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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-03-13
FRANCIS M. F. CAIN
VS..
SMITH ELY,
VT. COPPER MINING Co
Orange County,
Vermont,
In Chancery,
June Term

|
AND OTHERS. 1890
And now upon the petition of Preston S.
Smith and Daniel E. Colby creditors of the
defendants now on file in this cause by their
solicitor. George w. Kennedy.
| 1t is ordered to be referred to E. L. Wa
terman of Brattleboro as special master to
ascertain and report upon the evidence in
he offered. the amount due of principal and
interest upon all claims, demands, Obliga-
lions and debts of every kind and nature
that may be properly brought against both
the above orator and all the defendants in
this cause and which may properly be
claimed against the funds now in the hands
made by the order Of the Chancellor dated si
April %. 1884, and all other funds in the
hands Of said receiver; to ascertain al the
liens. bonds. mortgages and attachments
upon all of the property that has been sold
by the order of the Chancellor in this cause
and all the said claimants to the funds in
the hands of the receiver as aforesaid. And
i is further referred to said SPECIAL Master
to ascertain and report as far AS evidence
shall he offered for that purpose who NAV
be at the time Of hearing before him as
hereinafter provided the owners respective
~ of such debts. demands and claims and
how much ought in equity to he naid to
each. And it is further ordered that all
owners and holders of su,h claims and de-
mands do severally present their said claims
before the Master herelnbefOre named n
the time and place TO be by him aprointedy
as hereinafter provided, and in default
ther of they willNbe subject to such further
order as this CONT may make in the premis-
IS in respect to their unrepresented claims
being barred or otherwise.
And it is further ordered that said Master =
give notice of the time and place of said
hearing, causing notice thereof to he pub
lished for the space of three weeks success
sively before such hearing in the following
named newspapers. to wit: the Boston
Daily Journal and the Bradford Opinion.
Done in court on this 9Oth day of June,
A. d.. 1890.
JAMES NJ TYLER, Chancellor. :.
GEO. W. KENNEDY.
Solicitor for Petitioners
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
Notice is hereby given that in Pursuance
of the foregoing order of the Court of Chan
Gerry, the said E. l.. Waterman. Snecial
Master. will attend to the duties in said or
der assigned to him at the office of Roswell
Farnham in Bradford in the county of Or.
ange in the state of Vermont, on the 3lst---
day Of March, A. d., 1891, at 10 o'clock in
The forenoon.
E. l.. WATERMAN, Special Master.
GEO. w. KENNEDY,
Solicitor for Petitioners. 10
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fate of this congress. The old captain,
who has been nearly. sixty years in the
senate chamber, is rather proud of the
fact that he was the first man thus to
lengthen the legislative day.
It was in 1874, and the senate was sit
ting in the old chamber, now used by
the supreme court; an appropriation bill
was about to fail Of passage for lack of
time, when some one suggested to the
president pro tempore, Senator Mangum,
of North Carolina, that the official day
might be prolonged by manipulation of
the hands of the clock. He gave in
structions to Capt. Bassett, and a prece-
dent was. thus set which will probably
be followed as long as congress exists.
Capt. Bassett claims he never moves the
hands back more than ten minutes at a
time, and fifteen minutes Of filched time
is usually sufficient; but in the last con-
gress he admits adding twenty-seven
minutes to the official life of that body.
Finally the gavel falls for the last
time. The Fifty-irst congress is dead.
Men who have fought each other like
luck. More desks are being cleared out.
The sergeants-at-arms are settling up &C.
counts. Pages are hanging near by
senators and representatives, expecting
farewell tips. Down in the committee
rooms statesmen, who now write that
sad prefix EEK" with their names, are
packing with documents. books. letters.
perhaps personal effects and an occa-
sional jug or demijohn, the trunks
which Uncle Sam has been good enough
to present to his departing servants free
of cost.
Each retiring statesman gets three
trunks, but those of the senators are bet
ter made than those used by representa-
tives, having brass hinges and sweet
wood Innings. All these trunks or pack
ing boxes arc made in the cabinet shops
In the basement of the Capitol, and with
1877 of his servants going away, and three
trunks for each, it is wholesale bust
ness in trunks Uncle Sam has been do
ing of late. WALTER WELLMAN.
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members Of congress. Democrats and
Republicans, agree to. They agree that
Mr.. Reed is the greatest living de-
bater. There is no one else in the house,
no one in the senate that is equal to him
in the return-fre, charge, assault, rout
and recover tactics Of modern legisla-
tive warfare. When another congress
comes we shall have this peerless debater
on the floor again; and how the sparks
will fly!
While the whirl and roar of the clos
ing hours fill the great hall Of the house,
or the more sedate chamber Of the sem
ate, some sad scenes are being enacted
right under our eyes. You do not sec
themi That u because your eye is not
sympathetic. Watch the gray haired
man where point. He Il clearing out
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Merchant and Custome

