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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02
The Water Question.

SO utterly false in many particulars,
:" Hntimciy III its publication, and So
white-livercd in its anonN nous mode
of attack. was the letter signed Tax
payer" in the TdiedOhian of last week
that Justice to ourselves will not allow
us to pass it 10y in silent contempt. The
aggressive zeal of Mr.. Tax -payer-who.
presumably pays Il poll tax ! has colored
whatever he looks at until now it is not
the water works, nor the pump. nor the
management that he would aSsail, but
simply the board of trustees. Had there
been this deep-rooted dissatisfaction
with our course. both at the meeting
and before the meeting, could II" one
have been procured to give voice tn
that sentiment? Had no one the moral
courage or back bone to speak for
what he deemed to he right ? a
martyr of himSelf.' How martyr if IS,
majority of the legal voters" were dis
satisfied
Let us open Mr.. Taxpayers state
mentS and see how much truth they
contain:
The course of the Trustees shows
that for some reason they Tere commit
ted to both the Nergennes pump and
the Passumpsic river" The hint i'm
piled in that sentence is absolutely and
unqualitiedly false. Oar instructions
were to investigate the different mode,
of obtaining water, and after careful
comparison of the peculiar merits %
each. To choose between them. Oul
choice was the Flanders pump, whcl
wherever introduced. has proved su
pcIior to the test and given universe
satisfaction. The intimation of any
collision between the hoard and tn,
agent for the Nergennes pump, is
gross and infamous libel And W,
challenge amy one having such suspi
cions to investigate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02
The Investigations.

\ better thing never happened for
the country than the opposition major
ity in the lower branch of Congress. If
the Republicans to-day had the lead.
as for the past ID Years, We would prob
ably have known nothing of Belknap's
navy yard frauds, Schrnck would not
have been proved II fool, and the
CatScllS and son Johns would still have
reNclcd in straw bids and tat contracts.
As to the disgrace which the nation in
ours. every American will hang his head
in shame for the past, but not for the
future. These disclosures have brought
the people to the front and the result
will he Il purcr aud healthier state of
politics than the county has seen of
late.
y" one, though deeply regrctting the
existence of 50 much IascalitN. can but
rejoice at its overthrow. 1t prcSagc>
the dawn of better days when the pco-
pie and Legislators will rise as one man
and demand Il thorough reform. Is it
not far better to search out and replace
the rotten plankS than to cover them
with paint ill the ship goes down! This
is what the Democrats have done in
the House aud every Republican may
we'll thank them for it. Rome fell when
vice and corruption had encrvatcd the
people, and when integrity was Sneered
at Int the United States will never
fall while public sentiment is pure and
the Government.
1t is useless to deIide the good which
has resulted from these Investigations,
and it is right that the Democratic par
tl claim the honor. and proper that the
Republicans party accept the blame. II
under il Republican administration such
frauds are perpetrated. it Is impossible
to escape the inference. We cannot
shiIk the responsibility, hut We claim
that the Republican MASSES, as well a.
all but few of their leaders, are IA
true anu Ialtn1ul us Nhtn they SAVED
the Union from dissolution Like al
parties which have been in power TO
many Years, it has come under the in
tiuence of incompetent men and un
scrupulous politicians. We didn't he
Geve this al the last Presidential elec
ton, but We do ROW, for Il Democratic
House has proved it 50. The Repuh
iican party is disgIaced, and before i
can claim another lease of power.
must prove itself worthy to hold il
We expect this will he done at Cincn
matt 10y nominating men who will unit
Republican principles with honest. tear
less and independent characters. Onl
with such men cap the errors of tn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02
Centennial, May 9th, 1876.

