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H O P G R O W E R S ’ C O H V E N T IO E . T m ta and Fallaeies. _____ ____ JMew lork\ ti at Oriskany Falk, vie find the following: “ Thesomewhat sudden and remarkable decline o f prices’ o f hops has seemed in explicable to grow ers, an d it h a s caused much perplexity as regards fufeurr a< 3 do not undei tion. At present growers do not under stand why those grades of hops which commanded 33@35c soon after picking, do not now command more than 20@25c, wWle there has been no foreign de-i cline w h a tever. G p w e r s com p lain th a t ^\£j*gff|yeFy'piunJering't^^^^ or by buy e r s a d o p t questionable m e a n s o f de- usurping what the law does not eiv© them, while -------- ^yganigation «■ pres.sing prices. Since its organigai th e uuiqn has grow n f rom a. m e m b e rs o f 45 to 442 repreaeotative growers; i a l a r g e m e a s u re o f m u tu a l p r o tection h a s thus beeu gaiued. It is believed that the prices already reached were largely the ’ \ ’ \■ rts o f the union.” > saction-of minor routine business the,. president, L. Mason, of Gifiyville, arrived arid addressed the con vention reviewing, the work of -the year. H e believed the union had accomplished much—that its cable dispatches had ad- may control its hops. Among other things the quali ty of the hops has been improved. But hehe difficultiesifficulties abroadroad haveave infiuencednxaenced the t d ab h i export trade, and the home political un certainties have deranged prices. These causes are beyoud the control of the vinion. The growers are now at the mei ey o f dealers who make money, not from iheir own capital but Irom the labor o f ^We^^judge by this report, that there w a s no practical an d w ell-inform e d ma present, grower or dealer, to tell thei people a few plain truths, which they ap pear to have altogether overlooked: In view o f the large surplus in this country, and the uncertainty in regard to a demand to be a large deficiency in Englai disappointed. W ith th e ir old hops, JKn£- land has nearly all her demands call for; a few thousand bales may be taken at present figures. (3) Exporting hops to Germany was an experiment, which has failed. The German brewers do not like our hops—most of which are poorly picked—and cannot be driven into using them so long as native hops can be had. at any priee. (4) Buyers must get a profit on the hops they buy, or cease to do business.' Most of those who have this year speculated in hops, shipping to G e r m a n y on t h e i r own risk, axe believei to have lost money. There is no combi nation w h a tever a m o n g them , and henc could be no system for “ depressing p r ices.” (5) T h e g row ers a r e n o t “ a t t h e m e rcy o f th e dealers” \ - b u t are holding a n article w h ich is n o t w a n ted abroad ex- cept at low prices, and of which there is a large surplus beyond the wants o f Amer ican brewers. Supply and demand is the one great regulator o f the price o f hops. Those few growers who refused to sell to the merchants, and sent their hops to Ger m a n y on th e i r own account, havereeeived far less for them than they were offered at home—in one case we know of, less than one-half what might have been obtained in this place- 16) I t will be a very diffi cult thing for “ the Union to control the sale of its hops.” Men, as a rule, like to control their own business, and those who got from 30 to 36 cents for their hops this year, are perfectly satisfied. I f all the hops were grown by the members of this Society, it might work better—but hops several States of the The different editions o f T he S un during tho next year will be the same a s daring the year that has just passed. The daily edition will on week days fao a sheet of four pages, and on Sun days a sheet o f eight pages, or 5K broad columns; While the weekly editioa will be a sheet ot eight pages o f the same dimensions and character that Iready familiar to our f ’ ’ snbstitutioa of:8tatesmanship. wisdom, and in- ' ' tho government o fthe people by the e people, as opposed to govern- in the b'allot-box and ita the , enforced by military violTOoe. now not far froin, a milUon of souIs®-“With; the most careful, complete, and trustworthy ac counts of current events, and will employ for this purpose a numeroas and carefully seleol ----------------- .,„_jpondt«v-. continue to deaervo^and enjoy the hatred of those who thrive by plundering th e Treasury or by T R I F I . I N C WITH 4 COLB ISA^^ ^ YS BANCEROUS. WELLS’ CA r I w UDT.'