Middlebury Register and Addison county Journal from Middlebury, Vermont • 6

at OF OF OF READ "WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER." APRIL 24, 1903. Middlebury Register. PUBLISHED BY THE REGISTER VALLETTE BLOCK. MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT. Entered at the Middlebury Postoffice as Second Class Matter.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1903. ONE YEAR SIX .60 THREE .35 In requesting change 01 address, subscrib. ars must invariably give their old address as well as the new. Otherwise names cannot be ocated in our lists ADVERTISING rate card will be sent on application. Copy must be in the hands of the printers not later than Wednesday noon to 1 asare insertion in that week's issue.

BOOK AND JOB PRINTING in every variety at the lowest prices consistent with good work and quality of stock. For information in regard to job work, apply to N. A. Seymour, second floor, Register Office. State Control in France.

The Christian World says editorally: "The increase in consumption in alcholic liquors in France, notwithstanding all that has been done recently to dissuade citizens, school children and soldiers from using intoxicants, and the marked decline in consumption of spirits per head and of deaths from intemperance in Switzerland and in Russia since the State took over control of traffic in spirits, has led the budget committee of the French House of Deputies to recommend that France accept the principles of State monopoly in spirits. Mrs. John Lowell. Mrs. Sophronia (Barror) Lowell, wife of the late John Lowell, the oldest woman in town, died on April 19, at her home in West Cornwall, at the age of 93 years.

Mr. and Mrs. Lowell had been married 73 years at the time of Mr. Lowell's death in February, 1901, and were the parents of 19 children, besides three which they adopted and brought up, and had upwards of 165 descendants. The children: are: James, of Moira, N.

Joseph, of Philadelphia, Oliver, Paschal and Albert, of Goshen, Whiting and Sudbury respectively; Louis, Israel, William and Horatio, of Rhoda Island; Mrs. Patnode, of New Hampshire; Exire, of Gloucester, Mrs. Porter, of this town; Mrs. Donah, of Shoreham and Mrs. Bruso, of this town, who lived with and tenderly cared for the aged mother.

Her funeral was attended on Wednesday at her late home, the interment being in South cemetery. College Notes. Miss Cecile Child '01 went to Albany, N. last Saturday. Miss Elizabeth Williams '03 is recovering from a severe attack of grip.

J. H. Denny of Norwich University, visited friends on the campus this week. The last rhetoricals for choosing Merrill prize speakers were held last Saturday morning. There is a great, epidemic of pink-eye in college T.

Weed '03 is the latest unfortunate. D. L. Robinson '03 and C. F.

Lester '03, spent Saturday and Sunday at their homes in Ticonderoga. L. E. Sunderland '04, was in Burlington Saturday and Sunday attending the state Y. M.

C. 'A. meeting. Prentiss C. Hoyt '89, instructor of English at Harvard University, spent a week's vacation with relatives in town.

Charles Wheeler '00, principal of Cincinnatus high school, Cincinnatus, N. spent several days last week with friends in college. Professor Wright returned Tuesday from Burlington, where he served as one of the judges in the debate between U. V. M.

and St. Lawrence University. Professor Wright gave a reading in the Chemistry lecture room to the students last Saturday morning. His selection was Charles Dudley Warner's Essay on New England Spring. The Saturday evening Gastronomical with club Miss met Prudence last Stickney '05.

A very excellent program was prepared, which the modern epicurians discussed with great relish. Several of the students are to take part in the drama, "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage to be in the town hall Wednesday evening. The play has been carefully prepared and is sure to be good. E.

T. Duffield Rev. R. W. Thompson Rev.

W. H. Hammersley '04, and Rev. W. E.

Slocum '04, returned Monday from Saratoga, N. where they have been attending the Troy Conterence. The date decided upon for the freshman debate with Dartmouth is May 8. This is an innovation for Middlebury college and everybody should encourage the boys by their presence. It will be something which one cannot afford to miss.

