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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
n. w. Villas ESTATE.

STATE OF VERMONT, / IN proh,to Corrt
ESSEX DISTRICT, So. III rrop"'e Oourt'
cem5er a. D.. 1885, Mary a. villas, Execu-
trlX of the estate of n w. Villas, late of
Concord, in said district deceased, makes APP
of her administration account, and for Il de-
cree in said estate
Whcreupon it is ordcredby said Court that
said account and application be referred TO q
Session OF sad Probate Court to be held at
the Probate ONCE i'm GuildhIll on the fourth
Tuesday of December 1885, for hearing and
decision thereon.
And it is further ordered that notice hereof
be given to all persons interested by publca-
ton Of the same three weeks successfully in
the Essex County Herald, n newspaper print
ed ut Island Pond previous to said time ap-
pointed for hearing, that they may appear,
and show cause, if any they may have, why
said account should not be allowed and de
cree made in said estate.
By the Court,
d. II. BEATTIE, Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
THE "EBUD."

Mr.. EDITOR: From time to time
| notice in your local columns short
passages in defense of your paper;
these passages presume are from
the editorial chair. Never as yet
have | seen anything from your
readers in support of these passages
which think would be appreciated
by you and the general public. Why
is this ? 1t is because few people
appreciate the value of the village
paper. Now, sir, my object in
writing this letter is to show the
readers of your paper that the local
paper of any village is a great edu-
cational medium. The village paper
gathers up the news of the county
and advocates the interests Of To-
cality. | venture to say that few
understand the amount of ability
required to edit paper where one
man must be editor, publisher,
printer, and, alas, book-keeper and
all. No wonder people remark when
they see our editor shooting here
and there in search of local items,
chow he stoops." Imagine how
much the intelligence of the coun-
try would suffer by the blotting out
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

tits infrmities Of temper have dissi-
pated his influence; neither Mr..
Carlislc's health nor his position as
speaker permits him to formulate
any legislation; Mr.. Morrison is
known only as the endorsed knight
of the horizontal tariff battle, and
Mr.. Reagan's crude and unsuccess-
full Interstate commerce bill was a
just measure of his ability and in
huence. Outside of these five men
there is dreary waste of common
place talent, relieved perhaps by the
sanguine Mr.. Spriggs of New York,
the serio-comic Mr.. Holman of Indi-
ana, and the fantastic Mr.. Springer
of Illinois.
Nowhere is this dearth of Demo
cratic leadership 50 conspicuous as
in the representation from the
South. OF the 1874 Democratic
members of the House of Represent
atives, the South furnishes los, and
68 Of these were reelected or have
sat in previous Congresses. With
the exception of Mr. Carlisle and
Mr.. Reagan, none of them have
shown any marked characteristics as
Legislators. The proscrlptive policy
! which has distinguished the politics
of that section for the last twenty
years has resulted in keeping to the
front men of narrow and illiberaI
minds, and now, when the Demo
cratic party needs most of all broad
and liberal leadership and men OF
ideas able to formulate a policy and
carry it through Congress, the
South cannot furnish one such. Ii
sends to Washington Confederate
brigadiers and members of the Cor
tedcrate Government and haters OF
negro suffrage in plenty, but not one
man to whom the party can look al
a political Moses.
The result Of this state Of thing,
will probably be that whatever
measures are perfected Will be due
to the Republican Senate and tho
Republican minority in the House
Such members as Reed of Maine
Long and Rice of Massachusetts
Kelley of Pennsylvania, ILiscock o
New York, Butterworth and Nc
Kinley of Ohio, our own Vernon
Congressman, and other expert
enced legislators will exert doubt
less, more influence in shaping legis
lation than the Democratic major
ity. This was the case in the las
Congress, and the signs point to
similar state Of affairs this Winter
The Democrats may be able by
iuggle of ballot boxes in the Soutl
to return majority of the House O
Representatives, but they canno
escape the preponderance of brain
and intelligence which the Repub
leans send to that body.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