The Seattle Journal says that tiidfCn "
ing correspondence, which needs, no ex.
PLANTATION, passed between,a Seat amer
chant and an occasional CUSTOMER popu-
larry supposed to possess more alleged
religion than business integrity:
BALLARD, July "a.
DEAR SIR-Please send by express nine yards
of the pattern my wife selected yesterday, and
ID. W will remit. Yours
SEATTLE, WASH July %.
DEAR SIR-Please remit $3.50, and (p. d. a.
we will send the pattern selected.
Yours,
Detroit Free Press.
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Been There Himself.

A policeman who was investigating a
dark hallway on Grand River avenue heard
some one snoring in the darkness, and he
raped with his club and called out
"Now, then, who is it?"
'It's me-" replied a voice as the snoring
ceased
"Who's me?"
"Oh, used to be on the police force. Go
along-it's all right. There's only room
for one of us here. detroit Free Press.
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Do women hate one another2 asks q
correspondent Of The New York Trib-
une. The old belief is that they do;
every woman regarding every other a. .
possible rival in masculine favor. But
in this generation, with all the women's
clubs and mutual admiration societies,
the tendency has set powerfully in the
other direction. The indications are
that women will develop such an admi-
ration for each other that they will band
together and rule men out in the cold.
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Whereas my wifesKate Woolcock has left
my bed and board without any just cause
or provocation. hereby forbid all persons
harbOring or trusting her on my account
as shall pay no debts of her contracting
after this date.
ROBERT WooLcOCK.
Vershire, March 10, 1891. 70
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A Long Wait.

Dashaway-An amateur performance /
attended the other evening was delayed an
hour because one of the leading actors was
i'll. They got fellow from the audience
to take his place.
Cleverton-I don't see why getting fell
low from the audience delayed them an
hour.
Dashaway-They had to wait for one to
come in.-Judge.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-03-13

What is the reason that people who
pride themselves on speaking their
minds always say disagreeable things7
May not pleasant thoughts and sayings
to and about others b ~ genuine as
the disagreeable ones?
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Bound to Join the Family,

Jack Smallcash TO rich Widows dauph.
ter)-Dearest Emily, will you be my wifes
Emily Rockebilt-Oh, Mr. Smallcash
This is so very unexpected l think
think-perhaps you had better ask mann.
ma.
Jack Smallcash-I have already, my love,
but she refused me.-Puck.
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Especial Correepondence,l

Especial COrreep0ndence.J
WASHINGTON, March 5.-No other days
in the career of congress are so full Of
excitement and turmoil as the closing
ones. They are days of struggle, Of
haste, Of effort, of hope and fear, of sue
cess and despair. It is one of the ira
ditions of the Capitol that the final hours
are the ones in which to slip little
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DDAAlHNRcsnb be earned at our NEw line ofworh,
DUAUu ~ rapidly aud honorabiy, by those 81
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W. UV - ! do the work. Easy to learn.
We furnish everything We start No risk You
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entirely brngs wenderhl
Beginners earning from ess to ESQ week and upwards,
aud after little experience. We furnish you he
poymnt aud you FREE No space explain Fsn
information fREk. TRUE a Co., AUGUSTA, nAInA
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At Wells River, in the State of Vermont at the
close of business Feb, a6, 1891.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts, $48a, $50 ~
OveTdraits secured and unsecured, 1874 9r
U. s. Bonds to secure circulation $4,000 90
stocks, securities judgments, CLAIMS etc. 5,325
Due from approved reserve agents, 7,ooo ~
Real estate, furniture and fixtures, 6,453 So
Current expenses and taxes paid s2I az
Checks and other cash items, 3a4 IS
Bills OF other Banks, 73o 90
Fractional paper currency nickes and cents, IS aS
Specie aI,oI8 os
Legal tender notes, 1909 90
Redemption fund with U Treasurer,
S per cent Of circulation, a,aso 90
Total, $sos,r6s g
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in, 100000 90
Surplus fund, 10000 90
Undivided prohts, a3,oo3 IS
National Bank notes outstanding, 44,s6s 90
Dividends unpaid, s28 90
Individual deposits subject to check, ra7,s,s ss
Demand certificates of deposit, r7,oal ,.
Due to other National Banks, r1Soa II
Due to state banks and bankers, a.76x q
$sos,r6s IS
State Of Vermont, County Of Orange IS
l, George Leslie, Cashier Of the above named bank
do solemnly that the above statement IS true q
my best knowledge and belief.
GEORGE LESLIE, Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before this 9Th day Of
NELSON H. BAILEY, Notary Public.
S AZ: e sease'' Directors.
JOHN BAILEY.
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A Forbiddine Char.ot.r.

