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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-17
STATE OF yERMoNT, Az rr9spie csqEt nsIe

STATE OF VERMONT, I Alta Probate Court held
District OF Randolph, IS. at Randolph, within and
for said District. the thday OF Dec. A. D. 1891
An instrument importing TO he the last Will and
testament OF. Cynthia Mating late of Randolph In
said District. deceased. Is presented TO the Court
by b. II. Lombard the executor therein named
fOI probate; and II Is ordered by said Court
that all persons concerned therein be notified APP
pear before said Court. at the Probate ONCE
In Randolph on the % day OF Dee.
1891 and contest the probate OF said will II they
cause; for wlich purpose II Is further ordered that
CoDy Of the record OF this order Re published three
weeks successfully. previous to the time appointed
for proving said will IN the HERALD AND NEWS,
a newspaper printed at W. Randolph IN this State.
$40 Attest. WM. "A. NICHOLS, Judge.
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Nnnce.

Taken by me as Collector Of Taxes for the Town
of Brookheld, Vermont, on three warrants to di-
rected for the collection Of the following taxes,
namely: One for the collection OF town tax and
higeway tax assessed the Grand list Of Brookeld
for the year 1889; ane for the collection OF town
tax and highway tax assessed on the Grand list Of
Br0okheld for the year 1880 and for the collec-
ton OF town tax assessed on the Grand list OF
Brookheld for the year 1891, the farm In said
Brookheld formerly owned by c. b. Fisk and now
owned by onie Conlanu all Of which taxes are as
sessed said farm, which farm will be sold pub
lie vendue the law directs satisfy said taxes
and costs, at said farm tbs 5th day OF January,
A. ID. 1892, at one O'Clock in the afternoon.
Dated at Brookfield this 9th day Of Dec 1891.
ROYAL ABBOTT, Constable.
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oLp IONS cHRIaTMAs DINNga.
He Had Set Out to Eat Postum, but He
Had His Ailsgivings.

Had His Misgivings-
| | had been invited tn eat dinner that
Christmas with the colonel. While NO
were waiting for the meal to be served
the colonel RECALLED me with 'possum
story about "a niger owned befo' the
wah.r
s.You see, said he, ..o1d Tom was very
fond of 'possum, and would go to any
length to secure one for his dinner. 1t
was Just befo' Christmas in 90, think,
that Tom managed to capture large,
I L 'possum, which he skinned and pre-
pared for cooking ON Christmas day.
When all was ready he went into his
cabin, took his prize out of the locker
and soon had it roasting on the spit
Some sweet potatoes were added to the
menu, and old Toms eyes fairly rolled
with delight as he thought of the feast
in store for him.
1.-The prospect before him evidently
caused Tom TO feel drowsy, for III few
minutes Tom was sound asleep and snor-
ing at a great rate. Through IA chink in
the cabin pair OF eager, envious eyes
had been taking in the scene. The eyes
belonged to another Niger of mine
named Big jim Well, the sight was
more than Jim could stand. The cabin
door was slyly opened, and IN Jim
stalked. 'Umr said he as neared the
fire. The 'possum was just about done
and to turn. 'Umr said Jim again as
he jabbed stick into the animal and
held it up before him. With many
grunts of satisfaction Jim soon had that
possum picked clean, nor did he forget
the sweet potatoes, which, favored with
the possum fat, We're devoured with the
keenest relish.
1.-The meal over, Jim approached the
sleeper, and taking up some Of the pos
sum bones he smeared old Toms lips and
face with them and then hurried out.
Very soon Tom awoke In a stupefied
way he looked around him, saw the
bones and potato skins lying about and
smacked his lips as he tasted of the pos
sum fat with which Jim had smeared
his face.
" Dunno said Tom, in great bewil-
derment; 'dars de bones and dis yere
tastes like 'possum, but somehow pat
ting the region of his stomach) 1T don't
appear as ii any 'possum was down yere;
spec / mus have eat EN-; but Use pow
full hungry all the same. Use pro'bly
eat dat 'possum while Use asleep With
this reflection Tom rolled over and went
to sleep again. New York Herald.
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Heap on more wood-the wind is chill;
But let il whistle as it will,
Wen keep our merry Christmas still.
Each age has deemed the new born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
And well our Christian sires of old
Loved when the year its course had rolled,
And brought blithe Christmas back again.
With all its hospitable train.
Domestic and religious rite
Gave honor to the holy night;
On Christmas eve the bells were ring:
On Christmas eve the mass was sung;
That holy night of all the year
Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear.
Walter Scott.
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Sherin,s sale.