The supreme court decides for q
town Of Randolph in the case Of the
Spiritualists against the town, to COM
pei the selectmen to give share OF tho
public money for the support OF the
gospel to them.
Miss Louisa Howard has given Sl0,-
600 to the Howard relief association in
Burlington.
A transfer of4 $40 shares Of Vermont
Central railroad stock was recently
made to the Grand Trunk railroad
company which now owns half OF the
stock.
Reuben r. Thrall, Esq, of Rutland,
who is probably the Oldest practicing
lawyer in the United States, if not in
the world, observed his Goth birthday
on Saturday. Mr.. Thrall, who was
admitted to the Rutland county ban
in 1919, has cases on the docket now.
An adjourned term Of the United
States court will open at Rutland the
23d.
Joseph Ivers and his son Willie were
driving across the Pdssumpsic Raj /
road at st. Johnsbury last Monday
morning, when they were struck by q
train, the horse killed and Willie
badly injured about the head anC
body. He remained insensible TO
several hours but may recover. TIL,
father was not injured.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

The Forty-ninth congress met at
neon last Monday and organized for
the session. Senator Sherman was
chosen President pro tenn, and in
the House Mr.. Carlisle was chosen
Speaker. After these formalities
had been observed both branches
adjourned out of respect to the
memory of the late Vice President
until Tuesday, when the Presidents
message was read. Not receiving
the message here until late Wednes-
day night, we have no opportunity
to refer to it this week.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
tjhe Gssex County 4frald.
ISLAND POND. DEcEllBEB II, 1886.
WHERE TT MIGHT NOT WORK
WELL.

The Presidential Succession bill
introduced by Senator Hoar and
passed boy the Senate at the last
Congress will doubtless be intro
duced in both branches as soon as
the new Congress is fairly organ
lied. The Senate is committed to-
the principle of the bill, which
makes the members of the Cabinet,
beginning with the Secretary of
State, next in order of the preSiden-
tial succession after the viee-presi-
dent. Though there is some politi-
cal advantage TO the Republicans IN
the present law, it is not likely that
consideration viii keep the Senate
from passing again the measure it
has twice approved-once by vote
of 40 to l3 and the second time
unanimously, or at least without
enough dissentients to make a divis-
ion. A Democratic House may be
expected to look favorably on a
measure which would make Mr..
Bayard vice president instead of a
Republican senator. We look,
therefore, to see the adoption of the
Hoar Presidential Succession bill at
the present session of Congress.
The theory of the bill is that it is
better that the succession should be
in officers who always exist and
who are certain to be of the same
political party as the president and
vice president last elected. In case
of the death of the president and
vice president, no better rule could
obtain than one which placed the
government on the shoulders of the
leading members of the Cabinet of
the deceased president. But if a
vice president who becomes prcsi-
dent is removed by impeachment
the benefit of the change would not
usually be very great if his chief
adviser becomes his successor in of
flee. Again, if there is no legally
declared election of president and
vice president, which is a condition
of things the country was threat
cned with in 1901 and 1877, then
the secretary of state of the last adj
ministration, beng still in Office.
would act as president for an entire
year. We doubt the wisdom OF
thus creating a strong motive for
the party last in power to prevent
the legal settlement of a close and
disputed election.
The Hoar Presidential Succession
bill is admirable for ordinary and
familiar cases of SUGGESTIONS, but
there are possible contingencies
where its operation would not be SC
fortunate. A much safer and more
satisfactory order of succession
than the one proposed can easily be
conceived in cases where a prcsiden.
tai election is without legal result
or where president is removed by
Impeachment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

The call upon the Republicans of
the Senate to show their magnanimi,
ty by electing Democratic presi-
dent of the Senate would most likely
have met with favorable response
if the Democrats had ever furnished
the example. And they have never
been known to surrender a po-
litical advantage. It is not "practi-
cal politics"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

Of the country papers which treat of
the immediate interests of the peo-
pie and thus come into immediate
contact with their minds. The
country editor understands that his
paper thrives by being intensely To-
cal, that it Is not by learned edito-
rails on tariff, but by articles in
favor of the new railroad, by de-
scription of the new factory, by ad-
voeacy of the new bridge, that he
must succeed. People look in its
columns not only for the general
latest news, but for a mention of
every interesting fact, every curious
matter of gossip in the county in
which it is published. 1t is to
degree detrimental to our local
] paper that we are flooded with the
daily items of the outside world by
being located as we are a central
terminus on the line of a great rail-
road, the Dominion on one side, and
New England on the other, but this
should be no reason why the "Bud"
should remain a "Bud," it is the
greater reason why we should pat
ronize and welcome our local news
paper and unite to fertilize it with
such fertilizers as items of interest,
letters on general topics, and make
it not bud, but the flower of the
county. | am sure, Mr.. Editor, you
would not be offended if your read,
ers and those interested in the vel
fare of our local paper, when having
items of interest would drop them
into your box In the postotfice.
maintain that nothing is too small
to be itemized if only it is Of inter
est. Thus the paper becomes the
reflector Of the current events anG
} the public sentiments of its section
} noticed in a local paper sometime
ago country editor advertised that
he would insert list of the name.
of all the people who had joined the
churches in the county in recen
revival; this showed that he under
stood his business. He DrODOSed *
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