A Forbidding Character.
II don't like the ossified man." confided
the fat woman in the museum to the liv-
ing skeleton.
"Nor l." replied His Bonelets; II can't
abide him. He never unbends."
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-03-13

Would be Suitor-I admire your youne.
- daughter on account Of her modesty.
Paterfamilias Humphi You ought n
- her sister. who = ten ysazs older. a.
htvice q modes. -TOxas SiftinRn
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THEBUSlEST DAYSOF ALL
THEY COME NEAR THE CLOSE OF
A SESSION OF CONGRESS.

walter Wellman Photographs Them Hero
In Pen and Ink for the Benefit Of Our
Readers, and Artist Conn Furnishes
Sketches.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
National Bank of Newbury

AT Wells River, in the State of Vermont at the
close of business Feb, az, 1891.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-05-14

LHtn more than half a century ago
TIE tile ii esquire still had a distinct
meaning aui importance of its own,
which we've clearly understood by the
majority OF !.aglislmen, simple as we'll
as gentle, lis conventional as well as
its true Significance has all but fallen
into oblivion during the present reign,
which has witnessed a greater develop
mcnt and wider generalization Of demo
cratic sentiment than any other his
torical period of Ike duration chron-
icled in the annals of this country.
Nowadays the annex of esquire" APP
pended to a mans name on the back of
a letter on a printed subscription list is
freely conceded to ''nobodies,n and is
therefore no longer distinctive Of
'somebodies, " 1t is the custom in
writing to a wealthy tradesman, whether
he have retired from business or not, to
an actor or public singer, playwright or
novelist, ship broker OF vestryman, to
address him as esquire.
The title is applied without the least
discrimination to all sorts and condi.
tons of men SO long as they are toler-
ably well off. AS far as its application
is concerned at the present day, in
ninety-nine cases out of a hundred il
is an anachronism, or more properly
speaking, an anomaly. 1t may be de
scribed as a relic of the age of chivalry,
grotesquely out of keeping with mod
ern Institutions and tendencies, anG
preserved no one exactly can tell why
London Telegraph.
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Conversation in France.

Relish for conversation has always
been shown among the Greeks and the
French-that is to say, among the races
which have produced the most refined
society. Aristotle, when writing on
morals, found it necessary to de-
scribe even the voice and speech
of his ideal "high minded man. :"
It is indeed almost droll to read
how far the Greeks in their best
age carried it. They appear to have
expected a doctor first to persuade and
then to prescribe for the patient. Nay,
we are told of one most persuasive rhe-
torician who was taken round by the
physicians to persuade the patients to
adopt the prescriptions
As to France, If Mime. de Stael is to
be believed, conversation exists only
there De Quincy, who is one Of the
few who have written upon converse
ton, says truly enough that the French,
by temperament and qualities Of their
language, are prompted to rapid and vi
vacious exchanges of thought. Mon,
taigne, the most gossiping Of French
men, confesses to his love of the socie
ty of sincere and able men," ''Tht
conversation also of beautiful and vel
bred women" says he, lis for Inc q
sweet commerce" He adds quota
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Too Much for Ned.