"Si" Wheeler, the man who put one of the teams on the field in 1901 that the college has ever had, is again coaching. The boys are doing hard practise every afternoon and "Si" will certainly make up the best team possible this year. Dr. T. Jays, secretary of the National Student Volunteer Association will give an address in the college chapel tonight; (Friday) at 7:30.

Dr. Jays is from England, a man of wide experience, and a forceful, interesting speaker. Students and all others who care to attend will be welcome. No one should fail to see the unique W. W.

C. A. posters in the store windows, nor should they fail to accept the invitation to be present at the "Hash House" Saturday evening. A very pleasant and interesting program has been prepared. William Bessette was fined $10 and costs in the city police court, Burlington, Tuesday, for spitting on the floor of a street car.

THE WEATHER IN MIDDLEBURY FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY, APR. 22, 1 1903 Thermometer. Date. Wind. 7a.m.

Noon. 8 p.m. Thur April 16 N.E 38 42 42 Fri. 17 36 38 34 Satur. 18 36 38 36 Sun.

19 48 Mon. 20 34 49 40 Tues. 21 34 48 36 Wed. 22 37 48 44 ADDISON. Mrs.

H. A. Sickle is gaining slowly. Mrs. Howard Clark is on the sick list.

Mrs. C. W. Read is slowly recovering from her recent illness. Ed Coursey has the typhoid fever.

Dr. Willard attends him. F. A. Norton of Vergennes called on friends in town Friday last.

George Sumner has taken the McAuley farm for the coming year. Mrs. Martha Roscoe has taken a little girl from the home in Burlington. Mrs. Emma Smith is in town the guest of her sister, Miss Lucy Partch.

Miss Eva Smith is quite sick at her home here. Dr. Phelphs is in attendance. Mrs. Martin Barrows is in Panton this week caring P.

Otis, who has had a relapse. Mrs. Huldia Clark who has been caring for Mrs. Otis returned to her home on Sunday last. Peter Aunchman has SO far recovered from his recent illness as to be able to go out of doors.

CORNWALL. NOTICE. As it is now over seven months since I sold out my business I would respectfully notify all those owing me store accounts that I shall expect a settleafter accounts not paid will ment before, then 15th day of May, and be put in the hands of a lawyer, which will necessitate costs. C. C.

FROST, Cornwall, Vt. April 22, 1903. 17 w4 GRANVILLE. Henry Briggs is in town. George Sargent was in Roxbury Sunday.

Flora Sawyer was in Rochester Sunday. Pleasant weather and roads improving. Elmer Wilson was home from Braintree over Sunday. E. M.

Hemenway is improving his house with a coat of paint. William H. Riley visited his father in Bethel a few days recently. W. R.

Farr, agent for the Burlington Free Press, was in town this week. Mrs. Josie Burk visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Wilson over Sunday.

Mr. Clarence Webb and sister of East Granville were at the Central house Sunday. WEYBRIDGE HILL. Edward Bowdish is working at J. A.

Janes. Mr. and Mrs. C. S.

James have a young son. Mrs. D. P. Hurlburt spent the past week with her parents.

Rev. D. P. Hurlburt returns to his previous charges, Mendon and East Pittsford. School opens finely with Miss Kingsland as teacher.

Measles claim several pupils but all are slowly recovering. STATE NEWS. The Putnam Hose house at Bennington was burned early Tuesday morning. The strike in the Whiting brush factory. at Burlington has been settled.

Miss Katherine E. Benham, the court stenographer, died at Burlington suddenly Tuesday from heart disease. Walter M. Ware of Putney was arrested by U.S. Marshall and $300 bail for violating U.S.

quarantine regulations and shipping sheep out of the state. The prevailing contagious disease in the vicinity of Irasburgh has been pronounced smallpox by Dr. Holton, of Brattleboro, who came to investigate. Several families are quarantined. Joel H.

Camp, who was formerly in business in Montpelier in the firm of Loomis Camp, and who is a banker of Milwaukee, has offered to give his residence and the grounds in Montpelier for a home for poor children in the free hospital. STATE ADDISON OF COUNTY, VERMONT, SS. IN CHANCERY. June Term, A. 1903.

