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, 1891-06-07

This group consists Of a man, a woman
and a cat The three began to prosecute
the recent %upa OF the house "a week
after they moved in. Going down stairs
one night the adult daughter OF the family
stumbled over a yielding body. and the
yowl Of a cat In pain assAiled her ears. She
was so famed by the accident that she went
to bed instead Of to the theater. Her father
greatly dislikcd %felines. and hunted the
rooms through. intent on cjecting the In
truder But he found nothing. Soon after
voices were heard In the hall, as Of a nan
aud woman engaged in nltercntion, Then
came a shrek, a fall, the cat yowl and
silence. THIS was repeated at intervals
during a whole month. As the family sat
reading late one evening the trouble began
again. All four. father, mother, sou and
daughter, stole 20 the foot OF the stairway
and listened First they heard whispers,
next voices raised in anger, followed by the
tumble, and the climax Of that blood curd
ling miHuOw, The women tainted, and the
succeeding forenoon a new aud less scusa-
tionAl residence was secured. When the
tenant surrendered his keys the agent Of
the haunted house told it. story, 4 quarter
OF a century before il was occupied by an
irhscible old gentleman, who urged a dis
tasteful alliance upon his only daughter
She protested. aud at the bead Of the stairs
he gave her a push whiCh sent her head
long to the door below, a favorite cat,
which was following his mistress, became
involved in the catastrophe, aud both were
found dead at the foot Of the hight with
their backs broken. At the inquest the
, 1891-06-07

keyport, n. j, also possesses a ghost, for
whose persistent appearances unhappy love
is primarily responsible. Two hundred
years ago this spectcr was a prominent
citizen Of New York, At fifty years Of age
he found that by strict attention to bust
ness he had amasseds 50 ,OOO-quitea fortune
for those days With this sun at his dis
posal he retired from trade and let his
fancy wander toward other channels. He
had money; he wanted a child to inherit IT,
SO he went a-wooing In a stately, matter
Of fact way. but the object Of his choice,
who was young, and looked with favor ona
swain less old, aouted him. Then the
elderly merchant first discovered that he
had "a heart and was in love. lie proposed
"A second time and received "A fresh rebuff
50 he turned miser aud hermit, lie bought
1000 acres Of land near where Keyport now
stands, aud IN the midst OF the wilderness
erected n strong log hut lie was some
thing Of a chemist, and frightened the hos.
tile Indians by performing feats OF NEGRO
NANCY, The solitary years went by. and
the hermit knew that his end could not be
far distant So he emerged from his OBJ
security, sent TO England for material aud
caused the erection Of a costly tomb, There
he was buried, and there he began the
spook business. 4 rumor spread that the
old mans gold lay beneath his coffin. Dep
redBtors plotted Tor IL, but like the In
dians they were frightened from their
booty The was a NEGRO
manoer still or those who visited the
charmed Enclosure some were stricken
with blindness, Others felt q rush Of cold
air and still others were gripped by clam.
my hands aud bodily elected The tomb
is in ruins now, but the ghost yet guards
its decay, Recently a yenturpsome ex-
plortr crawled through the underBrush
TO the haunted spot He picked up he
thought was a Knot OF damp wood He
looked, he unclasPed his hand and then he
He'd.
The skull he had disturbed seemed to
pin a tarewell At his re~treating form.
+ y. WHITE
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Why endure it daily, nightly, we had
well nigh said. hourly. They do who are
tortured by chronic rheumatism. The
remedy, botanic, pure. safe and prompt
is at hand. Were the evidence in behalf
Of Hostetter Stomach Bitters collated,
it would be found to teen with well au-
thenticated proofs that the medicine is
bo'h a preventive aud a remedy 10 this
tnaladY of varying ]agonies and ever pres
ent danger. To i~orestaGl its chronic stage
is the dictate OF prudence. Renounce
dangerous medication. Far more efiec-
tive, more certain, more permanent 10 the
benehcent Consequences is the use OF the
bitters. Experience indorses. the rec
ommendation CT physicians sanction its
use. Begin early, use with persistence,
aud expect with relief Hostetter s Stom-
ach Bitters relieves eonstipaaOn. bilious
ness. kidney ailments, dyspepsia and ma
larial trouble.
, 1891-06-07

