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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04


rs~~a ~. is1a s~la ~ nspss~ass i
~ exclusive Stalking lst++ ~Aw+ ~s@a
sstss ~ N shs liws 4 rrttss as4sstsi =,
aas nparihstsAr su~ns N ,'vs,s.h 49,
Ne'sfse 4 haze, evala " salaslsea u
ete n sAs vssa.na,t Il hi. rtn~sA RHA
f+nTws,s, "A Vt llars, !, his 'v' II w
shas H~e.~~iis - the .sshlslsslsHHsAa II
I.ekssas hasl4lng - Nstlta street. 4
the
rmtLAnstrMiA ,intm,>. stoRt.
Tbe esnefs and proprietor. a The
in,neAse s,arl a geul~ un esh,i.,ssus
there has. es.me u Howard e.asi, u
nas. they certainly hass very latgs
stuck II rsessisn, gals nr'eriainial
H. their trade ia It's sati8us depart.
msnts AMI ~rli 4 geel. hnr -trsatabls
sui, IL rarmen,. as desired. =, lower
prices than ever h~far roll in thu
county. s,f The rrelfi.tos.,
4. xuNNEtONirx, INTO. 4 -.
personally we eannat trcah fof the,
are strangers b ". but re believe
from their appearance, mAancrs aud
bearing that they viii b. found HON
orAblc Trustworthy citizens, and deal
era aiming as. Without disraragc.
ment - others IN the place, VIC H. ~,
hsrisatc 70 y, they have The bcr,
gsck aud can DO better BY their ras-
toners. than houses mixed up with
everything, and whose other articles
VI merchandise arc 10 nunacrnu. tro.
that they ha,dly feel justified IL giving
an assortment to select from. Citizens
u tho county know that thousands d
dollars hAv. gone 10 ncighborinI towns
mentioned. and - Chicago aud slilwaa.
ksc from consancrs, because from the
limited stocks in our stores their needs
could no, hc supplied. lal
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04
PLAIN DEALER,
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04

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.~l.~~ ~ ~ Nerve, 100 " AssNaaA !
IN sAs asss 80 A~a~r shs fsasAs -
.s.&A ~ a~rs~n. %EA tHssa - #A=+ t~A
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04

The Courier Journal aays: ..Ah.
Il the thnughslsss bessie had not flight
ened the loving susAn from Theodore !
lap. what striking illustration there
wosld lAevs l,cen NJ Winter lingering
IN tho Up of Spring.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04

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IN ~ Asss#&*as N Al " sNAsA4sagss A. a#ss
- IN tAA sstsF sAaA4aH n fANss H@a NJ sAst
AsssA&as u ~ slsaaa. fss~s sssA ~A4 49,
$3.50 tA@~*xs. es*sas w 80 sss~Ns& "A
- $500 s1a. ssss44A sYNs* vi $3.50 Rv*~s
4ssN4*s IL ~ asAs@A# &ssa ss.aH*ss II hsAtsA
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04

Me- w. Scptt Gsrincr has sprung
into nesics n tho probable candidate
u the peoples party for clerk After
Tomorrow wc cal tell M.rc about il.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04

A new lot of sowing Machines aud
ncedlos for all Sewing Machines at
\. j. BxRrRANp's.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04
Notice 70 Farmcrs.

On aud after September lst. wheat
will bo received o., store 1t the Crcsco
Elevator nj the rntc Of two cents per
busl.cl for the tirt 20 days aud ONES
half cont per bnshcl for zach ten day.
thereafter.
llgApLE u HUNTING.
Crcsco Aug. -. 1874. Aft
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04