ADELIA F. HAMMOND, V. Mary E. Blanchard, Virgil W. Blanchard, W.

Wright, Leona Wright, Eva Wright. Adelia F. Hammond of the City of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, having filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Chancery within and for the County of Addison, her petition in writing, setting forth the execution and delivery to said petitioner by Mary E. Blanchard and Virgil W. Blanchard of a mortgage deed of certain premises, located in Middlebury, in said county and described as follows, to wit: Situated on South Pleasant Street, in the village of Middlebury, and bounded on the north and east by lands of Martha A.

Wainwright, on the south by lands formerly owned by Mary J. Hammond, and on the west by the highway. And further setting forth that said mortgage was conditioned for the payment a promissory note for the principal sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, and that said note has not been paid according to the tenor and effect thereof, but is now justly due and owing, and praying that the equity of redemption of the said Mary Blanchard, Virgil W. Blanchard, Walter W. Wright, Leona and Eva Wright in said premises be foreclosed.

And it appearing that the said Virgil W. Blanchard is without the State of Vermont so that said petition cannot be served upon him, it is therefore ordered that the said Virgil W. Blanchard be notified to appear before the Honorable Court of Chancery next to be holden at Middlebury, within and for said county, an the first Tuesday of June, A. 1903, by the publication of this order three weeks successively previously thereto, the last of said publication to be at least twenty days prior to said first Tuesday of June. Given under my hand at Middlebury, in said County, this 23d day of A.

1903. RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Clerk. W. H. DVVIS, Attty.

MIDDLEBURY LOCAL NEWS. Napoleon Boudreau is quite sick. Dr. Edward Landon of Stanford, N. Y.

is visiting in town. Dr. B. W. Marshall of Albany, N.

Y. is visiting his parents, Mr. a and Mrs. G. E.

Marshall. Chester Broughn, who has been in Middlebury the past year has returned to his home in Chicago. Mrs. T. D.

Wells has returned to her home in New York, after a few weeks' visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fletcher.

Timothy Sullivan who lives on South Street was taken very sick Tuesday with pneumonia. There a council of doctors Wednesday afternoon. Edward Goulette is moving his family from the George Chapman house on main Street into the John Boudreau house on South Pleasant Street. The body Dexter Moody, who was drowned in the Winooski river at Montpelier, March 25 discovered floating in the river, near Middlesex, April 21. The Young Women's Christian Association of the college is to give novel entertainment at the Starr boarding hall, on Saturday evening, May 25, A special feature will be the sale of home-made candy.

The Rutland railroad is having the water tank raised and a modern water taking stand put in place of the old one. The piping is much larger and a tender can be filled in about two minutes instead of five to ten. As many of the fast trains take water for the locomotives here the saving in time is very important. The Rutland Daily News of Wednesday evening contains this item: "Humane Officer W. W.

Tower went to Middlebury yesterday to investigate a number of cases of cruelty to animals. He also investigated a case where it was alleged that calves were being skinned before dead. Mr. Tower states that prosecutions will be made." There was a good attendance at the April meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Stephen's church, held at the rectory Thursday afternoon, April 16, programme was exceedingly interesting, after which refreshments were served and a very pleasant social hour was enjoyed.

The next meeting will be with Mrs. Cartmell, May 14. "Mrs. Wiggs, of the Cabbage Patch," with her inimitable family and friends, will appear at the Congregational vestry on Wednesday evening, April 29. All who have read the book which is to be dramatized, and those who have not.

are assured an evening of pure fun and entertainment whether young or old. Music between the scenes will be an added attraction. cast is a very strong one. Curtain promptly at 8 o'clock. Dean Cady, the 12 year old grandson of Mr.

and Mrs. William Cady, while playing at the home of his grandparents on Seymour street late Wednesday afternoon, came near being drowned. He was playing with some boys and in some way slipped from the roof of a building which is situated near the river and fell a distance of 10 feet into the water, the water at this point is about 25 feet deep. He was saved by William LePan and Lewis Cota. In the death of George Walker, which occured at his home Tuesday, Middlebury loses one of its best known citizens.