The undersigned having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Es-
sex, Commissioners to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Russell IlosfOrd, late OF
East Haven IN said district, deceased, and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for tho puIpos es
haven, ON the Sth day of January,
and the 2ith day of May next, from 10
O'Clock, a. NJ until o'clock, p. NJ, each of
said days and that six months from the oath
day of November 1885, is the time limited by
sail Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at East Haven this 7th day OF Deem
Der, a. D., 1885.
j. A. HUMPHREY, C,..,,,,,.,,.,,,,,-
o. y. WALTER, No'a'ii99iV-s hi'9'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
WHITE RIVER PAPER CO.,
MuITN RIVER -LLNCTLNN VT
ESTATE or JOSEPH LEGAsSY.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of ES-
sex, Commissioners to receive. examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Joseph Legassy, late of
Brighton, in said District, deceased; and all
claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby Civ
notice that we will meet for the purposes
aforesaid, at the office OF NJ. Mansur, in said
Brighton, on the 9th day of December and the
2}rd day of April next, from enc o'clock
p. NJ, until 4 O'Clock, p NJ, each of said days,
and that six months from the 22d day of DC.
Court for said creditors to present their CLAIMS
to MS for examination and allowance.
Dated at Brighton, this 10th day of Nov en-
Der, A. D., 1885.
A COBB, OOhhlooloNEltS'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
Island Pond, Dec. 7, 1885.

An Eastern paper says: every
man who goes into the lumber woods
this winter should take with him a
supply of JohnsOn'8 Anodyno Ljaiment
and Par3on'a PargutiDo Pills. This little
precaution may save months of labor
and much suffering"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

"Most of these hair preparations
don't work" writes Mr.. ]. S. Burdick
Of St. Louis, "but Parker's Hair Bal
sam is an honorable exception. My
hair was thin and prematurely gray.
The Balsam made it brown again and
soft as in my boyhood."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
Ikoep eonslantIy on hand fnll llneof
CHOECR GROCERIES.

consisting of
TEAS, COFFEEs, SUGARS, LARD PORK,
MOLAsSES, BOX SALT, RICE, CORN
STARCH, SATIN STARCH, JELLIEs, SPICES
AND EXTRACTS, SOAPINE, BLUGNG,
WHEAT GERM MEAL, OATMEAL, BROWN
BREAD PREPARATION, CANNED
GOODS, PICKLES. lin bulk and bottle) GRAN
BERRIES, RAIsINs, ETC, ETC, ETC.
NUTS, FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY,
PLAIN AND FANCY CRACKERS,
CIGARS AND TOBACCO, ETC
Oy1ters in bulk throughout the season. Call
and examine goods and prices.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

100000 :: : A.. s.: \: e: ;;
value, that VIII start you in wolK that Will
bring You in money faster than anything else
in America. Alabout the $500 900 in presents
with each box. Agents wanted everywhere.
of either sex, of all ages, for all the time, or
spare time only, to work for us at their own
homes Fortunes for al workers absolutely
assured Don't delay. H. HALLETT d Co,
Portland, Me
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

IITTNJ more money than at anything else
NM | nj by taking nm agency Tor the best
Nm u selling book out. Beginners sue
III liz coed grandly. None fail. Terms
free. IiALLkTT BOOK CO., Portland, Me.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-19
How Maxwell Was Headed Off.