4 There n ~ pain which the
N ceatsMr LtNimrnt will nut re-
liev~. - swelling II will net
~ esslsdMe, and ~ laMeNeas
Ak which u viii MOI cure. This
d strong Language. hss Il u
sr,ss. Il has produced more
QW0 cares a. sAsnsaaAtsm. neural.
aia. lsek jaw. PALSY sprAins, dwellings.
oeked.breast, esila, barMa, sali.rheM,a.
ses.ashs. g.. aren the human frame, and
q Mseims. SPAWN. gala, Ac.' upon nsimals
% enc yssr than have ell other pretended
reoedisa siuss the world began. u la
sesoter-lrritnMt IN NIL healing pain rcli~v.
sr. Crirples threw away their erutehes.
sAs l.ms val.. l~isos'o,. Mites nre rendered
hsrMless, aud thc wounded are healed With.
cot scsr. II 10 no humbne, The recipe
3 pvbllslseL arous.L each hottie. Il In sell.
~ g ~ ar,ir,. ever lppfors sud AMI II
eeNe Aecsuss u does just whnt II rretrnds
g d. These who now uMfer FROM rlru,n.
eslem, pAin ~ swelling deserve 10 suffer- if
ehoy will Nst Mse tentNur Imminent. Mere
ehoA 1000 certificates Of remarkable cuyrs
lOetwllne frcs~n limbs, rheumatism. eent
SunnlMg tMnorA, sc. knvr been received,
Ne Will ssa.i 4 circular containing Ger.
esAealss. shs recipe. &C., gratis. 10 sMy ons
peQooselMR II. tine h4iel~ of tho yellow
wr1ppsv fentaur I.inimcnt ID worth one
heslsed dsliars for spawned Or swccIied
0oeseA and mn ~. o. for scrsw-worm In
oAeep. 6i0ck-awNers-lhis lluiMeMt II
WsvsA ysss attention. No family should ha
without ceataMr lIml,~ens. Hel.l By az
0soe1issa. 30 ceMis per battle; large
bsssiss clUO J. H. Iloss 4 co,
60 nsNadwsy. New FORK. 6Oyi
GoaeOeoN IL mure tham substitute
fss caster I'LL. II II tho only safe article
Ia existence which 1. certain to asslnliaie
~ fb~d. regulate tho bowels, cure Wind.
selie, and produce natural sleep. II Goa
eaiaa aslther nsiMevsls. morphine Or Alcalol,
ao4 Il pleasant N take. Ckil1rsn mead not
~, ssA mosA~rs may rest. 60yl
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04

Light DuNxssss u I,Nslrrss
0eanesf 1grissre, iAe Nrss Mo-
SSrt0iA'tntsh 1eOsStOie ~.
o1tf AfrOfher1.T'oMIliM'S
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04
vslfsrs a. lj'exr0 10 Oc had
- u4sshbNrN'E r,1 Gallery
- 4aes-~-s
ooofACLES TO MARRIAGE.

Dppv 1QNCG 0Or HO0Ng Me
NJ NJ effects of Errors aud sb0sea In
eAetn lite. AdaaAeod ksstosed. lmpcAimcnss
- marriage vvtno~~d. Ne~ method of treat-
0eot. Nov asA p<Mavt able remedies. Hook
qr&r1seularA cent free. II sealed envelopes.
A1MkeAe IlOv Am ASSOCIATION. No. q
oDGsA ulasA Gt !, rhlla4islphia. rA.--AM
enaots9o1ea having high reputation Tor
oeoesseAs ssa4sse aaA pssfssslsAal SKILL
10 alyl
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04


PRICE I.0kT ~ TEAS.
Ooi uN0.
Black. 10, 50, %, best 10 cts .....,.per N
MINED
Green aud black. ~, 50, 90, best
I'D ctss,........t.............. rcr 70
JAPAN.
uncolorei. ~, 10, ~, On. best ~. 90 rsr ib
IMPERIAL.
Green, 90, 10. HI. ~. bsss ~ TO-. per n
Young HisON,
Green. 30. 10, 10. 40. 30. hest u .os rcr N
GtNPCMDER
drecn, elIO. best s. 30................ per ~
ENGLISH nKEAkFAST.
Black, ~. 10, 10, 80. hes. II. Oh ....rrr \,
n. B.-Ws hare = speciality of Garden
Growth YOUNG ulHUN and INT kkIAl.
At u 20, and UOL0Nd. Extra Choice. a.
Our T.as are put up IN One Pound Pack
ages, with The kind aud Price printed On
each.
AGENTS WANTED 10 get up
clubs 10 ecll our Teas - Families, Hsicls.
Boarding Houses and others Ii writing
for terms or scudink orasra, hs particular
10 address The President o. the Company.
thus
RO0ERT WELLS.
NJ - SgsEs ST.. Nsw Yosk
W srs esapslled . re1a~t this, A. 9th
- parties Asve Inflated our I'm name.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04
rs & SHOES.

