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A Court of Probate holden at North Canaan, "A within and for the district of Canaan, on the 18th day of May A. D. 1874.
 Present, J, B. Hardenbergh, Esq, Judge. On motion of Mary Whitford, executrix of the last Will and Testament of Hawley Whitford late of Canaan, within sad district deceased. This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and
 limited for the creditors of said te to exhibit their claims against the same to the executrix,
 and directs that public notice be given of this | der by advertising in a newspaper published in
 on the public sign pos: in said town of Canaan | nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. l Certified from Record, 3w45 J. B. HARDENBERGH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10
A LAWYER Shot at Concord.

Arson :. Marshall, IA lawyer of Con
cord. n. H., with his wife and child.
drove out to Pcnacook Lake the 18th.
for picnic. Spreading blanket upon
the ground, they opened their basket
for dinner. just ut this moment his
wife heard the singing of bullets over
their heads and remarked that it WAS
dangerous to remain there. Mr.. Marshall
could see no one firing. but shouted to
them to he careful. He then rose To
his feet. and at that instant Il bullet
struck him in the abdomen. passing in
to his body. He exclaimed Il am shot
and fatally wounded" and sank down.
His wife called for assistance, when two
men from Il party near by promptly
responded. and taking him to his car
Iiagc drove him to Il house. mcSScn-
ger WAS dispatched mt once to the city
for plN ScianS, and the surgeons were
unanimous in the opinion that he had
received fatal injuries and could live
but few hours. While waiting fnr
medical aid he was conscious, although
suffering intensely. He was very calm.
talking ut intervals with those around
him. and still impressed with the idea
lIlIl ne tblIll llNt Iblt lew
his wife and son good bye, telling little
Southland. his only child, to hc good
boy and to care for his mother. The
sufferer fingered until ten minutes past
one and then passed away.
1t seems that the City Guards. Il new
ly formed military company of Concord
went to Lake Penacook on Saturday
morning for target >hootimg. They
went into Il pasture bordering the Lake.
Their arms were rifles carrying minnie
balls. Seven shots were fired. two of
them 10y Capt. Putncy himself, and the
target shows the marks of seven bul-
lets. Mr. Marshall was about 40 feet
ont of range as the target now stands,
and the officers say il has not been re
moved from its original position, and
the theory of the police is hat the fatal
bullet after passing through the target
struck IN iron hinge and diverted from
its course. The placing of the target
where there WAS an exposed area IN lis
rear * pronounced an act OF gross. if
not criminal. carclcSSm,SS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10

alton over the present building and ten
IS55. 1t has Permanent Fund of Il
little more than S40.000 more. but
the entire income is not sufficient to
defray the current expenses and the
deficiency is made up every year by
voluntary contributions.
4 legacy of &250O, from the estate
of the late Carlos Baxter Esq, is APP
propriated to the building fund. The
+. W. Park of Bennington has sub
srIibed $500 more and gentleman
of this city $500, more, making II
total of S55OO,OO with which the ladies
have to begin.
Without claiming to he exact the
above is il substantially correct state
ment of the finances of the corporation.
and we trust it will serve to disabuSc
the public of impressions that the insti-
tuition is not in need of any more money.
On the contrary its needs are impcliI-
tive and its necessities make us urgent
that the present season should not pass
without some relief in the way of en-
larecd accommodations.
We know il is IN unfortunate fine
to solicit for a charitable purpose. when
the business of the community is 50 de
pressed, but there is money enough for
Pail l.,
should not our orphans and destitute
children he provided for with equal
liherality.
We cannot think that the intelligent
and benevolent men of Vermont will
turn IL deaf ear to So vital II question as
this.
81 -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10
The Burlington Home
W. ID. CUNNING.
LETTER FROM ITS PRESIDENT.

LETTER FROM ITS PRESIDENT.
The managers of the "IIomc for Des-
titute Children" in the city of Burling-
ton. Vermont are about to present the
claims of that worthy charity to its
friends throughout the state, for the
purpose of procuring means to enlarge
the institution 10y erecting IN addition
to the present building. The number
of children in the Home" durin" the.
past year has averaged fifty, and the
building is too small To accommodate
such family. besides it was erected
more than twenty years ago for an en-
tirely different purpose and contains
none of the modern Labor saving con
veniences 81 necessary in such an inSti-
tuition.
The lowest estimate for the needed
enlargement and repairs on the old
building is $20.OOO. and the managers
must look to those whom God has
prospered' for the amount.
In this connection we wish to correct
an erroneous impression which seems
to prevail to some extent i'll relation to
the financial condition of the Home.
1t is sometimes said that the "Home'
is rich enough without begging any
more. This is mistake. The corpor-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10

