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pies. Is he not doing that very thing,
and if he did not, what would be
thought of him? OF course he would
sink to the level of other political trick
sters, such as we have known for many
years, who make promises to catch votes
without any idea of keeping faith with
anybody. No supporter of his has to
blush at the charge that he has not
kept faith. Every democrat who COM
plains of Cleveland shows that he was
not honest himself, and did not believe
Cleveland was.'
CHRISTIAN UNION: off General
Grant were otherwise liable to severe
criticism, the preface to his forthcom-
ing volume would disarm the critic.
But, if we may judge from the tone of
this preface, from the extracts from his
work already printed in the Christian
Union, and from his admirable account
of the battle of Shiloh in the Century
Magazine, there is no occasion to dis
arm criticism. That spirit of allegiance
to the nation which led him into the
war, and which inspired him after it,
which found equal expression in the
motto of the war, Unconditional sur
render and in the motto after the war,
Let us have peace apparently ami
mates his history. The nation, North
and South, will fully credit his asser-
ton, L have entered upon the task
with the sincere desire to avoid doing
injustice to any one, whether on the
national or confederate side 1t is,
indeed, hardly too soon to say even
now that the contrast between the two
histories of the war, written respect
lively by Jefferson Davis and General
Grant, will fairly symbolic the differ
ence between the two men and the
causes which they represented"
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STATE OF VERMONT,
WASHINGTON COUNTY CoURT,l
September Term, lSS5.


laura W. may vs. seneca 81 BfdN.
Whereas, At "A term of the honorable County Court
begun and held at Montpelier within and for the
County of Washington, on the second Tuesday of
March, A. d. 1855, Laura NJ Blay of Barre, in the
County of Washington, filed in said Court her libel
for divorce setting forth in substance that the
day of August, A. ID. lsT2, she was lawfully joined
in marriage to Seneca s. Blay of STAFFORD, in the
State of Nermont that she, on her part, ever since
marriage covenant, but that the said Seneca s.,
has not kept and performed the same, for that the
said Seneca y, Blay, being of sufficient pecunary
ability, has neglected and refused to provide suitable
maintenance for the petitioner, and has treated the
petitioner with mtolerable severity, and has de-
serted the petitioner; and praying for the causes
aforesaid for divorce and for the custody of one
minor child. And, whereas, II Is made to appear
that the said Seneca ;. Blay now resides without
this state where the process of this Court cannot be
served upon him. Therefore, IL is ordered that the
said Seneca $. be notified of the tendency of
said petition, and summoned to appear and make
answer to the same and show cadse If any he have,
why the prayer thereof be not granted, before the
pelier, within and for the County of Washington, on
the second Tuesday of September, A. d. 1880 at nine
O'Clock NJ, by the publication of the substance of
said libel together with this order, three weeks
cessiyely IN the IermOm WafchmdH and State Jour
nal, a weekly newspaper published at Montpelier,
aforesaid, the last of which publications shall be vt
least three weeks previous to the said second Tues
day of September A. ID. lSs5, which shall be deemed
sufficient notice to the said Seneca 5. Blay.
Given under my hand AT Montpelier, in the County
of Washington. this ith day of July A. ID. 1855.
~ ., MELVILLE 4. SMILE, CLERK
T. j, DEAVlrr' AuorneVJor Petitioner OSLO
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Origin OF Cotton Printing.

The cotton fabrics first produced" said
an old dry-goods dealer to a NeD York Sun
reporter, "were only cotton cloths, either
indifferently white or dyed in such homely
ccolors as were then in vogue. Though USE
full for variety of domestic purposes and
for undergarments, the idea of making
them for personal adornment and elegant
wear had as yet suggested itself to no one.
A Lancashire farmer conceived the idea,
and, inspirited by his success in wool card
ing, he set himself to carrying it out, with
his wonted energy and ingenuity. Shrewdly
keeping his own counsel he procured a
stout block of wood, ten inches long by five
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Eeaal Notltes.
ICHABOD CUMMINGS, ESTATE.

i COMMISSIONERS NOTICE,
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 lchabOd Cummings, late of Middlesex
in said District deceased and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto, hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the dwelling house of
the late lchabod Cummings, on the llth day of Aug.
and 18th day of Nov. next, from one o'clock II.
til four o'clock p each of said days. and that six
months from the Both day of June, A D. 1856 is the
time limited by said Court for said creditors present
their claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Mtddlesex, this 9Th day of July, A. D. 1885.
JESSE FLINT, }c.......
lO-l2 CHESTER TAYLOR commissioners.
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GEORGE ELMER'S ESTATE.

