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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
SHOREHAM.

Miss Stevenson is at work in the telephone
exchange.
Mrs. !, b. Mumford has returned to Hol-
yoke Mass.
Rev. Harry Harmon and family Of South
wick, Mass, are visiting Or. Plat.
The thunder showers early Friday morning
did quite little damage about town. The
switchboard Of the telephone exchange was
useless until repaired, and some phones in
residences were burned out. One flash en-
tered barn on the J. @. Caswell farm, killing
a pair Of horses owned by the Wissell brothers,
who carry on the farm. Shoreham station
was struck by lightning about o'clock in the
afternoon, and but for prompt measures the
station would have burned.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
CORNWALL.

Nearly all our farmers will finish their hay,
1g on the upland this week
Several Of our dairymen are carrying their
milk to the station for the Boston market and
eport good results.
The Misses Martha James and Maria Doug.
as, who are caring for the sick in New York
ity, are home for their summer vacation.
A terrific storm Of wind and rain, nearly q
nile in width, passed over the town on Friday
ast, sweeping fences and trees and all before
t. Fayette Searle had several swarms Of bee:
completely scattered.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
WEST ADDISON.

Mrs. c. Reed recently visited in Moriah
Mrs Edwin Hoyt is visiting in Weybridge.
Mr.. McMurtry of Nliddlebury is the guest
of Principal Hoyt.
Miss Kate Flynn recently spent several days
in town as the guest of Mrs. a. y. Young
Mrs. Helms and children of Port Henry
spent Tuesday on their farm at Chimney Point.
There is to be moonlight excursion next
Thursday night on the steam ferry G. X.
Sherman.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Patten went to Westport
on Sunday last to attend the funeral Of their
cousin, Ira Smith.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
TAX SALE.
ATE OF VERMONT.

STATE OF VERMONT,
oCoUNTY OF ADDISON, SIS.
The resident proprietors of the town Of
Middlebury in the county of Addison and
state aforesaid, are hereby notified that the
taxes assessed by the said town remain in
whole or in part unpaid on the following
described lands in said town, to wit: the
home place of Lewis Leno, situated on the
road leading from East Middlebury to Sails
bury plains. And so much OF said lands will
be sold at public auction at the dwelling
house of said Lewis Leno, on the 18th day of
August, A. ID. 1899, as shall be requisite to
discharge said taxes with costs, unless pre-.
viously paid
MERRICK 4. MUNROE,
30 Collector of town taxes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
County Ueps.
ADDISON.

Rev. II. II. White is away on vacation Of
1.-TWO weeks.
Paul Phelps of Fair Haven is visiting at
George Smiths.
Mrs. DR.. Sheffield of New York. with her
two sons, is at Mrs. L. P. Clark's.
Miss Mildred Hunting and Miss May An
derson of Boston are at the Grand View for
THE summer.
Henry Allen of Brooklyn, y. Y, with his
daughter Grace, has been visiting at Mrs. NJ.
lM Willmarths. Mrs. E. j. Willmarth and
daughter Rose returned with them to their
home on Saturday last.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
TAX SALE.
CTATE OF VERMONT,

NTATE OF VERMONT,
COUNTY OF ADDISON, SIS.
The resident propretors of the town of
Middlebury in the county of Addison and
state afort said ara hereby notified that the
taxes assessed by the said town, remain in
whole or in part unpaid on the following
described lands in said town, to wit the
home place of Henry Baiy. situated on the
mountain road leading to William Smiths.
And so much of said lands will be sold at
public auction at the dwelling house of said
Henry Bailey, in said MidGlebury, at II
o'clock In the forenoon, on the 18th day of
August, A. ID. 1899 as shall be requisite to
discharge said taxes with costs, unless pre-
viously paid.
MERRICK A. MUNRoE,
80 Collector OF town taxes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
EERRlSRuRG.

Mrs. II. B. Field and sons are visiting at r.
i. sattley's.
Mrs. Levi Wild OF Franklin is visiting
riends in town.
Mrs. George Carter of Charlotte was il
own Wednesday.
Miss Fannie NJ. Hunt, who has been work.
ng in Burlington for some months, is home
N a vacation.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28

less McAllister, William Martin, Don Stone
and Dan Woodward of Warren were at the
Central House Sunday.
Antoinette F. Hundte and Master Dervelyn
Pritchard Of New York city are at the Central
House for few weeks.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
GRANVILLE.

