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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-19
Estate of Burr Conn.
Order of Motherhood of VIII.

STATE OF VERMONT, k,,... H..
kODIsTRICr OF ADDISON, IS. io""'0 N'ui''
Be ii remembered, that at a session of the
Probate Court, holden at Middlebury, within
and for the District of Addison, on the 18th
day OF February, A. ID. 1901.
Present VIM. ii. BLISS, Judge.
Whereas, certain instrument OF writing,
under seal, purporting to be the last will and
testament of Burr Conn, late of Brdport,
in said district, deceased, having been
TINS day presented to said Court for Probate,
and duly filed in the Registers ONCE: There
fore, II 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 March, A. ID. 1904, by publication of this
order, three weeks successfully previous
thereto, in the Middlebury Register, "A news
paper printed at Middlebury, to show cause,
IL any they may have, why said instrument in
writing should not be proved and allowed,
as the last Will and testament OF the said de-
ceased.
A true record.
Attest, FRANK w. THOMAS.
Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-19
OF CONFLICT
Contentious of Japan and Russia in
the Far East.
THE INDEPENDENCE OF C0REA
The Mikado Wants the Car TO Guar
antee to Keep His Hands on the
Hermit Nation-Russia's
Land Greed.

With all the diplomatic technicalities
removed the real cause for the Russian
japanese difficulties in Asia is the open
door in China. COrea is but side issue
that serves a diplomatic purpose. To
be sure if Russia will guarantee the in
dependence of the hermit nation, will
agree to keep her hands off, it will settle
the question. This Russia is willing to
do with conditions, conditions which
Japan is not willing to grant Russia
is willing to give up Corea, for the pres
ent at least, if in turn Japan will not
question her right to Manchuria, but
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-19

Japan does question, and she cannot
afford to do otherwise.
Walter Wellman has explained the
whole subject of the contentious be-
tween these two dominant powers of
the east probably more clearly than any
other writer who has attempted to han
die the subject. He writes under
Washington date, and his sources of in
formation is not only our own state de-
partment, but the Washington embas-
seys of the powers of Europe and Asia
as well. Mr.. Wellman says:
Japan demands that Russia sign
treaty stipulating the independence of
Corea.
Russia has expressed a willingness
to sign such a treaty, with conditions,
and the conditions are that Japan shall
stipulate free rein for Russia in Man
churia, and, by implication, in other
Chinese territory.
Japan has refused to accept any con-
ditions, has declined to take any step
which might be construed as a recogni-
ton of Russian sovereignty in Man
churia, and has insisted upon settle
ment of the question of the future status
of Corea without involvingsthat settle
ment with the status of the Chinese
province
This crisis is the natural
the inevitable collision of two great
forces which for years has been work.
ing toward one another. The national
policies of the two powers have for years
drifted nearer and nearer to actual col
lision. Peace has been preserved
through makeshift and procrastination
OF the evil hour. But at last they are
face to face.
THE two forces which have come
into collision are the instructive lines
of expansion of the two countries. On
the one side is Russia, marching stead
lily, almost resistlessly, craftily, some
times trickily, toward the Pacific; ad-
vancing with railroad and army and
traders and assumption of local author
ity wholly subversive of the nominal
sovereignty of Picking; moving on pow
erfully through assimilation of the
masses, through a pressure almost ela-
cial, masked behind a stealth fairly fe-
line; creeping forward, ever forward
now and then seeming to pause, but only
seeming, for crafts sake.
ION the other side is Japan. whose ma
tional instinct ccnters upon two points.
First, self-nreeervo .ior hr rreventinq
.hc vast 0'r . sweening
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-19
Estate of James NJ. Slade.

pATE or or TE h1SIsSS The Probate
Court for the District of Addison
To all persons interested in the estate OF
James NJ. Sade, late OF Middebury, iii said
District deceased.
GREETING:
BY the authority Of the State OF Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court, at the Probate Office in
Middlebury, in said district, on the It'll day
of March, A. d. 1904, AT 10 o'clock a. m, to show
cause, II any you have, why the account OF
A. j. Marshall, administrator OF the estate
of said deceased, should not be allowed, and
also why the residue of said estate should
not be distributed TO the parties entitled
thereto.
Dated at Middlebury, in said District, this
10th day of February A. D., 1904.
FRANK W. THOMAS, Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-19
Estate of Louisa Brown South
wick.

