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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
Order OF Notfce-prOof of VIII.

STATE OF VERMONT, lproho+o Co,,r,
oDIsTRCT OF ADDISON, SIS. i'"''O O'''''
Be II remembered, that al a session of the
Probate Court, holden al Middlebury, within
and for the District of Addison, on the sd
day OF July, a. d. 1902.
Present: Hon. WIN. H. Bliss, Judge.
Whereas, a certain instrument of writing,
under seal, purporting to be the last will and
testament OF John Seeley, late of Middlebury
in said district, deceased having been this day
presented to said court for probate, and duly
filed in the registers office. Therefore, il is
ordered, that all persons Interested in the
estate of said deceased be notified to appear
before said court, at the probate office in
Middlebury, in said district, on the 18TH day
of AUG ust, A. u. 1902, by publication of this or
der, three weeks successfully previous there
to, in the MiddleDury Register, n newspaper
printed at Middlebury, to show cause, If any
they may have, why said instrument in writ
ing should not be proved and allowed As the
last will and testament of the said deceased.
\ true record
30 Attest, FRANK w. THOMAS, Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS
FACTS AND OPINIONS GATHERED
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.

PERHAPS THEY ALL EXPECT TO MARRY.
The teachers of Vermont have made
no move toward giving support to a
home for aged and INDECENT teachers, for
which purpose $50, 200 was left by the
late Miss Lucy Ruggles, and unless
something is done directly the money
will be offered to the teachers of New
York state to establish home at Sarato.
ga, n. V, by the trustees who hold the
funds in trust.
The status of the case is as follows
Miss Ruggles left something over $4,000
to found a home for aged or INDECENT
teachers to be established either here or
at Saratoga. This property has increased
in value and is now in the hands of Judge
G.. III. Darling, trustee. An association
was incorporated here TO take charge of
the fund and to establish home.
This association has for trustees G.. ii.
Darling, John S. Holden, J. G. McCul-
Tough, l.. F. Abbott, A. X. Richie, |. f.
Gibson and A. J. Dewey. Its officers
are John S. Holden, president; l.. F.
Abbott, vice president; George F. Graves,
treasurer; Harry Il. Cushman, clerk.
These gentlemen met and decided that
while the sum available might buy or
build and equip home, there was no use
in going ahead unless the teachers of
Vermont wanted It badly enough to sup
port it after it was once established.
Supt Ranger submitted the matter at last
years meeting of the state teachers assO-
citation and the plan was thought favora-
bly, of by all but no move was made and
now the opportunity is passing. Unless
something is done directly the money
will be offered to the teachers of Saratoga
to use for home there.
1t is evident that a small animal assess
ment on the teachers OF the state would
raise ample funds 10 keep up the home
and it seems strange that the teachers of
Vermont should neglect to take advan-
tage of so good an offer.
1t is evident, too. that if the home is
to be located here the people of Benning.
ton must take the leading part and those
here who are interested in the matter
should take hold at once, before it is toe
Bloomington Reformer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
DEAFNESS CANNOT Be CURED

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear There Is only
one way to cure deafne 5, ana that l. by con
stitutiOnal remedies. Deafness is caused by
an intiamed condition of the mucuOus lining
OF the Eustachian Tube When this tube IS
intlamed you have a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when ii is entirely
closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the
Inflammation can he taken out and this tube
restored TO its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but
an inflamed condition of the mucuous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 15c.
Hairs Family Pills are the best.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
Seoal 11otices.
Estate of Angelina Vail.
mrnissiOners' Notice.

The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the district OF
Addison, commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims against the estate OF
Angelina Vail, late of Orwell, in said dis.
trict, deceased, and all claims exhibited
in offset thereto, hereby give notice that we
will meet for the purposes aforesaid al
the residence of Phenner Vail, on the 10th
day of August ana Sth day of January next,
from 10 o'clock Il. IN. until O'clock p. m,
each of said days, and that six months FROM
the Sth day of July, a. ID. 1902, is the time
limited by said Court for said creditors to
present their claims to us for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Orwell this 18th day OF July, A. ID.
1902
ERASTUS SPOONER, ro,,,,rs
FRANKLIN BRESkE, N'i' 30
PHENNER VAIL Admir- 30
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
WILL MAKE HIM VOTES.

