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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

CORNER STONE OF \ New CHrRcu.-
We have until now neglected to notice
the interesting ceremonies connected
with the laying of the corner stone of
the new edilicc of the North Congrega-
tional Church at Concord. n. H., (Rcv.
F. ID. Aycr's) which took place july p.
II will he remembered that the church
building of this society was burned over
IL year ago. The exercises of lawn the
corner stone of the new building were
opened by Rev. F. ID. Aver, announ-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14
Is 1t The Missing Boy ?
CHILD Fol ND At BENNINGTON. THAT
MAY RE CHARLIE ROSS.

/ \
NAY RE CHARLIE Ross.
There i some gIound of hope thai
the mystery of the little Ross child
who was spirited away from German
town. Philadelphia. some weeks ago.
will he solved hcIc in New England
y child answering To the description of
the boy Ross WAS found at Bcnnington
VI. on Monday. III possession at Il
Woman named Mary FLYNN. The boy
has precisely the same color of hair and
eyes aud is ~ identity about the same
age a> The Ross boy. and what is more
important he say his name is Charlie.
Onr report j. that hc calls himself
Charlie Ross. but SAYS that this mann
ma has forbid him Ia tell any one his
name. The boy declares that he has
not always lived at Bennington, hut
"iH had g" "i'' h"nr". There are. how
ever, some circumstances that make
the ease still doubtful. Tie woman
has been in town but about Il week.
She has relatives there. hut SAYS her
home Is on Lexington avenue. New
York. Her Storic>, however. air con
lilrtlng. I'm cmIpInyc of Barnum'> hip
p"dI"mc at Boston named Fred IIamil-
ton is said +" Ice her husband. and he
- in correspondence with her. She
admits this. and has II large Trunk with
the mark at l;aImum'S show upon it,
One story she tells is that She adopted
the child. two Years ago. from Mrs.
Henrietta, wife of Mr.. Groom. u tin
smith on ,G!h street and Third aNcuuc.
New York. She has also said she is
the mother of the child. She SINS her
husband is boss property man for
Earnum. She calls the child Charles
Augustus Hamilton. The child WAS
taken. yesterday. To the telegraph office.
and questions asked. dictated from
Philadelphia. He answered number
of these correctly and at the conclusion
came the following Telegram
PuILApELrIIIh. August 10.
I" OlncN Fuller. chief of police.
Bennington. VT: Dctain woman and
child. Uncle of Charlie Ross leaves.
tonight for Eruuington. to identify
child. CHIEF OF PoIIrr.
The child is very intelligent and
bright. in perfect contrast To the woman
III both respects. He SaNs he has two
names Charlie Ross and Charles Au-
grStuS Hamilton. The woman will he.
' swim '''''S ''h"''' -
N'""h'
LATER. -cII,rIIr r,ss x,r r,,.~
An mail. - ,I,,,I:. =, ~,
n.nm.J pi;,I,I,I';', "">s. t''' A"'
Hnn,,im,,t,' W. i I. 10y 'i'lN'' 1T
'.I,rn, Fiat ,'.' , ,' anu "e-
:, iii =, Urs II',';I,' '""'' '"e'c
,.I';I'I. H. ,.,,I,i;' i - ,'"' '"e MISSING
lrn,,ar r,,,. H., rI ,'',; "'' S"' l" N''' sui
Th;-r,, .'',,,''J ~ I " 'ht my S'crH'
tn ;n,t;f,. tI,a J.'ta,,.; '' '". 'l '''''
AMI II,;i'I ;i, W 'i' woman
hn , sn,n",,I "m", 'n"I'u' " proves u"
t.,Im ;'I "', ,, M'''' ''iS,',h'" "i
''"'" "" h'hN- III ltStIl bi;lllct Df
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

SALE OF FARN PRODUCTS.-S Since the
first of last December Mr.. j. Somcrs,
of Green Mountain, has hauled to mar
kct and sold S2.000 worth of wheat.
81 300 worth of corn, 400 worth of DO
tatoes, and $500 worth of hogs, a"gre-
eating Il total of $1,000. This is IL very
good showing and one we commend to
the thoughtful consideration of our for
mcr friends. Marshall (Io~a) RrpnbH-
can.
Mr.. Somers WAS formerly II resident
of Barnet. in this county.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION
Re nomination al Judge Poland.