STATE OF VERMONT.
oDIsTRICr OF ADDISON, IS.
The Probate Court for the District OF Addi-
son:
To all persons interested in the estate of
Louise Brown Southwick, late OF Middlebury,
in said district, deceased. Greeting:
By the authority of the State of Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court, at the Probate ONCE in
Middlebury. in SAID District on the eth day of
March, A. ID. l9Oi at 10 a, m, to show cause,
II any you have, why the account of John
Haskell Butler, Administrator of the estate
of said deceased should not be allowed, and
also why the residue of said estate should
not be distributed to the parties entitled
thereto.
Dated Mt Middlebury, in said district this
10th day of February, A. ID. 1904.
FRANK w. THOMAS, Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-19
Estate of Roswell A. Clark.
commissioners 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
Roswell A. Clark, late of Orwell, in said
District. deceased, and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto, hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purposes aforesaid AT The First
National Bank Of Orwell in said town of
orwell on the 23th day of February ana
25th daY of July next, from , O'Clock p IN.
until 4 O'Clock u. M. each OF said daVs
ana that six IN Onths from the 25th day of Jan
uary "A. ID. 1904, is the time limited by said
Courtfor said creditors 20 present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Orwell this 4th day of Feb.
ruary, A. d., 1904.
9. l. l. W W6Rr4, Com.
W. A. JENNINGS, Admir-.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-19

faith of the proposing partner, no one is
able to say. 1t is said here by men whose
words carry weight that Japan had her
choice between a grabbing alliance with
Russia or a continuance of her sympa-
thetic relations with Great Britain and
the United States and chose the latter.
If this is true, the choice was highly sig
nificant of the future"
Such is fair statement of causes and
conditions in the far east. 1t is the land
greed of Russia on the one hand, the
stretching out of the paw of the bear for
every available mile of territory, his
Unsuitable appetite for domain, in oppo-
sition to the real needs of Japan, the
needs that came with the awakening of
the empire, with its vast population
striving to make up for its centuries of
slumber.
II Japan's factory wheels continue to
revolve she must have markets. To get
these she must dominate the far east in
a commercial sense. This she feels that
she can do if given a fair field. She finds
in Manchuria market for some SIS, 000,-
900 worth of manufactured products each
year. With Russia in control of that
territory this market would practically
be closed to her. She not only needs mar
kets, but she needs room for her surplus
population. Her 46,000,000 of people must
have more room. Manchuria offers this.
Out of this one province of China three
empires the size of Japan could be build
ed, and its population numbers less than
1000 900 of people. If this opportunity
is to be stolen by Russia the lesser or
offered by Corea must be saved
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-19
&eoal 11otices.
Estate of Edgar +. Cross.

The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the district OF
Addison, commissioners, to rece i've, examine
and adjust all claims against the estate OF
Edgar +. Cross, late of Goshen, in said
district, deceased, ana all claims exhibited
in offset thereto, hereby give notice that we
will meet for the purposes aforesaid, at
his late residence in said town of Goshen, on
the 23th day of February ana 18th day of July,
1904, next, from 10 O'Clock n. m until o'clock
p. m, each of said days, and that six months
from the 18th day of January, A. u. 1904 is
the time limited by said Court for said cred
itors to present their claims TO us for exam.
nation aud allowance.
Dated at Goshen, this 30th day of January,
A. ID. 1904.
ia. SESSIONS, Ico.,,
o. 7. SENERY, N"H'
Mrs. SUSIE Gross, Admx.,
Brandon, VT &
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-19

John w. Titcomb, who is passing the
winter in the Argentine Republic, de-
veloping the fish culture interests of that
country, has been granted an additional
leave of absence of three months and
will not return to Washington until
spring.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-19
WTlglt'S Indian Vegetable Pills

The eat Laxayei All Vegetable; Contain Mineral
THEY OPERATE ON BOWELS
LIVER, KIDNEYS AND BLADDER
AN WriSht--./o, Moye ZAaH Hal(a C,Ain,y'
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-19