equipment were left on the ground when
he WAS removed by a cOmrade. He-subse.
quently received an honorable discharge
on account Of disability.
After returning home 10 Massachusetts,
he WAS arrested as a deserter, but promptly
released on showing his discharge papers.
On going 70 Virginia as clerk In the quar-
termHster's department he was again ar
rested as a deserter, shackled to another
man and kept several weeks in couhne-
ment on very small %rations. Meantime his
colonel wrote TO the war department that
his discharge had been obtained through
fraud, and his papers were taken away and
he was tried by court-martiAl. Understand
Ing that he was to be shot, he effected his
escape and made his way. after an arduous
experience. 20 Halifax, where he remained
until peace wa declared.
When he returned to Rockport his
friends and credit were destroyed by the
charge that he was a deserter. Knowlton
set to work to establish his record as a
faithful soldier, but II was only the other
day when formal acknowledgment came
from the war department that the charges
against him were false, and that he had
been %honorably discharged before the court
martial tried lin. Mr.. Knowlton will now
probably take steps to secure the pension
to which he Is entitled.
, 1891-06-07

$. Il. Clifford, New Cassel, WIS, was
DOUBLED with neuralgia and rheumatism,
his stomach was disordercd, his liver was
affected to an alarming degree, appetite
iell away, aud he was terribly reduced in
flesh aud strength. Three bottles OF
Electric Bitters cured him
Edward Shepherd. Harrisburg, ILL.,
had a running sore on his leg OF eight
years standing. Used three BOTTLES OF
Electric Bitters n seven boxes Of Buck,
lens Aruica Salve, and his leg is sound
aud well. John Speaker, Catawba, o.,
had five la:ge fever cores on his leg. doc
tors said be was incuable. One bottle
Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen's
Arnica Salve cured him entirely. Sold at
A. +. ROedel's drug store.
, 1891-06-07

rang through the 'NSFfhlNh loNsLEh-
building, and Mrs. Towsley acknowledged
she mad slain her husband.
II am willing to take the consequences"
she said Historically upon being ques.
toned as TO her motive, 81 am willing to
give my life for my daughter" When she
became calm she avowed that her husband,
Alfred D.. Towsley, had attempted a Grim
tual assault upon her daughter by a former
husband. 81 came here To free my child
from his clutches" she continued, and !
did it,"
Mrs. Towsley was promptly Incarcerated.
The c%oroner's jury found a verdict against
her, and she is now held for murder. An
affecting scene occurred when she was
about To be removed to her cell. Her
daughter, a beautiful girl in her teens,
threw her arms around her mothers neck,
and the twain wept as though their hearts
were breaking.
, 1891-06-07

A township treasurer in Ohio forgot to
carry ''9' in adding up his accounts, and
the committee to look over his books
found him $3.50 short, and nearly broke
up his family before it was discovered
where the error lay. The surprising
thing about it is that he didn't carry"
the whole Doodle to Mexico or some
where else. Detroit Free Press.
, 1891-06-07

blame Ter the tragedy was put on the cat,
The horror stricken father did not long
survive. and now the three nightly repeat
the terrible scene la which they were prin-
cipals, aud keep uurented a property that
otherwise would bring the owner an in
come OF 500 "A month
Another peppery old party now suffering
for his sins is, or was, Thomas Dargiu, who
forty years ago kept "A terry on Flint river.
in Alabama DarEiu's daughter, Mary,
fell In love with Ned Vines, adushiug young
stage driver. The girls father opposed the
match, and the couple planned an elope
ment One dark stormy night when the
river was much swollen thev stArtel 20
, 1891-06-07
IN THE WHEELING WORLD.