| nri.e 1. lleH
citizens IL assert
the truth un
have w.in sNs,r
lvs.,s ,nsl shoes
Ivy served y"n
we'll NC arr slal
the, dil, hut
y.ii vc tars t,vn
H. Pay Tor them
I'LL NC lsea,irii
Nm. c.,itisl.s nti
ally rerilti. ,ns
10 tell yum, that
unless Va, la.s
right Oh he SC
I'M 10 site every
,r~lsv one " "
" are ssre,,i, u
aus u.N sl.n In,
this il h,,i Mhlv
w want our pm,
hut because it,
our duo.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-04
TO T.UED

tufu<ss - Netyl.4u -. Il .>.,sti~vv, A,.~
I'll tnAfafh h'' "a 8sh - 4aAs - - aAv
season ~ 49,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16

burn, Treasurer. They are a live work
ing lodge, and credit to themselves
and the order.
On the 9TH, Grand Patriarch L. W.
Bingham, assisted 10y Grand Represen-
tative II. r. Dyer, l.. G. Stiles, p. C. p,
Newman Weeks. J. n. Gale, p. c. p,
j. Is. Anderson. instituted Eureka En-
campment, No. 10. Mortified. This
Encampment was organized as follows /:
p. b. Bradford. c. p; F. II. Bascom, II.
p; A. y. PearSOns, ). w; c. \. Webb,
Scribe; j. l.. Abbott, Treasurer l.. NJ.
Washburn, J. W.; Jabez Baker. d. ID.
&. =. No. 10 starts off with tlattering
prospects, good set of officers. wide
awake to the principles of the order.
After institution and installation, eight
brothers were exalted to the Royal
Purple Degree.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16
ADDISON COUNTY.

a young lady of eighteen in Ripton,
has prepared nearly all the wood used
by her fathers family the past few
months, part of it being chopped from
the log. Probably the girls father and
Older brothers were hanging around
the fire of some grocery, smoking to-
bacco and cursing the hard times.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Custom House officers at Island
Pond relieved woman of her hustle
the other morning, consisting OF 81
yards of silk, - yards of velvet, and
other articles, all to the amount of $40.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A. b. Cadv, stage driver from Fairfax
to Georgia. lately met with Il serious
accident. While driving on the road,
the horses became frightened ut the
breaking of the pole and ran some
forty roads, when Mr.. Cady was thrown
out and dragged 20 or 30 rods, and
then was obliged to let them 60. He
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16
Sudden Deaths.

\ little son less than three Yeats old.
of Nh Howard Wilcox. who lives by
the Fair Ground in this place. died last
Thursday morning under peculiarly sad
and Irving circumstances. The facts a.
mean - we can learn. are substantially
~ follows: The child was ailimg, and
DR.. Bullard WAS called. He left pre-
Srliption and verbal directions as To
dose The prescription was put up at
Binmlam'S drug store. and the mother
gave the child five drops on Wcdnc>-
day. according to directions, as TIA at
tending ply sician says. The mcdlrine
had an effect. and it was such that the
parents feared il WAS not Just as desired,
and they sent for DR.. Billiard. He he
ing ont OF town. they procured DIR.
Folsom. who SAW the child early in the
evening and found it had come ont from
the influence of the medicine and WAS
apparently all right: but advised. as
he SAYS. to give no more medicine until
the attending physician returned.
About nine o'clock. however, when
Mr.. Wilcox retired, he gave about a
third of IA teaspoontul of the medicine
understanding, as he SAYS. the dose to
/ he half a tea>pooniul. The child be-
came restless, and within an hour they
discovered there WAS serious trouble
Soon after ten o'clock Mr.. Wilcox went
tn DR.. Folsom and told him that he hao
rcpcated the medicine. and that II affec
ted the child unfaNOrablY; but the
Doctor. surprising the dose given the
same as before. told him he thought til,
boy would come out of it all right, ant
Mr.. Wilcox returned home. The cfhlt
grew worse. however. and about tive
o'clock Mr.. Wilcox went up Tor Dl
; Folsom. hut for some reason ana no
obtain him. but did get DIR. Brown vi
seeing the child DIR. b. said he though
if could not live, but requested counsel
and DR.. Hyde was sent for ut once ant
arrived soon after the child dled-a"on
four o'clock in the morning.
The medicine given the chlld WA
f composed of five ingredients, making
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16
State Teachers Association.

