St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-05

there must be somebody who knows
how il Is going to he Wrought out.
PrOridencc ,JoHndi.
Woman's Temperance Convention.
The Christian Womcn's State Tenn
perancc convention assembled at the
village hall, Montpelier. Wednesday
morning, agreeably to the call of Mrs.
}. VI. Haven. of Rutland, vice president
of the national convention. Notwith-
standing the Indictment weather of the
past week and the detentionS of public
travel. about one hundred and fifty
ladies Acrc present at the opening.
The morning hour WAS devoted TO
PRAYER for the temperance cause. At
ten o'clock the convention WAS organiz-
ed 10y the election of Mrs. j. VI. Haven
of Rutland. aS temporary president, and
Mrs. Mary +. Perkins of Burlington.
secretary.
\ committee of three on rules was
chosen as follows: Mrs. G.. Z. TapIin
of Randolph. Mrs. W. II. Lord of Mont
pclirr, and Mrs. J. II. Circuit of North
field.
/, NaS voted that ladie, in Attendance
as visitors have all the privileges "t the
convention. except voting.
On motion, Il committee of three on
business Was raised as follows: Mrs.
Joel Foster Mrs. +. +. JeWett and Mrs.
\. {. Brown.
Voted to proceed to effect Il state or
ganizatinn, and the following Ladies'
we're appointed To prepare the draft OF
Il constitution for such purpose: Mrs.
Tapln of Randolph. Mrs. Foster OF
Montpelier. Miss \. G.. Barnard OF
Springfield, Mrs. l.. Trnmey of Barre,
aud Mrs. Mai Davis of Burlington.
Ia the afternoon Il plan of work was
presented 10y Mrs. VI. Davis of Bmling-
ton. ~ follows:
LIST. We State Temperance organization.
urge the formation of W"mans Temperance Tn
ion in every city, town and village, and the fnrma
ton of Juvenile Temperance Bands.
ID. W" recommend frequent mass meetings
temperance literature III the homes of the people.
III saloons and places "t business
18th We recommend teaching the children i'll
Sabbath and public schools the hygiene OF total
9Th seeking To edit column in newspapers in
thu interest ri temperance and i'll all possible ways
tnli-ting the press i'll the temperance reform
18th The ludIcInus circulation "i pledges As eX-
t"nslvrly a. possible.
eth Private vistati"us of those VIII" drink and
those VIII" sell. our aim hrn. to 20 i'll a spirit of
prayrrtul AMI helpful kindness
The committee on nominations pre-
scnicd then report. which was accepted
as follows:
Prrsidrnt-Mr~. Horace Fairbanks, II J"hn>bury.
Corresponding. Srcr,ta ry-Mrs. Mary +. Wells.
of Montpelier
Trrasurrr-Mrs J. NJ Haven of Rutland
Vice Presidrnts-Addi-"n county. Mrs. Dr
kitchrll. of Miidlebury bennington county Mrs
krN. Il. Hurlhurt. Of Bennington Chittenden
MIA county, Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, of 1t. Johns
bury; Essex county. Mrs. Dr. Cutting. of I.unrn-
Alhlns Grand Isle county, Mrs. q. q Wheeler
of south Hero: Lamnillc county. Mrs Geo. ".
Hrndrr. of Worthwhile; orleans county: Mrs Rev.
A \ Smith of lraSbur.h Drtn.,. county Mrs
Edward Cnnant. of Randolph l.utland county
Mrs. li'n. X Chase of Rutland Windsor county.
Mrs. + r. Backus. of Springfield; Windham coun-
ingtnn county. Mrs. L. rrnnry. of Barre.
Convention then adjourned To meet
ut seven o'clock.
In the evening the meeting was CON
Quoted 10y the business committee. Mrs
\. c. Brown. of Montpelier. presiding.
Opening prayer 10y Mrs. +. II. Cook. of
Burlington.
An address was delivered by Mrs.. {.
Z. Taplin, of Randolph. followed 10y II
poem 10y Miss Alice Guernsey. OF the
Normal School at Randolph. read 10y
Mrs. Julia X. Jewett. of Montpelier.
Brief addresses followed. the interest
ing exercises being imtersprrSed with
singing. This meeting closed at eight
o'clock.
\ DETEsTABLE REVENGE.-A few
weeks ago Alonzo WIight'S family in
JAY were taken sick after eating break
fast, and investigation showed that il
huckcttul of human eXcremcnt had been
poured into their spring the night he
fore. Certain tracks in the snow around
the spring We're followed and led to the
house of Ephralm Courscr, Il neighhor.
and he is strongly suspected of having
been the perpetrator nf the outrage. 1t
appears that some days previous Il son
of Mr.. CourSer'> WIS punished in school
10y the teacher, Miss Kinney, and there
upon Courser went to the school house
and used insulting language toward
Miss Kinney and threatened to be re-
vengrd upon her and upon Mr. Wright
at whose house she boarded -belev-
ing that he WAS Instrumental in getting
the boy punished. Austin Davis tami-
ly who used water from the spring at
We understand that legal proceedings
have been instituted against Courser.
and if he is guilty of the outrage chang
ed against him, he can hardly he too
severely punished Richford Sentinel.
APPLES AND APPETITE-We have had
IA report of il New Hampshire county
agricultural society meeting. at which
the apple question was discussed. Ii
appeared that 1000 barrels are still in
store III the town where the meeting
was held, and that the same state of
things prevailed in the surrounding
towns. We also learn that statements
were made that owing probably to the
climate this winter. the appetites of the
people here and in England are avcrse
I" apples. Isn't it barely possible that
the price has some hat affected the ap-
petItes of consumers! We all know
that 1t has been Il great apple year.
and hence that the fruit ought to he
cheap; and yet good
apples III Boston are fifty cents IL peck
and even good dried apples cost twenty
cents pound. What is Use of IL great
crop when the price continues about the