Seized upon, by virtue OF an execution,
the life estate of Hazen Campbell in the
farm where he now lives and also his life
estate in the Phineas Campbell farm, SO
called, situated in Washington in the
county of Orange, and the same will be
sold at public auction on the said farm
where the said Hszen now lives, in said
WASHINGTON on the 18th day of December
next, at 10 O'Clock forenoon.
Dated at Washington this 14th day OF
October, 1891. EDWIN NJ. COLLINS;
Deputy Sheriff.
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The bottom sticks are apparently cutting
into the flesh of his arm. and one at tn,
top is pressing most painfully agains
his cheek. He is sitting on his haunche
in disagreeable position, the increasing
weight making his knee joints ache.
The dizzy pile is held in place only b,
the severest effort of both brain ant
muscle. The slightest false motion
would topple it to the ground. He real
ICES it. ALI the color in his body is il
his face and the cords thereof are draw
to the utmost tension. His eyes GLOW
like fame. He can't find that las
stick. Slowly the right hand circle
around. feeling carefully for it Hi
eyes are bright. but they are ranged
over the load on his arm. and the very
nearest approach they can make TO tn,
scene is the distant horizon. Still h,
skirmishes about with the right hand.
A moisture Is beginning to well up il
the bright orbs. making the horizon in
distinct. The muscles nearest the moutl
are commencing TO slacken, and the un
der lip slightly trembles. 1t is notice
able that the right hand is losing it.
caution and growing trifle impulsive
Its circles are sharper and less in sym
metry. He has gone over all the GROUND
IN reach. He bends apprehensively for
ward for more territory. There is 6
waver, then another. sudden plunge
for recovery and over goes the pile; anc
a boy with passion distorted face il
blindly kicking the inoffensive sticks
Then the back door opens. and he sud
denly stops and glares at the wreck.
William Henry" exclaims a shril
voice. ''are you going to be all nigh
bringing in that wood!"
.sGo in the houser he mutters unde:
his breath
Whats that you say to Inc. young
mann"
al said I'm coming quick's could,
he hastily but frankly explains. ID
you s'pose can help it cause the Woo
tips over when get it piled up?'
''What do you try to carry so muci
for, them she properly asks. ''Yo,
bring along part of that wood, and &,
after the rest pretty quick, or I'll sent
your father out to YOU" and the doc
slams again.
Does he take in part of it? Never
His heart may be wrung and the tear
flow like rain. but he will carry all tina
wood in at once if it takes five years
It was a mere caprice then, but it /
principle now. He goes over the sam
performance again, and he repeats /
until he masters every stick, and rises
reeling, to his feet. Then be stumble
painfully up the path. his breath coming
quick and strong. his eyes bullying. ant
his knees almost screaming out with thu
ache they are enduring He can't se
the stoop. and hardly anything of th'
house but the roof. He staggers up th'
steps and kicks violently against thu
door 1t is opened by his impatient ant
thoroughly Disguised mother; but the ex
ertion has fatally disturbed the poise o
the pile One sticA comes laundering tt
the floor. then another and another. HI
makes desperate effort to reach thu
woodbox with the rest of the load, bu'
piece after piece comes crashing down
arousing the whole family and nearl,
driving his mother insane. He reache'
the box. He may not have one-half thu
load on his arm, but he brought it all il
at once. thank Heavenl
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Hard on Her.

