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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04
ESTATE OLE ELLEN & WHITE

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF
Essen, commissioners, to receive. examine
anu ADJUST all claims and demands of all
persons against the estate OF Ellen c. White
late ot LunenuurE. in said District, deceased,
ana all claims exhibited in offset thereto
purposes aforesaid at the Heights House in
lunenhurG on the 25th day Of July and
the 2Sth day OF December next, from |
a clock y nj. until : p. IN. each OF said DAYS,
ana that SIN months from the 18th DAY OF
July \. D, 1899, is the time limited by
Said Court for said creditors to present their
claims 20 us for examination and allowance.
Dated 1T Lunenburs this 18th day of Iuly
\. II. 1899.
F, A. Turner. / co....-
Geo. \. BalCh, AommSSlonerS
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04

Mrs James Brown Potter, the ac-
tress, who virtually abandoned her
home and children to go upon the stage
and was afterward virtually abandoned
by society for awhile, has pursued her
profession with indefatigable purpose,
and, if she has not caught mp with it
entirely. she has at least regained the
rurlieus of society in England. But for
some reason her theatric career has al.
ways been attended by the cruelest
stories that the wits could invent
When she was playing Cleopatra in
this country, the women critics invent
ed the story that she used a live asp
in the death scene, and that she had TO
have fresh one each week, as the poor
animals died of starvation. 1t does not
require extra acumen 10 see the mean
ness Of this skit, Mrs. Potter being
then as thin as the proverbial Bern
hardt Now that Mrs. Potter is cutting
quite a swathe in London between the
Bohemian and the swell sets the wits
continue to get ia their work The
latest story which is going the rounds
of the press represents her as tending
an American bar in a booth at fancy
fair. A western man asked her to make
him cocktail, and, as she handed it
to him, he asked the price. Ten shill-
inss," said Cleopatra, and then, pull.
ing the glass back and taking a sip her
self, she added, Now it's a guinea
"All right" said the western man,
throwing down the money. Il want a
new cocktail and a clean glass. Any
thing more diabolically mean than this
will have to wait till Mrs Potter gets
to Paris.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04
OLIVE NJ. BELLS ESTATE.
STATE OLE NERNllNT- n1srRl..r A.E Ess1.

: Ia Or NERMDNI. DISTRICT of ESSEX
In Probate Court held at GuildhalI, in
and for said District on the nth day Of
July, \. 4. 1899, George A. Balch. admins.
TRAITOR of the estate OF Olive NJ. Bell, late @.
LunenburE, in said District, deceased, makes
application to said Court with the consent
and appreciation OF the heirs OF said deceased
tor license to sell all OF the real estate OF said
deceased, situated in said Lunen burg, repre-.
senting that the sale would be beneficial To
the heirs of said deceased and those interested
in her estate.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court
that said application he referred TO a session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Office, in
Gulldhall, on the 5th day of August, A. i.
1899, for hearing and decision thereon; and
1t is further ordered, that all persons interest
ed be notified hereof by publication OF notice
OF said application and order thereon, three
weeks successivelI IN the Essen County Her
aid. newspaper published at Island Pond
IN this State. and which CirCulateS in the
neighboThood Of those intereS ted, before said
tins OF hearing, that they may appear at
said time and place. and, il they see cause, OBJ
Ject thereto.
BY the Court.--A test.
July II ROBERT CHASE. Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04
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readers may hc interested in reading
few items from this place as it is not
very far from your country, being only
about five miles from Norton. VT. and
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stead
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prcttirst little lakes in the Eastern
Townships VIZ. Lake Lcister; its waters
are clear and banks picturesque embrac-
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height is visible for miles around, upon
the edge of its cliff nature has chisellrd
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04