Sr, ,...,,., !, oOMhlooloNEhS NOTICE
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington, Commissioners, to receive, examine and adj
just all claims and demands of all persons against the
estate of George Elmer. an insane person, of Cabot,
i'll said District, and all claims exhibited in offset
thereto, hereby give notice that will meet for
the purposes aforesaid, at j. p Lamson's office,
the 18th day of September and 18th day of Decem-
Der next, from one o'clock Z. NJ. until four o'clock
?. NJ, each of said days and that six months
from the 26th day of June, A. ID. 1855, is the time
limited by said Court for said creditors to present
their claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Cabot; this I'd day ofJuly, A. ID. 1855.
GEORGE o. DAVIS, tcou,,issio,or
l0l2 HIRAM WELLS COMMISSIONER
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I ,UCRETIA A. NASH,S ESTATE: u,,

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 Lucreta A. Nash, late of DuXbury, in
said District deceased, ana all claims exhibited in
offset thereto, hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid, at the shop of y. T,
Perry on the LIST day of August and 10th day of Oct
next. from O'Clock until four o'clock NJ, each
of said days and that six months from the 18th day
June A. d. ss5 is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims to for
animation and allowance
Dated at DuXbury, this 9TH day of July, A. D. 1885
oslo HAZEN MORSE COMMISSIONERS
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A NNETTE MINERS ESTATE.

n STATE OF VERMONT Washington District, IS.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier in and for
said District, on the 18th day of July, A: d. lssS:
An instrument purporting to be the last Will and
Testament of Annette Miner, late of Duxbury, in
said District deceased being presented to the Court
by II. o. Ward, the Executor therein named
for Probate; 1t is ordered by said Court, that all
persons concerned therein be notified to appear at
a session of said Court to be held at the Probate
Office in Montpelier, on the eth day of August
A. ID. 1855, and show cause, if any they may have
against the Probate of said will: for which purpose
it is further ordered that notice of this order
be published three weeks successfully in the Yer
mont Waterman f State J0ulBdl, printed at Mont
pelier, previous to said time appointed for hearing.
BY the COurt.-Attest,
09-ll A. c. ANERILL Register.
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East Calais.