Re Nomination al Judge Poland.
The Convention in the Second Con
Ri\ sr Junction on "Wednesday. the l2tll
inst. Convention WIS called Ia order 10y
Col Franklin Fairbanks, chairman nt
the District Committee, who read the
call. On calling the roll il WAS found
that Stannard, Dover and Stratton wcr,
not represented. and that Chelsea and
Jamaica each reported one delegate
absent.
On motion the Hon. AhiShai St"d
dar,l of TownShcud WAS elected tenn
porary chairman. aud OIlin Gamhcll OF
bradford and Henry Stafford Of Whit,
River Junction, secretaries. The tenn
p"ralN organization WAS made primi-
ncmt with the addition of one wee pres
idcmt from each c"'mtA at the district.
AZ follows: l.. q. Greene OF W""dStock
John Waite of W. Randolph. Horace
Fairbanks of st. ,I"hu>hury, and J. ID.
Brid"mln of Bellows Falls.
&. =. Dana moved that the cunNrI-
ton proceed t" ballot for Il candidate
for Congress. AM bat the vote III, taken
on call of the inll. J. ID. BldgmEln
nominated Judge Poland. in IL few we'll
chosen words. J. X. kincrSnrI of Peach
am nominate col. John H. Meade al
West Rand"i q. Hugh Henry of ChcS
ter nominated Hon. Dudley G. Dcmi>ou.
in il speech of the Sprcad-r;I9lc kind
which reminded several of his effort at
darlington at the State Convention in
June.
Col. Roswell Fnrnham "i Bradford
believed il WAS too lat" Ia attempt to
change the votes of ANY delegates pies
cnt He WAS one who two Years AGO
ardcutly cSpouScd the cause of judge.
Steele. He had nothing against .Iud",.
r-"I:III, unwrNrI- AMI >In,rtu now IA
IDENTITY support him. Horace Fairbanks
seconded the nomination of Judge Pc
land, hclicVin" that in him the District
had ''tlIc right man in the right place.
The convention then proceeded to
ballot, the chair appointing three tclIcrs
t" assert and count the votes. The rs-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

The Soldiers Reunion at Burlington.
commencing August -, is attracting
the attention of the people in the State
and more particularly of the veterans
who expect To meet in camp old com
radcS and with each other spend Il few
homS III rccounting old times of danger
and hardship. Arrangements have been
made with all the railroads in the State
to carry for fare one way, and we I'M
dcrStand that Capt. Bl"dYrtt has made
arrangements with the i. \ q. Il. Il.
To take all who wish to attend the Re
union from ST. JohnSburN and back for
the very small sum of four dollars and
twenty-five cents including fifteen miles
10y stage from M"iriSville {" Water
bury. to connect with the train ON the
Central VT, arriving at Burlington ut
about six o'clock. The 81. JohnSbuTN
Cornct Band have been engaged t" g"
with the Veterans which Will add very
much To the pleasure of the orc:lSI III
both on the WAY and at Burlington.
Arrangements have also been made, for
Subsistence while AT Burlington for one
dollar per day. Our delegation will
leave ST. bloomsbury on the arrival "t
the nine o'clock train from the north.
on Tuesday the 9Th. leaving liurliuS
ton on the morning of Friday the 18th,
which will give the Veterans two full
days III camp. The people "i iurlln%
ton have spared II" pains or cNprn~" in
fitting mp the camp for the comforts Of
camp lite on the shore OF the Lake.
Now the whole expense al the Re
union will Ice So very small that We Il"
not see why all cannot 90. We do not
not see how ANY soldier can keep aWaN.
The following veterans have been ap
pointed to look after and Give Informal
ton relative to the matter: Charles
h">S. Nht'.i'''-.i. VI p.uk,r. I:I>I ~.
Stephen McGail,N. Ign
don; j. W. brennan. IlauIwick: .Lr-
cob TruSScll. PcHchnm :. II. Stone.
panNillc; Geo. J.. Blair, w. Barnet
VI. Mont geometry, Walden: \. l.. Taft. |
:. :. Brigham, i;Itrkc: :. g. /
Gray. Whcrl"ck: Thomas Nelson. Rye |
gate: =. y. Eastman. Grot"n: Geo. - |
Bend.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

and its legs, arms and face exposed to
the terrible heat.
The origin of the fire is still wrapt in
mystery. 1t was at first laid to the az
count of il negro who had been dis
charged from the boats employ he
had taken deck passage, and was heard
to remark just before starting. that he
would make il ''hot as hc-I" for one
of the officers. but further investigation
has IiSSi pated I'LL suspicion which rested
upon him us author of the fire.
Some Twenty-Five or thirty lives were
ut first reported as lost, but later ac-
counts put the number ut fifty or more.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14
DISMISSAL of the Colored Cadet

James W. Smith, the first colored q,
"t' WI npl"1,'ted t" the Military Academy
IT. est loInt, was dismissed nftrr tLn
examination, having failed to mass
an examination in some of his stn,i;a.
hecehtIy letters have been ronairn,i
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