According to a silly dispatch from
London. the car II Russia patTonizes
a press Clipping establishment in this
country. and everything that i said
about him or his family finds it, way
Il his desk aud is read with ayidity
This. il true will explain how little
time the car has % attend 90 the af-
airs Of his own nation. Most # the
-o-sip which we get Of the car il the
little tattle Of favored persons who
have been allowed 10 measure him for
new cuirass or 10 paiAt his wifes por.
trait. A Miss Kussner recently received
permission to paint miniature Of the
Grand Duchess Vladimir. and thus got
into the winter palace. She il now re-
porting all that she heard there while
gnest in the house The car. it
seems. gave Miss Kussner eight or nine
.ittiugs. and if one is 10 judge by her
reports talked most freely with her
about the Chinese embroglio, the bal.
ance Of power in Europe, the millen-
MUM, England's supply of coal. the
future Of the African continent and
the future of the next presidential cleo
ton in the United States There was
nothing Of interest in America with |
which he was not quite familiar, from
the lighting Of Matanzas to the street
rows in Cleveland His admiration for I
MS was expressed i'll this sentence: "You .
do not bother about what 4
other nations think " Miss Kussner, it
should be said, is an American, and is
a tour round the world
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04
In Bankruptcy.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
DISTRICT OF VERMONT.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF VERMONT.
In Re :. +. Hull, Bankrupt
To the creditors OF $. +. Hull. Of Concord
in the County Of Essex and district aforesaid
bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the 2sth dav
of July, 4. D., 1898 the said $ r Hull was
duly adiudcated bankrupt; and that the
first meeting of his creditors is adjourned and
Will be held at my Office in St. JOhnsbury. Vt,
on the 4th day of August, A D., 1899, at 9
O'Clock a. M, at which time the said Credi-
tors may attend prove their claims, appoint
trustee, examine the bankrupt, and transact
such other business as may properly come be-
fore said meeting,
DAVID + PORTER, Referee in Bankruptcy
St. Johnsbury, Vt, Iuly3l, 1899
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04
In Bankruptcy.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT.
IN -

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,
DISTRICT OF NEEMuNT.
In Re William Gresley, Bankrupt
To the creditors Of William GreSIev, Of I.un-
enburg, in the county Of Essex. and district
aforesaid. a bankrupt
Notice Is hereby given that on the 18th
day of July. A. D.. 1889, the said William
GreSlcy was adiudged bankrupt ana that the
hrSt meeting OF his creditors i adjourned and
VIII he held at my Office in St Johnshurv
Vt. on the 18th Of August 4. D., 1893. at q
O'Clock a. IN. at which time the said credi-
tors may attend, prove their claims appoint
a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and iran
SaCt such other business a. NAV properly
come before said meeting.
DAVID T.. POTTER, Referee in Bankruptcy
-. Johnsbury, Vt, July 81, $50
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04

Exceptional interest will he felt in
the seventh international geographical
congress, which meets in Berlin on Sent,
~, III view of tho changes in the map
of the world since its last session. The
Spanish American war ia responsible
for many ot these changes,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04
NORTON.

The Nelson Store Ca. have srcur-d
the agency for the famous Manila Crook,
; cent cigar This cigar is something
new ia the art Of cigar manufacture aud
has been a success wherever placed. II
YOU like mild smoke give them trial.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04
In Bankruptcy.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COuRr.

DISTRICT OF VERMONT.
In Re Charles II. Wentworth Bankrupt
To the creditors Of Charles H. Wentworth
of Guildhall in the county Of EsSeN and dis
trct aforesaid. bankrupt.
Notice il hereby given that on the 29nd
day of July, A. D.. 1899 the said Charles II
WeEtworth was duly adiudiCated BANKRUPT .
and that the first meeting Of his creditors viii
he held at the Court House in Guildhall Vt
on the 18th day of August, A. d., 1899 at 8
O'Clock a. m, at which time the said credi-
tors may attend, prove their claims, appoint
a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and tran.
saCt such other business as may properly
come before said meeting.
DAVID +. PORTER Referee in Bankruptcy.
st. JOhnsbury Vt, July 81, 1899.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04

Can amy portion OF the territory ~
people Of the United States aliruai- its.li
or themselves from the United States =
(See history Of the rel,ellionl.
Can the United States alirnatc any
portion of its territory?
Can anything tend mon a. l"usru the
bonds of union between the several
States than a disregard Of constitutional
limitations and guarantees, and ths d.
velopment Of confused claims relative L"
the relations which the several parts al
the republic bear To- the whole
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04