The Cablcgram from ST, Louis to
Auckland, New Zealand, which cost
over So per word 10 send, was sent
first from st. Louis to New York,
and New York to New Sidney,
Cape Breton, by land lines, cable to
Valencia, Ireland, thence by land
across Ireland and cable underneath
st. Georges channel to London by
another cable to Lisbon, Portugal,
thence by cable TO the Island of
Malta, where it was repeated through
another cable to Alexandria, Egypt,
land lines conveyed it to Suez from
whence it went by cable beneath the
Red Sea to Alden Arabia on the Gull
of Alden: by cable again under the
Arabian sea to Bombay, to Penang,
on the Malay peninsula; cable again
to the Island Of Java where it was
repeated through another cable to
Port Darwin, North Australia; land
lines took it to Sydney, from whence
it again took to the water by the
SoGth Pacific cable to reach yelling
ton, New Zealand. From yelling
ton it went by land to Auckland
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-19
FOREIGN NEWS.
rnE EARTHQUAKES IN cAsrMERE.

THE EARTHQUAKES IN CASHMERE.
SILVIA, juno lj..-Shocks of earth
quake have rc-Occurrcd in Cashmere
with increased violence. 1t is re-
ported 2,2Sl persons have persisted
in the district of Muzuilurad.
THE CHOLERA IN SPAIN.
MADRID, June l6.-In the province
of Castellon DE La Plana yesterday
there were eighty cases of cholera
and sixty deaths. Thirty thousand
people have fled from Murcia owing
to the terrible dread of the disease
which has taken possession of the
people. In the city of Murcia alone
yesterday, there were, according to
latest rumors, 81 new cases of cholera
and 80 deaths. In the province of
Murcia outside of the city there were
80 cases of cholera and Is deaths
within the same period.
There were five new cases of chol-
era in this city yesterday and one
death from the same disease. In the
city of Valencia there were two fresh
eases, but no deaths. In the prov
incc Of Valencia, however, outside
of the city, there were Is new cases
and y deaths.
The city of Murcia reports 40 new
casts and 7 deaths, while the other
parts Of the province of Murcia re-
turns II fresh cases and / deaths.
POLITICAL SITUATION IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, June l6.-Lord Salisbury
has definitely accepted the premier
ship. 1t is stated that Station d
Norlhcotc has accepted peeragC
leaving Sir Michael Hicks Beach &c
lead the conservatives in the house
of commons. Lord Randolph Chur'
chill will nave an important position
in the new cabinet, but the distribu'
ton of portfolios will not be decided
until the arrival Of the queen, who
is travelling with utmost speed.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-19

The following sensational article
appeared in the Paducah Standard,
of Monday. Capt. Shields is about
so years old and has long been editor
and publisher of one of the leading
papers of the Purchase:
"Capt. John II. Shields, the editor
of the Clinton Democrat, and man
who had the respect, confidence and
esteem of every one both in the
county where he published his pa.
per, and in this city where he lived
many years, succeeded in accomplish.
ing the downfall and disgrace of &
beautiful, talented and accomplished
lady, and was compelled to fly The
town, carrying with him the infan
whose disgraced father he was. ii,
has gone no one knows where. lii
own interesting and amiable famil,
are bowed down beneath the weigh
and have left or will soon leave fo
another State, while the disgraceC
and ruined victim Of his schemes will
bear the burden of her weakness
alone. What motive could hav,
prompted him; what sort of a hear
he can have in him, we cannot tell
but on behalf of the noble editoria
profession we express the hope tina
he may never again disgrace it."
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-19
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.

Col. Cump mustered the Logan
Guards out Of the State Service last
Saturday, at Russellvillc.
The dead body of an unknown
white boy, about y years old, was
taken from the river near Paducah,
Tuesday.
Urcy Woodson, one of the editors
of the Messenger, is candidate for
the Oweusboro post-oilice. James
Kennady is also leading applicant.
In a quarrel near Hartford, Satur-
day, Benz, Long shot and fatally
wounded his son, Young man about
10 years old, The father claims that
the boy was advancing upon him
with an axe.
Cal. Mcintyre, who killed Rubc
Force, both colorcd, at Great Cross
ings, in 1870 was arrested at Midway
by Marshal Cole one day last week,
and brought back and placed in Jail
to answer for the crime of fifteen
wears ago,
Monday at llcSler, seven miles
| from Owrnton, Robert Coleman aud
Henry Reynolds, returning home
with a quantity of whisky, quarrcled
near home and Coleman was stabbed
/ to death. Both are men with large
families in helpless condition. The
men were good friends when sober.
Mayor Reed and Sell Miller had
fight in Il Louisville bar-room on,
night last week. The lie was passed
when Reed dashed glass of whisk.
in Miller's face and jerked out knife
Miller rushed at him with chair
but they were separated by partie
present before any harm was done
The row grew out of the coming rae
for County clerk.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-19
EXTRACT FROM GEN. GRANTS
FORTHCOMING BOOK.
Surrender Of Gen. Lee.