ANU ''ihlSi ! tliil'l WIS 'lttIilt'it tlllN
nominated.
II WAS then moved 10y Henry Saiior,
that the nomination he made unaui
nous. \. L. Baldwin opp">rd this mo
ton IN bitter speech. III which h,
called upon all oppoScd to the election
of Judge Poland To Withdraw from the
hall and nominate Il man for whom
they could vote. Mr.. BaIIwiu'S speech
was received with mingled cheers and
hiSScS. He replied to the kisses 10y SAY
ing tlI:i; he expected such things from
vipcrs. lie then left the hall. accop,
panied hy thlrty->cVcu others.
II WAS then moved 10y b. ID. Harris al
Br;ttlch"r". that Il committee inform
Judge Poland of his nomination. and
invite him to address the convention.
This being done. Judge Poland came III
and spoke briefly, thanking the mem
beers "f the convention and the conStit-
urntS back of them. for this renewed
expression of their confidence. He said
hC had not been SolicitouS for the nom
ination at this time Two Years AGO.
when there was Il contest in this district.
he dId want the nomination. II" had
tlIcm begun the great public Wurh of
the revision of the laws. and he then
feared that unless he returned to com
plctc the work, it would never he done
But.hc was returned. and the work WIS
completed, and it waS now Il matter of
comparative indifference if he WAS re
turned ii ANY rate he never expected
to do another public work To compare
III Importance with the work of the re
vision of the Laws.
The Judge then spoke of the consci-
enli"uS manner in which he had voted
on all public acts while in Congress
and then he went ON to explain the
gag law" of which the papers had at
tempted L" make ~ much capital This
explanation was but an elaboration of
statements made III the new >papcrS
but II was convincing. and given in the
Judges happIcst VEN of logic and hui
NOR. The Judge closed by some dry
hits ut men OF the press present who
had rnng the changes on this gag law"
which fairly brought down the house.
The speech was frequently interrupt
ed 10y applause.
II was voted hat the same rule he
observed III the calm" of caucuscS for
the next convention a. ut the present
that Is, that they all he held a.thc same
day and hour. that time to III, d,sirna-
ted 10y the District Committee. Ii WAS
also recommended that in caucuses
where the election was made 10y ballot.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

Coon EN"rGu EoE IfNL Hon. lIn
bingham of Littlrtom il liktl io h
impressed upon his miirI The uHh
that wise saving. that ~ bind mr
hand Is worth two in the hu>i."
could have been chief justice 9" v
Hampshire. but he though b, rol
ais" hc Il United States ScI.A,N iroul
same state. and :" Thought %, 700
not lake the first, and now tW>
he cannot tax" the latter. No r.
willing to take t" his heart th, ,,, .,
and rejected misunderstanding. .-
and behold. the rejected d",>a' Oil
the miltcn. and Mr.. bingham oo
senator. y" doubt he j. alnr..
uncertainties "t all things ltlr n.
especially III New Hampshire r"..
i:0>fOn NcT4.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

THRoWN OVER \ PGiH1r
Young lady and gentleman. lur.
married, lie at the p"iui Of d,.H
Dover. New Jersey, in c"u>rra.....
having been thrown over Il ru..a
They had been married al noIr. ..
with three friends. started uu d r...
Budd's Lake. While rIimIir. .
Stanh"pc Mountain, mean Tire iur.
bridge. the pole Of the tIrilJ-r b.a
and the vehicle rolled RAPIDLY doen
steep grade. 1t struck against the q,
of the bridge. tore oif' thr railing. e..
went over the abyss tit, frct doc
The bride and one of the .tutlrr,.
both arms and lc"> hInktu and >,.r
ribs. There Is u" chauut ~ lItrIrr..
cry. The hridr"r""m. 'rlrtu.l
arm. besides receiving" viItI mrn,
believed to hr fatal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14
Moulton's Statement Foreshadowed.