The 9th annual meeting of the State
Teachers Association will be held ut
St Alhln>. january BIB. On Wednc--
day evening. the 2lst. there will Ice Il
social gathering. and the exercises of
the association will begin Thursday
morning. Among those who are 10
take Il part, we notice the names "t
President Buckham. Dr French. Frank
lin TuNhu'l of Brandon. Edward Co
nant of Randolph. Judah Dana OF Rut-
land, and prominent educational men
from different pants of the state. On
Thursday evening. Rev. ii. I. Fuller
Of the II. John~hurN Academy gives an
addl,.>s "n 1.-The Morals of our Public
~ch""l>."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16
Notice !!

have my hands the book on list Of l-73
im"untiu- tie IA cents on the dollar and will Ice
~ tn" places dr~- mated below un the stated daNe
." receive thu vi paving their taxes III the
month uf Jan. VII hc allowed a discount of fnm
per cent. the STATE tax. Nv receipts are all
due The trst day "t March. and all remaining
nIrtid Il thai ,l.,rc ill hr collected with COSTS
Ill be- Al the Avenue Hou-c every Monday
II -iir~hUTN t!"u-, Saturdays. f.. q 1. Fairbanks
\ Go. "iii,. iiilr, NH IF January and February
II Ea-t II. .I"hn-hurN. Wednesday Jan IL
from IL = m. until =.
At My Store It .IuhnshuIv Centre on the fore
n"nns "i all days except til, above.
l.t,-a HIRAM WEEKS Collector
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16
watertown Union Live stock Market.

For the week emdin. Tuesday. Jan. IL Ia
MARKET BEEF few choice a. - 10 20. extra
ity Sd no = 20. third quality - - ~.
STORE CArrLR-Working oxen and Steers. pei
pair. sipO sl:,n s11I s2:in
MILCH Cows AND tALVES-sJJ q sGI extra 80 q
go. Farruw Cows so so
NEAIINGS-sI0 O0 sI- two wears old slg "a" -
three years old go 81
PRO r - SHEEP A<p J. ANi~-lu bot = - :. ~
8 10. - 50 - % per head cNtIa - ~ at - pei
head or ;! u &c per III
Spring Lambs. - To pei III
Veal alvrs. u0as 90
brighton Hides. = a - per III
Country Hides. :; a - pei IL
Brighton Iall"w. = II ujc per III
Country Talluw. n tic pei III
Calf skins l. a IL, per III
Felt Il ~ 81 - each
y. T.. beef h"icr Grade includes nothing hut
stalled 100 To 400 lbs Rull,cks Extra and first
quality includes the best lar-c. fat oxen second
and third quality includes oxen and two and three
years old Steers
Shr-p-Extra includes Cossets and when those
"f Inferior quality are thrown ont
Cattl--Arrivals of Cattl,. nearly twice that al
las week. and prices have fallen oil &c dressed
weight. The quality OF the of, rings as a wh"l,i
not good There were number of yards II
extra Cattle and owners expected full last week
prices not racularin. ~ car loads If " Western
CATH, SAID +" hr at Brighton. They let offers
Cltt. pass uns"ld within Sc Of last rates and
did not better themselves by waiting.
~h"rI-Shcrp this week are i'll better condition
Tor butchers Ia buy, they arrive with dry wool
Eutch' rs give i'll that they are huyile all things
considered FIJI well a. last week. \ few Lambs
nj 80 per III, hut the outside prices On sheer
7lc this price only one lot. by y. T. Rice. average
90 lbs
Poultry-A LOT of 50 head of live Geese arrived
and offered by G. W. BAILEY. y" Chickens or Tur.
keys this week prices TN Western lots of dressed
Poultry being too low To admit OF many live lots
his week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16
tentaUir Iininnent.