The Riverside Wheelmen, OF New York,
who have for a time been homeless, have
at last secured an abiding place on One
Hundred and Fourth street near the Boule-
ward. Owners OF property, as usual, OBJ
jected to leasing to a club, so that il be
came necessary to purchase outright. One
OF the wealthy club members came to the
rescue and is now the clubs landlord.
f.. e. Spooner, Of Chicago, is down with
typhoid fever as a partial result Of over
training.
Harry Halls attempt 10 break the Ir.
viugton-Milburn twenty-five mile road
record would very probably have ucceeded
had he not broken his front fork when only
~ miles from the finish. riding well
within himself, unassisted by ~pacemakers,
and bothered by gusts OF wind and vehi-
Giles, he covered five miles in I'm. As, ten
in 85m. 52s, fifteen in Ban. eOs. and TX
miles in III. 2m. 20s., so that he had twenty
six minutes and nine seconds in which TO
cover ~ miles. In his fresh condition it
should have been easy of accomplishment.
Willie windle's best mile was done in
en-. % SIS. instead Of 2m. 2ss., as has been
stated. This time was recorded at Peoria,
Ills, Sept. Is, last year, and was made
when riding for a record.
p. P. Eilkelly. one of the fast Irish rid
ers, is training again this year after a
couple OF years OF inactivity. He is a strong
rider, and Ike our Murphy, has a fad OF
going to meets where, owing to the quality
OF his compeers, he is able 70 change
mounts and secure every event on the pro
gramme. PHmoCYCLR
, 1891-06-07

The explosion Of a bomb
is not more sudden or unlocked for
than the attack of some malignant
disease which would not occur were
the blood in order. To impure
blood is due a great variety of ills
that make life a burden.
al the year round, you may rely
upon DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery to purify the blood and
invigorate the system. It's not like
the sarsaparillas, that are said to be
good for the blood in March, April
and May. The discovery" works
equally well at all times, and in all
cases of bl~ood-taints, or humors, no
matter what their name or nature.
It's the cheapest blood-puriier,
sold through druggists, because you
only pay for the good you get.
Your money is returned if it
doesn't benefit or cure you.
Can you ask more?
els life worth living?" "That
depends on the HUer." DIR. Pierce's
Pellets are the best Liver Pills.
, 1891-06-07
TWENTY DOLLAR coLp PIECEs,

Mrs. John. Curtis Of Peoria, H.. writes:
Used one box Of Usage Pills previous to
my second confinement; they worked like
a charm. Would pay $50 for a box
rather than do without them. as they
have proved 4 Godsend to me. Write
Usage Medicine company, Wichita, Kas.,
FOR particulars, and their book to wives
mailed free. Sold by druggists. Sold by
W. n. Hunt, Cheyenne.
, 1891-06-07

1t will cost you nothing and will surely
do o good, il you rave a cough, cold,
or any trouble with throat, chest or lungs.
DR.. Kings New Discovery for cunsump-
ton, coughs add colds is guaranteed to
give relief or money will be paid back.
Sufferers from Ia grippe found it Just the
thing and under its use had a speedy and
perfect recovery. Try a sample bottle at
our expense and learn for yourself Just
how good a thing 1t is. Trial bottles free
at A. f Roedel's drug store. Large size
so cents and 81.
, 1891-06-07

Il am satisfied now" Mrs. Towsley cried
In the corridor Of the Jail at Austin, Ills,
recently. She had been arrested with a
smoking pistol in her hand, aud admitted
having shot her husband, who was a pris.
oner. The man was dead before medical
aid could be procured, He had been arrest
ed a short time previously for creating a
disturbance at a house where his wife's
d%nmghtnr lived. He eNplained TINT he had
, 1891-06-07

Just as sure as hot weather comes there
will be more or less bowel complaint IN
this vicinity. Every person. and espe-
ciAlly families. ought TO have some reliable
medicine at hand for instant use in case
1t Is needed. a twenty FIVE or fifty cent
bottle OF Chamberlain collie, cholera and
disrrhga remedy is Just what you ought
to have and all that you would need. even
for the most severe and dangerous cases.
Ii is the best, the most reliable and most
successful treatment known and is pleas
ant to take. For sale by A. + Roedel.
, 1891-06-07
He WAS NOT A DeseRrgR.

