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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20
Sunday Excursions.

Excursions To the Mountains To hcsl
Mr. lircchcr arc getting quite c"mmou
Trains run from Portland as we'll Il,
from Statistical last sabbath. Three nl
tour Thousand met at the Twin Noun
tain House last Sabbath. the n;ljoritN
of whom, of COURSE. couldn't get within
raI>h"t of the preacher. but did not
find the day : rnio, mrnt >cn>ihIN cur
tailed lay that fact. Very likely Nh
Hrrrh"r hears of the surprise and pain
that these Sunday excursions give PEG
pie on all hands, H. lir attempted last
NIhhaIh Il sort of defense of himself
from such criticism. Nh Bccchcl may
not Ice able To control this matter. but
If he could put his foot on it. many of
his best friends would hc clad.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

who only remembered the hey DAYS %
youth when there were no gray hairs
no wrinkles. no life troubles their
words do the least part of the talking
The old school room. the old ronIps. til,
old memories still freSh-can't all he
reduced into words in few minute.
chatting.
One or two more calls. and all that
was left of forty Years destruction was
done with and the business of the trim
up into Danrille. too. was over. tiu
back into Nour old Eastern homes. Won
old men and women of the West. who
have been absent these forty. or even
/ thirty years. and see what you can find.
More of sadness. more of green mounds.
more of the mutability of things of earth
than .Nou had counted upon.
1t i worth your while when ut Dan
Vile to see the North Star fulkS-Fath-
er Eaton and his son. The North Star
Is the most remarkable newspaper in
Vermont. if not in the country. 1t was
started in i~O6 has been printed rem-
ularly ever since. and has never been
out of the family. 1t WAS started in the
days of the Presidency of Thomas JEFF
ters"n baptized in jefferson Dcmocra-
cy. and stuck to its text even to this.
1t Is il Democratic paper now us il WAS
then. and never brcathed for Il moment
Il different political breath. The North
Star has Shnmc upon every essential
progress ct III" country save that made
10y the war of the Revolution. 1t has
recorded the birth of the most OF the
states. the introduction of steam travel
10y land and water; the telegraph ag-
rIrultur;ll and domestic machinery: seen
the great West opened up: Louisiana
and Florida purchased Texas and a
large share of Mexico acquired: seen
the Seahoard villages Income vast cities.
and the population of the country in
crease 10y more than thirty millions:
and may il still live on to witness
Grander achievements vet The orioi-
nal founder is dead: but his son. MIR.
y. II. Eaton. Il sturdy gentleman of
three score Years and ten. is at the head
of It's management. assisted bN one of
his sons. 1t is one of the early literary
landmarks of HE State. has always been
conducted with ability and bids fair to
continue III those WAY - of strength and
Wisdom II has So long and 81 faithfully
I"urmcNcd III. 1t Wa> II very pleasant
hour indeed that We spent in the rozl
editorial room of the North Star.
"Nrll. said the squire. as We passed
down The hill on our WAY To 81. J.
again. ''Wcll. I've had Il good time of
ii. and am glad went. | didn't find
every thing Us | expected to: but It's the
way of the world. and probably shall
never ." back T." panvillr again.
don't know ;I> rar, to-"
:" closed the Dan>iilr nip. :" they
ar closing every day taking tn. last
looks upon scenes now or once familiar.
aud gong away t" return no mor. Ton
ever. d. y Il
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

could have easily saved himself. but
thinking that he could rescue Miss Phil
pott. he seized her and tried to reach
the rock above them. Although he
battled bravely with the current they
both were swept from their vantage
ground and whirled INTO the maddening
flood below. Parsons was Il strong
swimmer, and Was seen floating on his
back supporting her for whom he had
risbed his life, and struggling against
the current. All his efforts were of no
avail the fatal current separated them.
and Miss Philpott disappe.tlcd with
hands raised drspaiIingIy above her
head. a thick cloud of spray inter
Nrned tOI Il moment between the drown
j.. = man and his agomized friends on
tine shore, who were powcIlrS> to lend
him aid. and when it disappeared Par
sons WAS gone, and the cruel river
swept on lis though this tragedy had
not been.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20
Shooting Affair at Middlesex.
\ FAMIIl FEI II MD \ FEMININE A.
>A>>I\.