.BLETS, “id m W us MEMBRANE. P U T U P O N L Y IN B L U E B O X E S . SOLB BY ALL DRUQGHSTS. C. N. CaiTTBNXOlT, 7 S ixth Avenue, N . Y. jan3ff4 ________ ________________________ __ Active Ageuta wanted inalmitly to introduoo the CENTENNIAL- EXPOSITION 1)B.SCUIBED AND IliLU S T llA T E D . Nearly SMO pages; only rich illustra tions; and i^freasMre as t|ho_beat a n d y h e n p e ^ t mojith paid, o r with, t h e jAVj^dltion aloae. eiehl pages. $1.20 ;KhY S un . eight pages of 56 broad ool- be furnisked duringr 1877 a t tho rate wtir, post paid. Tko benefit of this lari?o reducUon from the previous rate for T hx W kxklt can be enjoyed ky individual gubseribere without the necessity of making up clubs. At the same time, if any oi our fidenas choose to aid in extending ouroirca* lation, we shall bo grateful to them, and every such person who sends us ten or more subscri bers from one place will bo entitled to one copy of the paper for himself without charge. At one dollar a year, postage paid, tho expenses of pa; per and printing are barely repaid; and, consid ering the she o f the sheet and the quality of its contents, we are confident the people .will con sider THE WSEKhT SUN the cheapest newspaper pnbli^ed in the world, and we trust also one ol New York City, N .T . 25 Bens. Co.. N. Y . ___________________ janl7w4 “ Tho Cilery o f Am erica la h e r W omen,” W A N T E D i'v e r y auraoti^vo bo^ 2%e mcn o f the Century ” a grand Enoyclopsedia. A fine chance for first-class canvassers; nothing like i t : meeting wUk sploadid success. B. B. RUSSELL, P ub., Boston. Mass. janl7w4 A A G E N T S WANTED FOR H I S T O R Y Al C entennial ex h ibit io n I t contains 3 3 0 fine engravings of buildings ind scenes in the Great Exhibition find js tho ou^ lists of 3000 newapa] Jost of advertiaine. curiosities, great events, etc. Very cheap, i sells a t sight. One Agent sold 48 copies in one day. Send for our extra terms to Agents, and a full description of the work. Address N ational P ublishing Co.. Philadelphia, Pa. D A I I T l n N I Unreliable and worthless books U n l l I l u r i i on the Exhibition are beingolr- oulated. Do not be deceived, bee that the book you buy contains 874 pages and 330 fine engrav ings. - janl7w4 V E C f E T I N E T A K E S % s » : Purifies the Blood, Reno vates and Invigorates the Whole System. IT S M B D lO M i F B O F E S T IE S A B B Alterative, Tonic, /Solvent A N B D I U R E T I C . V e g B t i n e most cheerfully add my testimony to the great _ad*1ia^te?'^faghmr^lf^^ jost-paid.^5 ^ ^IdF^t^'t ass^ted free tdall^aVenfs. ^ B R I D E & C O . , ^ * 7 6 9 B r o a d w a y , N , Y . T W EL V E articles in one. The LLOTP COMBINATION. Can be used as a Pencil, Penholder and Pen. Eraser, Penknife, Sny©\ — --------- -------------- \ \ Rubber, Sewing Ma r Kipping Seams, Cuti Yegetlne ' praise, fo r I was. troubled over th ir ty year^ witlx tU at dreadful , ____ I disease. Catarrh, and bad fiucli bad cougliing spells tiiatifew o u ld seem. I Qoof Tegetine Tegetine Tegetine adicines for cougbs and weak, iking feelings a t th e stom ach, ,d Rdvis© everybody to take the 30 ETINE, for 1 can asdure them is one of tbe best medicines iely, it might work are now grown in sew _ Union. A s well attempt to control the thh rr oo uu gg hh somom ee G range.range. T hh ee sale o f corn t s G T best way to do is to sell a perishable arti cle when tbe market price is establisbed, especially if'it is a paying one. President ^Vlason was sensible on two points: that “ the difficulties abroad” and “ tbehom e political uncertainties\ have “ deranged prices”—and —and that “J,hese causes are beyond ibe conti Union.” The action of that society not controlied mill a pound. “ a t the mercy of dealers,” tbs hash. During tbe past ten yea dealers have lost