Garwood, O, )
ewes, / from flock Ol ID Doty, from X w and
. Atwood flock, , from f IL Dean flock, from
flock OF + |. NCcdham, from nskccp and |
from W II bingham flock.
T. A Baldwin, Whiting, to Peck ~ Lacey, Mon
tana, Z rams from hIs own mock. from flock
OF Brookins and from flock OF "A l. Simonds.
4 brookins estate, Shoreham, to Il A smith,
Brandon, ewes.
LII Payne, VI, to Perkins spear, Vt, rams.
III Bottum, SALISBURY, to q Mason, New
Haven, , rams from VIM Root flock.
w + Boyden, Delhi Mills, Mich, to a f Smith,
Ann Arbor, Mich, ewes.
+ Birchard. Shorcham. to J q Caswell Il
Son, ram from flock ol + T Birchard estate.
A NJ Baldwin, Whiting, to j q Suckney, Vt, Ii
ewes and IA rams.
IL 5 Bro1kns, Shoreham, to Oliver Wisscll.
Shoreham ewes, from flock of a Jennings
and | from his own flock.
NJ J Bowdsh, Vt, toJ Il Chcrbno Middlebury,
VT ewes.
ii Nj Wing Rochester, Vt, to John l. Weeks,
Salisbury, Vt, 3 ewes and rams.
Il z Landon, Middlebury, Vt, to w J Mead,
Middlebury, VT 10 ewes and ram from nock OF
LandOn.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-05
L E g Il L NOTICE S.
G0MMIssIoNERs, NoTICE.-Estate of

y
The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Adj
olson commissioners, TO receive, examine and
ADJUST all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Lauren &. Drake, late
of Weybrdge, in sand district. deceased, and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purposes afOTe-
sad, al the dwelling house of A. ID. Hayward in
Weybridge on the 10th day of June, and 10th
day of November next from one O'Clock p. IN.
untll four o'clock, p. m, each of said days. and
that six months lrOm the nth day of May, A.
ID. 1883, Is the time limited by said court Tor
said creditors to present their claims 10 us for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Weybridge, VT, this 10th day OF
May, A. ID. 1855. q
SAMUEL o. WIGHT, CONS