Il found Gen. Lee had been
brought into our lines and conducted |
to house belonging to Mr.. Mclean,
and was there with one of his staff |
officers waiting my arrival. The
head of the column was occupying a
hill, a portion of which was an apple
orchard, across the little valley from
the courthouse. Sheridan's forces
were drawn up in line Of battle on
the crest of the hill on the south side
of the same valley. Before stating
what took place between Gen. Lee
and myself, will give all there is of
the narrative of Gen. Lee and the
famous apple tree. Wars produce
many stories ofliction, some of which
are told until they are believed. The
war Of the rebellion was fruitful III
the same way. The story of the apple
tree is one of those fictions with a
slight foundation of facts. AS | have
said, there was an apple orchard on
the side of the hill occupied by the
Confederate forces. Running diago-
nally up the hill was a wagon-road
which at one point ran very near one
of the trees, SO that The wheels on that
side had cut off the roots of the tree,
which made a little embankment.
Gen. Babcock reported to me that
when he first met Gen. Lee he was
sitting upon this embankment with
his feet in the road and leaning against
the tree. 1t was then that Lee was
conducted into the house where l
first met him.
al had known Gen. Lee in the old
army, and had served with him in
the Mexico war, but did not suppose,
owing to the difference in our ages
and rank, that he would probably
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-19

Few things are more fascinating in
their way than a study Of the subter-
ranean history of man, whether in
caves or in mounds, whether it be Ia
corroburate written history, or to
take testimony that ante-dates all
writing. President Bartlett, of Dart
mouth, contributes an interesting ar
ticle on this topic to the July NUM-
Der of North American Review.
From the men of unknown ages and
their works underground, to men
graphing with the latestquestiOns Of
our own day and discussing the par
eel out of the carth's surface, is Il
long step; but in the same number
Of the Review appears a CONVERSE
ton between David Dudley Field
and Henry George, on land and tax
alton. Another urgent question,
which may soon make very serious
issue, the cXtradition of dynamite
criminals, is debated by President
Angel, of Michigan University,
George Ticknor Curtis, and Justice
I. M. Cooley Dorman b. Eaton,
chief of the Civil Service Commits
sion, gives his views of the results of
that reform. William Clarke shows
the futile character Of any scheme
for British imperial federation, and
Thomas W. Knox gives brief but
interesting sketch of the progress of
European influence in Asia. The
other articles are one by Gail IIamil-
ton, on Prohibition in practice, and
one by Rev. DR.. c. II. Parkhurst on
the decline of christianity. These,
with the batch of free-hand Com
ments, make up a number ofunusual
interest. If the allotted age of man
were sufficient for magazine, we
might have to part here with an old
friend for the Review has just COM
pleted its SEVENTEEN year. But
outwardly it renews its youth with
new cover, and inwardly it seems
more vigorous than ever.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-19
Frank 1eslie's Popular Monthly

For July contains two articles which
will attract considerable attention.
The leading one, ''England's Last
Struggle with Russia in which the
Crimean War and the causes that led
TO it are described by Y. f. Galwey ;
the other article is on "NictOr Hugo"
Both are profusely illustrated and
intensely readable. Marc f. Vallette
contributes a careful study Of the
early Life of Mary Stuart" which
Is accompanied by ten illustrations.
American subjects in this number
are, "The Grain Commerce of New
York." by Oscar w. Riggs, with sew
ell illustrations; "The Aztec Eagle
and when it was Found" and Other
Mexican Topics, by Mrs. Emily
Pierce and "Our Northern Lakes
and Mountains" by James u. Town
send, with eleven illustrations. There
are many shorter articles and poems
several interesting stories, includins
the new serial, "Of Two Evils" b!
Prof. Clarence NJ. Boutelle. Publish
ed by Mrs. Frank Leslie, 53, 80, an,
81 Park Place, at % cents number
or $500 year postpaid.