William Derby is very low with typhoid
ever.
H. J. Spear visited at Mrs. Angie Lambs
ecenty.
Mrs. a. c. Briggs is attending the summer
chool in Rutland.
Levi F. Abel is working for the New Eng
and Telephone company at Woodstock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
TAN SALE.
CTATE OF VERMONT,

(NIATE Of VERMONT,
OCoUNTY OF ADDISON SIS
The resident proprietors OF the town of
Middlebury in the county of Addison and
state aforesaid, are hereby notified that the
taxes assessed by the Shutdown remain in
described lands in said town, to wit: the
home place of Charles Chapman, situated on
the main road leading from East Middlebury
to Ripton. And so much of said lands will be
sold At public auction at the dwelling house
of Charles Chapman, in said Middlebury, on
the 18th day of August, A. ID. 1899, as shall be
requis site TO discharge said taxes with costs,
unless previously paid.
MERRICK a. MUSRoE,
80 Collector OF town taxes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
BRlDPORT,

Mrs. J. II. Fletcher is spending few day:
lin Cornwall.
Fred Oatman of Orange, n. J., is at Noun
tam View Inn.
Mrs. NJ. Adams of Boston, Mass, is visiting
Mrs. II. Hamilton.
Mrs. S. a. Wheelock, who has been visit
ing friends in Cleveland, o., for the past two
months, is in town.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
WEST SALISBURY.

Frank c. Dyer has been appointed deputy
sheriff.
Mrs. w. w. Doud, who has been very i'll
for some weeks, is slowly failing.
]. II. Curtis and Mabel a. Pierce of Worces-
ter, Mass are visiting at f. c. Dyers.
Dana johnson and family Of Kansas were
guests Of Capt. 5. II. Kelley this week.
Rev. J. NJ. Smith has returned from his trip
to Barre. We are pleased to know that he is
to make this his home for the present.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28

Rev. w. c. Walston and wife formerly
of Chelsea, are now located at Plumstead,
cape Colony, Africa.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

The REGISTER desires to secure back
numbers Of this paper as follows, and
will pay ten cents a copy for the first
four Of each date received. Now that
the children are on vacation, let them
go through the piles Of old papers
stored in the garnet OF elsewhere and
earn the dimes and thanks of the
REGISTER.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
On Account Of
Increased Demand

For more room for our Dry
and Fancy Goods, we have
decided to close out our en-
tire stock of
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07
Representative Smith, Of Kentucky,

Representative Smith, OF Kentucky,
who was recently acting chairman of
the Kentucky democratic state commit
tee, thinks the legal contest in that
state depends upon the view the Court
of Appeals takes of tissue ballots. He
thinks those ballots were illegal, and
knows that they were used extensively
in the republican border counties, to
make sure that the "Aoaters" voted as
they were paid to vote, He says if the
tissue ballots are thrown out as illegal,
Goebel will have a plurality of from
1900 to 10000. Mr.. Smith says he does
not believe there will be any trouble in
the state, no matter what the final de-
cision may be.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

Mr.. Mckinley is in o somewhat dis
agreeable predicament, by reason of
his desire to push his friend and old
family physician, Gen. Leonard Wood,
ahead in the regular army. He told
General Wood some months ago, that
he intended making him a Brigadier
General in the regular army, and it
leaked out. There was flood of pro-
tests from the friends of the line Off
cers-many of them influential repub-
licans--who objected to having them
jumped by a staff surgeon, with the
rank Of captain. Mr.. Mckinley then
tried to satisfy Gen. Wood with some
thing else, but he wouldn't have it that
way, preferring to stand to the original
promise. This was the principal rea-
son for Gen. Wood being ordered to
Washington at this time, and not the
withdrawal of troops from his District
in Cuba, as announced.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07
BRUSH CREEK.