Percival w. Clement could have asked
nothing better, TO make the vote of Wind
sor county solid for him than the suit for
damages brought by Spotter Wilson.
Technically, the plaintiff may have the
best of the care. since he was acquitted
on the charge of manslaughter. Really,
the popular sympathy will be with Glenn
ent. who has said some plain things about
the affair at White River junction in
which Goshen was killed and the trial
that followed it. The affair was a serious
public scandal, and has done more than
any one thing to start up sentiment
against 1.-THE prohibitory law in Windsor
county.-Montpelier Argus.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
THEN CONSIDER HIN DEAD.

When Mr.. Shaw became secretary of
the treasury there was an employe on
the rolls whose duties were so varied
and multitudinous that he was regarded
as indispensable, Notwithstanding the
fact that he went on frequent sprees.
One day Mr.. Shaw inquired what would
be done II mike" were dead and the re-
ply was that they supposed they would
have to get along" "Then consider him
dead so far as this department is con-
cerned," said the secretary.-North Troy
Palladium.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
AND THE STATE GETS TIE PROFIT.

An essential difference between the
South Carolina dispensary and the Yer
mont town agency is that the former is
allowed TO sell pure liquors to any re-
spectacle and sober adult for any re-
spectacle and sober purpose, while the
latter must sell only for medicinal. me-
chanical or chemical uses. That there is
no place in the Vermont law for any
other use of liquor Is what causes a con-
siderable amount of the trouble. And
the law is supported by men who con-
tinually make other use of liquor. Not
all, however. Ludlow Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01

of his name is meeting with much favor
and we are pleased to note that he will,
in all probability, be the coming man.
This, not only for his fitness for the
place, but because it is proper recog-
milton of the state press, which receives
little If anything in return for the great
work 1t does for the republican party
Morrisville News and Citizen.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
TIE SILENT BOLT.

A perusal of the editorial columns of
the St. Adams Messenger, Burlington
News and Barre Telegram awakens
suspicion that these papers are getting
ready for a bolt, or, to use Il Messenger
ian phrase, at least "silent bolt. The
Times
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
JUST WHAT NEEDED.

The boilers are Just now putting up a
great howl for a law to "protect the
purity of the caucus and punish its de-
bauchers." Why not make the law prac-
teal by carrying it step farther and
making it to protect the purity of the
convention and punish its debauchers.
OF what possible use is the caucus If the
convention is to be ignored ?-Brandon
Union.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01

The Republicans haven't anything to
be cheerful over in the nomination by the
Democrats of Felix w. McGettrick for
governor not that there is any great
prospect of his being elected this fall, but
because with three tickets in the field
there is greater danger of no choice at the
polls than if the Democrats had endorsed
or nominated p. w. Clement, the local
option candidate. 1t has been claimed
that it mattered little either way, as the
republican vote must of necessity exceed
that of the local option men and demo-
Gratis combined and if they voted for the
same or different candidates the result
would be the same. The Times does not
agree with this view. If the democrats
had placed Mr.. Clement at the head of
their ticket many of them would have re-
manned away from the polls in September
because they believe Mr.. Clement too
recent convert from republicanism
This would leave Il smaller opposition
vote to overcome than it will with a
straight Democrat for Democrats to vote
for.-Barre Daily Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
NO WEEKLY PAYMENTS.

The attempt to get planks favorable
to nine-hour day and weekly payments
into the Clement platform failed. Glenn
ent's well-known hostility towards the
labor movement wouldn't have exactly
harmonized with such liberal declara-
tions.-Randolp Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
POOR OLD HOME WEEK.