To tie Editor Of the Cdledonion
This is undoubtedly the finest and
most Interesting exhibition ever offered
It's in the Idle world. and worth more
than il voyage around 1t. The ground
is somewhat circular, some two miles
III circumference. 1t is just uneven
enough: with little ridges and valleys
and clumpS aud scattering forest trees all
over it. All that art aud taste could do
has been done to embelish and brautif\
it with green lawns, walks, shrubs and
flowers, and little lakes aud fountains
Each nation aud state has built little
cottage residences of its own material
and in its own style and scattered them
all around the grounds. The exhibition
buildings are grand in outline and beau
tiul in finish. Some are built of glass
aud iron, some of marble. some of wood
no two are alike. The largest covers
more than twenty acres. and others are
of all sizes down to ten feet square.
These buildings, more than 200 in num-
Der. are all new and tremendously ar
ranged, all together presenting Il superb
landscape picture, unlike any other ON
the globe.
Inside these exhibition buildings. the
four quarters of the world and the
islands OF the sea have spread out THEN
choicest treasures of science and AT
and industry lleIe are machines that
can do nearly all the wolk of mans
hands. With one We can with ease lift
weights of thousands of tons. and Will
another thread ii needle One machine
sows and covers the wheat, and another
gathers and threshes it and delivers il
cleaned in bags IN the field another
receives the end of coil of wire an,
gives back pins finished and stuck Oh
paper folded ready for sale. Uncle San
shows us in his building Il great gun
that carries Il ball that weighs 1850 lbs
and requires 200 lbs. of powder for
charge, also Il cigar shaped torped,
thirty feet long, that can be sent by it.
own machinery under water out of sigh
on any compass line, and the distanc,
being ascertained, it can be- exploded IL
the right instant and destroy in Il mo
ment the largest vessel.
The costumes of the different coun
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02
Centennial Notes.

The generosity oi the people has pro
Nidcd Il great exhibition the greatest
ever seen ON this continent Foreign
nations have Scnt commissioners, dis
plays and articles of merit. The world
Is asked To come and see the show
Yet when the world does come it is to
he swindled. improperly accommodated
oVcIclargcd. narrowed down to plim
Philadclphia WAYS. In other words. Il
lot of tavern keepers who have '.cuu-
cessiun> aud railway owners who have
control of the transit, and >prculators
generally, mean when they get hold of
the world to make all the money they
can. The consequence is that what. in
lis inception. III the energy of its pro
icctnIS and in the enthusiasm of the
good people of Philadelphia. WAS to he
IN exposition worthy of the republic
and worthy of the centennial of its cN-
lStcnce is becoming little more than a
country tair. v. \. HtyuId
Edward King thus Describes the ex-
hlhitiom ph"t"graphimg at the little
building near the Judges hall. where all
the exhibitors. lahorcr>. newspaper men
and other pa>>-holdcrs are compelled To
he pictured one presents his pass To Il
lady clerk, VIII" registers his name. and
hands him IL coupon saying" Fifty cents;
come back. Tuesday," Having taken
i'll the scrip this feminine official points
with her finger to the photographic.
room. and without taking any farther
notice of ones existence, proceeds tn
write down the name of the person fol
lowing. Seated with ii long row of peo-
pie from all climcS. one awaits his turn
in front of the machine. At last il
comes, the number of his ticket and
series is marked above his head upon :,
little blackboard and photographed at
the same moment with his face The
patient Is not more than Il half minute
III the chair, is dismissed with Il nod
and either patients hurry to take the
place which he has vacated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02
Another Phase.

While willing to give the Democrats
full credit for what they have done, it
is easy to see that they have not gained
the confidence of independent voters.
No one seems more ready to trust them
now than eight wears ago. The reasons
are obvious. Take, for example, their
rule in New York city. The fact is no
torious that there is not IL worse gov
erned city in the world. The debt has
Iebled since Tamnany came into pow
CT, and this ring has till recently. dicta-
ted the policy of the Democratic party.
There has been more illegal voting and
worse corruption i'll that city for the
last ten years than was ever brought
home to the whole Republican party.
In New Hampshire and Connecticut
and IN fact everywhere where the Dem
ocrlcy has triuniphed. one will find the
same complaints of mi>-rule and rascal
ity. The treachery of this party during
the war. the class of men that make up
its ranks, and the proof already given
of its incapacity to govern, are sutfi-
cient to more than balance its good
characteristics.
! Let us see what has been done by the
House of Representatives We all re-
member the great promises made and
the huncomhe displayed when the Dem
,cracy first came into power last De
cemhcr. After Il six months service
what have they to show for it : What
craftsmanship, what ability. what hon
e>tN, that will commend them to the
country We have looked in vain fol
some measure of relief to the blIsineS,
prostration of the land in the shape .
Il specie bill. Instead of this. their lead
els are unable t" agree upon compro
mise even, and some openly advocat,
reputation of the nations pledges
Tn. appropriation bills are hehindhan,
and in some cases there is Il dead-l loci
between the Senate and the Hous,
) Their economy has been shown 10y mig
gardll reducing salaries already to
small. and 10y abolishing important con
sulships. Several officials of the lIous
= have been obliged to resign. and no,
Every move seems to he planned Wit
IN eye to the political effect upon tn
coming election. and this is shown mon
I in their Investigations than elScwher,
: Somewhat like the wings in IS:}2. " he
attempting to overthrow Jackson.
While some of the committees hav
succeeded noblN in detecting NAL "a
mlni>tration. most of them are part
drag nets ion political Uses only. 1t
the manner in which these invcstig;
tions have been conducted not I'll
results that has disgraced the people
The Democrats hope to win the da> It
throwing mud at every Republican
Most of the Investigations have bee
E secret. a la Star Chamber of James
Witnesses are often examined by on
>ilt ohIh. ana even Secretary kobt>OlI
: wife had to tell the cost of her WAL,
robe both before and after her husband
: nomination. Without doubt. the Den
oclats will tail to profit 10y their fr
successes i'll npI""ting Republican ra
calities. through their inordinate has
to hesmirch eNcrNhody but THEN "w
y men. The people are becoming iii
gu>ted with this display of party ch
: canrry and are fully Justified in retu
: ing t" take Democratic pledges L.
: faith
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02