s. D. Bayless went to Jonesboro yes
terday,
Mrs, Henry Hise is improving after
having had fever.
Arthur NJ. Allison, of Bristol, spent
Thanksgiving Day with his parents at
Lydia.
Robert McNeese is a prominent
young man. He just now has A-kers
of land.
Mrs. Dyer, of Johnson City, spent
Thanksgiving Day with her brother at
Lydia
Guy Taylor would surely make a
good gardner as he takes special care
of the tender clinging Vines,
Miss Tennie Miller and Mr., Calvin
Collins are confined at present to their
rooms by sickness. Mr., Collins is quite
an aged man.
Geo. w. Miller, living on Dry Ridge
is learning to be a miller indeed. He
says come what may, whether it be
rain or snow he is going to tend the
Brush Greek MILL
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Thompson, Of
White Store, Sullivan county, came
over Thanksgiving Day to visit the
family of J. W. Bayless and other rela
tives. They returned yesterday.
Last week Mr.. Burleson was pleased
to receive a letter from his son, ]. A
Burleson, who with his regiment has
landed at Manila and is now realizing
the horrors Of war.
Every one is talking about and max
ing preparations for Christmas. TIL
school at Bells which is being laugh
by Prof. Robert Lusk of Johnson Git,
is getting ready for Christmas tree
Saturday before Christmas. The tern
of school will be short this year, onl
about three months.
The commissioners are preparing t.
build new house next year, which i
very much needed.
Dec. 5, $780, JANE, (the Cook
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07
BROWNLOW

Seeks to Have New Judicial Division.
Washington, d. c., Dec. G.-Repre-
sentative Brownlow yesterday after
noon introduced a bill creating a new
division in the eastern judicial district
of Tennessee. The bill was referred al
once to the committee on judiciary,
before which Mr.. Brownlow and Mr..
Gibson will appear and urge its favora.
Bile recommendation. Up to the pres
emit time Representative Brownlow
holds the palm for the number of bills
introduced, being more than three
times as many as have been introduced
by any other member. The majority OF
them are for pensions or to remove
chasges of desertion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

The Knoxville Journal and TTibane
seems to haYe been ashamed of the eff
fort it made to give Johnson City q
write-up. The illustrations of the
buildings were so poor no one could
tell what they were intended to repre-
sent and the pictures of the prominent
men looked like 'GbeforS taking" patent
medicine advertisements. To keep
from humiliating the parties the papea
very thoughtfully spelled all the namas
incorrectly and their best friends co1Id
not recognize them. Alderman Par-
cell was shown his picture arA3 told
that it was Filipino that hsal Killed
several Americans before he was cap
tured. He studied it leag time and
then SAID that anyone could tell from
that face that the man, was as mean as
the ID and would steal anything on
earth or murder friend for chaw Of
tobacco.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

Said property will be sold at time and
place above mentioned for Cash in
hand and in bar of the equity of re-
demption, and deeds will be made to
purchasers.
will on the same day at or near II
o'clock a. M, sell the following person.
al property being described as follows:
FIVE bedroom suits, bedding, rugs
and chairs for each room.
ONE parlor suit and rugs.
TWO desks, 6 or 8 rugs, one lounge
and six chairs, two dining tables and
one side-board, one cooking stove and
attachments, one kitchen table, one
hall-rack, rugs and stair-carpets, one
iron bedstead and bedding, one oak
bedstead and bedding, one oak wash
stand and bureau, one small maple
bedstead and bedding, dishes for house,
hold use, five picture frames, one bug
gy and horse; but out of the above
those articles exempted by the laws of
Tennessee will not be sold.
The above personal property will be
sold for cash and delivered by me to
the purchaser.
This November 90, 1899.
THAD. A. COX, Trustee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

That our pension laws are in need of
revision, everybody knows, but when
they will get it, or whether the revis-
ion will make them better or worse, is
a horse of another color. The Secreta-
ny and Assistant Secretary of the Inte-
rior, and the Commissioner and the
Assistant Commissioner of Pensions,
have testified before q subcommittee,
of senate committee on pensions, that
a revision of the laws should be made,
and recommended that it be done by a
non-partizan commission. A national
commission that is really non partisan
would be rarity indeed, although
there are many so-called.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07
IOBE,s COMPLICATIONS.
Alleged That the Captain Has Been Going
all Cats.