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in tbc rnsiti,u in which hn r,u,J ,I,,.n,
He simnI, Ir,vrs il ,,L.r,. h., r,,,,,.I -
No man. and no w,m.n, j. ,h.. w,,,,,.
for h,yiuu trustrd hi. Lnnnr a. Il
WAS said and believed Inv AIR MAINTAIN
from thc beuiuuium tL. ,t,;ns. ,r NJ,
Rccchcr. Whatever if Il, v.,y vrnnc
IA man could fnr"iyr. and il v,. f,,7
piycu: if w,s , wrour which rnnIJ Ina
rondoucJ. and if w,s c,nJnm,J Th;s
in itself if If Jn.. nnt ;nJ;,.,tn what H.,
wrong was indic,tcs what il ,,,s nni
From all other indications that Mr. Til
ton has "iycr,. ever since he suhnittnd
his statement to the committee. if would
appear that Mr.. Triton is in n positinn
himself rc-cst:lblish his divided home
At the most. MIR. Bccchcr cannot b,yr
more than eight or ten Years of useful
labor before him. The women. the
are deserving of the chief CON
and now the door cam Ia.
safely closed in the face of the morbid
curiosity of the world. as soon us Mr.. |
bccrhcr shall have told his story. The
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

member of Congress from the second
district and is II son of the late Samuel
ID. Bell of Manchester.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

Warning TSI BOYS. iIm >4nYd.
tcru""m last, ~ The Genital VI.
train from Montreal WIS comm r..'
T.ambcrt station. Il iimI. lu"kjug ...
about ~ Years ~ age, Will, uf.-
jump am the ears, fell. I'rI rhr loo
passed "Nrl. his ann. CulIin. % ,h...
between the elbow and tiIt vI,-l. u
accident ought la r. Il WaImu. r,.r.
less boys. VIII" pI;Irtir( lir> dan,
amusement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

JUDGE PECK ACCEpTS.= In II letter to
Hon. II. II. Powers, president of the
State Republican convention held ut
Burlington, June 18th. Judge Peek ac
ccptS the nomination for Governor. and
cordially endorses tn" platform then aud
there adopted. Hy the way, we notice
that Judge Peck dates his letter at .Jcr-
icho. but the MorriSvillc citizen flies his
name at its mast head as '.Asahcl Peck
of Montpelier"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

y NIGoRoTS OLD N,N. Hon Il.
Baldwin of Montpelier. now ci.l+ .
Years of age has just made a t,r. ,
White Mountains. Qurhrr. fla.
cFlly and Montreal. I.rr,lr.
company with his tu" dau.Lr,,. ..
morning of july ~. hr 4rnl.,. T.,
the Profile House. Ihrurr an. ~.
WIS his I'D birth day. he and III.
proceeded /" Mount W.i>hInot,n
morning following h. ul> n, .,.,
o'clock and ready ~ >i\ ru rrn,..I
GoIlIam and the Grand IrrL. ..
To Quebec. ON THURSDAY nj. "a.
did Quebec and its rn1 iun- flrr,.
Friday morning they stalled 100,
Sagu"nay and went a> iu a, rh,.
mi. Returning they Itarhrd o..
Sunday morning. arrived 40 Va...
Tuesday morning. spent 81. Oh. e.
hours III sight seeing aud left d.. B.
past three for home, wien, the. .rr.
;It halt-past ten.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

cling the object of the gathering i'll Il few
well chosen remarks, followed with
singing of the 1913 hymn of the Sab
bath Hymn, and Tune Book,
20 Thou. who's own vast temple stands,
Next followed the reading of Scripture
selections 10y Rev. 5. l.. Blake, of the
South Congregational church, the pas
sages chosen being from LIST Peter, 2d
chapter, Is verses, and the :'d chapter
of Ezra. Rev. DIR. Bouton then made Il
short and happy address. The address
WAS followed 10y singing of the 1929
hymn,
Happy the church thou sacred place"
4 ftrvcnt prayer was offered by Rev.
+. ID. Aver. which waS followed 10y the
laying of the corner stone, 10y Rev. Mr..
Aver, who addressed the assembly
briefly. when Il box containing church
manual, list of members, etc, WAS de
posted. another hymn WAS sung. and
the large assembly was dismissed with
the bcnediction.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

from south Carolina ,l,,..
p,"','nIr'N of the Officer, Of, ~ 'h"u.
my led to his dismissal ~ '.'r auI
men men seem t" SymplrLil, . IL" 'n..,..
One OF them said. II Jn... "'h >nIi
officers "ill ever let = r,,,, "'IhN,.
hey don't wan, then, -, 'ur-
Cadet Smiths rarcrr f., ''' mm
years "f his ScrNicr. W.T.. ,nI '.' lh,
unhappy one. but uhcrh.I ~ '' ..
pi"'NS ;!r"Sr from III inlirn,'"''
per or from the persistent ',' "i ..
OF his comrades cannni h,..il' "i>' 1880.
sad. One officer att,jl,,. Oh. .
the pngmacity which >r,,I '...
early III his course to In, ..a.
letters sent him 10y his hi,nJ ''"
of these he WAS adv >,l ,,'>. 3. ,..
the honor of his lace" and ,r '-'. .
hIm t" brook mo insult At ,l .'.
the white cadets. The nav. ''...,
which the "blchc>" an. cali. ',''' o.
do i'll their first SUNNI, ~ "N..
were looked upon h, Smith '.''....
insults thrust upon him. .l,i.' - -'
comrades made no cumpi,;.,
the social ">traci~m To a Ind n,, n
SaHINc nature WIS almost mol
and an occasional outbreak /.
wondered ut. '". '"
Before he had been in ,b,
week he Wrot" Ia Il ilirnd ,,,n,1
of the treatment he Received
fellows. and this letter hr,r., ,,' '.'.. .
the h"StiIlir> nf H..
cadets. Soon after this he, L.J ''
with Cadet Wilson aud cui hi,f..
Il dippcr. Then fnlInucd rL.. I,
discipline on the drill. lbcron,r n....
and sentence. and FINALLY IL.r.
Sional investigation. which did -''
feet any good. Smith >.n> +, 81
Tucntly on squad drill be- Wits d., "
from squad 10y the u;luct .nr,n,.I
told that he was not To- stand -.
side with white men.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14