tries afford a pleasing study and the
leaf apron worn by mother Eve, and
dresses of the richest silks, trimmed
with the finest laces and diamonds and
gold. with trains three yards long, more
gorgeous than the lilies of the field. In
pottcry the rude clay dishes of print
five man are in contrast with the finest
porcelain and pitchers and jars of the
japanese and Chinese, ornamented with
figures, satyrs, and strange, odd forms
and caricatures of living beings, glo-
tesque and laughable i'll the extreme.
The stone AK and knife and arrow point
and hammer of the ancients are con
trasted also with the most perfect cut
lery and arms of the present.
Two large buildings are filled with
thousands of the choicest paintings and
the finest pieces of statuary ever made !;
many of them expressing Il higher in
telligcnce, IL purer charity, Il grander
faith, Il more chaste love than man has
possessed since shut out of Eden, and IL
perfection of loneliness and beauty :"
much beyond that of any human being,
that they seem creations of inspiration
and portraits of what we hope to be in
the great hereafter. Man drunk in the
gutter, or dying led-hauded on the glib
bet, seems so british and deviliSh that
his existence might well terminate here;
but judged by his works gathered in
this exposition, he seems but little low
eI than the angels, and endowed with
capacities and aspirations and hopes toe
grand to he forever eNtinguiShed 10y the
silence and darkness of the grave.
The accommodations here are ample
and prices reasonable. Street ears run
from the depot to the exhibition ground,
and to the hotels near the grounds. The
grand Exposition Hotel near the ground,
Is new, neat ana comfortable. and char
grS two dollars and fifty cents Il day tol
lodging, breakfast and supper. Dinner
%
institutions of public comfort, whicl
compare faN"lahly with the best raj
road eating saloons in quality and price
Or one can get Il dinner at the FIcncl
saloon. or try the fine German bread
ham and beer. or try the nice fat puppy
of the Chinese.
Some parts of the ground are not We
quite finished up. some buildings no
completed. and some articles for cNhi
hilton are not Yet III place. bat all vii
, soon Ice done. Railroad fares have hrcl
. reduced about ~ per cent. Later the,
I will likely he more reduced. The at
: tendance l. Vet small. Those comm!
/. now will find enough to see aVnI'
crowds find the temperature a%rcra
| h!c. and the earth all green AMI hIigh
, in her NcrIIll robes. and fragrant viii
| bud and blossom. ID. G..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02
The History of Our Country.

This is the title of IL valuable book
lately issued 10y ii. q. Iioughton X Co.
of the Riverside Press, and written 10y
Abby Sage Richardson. 1t is as the
title indicates, Il condensed and rea,la
bile history of this country from its dis
cOVcrN. down To the Centennial EXPOSE
ton. The work is profuScly illustrated,
with the portraits of mo>t of the prom
incnt characters. from Columbus down
to Abraham Lincoln. The history is
written in an attractive manner. more
like II narrative than Other wise, and is
particularly pleasing and valuable. The
Typography of the work is taultlesS-
just such Workmanship as one would
expect t" >,-' cmanating from the Riv
erSidc Press.
;YThe Barton Monitor. Windsor
JoHrndI. mlin"ton Free Press. all ia
vor the reelection of Gov. Peck.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02
Republican State Convention.