than have inad« ■in the hope trade; and an- ----- thougli Ite may write himiself have “ deranged prices” tbat “ the beyond ibe control o f the ‘ 1 o f that s hi not controlle prices to tbe extent o f a id- As to the growers being lerey o f dealers,” that is all sars more have made money the hope trad e; and any man, even may write him “ Presi- e .same time “ write bimself an ass” when he liolds out the idea that growers are ^ ' ------ ■ \ ----- o f hop merchants o f capital and experi ence. Growers who do not wish to sell to them are not debarred from selling di rectly to the brewers—who expect a cred it of ft( — ■ from 3 to 9 moni gents. Send for sample half-dozen and canvass y o u r t o ^ . ^ B R l D E A tC O ^ , 7 6 9 B r o a d - I ■W ’ STATIONERY PACKAGES, and s i x . SIX of the LLOYD COMBINA- w I t i o n for TWO DOLIiARS. BRIDE & CO., 769 B roabwat , N ew Y ork 1 anl7w4 0. GORE, Walnut Bts., Cambridge, Mass. O - I - V E J S H e a l t h , S t r e n g t h AMD APPETITE. If, as Mr. Mason state.®, “ the quality o f t h e Lop Las been im p roved,” tL a t is one good result achieved. Otsego cohnty alone loses n o t less tL a u $50,000 th is year by the careless picking and poor curing of Her hops. Impress such facts on your society as strongly as possible, and its members will reap a substantial benefit— but all the “ Unions” in tbe country can- D r . J . B r i g g s ’ R e m e d i e s . eds the demand .— Cooperstown Fre m's 'Jovxaal. T e g O tin O that ever was/ Yegetine T e g e tine Yegetine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e t in e YegeUne XT A* CHARLESTOWN, Mar. 19,1863. V e g e tm e h . e . stbvbns : Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y ^ e t i n o Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine Y e g e tine PfiEPARED BY «. R STEVENS. BOSTON, MASS. Vegetine is Sold by All Druggists. . Insurance and Seal JEstate Agt.f NO. 49 Sears* Building, Boston; Mass. C A N N O T B E ss,isa\&«;&.toisss la or Cankerous Humors or Kheu- matic aireettons, i t cannot be ex- Please state in icTiat paper you read, this adver tiaement. F O S i $ 2 * U S E F U L G O M F A I S r iO ir ARTIFICER’S ASSISTANT Contains full and complete instructions in the arts and sciences of TELEGRAPHING —R eadihg e t S ound . BOOK-KEJBPIFQ—by both D ouble an d SiN< E ntry . HARMONY—as relating to sacred music, ex hibiting and explaining the odn- straction of a ll th e principal chords. THOROUGII BASE—playing sacred music from figures, e n a b ling th e p e r form e r to play four p a r ts by looking a t two. fUNINGTHE PiANO-EORTE.,REED O rgan . M elodeon and B e b a p h i n e , w ith sugges tions for do to o t i n g and ^ discoveringde- ERROTYPE AND T IN 1 7 P E PICTURES- ____ ^o?othpd„qf taking „ T h is is th e Largest, Sandsomest an d H ost Us<^ fut Book ever published for the price. SIZE BY 6 IR0HB8 AHD OOKTAIES 700 F r e e p o r t a n d S u b n q n e L i n e /• and^^NF(f^^ is°QPo of onlyjoute for B low , R ockyh ®. ^ the most valuable works ever produced. S e ^ m e d ^ * ^ u c L a medicine. lVtesfA.*A?I)^S^M5RE. No. 19 Bussell street. R B 0 O » S X B 3 f f l> X T H C e a . y f c A X y . SOUTH B oston , Feh. 7,1870, M b . S tevens : Dear S ir-1 have taken several bottles of your V egetine , and am convinced i t is a valuable remedy I can beartily recommend it to all fluffering from the above com- 86 Athens street. ^i7an^07 the most valuable works ever produced. A Great Amount o f Useful Information for LINVENTORS. MEGHMilCS, ItC., be found in these pa ges. I t contains nearly ILUBALE REOIPEB AND PORMULAS ade, profession and janlOwo P A B A O R A T H S . — To keep Uranberrics all Winter, put them into a cool room, where there is no danger o f freezing, and either spread out on a cloth or so as to give each berry light and air, or, which i.s a sure way, put them iu a barrel under water. - I t is generally conceded that horses ome both lazy and fat on maize—In dian corn; while good sound oats and beans, in due proportion, when at let iV o ld, a r e t h e b e s t food_ for inds tu sloi galloping horse. One food tends tu slow action Avith increase ol’weight, while, the other has just the opposite effect. — I f an increase o f eggs be desired in the poultry yard, before large sums of money are expended in the purchase of J would recommend th e sy s t e n r o f keeping no hens a f te r th e first, o r a t th e m o s t th e ir second Early pullets give tbe increase, 'y wonder is that people persis i'stas they o f old hens onl wonder is t d o in k e e p in g u p a stock o f o ld Lens which lay one day and stop three, instead o f laying t h r e e days and sto p p in g one.