There l. pain which til, contain Imminent
will not relieve. swelling ii viii not -uhduc and
no laurncs- which it VII not THIS - -tr"u-
language nut It - tru,. II hts produced NOR.
cures Of rheumatism. urud-i:'. l,ck Jaw palsy.
sprans. swcllnls. cakrd.hrrh scaid- burns
saltrhcum- ca1-ich". sc, upon the human franz
and "f strains SPAWN. calls, sc. upon animals III
one year than hay, all other pretended r,rurdi,-
since the world began i Is counter Tritant. al,
alhrHlinG pain IrlI,v.r triw,l'- throw LwaN
their crutc'.s Uhr lame wllh poiSuu"..- hii,~ tIr
rendered harmless and III" wounded are healed
without seal 1t L. II" humhu- Tn, recipe I-
publ shed around each hottl, 1t Is -clIm- a. Il"
artcl, ever before sold and it sells h.c,u~r do,~
Just what it pr,trnds To No. Th,.-. who now ~ufi,r
from rheumatism pain swelling deserve /" sull =
il th"y will not Crn1aur iuiu.rut More than
1000 certificates "t remarkable cures. iurludu-
frozen limbs chronic rheumatism .srur. runun-
tumors sc. hav,. been received We will send "a
circular containing certificates III" recipe. &c
gratis 10 any rrgucstu. it. TN" h"ttl" of IL,
yellow wrapper Centaur Iiniment il worth on,
hundred dollars for spawned Swccnird hurs,
and mules. or for -crrw-wprn i'll sheep. Stnct
uwnrrs-thi~ linim-nt l. worth your attention. y
family should be- without cenraur Linim"nt. sold
by all Druggists. ~ cents per b"tJl-. lar-e hot
tie, 81 w !. l.. EoeE & Go. - Eroadway New
York tloucr.I
Castoria Is morr than Il substitute Tor Castor
oil II l. tn. only 4If. article II cN!-truc' which l.
certain ro assmi.t, tn, food rr-ulaty lh,. novels
cure wImd-c" and produce natural -'r,P 1t CON
tains neither minerals morphIn, or alcohol and l.
pleasant I" take Children need not or, and moth
may rest tluOrr54
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Barnet.

barnet.
Kew. \. IL. Nichols. late nom Ac-
worth y. H.. Is |" he Installed over the
congregational ch'Iich at Barnet ON
tuesday. January q services t" be
gln at III a. m
On the afternoon. ana evening OF the
second INST, Il large number "t the pa
rlshloncrs, and other friends, OF the Key.
}. Service, pastor of the United Prcsby-
terrain church. Barnet Centre, met at
his residence t" cheer his heart by their
annual donation visit. The culinary
department was prepared III manner
cfcdltahlc To the Ladies' committee OF
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16
AUTHORIZED LIST OF
SCHOOL BOOKS.