He was born in New Haven and had been for many years a traveling salesman for N. Brown of Burlington. He leaves a wife, two brothers, David of. New Haven and Wallace of Middlebury and many friends to mourn death. He had been a long time from a complication of diseases.

The funeral was largely attended from his late residence Thursday afternoon and the interment was in the cemetery at New Haven mills. A. representative team of the Freshmen of Dartmouth College will meet in debate a like team of the Freshmen of Middlebury College on the evening of May 8, at Middlebury. The question is That United States Senators in the several states should be elected by the direct vote of the The teams of both colleges are strong and well-chosen and an extremely close contest is expected. This is the first time that a Freshmen team of Middlebury College has ever encountered in debate the Freshmen of any other college.

It is hoped that such intercollegiate debates may be continued in the succeeding years. Church Notes. Regulars services at St. Stephen's on Sunday. The Ladies' Aid society of St.

Stephen will hold a dime whist social at the residence of Mrs. E. E. Rich Tuesday evening, April 28. All lovers of whist are invited to attend.

At the Methodist church, the pastor, Rev. E. J. Guernsey, preach sermon appropriate to the new conference year on "Christian Co-operation the Pledge of Ministerial Success." In the evening at 7:30, he will give some account of the session of the Conference held during the past week at Saratoga. The Epworth League meeting at 6:45, it will be led by Miss Maude Rivers.

CAR LOAD SHINGLES CAR LOAD LATH CAR LOAD SPRUCE FLOORING CAR LOAD SPRUCE CEILING 4000 MOULDINGS DRY FINISHED SPRUCE AND PINE JUST RECEIVED BY T.M. Chapman Co THE LICENSE LAW. (Continued from page 2.) MONTPELIER, April 21. -Liquor raids were made last night on Warren Hunt's rooms in the Blakely block, on L. J.

Douglass' pool room over Catlin's store, and on a room in the Heaton block, occupied by Douglass as an annex. Empty bottles were found at Hunt's and nothing at the annex, but when Officers Docherty and Fred Gates entered the pool room they saw a glass of whiskey, but it was spilled before they seized it. George Brown, an employee of the pool room, was arrested and brought into city court this morning, charged with furnishing. He pleaded not guilty, and was held in the sum of $200 to appear May 4. The bail was furnished.

Edward Ewing, Montpelier, and Timothy Holland, of Barre, were in city court this morning and pleaded guilty to the charge of intoxication. Ewing took ten days in jail and Holland was sentenced to pay a fine which, with costs, amounted to $12.97. This morning W. T. Dewey, one of the license commissioners, espied a drunken crowd near Nicholas Manor, across the river from the Central Vermont railway station, and with the assistance of officers landed five in jail.

Only one man, John Flood, was known to the officers. The other men were too drunk to disclose' their names. There are now 25 persons in Washington county jail, the largest number since the new Jail was built. Montpelier April 22. -The five drunks who were arrested here yesterday came into Court this morning plead guilty and took ten days in jail.

They gave their names as John Graniteville, Wm. Boyd of Burlington, John O'Donnell, Dennis Murphy and John Silloway of Montpelier. ST. ALBANS APRIL is stated here that two of the licensed liquor dealers here have purchased two carloads of liquor amounting to $6000 for the opening on May 1. MONTPELIER, April Lavigne was discharged this morning from a ten days' stay in jail.

He was arrested at Barre for intoxication. Ed. Carr, who lives at Laird's Mills, was in town this week to have his eyes treated. He was awakened Saturday night by a disturbance in his barn. He found two men who are staying at the Mills, who were loaded with fire water and attacked him, with the result that several stitches had to be taken close a wound near the eye.

