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THE STANDARD.
Local News.
ALBANY.
Good Prick. James Vance sold last
week a span of four years old colts for $000.
They go to Rhode Island.
There was a very pleasant gathering last
Thursday at the residence of L. P. Tenney,
Esq., to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniver
sary of their marriage. About fifty rela
tives and friends were present and a very
happy season was enjoyed. Beautiful pres
ents to the value of $100 or more were be
stowed ; bountiful refreshments were pre
pared, and the entire arrangements made
without the knowledge of Mr. or Mrs. Ten
ney. It was a complete surprise to them
and the enjoyment of all was thereby
heightened.
BARTON.
Fell Down Stairh. Mrs. Noble Al
drich of Glover, while in this village last
Thursday afternoon, in coming down stairs
from the daguerrean saloon, fell and hurt
her badly. She had a child in her arms.
A kebel. Carl JNewton ot liarton is so
much in love with the exploded confeder
acy that he has hung out its flag over his
hog pen.
George Davis has just opened p grocery
store in the rooms recently occupied by J.
Li. v oouman.
die macks. A very interesting contest
is expected at the races on the 3d of July,
the Fair Ground Company having offered
the liberal sum of $250; the owners of
' Suowflake," the Holmes Horse
" Chestnut Dan," have also added $250
each, making a purse of $750 to contend
for. " Suowflake" and driver Chas. Tay
lor are already on the ground. Other
horses to trot for the different purses have
engaged stables, and altogether a lively
day can safely be counted on.
BKOWNINGTON.
Old Academy. Nearly $800 has beeu
raised to be appropriated in repairing the
old academy buildings once famous as
the first school of learning in our county,
which may it be again.
Nice FAKf. While we were on our
hasty trip through Brownington last Tues
day, we passed the farm of James Wilson,
which is a splendid one. Everything look
ed in shape. If there is abetter farm in
that town than Wilson's we want to see it.
Evans Mills. This little nest is about
the smartest in the county. But two years
old it Htill has fourteen houses and two saw
mills, and with the exception of one house
and one mill all have been built in that
time. H.C.Bruce is erecting a store 60
by .'50, ell and all, and two stories high.
Evans & Foster are getting out timber for
another house for a workman. This firm
deliver weekly at the Landing 25,000 feet
of sound lumber and employ but eight
hands to do it. Their mill is said to be
best for a water power there is in the coun
ty. We made a visit to the place last
Tuesday and were agreeably surprised at
the aspect of affairs though everything
looks decidedly newish and green espe
cially the grass. The mills are on Wil
loughby river and three miles from the out
let of the lake, which the company dam
when water is low and thus manage to run
most of the time. They have a road al
most completed to the outlet have been
working it two years. When finished it
will materially serve to increa.se business
Jo. Evans is to be first mayor if hipolitics
don't change is a "Black Republican"
now. We took a look at the shingle facto
ry of N. D. Chapman built last fall, which
employs twenty hands ten men and ten
girls, real "pooty" too, some of them who
cut, edge and pack from 15,000 to 20,000
shingle daily, and they have cut as high
as .'50,000 in one day. The shingle are ce
dar and average $4.00 per thousand at the
mill. Ten saws are in operation, ranging
in size from 12 to 47 inches, all being pro
pelled by a 30 inch Turbine water wheel,
invented by N. D. Chapman, the owner of
the shingle works, and who informed us
that there were last fall over 800 of his
wheels in operation in Massachusetts.
CRAFTS BURY.
Mr. Editor: I gavei statement in your
paper four years ago of the growth of a
pair of steers that weighed at 23 months
2,300, which sold for $184. Last year I
sold a pair 24 months old, which weighed
2,610 pounds ; amounting, at $8.00 per
hundred, live weight, to $208.80, which
your readers have seen. I will now give a
statement of the growth and treatment of a
steer and heifer the past year. Last spring
I had a Native steer calf from a small cow,
quite under size; and something seemed to
ail the calf was dull-eyed but eat hi.-
meals. After about a month he seemed to
wake up and began to grow. Two months
later I had another calf, (heifer) half Dur
ham. These calves were fed on skim milk
and hay tea, and hay cut from the 10th to
the 20th of June, and kept in a stable in
winter that does not freeze ; let them out
in the shed days in summer for exercise
and during winter I gave them about four
quarts of milk and about two quarts of hay
tea added, which makes six quarts in all,
once a day up to April; then I scalded a
half pint of corn and cob meal increased to
one pint, and three quarts of milk addeo
to the tea and meal twice a day up to the
time I sold them. The result was, I sold
the steer, which, at 15 months old, weighed
824 pounds, to Mr. Edwin Stratton, at $8
per hundred, live weight, amounting to
$65.92 ; and the heifer I sold at 13 months
old, which weighed 830 pounds, and at $8
per hundred amounted to $66.40, which
makes the pair weigh 1654 pounds and
amount to $132.32, and was retailed at a
profit. He gives the dressed weight of
the two as follows :
Steer. Beef 440, Tallow 33, Hide 70.