holder. by the aid of the index finger
per rectum.
DIR. j. III. Smith of Plattsburgh New
York read long and exhaustive paper
on cerebro spinal meningitis. giving II
resume of various pathological implica-
tions with chart illustrating opistho-
tonos Discussion followed this paper
and the thanks of the society were voted
to DR.. Smith for his valuable contibu-
tiou.
\ pleasant excursion on the steamer
Lady of the Lake, Tuesday evening
was much enjoyed by all. a large
number of interesting papers were pre-
scented and the sessions were unusually
pleasant and Profitable. Resolutions of
respect for the memory of DIR. Rockwell,
formerly of the Vermont aSN lnm for the
insane and DIR. Clark late treasurer of
the society were unanimously adopted (;
also one suspendimg from membership,
DIR. j. &. Harmon. of Wcsttord, for the
violation of the laws of the state and
medical ethics.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10
A Fraud.

y common impression prevails among
the people that Il person having com
united an assault against another. can
immediately 90 before II Justice of the
pcace-picad guilty. and he assessed in
Il normal fine. pay it. and no further
prosecution can hc commenced for the
offence. Judge Ross of the supreme
court has exploded this notion. in the
decision of Il case in the Caledonia
county court. One Degrrnc wavlaid Il
ncighhor on the road, and gave him 4
severe pounding. The same night the
aSS;llant went To one of the justices of
the peace to get them to fine him. but
'heN declined. The next morning he
procured Il grand jurors complaint. and
was lIned with costs. He WAS indicted
for the assault. in the county court. and
on trial, the respondents counsel filed
II plea III bar, alleging Il former con
vlctIon. The state replied that the
former conviction was Il fraud and SO
the court held, and again fined the re
Spondcnt $40 and costs. We ar, ,rl,d
to know that this decision has been
made for the information of the public
us very many intelligent people have
entertained erroneous views unnu tb.
subject, that have led them often times
|" give bad advice. which frequently
results III malicious assaults. under the
impression that they had only to make
il complaint of themselves. he fined.
anu :Nolu further prosecution. This
uecisi"il Is III the Interests of good or
"cr, ana for the welfare of the comm
hlty. Many other false views of the
easy methods of avoiding the penalties
oi the law, would he banisbe,I. were
!neSe points more frequently discussed
III the public charges of our Judges to
Jurors RHtldnd Globe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10
Misery in Washington.

Washington special of July |. re
tcIring To- the wholesale discharge of
government employees. gives the toll
lowing dispensing picture: Yesterday
and to-day have been truly dies Hctorfj
i'll the different departments. In the
Treasury Department about 6o0 en-
pl"NccS have been discharged. In the
lr1ntin" Bureau alone 30 persons
chiefly females. were notified of their
fate. 1t is said that fourteen ladies
tainted. Two ur three of them are
said t" he totally dcIangcd to-day. and
will probably have t." he taken 10 the
ASYLUM. Al the interior Department.
to-day, Il clerk named Brian. in the
Patent Office. upon receiving his notice
of dismissal. went stark mad and he
took himself To the model room. where
he procured Il haNou"t and attached ii
I" Il pole. He then stripped himself To
his undcr~aImrntS and made Il general
raid on the whole department. He
soon cleared two or three rooms. and
was about making Il raid ON another
room full of female clerks. when Il mes
Srngrr standing 1T the door knocked
HIM down with Il club. Before the lu-
matte recovered he WAS secured. and
altcrward carried off to Police Head
quarters. The physicians. who have
been i'll attendance on him since. state
that 1t WAS only Il temporary alteration
OF the mind. and that with quiet and
change of air the poor man will rccov-
cr. here are many other cases which.
Nilllr not attracting 81 much attention
on account of the administrative
ness Of the victims. are upycrthrI
equally pitiablc. Dozens of families in
this city tonight are in unSpeakable
misery because they know not whence
then means of support will come in
the future.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10