A new "nd greatly improved style of
winter tight doors and windows Is be.
ing introduced into the British navy,
says the Chicago Chronicle. A strong
rheumatic tube fits In n groove around
the door or window. When shut, this
tuh" IL fully inflated BY automatic nc.
ton and makes the door or window
absolutely air and water tight.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04

Tho era of prosperity is when all the
people are making few dollars rather
than when few people are making all
the dollars
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04

T 4, INTNtT, 7
Geo. \. BalCh, commissioners.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-14
John sherman's Scrap-Books
Washington letter to St. Louis Globe-Dem,era..l


Washington letter to st. Louis Globe-Demeerat.
John Sherman is up and about.
He is entertaining himself by read
ing what the newspapers said of
him when it was reported and gen.
orally believed that he had died on
board the Paris between Jamaica
and Cuba. Very soon after he was
brought back to his home in Wash
ington, so helpless that he had to
be carried from the steamship in a
chair, Mr.. Sherman was told about
the report of his death and it's very
general acceptance. He was much
amused. And now he is engaged
in reading the obituaries.
1t may not be generally known
that Mr.. Sherman has the largest
collection of newspaper personal
clippings that any public man in
the country possesses. He has scrap
books that run back between thirty
and forty years. 1t has been CHAR
acteristic of him to save everything
said concerning him, and those
scraps have been carefully pasted
in uniform books. The ex-Secreta-
ry is one of the best patrons of the
new spaper clipping bureaus. Be
fore such agencies were established
to gather from newspapers the com
ments on public men and their acts
Mr.. Sherman had his own system of
collection. He has never excluded
the articles of unfriendly character.
In fact, he seems to take the great
er interest, if possible, in the IN
favorable criticisms published upon
him. He has done one thing that
probably no other public man can
duplicate. In Mr.. Sherman's libra.
ry are numerous books filled with
newspaper pictures of him. And
those pictures include the cartoons
by the hundreds which have appear
ed in the daily and weekly papers,
going back to the great controversy
over resumption of specie payments.
Many of the pictures of Mr.. Sher-
man thus preserved would never be
identified as such without the labels.
Aside from personal interest, these
picture books illustrate in an inter
esting manner the great progress
made in the art of newspaper por-
traiture.
Mr.. Sherman's collection of news
paper scraps about himself was great
before he went on this tri p to the
West Indies. Now he will add to
that collection very notable sup
plement, composed of the obituary
notices eulogistic in varying degrees.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-14
HARDEMAN'S HISTORY
BY HISTORIAN.


AN OPEN LETTER.
Historian" wishes to have lit
tie talk with the people of Harde-
man County before you read any
thing more in the way of "Harde-
mans History"
In the beginning, | requested all
to write anything they had of any
interest in this line, and send it to
the BOLIVAR BULLETIN and that
"Historian" would get it and that l
would put it in place and shape for
you.
Especially, that requested every
church of whatever name, to give a
short history of your church, its
name (say Antioch), what denomi-
nation, what civil district it is in,
number of members, when it was
organized, names of all of it's pas
tors, how long each has served,
whether it owns house, what is its
seating capacity, it's cost, etc.
now desire some person in each
town to give its location, number of
inhabitants, how many business
houses of all kinds, each mans
name and what line of business he
carries, what the value of his stock
amounts to, amount of trade each
year, and any other thing or fact
that you think would be of value to
You, your children after you.
"Iistorian" is not after a name or
profit, but for the good of all.
Have you family history? Give it.
But two persons have responded
yet, and one of them lives in JEFF
ferson City, Missouri.
One man came to me and said:
"Why don't you write something
about persons and things outside of
Bolivar" l asked him what he or
his town had furnished me 10
write about?
My name is G.. G. Mcdaniel, my
postoffice is Bolivar, Tenn.
Now l think it certainly cannot
be said any longer as an excuse that
you do not know what to send and
to whom it should be sent.
ITO BE CONTINUED.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-14
st Am a Sailor"