No arrests yet. MONTPELIER, April L. Paine, of Barre, who was arrested, charged with furnishing liquor to Walter Burke, a minor, was tried and acquitted yesterday afternoon in city court, by a jury. MORRISVILLE, April Parker and Noal Deoigno, arrested last Saturday for intoxication, were both tried before Justice, Niles. Both pleaded guilty and their fine.

Parker settled for $10.51, while Deoigno's fine and costs amounted to $14.71. When found Parker had a good supply of liquor on hand which he purchased at Hyde Park. HYDE PARK, April J. Lilley opened up his liquor store last Friday. afternoon and commenced selling under his second class license.

This is the first licensed liquor store to engage in business in the county and trade has been decidedly lively, customers coming from many of the surrounding towns. BETHEL, April Preston was tried before Justice Adams for stealing three bottles of whiskey from H. K. King's barn April 3. He was only fined $3 and costs, as his family would be a town charge if he were sent to Rutland.

BRISTOL. E. G. Blynn and a friend, of Middlebury, were in the village Sunday. There is a case of measles in the family of Walter Wright on Mountain street.

R. S. Pinney, L. E. Gorham and E.

A. Gorham, of Middlebury, were in town Sunday. Frank Thomas and family of Middlebury were in town Sunday, the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.

N. Thomas. J. S. Reynolds, the well real estate broker, of Essex Junction, was in the village Monday to complete the sale of the George Caustic farm in Lincoln to Peter Feris.

The property is located on the Warren road and the price paid was $3,500. Oscar Bicknell has returned to Bristol from Middlebury and has associated himself with Mia McDonough in the grocery business. Work on the inventory was begun Monday and by May the firm of McDonough Bicknell will be ready to attend to the wants of the store's former customers and all new ones that are looking for right goods at right prices. It is the intention of new firm to increase its facilities by the addition of a meat market department. Mr.

Bicknell is a young man of pleasing address, and has a large number of friends in Bristol who will be pleased to know that he is to again reside here. CREAM HILL. Services at All Saint's chapel Tuesday evening. Estate of Ann E. Langworthy.

Notice for License to Sell Real Estate TATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF ADDISON, S8. I Be it remembered, That at a session of the Probate Court holden at Middlebury, within and for said vistrict, on the 22d day of April, A. D. 1903. PRESENT: Hon.

Wm. H. Bliss, Judge. Whereas, Robert Cartmell, administrator of Ann E. Langworthy, late of Middlebury, in said District, deceased, has this day presented to said Court his petition in writing, setting forth that it will be necessary to sell a part of the real estate of said deceased for the payment of debts and the charges of admin istration; and also that it will be beneficial for all parties interested therein to sell the whole of the real estate of deceased, and therein making application to said Court for license to make such sale.

And said administrator having produced to said Court the as sent in writing of all the heirs residing in this state, interested in said real estate. It 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 11th day of May, A. D. 1903, at 10 o'clock a. by publication of this order three weeks sueces sively previous thereto, in the Middlebury Register, a newspaper printed at Middlebury aforesaid, to show cause.

if any they may have, why such license should not be granted. W. H. DAVIS, Register. 400,000 Farmers Scattered all over the World are finding a De Laval Cream Separator the best investment they ever made in dairying.

Might not this be true with you too Let the nearest local agent bring you a machine to see and try for yourself. That is his business. It will cost you nothing. It may save you a great deal. If you don't know the agent send for his name and address- and a catalogue.

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STATE OF VERMONT, COUNTY OF ADDISON, S8. ADDISON COUNTY COURT, June Term, A.D. CLARA P. CARTER, V. Charles W.

Potter, Charles L. Armstrong, Pearl Armstrong, James Armstrong, Percy H. Cecele J. LeGere, Mary Potter, Caroline E. Ellis, Martha A.

