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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
borse Department.
THE MORGAN REGISTER,

Register intended TO include all stations
of merit that trace in direct line to Justin
Morgan and having at least one sixty-fourth
OF his blood. All such stations foaled in or
before 1890 are admitted free. A fee of one
dollar is charged tor registering each stallion
foaled since 1880, and for each mare whenever
foaled All mares are eligible that have the
descent and Inheritance above prescribed Tor
stations. The first volume, the final sheets
of which are now being revised Tor the press
will contain about four thousand pedigrees
carefully compiled from original sources,
sketch of the origin and history of the great
Morgan family, and much other new and orig
fpal matter The book will be illustrated with
portraits of Morgan horses, and Handsomely
and substantially bound. The price is not yet
fixed, but will be as low as can be Afforded so
that the work may be widely distributed.
The work has been done throughout on the
plan of first exhausting all practicable means
OF getting ana verifying information, discrim-
mating rigidly between what is known and
what is unknown, and setting down nothing
as ascertained which is in doubt. Sources OF
information will be given in each pedigree so
that every reader can verify the work for
himself Full descriptions OF the animals reg
istered will be given, and tables showing the
merits of the Morgans, as compared with 9th
er families, for both speed and endurance on
the track, will be appended. Entries will be
received for II short time further, and blanks
furnished on application. Address
JOSEPH BATTELL,
Middlebury, vt.
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APPRECIATED.

The Dunton Register will be mailed
next week to those who have forwarded
us SO, as well as to those who hereafter
forward us that sum of money for this
work. We have expended "A great deal of
work upon that publication, and still are
satisfied that we can make the second vol
ume an Improvement upon the first. Many
of our friends who have looked in upon
us while the work was under way, have
spoken in the highest terms of its COM
pleteness what our enemieswill say of it
remains to be heard. We have accepted
good many of the pedigrees as they
were ground through the Wallace mill,
for the reason that to go over the ground
of investigation in all cases. would in
volye the work of lifetime, and might
unsettle the public mind to such an ex-
tent that is questionable whether or not
breeders would believe there was true
trotting pedigree in existence. Mr..
Joseph Battell, who has made some i'm
portant discoveries in this field of re-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
HAPPY HOOSIERS.

VIM. Timmons, postmaster of Ida
vile. Ind., writes: Electric Bitters
has done more for me than all other
medicines combined for that bad feel
ing arising from kidney and liver
trouble" John Leslie, farmer and
stockman, of same place, says: "Find
Electric Btters to be the best kidney
and liver medicine, made me feel like
a new man." j. W. Gardner, hardware
merchant, same town, says: Electric
Bitters is just the thing for man who
is all run down and don't care whether
he lives or dies ; he found new strength,
good appetite and felt just like he had
Il new lease on life. Only SOC. a bottle,
at SheldOn's Drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31

search, makes the following statement in
his paper of January 10, 1890: snow
we will make the following proposition
to Mr.. Wallace or to the American Trot-
ting Register Co.: If they will prove
the dams of Sea Foam, Young Columbus,
Cuyler and Stillson, Hotspur, Jack Ste
wart, Major Edsall, Panic and Morse
Horse to be as they state them to be in
out all their works, by Harris Hamble-
tonian, we will give them $500, and If
they will prove Hero to be by the same
horse. as they state him TO be, we will
add 500 more, making it 5000. Or if
they will prove either one of the above
to be by the horse, as they thus state
them without any qualification to be, we
will give them 500, and 500 for each
one that they so prove of the above nine /;
and if they prove that Lady Shannon,
Annie G.. and Nellie Holcomb are by this
horse, as they make positive statement
that they are, we will give them 500
more. We leave it for the intelligent
reader to decide how much value, or
what kind of value, a great table of
trotters has wherein of the pedigrees that
connect with a single horse thirteen out
of fifteen are false" There is a genuine
ring to Mr.. Battells coin. He does not
go at the American Trotting Register in
a gambling, bantering style, but with a
candid generosity not often seen. If Mr..
Battell has made such terrible discoveries
what may we not expect after an investi-
CATION into the 10000 other pedigrees
which have been sold at from one to two
dollars piece? We haye no space for
the complete list of errors which Mr.
Battell has printed in his January 10 is
sue, but should curiosity seekers feel sc
minded, they can call upon Mr.. Battel
at Middlebury, VT, for copy of thai
particular paper, when they will be treat
ed to a feast of good things. We men
/ ton the above merely to show that many
/ pedigrees which appear so beautiful
will not bear careful investigations
/ Dunton's Spirit of the Turf.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
DEATH OF BELL BOY,
o. b. LAURER