COUrier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.l
81 am Democrat, once upon a
time said a prominent man, but to
this day the world is not sure what
he meant by that.
81 am a sailor" says Admiral
Dewey, and his meaning goes to the
mark like one of his eight-inchers.
81 am sailor. A sailor has no
politics. The administration is his
party, and Republican or Democrat,
it makes no difference. = l am
not politician, have never held a
political Office, and am totally igno-
rant of party intricacies and affilia-
tions."
That is spoken like the American
seaman that has made the American
navy, ship for ship, the most for
midable of the world ever since
there has been an American navy.
Behind his guns Dewey, the sailor,
knows no more the politics of the
Administration at Washington than
he knows the politics of mis- gunners.
At home, "down Vermount way"
he calls himself a Republican be-
cause the rest of the folks call them
selves Republicans, just as his flag
officer calls himself a Democrat in
Georgy because Democrat is the
popular color in that region. But
when the Admiral steps upon the
deck of his ship, he is a sailor; and
he knows exactly what that is, it
matters not whether there is anoth-
er sailor in all Vermont or Georgia
He is a sailor-just sailor-not
Democratic nor Republican sailor,
but the sort of sailor that sails an
American ship, for Americas hon
or, against Americas foes, under a
flag that floats as free whether one
party or another is dividing the
loaves and fishes at Washington,
and over seas that roll as wide as if
Passamaquoddy were not saved from
destruction by a unanimously Re-
publican council and Tuskogee,
where thieves break through and
steal, were not nailed down only by
the unterrifed guardians of Democ-
racy.
81 am sailor" The man who
threaded the intricacies of the en-
trance to Manila bay last May did |
not do it by chart of the party |
ntricacies" of the 'Steenth ward,
nor when he received his instruc-
ions to capture or sink the fleet I
IF his cOuntry's enemy did he re-
use to obey until he satisfied him
elf that his instructions were loyal
o the Dingley tariff or Reimbursed
he Chicago platform.
Anational salute for Sailor Dewey
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-14
January %. 1899.

january g, 1893.
Mr.. G. J. Barr, Manager, Nash
vile, Tenn. Dear Sir-I desire to
express my thanks to you and the
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Associ-
alton for your promptness in settling
claim l85495, held by my late hus-
band in your Company. The Com
pany has paid the full amount
$4,000 long before it was due un-
der the terms of the policy. Please
accept my sincere thanks for yonr
courteous treatment. With best
wishes for the success of your Com
pany, very truly yours,
MRS. MARTHA ]. HUnsoN.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-14
ImpOtent Intolerance.

Charlotte N. c. Observer
The conservatism of this country
is always going to govern it; emo
tionalism and hysteria may at times
threaten to capture the Government,
but the people will regard their So
Der senses before election day comes
round. For saying these things, as
Mr.. Watterson says, one is reward
ed by being called a traitor and
told to 90 to hell, for which, indeed,
as he says, sail of US seem to be
bound. But" he adds, sis abuse
a good answer to the facts of the
case" and, anyhow, "who cares for
the objuration of men with the blood
of their party upon their hands?"
Not the Courier-Journal it says, and,
we add, not us.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-14
Program Fifth Sunday Meet
ing Memphis Association.

The Fifth Sunday meeting of the
Memphis Association convenes with
the Bethlehem Church, four miles
northwest of Whiteville, on Satur.
day before the Fifth Sunday in
April, 10 o'clock.
MISUNDERSTANDING
l. 10 a.m-Organization.
II. lO.15-Greatest needs of our
churches to-day-Prof. w. 1.
Young.
III. lO.4O-How are Christians the
''light of the world?"-J. A.
Powell.
". Ills religion practical?-
Prof NJ. L. Chandler.
V. 3O-What is the ultimate
aim of the gospel?-R. E. Petit
grew, w. A. Jordan.
VI. I2-Refreshments.
VII. p.m-Greatest needs of the
ministry-Ross Moore.
VIII 1.3O-D. d. Shuck-Selec-
ton of his own.
TX. 2-Qualifications of Sunday
School teachers-W. o. New
som, G. T. Webb.
X. 2.30-A Church without a
Prayer Meeting-E. B. Mcneil.
XI. "A paper, "Home Religion"
Miss Lizzie Hundley.
XII. 3.3O-"Adoniram Judson''
w. A. Jordan.
XIII. 7.3O-Preachlng-R. E. Pet
tigrew.
SUNDAY.
l $50 a.m--Sunday School Rally
r. G. Craig.
ii. 10. 3O-Question Box.
III. Preaching ID. d. Shuck
". 100 pm -Sanctifcation.
V. 2.3o-Why am | Baptist?-D.
D. Shuck.
VI. 7.3O-Preaching-Ross Moore,
w. A. Jordan alternate.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-14
Helping Her Husband.