Itappears that old home week will be
a glorious fizzle this year in Ludlow
Ludlow Tribune.
Old home week is to be passing fad,
1t would seem, in Vermont. But few
towns are to observe it this year. Sem
timent has hard rub nowadays. -Ran-
dolph Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01

General Mccullough will be elected but
the election will not be the cut and dried
affair it usually is. The situation de-
mands stirring campaign and the re-
publican party will meet every require
ment. Mr., Clement will discover that he
will not be permitted TO furnish all the
music. Bellows Falls Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01

democratic convention, and this the
more since the most the opponents of
the regular republican ticket can hope
for now even under the most favorable
circumstances is to throw the governor
contest into the legislature, which is
certain to be republican. In the mean
time, the governorship contest having
been resolved into its natural elements
and the situation having been relieved of
its misrepresentation and uncertainties,
the people are now free to devote their
attention to the election of a state ticket
on the one hand and on the other the
promotion of an honest referendum on
the liquor question:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
ALL FOR MCCULLOUGH,

The Brattleboro Phoenix says that
only one of the Brattleboro Clement del
egates to the state convention will vote
for Clement this fall. This seems to be
identically the situation in Rockingham.
Bellows Falls Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01

The Swanton Courier, with perfectly
sober face, remarks that the proposed
clock factory will make a timely add-
ton to the manufacturing industries of
st. Albans.-St. Johnsbury Republican.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
SUFFERING FROM THE GOVT.

Candidate Clement is suffering from an
attack of the govt. Judging from his
speech at Burlington last week he has it
in his head as well as his feet.-St.
Johnsbury Republican.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
The democratic State convention stood

The democratic State convention stood
by its cOlors and nominated a straight
party ticket. There was talk of fusion
and some excitement, but the course
taken is doubtless better for the party
interest. and consistent. Clement,
though he will get some democratic votes
perhaps next September, could not con-
sistently be endorsed with an official
acquiescence in the whole republican
ticket and platform. so the democrats
will fight for reform in their own way
and under their own leaders. Woodstock
Age.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
WARM TIMES AHEAD.

1t begins to look as though Vermont
would have pretty warm political cam
paign this year. The hotter the fight the
better as it will be good advertisement
for the state.-Brstol Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
THE PUBLIC WILL SETTLE.

The coal strike is still on, and the dear
public will settle the bills during the
coming fall and winter. 1t was ever
thus.-Bristol Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
WALTERS A CANDIDATE.

bury Republican is a candidate for secre-
tary of the state senate. The suggestion
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
NOT A SAVE BET.

1t looks now like pretty safe bet that
the legislature will elect the next gov
Courier.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01

C. C. Field has been appointed post
master of Ferrisburg.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-06-27
Strawberries and Ice Cream.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Cook treated
nearly fifty of their friends relatives,
and neighbors to strawberries, ice
cream, and cake after church Sunday
afternoon. The invitation was ex-
tended quietly and but few came who
Were not surprised to find so large q
number. All had arrived however soon
after half past two and without further
ceremony the guests were served
After all had been served, very brief
speeches were made by number of
those present. Owing to the threaten
ing weather the refreshments had been
served in the house but after the in
formal program was ended the most of
those present accepted the invitation to
see the place where the berries grew
and made an excursion into the berry
patch.
Mr.. Cook has gone into the strawberry
business this season to q much greater
extent than before and has one or two
of the finest varieties of berries now
raised for the market. The Brandywine
is favorite berry and is one of the new
kinds which Mr.. Cook is raising. The
chief favorite however and the one
which seems destined to capture the
markets everywhere as soon as the
plants can be supplied to the growers is
the Marshall. Mr. Cook has a choice
lot of these plants and they have al
ready established their record. The
berry is large, Of rich red color, and
of excellent favor and sweetness. 1t is
equally good for the market, for the
table or for canning. 1t is also quite
prolific when properly handled. 1t Is
one of the few berries which in addition
to handsome appearance possesses all
these other good qualities. Mr. Cook
now has about seven acres of straw
berry plants and is handling about
forty crates of berries day.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-06-27