Heifer. " 430, " 46," " 68.
Total 1087 pounds.
According to the above figures it makes
these calves stand about 20 per cent more
than the above pair of steers at 24 months
old ; so a little variation every time makes
an advance. Mr. Stratton says he hopes
this will stimulate the people to raise bet
ter cattle. A. A. Randall has a three-
fourths blood Durham calf about 14 months
old which I think, with the same treatment
as above, would weigh as much as 1100 lbs.
As I have said before in your paper, I con
sider farming to be only in its infancy, and
the above figures confirm the statement.
Craftsbury, Vt. A. Scott.
COVEimtY.
Lakoe Rhtbabb. John M. Veasey
has sent us a stock and leaf of a rhubarb
' plant growing in his garden, the stock of
which measures 5 and 6 inches in circum
ference, and the leaf measures 31 i by 41
inches, and 254 inches 21 feet 2 inches
around its out-edge. It is from a root
set a year ago last fall, of the wine variety ;
and is the largest we ever saw.
GREENSBORO.
Dr. F. W. Goodall has returned from
Boston, where he has been spending sever
al weeks, attending a course of lectures,
and he is now ready to attend to his patients.
DERBY.
Served Him Right. A certain young
man from Charleston visited 'the circus at
Derby Line, on Tuesday last, in company
with his "gal," but unfortunately got the
wrong side of the Line and imbibed a lit
tle too freely of the Rock Island ardent,
and as frequently happens, failing to "see
the point" of going home like &ober citi
zen, remained all night, which was prob
ably the best thing he could do. Undoubt
edly Wednesday morning found him with
a heavy head, and reasoning a la Homao
path, that like cures like drank a little
mnrp ncrtoi n l v tar ft hpnrianhA thia hmd
Ah! when will we be wise in season? If!
like cures like, more craves more, and
more he took. Hiring a team from the
livery, he and his fair one (and this is no
joke,)excited the curiosity and pity of the
village by some pretty tall driving, halloo
ing and gesticulations until the proprietor
of the team concluding his horses were in
danger took them away from him. Not
being used to such large potations or
small ones often taken he fell asleep.
The young lady, full of tender (?) solici
tude on his behalf requested the landlord
not to awaken him, and to her credit took
the stage for home. Who says she did not
serve him right ?
HOLLAND.
Fire. The saw mill belonging to Hor
ace Glover, was burned on the night of the
24th. The family living in a house near
by did not discover it until awakened by
the fkllinc rafters, ft haA nr. toon in op
eration this vear. It was undoubtedly the
work of an incendiary. Insured for $600.
No loss.
II. II. Weeden, a merchant in a small
wav, suspended payment last week liabil
ities $1,400, assets about $750.
IRASBL'RUII.
Cut His Throat. John Hopkins of
Irasburgh, aged about 65, got tired of liv
ing last Wednesday morning, and so sawed
off his jugular vein and cut a small gash
clean across his throat. He bled freely of
course but did not die. Great fears are
entertained that he mav recover.
MORGAN.
Mr. Flanders, John Morse and John
Wark have each put up a barn frame, and
Mr. Fuller has the frames up for his starch
factory buildings
Cyrus, son of Charles Miranville, a lad
of 15, cut, with an axe, a gash in his knee
about three inches long. He struck the
axe in just above the knee pan and glanc
ing down caused the knee pan to turn out.
Dr. Hinman was sent for and sewed up the
gash and it is now doing well : but he will
probably be laid up a long time
lady in this town recently gave birth
to a child with a dog's head. It was per
mitted to die.
NEWPORT.
Fire. The store of John Clough at
Newport Centre was destroyed by fire on
Saturday night. We learn that the store
and goods are a total loss. Insured for
$4,000. Cause of fire unknown.
About 2 o'clock last Sunday morning,
Luther Flanders and Giles Wilcox return-
ing
from a fishing excursion, discovered
Chester Allen's blacksmith shop to be on
fire. They broke the door open and soon
extinguished the fire. On examination
they found it to be the work of an incen
diary. Under the shop was found a tin
plate containing fire, also pieces of boards
and shavings partly burned. About two
feet from where the fire was kindled, Mr.
Wilcox picked ui a powder horn half full
of sporting powder. The horn is about
nine inches long with wooden bottom neat
ly fitted, and the letters A. .s. marked on it.
It is hoped the horn may be the means of
bringing the culprit to justice.