The young physician was tired
when he returned from his even
ing's calls, says Tit-Bits, but as he
settled back in his easy chair, and
his pretty wife of only month or
two took seat beside him, he ask
ed affectionately:
"And has my little wife been
lonely?"
Oh, no." she said, Intimately;
cat least, not very. I've found
something to busy myself with"
'1ndeed!" he said. "What is it?"
"Oh, Pm organizing a class. A
lot of young girls and married wo-
men are in it, and we're exchanging
experiences and teaching each 9TH
er how to cook"
"Wh hat do you do with the things
you cook?" he asked, interestedly.
ooh, we send them to the neigh
bors just to show what we can do.
There's one lodging house gets most
of it. It's great fun"
''Dear little woman,o he said,
leaning over and kissing her. ''Al-
ways thoughtful of your husbands
practice. Always anxious to ex-
tend it,"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-14
Crop Report.

John T. Essary, Commissioner
of Agriculture of Tennessee, has
sent out a special report, showing
the present condition of wheat, win
ter oats, peaches, apples, berries
and small fruits, and prospect for
cotton crop for 1899. This report
is based upon letters received from
five hundred leading farmers. Ev-
cry county in the state was heard
from, with the exception of Scott,
Morgan, Grundy and johnson. The
BULLETIN makes the following ex-
tracts from the report:
WHEAT.
1t seems that late wheat has suf-
fered most from freeze, while the
early sowing has not suffered so
much; however, the damage done
wheat from freezes amounts to 81
per cent, and when it is considered
that the wheat crop of 1899 is only
90 per cent. as compared with the
1898 crop the loss or decrease in
yield will be considerable.
WINTER OATS.
There was not great many win
ter oats sown in this state. Our
farmers, as a rule, prefer to SOW
oats in the spring, but of the win
ter oat crop sown it will be seen
that fully IS per cent. of same have
been destroyed by freeze, and hence
but few winter oats will be harvest
ed in Tennessee this year.
PEACHES.
Perhaps the greatest damage done
has been to the peach crop. The
show that 81 per cent. of
the peach crop has been killed, and |
what is more distressing the trees
in many places are reported killed.
We cannot expect but few peaches
this year in Tennessee, and if the
are correct and other dam
age thought TO be done to trees
proves to be correct it will be sever
al years before we may expect to
have many peaches in this state.
APPLES.
The apple crop seems to have far
ed much better, as the reports show
that but little damage thus far has
been done to the apple crop; how
ever, 1t is too soon yet to predict
good crop of apples, as we may yet
nave enough cold weather to destoy
his crop also, and if it should oc-
,ur the loss to the farmers would be ;
very great, as the peach and apple
,rop in Tennessee will equal if not ;
exceed the wheat crop in point of {
7alue. I
SMALL FRUITS. {
The reports do not show that the J
lamage done small fruits and ber- '
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-14

JUSTICE STEPHEN j. FIELD,
of the United States Supreme
Court, retired, died at his
home in Washington, April
9Th, aged 80 years. He was
appointed by President Lin
coin to the supreme bench in
1868 and filled the position
until his retirement, Deem
Der l, 1897. 1t was the am
bition of Justice Field to sur
pass the record of the great
chief justice John Marshall,
who wore the ermine for a
period extending over thirty
four years, and he succeeded
in doing so by a few months.