A Republican Union State Convention IL hereby
called to be- held at Montpelier on TUESDAY THE
TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNK. \, ID, l-1b at IL
O'CLOCK 30 MINUTES, A.M,for the purpose OF nominal
ing candidates Tor tn" offices of Governor and Lieu
tenant and Treasured the state for the
two years next ensuing also for two Presidential
electors at large and the appointment of state
Central committee
All persons electors without regard t" past Po
ltical differences. previous party difficulties
who are in favor of a faithful, honest and rcnnom
cal administration of public affairs and wh" he
l.ve IN u speedy return and adherenc. to the fun
damrntal principles of government, a. taught and
maintained in the early days of the Republic, ar.
invited through their delegates To participate II
the deliberations of the convention.
Electors will he represented III the state Ton
ventinn by delegates chosen upon the basis of On,
delegate from each town and additional dele
gate for each hundred votes, and for each frac
tiou of one hundred votes fifty, east for tn,
Republican candidate for Governor at the last
State election.
BY vote of Il former convention, the State Tom
mitt.r are constituted :, Committee On Credentials
Delegates will provide themselves with proper
Credentials signed by the secretaries nf their II
sp-ctivt primary meetings and immediately up"
their arrival in Montpelier, present them t" tn
State Committee at their headquarters-the Pa
wilton.
The several railroads ID the State, except tn
D.leware and Hudson Canal Company, will extent
the usual courtesy of fare one way.
GEORGE W. GRANpEY.
Il haiTman.I
GEORGE NICHOLS,
(SecrctarNJ
CHARLES II. JOYCK, Republican
STEPHEN THOMAS. State
FRANKLIN FAIRBANKS, Commute,
WILLIAM ROUNDS,
joins l.. BARsTOw,
GEORGE y. DALE.
CAROLS. PAGE.
TN the above basis. towns viii lie entitled
representation a. follows:
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
kirby Sheffield and Stannard, one each Gr"t"I
Newark Peacham Ryegate, Sutton, Waldrn, W
t-rturd and Whe-lock, two each Barnet, Burk
Danvillr IIardwick and Ly ndnn, three each :
,I"hnsbury eight.
EssRX COUNTY.
Brighton, Concord. Guildhall and Lunenbur!
two each all the other towns one.
- Ii looks now us though the ncA
Governor of Vermont would spell Ii
name Asahcl Peek.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02

that all it has learned concerning him
has tended to increase the general be-
lief i'll his honesty and the general es-
teen for his talents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02

past eight years be atoned for and the
honor and patriotism of the Republican
rank and file he vindicated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02
Serious Charge.

Rutland has Il sensation as is sclSa-
ton. i'll the charge brought hy the Ii
insurance companies having risks ON the
Bates house, which WAS burned in Feb
rIarN, that it WAS set ablazc by \. G..
Bates, ITS owner, Il prominent citizen
aud il leading member of the Congre-
gatinual church. He WAS insured for
nearly S75,WW, though the property de
stroyed WAS valued at less than 500, 900,
and Il large proportion of the risks were
to expire soon. The fire is said to have
been the sixth that Bates has expert
enccd III ! Years, the property being
oveT-insurcd in every case. Ii has been
supposed by the public all along, that
the losses had been paid up. and the
investigation by the companies has been
carried on very quietly. Mr.. Bates is
now rebuilding his hotel.
The above statement was given to
the Boston Her0M aud IL Rutland dis
patch since says 1t is not credited, and
believed to he Il malicious attack upon
Mr.. Bates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02

A party of eleven Black Hills adven-
turers are said to have been killed near
Custer City Il few days since 10y Indians.
They were SOUS of wealthy Cincin
natians. who Joined the expdition for a
merry time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02
ON SHORT NOTICE