The fnllnWim" pleasant notice. at ON,
of ON "Wm~mcn and Il 81 .Inhu~huN
industry. "" lYrd in the last Montpelier
Freeman
Articles tried "n Fairbanks balances
are never found wanting. 81 far aS ac-
"uIacN IN weight i concerned. ThcS,
scales m" Iclill,ic and dulhlc And
best OF all. they maintain perfect accu-
racN after l"n"-couliuucd Use and under
severe tests. The Hay Scales in this
village. over which W. &. Lewis. Esq.
has :" admirably presided for the past
fourteen Years. arc found Ia weigh a>
correctly ~ they did when put in oven
fourteen Years ago. This i Il sufficient
compliment alike Ia the scales and tu
MIR. Lewis care. Some repairs about
the wood work or frame enclosing" the
scales being deemed advisable. the
company resolved To overhaul and put
every thing in the best possible rnmdi-
ton. For this purpose they sent over
IN expert in scalcmal>in" and testing
This veteran. Mr.. Francis bingham.
WIS >cNrntN-SIN Years of age. and had
worked for the Fairbanks tittN-fouI
years. With this experience of Years
of ScrNic" and skill. he combined the
enthusiasm of youth and the scales
were faithfully tested and examined.
Although he discovered no particular
need of repairs. vet with that thorough
ness which always charactcrizcS il Fair
banks employG. he at once substituted
new piv"tS. hearings. beam. Ne. In
fact he made the old better than the
N 4
thing WAS put in shape. and found to
II" Just right every way.
Judge Advocate General :. VI. South
ard. of cr%cnncS, celebrated the IIth
anniversary of the loss of his leg. from
Il rebel I2-poundcr ut Gcttysburgh.
july 3d. hy taking Il partner for the
rest of lie. who. we trust. will he bet
ter than ''Palmcr's patent" tor hclpin"
him along. and will herself find that bv
:" much us man gives t" his country
he adds To his character. The lady is
Il neicc of President Buckham. of the
University of Ncrmont.-T. IIbuns
Messenger.
We are panied to hear of the death
tion. of Miss Laura SAKE. the beautiful
ana Only daughter oi John G.. SAKE
She was but seventeen Years of age.
1t is with sadness that we record the
suicide of Hunt W. Burrows. of Vernon.
formerly Adlulant of the Eleventh Yer
mont Regiment. He WAS the son of
JARVIS r. Burrows. of Vernon, WIS 4
graduate of Norwich University. early
enlisted IN the service during the war.
and bore himself with credit. Since his
return home from the South he has
been the railroad station agent at Yer
non. On Sunday morning last he
drowned himself in the Connecticut
river. lie had been insane for some
months, during which he had twice
jumped into the North river at New
York. He leaves il wife and two cLiI-
drcn.-Fice Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10
The County Convention.

We give elsewhere IL quite full report
of the Republican County Convention
held at this place the Sd inst. And
first. we wish to deny for the County
Committee any sinister design in calling
the conventions. as has been charged in
one paper. The committee consulted
widely in regard to the time, and used
the Judgment of many in its selection.
and as the result proved, chose wisely.
All parts of the County We're well
represented, and an expression of the
people was evidently had. Some local
matters brought over one hundred and
fifty seven legal voters from Hardwick :;
but the will of the majority was re-
vcrscd in the nominating committee.
majority of nine, for j. ii. Drew for
sheriff, but the nominating committee
brought in Mr. Preston's name.
1t will lie noticed that the County
has partially gone back on its resolu-
ton of two years ago, which was in
effect that county officers should have
but one election. One senator. one
assistant judge and the judge of pro
bate are retained from the old ticket,
while one senator, the states attorney
and sheriff were dropped with only one
election This policy is all right if the
conventions will only he iudicious in
their selection.
Most of the time in the nominating
convention was spent in balloting for
senator. The vote between Mr.. Nor
rill of this town and Mr.. Rogers of
Wheelock was about equal for il time,
but the old feeling against st. Johns
bury getting all the officers" finally
nominated Mr.. Rogers.
The ticket put in nomination is
a very fair one and deserves well of
the voters. 1t might have been
better and it might have been much
worse The machine seemed to he run
by new handS-Or ut any rate there
was IA Large sprnkling of il new element
in the convention. They may do bet
ter with more experience. The ticket
is emphatically IL Temperance ticket.
but perhaps no more So than the one of
two Years ago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10
Republican County Convention.