>A>>IN.
NrNrrELIEE. Aug. - \ >huutin.
attain t""k place this forenoon at Mid
dl,>rA. 4 mile north of Montpelier. il
which the wife at Richard Dod", >ho
his brother Joel through the face. blow.
III" oh hi Jaw. etc. - that his lite, i,
dc>pailrd of.
| he ATTAIN causes great excitement
Richard Dodge and his wife lived upol
Il small farm. al which his hlntIrr Joe
I p"d@r. Residing" some miles distant
claims /" /" the OWNER. IhrN ily,
been ti@hiln" about the till, to TIA,
property f"I some time and last tall IN,
CONT decided hat Richard and his " if,
should remain theme during the, present
sunuIrr.
Last winter joel went there dullnn
then alScnc" aud took ont I'll the win
d"WS. 10y which their pnintnr> Nrr.
h"/"n and otlri articles spirited. II,
has ais" used other means To annoy and
Dust them from the po>>c>>ior> To-
day he went there With Il cunpl, OF
men. and after gathcliu" some apples
commenced digging the pnrat"c> Mrs.
Dodge came ont and ordered him Ia
leave: lr kept "m digging aud she threw
stones At llm. one OF which hit him in
The abdomen. All this time the two
were band in@ hard words. He started
ton her. hlTImdi>himg his hoe. " hen Den
MS ''lhh"n>. VIII" with WILDER Gould
accompanied linn. said "Look out she.
has rot Il pistol -
He lowered his head at Tins waning,
when Mrs. Dodge discharged 4 cayalr,
pistol heavily loaded with >lug> and
>li"'. he change passed through the
nm of his (J"cl>'>) >tIaW hat lust below
the right eye and then downward. frac-
turing the jaw bone a> before stated
cutting of Il portion of the tongue and
lodging III the throat. The whole right
side of his face WIS shot off and hur-
nhly mangIcd 10y the muldrrou> dis
charge.
The m"lglh"rlnud was soon aroused
and surgical aid summoned from this
place. At the last accounts DI. Chamd-
ler Thought the wounded man. who has
hccii unconscious even since the shoot
lh". could NOT long survive. Ms.
D"d%cS husband. tamiliarIv known aS
'Nii1rk Dodge. who served in the
Mexican and late war. WAS absent. but
returned home soon after the shooting
During the afternoon Deputy >hrriti
All "f Worcester. attempted to arrest
and handruit the woman. but she sue
rcS>fullN resisted him. several of her
nrI"hb"r> >Nmpathiziug with her. She
finally surrendered to Deputy sheriff
Ni"Hdcr of Calais. and Mr.. Porter of
DanNlIlr. VIII" brought her t" M"ntpeI-
Ter jail. state Attorney Dillingham; and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20
The Sad Casualty at Niagara.

Fuller details of the sad accident ,t
Niagara Falls, where two visitors vc,,
cn@Ilphcd III the Cave of the Winds
ana drowned. are OF thrilling interest
he party. numbering SIN persurs
among whom we've Mr. Ethelbrrt Par
sons and Miss Lottie Philputt. started
tor visit t" The Cave. where, the min
bow can he seen in such perf.ctinn
Declining the services of Il guide. the,
started down the Biddle Stairway and
clambtred out upon the rocks in tr,nt
of the cave. Here they remained for
some time. amusing themselves in Tho
water, which hruwl> over the rocks and
PUSHES through the creviccs with ,,r,..,t
force. Finally Miss Philpott weuf .t;ll
further down the river and entered an
eddy. which WAS partially protected bI
cncilcling hnnl'lerS. Here She Was -oni,
Joined by Mr.. Parsons. who entered the
water with her, and while he Was o.t-
ting t"othold. Miss Philpott >Iinn.d
He had hold of her hand. and ~ .ha
fell. he caught her. and altogether ,ba,
were swept into the current. which how,
them down thirty feet toward the ,i,.o,
They were now in IL powerful cu,,.ut
and both seemed to lie making eud,.,,,-
ors To save one another. Mr.. Parsons
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20
Vermont School Lands.