JER ONE BLISS has sold his bay colt to w.
Il. Laird.
j. N. BLISS has sold his four-year-old colt
to w. Il. Laird for $3.50.
Mr.. SEAvER has been repairing the house
that Victor Templeton lives in
Mrs. JOSHUA STORY and Miss Fannie
Locke of Swampscott, Mass, are stopping at
j.. G.. Dwinell's.
OSCAR BIGELow, pauper of Woodbury.,
is travelling the roads, soaring the children
and assallting women whom he chances to
meet.
F. b. FAY has finished his vocational home
and has gone with Mrs. Comstock to Cole
brook, N. III. While Mrs. Comstock is sketch
ing y Frank purposes to try" throwing the
fly " little on the lakes about the head
waters of the Connecticut
STRAwBERRYING here seems to have
changed to gooseberrying, and during the
past two weeks large quantities have been
picked. They have been especially abundant
in what is known as the Tucker swamp,
now owned by Henry Wells.
WE read in the Bible of evilly-dsposed
persons who sowed tares in their neighbors
fields, but this theory would hardly account
Tor singular occurrence in field belong
ing to George Parker. He sowed a piece of
oats last year and seeded it down. This year
much to his surprise, the piece came up to
sown no seed upon the land since year ago
last spring,
The 1rgus does not ARRAYS get things cor.
rect. Professor G.. G.. Cove, who has been
claimed successfully in its columns as a ma.
tive of Plaintield and Marshfield, is a ma
tive of East Calais. His father, who was
for long time a resident of this town
built the house now owned by Mr.. owen on
the old pent road, from A. =. Wheelock's tC
the river road. Professor Cove was born
here and received his first schooling at the
old " still " school-house.
THE Boston Record reported Friday even.
ing the name of b. Z. White for East Calais
in a list of some thirty appointments by the
postmaSter-general among the fourth class
postoilices of Vermont. There evidently has
been no halt in the march of the appoint
ment bureau towards the cross roads. >
Offensive partisanship," probably, is the
ground on which G.. r. Dwinell has been re-
moved, although we were not aware that
he had ever been on campaign stump.
W. E. LAIRD has sold his patent power
Iransmltter, receiving a certain sun
down and a royalty on all machines sold
1t appears that Mr. c. f. Evans of Mechan.
les Falls, Maine, had invented the same at
tachment and, after placing it in severa
mills and satisfying himself as to its work
ings, went on to Washington to procure a
patent. lie was much surprised to find il
already patented and Immediately came tc
Vermont to hunt up its inventor, with til,
above results. The Russell Brothers of Bos
ton, who have several large paper mill,
throughout New England, are the principa
ones interested in the manufacture of the
machines, as it is very valuable in regulat
ing the weight of the paper in the paper-mak
ing machines which they manufacture.
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StOwe.-Elmer Wade and family have
moved to the lower village. - The hay
crop is much better than was expected
Mr.. j. G. Burke of Albany was in town
last week. 80 But "A few guests are at the
Mount Mansfield House as yet. -= Mrs
Chandler Watts has gone to Swanton and
st. Lawrence county, New York, to spend a
portion of the summer. - II. G. McMa-
hon has purchased the Albert Camp prop
erty, opposite the Mount Mansfield House
80 IL. j. Harris is quite ndisposed
He has been chairman of the board of select
men for several years, but is now unable to
attend to any kind of business. - AT the
town meeting held on Monday, the 18TH
Charles Il. Burt was elected constable, to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
ton of III, G. Mcmahon. - The Leslie
Concert Company have been holding con-
vention at the Congregational church for
the last week. with class of fifty, and
closed with concert on Monday evening of
this week. - Master Charlie and Miss
Nellie Mower of Burlington are in town,
visiting their numerous little friends. -
Clinton Woodwork was sent to the house
of correction last week for selling liquor
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Waitsfield.-A pair of horses belonging
to Wesley McColister ran away Saturday
evening, causing quite a little excitement,
but doing no damage except to get rid of a
whiffletree. - Charlie Hastings returns
to Minneapolis this week. - Bue Lamb
is spending short time at M. Il. SINNERS.
- Edna Josln is at home from the blind
asylum, where she is being educated. -
Friday is the last time you will see the great
Barnum show. But don't let it be your last
time to see the Capital Cafe on South Main
street, Montpelier, the finest ladies' and
gentlemens dining-rooms in the state Call
and get nice dinner before the show.
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North Tunbridge.-On Sunday next the

