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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
. Estate of Margaret A. Daring

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Hon Probate Court for the District Of Bennington,
Commissioner, to receive, examine, and adjust all
claims and demands Of all persons against the estate
Of Margaret A Darling, late of SALISBURY, Ia
said district deceased and all claims exhibited inof
set thereto hereby give notice that they will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the residence of
l. N. Cross, on the 10th day of Jan.
uary and 18th day of June next, from
/ o'clock p. IN. until o'clock p. m. each
Of said days, and that six months from the l7lh
day of December. A. D., 1883, is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at SALISBURY this 22d day Of December,
A. d. 1888.
MYRoN CLARK, lCor,,rs
1868 GEORGE SISSON, Yum 10
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NOTICE TO SELL REAL ESTATE
~ OF JOHN SIBLEY, Deceased.

NOTICE TO SELL REAL ESTATE
~ OF JOHN SHELLEY, Deceased.
STATE OF VERMONT, | In Probate Court
District OF Bennington, IS. held at Probate Of
nee in Bennington, within and for said district, on
the 10Th day of January, A. d. 1889.
Present Hon. Edward L. Sibley, Judge.
John Robinson, administrator of the estate Of
John Sibley, late Of Bennington, IN said
District deceased, makes application TO said
court, in writing, under his own hand, praying
SAID court to grant him license to sell so much Of
the real estate of said deceased, situate in Ben
nington aforesaid, as may be necessary for the
payment of the debts and expenses Of admins
tr4tion' and that part cannot be sold without
great detriment to the remainder The same is
in the words and figures following viz
To the Honorable Probate Couat for the District
of Bennington.
Your petitioner, John Robinson, administra-
tor Of the estate Of John Slbey, late OF Benning-
ton, IN said district, deceased, respectfully rep
resents that
The amount Of debts due from
said deceased is................ S2l5 II
The charges of administration, es-
mated Observation-Disclosures. 90 90
The value the personal estate. Is 90
Of which has been or may be as
signed the widow .............. 600
-- Is 90
Balance of debts chargeable on the real
estate OF said deceased. $3.50 II
To raise which sum, he prays said Court to
grant him license to sell so much Of the real estate
OF said deceased, situate in Bennington aforesaid
as may be necessary for the payment Of said debts
and charges of administration, and that part
thereof cannot be sold without great detriment
to the remainder
Bennington, VT, Jan. 16, 1889.
JOIN ROBINSON, Administrator,
Whereupon, 1t is ordered by said Court, that
said application be referred to session thereof to
be held At the Probate office in Bennington, in
said district on the I'd day of February,
A d. 1889, for hearing and decision
thereon; and, il is further ordered that all per-
sons interested be notified hereof by publication Of
notice Of said application and order thereon. three
weeks successfully in the Bennington BANNER, =
newspaper published at Bennington, and which
circulates in the neighborhood of those inter
ested, before said time of hearing that they may
appear at said time and place, and IL they see
cause, object thereto.
BY the Lourt. Attest,
52t3 S. J. WILKINS, Register.
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BISHOP HOPKINS HALL,
BURLINGTON, VT.

Tho New Diocesan School for Young Ladies and
Girls, founded by the late Bishop Hopkins, near
the beautiful city Of Burlington, will be opened
SEPT. 10th. with a full corps Of teachers. Prep
aration for Wellesley, Smith or Vassar Colleges.
or a thorough Academic Course. Prospectus on
Rev. LTCIUs NJ. HARDY, N, A., Principal.
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TO THE DEA "A person cured ofDeainess
and noises in the head Of % years standing by a
simple remedy, will send description Of Il FREE
t. any person who will apply to NICHOLSON, "
MacDongall Street, New York, Papers required
10 prove assertions 6yi9
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VILLAGE NOTICE.

Agreeably to Section "a Of the Village BY Laws
the members OF the Fire Department are hereby
notified to meet at Stewards hall on Thursday ev
ening January "a 1889, at Z 80 o'clock to nomin-
ate candidates for Chief Engineer, First and Sec
ond Assistants, and to transact the business
named in said section. JOHN II. KELso, Clerk.
Bennington, Vt, January l5i 1857, 1t
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A Word About CataTTh.