— In some parts o f England it is the invari able rule to keep the pullets only one T U N G D iseases a t e r r o r to m a n k i n d . -Li Try Briggs’ T hroat and Lung Healer. Sol by 0, W. P alheb , J r . june2?yX T U N G r D ise a s e s L a v e t a k e n - a w a y o u r -LI dearest friends. Use Brigea’ Throat LnngHealer. Seld byC. W . Palm e r,Jr. je T U N G AND T H R O A T D I S E A S E S -Li are the most fatal of human' affliotiona.— Thousands of our fellow beings are carried to their early grfives and final rest every year by that prince of terrors, ’’Consumption.” In many instances this fatal malady secures a victim who at first merely had a cold, b a t neglected to usa proper remedies until too late. Briggs’ Throat and Lung Healer is the Lest Remedy in use. Sold by 0 . W. P almer . J^t. ________ jane23yl T T E A D A C H E 3 u d N e n r a l g i a , m iae- J J - ry hard to o ndare/ Cured vrith. Brings’ A l- levantor. Sold by C. w.Palm er, Jr.^ iune28yl T T E A D A C H E a n d N e u r a l g i a . L a * 1 1 dies in particular wUl halt -with delight Briggs' Anevantor..Sold by C. W. P alher . J k . _______________________________ june28yl DUNIONS and Corns Torment Mill* D ions, Briggs’ Corn and Bunion Remedies. Sure cure. Sold a t C. W. Palmer, J r ’s. je28yl \ D U N I O N S a n d G o r n a , B a d N a il a , -11 Cured by Briggs’Corn and Bunion Remedies. SoldatC -W . Palmer. J r ’s. june28yl adapted to every < tion in Ghristendou-. E X T E N S IV E a n d U S E F U L TABLES READY RECKONERS, are inserted for th< of Machinisls, Metal Workers, Arlisans, <f'c, Patents 1 flow to Obtain Them Bull instructions in regard to them are given. The Household and Culinafj/t also tho Medical departments have received great attention, and these ab n e are worth many times the price of No one book that has ever been published “since tbe world began*' hae contained as Itxvge an amount of General Information and Instruc tion of Practical Every Day Use to Everybody. Every Farmer, every Mechanic, every Apnrev>- tice, every Family, should have a copy. Much of the information contained in this wo^k has OBTAINED AT A LARGE OUTLAY and with a grert deal o f dWtonlty. , VALUABLE TRADE SECRETE heretofore unpublished are now. annled for the Jirst time^ and m a n y o f tb e m w ill bo found of groat service. T H I S I S T H E FASTEST SELLING BOOK EVER P0SEISHED. Agents can Bonhle their Money by Selling It. SOLD BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY. Special territory will be given to Agents. P r i c e $ 3 , 0 0 O n l ; ^ . Single copies w i ll he sent b y mail,post~paidt Vp^ on receipt o f the p rice. K r For partiottlars and Confidential Circular T he empire state pqbushing co ., ’. O. Box 3756. 713 Broadway. New Yo aug23tf SurprisinK w o rk ind e e d —in th e p r tio n o f eggs, b u t n o t w h e n old hei co n c e rn e d ; th e y m a y p a t o n fa t, b u t th e y cannot p u t dow n eggs. T h e ta le is to l d ; th e i r w o rk is o v e r ; n o thing rem a ihs to b e done w ith th e m b u t to give th e m a smell o f the kitchen fire, and the sooner th e y g e t t h a t t h e b e tte r . O f c o a r s e they are some old favorites whose- lives ought to be spared as long as they can send forth their representatives. Judicious m e a n s o f Oven e x J iibitiou. ponl __ ____ J th e i r appearance froto th e o f t h e good ,o’d h e n , a n d b e i a w e h a v e th e exception to t h e r u le u p o n w h ich we in- — Milk is estremely sensitive to e^- t T E A D A C H E . — The m o s t u n i v e r s a l ■LL aSictioD o fthe humfiu race; all classes suf fer. The head never aches when the various o r gans are working in harmony with nature. There