In most Vermont towns are school
lands which belong I" the towns. and
the Income of which i 10y law devoted
I" the support of the common schools.
These school lands generally were set
apaIt rs such in acrnrdancr with the
conditions of The charters of the several
towns. but some of them were trans
lcIIcd from other uses to the It>,. of
sch""l> 10y act of the Legislature. and
some are the gifts of nIdiN dualS.
Ii" stale superintendent ct education
has sought To find The amount of income
from these Lands for the cItirc state.
and furnishes the following summary of
results:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20
An Editors Rapid Transit. 4"

The races at Wait>ticld. Vermont. last
week. had Il >ingulaIly unfortunate
termination. ON Thursday. the second
day. it WAS announced that all the races
announced for the day would not take
place. on account OF the in>utliccncy of
the money received. and the wrath of
the people WAS great. and 80 loud grew
the threats. that \. \. Earle. of the
Vermont. Citizen. the Great Murul of
the affair jumped the fence and took TO
the woods. The Venerable editor WIS
hotlN pursued 10y the excited multitude
and Was finally caught in the town of
M"rct"Wn. about two and one half miles
distant. II WAS AT first supposed that
MI. EAIlc> head would he presented to
the crowd ON Il charger. in satisfaction
Ion their wrongs. but the matter WIS
finally arranged and he still hrcathc>
the upper air. No record WIS taken of
E.Irlc> time a. he flashed through the,
woods. but We are informed on coul.-
tent authority that cham lightning OF
fcrrd no satisfactory comparison. Garry
the nc">t" General Circuit. Free Press.
The above WAS Il riddle to us until
we received Mr.. Earc'> paper. in which
he explains it all. and in his funniest
WAY 1t seems he uudcItonk another
speculation - the management of Il
horse tr"t. The receipts We're not near
~ rn"ngh I" pay expenses. he could
not pay the purses. and there came near
being Il first class low. with EaIle th.
particular centre and object oI wrath.
He escaped. and now SANS that the
passage III scripture Though lou
bray IA fool in Il mortar. Vet will h,. not
learn WISDOM. is IL .dIect slap" at
himself: and concludes that if the prov
erh Is true. The older the fool the.
bigger the fool, Ill about fifty years he
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

DIDN'T AGREE.-The jury in the case
of Lee. of the Mountain Meadow Ma>sa-
ere. did not agree. which is not strange
when known that eight of the twelve
jurors were M"Imon>. 1t is reported
that they stood nine for acquittal and
three for conviction. 1t has usually
been supposed that the purpo>r of this
action. brought nearly twenty wears
after the crime WAS committed. was not
:" much /" convict the prisoners charged
hilitN tor the ordering OF the massacre
mpnm BIigham lmmmg.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