A singularly painful circumstance at
tends the death of Monroe gentleman.
which occurred last week Last winter
he made an agreement with his wife to
the effect that should she kindle the fire
mornings for six months, he would do it
for the same length of time. She had
Just completed her part of the contract
when he died. It is very sad affair.
]. NJ. BAILEY.
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Beautiful 500 acre Dairy Farm adjoining Stevens
Point Wisconsin, Ga city Of 10000 inhabiantsl and
one mile from its business centre, with MIX Route
(no opposition stock, wagons sle CHS, farming i'm
plements, etc; Farm has been well improved and
fertilfzed and will keep so cows and other stock.
The improvements consist Of 6 room house and ice
house, COW barn, (modern improvementsl 70xs0,
so 16xS6, horse barn 36x4s, all new. Stock at pres
ent IS cows bulls u half blood Jersey heifers 10
Is months old brood mares, one horse and suck
ling colts. owner has managed this farm success
fully for 10 years but is DESTROYS OF selling
count OF poor health. This is rare chance for the
right party and will bear the closest investigation
Terms; S1l 900 one third down, balance time to
suit purchaser; interest per cent For further in
formation address, Royce & KIRwAN, 1852 La Sale
St., Rooms "a and IS, Chicago.nl.
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But. Edith, if you do not love Char
lie, you should break your engagement. .
said her mother sternly. Eyes, 1 know,
mamma, but it seems such a pity to
break 1t of right now in the middle Of
the holidays, don't you seess-St. Joseph
News.
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Notice.,

This is to certify that have this day given my
son his time during the remainder OF his minority
and shall claim OF his earning pay any de BITS
OF his contracting after this date.
E.. W. CARLISLE.
Randolph VT. Nov Is 1891.
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BOY BRINGING In WOOD
SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS
OF THE DANBuRY NEWS MAN.

Lazy Boys Load and How He Wanted
to Bring IL In and How He Did Bring
It In-we Know Him. for We Have
Been There.
Copyrighted by Lee d Shepard, Boston. ano
published By special arrangement with them.l
Young Coville is bringing in wood
Watch him The wood lies by the saw
buck. There are two good armfuls of it
but he is going to bring it all in at once.
That is the better way. as it saves one
trip. He is getting it upon his arm with
great difficulty The pile rises rapidly
1t is all up but few sticks. and he has
to steady himself with a great effort
while feeling around for them Each
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S,ockhoIders' Meeting.

The nineteenth annual meeting Of the Stockhold-
ers of the First National Bank OF Chelsea, Vermont
will be held at their banking house. in Chelsea,
Tuesday, January 18th 1872 at O'Clock p for
the election of directors tor the ensuing year.
c. S. EMERY, Cashier
Chelsea, VT, Dec. 5th, 1891.
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CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD
~
Corrected to Oct 4, 1891.

n
Trains leave RANDOLPH as follows
zoo u, Night Express from 0gdensburg Mon
treAl and the west, for Boston. Lowell and all
New England points. Sleeping cars fcr Bos-
ton via Lowell. also for Springfield oruns daily
sundays included Montreal 10 Boston via
Lowell.
,0.25a IA, HAL from st. Adams and Burlington for
Boston. via Lowell and Fitchburg, for all
points In New England.
| 45 D m. Limited Express, from Ogdensbnrg. Nom
trenl and the west, for Concord. Manchester
Nashua, Lowell. Boston; and New York. vis
Springfield
7.15 pm. Passenger for whiteRiver Junction and
Windsor.
GOING NORTH;
400 m. Night Express, from Boston and New
York for Montreal. ogdensburg and the west
sleeping car TO Montreal runs daily Sundsvf
included. Boston TO Montreal via Lowell.
SIG a. N. Passenger for Rutland. Burlington ST.
Adams, Richford and R0uses Point.
3.Oe I'm, Nail Train from Boston,. Worcester,
Springfield, New London, and New York, Tor
Burlington, st. Adams. 0gdensburg, Montreal,
aud the west. Drawing room car 90 Montreal.
$40 m, Fast Express, from Boston for
Montreal and West. Pullman Palace Sleep
Ing car attached running through to Chiaago
without change.
Through tickets for Chicago, and the west for sale
all theprincipal stations.
E. c. Smith, Second Vice Pres.
S. w. Cummings. Gen. Pas. Agt.
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A A A A
A A SYSTEM making STOCK and GRAIN
"A SPECULATION practically INVEST
MENT. Profits large and lnost certain: loss
improbable. Explanatory letter mailed by address,
ing THE MUTUAL SYNDICATE.s
Wall ST., New York.
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GUY WILSON,
LAND SURVEYOR,
BETHEL. VT,

In the fall, after the leaves have fallen
from the trees is the best time to do sur
veying.
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BUILDING STONES.