L. Robinson has sold the farm recently
occupied by Moses Wood, together with sev
en cows and the farming tools, to J. H. M.
Cochran of Craftsbury for $2,750.
SHEFFIELD.
Lay Delegation. Tuesday, the 22d
uist., was the day appointed for the i-het-
field and Wheelock circuit, of the M. E.
church to vote on the question of lay del
egation. The day was very rainy, and but
a small fraction of the membership were
present sixteen. Of these, five voted in
favor, and eleven against lay k;. j.iitiii.
Whether a majority of the membership
throughout the country will vote in favor
of the proposed change is doubtful. Asa
general thing, the members of the M. E.
church have been satisfied to let things re
main as they are. The law making power
of the church has heretofore, and now, is
vested in the General Conference ; a body
that meets once in four years, and whose
members are the representatives of the
traveling ministers and not the lay element
of the church. Should a majority of the
membership throughout the connection
vote in favor of the change, and two-thirds
of the Annual Conferences concur, lay del
egates the real representatives of the
rani and file of the church will be per
mitted to take part in the deliberations and
acts of the law-making body of the church.
A Good Heifer. Chas. Ingalls of Shef
field has a three years old heifer that has
given on an average. 28 pounds of milk per
day, the past week, and has no extra feed
runs in rather a poor pasture days and
is yarded nights. Who has a better one ?
we mean one that gives more milk with
the same chance. Ingalls purchased her
last fall of one Whitney, a drover from
Derby Line, for $40. She is of the Dur
ham breed and entirely white.
CANADA ITEMS.
Suicide. A young man by the name
of Kenney, committed suicide by shooting
himself on Sunday, the 13 inst., at Bar-
ford. He had been down country to see
his girl, and was to be married ; but when
he got there found she was engaged to an
other. He got home on Saturday night ;
wrote to his father and mother, brothers
and sisters to be at his funeral on Tuesday,
and carried the letters to the post office ;
went to the house, took a gun and said he
was going to shoot a hen hawk. He put
in the powder of six cartridges and one
bullet; then hitched a string to the trigger,
put it arround a fence post, then put the
muzzle against his heart and the other end
against the fence post, then pulled which,
of course, killed him instantly.
The stone masons have resumed work on
the steeple of the new Methodist church.
Hopes are entertained that the church will
be completed for occupancy by the first
of August. The total cost, including organ,
and bell will be from $4,000 to $4,500.
It will be the best church edifice outside
of Montreal and Quebec in Canada East.
The new incumbent, Rev. Mr. Ryckham,
lately stationed at Toronto, C. Wj will ar
rive this week.
A singular robbery was perpetrated in
Magog one day last week. A Mr. Allen
notified Mr.DavidThompsonthat he would
pay a certain note Thomson held against
nim for $75 if he would fetch it to his house.
Mr. Thomson went to Allen's accordingly,
but Allen gave some excuse for not paying.
On his return home. Thomson met Allen
in a piece of woods. Allen demanded the
note at the same time drawing a knife and
seizing Thomson by the beard, threatened
to cut his throat unless lie gave it up.-
Under the circumstances, Mr. Thomson
thought it best to comply with the demand
Allen has been arrested and committed to
Sherbrooke jail. StantUad Journal.
Some time dunns- last wppV. Mr. J. C.
Tuck, preventive officer at Georgeville, re
ceived information that a box of silver
would be smuggled through the Lake on
the steamer. Seeing a suspicious box, he
undertook to take possession, when he was
resisted by a man named Taylor. The of-
if! m i . . . J . ...
ncer nil iayior on nis head with a cane
when Taylor "pitched into" him and pound
ed h im severely. It subsequently appear
ed that the box contained nails.
Since the above was in tvoe we have re
ceived the following particulars.
yn mesday morning last, as the Moun
tain Maid was about leaving tha wharf at
Georgeville, an altercation occurred which
is likely to have serious results. It appears
Mr. John P. Tibbetts. of our village, had
deposited a small box on the wharf contain
ing some pressed nails, which he was in
tending to put aboard the steamer to be
sent to Magog to be used in making of some
skiffs. Officer Tuck came along, and no
ticing the box, suspected it might contain
silver, and wished to detain it. The box
was at once opened and found to contain
only the nails ; nevertheless Mr. Tuck from
some reason, declined to have the box go
aboard. Officer McGowan being also pres
ent, remarked that the nails were purchas
ed in Montreal, and there being no cause
apparent why the box should be detained,
told the men who had it in charge to put
it aboard the steamer ; upon which some
confusion occurred ; at last John Taylor
stooped down to pick up the box when offi
cer Tuck raised his cane and dealt him a
severe blow on the head, which drew blood ;
Tavlor rose and returned the blow with his
fist, laying officer Tuck out, with a contus
edand bloody cheek. Taylor then carried
the box on board, and the boat immediate'
. I iA . I 1 n ww..