hibition has been sole f., III
Some scamp. who seem, f.,
no motive in particular h ..e
diamond Oh nearly Ion
windows in Cincinnati. TIN. p"~,
badly eat. III most ru>c>. tI.,-,..'',
will break when til" fo>, r,, HE
\ curious conscience, ,.,..
Newport. K. l.. the Other Il VIE
man from the country. VIM
piled Il town grocer Win ,u,. .'
cral years. which the El17, j"
taken the trouble to comm An"
him and confessed thai m L.. J'''
him out of - 10y giving >bo., .'
when the grocer also mL,
having cheated the >rlhl ~
counterfeit so bill upon Inn. ''''
Miss Smith. who wandered ...
Hanover. while in>auc. f..
ago. WIS found at East I,...
furnished condition. Moud.n 49,.
and unable To give am, ar,,.,.
self or recognize her friends
The New England fan al V....
beginning September :. ppnpr.
Il grand affair. ami <I9 una .r,
in premiums. $1,000 of vim.
given fol trotting hol>c> uar,J
England.
1t is rather against the K,..
that no application ioi =
been filed ut Washington. .'.I
much a> ravrat issued. The 3D..
of the Patent Office believe.
motor t" he a humhug.
The Detroit Post i alarn,a
report that the Lon. Elaucf IS
baby has very little Lail on r.
The Post SAYS: "l'hi~ i nnrno..
headed. and not Il month odd
was hald-hcadcd :"
\ Chicago chemist. il j. ,.I,
to the mon-paNment of hi~ i.,
To return the stomach al d
sent to him Tor ANALYST, b..
teaches that Il man n.t l...
>tnnarh>. and Vet no bowels ..
passion.
ne litNlhriI' attended tt:
sunday school convention at
New York. sunday. and na, 5.,..
with Two Ba~otrr Bibles. the H.
schools. II l. not t" h" >uPrn.
the i''>i'itht was il"nShj 10 .,.
"",'"le allowance "i hih''.>: ".,r
Volumes Mas i"i Ms. ""Ant.
DE-. llclnh"ld l'> irccu tlhr
insane asl lum.
\ Young fellow of Nnun l..
threatened To eat on ,..
Of Il Young ladl'> mn>r with .,..
scissors. And he did it. ton.
dent. The doctor pur il ON .,.I
aged t" make il stick. bar unI.
he the same m">r again.
In New York Hahn, >,L,..,
man over >r,+ut, ,,.I. -,
.rco>orc hy mi>t,Lr t,, t.N
.hIoloI and died u, t,tr..n
itt,r the most :nfuI .rm',u. ..
NJ" ljuuid r,tIu" iuru H.. ,.,.'H
bn,, H. .
,;,t'I.7 ,I,. f', '',''
, '';I,,''io ''''''' I" CIV '''">.
'tI'' ',''' ON l'''liN h'~ 'iH'NA-'#
more Than INVENT, thn,.,,.4
ir,I roil> and u,..ulL. nina. o..
ou> of mon rail, TL,. m.i.
,rtv,cu pbiI..I,.InLi., .,,I IT,.
, now laid rnrir.L VIM .,..l
Sew Nu,L Ji,i.in,, nifi L.,
aiI> hy next Anil
mi. stan, ,II, ..,
,..,,., ,,,,',, n''';. ,'' - ''''' y
~, I.,i li ''''' ~ Il .. ~, '"'
, "'''' car .'i l'i'I, a Ih.'
on. whrIr ILry wri,. fn'"'L + ,, ~
,.thrI la , hu,rd ti,.,, L',J .....'
ih.i. hnd;.,
,rI. r,., ,r;.....
,.n' I.,., ,L' ''''I l"''> " I"''
unthn, nf Wv Iva, ' ..h;I, Ia VI
!, f., 81, i.,i.',;,.;,
.,L, am tL.. ,.r,.,,r"
ali, an ru.,,'I
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.ui ,L.n ,I,nI,m ,I'
i -" -" = t'l' IL" d" F"
ruIt>.
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Nl|'. 'iI' Hi'-.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

1t Will he noticed that the income
from school lands for the entire state i
more than the sum that would Ice pro
dnc"d 10y on" quarter of "A million dol
lars on interest at six per cent
school lands Wllo>,. income is due TO
colleges. county grammar schools. OF
academies nIc NOT included in this re
port.
Amy person finding errors in this re
p"rt. and notifying the superintendent
proper corrections. will receive the
thanks of that officer and of all the
friends of common >chu"l> in the state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

''''S'IIptTS Out Oh tnI> ou1ltN
IW hereatter remit wjH Hci, ~nLSc,jl-
h"H. ten cents in dddifion. far po>togc
as al h""Sl"pcr pasture after .j6HH0r1
lsL has I" be pail "the oMcc ~hcre mail
ed. This TW make the CALEDuNIAN
come To them ten cents Bcnr less than
herefOtOrr.
q | he tate of the acronarIt> Don
ADDISON and Grimwood is pretty we'll set
tied 10y the finding OF Young ca imwood'>
body ON the eastern shore OF Lake
Michigan. letters and notes of the fatal
tip fully identifying it, DonaIdSori'>
body has not Yet been found. but We
know now all We shall probably ever
know of the unfortunate acronaut>
fate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

