St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-03-31

preiudiced NAV call them, the honest
minded and just will not forget 'iie''
labors of love.-Ner York I'meS.
For the first time since it came INTO
power the Republican party Is con-
fronted with the possibility OF deiea' III
IA national election. And tins Is ho'
because of dissatisfaction with its poll
lev or with its general management Oh
affairs. No party ever accepted sa :
cred trust with greater patriotism or
executed it with greater fidellty. us
success has been put in jeopardy, SIM
ply by the corruption OF Il few men,
who have gained places of trust ana
honor, and have dared to bring discred-
it upon noble party by their own self
seeking. But the great mass of the
party is to-day honest and patriotic as III
the past, and it is moreover determined
to drive ont of office every miscreant
who misrepreSents the party, and trades
on its honor. 1t has shown its deter
minatiOn by the men it has nominated
for office in the State, and by the plat
form it has adopted.-HarJord Co"r-
ant.
STATE MINISTERIAL CHANGES. -Rev.
Arvin a. Smith has accepted Il call to
the Baptist church ut Richtord, and Rev.
Mr.. Gunner of New Jersey has been
called to the passionate of the Advent
church at Richford. Rev. A. w. Good
now, of the Baptist church of Whining
ton, Rev. \. :. Cheeseborough, of the
Vernon Centre Congregational church.,
l. ID, -, H.. 1T
church in Windsor. have resigned. Rev.
John A. Haley has been ordained and
installed as pastor of the Congregations
al church at Derby Center.
BURLINGTON AND LAMOILLE RAIL
ROAD.-We understand that the iron
for the Burlington and LamOille Rail
road has been purchased of parties at
Rome, New York, and will he delivered
us soon as navigation opens. All the
material for the building and equip
mcnt of the road has now been pur-
chased.-Free Press.
The tive-years' contract for the con
Wet labor at the state prison at Windsor
expires Aug. |. The labor was let at
80 cts il day. when II to $l.l5 WAS the
price ut the Mass. state prison, " here the
same sort of Labor is now but 10 cts.
As John Atkins of DuXbury was
driving IL loaded team the other day,
he wa> thrown off on to an iron bar
that WAS sticking in the SHOW, and in
jurcd 50 severely that he died in Il few
days.
MeSSrs. Gil>en. Clement and Wood
lin have shipped from West Rutland Il
specimen of >tatu;IrN marble for exhibit
ton ut the Centennial. Ii Is 64 feet
long. , feet wide and 2t feet thick.
weighs l2.6OO pounds, and is valued at
S,ijO
y dcafand dumb man named Grcnier.
working for l.. Smith. about two miles
south of 81. Adams. was run over and
Instant, killed 10y an engine and SNOW
pillow while walking upon the track to-
wards home. about three o'clock Sunday
afternoon.
\ plan for the escape of Miles, the
Barre bank rohher from the state prison
at Windsor. was detected and frustrated
last week. \ boy outside had IL set of
keys with which he could open all the
prison doors. hut he communicated the
fact to IL prisoner who told the warden.
\ revolver was found in Miles's bed.
He has been taken to Montpelier and
his trial will commence Tuesday.
Bristol was visited by one of the
most destructive fires of recent NearS.
on sunday night. last. 1t destroyed
the paint and furniture shop of :. W.
Hatch, and its contents: Drake. Fam
\ COS hardware store and contents
and two dwelling houses. with most of
their contents. The total loss is about
SlO.UN. The tire was undoubtedly of
incrndiary origin.
\ Frenchman named Pocket. an APP
parently quiet workman. who 10y indus
try and good habits has been able to
save several thousand dollars. was ar
rested on the 2ISt inst. charged with
writing Letters threatening that if y. L.
Spraguc. Jr.. did not discharge IL Ger
tain workman i'll the Brandon Manufac-
turing Company within Il specified time
the buildings of the company would he
burned. The evidence against the man
is regarded a> being strong.
An interesting item in the Report of
the Sclectmcn of Montpelier. presented
ut the Starch meeting. WAS the an
nnuncemcnt of Il reduction at the debt
of the town to the amount of 81 300
y wear ago the debt of the town was
S2n- 600. 1t is now Sl-O.74O. Con
>dcring the heavy burdens and eX-
ptnSe> brought upon the town 10y the
destructive fires in March and May. last
year. this is certainly good record.
Hon. Jacob E>tcN. of Brattlcborn. is
al 4
The Rutland Globe gives him Il send
of as follows: "IIr is IL sterling bust
ness man. familiar with the wants aud
interests of Vermont. of IInJue>tionahIe
and unquc>ti"ned integrity. and thor
"ughly qualified for the position. What
proportions his candidacy will assume
it is to" early to determine but the
state might go farther and fare worse"
y Fremchmam named Peter Messiah
went from his home in Eno>hurgh. to
East Berkshire To purchase some goods
for his family. on Monday of last week.
ON his way back he stopped at Il house
about Il mile from his home. and re-
manned till ten o'clock in the evening.
when he started out in the storm. That
WAS the last seen of him. and. alarmed
10y his disappearance. search was made
hv the neighhor> all day Tuesday and
Wednesday. Late "Wednesday after
noon. his body WIS found frozen stiff