iy leil me wnari. no poMcnccre ttctc
rather excited at the affair ; and seemed to
sympathize with Taylor, conceiving that
the Queen's officer, in this instance, was un
reasonable in his demands, if not quite out
of his place. But it seems the magistrates
thought different ; as when the case was
bro't before them by the High Constable,
whom Mr Tuck had summoned to the scene,
they viewed the matter in the light that
Her Majesty s Officer, Mr. luck, had been
obstructed in the proper discharge of his
duty, and the defendants John Taylor and
Rufus L. Ayer, were bound up each in the
sum of eight hundred dollars, to take their
trial on the Customs Act. Stanstead Jour
nal.
The Burrillville Murder Man
Killed. Providence, R. I., Jane 23
Mrs. Jones who was shot by her
husband in Burrillville Monday night,
died this morning.
COMMEMORATION NOTICE.
The public service appointed by Orleans Asso
ciation, in commemoration of Kev. v. a. White,
will be held at Coventry, on Wednesday, July
7ih, at half past one o'clock, p. m. Sermon by
Kev. V m. A. Robinson.
S. K. B. PERKINS. Register.
Receipts for the Standard
FOR THE Till ENDING J O N B 29, 1 869.
O C Osgood, Hardwick, 1,00
S H Lathe. Cha'leston, 3,60
P Mooers, Albany, 2.00
H J Cross, " 2,00
C Brown, Greensboro, 3,00
J Wilson, " 2,00
W Anderson, Craftsbury, 2,00
S Roberts, " 2.00
C E Evans, Forrestville, Minn. 2 00
W Williams, Troy, 2,00
H C Wilson, " 4,00
L P Gallup, " 2,00
C H Benton, " 6,00
A Miller, " 2.00
J Martin, 2d " 2,00
A A Nichols, Charleston, 2,00
S Clough, lnisburgh, 2,00
G W Ordway, " 2,00
S S '1 iukham, Brownington, 2,00
John Daley, Derby, 2,00
John ark, Morgan, 5.15
John Arthur, Glover, 2,C0
Luter C Dow, Albany, 2,00
Frank Shaw, London, Ohio, 2,00
N H Fletcher, Barton, 1,00
MARRIED.
in W mdhnm, Conn., June 21, at the residence
of the bride's lather, by Kev. Mr. Day, Mr. T. J.
Roberts, of Craitshury, and Mis8 Sarah Billings,
of Windham, Conn.
At the West Concord House, June 10, by the
Rev. Mr. Currier, Mr. Olin Allard of Sutton, and
be iss Betsey Ranger of Irasburgh.
DIED.
At Irasburgh, on the 21st inst., after a protract
ed and painful illness, Mrs. Charlotte Cushrnan,
widow of the late Isaac Cushnian of Hartland,
Vt, aged 74 years. Woodstock and Windsor
papers please copy.
In Barton, June 21, Hannah Burton, aged S3.
UEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
National bank, of Derby Line Vt., at close
of business, June 12th 1869.
KE80UBCE8.
Loans and Discounts, 165,100,09
Over Drafts, 3,34
L . S. Bonds to secure Circulation, 150,000,00
Other Stocks, 3.600,00
Due from Redeeming and Reserve Agts. 9,478,28
Real Estate, 100,00
Cash Items and Revenue Stamps, 1,728,67
bills ot other Nat. Banks, 1,479,00
Fractional Currency and Nickels, 10,00
Specie, 3,000,00
Legal Tender Notes, 12.700,00
$347,199.33
150,000,00
24,000,00
12.102,89
134,403,00
2,344,00
23,311.49
1,038,00
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in,
Surplus Fund,
front and l,oss,
Nat. Bank Circulation,
State Bank Circulation,
Deposits,
Dividends Unpaid,
$347,199,38
I, Stephen Foster, Cashier of the National
Bank of Derby Line, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true, to the best of my knowl
edge and belief.
STEPHEN FOSTER, Cashier.
STATE OF VERMONT, ) Sworn to and snb-
county 01 urieans, ) scribed belore me,
this 2lst day 01 June, 1869.
Wm. S. FOSTER. N. P.
Correct Attest, Levi Spalding, A. T. Foster,
wm. . Foster, Linectors.
GROCERY STORE.