y SIN"rLAE ACCIDENT. The 81 Al
bans Messenger tells the tnIln,, inn. ,,,,,.
"' Il rrnnarkahIc anatomical phrnonc-
non hc'"htll very valuable horse
'"i"'' "ihG I" VII. Gaylord of l;rookticId
Mas thrown down 10y Il rolling stone in
'ht' road. while ON the road 10 Ram
u"Ipn Centre. After >trikim" the or,urL
me morse turned Il complete summer
Niuil. landing on his head toward thr
carriage. The horse gained his feet
ana began feeding. For i week he
seemed perfectly we'll. and WAS driven
'lS usual. going to West Randolph and
L" Washington in the time and ,oiun
ordinary farm work. and working ON :,
moving machine. \ week after th,
A"rIdcmt the horses head hen;,u tu
dr""p. and other signs of disease, f., an
pear. 1t continued t" eat we'll. and
twelve days after the accident died sud-
denly. DIR. :. +. Root and ;nnthcr
ply stefan wcr" summoned to tx;,miu.
the horse. with II view To d,tcImi,,.
whether the death of the horse. v:,s th,
result of TIA" accident or not. I'pnu cx-
1t WAS found that there. WAS
Il frartu" of both the fourth and fifth
\"ltehlaS of the neck. From the fourth
i piece WAS broken off about two inches
long. one inch wide and nearly half ,u
inch thick. and from the iiftl, a ni,r,
about half rs large. Also piece abonl
thrtr-t"ulthS of an inch bV an inch Was
scaled from the body of the fifth. and
many tine fragments were found in
the wound. There WAS no external
wound. The spinal cold WAS not hIokcu
mt" ny The fracture. but the irritation
had finally set up inflammation in tine.
of the cord. and this caused
he death OF the horse.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

rhh the Swimmer. started to cross
me channel from England to France
without the aid of life saving arparn-
tIIS. thursday attcInoon. but was i,irL.L
up at midnight. having accomrli,hrJ
little more than half the distance, ,.,'
account of the rnughmcSS of I'M, v,,,.,.
lie was III good condition. and fe.i.
r"iIldeht that III good water he cnuIJ
have performed the feat.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

\ monument has been mcpIlr.
mark the place where the body of "
Marietta y. Ball WAS di>r",rlcd.
Adams East Hill. and ii Was place"
position Saturday. 1t consists "
PLAIN shaft of white marble. >oulc .
feet IN height. with Il base aud ,
na>"; and the following simple iu>'
''"n. tells the sad story
MARIETTA y. BALL.
Mt nEEEp JrLY PIN. ~. Nrl.
YEARS.
RAISING along this highway. tr"m
>rh""I which she was trlchIu-.
supposed thai she WIS a>~lIlrd '
masked villain from an AMIDST
WAS taken to Il thickcI mIdu1
road and this spot. and hj'Ir'
blows ON her head. IIrl body 81
lhcn taken here. laid ont. Ina "
found at | o'clock \. W. July !"..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20
John B. Cough.

John Is. Cough is at home ON his
farm near Worcester. He will proha
hlN have new lecture. Up to Dee. 81
Last. Mr.. Cough had delivered his lee
tulr ON 'Lomdun" 2:'- times: on Lion
don 10y night % times on Here and
| here III Great Britain q times: ON
"El"qucncc and Orators" 2lU times: ON
"P,ctlllar People PSI times: ON Fact
and Fiction" - times: ON "IIahit" III
times: on "Curi">itN" - times ON
It circumstances l-3 times on will it
Fay ID times on ..Now and Them
70 times on "Temperancr. from June.
l-hl. to Dee. 81 last. 6:}- times. He
has delivered over ZOO lectures and
speeches III his life. In his work as
Temperance orator and lecturer he has
travelled l'e.Wm miles. He has lee
tuned IN Philadelphia lO- times. in New
York :H'l times and in Boston }-t; times.
lie Is still. beyond all comparison. the
most popular lecturer i'm the. world
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

will he entitled To an idiotic asylum all
/" himself provided he progresses as
fast AZ he has the last ten NcaIS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

he cashier of the National t.nH
Derby Line. desires To Inform al. h.
illS and "gag"cIs' that it will Il" '
less t" march linn tlr"ugh the ,r'
al night /" open he vault do"l>. -
VI. Mcpherson. has just put "u one
fllliird' : "Timr Locks" which Iu- ."
ser 10 open at : o'clock. \. VI. o..
sundays excepted. The hInh h'''
'lat prevention i better tIIou '"'
ana have invested about 5000 ln Joe"
alone t" keep their Treasure %"
thieves can't break through AMI ~i'".
StdHStcdd JOuynuI.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

f"ul OF the inmates of the st. Louis
insane asN lum died Saturday from the
effect ct n sleeping potion. The soda
tive contained 81 to - drops of find
extract OF c"nlnm to the tcaspnonful.
and was administered to eleven IA
tlthlN. seven of whnm suffered no harm.
he >edative had been used before
without injury. but the conium in this
cast was new aud much stronger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