can be no headache i f the human machinery is in a healthy condition. iBrigcs' Allevantor is fi sure cure for H eadache and Nenr;^lgia. Sold by C. W . P almer . J b . ________________ june28yl p i L E S h a s b e e n a te r r o r to th e h u - X man race for ages. Briggs’ P ile Remedy is for sale a t 0. W. Palmer, J r ’s. june28yl 1 1 P * well for those D l l |U % not troubled to think i t noth- n I r ■% iak to have P iles: for this rea- ■ 8 I n i i B i w r son tbe ^tufortunate sufferer gets very little sympathy, the agony ofTophet is n o t o r can. n o t bo m u o h m o r e th a n th o to r tu r e endured b y m illions w h o a r e tro u b le d w ith i n ternal -blesdinxr, external, and itching piles,— Glad tidings for the sufferer. BRIG G S 'PILE REMEDIES are mild, safe, and sure. Sold by O .W .P al HBB, J g . ■ jun c ^ y t B U N I O N S A N D C lO R N S . - v T h o u . J J sands of eharoh'goars have a ll they can a t- ■ td to in looking after the welfare of their feet, reczed, corns, onnions and ail into a pair o f k e p t cle hlo disti and co( cream a jjfiiking. and~cooled,* n e v e r tbro-svs u p eo m n e b crea m a s i t w ouM if s e t im m e d iately a f t e r jiino^ * !!!!!? TAKE NOTICE! JOHN m. METZGER Is still tho Proprietor of the ■ HEEKIMER STOVE DEPOT! And keeps constantly oh hand Tin, Sheet Iron, Copper-Ware, Lead Pipe. Cistern Pumps. HoUowware, And everything in Tinner’s line. He is ready TINT BOOPJNTG-! Put you in a FURNACE, do your PLUMBING, soli you any and every kind of a S ' G P € > - > 5 7 ’ 3 E Barter NEW GOUBS for Rags, Old Iron, Lead, Pewter. Copper or Brass. He is just now selling a g reat many Q r a p h t c AND GrapMc Parlor Stoves, And is the ONLY MAN in Herkimer who sells THE HEW EMPIRE C O O K S T O V E . MAMMOTH STORE. JUST REOBIVBD, A LA-RGE STOCK OF C I I O I C C : J A P A I Y , G R E F i i Y A I 1 J > O O L O J I G T E A S , To be sold a t Prices to Suit Buyers. Don’t fail to c a ll before buying. A new stock of New Orleans and Porto Rico Mo lasses and Syrups. Now FRENCH PRUNES. RAISINS. CURRANTS. CITRON and CANNED FRUITS. &c. S t a n d a d A, C u t Loaf, P o w d e r o d an d G r a n u lated S u g a r s , a t Lowest M arket Prices. FRESH COFFEE, GROUND DAILY. BREAKFAST COFFEE, only 25 cents per pound. Flour, Sait, W ater Lime, Bald Mountain Lime, Plaster Paris a n d M a r l j l e I > w s t . I P I j O T T R . DETJGS and PATENT MEDICINES; Pare Wines acd Liquors, for Medicinal u s e ; all tlie pop ular and best P a tent Medicines o f the day sold; Physicians’ P rescriptions carefully cempounded, 3 E X j £ b . 3 E l . Z > ' ' C 7 l 7 ’ j £ h . 3 E l . J ^ . A large stock of S N e lf a n d H e a v y H a r d w a r e , L o c k s , K n o b s , B u t t s , H i n g e S c r e w s , &c., &c. CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS’ TOOLS, c a r r ia g e MAKERS’ g o o d s . Hubs, Spokes, Felloes, Shafts, Poles and Gutter Stuff. Blacksmiths’ Goods, Iron and Steel Ware. Shoes. Horse Nails. Axles. Springs, and all other goods in this line. A goods will be sold a t Bottom Prices, and G uaranteed a s Sold. C . W . P A E J M U E R , J r . , X lllola S t., Herklmeir, K. V . A r e Y o u G r o i n g t o i * a i n t T h e n Buy t h e N. Y. ENAM E I. PAINT CO.»S o x x 3 E s n a c x o . ; a L 3 L . To make loom for Spring Stock. charges from the nose, offensive or otherwise, water dropping into the throat from the head, loss of acuteness in smelli taste or h earing; sharp pain in the head, and unusual sensitiveness to cold. Price $l.2o per Set of Two Iiarge Bottles and Inhaler. THROAT G-AROLE. ?or Sore Throat, generally accompanying, a „.^uently following SCARLBT FEVER auu MEASLES, it is invaluable. As a tonic for the voiee. Clergymen and Public Speakers will find it valuable. Price 81.00. C O U G - H S Y R n P . on the south line of said lot No. 125 one hundred rods from the south-east corner thereof; from thence west three hundred and twenty-six rods to a beach tree a t the north-west corner of lands owned by Elias B. P u llm a n : thence north eighty rods to a stake and stono ; thence east one hun- 20 PER GERT. DISCOUNT • -north-east corner of said lot No. 125: thence Specific for discharges from the Ear, arising south one hundred and sixty rods to the place from Scarlet, Typhoid, or other Bevers, Measles of beginning, containing two hundred and sev- ------- ...