Governor Nichols, of Louisiana, as
most people know, has lost an arm and
a leg, but so deity have the artificial
members been fitted to the stumps that
but few people are in the secret of his
loss His colored body servant was
left behind on the occasion of visit
in Vicksburg, and they put at his dis
posal during his stay there a likely
young lad, who was told to try and
take the old body servants place. That
night, when Governor Nichols was
ready to retire, he stretched out one
of his legs to Ned, the servant, and
said, "Ned, unscrew that leg" Ned's
eyes began to open with horror, but
he obeyed, and took the leg off.
Governor Nichols then said, calmly
stretching out an arm, Med, unscrew
that arm" The boy rolled up his eyes
until nothing but the whites could be
seen but he obeyed and unscrewed the
arm. The governor, who now realized
his condition of mind, determined tc
have a little fun with him, SO, reaching
out his neck, he said, Ned, unscrew
that head" But the boy never waited
to see whether his head would come of
or not, and no one ever succeeded ii
getting him to 60 near Governor Mich
oils again. He said he was the wors
"hoodoo" that he ever saw.-Cincin
natl Enquirer.
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An Act Of Heroism.

A young British engineer named AT
Geck Fraser, connected with railway
In Peru, heard that an American en-.
gineer in charge of ZONE work in a pc
culiarly pestilential valley had been
struck down and was fatally i'll, his
only chance being a TRANSMISSION Of
blood from some healthy person, in
volving grave risks to the latter which
of course no one would incur. Mr.
Fraser at once offered himself, and in
sisted, in spite of the doctors remon
strances, on saving the stranger The
operation was performed and both en-
gineers entirely recovered. - London
Tit Bits.
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Dcstructlre Earthquakes.

In 1898 an earthquake overturned
fifty-four cities and towns; Catania
and its $4,000 inhabitants were wiped
out of existence, and more than 100,
600 lives were lost altogether, In 1902
Yeddo, Japan, was ruined, and 200, 900
people killed In 1871 Pekin, China,
lost 100000 by an earthquake. In
1854 100000 were engulfed at Grand
Cairo. The following year Lisbon was
wrecked the second time, losing 60, 000
people. The same year Kaschan, Per
STA, with 40, 900 people, was totally de-
stroyed. In 1859 Baalbec, Syria, was
destroyed, 10000 persons being killed.
The same number persisted at Allepo
in 1922 In 1851 Melf, Italy, was laid
in ruins and IA, 900 lives lost. In 1851
in Calabria and elsewhere not less than
$1,000 persisted by earthquake shocks
One authority on the subject estimates
that in the years between 1755 and
1857 the kingdom of Naples lost mo-
less than Iii. 900 of its people by earth
quakes. st. Louis Republic.
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OFF THE FERRY BOAT.
Two Mules Drowned. Mrs. AndersOn's
Narrow Escape.

Sunday while Mrs. Anderson, moth
er-in-law Of Hon. A. A. Taylor, and a
lady companion were enroute to the
home of Mr., Taylor, they met with an
accident in which the team they drove
was drowned and in which they them
selves ran Il narrow escape from being
plunged into the rushing waters OF the
Chuchy.
The accident occurred ut the En-
breeyille ferry. They drove into the
ferry boat and were carried across all
right, but when they had reached the
other side the mules became irighten.
ed and began to back the vehicle out
of the ferry when Mrs Anderson and
her companion jumped for their lives
and the frightened and stubborn mules
pushed back to the sullen waters edge
when down went the vehicle, the mules
following, into the tide AT that point
the water is very deep and the mules
were immersed and forced to strangu
lation. 1t was a fortunate leap the la
dies made and evidently saved theil
|
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A BLOODY ENGAGEMENT.
An Old Mans Darling the Innocent
Canse of the Trouble.

By Associated Press to The Comet.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 11.-De-
tails of a murderous affray which oc-
CURED on Woolford creek, on North
Carolina line, have been received here,
Jonathan Bell, an old and well to do
man, head of a mountain family, lost
his wife by death six weeks ago.
After two weeks he married girl of
seventeen years, greatly to the disgust
of his family They grew more dis
satisfied and finally went in body to
the old mans house and taking the
wife out, stripping her and gave her one
hundred lashes. On the following day
and on complaint of Elder Bell and one
John Ballew, the white capper's were
arrested but released on bonds. Then
they went to Bellows house to punish
him for interfering Ballew and his fam
ily resisted and in battle which follow
ed John Bell was killed, "Big" and
"Wild Bill" Bell, Hiram Martin, Jack
johnson and three Others were fatally
shot Johnson, "Big" Bill have since
died and it is said others are dying
There has been no arrests, and boil
sides are armed for more warfare.
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East Tennessee Farmers Convention.