The Subscriber has just opened a new Grocery
Store, opposite the Barton Drug Store, wheie he
will keep for sale everything usually found in a
hrst class Grocery, such as
BUTTER, CHEESE,
LARD, PORK,
and Provisions. Also those splendid Bottled
f icaies, netcnups and f epper bauce,
Raisins, Figs, Oranges, Lemons, Nuts,
Candies, ana Cigars,
ALSO
Temperance Drinks,
AMD
SUMMER BEVERAGES.
that are good to take,
LORILLARD'S BEST CHEWING TOBACCO,
NAVY CLIPPINGS,
AND
'OUNO. AM ERICA
WITH OTHER
KNIOK KNACKS
which he proposes to sell as
LOW AS POSSIBLE
and live. Please call and I will endeavor to suit
you in
PRICE AND QUALITY.
Come one, come all.
GEO. C. DAVIS.
Barton, June 28, 1869. 26
NOTICE.
Is hereby given to Dewey and Hatch, of
Brunswick, in the county of Essex and State of
Vermont, that the following described taxes,
lawfully assessed upon the following described
real estate and property remain' unpaid, vii;
State tax of December 1, 1868, (Date of war
rant,) $12,00.
County tax of January 1, 1868, (Date of War
rant,) $3,60.
Highway tax, June 13th, 1868, (Date of War
rant,) $4,75.
Commencing at a stake and stones in the most
westerly point in Mineral Pond, so called, and
running North 87 1-2 degrees east. 36 rods to
Connecticut river, thence southerly on the bank
of said river to a spruce tree marked on the west
side, with witnesses around it, thence south
87 1-2 degrees west to a pine stub, thence in the
tame direction to the line between No. 62 and
63 in the 2d division of lots, in said Brunswick,
thence on the said line to the corner of No. 60,
in said division, thence in a direct line to the
place of beginning, meaning the Spring's House
property.
And so much of such real estate will be sold at
Snblic auction, at the dwelling house of John J.
ohnson, in said Brunswick, on Monday, the
19th day of July, A. D., 1869, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, as shall be requisite to discharge
said taxes with legal costs, unless previously
paid.
. JOHN J. JOHNSON,
First Constable and Collector.
Brunswick, June 10, 1869. 24w3
DOUBLE LOCK ELASTIC STITCH
GOLD MEDAL
SEWING MACHINE.
For Simplicity it has no Rival.
The Inventors having made this branch of me
chanics their special study for many years, be
lieve uicj u Bucceeueu iu pruuuuug a ocwuig
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A comparison with any of the numerous ma
chines in the market is respectfully solicited.
The Gold Medal makes less noise than any
other two thread machine while in operation.
The trouble often experienced in 'setting the nee
dle in other machines is avoided in this, as the
needle is set withont difficulty. This is a feature
of great value as every operator well knows.
The power of its driving machinery having
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classes of work. Several other improvements
have been made, such as the manner of holding
the spool, regulating the tension, operating the
treadle, etc., each adding to the value of the ma
chine. It is put up in every style desired, from
$40 to $100.
F. P. CHENEY, Ag't.,
Glover, Vt.
The result is a Sewing Machine which, for
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It is unnecessary to fasten the end of the seams
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This machine is the result and combination of
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all, and stitched with a firmness, beauty of finish
and regularity surprising even to experienced
operators ol the most celebrated machines, an
achievement not yet accomplished by the high
est priced and most widely knowu machine.
The stitches cau be cut at intervals of an iuch,
and then it will be found utleriy impossible to
rip or tear tne seam apart.
v asniug ana ironing does not alter its ap
pearance, or weaken the seam. The stitches can
Ue made finer or coarser whiie the machine is in
motiou by a very simple contrivance. And the
work can be guided and sewed by Children equal
iy as well as by grown persons, the manner of
sewing being so simple, easy and perfect.
TESTIMONIALS.
St. Johnsbury. April 17. 1869.
F. P. CHENEY.
Dear &ik : The Gold Medal Sewinir Machine
that we bought of you about ten months ago has
been in almost daily use since that time, on all
kinds of work necessary to our business, such as
stitching our kids, single and double, and we
have also done all our family sewing with it, and
it is always ready to run, never needs any re
pairing, previous to using this machine we used
a shuttle machine, but with this one we are not
obliged to re-wind the thread, but use it directly
irom tne spools, and it makes a stronger seam
man any otner one 1 have tried, therefore we
would not exchange the Gold Medal for any
snuttie machine in use. and cneertuiiy recom
mend it to any in want of a family machine.
Yours truly,
ST. JOHNSBURY SKIRT CO.
B. Simonds, Agt.
Notice below what one of the best machinists
in the State, thinks of the Gold Medal.
Among all the family sewing machines that I
nave examined. I regard the Gold Medal ma
chine as the most desiiable. Its machinery runs
smootniy and with very little noise or friction
and is of the right kind for durability and cor
rect working. As simDle as anv sinele thread
machine, and almost impossible to get ont of or-
uer. AUGUSTUS SANBORN,
Machinist and Foreman of the American Hone
and Uox Company, Wolcott, Vt.