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READ SOME OF. THE BARGAINS t:
Grand Rush on Plush ParlOr Suits
from $40 up; a full line of Desks
and Secretaries. Look at those
Elegant Pillar Extension Tables,
a new thing. Willow Chairs. A
new line of SidebOardS. Full
stock in every department. No
trouble to show goods. Give us
q call.
BENNINGNTON FURNITURE STORE
AND
Undertaking ParIors.
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25

The next issue of The Tekecwah Ruglo con-
tanned this paragraph:
"Our we'll known townslnan, Mr. Albert
Merritt, is about to visit his old home in In.
diana, where hn will probably spend the holi-
days. He is very nearly we'll of the injuries
sustained at the recent fire. He will be ac-
companied by his fast friend, MIR. Sam Nc
Corkle, the we'll known lightning rod agent. "
The stage was due to pass William Merritt's
house at 4:30 o'clock on Christmas eve. but
the roads were bad and it was quite dark
when with Il sweeping curve, 1t swerved to
the side of he pike and stopped In front of
thehouse, in tho open front doorway of which,
in strong silhouette against the food of light
within, stood the burly form Of William
Merritt, his hands outstretched with trem-
bling hopcfulness.
Come along, Sam," said one of the young
men who dsmouuted from the back seat Of
the high stage, Il need you yet"
There was cry, in which recognition, well
come and forgiveness were all blended from
the figure III the doorway, and all answer
from the taller of the travellers, who still car
ried one arm in sling And moment later
William Merritt led this one into his house.
Mother" he said, 'our boy has come
back"
In the ecstatic joy of meeting his mother,
Albert had forgotten Sam McCorklo, and
when he looked for him that individual had
disappeared. As he afterward explained, he
didn't feel like he was any use when folks
was all a-cryin' and a-weepin' and fallin' on
each others necks so he just sloped"
But Albert did not look for Sam very long.
He had much to tell of his new life in the
west, where he had been fairly successful, and
his father and mother and brothers and sis
ters had quite as much to tell him.
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25

Kansas and ger him? Po;r boy, may be he's
hurt worse than it says" And then the old
man let the tears flow unroncealed.
That night letter was mailed to Tekee-
wah, Kan. 1t was written by Helen, though
unsigned, and here is copy:
Mr. Albert Merritt:
The account of the recent fire in Te.,eeWGh and
the bravery displayed by yourself on that occa-
sion has worked 4 great change OF opinion IN
certain quarters, a change which would have
come soon, however, in the natural course or
things. Your father is very much broken and
anxious to see YOU A FRIEND
When Albert Merritt received this letter
he was convalescent, lying OH the bed of the
best room in the Tekeewah tavern, while Sam
McCorkle was standing in the center of the
floor telling some admiring friends for the
thousandth time how my pard here saved
with their music" at certain Christmas eve
church festival, and, by request conveyed i'll
a note inclosing the stamps, the publisher di-
rected copy to "a. Merritt, Esq, Tekee-
wah, Kan" And this sort Of thing went on
for eight months more, and the golden au-
tumn set in and the country was most
nightly stirred over the presidential elec-
tion, and the Blakes and the Merritts began
to look forward with strangely mingled feel
ings to another Christmas
William Merritt was the same and yet not
the same His hair, which was just streaked
with gray when his son Albert had left him,
was now whitening visibly. His broad, bur
ly shoulders had begun to stoop. His hard
eyes had lost somewhat Of their steadiness,
and occasionally there were lines denoting
mental pain visible in his austere counte-
nance His voice, too, sometimes quavered
in way that astonished no one more than
himself. And one day just after the sorrel
colt--a wild, vicious beast he was breaking to
the saddle-had almost thrown him on the
way to town. he bad caught himself audibly
wishing that Albert, who must be full
grown, strong man by this time, were there to
he!D subiugate the animal.
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25
XIII : < S
q RnCAN
q 10 lily
J 4! ;

Mr. LEE why, Addie. you needn't cry about
1t I only said Mrs lien was very we'll
informed woman, and wished you would follow
her example"
MRS LEE. Eyes and last week you said you
wished could mana@e to look stylish as Mrs
Auen,-and she aakrs ali her own clothes. But
she has what haven't"
MRS LEE. "N ell, she gets all Of her informa
tion from the Magazine they take. l admit that
she knows all that is going on, and is bright and
entertaining in conversation but l coujd do as
we'll as she does if ! had the same source Of
Information. She lent me the last number of her
Magazine lately, and learned more in one hours
reading, about various social matters and the
topics Of the day, than would pick up in amonth
by my occasional chats with friends. 1t certainly
the day down to the details of housekeeping;
and everything is so beautifully illustrated too
Every time Mamie goes over to the Aliens she
comes back and teases me to get you to take
Demorest's Family Magazine. as the stories are
30 good. Even tn boys watch for it every month,
as place is found for them also in its pages and
Mr.. Allen swears by it. 1t is really wonderful
how it suits every member of the family !"
Mr. LEE. 'Wel perhaps had better send fora
Specimen Copy; for if is anything like what you
sayitis it will amuse and instruct the whole Of u.s."
MRS LEE. II see that W Jennings Demorest,
the publisher IS East 18th Street. New York, is
Offering to send Specimen Copy for IL cents. so
we can't lose anything as each number contains
Pattern Orier' emitting the holder to any
Pattern she may choose, and in any size which
alone makes each copy worth 80 cents: and just
want a jacket patler like Mrs. Aliens. The
subscription price is only SO co year and !
must say can't see how they can publish 90
elegant Magazine for SO little money"
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25