Morrice, and Otis Mead. Credentials,
Geo. NJ. Dewey, j. H. Clark, and David
Hurst. Nomination of delegates, H. H.
Pulver, Geo. w. Loring, Geo. Cook,
Carl Pickert, E. o. Dewey.
On being called to order the temporary
officers were made permanent and the
report of the nominating committee
was accepted, the secretary being in
structed to cast the vote of the con-
vention for the list as proposed. The
motion to instruct the secretary was
warmly seconded by those who had
opposed the plan, the second being an
added evidence of their good will
toward the candidate for whose benefit
the plan was adopted rather than any
Endorsement Of the plan itself. The
list selected was as follows: Odell
Chapman. Otis Mead, G. NJ. Dewey, w.
H. Bigelow, O. L. Sprague, N. R.
Walsh, G. w. Loring, w. K. Brewster,
Frank Westcott, A. NJ Hume, J. w.
ooAuoh, L. W. SuiiyJ Sdil L lShcIt, L :.
Ct. Morrice, Frank Barnes, w. E..
Jacobs, Ed. P. Sherman, G. M. Hamper.
Mr.. Watson was called before the
convention and thanked it for the con-
fidence it had reposed in him by giving
him the privilege of naming the delega-
tion which was to try to capture the
nomination for him. He wanted to win
and assured his friends that he was
going to do his best to do So
A motion was then made by j. w.
Jordan that the delegates be requested
to vote for Chairman w. H. Bigelow
for member of the state central com
mittee, a motion which would have
carried with rush if it had not been
promptly brought to the attention of
the convention that another member Of
the convention had for some time been
a candidate for the honor. The matter
was then left TO the delegation itself
for decision between Mr.. Bigelow and
Mr. Frank Westcott, of Vernon, the
other candidate, and the convention
adjourned.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-06-27
FOUR YEARS WORK ENDED.
Supt. Z. T. Austin Closes Work Here
with Schools in Best Condition Ever
Attained
Attained.

With the present week the work of
Supt. E. T. Austin, as superintend-
ent of the Owosso schools, ends. He
will still remain in the city for the next
few weeks and then will leave for Ster-
ling, Ill, where he has accepted the
position of principal of the Sterling
township high school at handsome
advance in salary over that received as
superintendent in this city. What
means more even than the advance in
salary to him, however is the broader
field which is now open to him and per-
haps even more than either of these
considerations is the satisfaction which
comes from the knowledge that he
leaves the Owosso schools in better
condition than they have ever before
been.
Educational methods are constantly
advancing and of recent years have
been advancing with unusual rapidity
Supt Austin leaves with the satisfac-
ton of knowing that the Owosso schools
have been rightly credited with keeping
fully abreast with these advances
Acknowledgements of this have come
from beyond the confines of this state
and complimentary references to work
done here have come from professors in
at least two of the best known eastern
colleges.
Especial commentator has come
through Professor Haskins, of Harvard,
and through Professor Solamon, of Vas
sar, for the advanced work done in
history teaching. Miss Solamon and
Mr.. Haskins were in attendance on the
meeting of the Michigan Schoolmasters'
Club last spring and heard Supt Aus
tins paper on what had been accom-.
plished here in the grades. Later
through their recommendation the
officers of the teachers association Of
Indiana asked him to appear before the
association and tell of his experience in
handling history in the grades. He at
tended the meeting at Indianapolis in
May and his paper was accorded an en-
thusiastic reception. As the study of
history is now conducted in the Owosso
schools the pupils begin to learn and
become interested in history while in
the second grade and continue their
study of the subject from that on un-
interruptedly. Formerly they began
the work ! l the eighth grade.
Improved methods were tried four
years ago in the teaching of geography,
arithmetic, and language work which
have been kept up and still further inn
proved during the entire four years of
Mr.. Austin's superintendency. The
work in geography has been based more
largely each year on the study of litera-
ture Of recognized excellence rather
than relying on whatever inspiration
might be derived from the study of
geography readers" In arithmetic
the Speer system has been given the test
of four years and has proved itself to
have no small merit
During Mr.. Austins second year
drawing was introduced and special
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-06-27