Parties intending to build next year and
who wish TO get the best stones there are
in this town at tie lowest prices, will, do
we'll to see FRANK WOOD,
2wk West Randolph, VT.
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FARM EQR SALE.

alton, VT, contains about 40 acres OF
land suitably divided into tillage, pasture
and woodland, good buildings, sugar or
chard $50 trees, plenty OF fruit, well wat
cred, viii keep or 10 cows and team.
Call on or address, JOEL n. PHELPS.
640n
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-03-06
WHEREAS. We the undersigned were

WHEREAS, We the undersigned were
appointed committee, by the last Quar-
terly Conference, TO draft resolutions Of
appreciation for services rendered by Rev.
I. Jewell and wife during their FIVE years
labor among us. Therefore,
Resoiued: That rarely have we found
more indefatigable workers or more liberal
givers. Coming among US when we were
for the first time station and finding us
without Parsonage; in less than year by
their untiring efforts they had built and
moved into one of the finest Parsonages in
the district outside of the city Of Whining
ton.
Resofued: That by his Jealous preaching
and faithful performance of duty many souls
have been born into the Kingdom, believers
have been strengthened, and the Church
greatly edited and built up.
Resolred: That as Sunday School workers
they have been faithful, efficient, earnest
and prompt in the discharge ftheir duties.
Rssolued AS they go from among rs 10
enter upon their new field of labor, they
have our best wishes and prayers for their
temporal as we'll as spiritual success
Resolred: That copy Of these resolutions
be given to Bro. Jewell and wife and TO Bro.
Murray, and that they be sent 10 THE Md
LAND JOURNAL for publication.
{ Mrs. EDWIN HArNEs.
Com. Mr. w. w. CARTER,
Mr.. N. C. BRowN.
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SIDE cracking Single Tag.


The Standard, the metropolitan
organ Of the single-tax system, has
in q measure, side tracked its cause
for its idol worship of Cleveland and
his particular type of democracy.
Editorlally, since The Standard was
turned over by Henry George to its
present management, it has been
vastly more of party organ, espec.
tally of that faction of the democrat
party which is entrenched in Wall
street behind monopolies. trusts,
railroad syndicates and other com
bines to plumber labor. than a con.
sistant propaganda of the philos.
ophy of the California prophet. The
Standard has undertaken the impos
sible and profitless task of defend
ing the ex Presidents plutocratic
letter against free coinage of silver,
which is the doctrine of every deciple
of the money trust from the royal
shylocks of Europe to their Wall
street agents of New York and other
money centers of this country, who
never lift voice or pen hut to oppose
and misrepresent every movement
of the class which The Staadsrd
processes to labor for. 1t would be
difficult to conceive of course more
certain to ipjure the single tax cause
chan the one The Standard is editor.
tally. and apparently blindly pur
suing. Even rats are credited with
that sagacity which induces them to
leave sinking ship. The Editors
tariff infatuation for Cleveand's-
now back number-tariff message
of three years ago, seems to have
carried him entirely off his base,
and everything is made of secondary
Importance to "Cleveland and tariff
reform" Till the money monopoly,
imported from monarchical countries,
and system of finance especially
devised to rob labor, is overthrow,
every monopoly must stand. and
single-tax and every other system of
taxation which is designed to COM
pei the rich to contribute their just
share to the expenses of government
will, by that class to which Mr..
Cleveland has most hautly declared
he belongs, De resisted and made
impossible. The millions who have
united in fraternal bond and sworn
they will never rest till they have
restored the money of the constitu-
ton, have gone much beyond the
meagre declaration of Mr.. Cleye-
lands tariff reform" message, which
is we'll described as back number.
The Standard leaves its naural
friends and goes among its natural
enemies in search of recruits
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How 1t all Came.