Gold Medal Sb winq M achln b Co. : Yon may
rest assured that I always recommend your ma-
cmne, tor i nave naa mine eight years, it is
good machine and sews perfectly well now.
Mrs. E. K. PRAY, Holderness, N. H.
Gold Medal Sewing Machine Co.: Ma
chines came to me all right. Have sold all but
one. People here are just beginning to find out
that the Gold Medal is just what they want. My
wife will not use the Florence which we have in
the house, but will use the Gold Medal.
W. T. RICHARDSON.
Box 483, Northampton, Mass.
"We like our machine very much. It makes a
strong Mitch, reijuiie no fastening off. and has
the advantage over all other machines in the
convenient acce.-s to the lower ntedle."
M. S. BIDWELL, Jr.
Monteiey, Berkshire Co., Mass.
"I think the Gold Medal the beot of any ma
chine I have ever seen, anc desire to benefit the
commuuity by introducing it into this region."
Rev. T. RYDER.
. Middleboro', Mass.
"Your machine is the best one ever brought
before the public, and besides it is the cheapest."
MISS ELLA ODWYER.
Middletown, Ohio.
"I have had one of your machines in use about
a year and like it very much."
ADAM PLANCK.
Engellsviile, Scohane Co., N. Y.
"I congratulate you on the Gold Medal Ma
chine. I have examined every kind of sewiug
machine before the public, and think the Gold
Medal the best in the world. No family should
be without one."
H. 8. BUTTS.
Fredonia, N. Y.
"It is just what the advertisement savs. work
ing with less noise, and doing better work than
a you or machine.
LUDLOW (Vt.) GAZETTE.
"We are exceedinglj well pleased with your
machine, and would not do withont it for twice
ts cost," A. P. WILSON.
26 Coldspring, Allegany Co., N. Y.
K t m JXi v t i i e t m e n 1 0 .
The attention of reflecting invalids is invited to
the following observations. The questions are
such as the sick would be likely to ask ; the re
plies are simple facts clothed in language that
everybody can understand.
WHY
is Tarrant's Effervescent Seltzer Aperient adapt
ed to the cure of Indigestion and its concomi
tants? BECAUSE
it tones the membranes of the stomach and pro
motes the secretion of the gastric juice, the sol-1
vent which converts the fooa into a lite sustain
ing agent and also, because it relieves the bow
els without weakening them, and moderately
stimulates the bile producing organ.
WHY
is it recommended for obstruction in the kidneys
and other renal diseases, and for dropsy ?
BECAUSE
it combines the properties of a mild diuretic su
dorific with those of a local and general invlgor
ant, and by promoting perspiration relieves the
blood of a large amount of morbid matter which
would otherwise vitiate the secretions.
WHY
is it prescribed for rheumatism, and claimed to
be eminently beneficial in all the varieties of that
disease ?
BECAUSE
rheumatism is caused by the inflammatory action
of an acid in the blood upon the fibres, mem
branes and ligaments; and the salines of the
Seltzer Aperient being absorbed into the veinous
system tend to neutralize the vitiating principle.
WHY
is it given by the faculty in all disorders of a fe
brile character !
BECAUSE
it opens tho pores, rwlnces the temperature of
the body, calms the nerves, and acts as a moder
ate evacuant and has a refreshing effect upon the
whole system. Of all fever drinks it is the most
cooling and delightful.
In this brief summary of the virtues of Tar
rant's Effervescent Seltzer Aperient, nothing is
set forth winch is not justified by testimony of
competent nedical men.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
fllO MANUFACTURERS FOR THE WEST
I AND SOUTH. The town of Alliance, Ohio,
offers the following advantages : A superior Coal
at $2 25 perton, delivered, Hard Wood Timber,
Brick, Lime, Fire and Pottery Clay in abundance.
Railroad, Lake and River Shipping Facilities
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from Pittsburgh and 56 from Cleveland, with 2
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DE GRAFF'S "CRYSTAL HAIR RE
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ing bo discoloration on scalp or elothing. It is
delightful to use, from its neatness, freedom from
offensive odors, and its sure and magical effects.
LTSold everywhere at 75 cents.
DE GRAFF & CO., Proprietors, Milford, N. H.
hL i fl B00K AGENTS WANTED for
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D,i.'i attempt to sell other 1 oks, old mutter,
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SE CEPHAS APPLEBEE'S
Patent Safety Apparatus
FOR KEROSENE LAMPS,
And save your life, your property, and reduce
your expenses. It can be attached to any lamp
in one minute and renders explosions impossible,
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CEPHAS APPLEBEE, Lyndon, Vt.