teacher was engaged for that work and
for music which had already been in
troduced. Miss Kanagy was engaged
for this position and still remains in the
position OF teacher of music. During
the last two years the department of
drawing has been under the direction of
Miss Criswell The schools have been
most fortunate in the choice of both Of
these teachers and the work has been a
great benefit to the pupils.
The inauguration of the savings bank
system in the schools has been another
innovation which has meant much for
the pupils of the different schools.
Supt. Austin gave his earnest and
hearty support to this system, although
he does not claim the credit for getting
it into operation, giving such credit to
Mr.. I. H. Keeler of the Citizens Saw
ings Bank, and to the board.
During the last year a commercial
course has been added to to the high
oShOOl WhCiC bnC iholA uSIlOi Los pOOi
of the most practical kind. The work
of the course has been given dignity
never before given to course of this
nature in the Owosso schools and as
further evidence of its practicability
five typewriters are in constant use in
the department.
The teachers meetings have proved
to be good places for getting new and
better methods thoroughly understood
and have been of growing benefit to the
teachers. Especially has this been true
in the matter of teaching geography, a
subject in which almost as much as in
history, there has been great improve
ment.
That as much improvement and as
general an advance could have been
made in four years is noteworthy from
one reason quite out Of the ordinary.
That is that owing to the loss of the old
Central School by fire the entire work
Of one Of the years of Superintendent
Austin's term was so broken into that q
weaker man would have come out al
the end of the year with the condition
Of the school much worse than at the
beginning. 1t is enough to show the
character Of Mr.. Austin's work to say
that he not only kept his grip on the
schools brt brought them through al
the end of the year with clearly defined
progress to report.
Taken all in all both Superintendent
Austin and the city at large are to bt
congratulated on the progress which
has been made during his term as super
intendent and all have the satisfaction
of knowing that on the return of Super
intendent Simmons to this city next
fall he will have the benefit of the pro
gress which he would have the right tc
have expected in his four years absence
Owosso will welcome back the one
and will extend her warmest and best
wishes for continued success in his new
field to the other.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-06-27
Filthy Temples In India.

Sacred cows often defile India tenn
pies, but worse yet is body that's pol
luted by constipation. Don't permit it.
Cleanse your system with Dr. Kings
New Life Pills and avoid untold misery.
They give lively lives, active bowels
good digestion, fine appetite. Only 25c
at J. S. Haggart and w. E. Collins 81
Co. g drug store.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-06-27
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

1t was decided at the evening session
to crowd all the work of the Thursdays
program into Wednesday night and the
task was successfully accomplished,
AID. S. j. Wilson, of Flint, discussed
Sewers" and declared his belief in al-
most any city engineers ability to con-
struct good sewers. Dr. J. O. Parker,
health officer of Owosso, gave as his
belief that the sanitary conditions OF
cities could be improved by making all
aldermen members of the board Of
health.
Dr. A. r. Ingram, health officer of
Fenton, in his talk on villages" said
that dry" town which Fenton now
isis moral and business success. =.
Rev. G. H. Hanks spoke OH THE
Duties of City Officials" and said an
officials first duty was to be whole,
true man.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, John I. Bible, mayor
of Ionia; vice president, Aid. S. J.
Wilson, of Flint; secretary, Ex.Ald
George H. Phillips, Of Battle Creeks
board of trustees, Ex-mayor George r,
Perry, of Grand Rapids, AID Wm
Omara, of Hillsdale, A. L. Nichols, Of
Owosso, Ex-mayor Willard S. Stearns
of Adrian, and DR.. A. r. Ingram of
Fenton.
A banquet was served at the New
National in the evening at ten o'clock,
for which the o. L. I. Band and the
Acme Quartette furnished music Van
Ranst Pond was POSTMASTER, and toasts
were responded to by Mayor Bible, of
Ionia, Ex- Mayor S. D. Emery, Judge S.
F. Smith, DR.. J. o. Parker, Dr. B. S.
Knapp and Rev. c. H. Hanks.
The convention will meet at Adrian
next year, in conjunction with the Mich.
igan Political Science Association.