— ------ T7,._ . . . . _ enty-six acres of land, more or less. Dated Nov. 15.1876. From our regular pricea, which a plain figures on every garment. tless, $1.50. CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY. Greatest Bargains In the city, can now be had a t KINGSLEY’S GREAT WARDROBE. “THE WORM” FOR 1877. OKK W ould for 1877, Daily. Semi- Veekly. w ill be found to be th e best newspaper published in the . I t will be printed in an improv- new type upon the best paper, and ’ labor will be spared to maintain A t . . . . . . in portance, Religious, Literary, Educational, Soi- S w f f i ? , ’ ju n e 7 y l W a te r Street, Cleveland, 0 If SFi y . or ------ ter S1 C H LIF 0 R N IA 1 HerMif co. inirK m V » b 1 1 V I I I S i n I M O H A W K . N . Y . C o m p a n i e s R ^ p r e s i sioo^ooo.ooo ZBTNA...........................r .......... 16,827,127 INS. 0 0 . of NOBTH AMBR- p e t o s y l t a n T a : p i b b ; U t i f u l SPRINGFIELD FIRE AND c o ^ k S T A L . : : : : : : : ; : G l E v i i m i v . v .v . v .v ; . - . '. : i m f l i HANOVER ........................... 1,592.755 GLENS FALLS ................... 747,063 LIVERPOOL, LONDON and stock and prices before aut th& world. L itbbakt N l __________ - readers will be kept advi worthy of attention in tho of Europe and America. \ biticisms ofall nolablr - branches ot j ------- EDITOSIAL AKTICI on every subject of I owa , K ebra sk a , ' T erritomes , Its Omaha and California Line Is the shortest and best route for all points in N orthern I llinois . I owa . D akota . N rbraska . W yoming , C olorado , U tah , N evada , O alifor - TA, O regon . C h ina , J apan and A ustralia . Its Chicago, Madison and St, Paul line more or le WARSEN A.'BfiAYTONiAdminstrator, &c.. Assignee. M ilton H owe , Attorney. M o r t g a g e iSale. W H E R E A S , defanlt has been made ’ ’ in the payment ofthe money secured by a mortgage dated tho 6th day of March. 1875, ex ecuted by Nelson A. Morey and Ellen E. Morey. mortgage was recorded in. the Clerk’s Office of Herkimer county, March 8.1875. in Book A.K. of Mortgages, on page 91, a n d whereas the amount Claimed to be due upon said mortgage a t tbe ‘ ‘ \ Lblieation of this r - * - - \ therein described, at public auction, at the front door of the Court House, in the town of Herki mer. Herkimer County. N. Y.. on the 14th .day of April, 1877, a t 10 o^clock iu tbe forenoon of that day. The said premises are described*, in said mortgage as follows: All that piece or parcel o f land situate in the town of Fairfield, Hepkimer County, N. Y„ and bounded and described as follows: On the North by lands owned and occu pied by Nicholas Smith and Westel Safford; on the East by lands owned and occupied by the heirs of Alfred White, deceased; on the South by lands owned and occnpled by Joseph S. Dan iels andXhomas C lark; and on the West by the West Canada Creek, containing 110 acres ot land, b© the same more or less, being the same prom- isGS heretofore conveyed to Anson Morey. nov7 deceased, by Mason C. Morey and Anson G. F e n ner, executors, &c., of Emily Morey, deceased, by deed bearing date March 1.1871. to which deed, o r th e r e c o rd thereof, reference ia hereby m a d e f o r a m o re d e finite d e scription o f th e p r e m ises h e reby in ten d e d to be c onveyed. Dated January 17.1877. LAURA A. MOREY, Mortgagee, E aei , & pRFSCOTT, Attorneys. janl7wl3 Winona and S t Veter Line ' Is the only route for W inona , R ochksteb , O wa - TONNA. M ankato . S t . P eteu . N etv -U lm , and all po intsin S o u t b e m a n d C e n tral Minnesota:. Xts Green Bay and Marquette line Is tho only line for J anksviulb , W atertown , P ond D u L ac . O shkosh . A ppleto n . GnlsENBAT, E soanaba . N eoauneb . M arquette . HonaHTON. H ancock and the L akh S upb U iob C ountbv . Its TKAYJBLERS .......................... 