The death of the famous Bell Boy last
Saturday morning was such a shocking
piece of news that we have barely re-
covered from the surprise to this mo-
ment. Our informant says: "The sta
bles belonging to Macy Brothers at Yer
sailles, KY, burned this morning, Jan
uary II, at o'clock, destroying 30 out
of IS horses. Among those burned was
the famous trottIng stallion Bell Boy,
that was sold at auction by jefferson q
Seaman to Judson III. Clark, of Elmra,
n. Y, and Geo. ii. Hopper, Unionville,
Ohio, for SOL 900, 1t is said that they
have refused 100000 for this horse. The
fire is supposed to have been incendiary,
and when discovered, almost the entire
structure was in flames. The stable COW
cred almost an entire square, consisting
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
EXCELSIOR, THOMPSON'S BLACK
HAWK, ETC.
BRooKFIELD, May 6, 1888.

Mr.. BATTELL,
master was handed to me. | can do you
but little good. Philo Thompson died
in 1872; his widow is away in the West
somewhere. | heard her say at one
time that when her husband died and
Excelsior was dead that she supposed
the pedigree of the horse was of no use
and she burned them up. ThompsOn's
Black Hawk and Vermont Trotter are
one and the same horse; his history, as
| have heard, is this: Some time in the
40's man by the name of Pardee came
through Kinsman to this county with
two horses, stopped awhile at kinsman,
then went to Michigan. There one of
the horses died. Then Pardee came
back to Kinsman with one horse; this
to have come from Vermont. Vermont
Trotter is claimed to be by Hills Black
Hawk. Thompson owned the horse
when he sired Excelsior. | never have
heard what the dam of either horse was.
Excelsior trotted number of races,
but do not know what his record was.
He was the most stylish horse when at
the top of his speed ever saw. He was
the sire of Plow Boy, who in turn sired
Dan Briant cap. Mr.. Case of kins-
man told me the dam of Kinsman Boy
q :2S5) was full sister of Excelsior.
kinsman Boy was sired by Cases Dave
Hill. If you will address Mr.. Case of
kinsman, Trumbull Co., he can tell you
more.
Yours truly,
JOHN W. BENNER.
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ENGLISH BEAUTY-LADY DOT.
SACO. Me, April 4, 1883.
Mr.. BATTELL,

Mr.. BATTELL,
Dear Sir Il have delayed answering
your letter, as l was about changing
my residence from East Corinth to Sa-
co when it reached me. My know
lege of English Beauty is not extensive,
as know him only by reputation. Had
some correspondence with Mr.. Rich
ards IN regard to Highland Queen. Said
the parties of whom he bought her
were dead and did not give me their
names. Claimed that she was very
handsome; could show (untrained) Il
2 30 gait. and when four or FIVE years
old was sold for Sl700, but got her
ankle turned in a railroad crossing, and
was supposed to be spoiled, when he
bought her and sent her to Dexter to be
bred to Brown Harry, then owned by
S. ID. Cushman of Dexter, Me. High
land Queens weight was between 1000
and 100 lbs. She was foaled in 1888.
Permit me TO say a word in regard to
the mare, Lady Dot. She was Il per-
feet Morgan, an inbred Brown Harry,
as both sire and dam were by him.
Nothing could be more stylish, or more
ambitious, perfectly fearless, Il horse
that once seen was always remembered {:
name and tail long and heavy; head
clean and bony, small, wide between
eyes, barrel was remarkably long, legs
like Morgan-wide, bOny and clean
and perfectly sound, though she had
seen hard usage. She weighed 1920 at
her latest; - hands high. Her natur-
al gait was about ten miles per hour,
and if you let her have her own way
was more than this. | have driven her
1cuhoW any urging at all ii miles in 30
minutes and in only ordinary going.
Her mother and grandam were both
buckskins, owned by Mr.. Henry Will
liams of Bradford, Me. Both were re-
markable readers. Her dam would
road ten miles per hour. The grandam
is said to have been driven to sleigh by
Mr.. Porter Plaisted, then of StetsOn,
Me-, l6 miles in one hour. This was
done to get man out of the woods
who had been severely injured. The
mare was foundered, but was owned
several years Gfterward by Mr.. Williams.
Dot was never trained. Could go bet
ter than three minutes. Mr.. Albert
Gould of Garland, Me-, claimed to have
driven on the Exeter track quarters in
:45. She was left without hitching
last September, when she ran away and
killed herself.
Bred by Henry Williams; sold by
him to John Soul and son, Frank, OF
Bradford, by them to Mr.. Albert GoulC
of Garland; then to me in June, 1855
She is dam of colt, Ettrick, in Maine
Bred Horses.
When your book is ready want ;
copy. | believe in Morgans.
Very truly,
j. ID. COCHRANE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
CTATE OF NONCOMPLIANCE ofAd-