1t is announced that Charles Batchel-
der of Woodstock is a candidate for
states attorney for Windsor county this
year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21


ned
tha 5ndge AZ really be
llieves had fos1nda a fact, and
ma King poll fica1 purposes.
His resen 4. herefore, was nat nat
raI, and was oViousIy shared by the
people
And missouri. a great, big. Jag
|ged chunk, blasted out Of that stub
born boulder the Solid South Would
that while he was about It, President
Roosevelt had carried the other
Southern States and given US a uni
ted country, that could in due time
break apart on new lines There
were only twelve States left. II it
had been a convention, instead of an
election, the motion to make 1t unant-.
nous would3have been carried with
such a roar that the dissenting voices,
lf there were any, could not haveabeen;
heard
We venture the prediction that
President Roosevelt Will revise the
tariff in the interest of the people.
After all; even the cry OF break
ers ahead isn't enough to make
folks abandons a ship with competent
officers for a$raft with a green crew.
just a word of warning to our Re
publican friends. Theodore Roosevelt
won an enormous victory. In your
natural enthusiasm over his huge
success, don't boil over too much!
Don't do to him what the American
people did to George Dewey! Don't
make an impossible hero Of him!
Keep down your raptures. He is a
good man and has big mans work
ahead of him. Give him a chance to
do it, and help him to do it wisely.
His administration will have no i'm
mediate opposition of sufficient
strength to curb it. If it needs to
have the brakes put on, some of you
have to help twist them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21

meny souls are being made to know
their sins forgiven miss nancy Smith
a near nabor had twins day before
Yesterday and one of them is a poor
scraggy thing. and wont live half its
days this is about all j know and
have to report at present quarter give
my respects to Mrs. Buchanin and
subscribe myself yours Trooly
Abigail jenkins
N at fulton co. rs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21

Cheap Excursions to the St. Louis
Worlds Fair Every Wednesday,
In August, September and Oc- s!;
tober-only $500 Round
Trip From FARM ont. II

Tickets will be good going in
coaches only on specified trains. sEs
Returning, tickets will be good In
coaches only on all regular trains,s!
leaving st. Louis not later than ten
days, including date OF sale.
@ Call on ticket agent for time of
train and full informa ton
measure. because we carry Heath Ss
lMil1egan's best: prepared paint and8
satisfac tions Isl guaranteed by its suse.5a
"a z. Halls Hardware Store,
MY Some person WI getEthe brass bed
Coal City House sling Conn any.x
Some person get the tlton rug.
Coal City Iouge 4 Com 1.s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21
Verdict of Guilty.

HUNTINGTON, w Va, Nov. 2l--
Tenn essee Williams, a desperate CHAR
acter from the Norfolk and Western
section, has been given a verdict Of
guilty of the malicious shooting Of
Walter Mcconnell in this city about
two months ago. He will be sentenced
this week. The law in this State
makes the minimum two years.
That Williams escaped the gallows
is due only to the wonderful physical
powers of his victim w'.o was shot
entirely through the body, the bullet
entering the abdomen anG coming out
near the back bone One Of his hands
was also shot to pieces.
WV NOT LOT tho Marion Claim
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21

we carry all sizes OF sewer pipe
from to "a inches Prompt delivery.
Call US on either phone. J. L. Hall
Hardware Store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21
RENEWED ACTIVITY.
Eiehty-Four Idle Mills Will Start
Up Soon.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 21.-Oficial
announcement was made by the
American Sheet and Tin Plate Com
pany that eighty-four tin plate mills
of the big corporation will resume
operations before the close OF the first
week in December This will bring
the total operating mills at that time
up to 1919 out Of 249 tin plate mills,
owned by the company. There is re
newed activity in the tin plate trade,
business in sheet is improved and
the American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company will start number of its
idle sheet plants within the next few
weeks. FIN
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21
A Postmaster's Report.

!
When it was arranged for post
masters to send in quarterly reports,
many queer documents were furnish
ed, says the Burlington Hawkeye,
| One of the funniest came from a
point not over sixty or seventy miles
from BurIington--Wate Fulton
county, Ill-and is model of com
prehensiveness, if not grammatical
precision 1t is on the file at the post
Office Department, and reads as fol
lows:
waterford, fulton c, lis.
July the 9, 1856.
muster iimes buchanin, president of
United States,-Dear Sur. Bean re-
CURED by the instructions Of the post
office to report quarterly, I now fool
fl that pleasin duty by reportin as
follows The Harvestin has been
goin on pretty well and most of the
labors have got thur cuttin dun.
wheat it hardly an average crop, on
rollin, lans corn is yellowish and
wont cut more than ten or fifteen
booshi1s to the aker the health of the
communities is only to1erably meesils
and celery have broken out in about 2
and half miles from hear, THAR are
powerful awaken on the subject
of religun in the potts naborhood and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21
NOTICE TO DAlRyMEN.