Lewis Seals. OF FciIishurgh. -I'
4 load of hay on the 7th. and '.i''-
ON ii stake in the hay rigging. lrr''' '
injuries from which he died.
Tn" Burlington Medical club I''
gwen public notice that person.,
ii" not pay their dortol's hill >lrIlI .
receive medical attendance from '
one belonging to THEN society.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20

Hon; William A. Graham of
North Carolina. died uf disease. of I'm.
n,l''' at Saratoga. on "Wednesday. aged
Il years. He has been for MANY ,,.,,,,,
prominent III American politics iii,
public life began as Il nr.mI,, ,f 49,,
"%'>'''"rc OF his native state. and he
WAS several times chosen >pe,Lr, nf
me lower house. He served , sI,,,t
term III the United States scu,t. i,
'7ii-''. ana NV" Years LATER WIS .I.,.,,,,i
n"Ntrhnl of North Carolina. and ,.n,,
, II, IN that "iiir" till I-I9. When
VIZ. fillmore succeeded To the nr,.,,
H Ne, i,. ni tn" death of President TAYLOR.
VII 'faiIaln WAS called to the C,j,in.t
rs secretary of the NAVY. from ,,L;nh
1'N''l"'' Ii" retired in I>12 to ucrrni
,n' l"llll,'aii"n tol the Nirr-PrcSidrnrI
10y the Wing National Couy.mtinn.
" h'n't proceeded the ..Srott and ~,
i,.i campaign. and the defeat uf tho
King" ~ iei'r ana
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-01-06

Meeting OF the County Commissioners.
The County Commissioners met on the
28th inst
The following bills were audited:
E. G. Hay, Road Surveyor, $27; /,
Goethe, taking care of pauper, $50.
The Board met again Oh the 29th, and
were engaged on the settlement with Geo
Holmes, County Treasurer. Several
checks were issued in place of audited
claims received by the Treasurer foI
liquor licenses. All the checks, Court
tickets and Commissioners pay accounts
paid by the Treasurer during the yeal
were cancelled.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-01-06
SATURDAY, January 8nd, 1875.

The Board of County Commissioncrsclect,
pr. Puui lritchard ), Geo. " aterhousc and
V. S. Scott, presented their commissions
and took the oath OF office.
The Board was then organized and DIR.
Paul Pritchard was elected chairman.
The election of clek was the next
matter in order, and M7. Scott nominate ed
Nr. T. III. Wheeler. M " aterhouse NOM
mated Mr.. w. HI. Lockwood and urged
his election in few remarks.
Gen. smalls expressed his belief that
Mr.. Wheeler was quite rs competent
as any candidate that could be named.
Mr. i. p. Judd was also nominated. The
fir.t Lallot was: T. II. Wheeler. /; T. p.
Judd, /; W. II. Lockwood, i. No election.
Bccarv the s,"1G'i la.lp; VS. bad Dg.
Pritc!aid remarked lias il the vote hu
MAS going to cast ne was not prsjncEged,
l.ut was ,soiag - vote as ne It 1t iis
duty - 70. ~, "a,,, .!su,s -...,; ji'.J u:
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$164, 4,340 Al
$126,i66 81

There arc 1900 depositors with this
branch. One account, called Dcserie-s'
account, has a credit OF $11,564 SO,
which is money depcs.;e'! :. soIdic', aud
never called for. The profit ard loss
account O; $10,96s 10, aud the ovu ID ats
of $4,024 II, we're made by the former
cashier, Mr. Scovel.
The Beaufort Bank, it is seen, lent out
$780, ,166 Of the money Of the ,!"posieors,
and of this amount on'.y 22:670 ara de-
c!arcd to be absolutely good. The second
and third class ,oans and ,.>e Beaufort
County scrip can hardly be called pl.me
securities. County claims and claims
against the State were glne'y accepted as
coNate-als by the manager o. the Beau
fort Banl..'