The Caledonia County Republican
Convention WAS held at the town hall.
st. Johnsbury. on Friday, July =. II
organized by the choice of Hon. Bliss
y. Davis of Danvillc. chairman, Isaac
W. Sanborn of Lyndon, secretary. and
five vice presidents G. :. Dana, Geo.
Idle, Samuel Gray, j. ID. Abbott and
Dorman Brdgman.
a motion that each town represented
choose four delegates to constitute IL
nominating committee, WAS opposed
by Mr.. Bridgman, on the ground that
it was manteStly unjust to give il town
like Stannard, that east only 80 repub-
lican votes. the same voice in IL conven-
ton with towns which cast from four
to twelve times as many votes. The
original motion was favored 10y Mr..
Blake of Hardwick, and Mr.. Otis of
Sheffield. who thought as this convcn-
ton was called as IL maSs convention,
we should go along in the usual way
and give each town an equal voice -
that if each town was to he heard in
convention according to republican vote.
due notice should he given before the
convention met. Motion carried.
A call of the roll of the towns showed
that all the county WAS represented.
On motion the chair appointed c. :.
Dana, }. ID. Abbott. Williams Davis.
&. w. Cahoon, ii. c. Idle, IA committee
on resolutions. The convention then
resolved itself into town caucuses for
choosing IL nominating committee.
Most of the towns elected their com
mittee without difficulty or consuming
much time. Not SO Hardwick Two
parties came over from that town. it
being divided on the sheriff question
The representation being so numerous
over l5O-that the court room was
designated for their caucus The
friends of Mr.. Preston for sheriff. chose
then moderator in the person of ). C..
Eaton, and IL ballot was taken for :,
dominating committee which resulted
i'll vote of e3 for the J. H. Drew par
:ty, and ~ for the W. II. Preston party
AFTERNOON
On reassembling of the convention
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10
That "Press-gag" Bill.

The Poland bill, comforting .iurisdic-
ton upon the Criminal Court of the
District of Columbia. which was passed
just before the close of the session. has
been construed as an Infringement upon
the right of the press. There WIS no
such intention upon the part of the au-
thorS of the measure. The idea was tn
allow all cases of libel to he tried be
fore Il jury. and not before mere police
magistrate. Competent lawyers. who
have examined the law, SAY it does not
affect the liberties of the press. but, ON
the contrary. protects them. This WAS
Judge Poland'S understanding of the
bill. and it WAS so explained to the
President 10y the Attorney General be
fore it was approved Boston GLobe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10

Nor ANY IN lIIRAM's. The papers
%reSs the name of Hiram Atkins of the
lIy"S, the editor thereof thus pleas
antlN ''dcclineS with thanks -
IT" publish the Irgms and Patriot.
and work ill the ranks. is all the ambi-
ton we have; and probably all the
Dmocr;lcy desire lis To have {. W.
Willard is So much more honest than
the average Republican Congressman
that we do not want him beaten. and
WIN" knows what might happen if mc
should run against him. And Col. Joyce
was 50 heartily against Grant until re-
hiHed. To make speeches in favor of his
rc-el"ctIon- that to he pitted against
him would seem almost like runnin"
against Democrat"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10
&. G.. BENEDICT.
.JpH\ \. ARTIIUR.
W NJ sEI<>NINIn

Hon. Il. :. Taft Submitted the fol
lowing resolution. which, after discus
sion lay Judge Shaw. Judge Moves. C. J.
Al%cr, and Daniel Roberts. WAS adopted
unanimously:
HcroIrcd. That this committee rec
"mmrnd to the city To aid in the con
>truction of the Burlington and La
noble Railroad to an amount not cx-
crcdin" one hundred and Scvcntv-tivc
Thousand dollars. 10y subscribing To the
capital stock of said road. the >ubscrip-
tIon To he paid 10y the issue of bonds oi
the city. or 10y the proceeds thereof.
The >prcchcS made at the meeting
were earnest and pertinent. all insisting
that the road must he built. and at
once.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10

.Stdnnard-A. j. Weed. }. II. Clark.
Peter Blair.
!Sutton-B. NJ. r. Wiley, l.. }. Camp
bell.
UaIden-Chas. Perkins, ID, A. w.
Eddy, Samuel Harrington.
Waterford A. b. Carpenter, iona
Lawrence, \. b. GOss.
U'hceiock- Horace Bradley. Lorenz"
SullowaN, =. g. Cree.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10
A Tornado at Washington.