A special dispatch from Columbus,
o., throws other light upon the es-
capades of Capt. Ike T. Jobe, who es-
capped from prison in Columbus
1t is claimed that investigation since
the escape has disclosed that Capt. lobe
has not less than five wives living.
Among the unfortunate women thus
united to him is a niece of Gen. A. V.
Rice, former Ohio pension agent and
recently appointed by President Nc
Kinley to an important position in the
census department. This lady's maiden
name was Rowena Langdon Hughes,
and her mother, who is a sister of Gen.
Rice, resides at No. 1872 East State St.,
this city.
From correspondence found in his
trunk the authorities say they have
learned that he has other wives at
Bristol, Tenn; Centerville, Ga; New
York City; Washington, D, O., and at
some point in California. Detectives
John Mahoney and Criminal Bailiff
Phelan this evening arrested Floyd
Brown, 17-year-old newsboy, who has
been running errands for Joba. Brown
confessed that he struggled four small
steel saws into Jobe last Monday.
The boy asserts that Mrs. Hughes
was cognizant Of this and advised him
to take the saws to Jobe. TWAS found
that in October last lobe married Miss
Hughes, and the officers, upon search
ing the residence of that lady's mother,
discovered a bundle containing the
clothes Jobe wore when he escaped
from Jail.
The young wife has been in Cali
fornia for some time. Mrs. Hughel
denied all knowledge of him, beyond
the fact that he was her daughter
husband. She said she could not &C
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

ALSO, Lot 30 in Block No. 8, in
Carnegie Land Company's Addition to
johnson City, Tennessee.
ALSO, one-half Cd interest in Lots
g, 8, 10, II, IL, Is, and IA Block 25, H.,
18, 10, 90, 81, %, 80, in Block No. 90,
and in Block 80, all in East Carnegie
Land Company's Addition to Johnson
City, Tennessee.
ALSO, Lots to 80 inclusive in Block
SO, in the Carnegie Land and Improve
ment Company's Addition to johnson
City, Tennessee.
ALSO, Lots 10 to 16 inclusive in Block
s, in the Carnegie Land and Improve
ment Company's Addition TO johnson
City, Tennessee.
ALSO, Lots to 4 inclusive in Block
No. As, in the Carnegie Land and I'm
provement Company's Addition to
Johnson City, Tennessee.
ALSO, Lot 10 in Block No. II, in the
Carnegie Land and Improvement Com
pany's Addition to johnson City, Ten
nessee.
ALSO, Lots "a to SO in Block No. 8,
in the Carnegie Land and Improve
ment Company's Addition to Johnson
City, Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07
Notice OF FIRST MEETING OF CREDITORS

United States OF America, Eastern DIS
trict of Tennessee, IS. In the United
States District Court in and for said
District-Northern Division.
In the Il Matter M1ttsF Of No. ,as.
johnson City, Tenn In Bankruptcy.
To the creditors of J. D. Collett,
of johnson City in the county of
Washington, and district aforesaid, q
bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on the
9Th day of De ember, A. d. 1899, the
said J. d. Collett was duly adjudica-
ted bankrupt; and that the first meeting
of his creditors will be held at the law
Office of James B. Cox, in johnson
City, Tennessee, on the 10th day of
December, A. D. 1899, at O'Clock in the
afternoon, at which time the said credi-
tors may attend, prove claims, appoint
trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
JAMES B. Cox,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
This Dec. the 9Th, 1899.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07
Minority Leader in Congress.

In the selection OF Hon. James d.
Richardson, of Tennessee, to be the
leader of the democratic forces in the
House of representatives, the demo-
Gratis acted wisely, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer. Mr.. Richardson is valua-
BILE leader, in that he has the judicial
temperament to weigh all things we'll.
He makes no mistakes, He is sea-
soned member of the House, and en-
acknowledged parliamentarian of rare
skill. Under his guidance the best re-
suits for the party and the country are
assured. Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

The British losses in the Transvaal
war to this time number $500 men,
News from South Africa is much in ar
rears, the details of the battle at Mod
der river being still withheld. Lord
Methuen's wound was slight, and he Is
again in the field. The worst develop
ment in the situation, for the British,
is the news that the whole border dis
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07
The Weekly Record of Trusts.

Nov. ga combination Of indepen-
dent coal operators proposes to build n
railroad to tide-water.
An antitrust conference to meet the
latter part of January at Chicago will
be called in few days. Mr.. Bryan
and Governor Pingree are expected to
attend.
Nov. 80.-Tobacco Trust advances
the price of chewing tobacco 10 cents a
pound.
Nov. &c. The combination in some
form of the Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania
and Baltimore & Ohio railroad inter
ests seems to be assured.
Dec. 1.-The Sugar Trust and the
Arbuckle Company which have been
fighting for several months, are said to
have arranged their differences and will
combine with a capital of 5000, 900, 900.
The monopoly will control practically
the entire sugar business of the United
States.
Dec. THE new thresher combine,
to include all threshing machine works
in the country, will be capitalized al
$50, 900, 900.
A movement is on foot to consolidate
all the enamel ware manufacturing
companies west of the Alleghenies and
east of the Mississippi, Capital, &c.,
900, 900.
The Rochester Optical Camera Co. il
incorporated in New York to contro
the plate camera output of the United
States. Capital, So, 5000
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07
TRANSIT METEORS.