The next day there was such Christmas
nathering at William Merritt's house as had
uCvcr been there before. Such roast turkey
with cranberry sauce, and such juicy mince
pies, and such lnealy potatoes, and such fine,
white home made bread, and such good things
to eat generally as they who sat down at the
dinner table partook of have never been ex-
celled All tho Blakes were there, and SO
were all the members of that class of eight.
whose photographs were the first weapon
Helen had employed in storming William
Merritt's finty old heart -
And Sam NIcCorkle, too, the drunken shoe
makers SOIL, full of far western dash and his
torian Of tho time "Al rescued the baby"
He was "Mr. McCorkle," an honored guest.
and no one received greater respect than he.
But he did not rise to the height Of his glory
till evening, for at the dinner table Albert
would not suffer his own praises to be sung
in too high a key. But when Albert, SEEM
ing to have something particular to say to
Helen, whose great, brown eyes sparkled un-
wontedly and whose cheeks persisted in
blushing furiously, led her away with him
into quiet corner and left the field to Sam,
that individual chanted his hero's deeds to
his hearts content and everybody else's de-
light, though he did not let slip the oppor-
tunities to tell of some things he had himself
accomplished in the west.
The close of this veracious history may be
clipped from The Tekeewah Bugle of March
Is, 1869:
''Mr Samuel McCorkle, the gentlenanly
and enterprising agent for Flash & Hittem's
justly celebrated lightning rods, has returned
from Indiana healthy and happy. His friend
and our former townsman, Mr.. Albert Mer-
ritt, has concluded to remain east, where he
will settle down upon his fathers extensive
farms. A little bird has whispered that the
blind god had something to do with MIR.
Merritt's decision to forego a share in the
golden future sure to come to Tekeewah
Those who are curious in this matter are di-
rected to the notice In the marriage column
OF another page headed 'Merritt-Blake.
HENRY DAWSON.
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25
The New Congressman.

Turner, the iceman recently elected
to congress from one of the New York
districts, has confessed that he does not
feel as comfortable in his new seat in
congress as he did upon his ice wagon.
Thereupon the funny papers have al
ready begun telling him to keep cool.
Amos Cummings has written in The
Sun a vivid sketch Of the woes of the
member in his first term. which doubt
less Mr.. Cummings draws up from the
deep salt well of experience. There are
120 new congressman this year.
Months will be required before the
new member learns the staircases, laby-
rinths and passages of the huge Capitol
building, and even after months he will
sometimes need guide to show him the
way. This will be more apt to occur
after luncheon in the senate restaurant
with some of his constituents. 1t will
take more than months for him to get
the hang of the rules of the house. If
he attends to business strictly he will
have almost no time for social pleasure.
He will be put on a committee, per-
haps two, and he can tell no more than
a dead man what committee it will be.
If he is a skilled lawyer, perhaps he will
be one of the gentlemen appointed to
look after our great American navy.
Stick close to your desk and never go to sea,
And you'll all be the ruler Of the queens navee
During the first term he will be
Bnubbed and sat upon from the word go
by experienced members. He will not
be permitted to make a speech, even
though the question is one about which
he is the only man in the house who
knows anything. A general who COM
manded the troops that destroyed a GER
tain property during the war was sery,
ing his second term. A bill came before
the house in which this very matter was
involved. The general, who alone knew
about it, wished to give some informa-
ton to the house. He put the case to
the chairman Of his committee, and
asked to address the house half an hour.
His chairman replied in that lordly man.
ner long official residence at Washington
gives:
"When we want you to talk we'll let
you know"
The new congressman finds himself
upon a bed of Goals and not of roses,
says Mr.. Cummings He will be awful
ly annoyed by women, for one thing.
But if at the end of his first term, bal
ancing accounts, he concludes that on
the whole he has had more fun than
bother, he goes in for it again.
Most of them do go in for it again, in
cluding Mr.. Cummings. 49,.
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25

Chauncey NJ. Depew has given to the
newspaper reporter neat name. It is,
Historian of the hour"
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25
THE MERRITT NATTER.