3,701,361 I l i S K n f t S s S $97,805,248 Chicago and HEwankee Line Is tho old Lako Sqoro Route, and is the only one passing through K vakston . L ake F orest , H | gh - ' D P arkrk , W aukegan . K acink , K enosha to BAND P a , MinWAUKEB, Pullman Palace ^ r s are run on a ll through trains of this road. This is the ONLY LINE running these oars be- tweeen Chicago and St. Paul, Chicago and .BtU- waukee. or Chicago and Winona. A t Omaha our Sleepers connect with the Over land Sleepers on the Union Pacific Railroad for all points West o fthe Missouri River- On the arrival of the trains from tho East or South, the trains o f the Chicago & North-West ern Railway leave CHI OAQO as follows: For i;onacil BluffS) Uiuahn, and Vallfornia, Two through trains daily, with PulImau Palace Drawing Room and Sleeping Oars through to Council Bluffs. - F or St. Paul and Miuaeapulls. Two through trains daily, with Pullman Palace Cars attached on both trains. For Oreeu Day and talie Saperlor, Two trains daily, with Pullman Palace Oars attached, and running through tU Marquette, For lStnwank.ee, Four throngh trains dally. Pullman Cars on night trains. Parlor Chair Cars on day trains. F o r S p a r ta and W jnoqa and points in Minnesota, One Throngh T rain daily, with P ull man Sleepers to Winona. , For Uabuque, via Freeport, Two throngh trains daily, w ith Pullman Cars on night train. For Dnlinque and La Crosse, via Clinton. Two through trains daily, with P ullman Oars on night train to McGregor,-Iowa.- For Slows fit? wnd Ywakton, Tiro tralws daily. Pullman Cars to Missouri Valley June- f o r Lake Geueva^ F o u r trains daily. For Rockford^ S te r li n g , K e n o s h a , J a n e s v i l i e , and other points, you can have from two to ten trains daily. g S i : The Traveller’a Life and Accident Inam of tho above, apply to S. E . C O E . COKNKE OP M ain and O tsego S treets . mgyfilyl Iff. “ST- T H E A R e U S F O E 1 8 7 7 . For sixty-three years T he A rgus has boon ac cepted as the organ of tho Democracy of the State of New York, and through all those years it has been regarded as one of tho most influen tial of tho advocates of the Cause in the Nation. J t nas undeviatingly stood forth in. defense of expenses of government, in order that labor shall be lightly burdened: the eaualization of taxation: municipal reform; the,correction of abuses ih State government, and. as essential to M f S iS l l A T I O N ? ^ ^ k a t i o n a h a d - We have regarded it as essential to make T he ARQua one of th.e best Newspapers. At a time when great social and political changes, inven tions. discoveries and revolutions affect the na tions and peoples of the Old World and tho Now, the office and responsibility of Journalism be come of the greatest importance. T he A rgus will be in the future, as in tho past, honest, im partial and fearless in tho discharge of this duty to the public. THE SEMI-WEEKLY AKGUS. 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Inthei S u p r e m e C o u r t —Herkimer Connty. L aura A. M oeet , \j R odman W ood , A mt J. W ood , his wife, i\ R ufus H ale , W illtam B . F enner , j T N pursuance and by virtue o f a judg- JL ment and decree of foreclosure a n d sale, made in the aboy© entitled action by the Supr Court o f the State of K ''' uit ' ad passion lOTwion of kimer. The tirst of said pieces is boxinded described as follows: On the north by the h ___ of Daniel R . Wood ; on the east by the said Dan iel R. Wood and tho lands of Rodman Wood; on the south by the lands of Daniel Stoughton, Robert P o tter and Rodman Wood; on the west by the West Canada creek, containing about one hundred and thirty acres of land, be the same more or less. 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Remember the place, anffremember that I am here to sell good goods, cheap as the eheapest. __________ __________ H . ' R . D A V I S . s _ ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW SURVEYINd Done a t Short Notice. i3:S R a s c T 3 5 w a :E 3 a , p t . SSBBET, „old ; on the south bv the lands of Walter D. Hale, and on the west by the lands of Samuel Stoughton and Rodman Wood, oontaining one hundred and six acres of land, be the same more or less. The last of said pieces of land was p ui- ehased of John Whitman and Ira Pierce; the first of said pieces of land was purchased of Dau-> id Wood, now deceased. Dated Herkimer, J a n . 