IRASBURGH HOUSE.
roua MILES FROM
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Conveyance to and from the Station on arrival
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"W HITTEMORE'S
SELF LOCKING
This rake is pronounced bv hundreds
shire, Vermont and Massachusetts, to be the best Horse Rake in market. The
method of operating it obviates the objection made against its competitors. The great
excellency of this rake over all others will be fully appreciated by those whose farms
are rough. Please call and examine these rakea ; try tn em and satisfy yourselves. For
testimonials see circulars. Ivor sale wnoiesaie ana retail oy
H. O. WHITCHER, Barton, R
I have also on hand a large stock of
SCYTHES, SCYTHE SNATHS,
HAND and DRAG RAKES,
FORKS, FORK HANDLES,
SCYTHE STONES, &c,
all of the best quality, and will be sold at reasonable prices. Repairs
for the Buckeye Mowinir Machine constantly on hand and for sale. . i -
24 H. 0. WHITCHER,
NATION AJj
LIFE INSURANCE CO.
OP THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Chartered by Special Act of Congress,
Approved July 25, 1868.
CASH CAPITA!, - $1,000,000.
PAID IN FULL.
BRANCH OFFICE:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING,
PHILADELPHIA,
Where the general business of the Company is
transacted, and to which all general correspond
ence should be addresse I.
OFFICERS :
CLARENCE. H. CLARK, - - - President.
JAY COOKE. Chairman, Finance and Execu
tive Committee.
HENRY D. COOKE, - - - Vice-President.
EMERSON W. PEET, Secretary and Actuary.
This company offers the following advantages:
It is a National Company, charted by special
act of Congress, 1868.
It has a paid-up capital of $1,000,000.
It offers low rates of premium.
It furnishes l&rger insurance than other com
panies for the same money.
It is definite and certain in its terms.
It is a home company in every locality.
Its policies are exempt from attachment.
There are no unnecessary restrictions in the
policies.
Every policy is non-forfeitable.
Policies may be taken which pay to the insur
ed their full amount, and return all the premi
ums, so that she insurance costs only the interest
on the annual payments.
Policies may be taken that will pay to the in
sured, after a certain number of years, during
life, an annual income of one-tenth the amount
named in the policy.
No extra rate is charged for risks upon the
lives of females.
It insure, not to pay dividends to policy hold
ers, but at so low a cost that dividends will be
impossible.
Circulars, Pamphlets and full particulars given
on application to the Branch Office of the Com
pany, or to
Rollins $ Chandler, 3 Merchants' Exchange,
State street, Boston.
Genera Agents for New England.
J. P. TUCKER, Manager.
P. D MCMILLAN.
7ni0 St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Special Agent for Caledonia and Orleans Co's
Ayer's SarsaparUla,
rOVL PCBIFYUG THE BLOOD.
The reputation this ex
cellent medicine enjoys,
is derived from its cures,
many ot wmcn are truly
marvellous. Inveterate
cases of Scrofulous dis
ease, where the system
seemed saturated with
corruption, have been
Eurifled and cured by it.
crofulous affections and
disorders .which were ag
gravated by the scrofu
lous contamination until
they were painfully afflicting, have been radically
cured in auch great numbers in almost every sec
tion of the country, that the public scarcely need to
be informed of its virtues or uses.
Scrofulous poison is one of the moot destructive
enemies of our race. Often, this unseen and unfelt
tenant of the organism undermines the constitution,
and invites the attack of enfeebling or fatal diseases,
without exciting a suspicion of its presence. Again,
It seems to breed infection throughout the body, and
then, on some favorable occasion, rapidly develop
into one or other of its hideous forms, either on the
surface or among the vitals. In the latter, tuber
cles may be suddenly deposited in the lungs or
heart, or tumors formed in the liver, or it snows
its presence by eruptions on the skin, or foul ulcer
ations on some part of the body. Hence the occa
sional use of a bottle of this Sarsaparilla is ad
visable, even when no netive symptoms of disease
appear. Persons afflicted with the following com-
ilaints generally find immediate relief, and, at
ength, cure, by the use of this 8ARSAPARIL
JjA: St. Anthony's Fire, Jtone or Erysipelas,
Tetter, Salt JRhevm, Scald Head, liingtrorm,
Sore Eye; Sore Hart, and other eruptions or
visible forms of Scrofulous disease. Also in the
more concealed forms, as Dyspepsia, Dropsy,
Heart Disease, Fits, Epilepsy, Aeurafgia,
and the various l lcerou affectioiW of the muscu
lar and nervous systems.
Syphilis or Venereal and Mercurial Diseases
are cured by it, though a long time is required for
subduing these obstinate maladies bv any medicine.