HOW HELEN BLAKE BROUGHT ABOUT A
CHRISTMAS RECONCILIATION.
copyright, 1889, by American Press Association
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25

Now Helen was quite satisfied in her own
mind that the little surprise had done its
work, but that evening her brother brought
home the weekly mail, and in it, after all her
weary waiting, little surprise for her. 1t
was a copy Of The Tekeewah tKan.l Bugle,
and great was the wonder in the family as to
the why and wherefore of its coming; but
Helen knew. There wasn't mark OF any
kind on the printed sheet, SO she set herself
resolutely to read every line Never had far
western publisher in the most heated cam
paign more devoted reader, and at last,
In a loaded article in the page headed
"Local Intelligence" she found a list OF
members of new fire company, and among
the names was 'sAlbert Merritt" A writer
in the County Correspondence" OF the
next issue Of The County Democrat told of
tour fair ladies who charmed the audience
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25
CHRISTMAS CAROLS.

~ ING loudly, o
h my soul,
A 4 pecan to the
. Lordl
.I His goodness,
N grace and
40 love extol,
sH And for his
am NJ er c i e S
aH poured
. Upon thee as the
seasons roll.
Give thanks in glad
accord.
or on this happy
day
\ star from heaven
was torn,
. blaZOu out tn 9
humble way
To where our Lord
was born.
nd change earth'S
twilight, cold and
gray,
To spiritual luorn.
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25

''Merry Christmas ring it out
All ye happy festal bells,
Through the sweet magnolia groves,
Frozen :uoors, or snow heaped feils.
Carols rise, and yule fires glow,
Sprays OF silver mistletoe
Shine from out the dark green pine.
Yule tide, peace and joy be thirc!
Blessed Christmas. ring it out,
All We t;lneful festal bells,
Unto chearleSS hearts. wherein
Neither hope nor giadness dwells.
Heavens smile, and stars shine out
All our yjlle decked homes about;
Angels stand within the door
Christmas tide is come once more.
Helen Chase
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25

WONDER what you'll be
like at my age" said Will
lam Merritt angrily to his
son Albert, one day memor-
able in the lives of both.
William Merritt was what
the people called "a hard
man to get along with" He
was hard. Just, sincere and
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25

Matthew Marshall, the able financial
writer of The New York Sun, says:
"Skill and honest hard work is the only
means of really making money"
Morris tribune., 1889-12-25

Financial reports announce that sugar
is feverish. 1t ought to be. It has been
a cold day for people who have to buy it
now for a good while.
Morris tribune., 1889-09-11

Washington Letter: Secretary
Noble is understood to be engaged in
considering the report of the Com
mission which recently investigated
the Pension office, and many rumors
are flying around as to what his ac-
ton will be. Democrats insist that
the Secretary will ask for Commits
sioner Tanners resignation, and so
persistent are they that many repub-
Iicans have been convinced that Tan
ner Will 60. I have spent much time
in investigating this rumor and have
no hesitation in saying that there is
not the slightest foundation for it.
Eyer since the first day that Mr.. Tan
ner took charge of the Pension office
there has been a systematic and per-
sistent fight made against him by the
democratic and mug wump press, and
for no known reason in the world ex-
cept his we'll known friendship and
sympathy for the ex-union soldier,
and I am perfectly satisfied that the
President will never allow himself to
be Influenced by such opposition.
Unless something more than is now
known shall transpire, Commissioner
Tanner will remain in charge of the
Pension office during the present adj
ministratiop.
1t is likely that the contractors who
built the cruiser Charleston will have
to pay a penalty of $50, 900, on &C.
count of a deficiency in the horse
power contracted for. in view of the
vessel being in other respects salts
factory, it is probable that the con-
tractors will ask Congress to relieve
them of penalty.
A general conference of the Super
intendents in railway Mail Service
has been in session at the Post office
department this week. The confer
ence is attended by Superintendent
from all owe the country, and is held
to promote the efficiency of the rail-
way Mail Service. Speeches have
been made by Postmaster General
Wannamaker, his assistants and
General Superintendent Bell. A
similar conference was held eight
years ago and great benefits were de-
rived therefrom. It is impossible to
improve this service too much.
The southern republican members
of the House will vote for no candi-
date for speaker, that will not pledge
himself to endeavor to secure the pas
sage of a bill ~repealling the tobacco
tax law.
The democrats have been badly dis
appointed by John NJ. Langston, the
colored la upon whom they relied
to keep the colored vote of the fourth
district of Virginia (black belt) away
from Malone. Langston is out in a
letter saying that he is a republican
and will support the nominees of his
party.