White, Emogene Potter, Celia Potter, May Potter, Raymond Potter, Earl Potter. PETITION To the Honorable County Court within and for the County of Addison: Your petitioner, Clara P. Carte of Kingston, in the County of Ulster and State of New Yors, respectfully represents that heretofore, to wit, on the 1st day of June, A.D. 1859, at Middlebury, in said county, Daniel L. Potter of said Middlebury, deceased, seized and pos.

sessed of certain real estate situated in said Middlebury, described as follows, to wit: Being the dwelling house, together with the land and outbuildings appurtaining thereto, situated on the southerly side of Washington street, so-called, in the Village of Middlebury aforesaid, occupied by said deceased in his lifetime, and bounded northerly by said Washington street, easterly by land of Mrs. Tenney, southerly by land belonging to the estate fR. Wainwright, late of Middlebury, westerly by land of A. B. Smith.

Your petitioner further shows, that there afterwards, to wit, on the 14th day of May, A. D. 1861, the Honorable Probate Court within and for the District of Addison, by its decree duly made and entered, aid assign and set off to Rachel Potter of said Middlebury, widow Rachel of said in the deceased, estate as of the said dower deceased, of the a certain portion of said premises described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of the house lot in the Village of Middlebury, rods thence running south 63 degrees west four and thirteen links; thence south 31 degrees east, five roads and nine links; thence south 53 degrees east, three rods eighty -eight links: thence south 33 degrees east, one and 15 links; thence north 73 degrees east, three rods and two links; thence north degrees west, nine rods and twenty-four links to the place of beginning, together with the buildings and appurtenances thereto be longing. And your petitioner further shows that that portion of said premises not assigned to said Rachel Potter as the dower of said Rachel, was by said Honorable Probate Court as signed, decreed and set to Andrew totter, Henry M. Potter and Charles W.

Potter, heirs of said Daniel L. Potter, deceased, which said last mentioned parcel of land is bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the northwest corner of the dower of Ra hel Potter, in the sontherly line of the highway, thence south 31 degrees east, five rods and nine links; thence south 53 degrees east to the northwest corner of the east barn; thence by the west end of the barn to the southwest corner of said dower; thence to the southwest corner of said house lot; thence to the northwest corner of said house lot; thence to the place of beginning. Your petitioner further shows that the said Rachel Potter deceased at Middl- bury aforesaid, on. to wit, the 19th day of Septem ber, A. D.

1897, and Your petitioner further shows that the first mentioned parcel of land is now owned by the heirs at-law of the said Daniel L. Potter, deceased, and that said second mentioned parcel of land is now owned by the heirs-atlaw of the said Henry M. Potter and the said Andrew Potter, now deceased, and by the said Charles W. Potter, as tenants in common. And your petitioner further shows that as such heir at-law she 19 the owner of one-sixth interest in said first mentioned parcel of land, and ten sixty thirds (10.63) of said second mentioned parcel of land; that Charles W.

Potter of Montclair, in the State of New Jersey, is the owner of one-sixth of said first mentioned said parcel, second and one thirty-one sixty- that mentioned parcel; Charles L. Armstrong of Dallas, in the State of Texas, is the owner of one part of said first mentioned parcel and of onethirty sixth part of said second mentioned parcel; that Pearl Armstrong of Pittsburgh, in the State of Tennesse, is the owner of one ninety sixth part of said first tioned parcel, and of one thirty-sixth part of said second mentioned parcel; that James Armstrong of Stevenson, in the State of Alabama, is the owner of one ninety sixth part of Paid first mentioned parcel and of one thirty-sixth part of said second mentioned parcel; that Percy H. Armstrong ot Denton, in the State of Texas, is the owner of one ninety-sixth part of said first mentioned parcel and of thirty-sixth part of said second mentioned parcel; that Cecele J. LaGere, now of parts unknown, is the owner of one-eighth part of said first mentioned parcel and of one twenty-first part of said second parcel; that Mary Potter of the City of Syracuse, in the County of Onandaga and the State of New York, is the owner of one-eighth part of said first mentioned parcel and of one-twenty first part of said second mentioned parcel: that Caroline E. Ellis of New Orleans, in the County of Orleans and State of Louisiana, 19 the owner of one eighth part of said first mentioned parcel and of one twenty-first part of second nientioned parcel; that Martha A.