With our facilities for rrpaiIlu- -i'l H.''-
Speciality
Best Beunos ANr-- Sol" Leather mHI7
down from Scots. Ia 2Sct>
All goods purchased from u hud Mt '''.'.'
either in price ur hit Will lee tahru hrh '.r'..-
and money refunded With ,,r, mlr, t4a,''
y"ur kindness We remain l"ul~ ri'
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ICY HILLS ESTATE.
| The subscribers. hayiI- h,ru appointed D.
Honorable Probate Court i"I th' l'~il.'I H
donna commissioners I" Irr-I''. '\ih.h '.
lust all claims and demands Of ill i'l-'e' =. ~
the estate of Lucy Hill lat 1T " ''.
vent and the term of in months from 'hr1.'.
OF May \. u. l-7G. bcinG allowed by 'hd
the creditors of said deceased L. r\h.'' ii.
their respective claims before IL tive
that We will attend /" the duri,- 81 40 Of BE-.
mrnt at the Office, Of \ j. Willard iu :
bury. in said district nu the I9tl ia' n' . ,lf p
LIST day of Dec. next NJ gucl'ck 10 'A' '''
on each of said DAYS.
\. !. WILLARD t,.rr ..
27-29 L { MATTHEWS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02
I icy HILLS ESTATE

I icy HILLS ESTATE. ..-.
IL STATE OF VERMONT. Caltuv\A p.-'h
In Probate Court held AT thu II"''',
st. Johnsbury in said District. "n ih '''
MAY. \. ID. lS1G. g..
Lowry D. Hill admini~tratH ul"u ,'' -.
of Lucy Hill late of Waterford 10 >'''
deceased interstate. makes Application j.. 49,
to extend the time hrrrt"t"r" ALLOW" .." 49,.
the debts due from said deceased anu
administration account unill S"Ih' Ii.'' ,....,.
Whrrrupuu il is urdrurd 10y sad '"i. TO-
application b. referred I" thu I'm da' '' t,, p.
H. lsI6 at the Prnhatr otfcr III - q '.", IT,.
hearing and decision thereon anu ,f..-
ordered that all persons interested h' H,''' D..
OF by publication of notice at tins iri'''
order thereon three weeks >ur''-~iN'i' ' e.
DOMAIN printed at 81 J"hn>hniN .i.
tim. of hearing. that they may ''l','. -.,..
time and place and, If they Sc '''''
To. - g sS the curt n n1!%I9 FELNcH H.
\ true, copy at record. Nll,-, t.r
HENRY Fl;EN' II H.
STATE OF VERMONT. CAIEI".>IA l.-.
- In Probate Court held al ia" ron. .,,,. 30.
ST. bloomsbury. i'll said district "Ii '''
MAY. \. ID. l-16. l.,a s..
William H. Ward executor 81 th' 'l.r..t
testament of Jonathan Ward. LAT" col it 80
i'll said district. deceased. presents ", a., D.
tion account for examination ana i',.'l,',.a t.
makes applicatinnfor a deere" 81 ~"
partition of the estate OF SAID d'''i'',, g, les.
W htTrulpn. II IL OIuti'tl ny $50 .-r--
account and said application b" r'irI''" :, '.a'
thereof To he held at the Pr"bdt" ",' u, ~ -,
bury. ON the 18th day Of June y ,.f.
hearing and decision thereon. Az" ..grl-.'
ordered that notice hereof hr 2'''" f,.. 49,
Interested by publication OF ti' -'''" ,.,l.r ..
succrssiV-ly in the Calcd"nIdu u" '.-H
liShrd at 81. bloomsbury. previous o" ,,r 81 Ell.
pointed for hearing that they MAY 'tl r.,t -
time and place, and show cau-'- u ''r.,,t H.
have. why said account should MOI !"
such decree made.
By the Court, Attest .,...tI ..'-.
\ true copy of Record, AiEIu &c.. -"
27-29 HENRY tEE>'
NATHANIEL 7. DEANS 81 into! n.
~ The subscribers having been 'Ii" .~
Honorable Probate Court fol ih" hl-''' f ,i -
mia commissioners To receive. rN''ii''" rly r''
claims and demands nf all persons 1-'.buf, D. -
of Nathaniel L. Dean late at - jon T.,r Ht
district deceased. represented h'I' d, Ma, i
term of six months from the 2'th "a, i.r.,- 90 80
being allowed by said Court I" me Nm, rr.i''''
deceased. to exhibit and Prov 'u Nv. ,,tI. ii'7'
claims before us: Give notice INA Oh, lar' e
to the duties of our appointment LIu-naH =
house of Nathaniel T. Dean. III Ir.,,,',. u,,t D..
said district ON the 18th daN "i ,,.N'
ON the 18th DAY of Nov. nrNi II
the Afternoon Oh each "t san ui1 ~ = -f.
272a L. c MATHEWS