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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-14

only claimed our bravest young men,
but carried away with them the best of
our horses and as these Black Hawks,
and many of the Willard Morgans, came
up to the required standard, almost every
Morgan in this vicinity found ready
sale and was enlisted to take place in
regiment of cavalry formed in Kane
county, under Gen. Farnsworth, at the
beginning of the war; soon after this
Padelford's Black Hawk fell Il victim TO
a cancer on the inside of his jaw and it
became necessary to put an end to his
suffering.
Nor are these all of the Morgans of
which we boast. Mr.. Fred Barnard of
Sycamore, Illinois, writes me that in
1855 he brought from Vermont Clifford
Morgan, Jr.. sun of Old Clifford, by
Woodbury. by Justin Morgan; be was a
chestnut horse, bred by Pres. seymour,
Brattleboro, Vt. His dam was owned
by Gov. Paine of Mortified and was sir
ed by Young Woodbury. Morgan, now
KIlOWIl as NITttH Mountain. StCOllU Ulm
by Old Rockingham. In the spring of
1856 Mr.. b. took him to Grand Detour
| Con Rock river. where he remained four
years. after which he stood him for SCR
vice in Sycamore, st. Charles and Elgin
the following four years. In 1860 Mr.
Barnard returned with him to Bratte-
boro and there sold him to a stock COM
pany for 81 POO. Clifford Morgan, Jr.,
or Barnard's Morgan, as he was often
called, did much to improve the stock in
Kane county. His colts were very stylish
and fine roadsters. and as a parade horse
he was second only to his illustrious sire
and grandsire, Clifford and Green Noun
tain Morgan. Much more might be said
upon this Morgan horse of 80 or 10 years
ago, but forbear at this time fer fear |
have given you more now than YOU have
any use for.
am. very truly yours,
W. II. BLACK.
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BARDEN MORGAN, PADELFORD'S
BLACK HAWK, WILLARD MORGAN
AND BARNARD'S MORGAN.
EXCELLENT LETTER FROM W. II. BLACK
ESQ.
ELGIN, H., April %, 1886.

ELrlN, ILL.,. AI)Tll -. 1850.
Editor Register Upon the supposition
that the Morgan horses in this part of
the State have never been brought to
your notice. and with solicitation from
my friends and the friends of the Nor
gans, decided to go out pedigree hunt
ing" bag what game could be found
and send its contents to the Middlebury
REGISTER. Accordingly | visited every
NermOnter | could hear of that would
be likely to know more about the Nor
gans than myself, and always found ii
ready tongue and willing ear, to talk
or hear of the Morgan horses in their ear
ly days. As early as 1881 John T. Bar
den brought from Vermont the horse
known as Barden Morgan, and settled at
Palatine, 26 miles from Chicago; this
horse was foaled 1876 and was son of
Sherman Morgan, dam :. t. b. by Justin
Morgan; was chestnut in color with a
white star and snip with three white feet ;
these markings he gave to his progeny
almost invariably, and am told many of
his colts were the exact pattern of him
self both in form and color; he died in
1888, leaving many valuable horses; one
of the best being Willard Morgan, foaled
about the year 1872. He was bred by
William c. kimball, who owned him I'M
til his death in 1856; his dam was "Old
Kate, a black mare brought from Cana
da, breeding unknown; but from the de-
scription given me she must have been
nearly thoroughbred. Every old settler,
man or woman, in Elgin, can tell of Old
Kate and how she was driven TO Chicago,
a distance of 81 miles, in three hours, and
then would run away at the least provo
cation. This was the dam of Willard
Morgan; she lived to good old age, and
died perfectly sound. am told he bred
one class of horses weighing 925 lbs,
and another as large as LOO lbs, but
whatever the size, they had the true Nor
gan characteristics; all seem to agree in
this, that of all the colts he sired not one
had defective limbs in any respect.
About the year lS55 IA Mr.. Witherbec
brought from Vermont horse known
here as Padelford's Black Hawk and
with him certificate from David Hill
that his sire was Vermont Black Hawk
He was afterwards owned by John Pad
elford, from whom he received his name
The people of Elgin are profuse in theil
praises of this horse, not so much for hi;
speed as for his fine style; though many
of his colts did show considerable speed
but alas for the ravages of war! 1t moi
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RErpsBrRG, wis, Jan. o, 1878. n

REEDsBURG, Wis, Jan. Q, 1s7s.T
DeSr Sir Yours received In reply would
say that never heard the Loomises nor any
one else say that the grandam of Flora was
stolen from Vermont. know nothing about
her only that she was owned by Elisha Peck
at the time bought Flora's mother of viii
liamJohnson. Flora's tail was never locked
by IA jack knife or any knife to my knowledge
Never heard she was called Morgan, or had
Morgan blood never heard that Loomis
owned Flora's grandam; don't know any
thing about any mistake in regard to hersire;
know the horse owned by Loomis called Bo-
gus Hunter was her sire.