An Old Soldier Clear, His Name Of q
Foul Stigma
After bearing the stigma OF "desartrr'
Tor twenty-five years, John c. KnOwlton.
u R0ckpOrt, Mass, can ut last prove that
he was one Of the loyal and devoted sol
diers Of the Union. Shortly after his en-
listment in the Eleventh Massachusetts
volunteers, KnowltOn became afflicted
with a chronic malady and wa made hos
piLal baggage master Prior to the first
Bull Run, however, Knowlton suggested
70 the surgeon In charge that he would be
OF more service 10 the country in the
field. and he was allowed to participate
, 1891-06-07


with his company
IN active opera
tious until his dis
ease m PEELED
him to seek the
hospital again as a
patient He in
Cured the dis
pleasure Of his
captain, who or
derrd him to re
port for duty
when scarcely
able 10 crawl.
During u expe
dition b 9 W
knocked down and
severely injured.
aud bfa HUu .vI
, 1891-06-07

HOSE who knew
General Turner
Wood in life claim
that tie now re-
visits the
10 New York city
where he last Bp
pearei. and also
the freak" board
ing house In which
be died His dark
but ]dimiuutive
spcctcr has been
h.
, 1891-06-07

lac largest stock of fine brAndies, old
WHISTLES, choice hgueurs and superfne
cigars At George MAsten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1891-06-07

Not only to get way up" work done,
but also to get your darnIng, patching and
buttons sewed on without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY.
, 1891-06-07
Tenth Annual Convention Y. r. $.
of C.. T..

Minneapolis. MINI, July 9 10 II
Burlington route will sell round trip
tickets, CHEYENNE to Minneapolis, ut half
rates. For further information apply to
agents. O. u. CORNISH, Agt.
, 1891-06-07

The following item. clipped from the
Fl. Madison, (lowa.l Democrat, contains
information well worth remembering:
MIR. John Roth. of this city, who met
with an accident 4 few days z spraining
and bruising his leg and arm quite severe
", was cured by one so cent bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm" This rene
dy is without an equal for sprains and
bruises and should have a place in every
household. ! For sale by A. +. Roedel.
, 1891-06-07

Gods blessing to mankind. say thous-
Auds who have been cured by Oregon
Kidney Tea.
, 1891-06-07
War beans at Henth,s.

Does your back ache Oregon Kidney
Tea will cure you.
, 1891-06-07

IA claimed for n II not only preserves and beau
tines the complexion, but repairs the dauiageI
cone by the use OF the many dangerous CON-
pounds now in the market. by it, tonic effect, &c
storing the skin to n natural, healthy acton.
Rehd the testimonials from famous ~Rrtistes, cvls
saated chemists and sziDsnt Dhy sscin1=
, 1891-06-07
Beautiful w Oman

SMILES swE
LY at the though
OF her own lowell
ness Every wonaI
smiles sweetly who
uses wisdom . 10
bertine, for II give
to her a clear trans
parent bea utitul
skin A
complexion alone Is
often sufficient &c
make q y IN a o
beautiful. Awoman
who has a beautifu!
complexion should
preserve it the one
less In
this posse ssio D
should beautiiy II
X b err
tine does just what
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and white a skin on your face as on the unex-
posed parts Of your person, FIRST use Mrs. Ora
hams FACE BLEACH until you nave re-
moved all blemlshes and discolorations nom
the skin; then after that is done, use her
AND ELDER FLOWER
CREAM TO protect II from wind and sun,
and to cleanse 1t and keep its pores in active
and healthy condition, and you may always
have a kin and complexionas pure and clear
and white as you had In baby days. You will
then be las regards complexion s.as nature
made you" Face Bleach is $50 per bottle.
c. f +. cream, Hoo per bottle. For sale by
all druggists- MRS. GERVAISE GRAHAM.
beauty Doctor los Post street, san Fran
cisco, treats ladies for every or defect
Of face or figure. Send stamp for her little
book, allow To Be Beautiful"
For sale In Cheyenne by Mrs r. X. Bode.
Maple Terrace, corner Eighteenth and Ferxu.
son streets, and by the followin druggists.
f. Z Roedel, seventeenth street; b. h. David,
Sixteenth and Eddy streets; Rhodes & Trox.
ell, Seventeenth and Ferguson streets,
Wholesale agents-A- W. Hover & Co, Den
yer, Myers Bros. Drug ompany ST. Louis;
Morrison. umm & Co, Chicago.
, 1891-06-07
DR.. w. H. HALE,
1916 to 1850 Larimer Street,
DENVER, COLORADO.
BE rs
Nature Made You