BE it remembered, that at a session OF the
Probate Court holden at Middlebury, within
and tor the district OF Addison, on the 10th day
of January A. ID. 1880.
Present Hon. James NJ. Slade. Judge.
Whereas, Il certain instrument in writing,
under seal, purDorting to be the last will and
testament OF Eunice W. Avery late of Sails
bury, in said District, deceased, having been
this day presented to said Court tor PROBATE,
and duly filed in the Probate Oflicc There
lore il is ordered, that all persons interested
in the estate OF said deceased be notified to
appear before said Court, mt the Probate ONCE
in Mieldlebury, in sad District on the 10th day
of February, A. ID. ls9W ut ten O'Clock \. NJ, by
publication OF this order, three weeks success
lively previous thereto, in the Middlcbury
Register, II newspaper printed at MiddleDury,
aforesaid, To show cause, il any they may
have, why said instrument in writing should
not be proved and allowed rs the last will
and testament OF said deceased,
JAMES VI. SLApE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
ROY WILKES DAM.
Yours truly,
JOHN W. BENNER.

Editor Dunton's Spirit Of the Turf:
Several sporting papers, yours among
others, give the dam of Roy Wilkes,
PAGER, by Adrian Wilkes, as being by
Blue Bull. The owner of Roy Wilkes
knows better, as through correspon-
dence with the man who bred her dam
he learned the facts as follows:
The dam of Roy Wilkes was bred by
John King, farmer living sixteen
miles southeast of our town of Jesup,
Iowa. lie bred her to "A 2-year-old, dark
bay colt, owned at that time by a man
of the name of Smith, near neighbor.
Then, while in foal, traded the second
dam to Hold Brace, hotel keeper at Jes-
up, Iowa. for large work horse. As
stopped with Brace. know all about
the trade, and if it had not been for a
large splint, should have bought the
mare myself. Brace traded the mare
to German farmer of the name of
Henri Koob, on whose farm the dam of
Roy Wilkes was foaled, sometime
in 1870 or 1871. In 1873 Henri Koob
traded said colt, with two other colts,
to a man of the name of John Greenley,
living eight miles northwest of Jesup,
who kept her as a farm mare for sever
al years. When about 10 years old he
traded her to one of his neighbors, who
sold her to VIM. Groves, horse dealer
at Waterloo, Ia, for $50, who, the same
day, sold her to Hayden, who bred her
to VIM. Blowers Adrian Wilkes, and
Roy Wilkes was the result. VIM. Blow
er as well as Hayden, are well aware
that these are the facts of the case, and
as most of the sporting journals sup
press the truth, and as John Wallace is
riding the Abdalah hobby, horsemen
who like the truth are looking to Dun
tons Spirit of the Turf to expose
frauds.
As Smith has left for the West we
have been unable to find out the exact
breeding of the colt that sired the dam
of Roy Wilkes. All that Smith could
tell was that he was from thoroughbred
trotter owned near Cedar Falls, Iowa. The
only thoroughbred owned at that time
near Cedar Falls was Highland Lad, by
imp. Bonnie Scotland, and every one
that sees the action of the Smith colt
color, gait, ETC., pronounces him to be 1
Highland Lad, and as Messrs. Crosby
Andrew. Alderman and Rice, who pur
Stout FARM, Iowa, had made arrange
ments with John Wallace, then of Mus
catine, to have him registered as ;
thoroughbred trotter. in Wallace's sec
ond volume, which volume was nevel
published, this looks plausible. Fo
the sake of truth and putting a stop t.
deceiving people, | give you this infor
nation, and even if Davis, the owner
of Roy Wilkes, is a good customer Of
yours, do not expect that you will
suppress these facts as other journals
have done.
My As head of colts and mares ar,
doing finely. | have twenty mares il
foal to Louis Il full brother to Roderi,
Dhue, year-old record 2:27a), by Nam
brine Boy 2:26; dam Cricket 1884 as
5-year-old, purchased of Mrs. Stout las
spring at Dubuque, la.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
EMPEROR AND SIRE.
ISLAND STOCK FARM