Washington city WAS visited by :;
terrific tornado the night of the 18th.
The tornado spent most of its force in
the northwestern portion of the city.
near the State Department. Nearly one
hundred houses were completely um-
rooted in that locality alone. Fourteen
houses in one block lost their roofs.
The house of Senator Morrill, of Yer
mont WAS much di>ligurcd. having Il
row of bricks Wrcnchcd from its side
and having been apparently twisted
from its foundations by the giant "Iip
OF the Whirlwind. The trees in all the
Government reservations are very Scri-
"u>lN damaged. especially in the Capt.
tol grounds. Many of them were torn
from The earth. Many of the fine old
naples in thc Presidents grounds are
destroyed. Horses were thrown To he
ground Il street ear was lifted ten feet
from its track. and all without II seq
"nd of warming. The loss j. estimated
at least one million dollars.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
y dispatch from Harrisburg SAYS: \
terrible hurricane passed over the roun-
my in the vicinity "t Lcwi>Iowm. this
afternoon. The railroad bridge span
min" the .IrniItH river WIS blown down
entire. several boys had taken refuge
ON the bridge: two were killed. also an
old man and five others injured. \
train "t twcmtN-thrcc empty freight ears
wa> blown off the track few miles
west at lrWi>t"Wu.
y later dispatch SAYS: The storm at
LcWl>t"Wn Yesterday WAS more of the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10

Henry NJ. Parkhurst publishes in the
Tribune. his calculations with regard to
the new comet, by which he brings it
about the 10th of July, as near the
earth as Venus, and he thinks that the
eastern edge of his tail will envelop the
earth about July D.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10

Mr.: Kings mammoth balloon, "Buf
fal"," made IL very successful ascent
from Buffalo, y. Y. on Saturday. and
after night voyage above the clouds
descended safely in Salem, n. j., Sun
day morning.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10

\ NEEDLESS ACCIpENT.-ThcS switch
man at the west end of the railroad
bridge across the Stony Creek, Conn,
while the train WAS passing over his
switch, Monday. shifted the switch be
fore the last ear had passed. This
threw the last trucks OF the rear ear off
the track. The engineer did not discover
this, and the bell-cord WAS not attached
between the ears so he could be sig
nailed. After going IA little way with
increasing speed. the train reached il
curved treStlc. when the rear ear went
over, and the drag was 81 heavy that
all the other cars of the train were
pulled from the track. superintendent
Wilcox, of the Shore Line road was
killed. One hundred and seven persons
were more or less Injured
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10
EE~pII IID\~.

HcS0lrCd. That We AZ Il committee of
citizens of Burlington. desire To express
L" tn" managers of the Vermont division
of the Portland and Ogdcm>hurg Rail
road. our grateful appreciation of the
c"urtcrSir> extended to the members of
this committee. on their recent rNcur-
sion through the l.amoillr Valley and
over the line of the Portland aud O@
dcu>huIg Railroad.
Hc>"Ir"d. That We observed with
pleasure. on "lu recent visit To st
J"hm>huIl. The results of successful 81 IT,
tcIPli>c. ~ exhibited in the great scale
works of the Mc>>r~ Fairbanks and
other manufacturing establishments of
that place: the elegance and good taste
ot It's private mansions. lis AthcnrIIm
and public school buildings: and the
thrift and comfort of its inhabitants ::
and that we hope toI u speedy "pp"r-
tunitN t" return the ln>pitalitir> rN-
tended t. Us hN the citizens of the good
town of st. bloomsbury.
Hc>oircd. That we ais" noted with
qualification the natural beauties. the
fertility and large capacity for agricul-
tuI'Il, manufacturing" and mercantile
business of the region along the line of
the Portland and Ogdcu>hug Railroad.
and that We shall hail with Joy the day
which gives To rs Il direct and indie
pendent railroad connection with that
region and road.
RcS"ircd, That the secretary of this
committee Ice Instructed To forward
copies of these resolutions To Hon. lIor-
ace Fairbanks. chairman ot the r\ccu-
tive committee of the, Port land and
O%dcn>hurgc Railroad. Vermont di>iS-
ion. and t" the st. Jnn>burN CdIoioninn.
tur publication.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10
Essex County Convention.

The Essex County Republican con-
vention was held at Guildhall the ID
lust, and the following ticket put i'll
nomination For Senator. {. f. Benton
X. Silver, of Bloomfield Harvey H..
Lucas, of Canaan States Attorney, G..
w. Hartshorn, of Canaan Judge OF
Probate, W. II. HartSh"rn, of Guild
hall High Balitt. }. II. Benton. of
Maidstone County Committee. {. (.
Benton, j. W. Harris horn. ID. :. StorrS.
Harvey Judevine, i. X. Boyce, and F.
l.. Brown.