St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-22


The Clerkship.
The Montpelier Journal learns that
Messrs ID. NJ. Camp and George X.
Chapman will again contest the chances
for the clerkship of the house, where
upon the st. Adams Messenger rises to
explain that Mr.. Camp has ''been
ploughing with the democratic heifer a
little within the past year" Also that
he advised the republicans of the third
district to nominate Il democrat for
Congress- and that he "has held the
clerkship of the house since 1869, and
according to the rule of rotation which
has prevailed in connection with this
office he has no rightful claim for an
other election"
ANNUAL OR biennial 1.-The Yer
mont papers don't begin to appreciate
their blessings. Here is the Rutland
Globe complaining because it doesn't
have new Legislature on it's hands
every year, the way we do here in Mas
SachuSetts. 1t wants the people given
an opportunity of expressing their opin-
ion on biennial sessions. and evidently
u.
that under it the sessions of the LcriS-
latuIe have averaged more than twice
the length under the annual system, so
that. instead of the expense being less,
1t has been greater; and that there has
been more tinkeIing with the statutes.
the number of general, as well as Spe-
clal laws, being, on an average, more
than double what they were, 10 wears
ago-and. as IL general rule. more i'll
advised and hastily considered MAY
he so. but we should advise any state
that had once got rid ofannual sessions.
to he very sure it was suffering harm
before going back to them. -SprihgfeId
Republican.
On Wednesday the wooden factory of
Ira Adams of West Derby was entered
by thieves and goods to the value of
$1,000 taken therefrnm. There is no
clue to the robbers.
The appropriations for the halbors of
Burlington and Swanton have each been
cut down from go, 900 Ia $S.0OO.
A BIC CROwD.-Those who 90 to the
Centennial next week will he likely to
see many folks. The plan of appoint
ing State days for visiting the Ccntcn-
NAL meets with great favor and is likely
to he very popular. Pennsylvania has
now adopted the idea. and Governor
Hartrantt has appointed Thursday. Sep
temher p, aS the PENNSYLVANIA day
The Mayor of Philadelphia has fallen
int" line by requesting that places of
business and the public schools shall he
closed on that day in order that all
Philadelphia and the region round about
II may have an opportunity of visiting
the great Exhibition. This will liberate
Ioo,0m children. many if net most of
whom will probably join in the celchra-
ton. Most people will prefer visiting
the Centennial when the buildings u1e
not crowded, as they will he on one of
the State days: but there is something
contagious III the interest of great
multitude of people. and thousands will
probably he drawn to visit the Centen-
NAL III company with their friends and
nclghhor> when in addition to its dis
play they will see a quarter of million
of people. There is nothing so inter
e>tlng t" most people as people.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT. \ Mrs. Foster
and her daughter Hannah were killed
At East Concord (N. H. station. Wed
nesday evening. They were standing
on the track, and were 81 intent upon
the passenger train. just passed. that
they did not heed the whistle and ring
of a spare engine that followed and
were run over. Mrs. Foster was in
Stantly killed. but the daughter. with
both legs gone and arm and shoulder
1 broken. lived i'll such agony that she
begged the ply stefan to Kill her. Mrs.
Fosters husband died last July. and
the daughter WAS an only child and had
Just returned from school teaching.
Both women were active Christians.
and greatly respected.
- The tongrcgationali>t repeats it,
warning to the churches against accent .
ing the illustrations of clergy men With
ont taking the pains To inquire into
their antccrdcnt>. and wants to know
II character l. of no account il Il man Ice
only smart and can talk glihlN. \ fresh
illustration of what the congregational
ut means IN the course of the Coumrr-
gatI"nal church in Quccchc. W.. in call
Ing I" ITS ministry for IA wear. Edward
:. FItZ. late of Southamptou. Mass
VIII" WAS pronounced unfit for th, Chris
tlln ministry 10y Il council last spring.
and was dropped from the Cunyrcya
tlnnal Association of HAMPSHIRE county,
Mass.
Ii now appears that the Centennial
buildings at Philadelphia were for more
than Il month exposed Ia the danger ot
/ a fearful e\ploSIou several Lntt l,S AT