Turn up your sleeve or
turn down the neck of your
dress. Observe how white
land clear the skin Is. Nature
made the skin as white and
clear on your face as that on
your arm or neck. Neglect,
exposure, alkaline water
and perhaps ill-health,
have caused the skin ON
~ your face to become
Trough and discolored
and otherwise blem.
t ished. II you would
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
Summary Of News.
Vermont.

AUSTIN HILL of Brattleboro fell from a
hay loft, and was badly injured.
JUNE CHASE of Lyndonville was kicked
by horse. and his skull fractured.
THE annual meeting of the State Grange
was held at St. Johnsbury last week.
JARVIS PRATT of West Windsor fell from
ledge last Wednesday and was killed.
CLYDE four year-old son of w. NJ. Pol.
lard, was drowned at Weston last week.
A SON of Warren Bailey of Plymouth was
fatally hurt by a falling tree while chop
ping.
THE house, barn and sheds of Henry C.
Curtis of Westfeld were burned last week
Sunday.
Slack of STAFFORD last week, and his re-
covery was considered doubtful.
L. P. NORTON of Bennington, has won his
libel suit against the Remington Refornler,
receiving verdict of $500 and costs.
The Orleans county music festival is to
be held at Newport, January 12-15, con-
Quoted by Professor Henri G.. Blaisdel.
THE Rutland Cornet band has changed
its name to the Howe Scale Company band.
and will thereby receive the support of that
company.
The store of w. +. Nelson at Rutland was
again broken into last week Sunday night
but nothing of value taken. The police are
mystifed.
MRS. SUSAN PAYNE of Burlington became
dizzy, fell down stairs with hod of coal /,
and received a bad cut over one eye, besides
various bruises.
BENJAMIN SCoFIELD, aged sixty-six years,
was buried at Saxton's River last week.
He was a prominent manufacturer and an
extensive local lawyer.
GEORGE Houston has brought suit for
$1,000 against Brush & Curtis of Hard wick,
for injuries received last winter, while in
the employ of that company.
SOCIETY in Rutland is perturbed because
of the mesalliance of Miss Mary, daughter
OF the late Joel b. Harris, who recently
eloped with James F. Sweeney, her fathers
coachman.
GEORGE f. COOKE of st. Adams, freight
brakeman on the Central Vermont railroad,
was struck by bridge near Bethel, last
week Tuesday morning, and probably IA
tally injured.
MARTIN GREEN, who shot Brownel Niles
and George Harwood on POwnal mountain,
has been adjudged insane and was taken to
the asylum at Waterbury. 1t is thought
that Niles will recover.
A PIoUANT trial was begun in Bennington
county court last week-the $4,000 suit OF
Merritt f. Rudd against James E. Rounds
for alternating the affections of Mrs. Rudd
Rudd is farmer, Mrs. Rudd is an attractive
but tickle woman, and Round is a gay or
gan agent. Rudd was awarded 5000
LUTHER S. DIXON, ex. chief justice of the
supreme court of Wisconsin, who died in
Milwaukee last week. was born in Chitten-
den county, and was educated at Norwich
University. He studied law with Judge
Luke Poland and went to Wisconsin in
1850. In 1875 he refused certain election
TO the United States senate on the ground
that he " could not afford it,"
railway engineer, indicted on a charge OF
manslaughter for causing the collision OF
trains on the Rutland railroad near Brooks.
vile, November 80, 1888, in which several
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
@eatbs.