Yours,
SAMUEL WEIGH.
Mr.. Welch's statement contradicts
another wrong statement in regard to
Fiona, that her tail was locked with
Jack knife when she was but an hour old.
1t is so stated in Hiram Woodruff, page
PSI. | heard it from several that there
was mare stolen from near Winslow's
farm. Some say it was Mr.. Winslow's
brothers mare, and it was about 1887.
The following in regard to the Loomises
is from the Spirit Of the Times for Feb. %,
1868
"The owners of One.E Eyed Kentucky Hunter
were very disreputable men and had to run
away to keep clear of the law. They took
one Eyed Kentucky Hunter with them and in
about twenty years they were found located
at Gettysburgh, Pa. The horse had died"
Mr. Weir states that Floras grandam
was a dark chestnut Mr.. Welch says she
Il. oh,
es somewhat; dark chestnut may be
something of brown at one time of the
year.
The picture of Flora, with her colt, is a
very striking picture of a good Morgan
mare. There are plenty of Morgan
mares in Vermont that if their pictures
were taken would greatly resemble Flo
IA. When Woodbury. Morgan was taken
from Barnard to Woodstock each week
he passed through Pomfret. Woodstock
was then and is now a center for the peo-
pie of the adjoining towns to come and
do their trading and other business las it
is the county seat.
AS many as dozen stations have been
kept at Woodstock one or two days in a
week through a season and there were
more mares bred to them from out of
town than there were mares that were
owned in town. The Justin Morgan was
first taken to Woodstock from Randolph
and was kept two or more seasons al
Woodstock. He was kept part of the
season of 1913 at Woodstock. There cal
be no doubt but that there were mares bret
to Woodbury. in 1880, that were from Pom
fret and that he had colts fOaled there il
1881. Madam Temple was foaled in lS4l
and Flora was her first foal, and they
were the exact picture of each other.
The Woodbury. Morgan mare that wa
stolen from Pomfret would have beel
nine in 1910. as she must have been stree
in 1880. Nothing has been said to con
tradict Flora's grandam being nine il
1910.
From the very great resemblance o
Flora to the Morgans, one cannot bu
believe that she inherited Morgan bloc,
and that there is some truth in the CLAIM
that her grandam was by Woodbur,
Morgan.
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The Greatest Of Reference Works on
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an interesting paper or "Millais" by Walter
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to a colt which he had and produced the gray
FLY that became the dam of Ethan WAS
this colt that sired the flly gray, what
colorD
Sd. After breeding this filly Rufus Rising
kept the Glazier mare some years and finally
got her hipped in the snow, and she became
lame and unfit to work much and he sold her
about lS35 to 1887 to Caleb Balloon, senior
4th. Rufus Rising kept the gray illy and
used her till 1887 or ISIS when he disposed of
her either to Abel Rising or George johnson
(Which was ito who kept her but short
time and sold her to Warner Cook-who, and
his son w. II. owned her when you drove her.
From that time she is well known.)
5th Caleb Balloon in 1887 sold the Glazier
mare to his nephew, W. II. Balloon, who kept
her and raised colts from her till 1S4l, in the
fall of which year he gave her to Ira Wallace.
9th. want also to know whether after w.
II. Cook moved back to his fathers place, his
father, Warner Cook, ever bought an old gray
mare OF Ira Wallace or anybody else and
paid tor her in corn or potatoes.
Yours truly,
W. II. BLISS.
The following answer was received
CREsToN, Neb., April rs lssG.
W H. BLISS,
Dear Sir:-In reply to your letter in regard
to Ethan Allen.
QUESTION I. Jonn Glazier did own gray
mare about the time you speak Of
! ,. She did pass through the hands of Dca
John Hayford to Rufus Rising about that tim,
and he did breed her to the gray colt which
he had and produce the dam of Ethan Allen
This colt was gray.
,. Cannot answer that, as | do not know
what became of her.
4. Rufus Rising sold the gray mare t.
George johnson. did think he sold her t.
Abel Rsing-guess was mistaken. Gcorg
johnson sold her to Warner Cook; drove he
when both owned her.
! ). Cannot answer it.
g. Warner Cook did not make any sucl
trade.
would like to have some of yourpapers.