We are mailing choice hominy feed,
which is unequa1ed for dairy purposes.
M1lIer-C1ark Grain Co. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21

IlEsUIT


sso Del ysrsas inset Sc
ny NY 1a1suai
nions7e oncer II Out s8i
some III the sidential
ctIon:
t:oI Ggorge Harvey of Harper''s
votes most f$his time this
IKE Isl comm nt On til ii result Of the
ntia cleo on. Some OF his ex-
ions offs Mon fol Nv
guess al ight# as far as
sole detect consists in
the faeE ina NOT so far enough:
conf numb At $$it never oc-
NJ airy and 1nfgh go
or her two hundred
at " issouris 4 with Folk
for governor #ould vote for
never 8kneR much
ans how. and have
has no business
tSSs tate. 81 s. It's three votes
Income part mai ority. With
eption OF hese38 States, the
oted Sas$ we guessed it would
honld Id perhaps, mind you.
3suE ssotl d & and did. The out
come far as we can Judge, was
no, hen asked what was
carried lis moth:
her everlasting home, re-
here s no complaint
aveTrbpdy 8Wa as satisfied. In any case,
IaaYe8 obserye d no long faces, and
siness% are perking
nod oubt that Judge Par
sri yously disappointe He
VS. managers were curiously de-
certain conviction that he
e1ectedss here was no
beieye on heir part They felt
E3absot atsI ssured "a of a result that
been he most astonish-
ode sin can politics. It
efoTe. but nat ural. perhaps,
9amocratic candidate, while
3yet feeling keenIy the disappoint-
shoul ave harked back. in
tlbseauen tpronouncement to his
lie causes which he had
peculiar emphasis in
sda Us Of the campaign as
The IA potent on behalf of the Re
publ Ian candle acy- Fl, Z he said,
ouI hel p the people, If we
an organization through
they may be relieved of a
ia has grown SO corrupt that
lady enter into partner
the truststo secure money
aection purposes we must. forget
feEences of tn past etc. The
dcation from this assertion
moneys contributed by the
cons tttuted an mportant fac
election Of Mr.. Roose-
he two National commit
cred very Ifttle in amount.
Rep1bIi lean fund was $2,250,o00ss
Democratic fund was S1;S00 900.
hese amounts exces-
siye Jndonbte " NJ r. Hartman
CONSIDERABLE amount Of
aid his Republican bench
men YoT:lS, and so in all prob
did Senator Smith on behalf
sf Elernocratlc candidate for gov
lew Jersey. but as far as
atfona1 committees were con
eeFt1esI here as no disbursement
puld Involve the purchase
spt q. Roosevelt won over
On his own personality.
aarkgr could not beat him, Mr..
E;TeYeIaI could have beaten him;
oi dgment, could the
g he people wanted a
human being forcef1l. resolute, patri-
gtics maybe but sagacious
md sappea lin Z hey found what
seeing IN Theodore Roose-
and made his election 50 sure
ne Yaguest intimatIon of a pur-
cha 81 mply silly
regret exceedingly to be Iobig-
ed record the impression that the
IIldgs IS noti$a good loser. On cleo
tio1E Iieh t$h be- sent the following dis
SIoraSfden - Wa shinpfon ID C.. |
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21

e Quick collections, prompt settle
ments-Marion Claim Agency. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21

Croquet is a pleasant paEtime. Pro
cure I'll set at I'll. Halls hardware
store. .5 q
why not a let the Marion Claim
Agency collect that claim for you? RIG !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21

Asiyour .si grocer for Marion q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21
:, NJ. ANEs z. RRANG#.