The st. Adams papers continue To
Tn" Messenger of the 7tls
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-10-09
Dust In Fruit Culture.

IT is singular that along dusty road
sides there is generally an abundance OF
fruit, and this abundance is usually in
proportion to the quantity of dust. Not
only is the fruit abundant but the leaves
are generally remarkably healthy; and
we do not remember an instance of u
blighted or seriously diseased tree when
they have been covered with roadside
dust
This has been frequently noted in re.
gard to old pear trees in gardens along
roadsides; but this year especially as to
the cherry was very striking, particular.
ly low-headed pie-cherries, which are
more easily covered with dust than trees
of larger size, In this vicinity this year
we had a particularly dusty time. There
was no rain of any consequence for five
weeks, and the roads, many of them at
least, are not famous for freedom from
dust. The consequence was that many
of the trees were for weeks of q dusty
brown instead of their usual living green.
The trees did not seem to mind it in the
least, and the prodigious crops of cher
ries that they bore was something won
derful. One friend gathered four hun
dred pounds from one tree, which he
sold for ten cents per pound, yielding the
udulSOlHe SUM VI lOIly u0lldIS lIOH Ouc
tree. This tree stands on his little grass
patch in front of the house, and thus
served the double purpose of putting
money into its owners pocket and of
screening the house from much of the dust.
We do not pretend to account for this
curious fact but rest with simply stating
it. 1t is supposed that the plant breathes
through it's leaves-how it does this when
covered with dust it is not for us to say
1t may be that the minute insects which
crowd on fruit trees generally don't like
dust; indeed people do say that it is to
destroy insects that chickens so love to
cover themselves with dust, Again, some
people have notion that many fruit dis
eases come from minute fungi, which de-
velop on the leaves and branches, and
soon cover the whole surface, destroying
tissues as they go. 1t may be that abso-
lutely dry dust falling on these minute
juicy little plants may suck the moisture
out of them and leave them high and
dry. We do not pretend to discuss any
of these propositions; at the same time
it is curious to note that these dust
covered fellows should always do so
well.-Ge1nldntOlcn IeIeg1dph
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-10-09

afresh. The garden will be all the better
for the rotation and the abundance of
organic matter which the grass roots
supply, and the weeds will be eflectually
distanced. Whoever cultivates an old
garden must make up his mind to wage
an all-summer warfare with weeds, and
victory can only be secured by fighting
IL out on this line till frost comes to his
aid, Purslane and chick-weed are such
creeping plants that even the scythe
passes over them, and pulling Is the only
resort after the hoe is hung up for fear OF
disturbing the expanding roots.
On rye stubble we frequently see the
weeds In great abundance. If the land
is well stocked with grass seed and is in
good condition, these weeds will not
make much of q show the next year. but
il is better to NOW them and let them lie
as q mulch on the ground. If the land
is not stocked 1t should be plowed before
the weeds mature the seeds
The great hot-beds Of weeds are the
sides of fences, highways and railroads
There they luxuriate in calm repose and
mature their seeds, which are waited by
the winds and carried by the birds to all
plowed and poor lands. We would like
to have law enacted compelling every
landowner to NOW the weeds on the
highway bordering his premises, and all
railroad corporations to keep the sidesof
their tracks free from these pests. 1t is
curious to see how the seeds of thistles and
other weeds rush after train of cars,
urged on by the wind as II hastens to fill
up the temporary vacuum, and often q
side current takes them into a neighbor-
ing field as they are gyrating in the rear
of the cars II is a suicidal policy to let
these weeds by the side of fences, high
ways and railroads go to seed. Alexander
HIDE, Gn N. Y. Times.