IRA POTTER.
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overcome for a moment. Then she
gave him her hand.
i have loved you, oh, so long ! she
said, but / feared you would never
love me. You were SO suspicious be-
fore you lost your money that all
women were fortune-seekers. ! was
heartily glad when papa said you had
lost it, and L.
You sent him to negotiate with
me, cried Augustus, finishing the
sentence with rapture and putting a
full stop to it with kiss.
Il loved you SO, she murmured,
nesting, nearer to him.
i do not doubt it, and it makes
me the happiest Of men, cried her
lover, Ia delight.
They we're married. The wedding
was very plain, as became the BRIDE
groom's Strengthened circumstances.
He was in constant ecstacy as he
thought Of the pleasant surprise he
had for his bride. He sent for Mrs.
Ash6eld to come back and open his
house, which he filed with new and
lovely articles. He had the bridal
chamber furnished in pale-blue satin
to set off Nellie's blonde beauty. In
the meantime they remained at her
fathers.
Augustus, said his wife one day,
I have favor to ask; will you grant
it2'
4 will If in my power, darling he
exclaimed.
Well, poor papa is short Of money;
won't you lend him few thouaandsr
Me? Why, you know
oh, ! know you've been pretending,
but don't you think it's time for the
farce to end2 You never lost your
money
Augustus was dumb with astonish-
ment and chagrin.
How did you find that out2 he
gasped.
'Oh, I knew il all the time. When
| heard the report that you were pen
niless papa went straight to your
bankers and learned ethe contrary. !
think we managed very shrewdly.'
I4fink you did, said her husband,
desperately; but do you think I'll en-
dure it9'
How can you help YOURSELF We
are married. Will you apply for q
divorce2
No, won't.
Then what will you do?'
Answer me one question. Do you
really love me2
Il do, with all my heart.
Well, II you love me we will drop
the subject
i think you'd better, she said,
quietly.
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"No a'respuss Hear. /"


/ was wintering in old Fauquier
County, among the most azure Of the
blue bloods Of the "Old Dominion,
eight or nine years ago, and on
hunting trip up in the "Blue Ridge
when the above notice. 6tvatim 81
vegbatias, met my startled eye one
crisp, frosty morning in early Novem-
Der, while the yellow leaves yet rustled
on oak and maple branch, and Bob
White" chirped his plaintive call amid
the fall stubbla and the brown under
growth. 1t was charcoal sketch,
written in coarse hand on a broad
pine shingle aud stuck up against a
persimmon tree. the branches Of which
hung bending full ofthat gold and red
fruit, just ripening to the early frosts
Of autumn.
Along the slope Of the mountain
above me ragged orchards of peach
and apple trees were seen, and a few
rude buildings in sight gave sigma of
life and occupation.
The country was wild and rough,
and game had shown up before my
pointer, Old Josh, in most encouraging
quantity, as three brace in my game
pockets at that early hour proved.
just as came to a short stop before
that sign, tall, lank mopntaineer
with long single. barreled rife over
his shoulders came limping down the
trail, one leg evidently shorter than
the other. noticed a deep scar on
one side Of his not very pleasant
looking face.
4 see you can read, strangerr he
said, as he brought isriile down from
his shoulder with the butt on the
ground and faced me in an attitude
which showed me that he was used to
the weapon.
Yes, and spell tool / replied, a
little indignant at receiving a check
in SO wild country, where game pre-
servation could hardly be an object,
it was 80 plentiful.
That's lucky. Are you good on the
tramp
'No-I am lame like yourself
carry some lead in my body as we'll
as in my shot-bag and shellsi'
You're Yank 2
I'm from the North I
7 thought 50. lisa heap healthier
to the north ard It's sickly for Yanks
along the hills here. Glad You kin
| read 2
He pointed to the sign. shouldered
his long rifle and turned like an old
veteran. short on his heel. and dis
appeared up the narrow trail leading
toward the nearest house.
didn't ike TO be blnffsd otF On
fine shooting ground shat way when /
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had been welcomed to The best grounds
in three counties winter after winter
and fall after fall, SO l thought I'd
merely change my course a little and
go on with my sport.
| had just turned down a little
ravine which looked promising, when
/ heard the clatter Of hoofs in my rear,
and girl of l6 or Is summers, bare
headed and bare-footed, riding bare
back on a shaggy mule, dashed up to
my side, coming down the hill.
Stranger. be you revonoo detec-
tori she cried, with an eager, scared
look.