The oldest inhabitant does not re-
member ever seeing a negro and O
brass band going in opposite directions
OF the same time on the same street. =
Adams Democrat.
Our esteemed contemporary, the
Chattanooga Times, could have given
the Lord some valuable points If it had
been consulted when He was creating
the world. 1t could have shown, fol
instance, the terribly deleterious effects
of running the equator around the
planet. -Commercial-A
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

We are still,thankful that we live in
a land filled with hogs and philan-
thropists and that this is the season of
the year when the former must yield
up their young lives in order that the
latter may take care of their neighbOrs.
"Aunt Kate" Galliher and Bascom
Crumley, our delicate brotheT-in-law,
have our thanks for ton Of sausage
and q cord of backbones.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

The rumor that the Cranberry people
will build furnace on their property
in Johnson City can not be verified of
this time. They bought property here
years ago for this purpose and have
been waiting for the times to get right.
If that time has not arrived in the iron
business something must be wrong
with the signs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

Geo. Allen and the Knoxville Jour-
and Tribune representative had a little
go in regard to the write-up Of W. E.
Reese. Allen landed on Dakin's wind
and the "dust" flew out of his pocket
the amount paid was refunded.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

count for the presence of the clothes in
her house, and is now under police
surveillance.
A trunk belonging to Jobe was also
found ready for shipment to Bristol,
Tenn, where one of his alleged wives
I;voa
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

A bill will be introduced by congress
man Smith, of the Fourth Kentucky
district providing for the improvement
of Salt river. This ought to make
smooth sailing for McKinley-next No
vember.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

AIN his annual report, Secretary Of
the Navy Long askes for three armored
cruisers. He also asks that the thanks
of congress be given Rear Admiral
Sampson for the victory at Santiago,
He asks for the removal of the restric-
ton on armor, so that it can be bought
at price in excess of $500 ton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

"A movement has been started in New
York to raise funds for memorial or
phan asylum for Cuban children, to
bear the name of Mrs. Thurston, the
first wife of Senator Thurston, of Ne
braska
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

The attention of senator's is being
called to the fact that Governor Stone
had no constitutional right to appoint
Mr.. Quay to the senate after the legis-
lature adjourned, without electing his
successor. The state constitution of
Pennsylvania expressly provides that
vacancies in the United States Senate
shall only be filed by the legislature.
A number of influential Pennsylvania
ans are in Washington, working against
the seating of Quay on personal con-
siderations, against both precedent and
law. One of these is ex-representative
Sowden, who said on the subject: "The
question should not be made partisan
one, but each senator, regardless of his
politics or his personal friendship for
Mr.. Quay, should vote as q eonseien-
lion, impartial aud upright Judge, and
decide it accorning to It's, merits and
the dictates of his own conscience, un-
der his official oath. If. this be done,
there can be no question of the result.
Governor Stones unlawful appoint
ment has not single merit to support
it."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

An Indiana man killed himself on the
eve of his marriage. He probably con-
cluded that sudden death was better
than slow torture.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07
HART anxious ON

trict of Cape Colony, from Colesburg
to Burghersdorp, has declared for the
Beers, and large numbers of the farm
ers have joined the Boer forces.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07
23d day of December

1899, at or near 10 o'clock a. NJ, in
front of the Law Court House door in
johnson City, Tennessee, sell the fol
lowing Real Estate, to-wit.:
LOTS 30, 90, and 80, Telford's AID
dition, Water street, Wichita, Kansas
LOTS 40 aud "A, Telford's Addition,
Main street, Wichita, Kansas.
HOUSE and Lot, Watauga LanC
Company's Addition to johnson City
Tennessee, being Lot No. SO and II
feet off of Lot No. SO, in said Addition
to johnson City, and fronting on Wa
tauga Avenue, and being where s. w,
Wilson now resides.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-07

The Brownlow Campbell campaign
has reached the che said" and the 81
did not say" stage in this county.