r, re-. ANEe r. RRANGM,
ARRIVES.
No. 5O.-Pittsburg Accom'n loo P. M.
No. 4.-Pittsburg Accon'n 9:55 P. M.
DEPARTS.
No -Pittsburg Accom'n 7:50 a. NJ.
No. 51.-Connellsvil1 Ac'm 2:l0P. NJ.
No. SO leaves daily for Morgar5own
at sos p NJ. No. 81 arrives from Nor
gantown at 6:55 a. M, daily except Sun
day; at 500 A. M Sunday only.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21
The Peoples Bank Of EaIr-=
mont. w. Va.
CAPITAL STOCK, U.
5000, 100000.

george NJ Jacobs FazesIaaKa
george DeBcl1--. CGslllar
y. n BrownAeld- Assistant Gas ~
DirectorsG. m. jacobs, s.. Il at.
SON J. NJ Hartley, Harry shsW. w = "
6eyInona and G. E. HUtch1nsoa- G*
AT business 3ntrusted To- US ,ssiIG IA
ceive prompt and careful attention.
SOLICIT YOUR ACCOUNTS.
Interest paid on time Opposite. NRuIs
is free to customers for private hoxss
anc paperE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21

Designated Depository Of the United
States and State of West! Virgins.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21
gEDNONGAM DIVISION

REONONGAH DIVISION.
No. 5.-Arrives at Fairmont 5:S5 P. ID.
No. 1.-Arrives at F1airmont 1910 P. NJ.
No. 3.-Arriyes at F airmont 7:45 A. M.
No. 2.-Leaves Fairmont. 7:10 a. NJ.
No. 6.-Leaves Fairmont-. 1888 P. NJ.
No. 4.-Leaves F'air1nont- !. 1856 P. M.
All trains are daily except Nos. 3
and on the F., M. and P. branch,
which are daily except Sunday.
For sleeping car reservations and
information concerning tickets and
rates, consult
T. B. HENDERSON,
Ticket Agent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21
MEAT MARKET.

G. NJ. Welsh, Proprietor.
Fresh and Cured Meats OF all kinds.
Eighth street, South Side. Bell
Phone, 243-2.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21

FAtRMoNTlcE AND FUEL CO.,
NJ. M.Foster, Manager.
5once304 Main street. Phones ].
a S}s g. NJ 98:: Bell. 1892. N IA
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
SEA ISLAND COTTON
FUTURE is BRIGHT
Factors Say That With Good Weather Better
Prices Will Prevail

'It is a little early to prognosticate
concerning the new sea island cotton
crop" said Col G. Arthur Gordon to a
Morning News reporter yesterday. Eat
least 20 per cent. of the present crop is
yet unaccounted for, and it is rather
difficult to state exactly what the COM
ing season will bring forth in sea island
culture.
"One thing is certain" continued Col.
Gordon, land that is, there will not be
an over-production. 1 base this belief
on the high price of uplands In former
years the sea island planter has only
cultivated uplands as his pet crop, in
his front yard, so to speak, but owing
to the price he has obtained for upIands
this season, he would rather produce
this crop at IL cents than sea islands
at 20 cents a pound. The latter class
of cotton requires more care, the cost
of picking is higher, and it costs more
to gin.
Il would not be surprised, therefore,
to see the Southern planter devote more
of his land and time to uplands rather
than sea islands.
While the present season has been
fairly profitable, the crop will only
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29

amount to between $4,000 and 7sOoO
bales.
1T would have been an easy problem,
to have made the crop at least 100 O00
bales this year had it not been for the
heavy rains last August, the killing
frosts in November and the presence of
the now existing disease, Anthracnose
which is a black blight, and has bean
playing havoc in the sea island belt
with proper weather conditions. 7
would not be surprised to see the next
crop at least 100000 bales, which is
about normal"
Another prominent sea island man
said: I'VE have been very much
pleased with the present season. and
the next should be equally, if not mere
profitable.
we have had a great deal to con-
tend with-the weather, but particularly
labor. The time is fast approaching
when the negro will either have to work
or there will be a howl for another
class of labor that can be better de-
pended upon. Just when the negro la
borer is most needed is the time that he
can be least depended upon.
This condition of affairs has to Il
great extent held down the sea island
culture, but all other conditions being
equal, you may say that the new cro0
while not excessive, will be fully up To
normal conditions, and as 1 do not look
Tor such good prices in the upland
trade next year, sea islands ought TO
bring a better price than at present"