At "a rn,ciin. If tine Vermont Beard of Eduea
ton held al MddlcburN. Tuesday June II
l-1= all the mrmhrIs of tho Board being present,
the lcNt-li"uks named below selected and
LIthuligrd tuI il the District schools of thu
state Tor tiV,. wears from November l. les.
iiu,Iu- mad" SPECIAL arran gcnents with the
Publishers ar. able Il furnish the books on
the SAM Inns agreed upon i'll the contract be-.
tween the Publishers and the state Board of Edm
CAtIun. winch are follows
E.Gd'r. nod SJell"r-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16

III all six drachms-the only active ele-
ment in the compound being one drachm
OF fluid extract of beiladonna, which is
an active poison. In IL third of Il tea
five or six times the dose for II child of
thai age. and enough to produce death.
a the result proved.
SO many wild rumors got atloat about
this unfortunate affair of which
vas that the druggist had made a mis-
take in compromising the prescription,
putting i'll two drachms of belladonna
Instead of one. (Which would make the
mixture seven drachmS instead of six)-
to have the remainder of the pre>crip-
ton measured. This WAS done on Sat
urdaN 10y Mr.. Geo. Randall, druggist
before Judge Howard. The result WAS
satisfactory to the paItie> interested.
the measurement showing that there
could not have been an extra dlachm of
inc iIlAillIt W 4 hH'lti>l'tlu il>p. tll'll
in order to test the remedy prescribed.
the attending ply Sicinn took IL half tea
spoonful of the mixture himself. which
gave him the maximum dose of bella
donna for IN adult. and cot the effect
from it which would he expected from
such dose. Had there been tu0
draclm, of hclladOnma i'll the prcScrip-
ton. he would have received in the half
tca~puonful double an adult dose of the
poison.
We have been thus particular in re
cording this ease because there are 50
many false stories and rumorS aflont
some of which have already found their
way into the newspapers. 1t was Il sad
mistake. and the parents and friends
have the sympathy of the community.
Il it shall teach those who prescribe.
compound and give medicine. to greater
care and Watchtuincs>. it will I've we'll
Another sudden death occurred al
East It. John~hIrll last Friday George
Smith. It son ct Ira q. Smith. went into
the Wo"d> Ia work alone. and not re
tuning when expected. search WAS
made iul him and he WAS found dead.
He had been subject To fits. and il J.
supposed he died in one. He was about
u Years old.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16
Fatal Accident.

The last star reports the following
sad accident Mr.. Edward Pearson
(>om of the late Rev. Ora Pearson of
Pracham) WIS on the 9TH inst. at work
in the woods with another young man
telling IL large tree. 1t lodged on Il
small one. Mr.. p. in trying to cut the
small tree. was struck hy the descent of
the large one. tIactlIring his skull and
sh"uldcr very badly. He lived about
- hours. He was about forty years of
age, and leaves wife and two or three
children.
All who have been acquainted with
the family of which Mr.. Pearson was Il
member, will have IL tender sympathy
for the aged mother in her infirmity,
and for the brother and sisters in their
perseverance in working their own way,
and their faithful and tender tilial care.
The flther-a faithful minister of the
gospel was totally blind for years be
/ fore his death. and another son-ThOm-
as Scott Pearson will be remem-
bered 10y a Large circle of professional
men in Vermont, rs possessing the
/ qualifications of historian in re-
maikable degree. and as most untir-
ing student, -probably shortened his
useful career 10y ovclmuch study, while
principal of the academy in Peacham.
But our regrets al these bereavements
only add to the sweetness of the hopes
that cheer those remaining, since ii
shows who are waiting Ion the Other
side" for the remaining ones whose
work and Whiting is not vet done.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16
Bears.

Bears.
Mr. Editor The following item is
going the rounds of the Vermont pa
perS : "a bear weighing 42S pounds
WAS killed in Pomtrct on the 2lSt ult.
This is said to he the largest bear ever
taken III Vermont"
The writer of this article WIS at
school at PeaclIam Academy i'll the Au-
tumn of lo:}2 The bears were making
themselves fat at the expense of the
corn fields on penny Street" The
people ut the Corner" were notified
early one morning that the bears had
been in Mr. Lees corn the night prcvi-
Gus, and the people old and young. raj
lied for bear hunt" and killed one
which weighed 40 pounds. He was car
ried to the corner with great pomp and
notes.-the latter due to the visit that IL
portion of the crowd made to Mr.. Hook
er's potato whisky still on the noun
tain. There are probably Others OF
your readers who will remember the o.
currence.