But long continued use of this medicine will cure
the complaint. JLeueorrha-a or Whites, Vterine
XTlcerations, and Female Diseases, are com
monly soon relieved and ultimately cured by its
purifying and invigorating effect. Minute Direc
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Complaints, Torpidity, Congestion or In flam
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aa they often do, from the rankling poisons in the
blood. This SAXSAPAHIZX.A is a great re
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Those who are Languid and Listless, Despon
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symptomatic of Weakness, will find immediate
relief and convincing evidence of its restorative
power upon trial.
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Practical and Analytical Chemists.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
For sale by WM. JOSLYN & SONS, Barton.
Conn. & Pass. R, R. R. Company.
NOTICE.
The Stockholders in the Connecticu t and Pas
sumpsic Rivers Railroad Company are hereby
notified that their Annual Meeting will be held
at the Memphremagog House. Newport, Vt., on
Wednesday, the 28th day of July next, at two
o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of electing a
board of Directors and to transact any other
business that may come before the meeting.
BV Order of the Directors.
ELIJAH CLEVELAND, Sec.
Coventry, June 22. 18fi9 26w3
LIBERATION.
This is to certify that I have given my son,
George P. Ayer, his time during the remainder
of his miaority, and shall claim none of his wages
nor pay any debts of bis contracting after this
date. P. R. AYER.
S. J. Graves,
F. F. Freemax,
. Witness.
Barton, June 21, 1869.
26w3
HORSE RAKE.
that used them last year in Maine, New Hamp
Westward Bound!!
w lire going West, and offer our entire stock
O. Oow . 1 Mt. SKINNER $ DREW.
Dress Goods.
We are selling Prints, Delaines and Dress
Goods for cost, because we are going West the
coming Fall. S. & D.
Hoop Skirts.
Hoop Skirts.
Balmoral Skirts
and Morenes
S. &D.
going for cost.
Boots & Shoes.
Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, for Men's, Women's
and Children s wear at cost. Call and see them
SKINNER & DREW.
At Cost,
We are bound to close out our entire Stock
within the next few weeks, as we are going West
tms t all. s. & D
Paper Hangings.
A large lot of Paper Hangings, bought direct
from the Manufacturers, selling at cost. Call
and see styles and get prices. S. & D.
Cottons.
Bleached and V.
and Tickings ai c
n.wu Cottons, Denims, Stripes
i-t. 'Vp are coing West.
SKINNER & DREW.
Extra Bargains.
Don't fail to secure s une of the bargains we
are now offering. Our Goods must an 1 will be
sold. S. & D.
Pay Up.
If you are owing us on account, we want yon
to cali and settle without delay. S. & D.
White Goods.
White Muslins, Brilliants, Cambrics and Narn
sooks, selling for what they cost in Boston with
Gold at 30. We are going West. S. & D.
Mirrors.
We have a large assortment of Mirrors which
we are selling off at cost. S.&D.
Window Shades.
Beautiful Window Shades, Curtain Fixtures,
Cord and Tassel all at cost. S. 4 D.
Clothing
A large Stock ofReady Made Clothing, which
we are bound to sell, because we are to go West.
SKINNER It DREW.
Axes.
We have a few boxes of Hubbard & Blake's
Axes, which are warranted to be good, at what
they cost at the shop. 8. St D.
Harnesses.
We have six new Harnesses for sale, and any
one wanting a new Harness can buy one cheap.
SKINNER dt DREW.
Settle Up.
We are going West the comln Fall and want
all persons having unsettled accounts with us to
call and settle. S. 4c D.
Selling Cheap.
We mean just what we say, when we say we
are going West, and for that reason we are bound
to sell off our entire Stock of Goods and are
going to sell them cheap. S. & D.
Come and See.
Now is the time for people to buv a lot of
Goods for a little money. We are bound to sell
all we have on hand.
S.&D.
Crockery.
Crockery and Glass Ware at cost.
Hardware
at cost, at
at cost. W. I. Goods and Groceries
SKINNER & DREW'S.
Hardware,
Hoe.-, Shovels, Spades and Forks, at cost, at
SKINNER & DREW'S.
iHats & Caps. ,
Hats, Caps and Umbrellas, we are selling very
low. as we bought them low, and are selling oft
at cost. 8. & D.
Tea.
We are selling our best Jap Tea at $1 15 per
pound simply because wo are going West.
SKINNER DREWf
Woolens.
Onr Stock of Woolens, Broad Cloths, Tricot.,
and Flannels cannot be beat, and we are selling
them all off at cost. S. & D.
Paper Collars.
We have a large lot of Paper Collar, we bo't
cheap, and are selling eight boxes for one dol
lar. SKINNER & DREW.
WagonsA
We have for sale 1 new Lumber Wagon, one
second hand Lumber Wagon, and one light Ex
press Wagon. Will be sold cheap. S.&D.