St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-02-10


road, but recently appointed Supcrintcn-
dent OF the Concord Railroad, met Oh
Saturday evening at the Bardwell House,
to witness the presentation to Mr.. Cham
berlin of an elegant 5000 diamond pin,
as token of esteem from the officers and
employees of the Rutland Railroad, and Il
few personal friends. A supper, and
speeches By Col. Geo A. Merrill, who
made the presentation, Gov. Page, Hen
~ Clark, John Cain and others were
among the pleasant features Of the occa-
sion. Gov. Page alluded 10 thci change
about to take place in the management
of the road, saying that Col. Merrill,
Mr. Davis and Mr.. Chase would retain
their places is Superintendent, Master
Mechanic ana Road Master of tie Rut-
hand road, that it WAS believed, that but
few changes OF great Importance will take
place i'll its direct operation, and Rutland
will receive no detriment at the hands of
the new managers. Gov. Pages allusiCn
to Col Merrill as the future manager OF
the Rutland Railroad received three
hearty rounds of applause. The allu
sions TO Mc.srs. Davis and Chase were
also applaudcd Press.
BRAVERY REwAEDED-The Foreign
| Affairs Committee of the National
House Of Repres ,ntalivcs have reported
favorably on bill giving to George f.
Robinson $4,000 and a gold medal, for
his bravery in saving the life Of Secretary
Seward, when attacked by Payne ON
the night of President l. 'ncoln's assassina-
ton Robinson, who is native Of
Maine, is now clerk in one of the de
partmcnts at Washington on Il salary Of
1920 Il year, and has wife and child
to support.
Butterflies IN JANuARY.-Notwitl
standing the severe Geld weather of the
past few weeks, Master Herbert Wclch
of Berlin found flying about the room,
and captured on the 3Oth ult., n lar.c
yellow butterfly. The butterfly was cN-
hibitcd on our streets yesterday, and was
quite livc!y.-Uonpeher Frceulan, FEB. |.
Alaska costs the government $3.50
600 year over and above fishery re-
cciptS. 1t i Il wrctchcd county, and
the question is what to do with it.
Some one proposes to turn it into a pc
nal c"iony--to sock the land with COLI
victs. But do we really need an Amcri
can Siberia
Montrcalcrs say the winter in that
city has been thus far severe almost he
yund precedent. For eight days, the
mercury ranged steadily from II 10 80
degrees below zero
The y. Y. TrLtme says: We have
hoped until Lcart>irk for a temperance
revival, and at length lis advent seems
near. From all sides We hear that total
abstinence meetings are well attended.
Temperance organizations are shaking "'i
their apathy and filling up their ranh>,
and temperance works comman lin" I'M
usual attention. Better days must To-.
at LAND.
The New Hampshire State TEMPER
ancc Convention last week, 1T Concord,
broke up in disorder, probably from the
same cause that most ui cur temperance
organizations come 10 naught-pJltlr-
ION the brain. "--BciiDws Tails Tines,
The Pittsiield Young Mems associI-
ton are cXpcnding $500 in fitting up a
new billiard room, % feet by > 1, on tho
east side Of their reading room. The
walls are elegantly treScoed and the
room will lie model OF lis kind, whit.
the use of the tables will b, governed by
cert; in rules which will he strictly cntorc-
ed.
\ little boy at New Britain, who WAS
sent out by his father for liquor, one iglt
last week, could not get in on his return.
his father being too drunk to answer his
call, and WAS found frozen to death on
The doorstep in the morning.
President james X. Angel, of the Yer
mont University, will enter on his duties
as President of the Michigan University
August l.
Dr. G. Il. Manchester of Lynn. au
advocate of the "movemeut cure" han
died consumptive patient 50 roughly at
Salem, recently, that he now lis at the
point of death. The doctor was arrc-t-
cd for assault, but discharged on insult
cicnt evidence.
There Is Il p1culrr man in Mason
y. ii. who hasn't lived in his house
since h!s wife died there, ten years ago.
The furniture remains unmovci and IN
busted. lie boards out where they wi.
keep him for s. Il week Charitab.
people attribute his >lugularity to h.
sorrow, ard the wicked TO his stin.inc,-
Thu i, ston and Worcester railroaI.
in 1884, gave notice that ''pa,-cn-er-
are not sent for by the company, but
seats are provided for all who apply at
the ticket Office
JOHN Sargent, a Ncrmun:cr, after
breaking three ribs in travelling. tIicl 10
hang himself on Friday by hitchin- III,
scarf 10 the bed post and >wingin- of .;
his hotel in llopkintun, but the c'e:H
found him and cut him down. He i
SAID TO be Il man of culture.
While Winnie Ream'> statue OF Lincoln
was being removed from the rotunda "i
the capitol ut Washington, on Thursday.
to the old hall of representatives, the .ut
hand was broken. But we arc -IaI T.
be assured that il can probably Lr men
dcd, and that the whole thing will ru.
therefore, haze TO be done over AGAIN. at
cost of ten or twenty thousand do.''-
TO the treasury H,pub.
The new missionary brig, Mor'a-
Star, was launched at Boston, last w,'o.
The vessel .oes to Honolulu, where -.'
will pass under the control of the Il.""-
ian, Board of Missions, who will lear