St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-07
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
TEMPERANCE MEETING-The at
tendance at the temperance meeting
sunday evening. was good, the hall be
iIg comfortably filled.
DR.. Brigham asked and answered the
questions. What has been done hl
this movement and what can Vet he
done. 10y these who desire its advance
meat aud success. He thought much
had already been accomplished III
ar"u>ing public. sentiment sufficiently
to Sustain these meetings for 81 long Il
time. 80 fall an Attendance, week al
ter week. showed that a deep interest
Is already excited. but personal appeal,
DIR. brigham considered to he the work
that is to bring forth fruit desired.
Therefore, the speaker plead earnestly
with Young men present, who have
not abandoned the use of Intoxicating
liquors. to make this the turning point.
turning from ii practice that can only
lead from bad IL worse, To one of sale
~.
Capt. John W. Clark. speaking from
experience and also from srriptural
grounds. wished to add his appeals to
DIR. Brigham's. Judging that Young men
could The more readily accept the
statements of "omc who had been over
the ground" Mr.. Clark's restrictions
OF last week. on applauding. being
withdrawn. he hoped he should have
the pleasure of applauding, most ear
ne>tly. the singing of the pledge hS
many present.
Mr.. Charles Spauldiug of Boston. son
of the late John Spaulding of Mont
pelirr. was invited to addre>, the meet
ing. Mr.. Spaulding spoke freely of the
habits OF the Young men of his own set,
and also of the sets older and Younger
than his, while he was resident here.
and with sadness was obliged to con
tcss that the greater number had be
come victims to the habit of mtcmper-
ancc. OF them all, 1.-THE rum>cller had
taken the cream.
MIR. Joseph Poland spoke with much
feeling of his continued interest in this
work. aud also of the bitter truth of
Mr.. Spaulding's statement. that many
of the brightest of Montpelier boys
have gone down into drunkard's
Freeman.
SUICIDE AT NoNKION.-. james But
Ter hung himself ut Monkton on We'd
nc>dal last. lie WAS Il single man and
about 81 Years vi age, industrious. and
had accumulated quite Il property.
He had lately purchased farm. for
which he WAS partly i'll debt. Think
ing lie had paid more for the farm than
it was worth, he took the mistake to
heart and became insane. He vas tax
en- t" Brattlchoro, but returned i'll Il
irN weeks somewhat improved. But
he soon became worse. and the final
result of his insanity WAS suicide. Free
Press
:. ;. Brown. of West Pnulrt. has III
his possession curious relic, which is
kept as family heirloom. 1t is :,
large powder horn. with smooth pol
ishcd surface and on one side bears this
inscription: "Jonathau Bidwcll. his
horne, dated at Lake George. July
1913, cut in large plain Letters. using |
for j. after the manner Of I'VE uldcn
time" On the other side are many
quaint and funcitul devices. done after
The manner of Indian hirroglyphicS.
such ;iS ships sailing. birds of various
kinds. fish swimming. walls and h;tStiun>
of II fort with guns mounted en- bdrbcftc.
i military chieftaim rs Il central figure.
and also the date again. 100. The
inscription is supposed to have been
worked by Bidwell. while the English
army and provincials were encampcd
at the southern extremity of Lake
George.
Henry Badger of Ira>hnrg. Il hoy
about l. years old. had knock down
fight the evening OF the Goth. He WAS
arrested on the complaint of the Town
Grand Juror. and after trial before JUS
tice :. II. Howard, he was fined - and
costs SlO.6-, and committed to Jail.
Martin \. Perkins of Pomfret fclled Il
tree across the back of his Yoke of oxen
His meighbors gave him fifty dollars
but the oxen we've cverlastingly smash
ed.
\ son of Cutter Seavey of Barton
aged about | Years while attending
school several month ago, was hit on
the head with SNOW ball. and has
been an invalid ever since. and has
now lost the use of his limbs.
The Catholics of Fair Haven will
build ii new church the coming season,
1t will he one of the finest in the state.
costing from $75.00O to 100000.
Hon. \. b. Gardner of Bennington.
has again sustained Il severe domestic
affection. Two years ago his wife and
two children died, and now, on the
18th ult.. his eldest daughter, aged 10,
has been called to join them.
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