"A revenue officer? / cried out with
laugh. Not much, if know my
self / added. / am only a private
gentleman, an old soldier out on a
hunt. I'm well known in Warrenton,
where | board at the Warren Green
Hotel
'Hey2 Do You know Billy Payne
and Jimmy Maddox and them 'uns +
ITO be sure said l. I have Jimmy a
dog herel'
so You hevl Dadsa fool And the
sooner he knows who you are, the
safer you'll be, for there's some awful
careless creatures up in the hills here
careless in THROWN lead. Come
with me and You kin shoot more
pa 'tridges than this mule can tote +
! thought it was policy to take her
advice and soon after / was formally
introduced to the lame mountaineer
under my real name and title.
'Knnnell' said he.
And he spoke loud enough to be
heard by rough-looking lot of men
near by.
Kunnel, take lift o peach and
honey inside, or apple jack it agrees
better. When the huntin' is on the
right side--our notusses don't mean
nothin'. But them revenoo detectors
that come a-nosin inter the hills to
break up honest business will carry
out more lead than they bring in.
You're welcome as the day to the best
I've got, and as to shootin there's no
end o birds, turkey and deer up here
in scaramouch and my gal thar can
pint out the grounds. | faced You
Yanks from the Seven Pines to Gettys-
burg and / reckon one who is as lame
as | be won't scare me out o my hide
here at home Come in and fill up
with the best we have-you're well
come as day
And better friend than that old
mountain distillery man proved, from
thence on, | never found in old Vir-
ginia. And all because / wasn't a
revenoo detector. Ned Buntline in
Detroit Free Press.
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day and California the first and third Thurs
day in each month. Letters addressed 10
him at Mechanicsyille by parties from
distance will receive prompt attention
May 20, a6--tfs
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A contemporary announces a new
story, entitled "The Need of Money"
That has long been an old, old story
withua.
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No, indeed / can believe a great
many things about young Spiudles,
but / cannot regard him as a bad egg.
He is too fresh.
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NOTICE 70 CREDITORS.

Orphans Court Of St Mary's County, Set.
June 8, 1886.
ORDERED by the Court, That Dr. VIM.
s. Blackstone, administrator Of
CHARLES OWENS,
late Of ST. Mary's county, Md, deceased,
give the notice required BY law TO the de-
ceased's creditors TO exhibit their claims and
that the same be published once week for
six successive weeks in the st. Mary's BEA-
cox. Test JAS. 4. M. RAI.Ey,
Register Of Wills for St Mary's county.
NOTICE.
In pursuance of the above order, | here
by give notice that ] have obtained from
the Orphans Court of 81. Mary's county,
Maryland, letters Of administration on the
personal estate of Charles Owens, late of
said county, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are hereby
Notified TO exhibit the same with the proper
vouchers attached thereto 10 the subscriber,
on or before the 18th day Of Deess ,4hey
will otherwise by law be exclutied from the
benefits Of the said estate An persons in
debted to the deceased are requested 10 make
immediate payment 10 the subscriber
DIR. WIN. s. BLAkIST0NE,
Administrator
June 10, 1s88---6wf
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One Of the greatest delights Of hot
weather to a married man is that bis
wife never says anything about new
sealskin sacque.
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Always buy where you can get the most
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the neighborhood and the public generally
am yours very truly,
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June 8, 86--1m~
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ant besides the stOre-Soom.
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s@- Dir. Henley's Celery, Beef and
Iron will harden your muscles, and
make you strong.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-12
nRoMNwOOp.
Continued Growth and Prosperity Of me
Young CITY.

Continued Growth and Prosperiiy of The
Young city.
Correspondence 70 the Gazette.
BgowNwooD, Tx, March lo.--It was
predicted that ,he extension OF the santa
Nc 10 Coleman would tend TO iujnrc
brentwood and retard her present re-
markablc growth, butthis has notbeenih
case. On the other haud there has been
more building IN the town since the ROAD
passed here thau during the same period
IA auy time IN the history Of the place
Tho growth Of the city has simply been
remarkable, and one visiting here today
would moi recognize " as brentwood q
the past Fix months. Tho recent IRE
WAS thought to have been an lninry 70
the town from which she would not soon
recover. but our business men are en-
Ptirely too plucky 70 allow such q thing ~
Mic burning OF business block 70 ols'
courage them, and already the iounda'
tons are being dug for rebuilding tue
block, and instead u having a frame row
Of business houses on the west side o.
the square, In short time there WIN q
one OF the handsomest stone blocks IN tht
state. Experience has demonstrated tha'
II does not pay 70 build Inferior houses