North Tunbridge.-On Sunday next the
pulpit at the Baptist church will be sup
piled by Rev. Mr.. Staples of STAFFORD. The
Srnday-school will convene at two O'Clock
and there will be preaching at three o'clock
P. NJ. - Report has it that the attempt
lately plotted by certain few professors -
by giving out word that they would show up
and break down financially, politically and
religiously, a worthy deacon, proved at a
recent monthly meeting to be a low fizzle.
Is 1t not well for those who undertake to
" show up " those that are well-known and
highly respected to remember the great liza
bility there is in it by SO doing of showing up
their own characters. - Recently a picnic
was held on what is so-called the drew
farm" The weather being pleasant there
assembled nice company of friends and
neighbors, with some from adjoining towns
to CELEBRATE a reunion of a few members of
the Drew family, Some have been absent
in a western state for twenty years. Rev.
w. Fisk who, in his younger days lived in
the same neighborhood and married into
the same family, was present; also Mr..
John Folsom and family from Florida in
cluded those from a distance. The enjoy
ment consisted of visiting the old and
youthful retreats where so many happy
hours had been spent by them. The old
homestead being unoccuped, they spread a
bountiful table, well laden with old-fash-
Toned fare, and the old house rang with
merriment, making, on the whole those
few hours a happy meeting, never to be for
gotten by all present. Appropriate remarks
Were made by Mr.. Fisk, he giving "a brief
history of the past and present and excel
lect sayings for the future.
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Tunbridge.-Rev. II. l.. ID. Preston has
accepted a call to preach in Taunton, Mass a.,
and goes there this week. Mr.. Preston is
one OF the best of our citizens and will leave
many warm friends here. - A new
hearse was shipped from New Bedford.
Mass, last Friday for this place. .= A
wild animal was seen to cross the road near
Benjamin fuckers sugar-house last Satur-
day evening. Sunday morning the same
ANIMAL or a similar one, was seen at the
bridge near Russell Hackets. - Herbert
and Frank Pixley are working for John
Fish OF Washington == a Band of Hope
meeting is to be held at Mrs. S. Il. Hay
wards Sunday evening. - District No.
10 has a new lawsuit on hand -= Henry
G. King and family of Lawrence, Mass, are
visiting at his mothers, Mrs. N. c. Kings,
- Clarence Hutchinson has moved TO
Hartford
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MOretOwn.-Calvin Seaver is very sick
and is not expected to recover. - Matte
Fox from Connecticut is visiting her cousin
Flora Goss. - Mr.. and Mrs. Peck of
Brookfield visited at A. j. Tubbs' last week
- Nora Hobbs is visiting in town, as
the guest of Orpha Freeman. - Mrs.
Seaver of Richmond was called to this place
last week by the serious illness of c. Seaver.
- Many farmers in this vicinity have a
larger hay crop than usual, notwithstand-
ing the large amount of dry weather. -
The remains of Willard Porter, who died in
New York, of paralysis, Were brought to
Fayston for burial, and funeral services
We're held on Saturday, July IS. -
Calvin Foster, one of the oldest residents of
this town, died very suddenly last week
Thursday, while at work in the bayfield,.
1t is thought his death was from heart dis
ease. He was in the eighty-second year of
his age. In his younger days he carried on
thriving business as a carriage maker and
has done more for this place than many
business men of the present time. The
funeral was held on Saturday, at the resi-
dence of A. f. Lovejoy. - We are in
formed that II. n. Wyeth has purchased
the drugstore of DR.. Church at Middlesex.
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East BroOkfield.-Mr. and Mrs. j. X.
Sprague, who have both been sick for sew
eral weeks are convalescent. == Deacon
f. III. Newell, who was stricken with par
alysis several weeks ago, remains about the
same Among those who take care of him is
Mr.. Ainsworth of Williamstown, who, al
though only casual acquaintance, comes
eight miles to watch with him. - Mr..
and Miss Gale from st. Johnsbury are
guests of W. p. Hubbard. - Frank Dem
ming of Lowell, Mass, is visiting at Frank
Professor f. Wheatley and wife, former
residents of this town, have returned and
for the present are living at North Brook
field.
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A YOUNG man named George f. Morse, at
work in the printing room of the DR.. b. j.
Kendall Company at Enosburgh Falls, lost
the fore-fnger of his left hand on Friday by
getting it caught in the book trimmer. He
was brushing away the trimmings and had
his foot on the lever that started the ma
chine, which he must have pressed, as the
knife came down suddenly and amputated
his finger.
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BrOokfield.-L. w. Jones, ESQ., of Bo