The Sixteenth Annual Convention
Of the East Tennessee Farmers Asso-
citation to be held in Knoxville on May
the 10Th and Goth, promises to be
quite an interesting and important
event The object of this association
among other things, is to keen fully
abreast of the times in agricultural
progress, and to study and discuss the
peculiar adaptabality of East Tennes-
see for the different branches and
methods of agriculture demanded by
the general development of the
country, the up building of net mar
kets and the increased shipping facili-
ties. The program is meant to illustrate
this idea. In the first place the adj
dress by Col, Meek, but especially that
by Pres. Wallace is expected to be a
general resume of the agricultural sit
uation in East Tennessee. Then the
regular discussion opens with an essay
! on "the depression in our beef mark
cts" by G, w. Palmer Of Saltville, Va,
owner OF the largest and probably the
finest herd of pure bred Short Horn
ed cattle in the world. The trotting
horse will be discussed by Mayor E. c..
Camp, Vice President of Tennessee
Trotting Horse Breeders Association
and w. S. Smith Assistant Commits
missioner of agriculture for East Ten.
nessee.
Sheep Husbandry has been given
special prominence and every farmer
who is interested in sheep is mos
cordially and earnestly invited to at
tend this meeting and participate i'll it
deliberations, as to the best methods o
encouraging that industry in Eas
Tennessee. Mr.. r, P. Gettys, mana
ger of the great wooden mills at Knox
vile, has agreed to exhibit samples o
wool, and explain the varieties anC
average price of wool needed by thu
wooden mills OF East Tennessee. Mr.
A. B. Bowman, OF Johnson City
proprietor OF the large canning factor.
at that place, will discuss canning
factories in East Tennessee. W. II
, Goodpasture, Secretary American Jacl
breeders association, and also larg
importer of cleveland Bay Horses
will discuss the Cleveland Bay Horse
and it is expected to have Stallion @
that breed on exhibition Hon. r. i
! Kolb, OF Ala, Hon. d. G. Goodwin, Con
missioner of Agriculture. Hon. G
-. w. Hill, Chief of Div. Editing an
:, records OF the department of agricul
ure at Washington, and the Hon. ]
H. Mcdowell, of Nashville, have a
agreed to address the convention. TIL
other speakers are well known to on
:, people and need no introduction.
! The extremely interesting meetin
=, held at Chattanooga last year will b
well remembered. This Conventio
. promises to be equally if not more il
: teresting and valuable in its result
We hope every progressive farmt
:, in East Tennessee will take persona
= interest in this matter and attend tn
:. convention. But especially do we e.
pect the old friends and members
- the association to attend since it III
- been brought back to Knoxville I'll
% home of its BIRTH and is prosperin
h so nicely.
" Very respectfully,
70 T. J. CATE, Secretar
W Oliver Springs, May 8, IL J.
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I'froni Ulcer6 70 me eHecT mar I

"a from Cicero 10 the euecJ UnaJ ne
'IMontaigne) has large experience in this
matter. Montague must have had a
pleasant time, for IL he were put to It
he would, as he tells us, sooner lose his
sight than his hearing and speech. The
study of books he holds '1anguishing
and feeble motion that heats not
whereas conversation teaches and ex-
ercises at once"
Who, too, that has read Mr.. John
Morley's brilliant sketch of the social
life Of Diderot and the Encyclopedias
doubts the high place that conversation
held in France in the last century,
"All is lost" said one, when Roland
appeared at the court of Louis XVI
without buckles in his shoes. Yet such
recent pictures as Mr.. Orchardsons
Salon de Madame Recamier, aud such
recent books as the Life of Nine.
Mohl," show that these social tradi-
tons were not lost with the shoe
buckles. French literature and life, in
truth, from the time of Montaigne to
our own day, are full of proofs of the
large place which conversation held
and still holds in their ideas of enjoy
ment. Gentleman Magazine.
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Locating the ResnonslhIlItx.

81 take great deal of credit to my
SELF" said the father, "for the way
Johnny has got on in the world. l have
supervised his studies, looked after his
amusements, assisted him in his choice
of profession, and given him financial
help whenever he has been in a tight
place. Whatever success he has in life
he owes to me-"
"He is not veryrobust, is he" inquired
a friend.
"No; he is puny, little, insignificant
looking, and not at al strong. have
done my duty by that boy" said the
ttatner majestically, "but physically
and he spoke with much severity as he
located the responsibility for the young
mans bodily infrmities- physically,
sir, he is just as the Lord made him.
Chicago Tribune.