In Danville, Dec. ~. Byron p. Cole, 80.
In Craftsbury, Dec. s. Lovina Jacobs, wife of
Horace S. Andrews, 81.
In Corinth. Dec. 3, of consumption, Mrs. Stephen
Marsh, recently of West Fairlee, 49,
In Chelsea. Dec 10, of heart disease, Frank Smith
fuller, 23 years. months and IL days.
I'm Barre, Dec. H. Miss Maria Klmball. daughter of
Samuel kimball of Orange, 81 years 9months, days
In Milton, Dec I, Sarah ID. (Stone) Jackson, daugh
ter of the late Wilbur Stone Of Johnson and wife of
Charles ii. jackson, 80.
In Grand Meadow, MINI, Oct. 90, Lyman Drake
jackson, NH, eldest son of Dea H. A. and Emily
ID. Jackson of Milton, Al.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
GEORGE LELAND,s ESTATE.


The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
inRton, Commissioners to receive examine and adj
just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of George Leland. late of Berlin,
In said District deceased, and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the Office of Homer
Heaton in Montpelier, in said District on he stu
day Of January and Sd day Of June next from
ten o'clock A. NJ. until four o'clock p. NJ, each of
said days, and that six months FROM the 4th day of
December. A. ID. 1881. is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors present their claims to us
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Berlin, this 9Th day of December, A.
ID. 1891. HOMER W HEA ION, lc..,..,...-.'.--
-O12 ALBERT JOHONNOTT,J COMMISSIONERS
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Business Notiees.

GooD ADvIcE.-The editor of the Vest
Branch (Iowa) Record gives his readers
some good advice: We have used Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy in our family in
cases Of sudden colds and sore throat and
find it all that is claimed for it. One bottle
or less if taken according to directions will,
we believe, effect a cure in any ordinary
case and save the expense of large doctor
bills. Especially do we recommend it in
families where the children are threatened
with Group, as it will afford immediate re.
lief, If taken in time, which can always be
done if the medicine is kept on hand, as
we are convinced it should be-" For sale
by G. Blakely, druggist Montpelier, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
Marr1ages.

IN Waterbury, Dec. 10, by Rev; s, II. Wheeler Dor
man Stockwell to Kate keletti both of Bolton.
In Mortified, Dec. Q, by Rev. l. r. Booth Joseph
w. Boardman to Carrie +. Fisk, both of Mortified.
In Chelsea, Dec. Q, by Rev. II. H. Howard, Elmer +.
Durkee of Tunbridge TO Eta l.. Larkin Of Chelsea.
In Woodbury., Dec. 3, by Rev. T. ID. Bailey, Oliver
H. Spencer Of Cabot to Blanche g. GoOdell of Calais
In Montpelier Dec. 9, by Rev. j. Edward Wright
Thomas Brazier to Mary A. NJ Short, both OF East
Montpelier
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
We Can't Talk

Without showing the condition of our
teeth. Every laugh exposes them. In
order not to be ashamed of them, let us
use that standard dentifrice, SOZODONT,
which is sure to keep them white and spot
less. No tartar can encrust them, no
canker affect the enamel, no species of
decay infest the dental bone, if SOZODONT
is regularly used. 1t is botanical prepa-
ration, and its beneficial effects on the teeth
and gums are marvellous, as it removes all
discolorations and renders the gums hard
and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
For Over Fifty Years.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY
Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while teething,
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind collie, and is the best remedy for
diarrhPa. Is pleasant to the taste. Sold
by druggists in every part Of the world.
Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its value is in.
calculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Win
slows Soothing Syrup, and take no other
kind.