9th, 1877. W. S. PARKER. Referee. G eo . W. S mith , Att’y for P l’ff, janl7w7 Herkimer. N. Y . glieriJPs Sale. C ounty of H eekimee , ss . T) Y virtue o f an execution issued out -Lr of the County Court of Herkimer County, against the goods and chattels, lands and tene ments of George Willoughby, I have seized al the rigbt^and title wMoh the said Georgei Wii- ^ins’ Hotel, in the town and village ot Newport, in said county, on the 3d day of March, 1877. a t 12 o’clock M., to-ivlt; AU t h a t certain piece or parcel of land situated, lying and being in the town of Ohio. Herkimer county and State of New York, being a p a r tef Great Lot No. (80) eighty. in the JersoyfialJ Pateht. bounded as follows: Beslimms in the center of the road leading from Wilmurtf.Corners Bouthwardly past tlie White House, so called, a t the point where the south line ofthe lot formerly occupied by Rowland J . Emery intersects said road, and runs thence south 57 degrees east twenty-nine chains and seventy-five links to a stake standing in the east line of said lot No. eighty; thence thirty-three degrees west nineteen chains, seventy-five links* to a balsam tree, cornered and marked; theneo north 57 degrees west thirty-on© chains to th^ center of said road; thence along the same north^- erly to the place of beginning, containing ty acres ofland. be the same. more or less The courses are as the needle pointed in 185*\ \T>ated a t Herkimer, January 10. IS^/, By O. D. M osey J l c p u t il Sheriff. Sheriff’s Proclam ation. ■ ^ H E R E A S , A County Court and IT (four! o f SessiP'ns is appointed to.be held at l i e Court House, in tho Tillage of Herkimer. Pu 9^ Herkimer, on the 3d Monday (the 19th flay) February, 1877. Proclamation IS therefore-hereby made, in conformity to a Pr®66Pf directed and delivered by tho Dis trict Atttrney of H erkimer county, to all persons bound to appear at the said County Court and Court of Sessions, by recognizance or otherwise. ^ a p p e a r thereat, and all Justices of the Peace, Coroners, and other officers who have taken any recognizance tor the appearance of a ny person at such Court, or who have taken any inquisi tion or examination of any prisoner or witness. arerequired to return such recognizance, inquisi tion and examination to the said Court a t the opening thereof, on the first day of its sitting. llerkimBr, J a n u ary, 8th, 1877. JAMES H. IVES. Sheriff. “P U R S U A N T to an order o f A m o s ■L H. Prescott, Surrogate of Horkimor county, notice is h e reby given according to law . to a l l Persons hav in g claim s o r dem a n d s against the estate, of D.avid F olts, late o fthe town of H erki- O ffiok ok M ain S sbbet . 5 t o Crecliwjys. D to an order of Amos m e n t o f th e said deceased, a t h e r residence i u the town of Herkimer, in said counly, on or.be- fore theBOth day of February 1877. B . « i a . s o . h - jrd. Dennis N. L t .—. Lewis. Elizabeth John D a v id L . Lew is, defts. To the above\named defendants; You are office o f H erkimer County, and to serve a copy o f your answer on m e a t my office, in Utica, N . Y , w ithin tw e n ty days a fter t h e service o f th is sum - mons,.e^xclusive of the day of service, or tha plaintiff will apply to the'Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. I. T itlPP. Utica, N .Y .. PIaintiff?S.Attornc5 N O T I C E ^ A m e e t i n g - o f th e S t o c k h o l d e r s a n d JX Dircotora of the FA juB u itanios F ibd I ns Co,. os> H eekimeb , N. Y „ will be held a t thei; office in the village of Herkimer, on Tuesday February 0th, 1877, at 12 it, ^aulOw* F. A. HBAY. Secretary, H E B K ^ m JO U N T Y .Jas. _ ■jVfOTIulf^frihereby given that a I ’ Grand and P etit Jury, to servo a t a County Court and Court of Sessions. iJ> be held in and for the County o f Herkimer, a t the Court House, m the village of Herkimor. on tho 2d Monday, (the asth day) of February next, a t 10 o’clock, A. H., will bo hufalidy drawn a t tho Clerk’s Office of eaid County, on Monday, the 8th day of Fofr- rusry next, a t 10 o'clock, a . m . Dated a t Ho>ki-