White of Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, is the owner of oneeighth part of said first mentioned parcel and of one twenty-first part of said second mentioned parcel; that Emogene Potter of Brookline, in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the owner of one twenty-fourth part of said first mentioned parcel and of one sixty -third part of said second mentioned parcel; that John Potter, Celia Potter, May Potter, Raymond Potter and Earl Potter, all of Brookline, in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth Massachusetts, are each the owners of one part of said first mentioned parcel and of two three hundred and fifteenth part of said second mentioned parcel. Your petitioner prays that Your Honorable Court will order partition of said several parcels of land to be made among the several owners thereof according to their respective. interests therein, and in case it shall appear to Your Honorable Court that either of both of said parcels of real estate can not be divided without great inconvenience to the parties interested, that Your Honorable Court may order one or both of said parcels of real estate sold, and the proceeds of such sale, after the payment of the expenses thereof, and of such reasonable costs as Your Honor. able Court shall allow your petitioner in the premises, may be paid over to the several parties interested in said estate, and that Your Honorable Court will grant your petitioner such further relief as in the judgment of Your Honorable Court may be proper in the premises.

And your petitioner will ever pray, etc. Dated at Middlebury, the County of Addison aforesaid, this 23d day of April, A. D. 1903. CLARA P.

CARTER, By her Attorney. W. H. DAVIS. W.

H. DAVIS, Attorney. OF VERMONT, COUNTY OF ADDISON, To: Charles W. Potter of Montclair, in the State of New Jersey; Charles L. Armstrong of Dallas, in the State of Texas; Pearl Arm.

strong of Pittsburgh, in the State of Tenessee; James Armstrong of Stevenson, in the State of Alabama; Percy H. Armstrong of Denton, in the State of Texas; Cecele LaGere, of parts unknown, Mary Potter of the City the City of Syracuse, in the County of daga and State of New York; Caroline E. Ellis of the County of Orleans, in the State of Louisiana; Martha A. White of Duluth, in the County of St. Louis and State of Minnesota; Emogene Potter, John Potter, Celia Pot: ter, May Potter, Potter and Earl Potter, all of Brookline, in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

GREETING: By the authority of the State of Vermont you are hereby commanded to appear before the Honorable County Court within and for the County of Addison, next to be holden at Tuesday of June, A. D. 1903, to answer to the Middlebury, within said county, on the first foregoing petition of Clara P. Carter. and to stand to and abide the orders of the Court in the premises.

And you are required to cause your appear. ance herein to entered with the clerk of said Coort on the return day thereof, otherwise said petition will be taken as fessed. To any sheriff or constable to serve and return. Given under my hand at Middlebury, in said County. this 28d day of April, A.D.

1903. RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Clerk. W. H. DAVIS recognised to each of the above named petitioners in the sum of fifty dollars, as the law directs.

Before RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Clerk. ADMINISTRATOR'S SAME. I will sell at Public Auction at the residence of the late Allen R. Foote, one mile north of East Middlebury, Vt. Saturday, May 2, At 10 o'clock a.

the following property. Five Cows, 2 one year old Cattle, 1 two year old Colt, I Horse, 1 or 2 Pigs, I Ross Cutter, 1 Horse Rake, 2 Plows, I Mowing Machine, 1 open Box Sleigh, I Grain Seeder, 2 Carts, I Weeder, I Spring Tooth Harrow, I Corn Sheller, I pair Sleds and Rack, Double Wagon, Box and Rack, I pair Work Harness, I Single Harness, 1 pair Light Driving Harness, I Buckboard, 4 Chains, 9 Casks, 3 Kegs, etc. Also a quantity of Household Goods. Terms made known at time of sale. Free Lunch at noon.

THOMAS E. BOYCE, Adm, M. K. MOORE, Auctioneer. 17.2 Will Pay the highest market prices for Old Iron, Copper and all kinds of metals.

Old Rubbers 6c. a pound, delivered at D. D. Hope's blacksmith shop; or, let me know and I will come to see you. B.

SHAPIRO, Middlebury, Vt..