ISLAND SIOCk AKIN.
BRADFORD, Mass, March /, 1888. I
JOSEPH BATTELL, Esq.
Dear Sir Your letter to Postmaster
Blunt of Haverhil was handed me to-
day. AS regards the brown horse En-
peror, :364, will say he was bred and
owned by M. B. Merrill, West New.
bury, Mass, and was broken and al
ways driven by Eie ard is in my stable
at present. His sire is Dorsey Gold
dust, owned at the time by Wescott of
Newburyport, sold by him to Grant
Bros. OF York, Me. Dorsey Golddust
was the sire of Arthur 2 2s4 (who see
has been placed to the credit of Col. L.
l.. Dorsey's Golddust, the sire of Dor
sey Golddust), Ethan Golddust, 2:344,
Emperor, :364
This horse, Dorsey Golddust, has been
mixed up with Col. Dorsey's horse a
great deal and no credit has been given
the former, nor has there been any
i have not at present the breeding of
Dorsey Golddust, but can get one of
his old stud bills if you would like, or
any information l can give you will
kindly do so. Mr.. Frank Winch of
your town can tell you the description
of Emperor, think, as he has no doubt
seen me drive him in good many
races.
Yours truly,
BYRON G. KIMBALL.
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ZULU.
PLATTvILLE, H., March 10, lSSS.

PLATTvILLE, H., March 10, lSSS.
Mr.. BATTELL,
Dear SW:-I cannot give you the in
formation asked. owned Zulu in 1856
and gave him mark of :24t. He was
very fast; could beat %. sold him in
Iowa. Gus Glidden of Lewisyille, Ind,
owned him. | never knew how he was
bred. He was gray, 153 hands, good
gated and very steady.
Yours truly,
w. 5. WEESE.
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A Useful Present.

Mrs. Jobbs-What on earth is that?
Mr.. Jobbs-This, my dear, is a barom-
eter-a present from our son at college.
sob, I've heard of them. Isn't the
dear boy thoughtful! Which way do we
screw it when we want the weather to be
fine?"-New York Weekly.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
STATE OF vERMONT-District of Adj

- olson, SIS.
The Probate court tor the district OF Addi.
son:
To all persons interested in the estate of
Emma a. stickney, late OF Shoreham, in said
district, deceased, GREETING:
by the authority of the State OF Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court, ut the Probate ONCE in
Middlebury, in said District, on the Sd day OF
February, a. ID. 1880, mt 10 O'Clock, n. m, to
show cause. If any you have, why the
count of ii. 5. Brookins, administrator OF the
estate OF said deceased, should not be al
lowed, and also why the residue OF said
entitled thereto.
Dated at Middlebury, in said District, this
10Th day OF January, 4. ID. 1880.
JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
BUokLEN's ARNlcA SALvE.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, few
er sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and
positively cures piles, or no pay required
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
ton, or money refunded. Price % cents
per box For sale by w. II. SHELDON.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31

To the Editor-Please inform your
readers that have positive remedy for
the above named disease. BY its timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have
been permanently cured. shall be glad
to send two bottles of my remedy free
to any of your readers who have con-
sumption if they will send me their ex-
press and post-office address. Respect
fully, II. A. SLOCUM, NJ. D., 1S1 Pearl
ST., New York. 1y1
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
S,TATE OF vERMONT,-Distri of Adj

- Olson. IS.
The Probate court tor the district of Addi.
son:
To all persons interested in the estate of
Lora stlckney, late OF >horeham, in said dis.
trict, deceased, GREETING:
By the authority of the State OF Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court. nj the Probate Otlice in
Middlcbury, in said district, ON the Sd day of
February, \. ID. 1880, ut 10 o'clock II. m, to
show cause il any you have why the account
OF IL. ;. BroOkins, administrator of the estate
of said deceased should not be allowed, and
also why the residue of said estate should not
be distributed to the parties entitled thereto
Dated AT Middlebury, this 18th day OF Janu
airy, A, ID. 1880.
3 JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
CTATE OF VERMONT, Addison Dis