Brookfield.-L. w. Jones, Esq, of Bos-
ton is stopping in town, the guest of his
brother-in-law, u. A. Clark. 60 Rev.
William ii. Carr, formerly of Sheldon,
preached to a large audience at the Second
Congregational church. He is soon to move
his family here. - There is to be
strawberry festival Wednesday evening of
this week with Mrs Whitcher, at the Center
of the town. 60 The veXed question of
bridge and road is to be agitated the com
ing week before courts committee con-
sisting of Lawyer Smith of Wells River,
Hon. ii. G. McDufee of Bradford and Judge
Lathrop of Williamstown. - Free tick
cts to Barnum's great show are given by
Charles e. Reed & Co., the enterprising
Northiield clothiers, to customers who pur-
chase at any one time goods to the amount
of 50 or more, Reed is sure to win success
by his liberal advertising and low prices
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Plainfield Subjects of discourse at the
Congregational church next Sunday: In
the forenoon, " A Citizen of Zion;' in the
afternoon, Changes Made in the Revised
Bible" - Friday is the last time you
will see the great BarnuIn show. But don't
let 1t be your last time to see the Capital
Cafe on South Main street, Montpelier,
the finest ladies' and gentlemen's dining
rooms in the state Call and get nice din
ner before the show.
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Chelsea.-Mr. and Mrs. Flint of Chicago.
ILL.,, were in town the past week, visiting
Rev. E. E. Herrick and family. - Quite
party went to Williamstown Springs We'd
nesday of last week, and report a fine
time. Ill. o. BiXby, w. =. Townsend, T.. A.
Davis, {. =. Dickinson and Alonzo Moves,
with ladies', were among the number -
Mrs. William III. Davis and family of De-
troit, Mich, are spending the summer in
town, the guests of Mrs. G.. l.. Stow.
Professor Truman Rice, principal of Wind
sor graded school, is in town, visiting his
brother, o. NJ. Rice. Mr.. Rice is a former
resident. - X. A. Hatch of STAFFORD
was in town Wednesday. - Miss Susie
Hatch, who has been teaching in South
Africa, has arrived home after an absence of
five or six years. - Rev. f. S. Hatch
and family of Hartford, Conn, are in town.
- Mr. Alonzo Jones of Montpelier paid
his old home visit the past week, and was
given hearty welcome by his old friends
- Hon. S. b. Hebard has been in Wells
River the past week on legal business
- Hon. l.. G.. Hinckley and j. b. Bacon
Esq, went to Straford last Friday.
David Comstock and Hiram Davis are both
quite i'll. - Mrs. Ellen Cooley and
daughter, Nellie,are visiting friends in Brad
ford, Fairlee, etc. - Dr. Martin Bixby
and wife of Plattsburgh, n. Y, are in town.
visiting III. l.. BiXby, - Judge Nichols
was in town Friday on probate business.
- Frank III. Williams of Chicago, H.,
was in town Saturday. - b. w. Smith
and family of Lowell, Mass, are in town
spending the summer. &C. G.. Role
and wife of Atchison, Kansas, are in town.
Mr.. Role is president of the Atchison &
Topeka Elevator Company. - Rev. n.
ID. Stanley of Fon-du-Lac, Wis, is in town.
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MiI6IaSax Cantai

Middlesex Center.-The hay crop is
panning out better than ii promised To two
or three weeks ago, and most farmers in
this vicinity are satisfied that they are get
Lem" Worts, a colored man. aged eighty
one died last Thursday. In his day he was
quite a successful hunter and trapper in the
Adirondacks.
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Groton.-Next Sunday and during the
month of August there will be no preaching
service in the afternoon at the Methodist
church
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THE atmosphere of love is pure, sweet
breath. This desderatum is one of the re-
suits of using SOZODONT, which not only
invigorates and preserves the teeth, but rem
ders the mouth as fragrant as a rose.
SPALDNG's GLUE will mend anything ex-
cept a broken heart.
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Fayston.-Haying is backward, but the
crop will be full average. All other crops
are looking well.
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Kiss me, darling, for your breath is
just as sweet as new-mown hay;
Kiss me, darling, for your teeth are
Free from tartar or decay;
Kiss me, darling, for YOU won't
Forget me or your SO/ODONT
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Warren.-Mr. and Mrs. Peck and Miss
Slayton of Morrisville were visiting at f.
w. Slayton's last week. - Mrs. III. b.
Parker has been visiting friends in White
field, n. H., the past week. - f. III.
Edgerton is visiting friends in Barre. -
Miss Rose Perkins school closes to-day
wednesday, with a picnic. 49, Rev. X.
A. Green from Lowell, Mass, preached in
the church in the village last Sunday.
and young lady is with him. 80 Mr..
and Mrs. ID. l.. Steele are visiting friends in
New Haven and Middlebury. Lauren Way
drives the stage while they are away.
- If there are any people in town that
would like to take one or more of the fresh
air children they will leave their address
with Rev. G. III. Smith within week
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Worcester. - The Congregationalsts
united with the Methodists in worship last
Sunday. - G. G. Putnam, on his way to
Calais last week, got one of his wagon aXles
broken, by his horse becoming frightened.
- Bert Jones, in the employ of Putnam
q Son, had narrow escape last Saturday.
AS he was running out CARLOAD of lumber
from the mill the track broke and he
jumped from the cab, distance of twenty
four feet, down on to a lot of pieces of
broken boards, but escaped without injury
60 Friday is the last time you will see
the great Barnum show. But don't let it be
your last time to see the Capital Cafe on
South Main street, Montpelier the finest
ladies' and gentlemens dining-rooms in the
state. Call and get nice dinner before the
show.