The Astors, of New York, are esti.
mated to be worth $500 ,O0O,O 900. VIM.
Waldorf Astor alone being credited
with $685. 900. The founder of
all this wealth. John Jacob Astor,
landed in New York IN 1884 With a
capitol OF $3.50, and his first venture
was as peddler of pocket cutlery
He died worth $20,000.00O. This
great wealth was all earned by the
public. The Astors never earned one
dollar Of it. The world has never
been better for anything they ever
did. 1t is what is known in political
economy as 'iunearned increment
1t is the increase 10 the value of
ground where population increases
and settles thickly, creating by con-
centrated industry the rental value
of property which has to be used to
do business on. This great accumuIa-
ton of wealth is land lords rent,
which land lords, such as the Astors,
do nothing to create. Being created
by the population, by the people it
should be taken to defray the cost of
government in place OF going into the
pockets Of idle people called ssland
lord" who earn absolutely nothing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-03-06
License Court commenced in Yves

License Court commenced in West
Chester Monday. There are remon-
strances against fifteen houses in the
county, including the two Oxford
houses and the New London hotel
Monday was the last day for present.
ing remonstrances and houses against
which no protest has been entered
were acted on by the Court Tuesday.
The above paragraph is about the
way it reads all over Pennsylvania at
this season of the year The liquor
business is one of the monopolies
and is provided for, upheld and de.
Tended by the class for whom all law
has iayors to grant. The liquor class
have made themselves sold with the
money and privileged class and the
people may mourn. Their tears and
prayers are disregarded and will
continue to be so long as that class
are permitted to name the men who
make and administer the laws, from
the President in the White House to
the district constable.
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A Scrap of Paper Saves
Her Life.

1t was just an ordinary scrap Of
wrapping paper, but it saved her life.
She was in the last stages of consump-
ton, told by physicians that she was
incurable and could live only a short
time; she weighed less than seventy
pounds. On piece ofwrspping paper
she read Of DR.. Kings New Discovery.
and got q sample bottle; it helped her,
she bought large bottle, it helped her
more, bought another and grew better
fast continued its use and is now strong,
healthy, rosy, plump, weighing lao
pounds. For fuller particulars send
stamp to w. H Cole, Druggist. Fort
Smith. Trial bottles ofthis wonderful
discovery free L. B. Kinks drug
store.
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Booming Towns and Inviting Man
ufacturing Companies

uAdctuIlng companies
Have become fashionable in the
East in recent years, The proctice
is of Western origin, or in that
country the practice has reached its
greatest proportions. The former is
generally a fraud and the latter a
failure. The usual manner of town
booming is for company of capital
lists or pretended capitalists to
secure a tract Of ground at some
supposed eligible spot, lay OF a town
site, have charts drawn, showing
town lots and streets, construct q
few sheds of buildings and set up
some make believe business, then
advertise and blow the enterprise.
Outside people are frequently at.
tracted to these paper towns, pur-
chase lots, build houses and com
mence work. The enterprises often
attain degree Of considerable sue
cess, and the originators succeed in
selling lots at fabulous price which
cost them next to nothing. This
enhanced value is all created by the
concentrating of industrious people
and the business. and these urearned
values are put into the pockets of
spectators. "Values" created in this
manner should be collected as taxes
by assessing the vacant lots at the
full value of the improved lots, with
the improvements deducted. This
would break up speculation and the
spectators would be glad 10 get rid
of their lots at such prices as the
persons who intended to improve
them would pay. And in order to
invite Improvements, all building
should be exempt from taxation, the
land values alone being subject to
tax. With such legal inducements
held out to manufacturers they would
flock to the spot where only the land
values which their business created
were taxed, their plant, buildings
and stock being exempt. The BEST
and most profitable sites for business
would under such q common sense
system. pay the largest amount oil
tax and not the fine buildings aud
valuable stock and plant, which are
the life OF industry, but which under
our present system of taxation are
taxed the heaviest, thus ining and
discouraging enterprise and crushisg
the spirit of improvement for invest
Ing the place with wealth and beauty.
The wisdom that offers to mauuiac-
iurers site for business free of
taxes for term of years and lays
tax on the improvements and stock,
the personal property of the com.
pany, is nothing short of folly. Our
tax laws are q bundle of follies,
harassers and hinderers of industry
and encouragement to idleness, non
producers, greed and speculation.
Every tax that discourages improve
ments and enterprise should be
avoided and all taxation that dis.
courages idlenees, non production
and speculation should be increased.
Taxing improvements is q bad sys.
TEN. Taxation on personal property
has ever been q failure and always
must be.