~ trict, IS.
Be ii remembered, that at a session OF the
Probate Court holden at Middlebury, within
and for said district on the 2lst day of jan
uary A. d., 1880.
Present Hon. James NJ. Slade Judge.
Whereas, A. A. Farnsworth, administrator OF
the estate OF Almon IL. Farnsworth, late OF
Middlebury, in said district, deceased, has this
day presented to said court his petition in
writing, setting forth, that II will be benefi.
cial tor all parties interested therein to sell
the whole OF the real estate OF said deceased,
to wit the home farm, situated in Middle
bury and New Haven, and a swamp lot situa-
ted in sad New Haven, and therein making APP
plication to said court tor license to make
such sale.
Ii is ordered that all persons interested in
the estate OF said deceased be notified to APP
pear before said court, at the Probate Office in
Middlebury, in said district on the 18th day OF
February, A. D., 1880, ut ten o'clock in the
forenoon, by publication of this order three
weeks SUCCESSFULLY previous thereto, in the
Middlebury Register, II newspaper printed at
Middlebury, aforesaid, to show cause, If any
they may have, why said license should not
be granted.
JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
RHEUM ATISM

For More thnn Twenty-Five YeRrs.-A Cor
pletc Rccovery.-The Means Used.
had Inhsmmatory rheumatism. For nearly O
year had to be fed and turned In he'd. could find
no relief My stomach ruined and cut to pieces
with powerful medicines taken to effect a cure 80
that was compelled to live on bread and water
suffered for twenty FIVE years in this way was in
duced to try DR. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
nnda at Rnndont \ y and
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
| Am Now Well,

thanks to this medicine. Dr. Kennedy's Favorite
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oniov good nights rest Also food. such as meat
md PASTRY, which have been deprived Of for years.
'howiar that the Tavorite Remedy has no equal for
tho cure Of Indigestion and Dyspepsia as we'll. II
any should doubt this statement will send the
ready proof at once.-Garrett Lansing Troy, NY
1t is my pleasure and absolute duty toward thos,
who struggling for very Life aaainst the deadly
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-31
Diseases of the Kidneys

to add my testimony to the already weghty evi.
dence If the wonderful efficacy Of Dr. David Kenne-
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abandoned by the physicians. DR. David Kennedys
Favorite Remedy was resorted to: not because any
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NAMED All means and medicines had been tested
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el per bottle Six for IS By ali druggists.
The morning call., 1890-10-09
The Isthnnus,

Telegraphic advices from Bagota as late as
September 18th were to the effect that canal
affairs were very quiet. Nothing was learned
officially of the doings of Congress upon the
report OF the Spanish committee, neither
had Lieutenant Wyse left the capital. The
Herald says it is impos sble to deny that
that there is good deal OF anxiety in the
public mind over the state of affairs, yet it
trusts that Congress and the people Of Co.
lombia will do the right thing in this in-
poItant crisis.
Two literary gentlemen of Colombia are
engaged in writing a history of Panama,
with special reference to the period between
1870 and 1870 The history of those twenty
years is obscure and confusing, due to the
fact that there is almost an entire absence
of old documents, which have been lost or
destroyed, through carelessness in some
cases and through fires and other causes in
others. These latter causes have been, in
the majority of cases. the absurd revolu-
tons, during which public offices have been
plundered, and, too frequently, the books,
records, etc, contained in them have been
removed, lost, OF, in some cases, thrown into
the sea
The morning call., 1890-10-09

floating en- the water as thick as lightwood
knots in tie woods. On seeing them he
came to the conclusion that it was time for
him to leave that town, and jumped into his
boat and hastily padded to the regular land
ing place.
Before starting on his retreat he had
thrown two of the baby alligators, whose
mates he had been killing, into his boat, and
they had crawled under the seat When he
re ched the landing he took them out, and
they commenced their granting again, I'M
mediately there came rushing across the Al
tamalia river very large one, making di-
rectly toward the bank, but before he could
land Mr.. Bryan shot and killed it, 1t was
followed, one after another. until four more
came, all of which he killed, making alto
gether twelve alligators killed in few min
uteS.
He had just slain forty of the little ones,
besides the two he caught alive. This was
killing ffty-two and capturing two alive in
little longer than it takes to tell it.
Another day last week he killed fifteen
large ones on one trip. These measured
from FIVE to ten feet long each.-Jessup Sen